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Effort to Repeal California Gay History Law Fails

OIA Staff — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:25:16 +0000

Opponents of a California law requiring that the contributions of gays and lesbians be taught in public schools failed Wednesday in their attempt to qualify a ballot referendum to repeal the law. via. Read the full article @ Effort to Repeal California Gay History Law Fails Read more articles @ our blogBecome a fan on [...]

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A Donkey’s Work Is Never Done – General Gayety

OIA Staff — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:52:15 +0000

Jerusalem just held its Pride parade, and over 4,000 people marched. There were protesters, and one person was arrested for throwing stink bombs, but on the whole Jerusalem’s 10th annual March for Pride and Tolerance went well. Because the asses never got there. I shall explain. On the day of the parade, police stopped four [...]

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Scampering Through the News – General Gayety

OIA Staff — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:13:58 +0000

You might want to do a few stretches before reading this. We’re about to race through the GLBT news, and I don’t want to be blamed if you strain something. I don’t have insurance. Ready, set, etc. Terry Jones, Florida pastor and would-be Koran burner, will be the primary speaker on the Stand Up America [...]

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“Will the acceptance of homosexuality in this society be the downfall of America?”

OIA Staff — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:37:50 +0000

Yes, that was a question actually posed to viewers by a Texas-based NBC affiliate TV station, both on the air and online. It gets worse. The question was posed by two KETK-NBC news anchors in reaction to a larger story about how President Obama has appointed a “record number of gays” to his administration, more [...]

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Back In The News Groove – General Gayety

OIA Staff — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:27:23 +0000

I’ve shirked my duty. I haven’t provided you with a GLBT news quiz in an eon. Shocking behavior. I’m back on the case now, ready to help you figure out whether you know your news. For each multiple-choice question below, circle the right answer. Or the wrong one—in my current contrite state, I can’t be [...]

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Three Officers Suspended in Rainbow Lounge Raid

OIA Staff — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:12:31 +0000

Three Fort Worth police officers involved in the controversial raid of a gay bar were suspended Thursday for a total of five days – a punishment gay activists immediately decried as “wholly inadequate.” Fort Worth Police Chief Jeffrey Halstead announced he had suspended one officer and the sergeant who oversaw the raid at the Rainbow [...]

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The Not-So-Sudden Death of The Advocate

OIA Staff — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:26:30 +0000

In case you haven’t read the “official stories” or the gossip, Regent Media, the latest owner of The Advocate–once the national LGBT newsmagazine of record for America (41-years-old exactly!)–is reducing the publication to a 32-page mini-mag, taking it off the newsstands, and packaging it up with its “sister” publication, Out magazine. Subscribers will get a [...]

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Toronto to host World Pride 2014

OIA Staff — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:54:47 +0000

The Canadian city of Toronto has been chosen to host World Pride in 2014. Toronto Pride announced the news on its website, which said: “Presented by InterPride, World Pride promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues on an international level through parades, festivals, and other cultural activities. “Announced in the first session of Sunday, [...]

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Gay Video News Channel

OIA Staff — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:56:17 +0000

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Gay Rights Advocates Debate Obama Speech

OIA Staff — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:38:14 +0000

Four LGBT advocates discussed (debated) the Obama speech on CNN Saturday night. Watch and decide… [ CNN Video ] Read the full article @ Gay Rights Advocates Debate Obama Speech Read more articles @ our blogBecome a fan on FacebookFollow us on Twitter

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House Extends Hate Crime Law to Cover Gays

OIA Staff — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:26:56 +0000

Civil rights groups and their Democratic allies have been trying for more than a decade to broaden the reach of hate crimes law. This time it appears they will succeed. The measure is attached to a must-pass $680 billion defense policy bill and President Barack Obama — unlike President George W. Bush — is a [...]

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New trial of HIV vaccine in gay men begins

OIA Staff — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:08:36 +0000

AIDS researchers have begun recruiting gay men in various American cities for a new HIV vaccine trial they are hopeful will be more successful than a previous vaccine trial that was abruptly aborted in 2007 for fear it was increasing some participants’ risk of contracting the virus. The new study, known as the HVTN 505 [...]

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Cleveland Awarded 2014 Gay Games

OIA Staff — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:45:54 +0000

Cleveland has been awarded the 2014 International Gay Games. The Gay Games will have around 12,000 participants and an estimated 100,000. The 14 original contenders for host city were whittled down to three; Cleveland, Boston and Washington, DC. The winning city was announced from Cologne, Germany—the site of the 2010 games. [ The BIG One [...]

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Ellen DeGeneres to be 4th American Idol judge

OIA Staff — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:16:29 +0000

Out Lesbian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has announced that she would be permanently replacing Paula Abdul as the fourth judge on Fox’s top-rated show on television, American Idol when it returns in January 2010. During an episode of her talk show set to air Thursday, Ellen made the following statement: “We’ve been dealing [...]

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HIV Antibodies Discovered

OIA Staff — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:54:51 +0000

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that antibodies preventing HIV from causing severe AIDS have been discovered. Read story here The infamous Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California is credited with the discovery. The here”>researchers wrote in the journal of Science that they have isolated two so-called broadly neutralizing antibodies that can block the [...]

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Gay Rights in Danger as R-71 Makes Ballot in Washington State

OIA Staff — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:06:35 +0000

Officials are reporting that the Referendum 71 ballot measure pushed by anti-gay marriage foes has qualified for the November ballot in Washington State: “The secretary of state’s office said Monday that sponsors of Referendum 71 had 121,486 valid petition signatures – enough to put the newly expanded domestic partnership law to a public vote. A [...]

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This Week in HIV/AIDS News

OIA Staff — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:40:26 +0000

Controversy Surrounds CDC’s Consideration Of Circumcision Guidelines A Chicago Tribune health column discusses recent findings indicating routine male circumcision could help prevent the spread of HIV, evidence which has “led both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics to consider issuing first-ever recommendations on routine circumcision of boys.” According [...]

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America’s First Black Lesbian Mayor Is Getting Married!

OIA Staff — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:43:55 +0000

Cambridge, Massachusetts, may be in the news lately for one race-based incident, but let’s turn that frown upside down: Denise Simmons, Cambridge’s mayor, is marrying her partner Mattie B. Hayes next weekend. [ Queerty ] Read the full article @ America’s First Black Lesbian Mayor Is Getting Married! Read more articles @ our blogBecome a [...]

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Anchorage Mayor Vetoes Nondiscrimination Ordinance

OIA Staff — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:33:46 +0000

Mayor Dan Sullivan vetoed discrimination protection that would have covered gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transpeople in that city of Anchorage. According to Mayor Sullivan there was no need for the order. This is despite the fact that there were 20 hours of hearing concerning this issue and it is clear that this was necessary. The [...]

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OIA Staff — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:43:42 +0000

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ABA, NEA Come Out for Gay Rights

OIA Staff — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:02:23 +0000

LGBT causes got a major boost last week when two large professional associations announced their support for same-sex marriage recognition. The National Education Association (NEA) and the American Bar Association (ABA) recently adopted resolutions supporting gay rights. [ Read the rest @ Advocate.com ] Read the full article @ ABA, NEA Come Out for Gay [...]

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Springfield, MO and Anti-Gay Flirting Laws – Why the Kiss In Really Matters

OIA Staff — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:18:23 +0000

Organizers of the Great Nationwide Kiss In understood the importance of a kiss when they first decided to turn it into a movement. They repeatedly told the stories of: the two men in El Paso who were kicked out of Chico’s Tacos in El Paso, Texas for kissing; the two lesbians kicked out of Rolling [...]

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Miami news station allegedly tells openly gay anchor not to have kids

OIA Staff — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:11:20 +0000

Industry veteran Charles Perez was recently fired from his anchor position with Miami’s major television news program. He’s suing the TV station, claiming they fired him because he is gay, and saying the station pressured him not to get married or have children with his partner. He shared his story with the Daily Beast. [ [...]

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Who’s gay? Teens define sexuality differently

OIA Staff — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:59:15 +0000

“Who’s gay? This is not an easy question,” says Ritch Savin-Williams of Cornell University in a USA today article. “There are many different ways of defining sexuality.” Who’s gay and who’s not is less clear than it used to be among today’s young people — and that’s complicating how researchers conduct studies on the sexual [...]

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OIA Staff — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:56:47 +0000

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TABC Report On Raid Shows Policies Were Violated

OIA Staff — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:01:31 +0000

The incident at the Rainbow Lounge never should have happened. That’s what state leaders are saying after seeing the results of an investigation by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. The findings show that a number of policy issues were violated. “When you see this administrative report, it is in essence an admission by the agency [...]

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American Psychological Association: Therapists shouldn’t tell gay clients they can become straight

OIA Staff — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:48:53 +0000

The American Psychological Association declared Wednesday that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments. Instead, the APA urged therapists to consider multiple options — that could range from celibacy to switching churches — for helping clients whose sexual orientation and religious faith conflict. In a [...]

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Feingold is courted to push bill to overturn federal marriage ban

OIA Staff — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:12:48 +0000

Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Constitution Subcommittee, is considered a prime candidate by Human Rights Campaign to sponsor the Senate version of a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. Feingold, whose panel has jurisdiction over DOMA, was one of 14 senators not to vote in favor of the [...]

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Sailor accused of killing gay seaman commits suicide

OIA Staff — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:36:54 +0000

The sailor accused of murdering a fellow seaman who was on guard duty at Camp Pendleton committed suicide in the base brig, Navy officials said today. Jonathan Campos, 32, of Lancaster was found unresponsive in his cell about 12:20 p.m. and rushed to the base hospital. He was pronounced dead at approximately 1:15 p.m. Campos, [...]

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2 Israelis Gunned Down at Gay Youth Club In Tel Aviv

OIA Staff — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:10:17 +0000

Three gay teens were murdered, and eleven injured, in a gunfire attack at a gay youth club in Tel Aviv tonight. The scene is described as a “bloodbath.” MORE: “Israeli police say a gunman entered a youth club for gay teens in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night and sprayed the interior with automatic rifle [...]

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OIA Staff — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:19:54 +0000

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Baby boy for two gay police officers

OIA Staff — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:42:13 +0000

Two gay police officers have had a baby boy after one of their sisters agreed to act as a surrogate so they could become fathers, it has been revealed. Lorna Bradley (31) volunteered to have their baby when her brother Steven Ponder (28), a special constable, revealed a desire to start a family with Pc [...]

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Gay TV Anchor Demoted

OIA Staff — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:35:34 +0000

A popular gay television anchor in Miami has been demoted after alleged reports of unflattering comments regarding his co-anchor, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. [ Advocate.com ] photo: advocate.com Read the full article @ Gay TV Anchor Demoted Read more articles @ our blogBecome a fan on FacebookFollow us on Twitter

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OIA Staff — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:35:44 +0000

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American Apparel: ‘Legalize Gay’ T-Shirts Provoked Vandalism, Threats

OIA Staff — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:51:12 +0000

An American Apparel store’s decision to prominently display a pro-gay T-shirt has resulted in vandalism and death threats, a spokesperson for the chain told ABC 7 News. Vandals smashed the windows at the Silver Spring American Apparel store, apparently upset over a display of T-shirts that read: “Legalize Gay” “Repeal Prop 8 Now!”. The message [...]

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Mother: Gay Son Suffered Brutal Harassment at Camp

OIA Staff — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:48:00 +0000

A mother from Jackson County, W.Va., says her teenage son was brutally harassed at summer 4-H camp because he’s gay. “He was unconscionable, he was, he could barely speak,” says the boy’s mother, Valera White. White said the language was so vile that she can’t categorize what was said. In fact, she didn’t find out [...]

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OIA Staff — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:40:57 +0000

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Okla. lawmaker Kern heckled as she launches ‘morality proclamation’

OIA Staff — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:33:36 +0000

A state lawmaker who made national headlines by claiming homosexuality is a greater threat to the United States than terrorism was heckled by protesters as she launched a campaign for a morality proclamation that declares the federal government “is forsaking the rich Christian heritage upon which this nation was built.” [ Read more over at [...]

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Same-sex unions a challenge for Census

OIA Staff — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:27:11 +0000

The Census Bureau faces logistical challenges next year in classifying legally married same-sex couples as married. The agency has said that the 2010 Census will report the number of married same-sex couples for the first time, a decision that thrills gay-rights advocates. It may seem like a simple change, but adjusting how the Census tallies [...]

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Gates says he wants to soften gay expulsion rules

OIA Staff — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:37:06 +0000

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he wants to make the law prohibiting gays from serving openly in the armed forces “more humane” until Congress eventually repeals it. He said he has lawyers studying ways the law might be selectively enforced. “One of the things we’re looking at is, is there flexibility in how we [...]

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Texas gay community outraged at nightclub raid

OIA Staff — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:30:38 +0000

Forty years to the day after Stonewall — when a police raid of a New York gay club led to riots and launched the modern gay-rights movement — police in Fort Worth, TX, are being accused of repeating the incident. [ Raw Story ] Read the full article @ Texas gay community outraged at nightclub [...]

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“Gay” Exorcism On YouTube Causes Controversy

OIA Staff — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:16:04 +0000

A Connecticut church posted a controversial video on YouTube that raised questions about the treatment of children by a leader of a gay and lesbian teen mentoring group among others The video features church elders performing what looks like an exorcism, of what they refer to in the video as “homosexual demons” WTF??? Are these [...]

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Homosexual behaviour widespread in animals according to new study

OIA Staff — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:41:29 +0000

The pairing of same sex couples had previously been observed in more than 1,000 species including penguins, dolphins and primates. However, in the latest study the authors claim the phenomenon is not only widespread but part of a necessary biological adaptation for the survival of the species. [ Gay News Blog ] Read the full [...]

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Chastity Bono Announces Sex Change

John — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:51:47 +0000

Chastity Bono is having a sex change to become a man. A spokesman for Bono, born a girl to Sonny and Cher, says he “has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity” and began the sex-change process earlier this year. Publicist Howard Bragman said Bono is proud of his decision and hopes “that [...]

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OIA Staff — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:50:22 +0000

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