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Monday, January 28, 2013

Puerto Rico News


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 The phrase that made the history:

“Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law,” Mr. Obama famously said in his second Inaugural Address, “for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well.”

 

via NYT > Editorials by on 1/27/13
President Obama’s elevating inaugural message on gay rights needs legal follow-through.

via NYT > Editorials by By LAWRENCE DOWNES on 1/5/13
In Illinois, the prospects for marriage equality will improve in the next legislative session.

via NYT > Opinion by on 1/21/13
The Inaugural Address for his second term makes a forceful argument for a progressive agenda.

 

via NYT > Editorials by on 1/27/13
The breadth of his cover-up of crimes committed by predator priests has been revealed with the release of seamy church records.

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Puerto Rico to have new hate crime laws to protect gays - Gay Star News

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Puerto Rico to have new hate crime laws to protect gays
Gay Star News
Puerto Rico's LGBT community may be a step closer to being protected from killings, assaults …


Puerto Rico to have new hate crime laws to protect gays - Gay Star News

via NYT > Editorials by on 1/21/13
The Inaugural Address for his second term makes a forceful argument for a progressive agenda.


Daily Mail









Russia anti-gay law to outlaw 'homosexual propaganda' and ban public events ...
Daily Mail
The legislation being pushed by the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church would make it illegal to tell minors information that is defined as 'propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexuality and transgenderism.' It includes a ban on holding public ...



via BBC News - World on 1/25/13
Guidelines are being issued to the Russian army to check soldiers for intimate tattoos, but a military source denies gay men are being targeted.


via Russia - Google News on 1/26/13

Human Rights Watch









Russia: Reject Homophobic Bill
Human Rights Watch
The draft law contributes to an atmosphere that makes violence against LGBT protesters seem acceptable. If adopted, the bill would violate the free expression rights of all Russians and discriminate against and further stigmatize Russia's LGBT community.
'We Live in Russia, Not Sodom and Gomorrah'The Moscow Times

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Russia set to ban 'homosexual propaganda'
Stuff.co.nz
Russia's parliament backed a draft law on Friday banning ''homosexual propaganda'' in what critics see as an attempt to shore up support for President Vladimir Putin in the country's largely conservative society. Only one deputy in the State Duma lower ...



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Salon









Russia's proposed ban on gay propaganda is awful
Salon
Have you heard about this Russian bill aiming to ban “propaganda of homosexualism”? It was just approved by an overwhelming majority in Russia's lower house of Parliament, and it is expected to be signed into law by president Vladimir Putin. And it's ...



Kathleen Wynne on Saturday was elected Canada's first openly gay premier

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Pro-Gay Marriage Protesters Hit Paris... - ABC News

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Pro- Gay Marriage Protesters Hit Paris...
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Thousands of supporters of a government-sponsored bill that would legalize marriage and adoption for same-sex couples are marching in …


Pro-Gay Marriage Protesters Hit Paris... - ABC News

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Poll shows 63 percent of French back gay marriage - Reuters

Poll shows 63 percent of French back gay marriage
Reuters
Support for adoption rights for gay couples also rose by 3 percentage points, although the country remains divided on the issue, …


Poll shows 63 percent of French back gay marriage - Reuters

via NYT > Global Home by By PETER BAKER on 1/27/13
President Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, his departing secretary of state, sat for an interview with CBS News’s “60 Minutes” on Sunday.

via NYT > World by By STEVEN ERLANGER on 1/27/13
About 125,000 people in Paris marched to support a same-sex marriage bill that lawmakers will begin to debate on Tuesday and that stands a good chance of becoming law this year.
 
 

Monday, January 21, 2013

Obama Makes History By Citing Gay Rights in Inaugural Address - ABC News

President Barack Obama delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in for a second term. For more CNN videos, check out www.youtube.com or visit our site at www.cnn.com
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Obama brings more optimism, partisanship and populism to second inaugural ...
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President Obama used his second inaugural address Monday to make the case for a liberal last-term agenda that would more sharply define his legacy, arguing that issues such as climate change, immigration reform, gun control and gay rights represent the ...
For 1st time, gay rights get shoutout in inaugural speechNBCNews.com
Left tweeters hail progressive speechPolitico
Obama presses for gay marriage in inaugural speechUSA TODAY
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The Guardian


Obama sets out goals in inauguration speech: 'we are made for this moment'
The Guardian
Barack Obama used his second-term inaugural address to issue a powerful call to action, as he embraced an unashamedly liberal agenda and urged Americans to reclaim from conservatives the spirit of the founding fathers. Speaking in front of Congress ...
Obama brings more optimism, partisanship and populism to second inaugural ...Washington Post
Republicans: Fighting words from Obama in inaugural speechPolitico
Republicans polite, hopeful and look ahead to debatesUSA TODAY
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Obama calls for greater equality for all
Washington Post
President Obama was sworn in for a second term on Monday morning, using his inaugural address to cast modern-day priorities--fighting climate change, welcoming immigrants, and ensuring gay rights--as the extension of a long struggle to live up to the ...
Obama Makes History By Citing Gay Rights in Inaugural AddressABC News
Obama presses for gay marriage in inaugural speechUSA TODAY
Obama inaugural speech: a sharp call to actionChristian Science Monitor
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via World news: World news + Video | guardian.co.uk by Barack Obama, Michelle Obama on 1/21/13
Barack Obama is sworn in to serve a second four years as president of the United States
 
 

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Gay News Review - 1.19.13

via Gay Voices by The Huffington Post on 1/18/13
It's official: AnnaSophia Robb has become Carrie Bradshaw.
In our exclusive new "Carrie Diaries" image below, Robb is donning Carrie's signature tulle skirt, which is featured in the original "Sex And The City" intro.
She certainly has the look going on, but Robb insists she isn't attempting to fully step into Carrie's Manolos on the CW series.
"It's a different show. Everyone has different expectations, and you can't please everyone ... I'm nervous. But at the same time, we're not trying to emulate the original," Robb told HuffPost TV, adding, "I don't think anyone can run in heels better than Sarah Jessica Parker."
Check out the latest "Carrie Diaries" image:

the carrie diaries
"The Carrie Diaries" airs on Mondays at 10 p.m. EST on The CW.



via Gay Voices by Charlotte Robinson on 1/18/13

2013-01-16-REHUFF.jpgThis week I talked with Rev. Richard Emmanuel about why the quest for LGBT equality continues to create such a commotion within the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious communities. Emmanuel brings clarity to this dilemma by giving us a history lesson on why LGBT people present such a threat to conservative religious leaders. Explaining why, in 2013, homophobia still persists, he stated:
Let's look at the passing of the wonderful person Gore Vidal, a great person in terms of understanding history and the narrative of how things work. He was liberated in terms of his own identity, in terms of his sexuality, and basically set an example. Despite all of the criticism, all of the harangue, he walked through it and was himself. Just before he died he was asked, "What is the greatest mistake humanity has made?" Without hesitation Gore Vidal said one word: "monotheism." And out of that you got to understand if you trace this, monotheism is the mechanism to describe "one way or the highway," "my way or no way," and that is the problem of the issue of human sexuality. Let's look at how we label one another. The idea, when Gore Vidal said "monotheism," is a word that allows for the concept of authoritarian dictate. So this is where we all start to define ourselves: This is "gay," this is "lesbian," this is "transsexual," and this is "straight." Back 2,000 years ago, in the Greco-Roman period, do you realize there wasn't a word for "homosexual"? People just used their sensuality and their sexuality to become who they are, and there was no guilt. This is where LGBT people are consistently made to feel guilty about their own thought process. We have to look at what the three Western faiths -- Christianity, Judaism and Islam -- are doing to us and why we are so sexually dysfunctional in our culture.
Rev. Emmanuel understands that LGBT issues are the greatest clues for the transcendence of human sexual guilt; however, he needs your help. "Human sexual guilt? Get over it!" he concludes.
And on issues of belief, he cautions, "Belief creates its own prejudice. Even the notion 'scientific truth' creates its own rigid constellations of the celestial configuration of stars, planets, comets, galaxies, the universe and the cosmos. The real questions: Are you conscious? Do you know that you must construct your own story of being?"
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Rev. Emmanuel is the minister of a church that has no members. Why no members? Because, he says, how one can join something other than the quest to "know thyself"? He reminds visitors to his experimental church that those are the words inscribed above the portal of the ancient Greek temple of Apollo.
For more information on Rev. Richard Emmanuel, visit thechurch.org.
Photo by Chad Carlberg
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The North American Old Catholic Church, a Catholic body not affiliated with the Vatican, will ordain Shannon T.L. Kearns to the priesthood Saturday in Minneapolis.
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via Gay/Lesbian News on 1/18/13
Its return to the 2013 Stonewall Workplace Equality Index - coming 93 out of 376 organisations entered - means Sussex Police has been in the top 100 four years out of five.

via Gay TV's Facebook Wall by Gay TV on 1/13/13
France hit by anti-gay marriage protests

France hit by anti-gay marriage protests

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Paris in protest against a proposed law that would legalise gay marriage in France. People travelled from …



France hit by anti-gay marriage protests

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Dec 31 "Happy New Year 2013"

Dec 31 "Happy New Year 2013"

Happy new year! Ring it in with Ryan James Yezak & Shane Bitney Crone! QUESTION: What's yo resolution, Aaliyah? MORE SHANE... YouTube: youtube.com Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: facebook.com …



Dec 31 "Happy New Year 2013"

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Gay, Straight or Taken? - Episode 17

Gay, Straight or Taken? - Episode 17

'You can't help but notice that cute guy at the gym, in the bar or around the neighborhood. You smile at each other. And all you're thinking is one question... "Is he gay, …



Gay, Straight or Taken? - Episode 17

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Gay Witch Hunt in Iraq

Gay Witch Hunt in Iraq

In post-Sadaam Iraq being gay, or even looking gay, can be a death sentence. It's very difficult to determine how many homosexuals have died in so-called "honor killings" by their own families or at the …



Gay Witch Hunt in Iraq

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Gays filmed and blackmailed by Georgian officials

Gays filmed and blackmailed by Georgian officials

The Prosecutor's Office has published an audio clip apparently showing that officials in the previous government ordered the secret filming of …



Gays filmed and blackmailed by Georgian officials


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Gay Marriage, Drunk Driving, and Property Rights: 3 Supreme Court Cases to Watch in 2013

Gay Marriage, Drunk Driving, and Property Rights: 3 Supreme Court Cases to Watch in 2013

The Supreme Court is back in session with major decisions coming on …



Gay Marriage, Drunk Driving, and Property Rights: 3 Supreme Court Cases to Watch in 2013

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Anti-Gay Pastor Pulled from Inauguration

Anti-Gay Pastor Pulled from Inauguration

"Upon initial glance, the Rev. Louie Giglio presents himself as a compassionate evangelical conservative with a ministry focusing on doing good not damning others. He …



Anti-Gay Pastor Pulled from Inauguration

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Police Attack of Gay Man Caught on Camera - Gay Band to March in Obama Parade

Police Attack of Gay Man Caught on Camera - Gay Band to March in Obama Parade

This is Your Gay News for Friday, January 11, 2013. This is Season 6 - Newscast 15 This is …



Police Attack of Gay Man Caught on Camera - Gay Band to March in Obama Parade

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euronews the network - Gay marriage: the same rights for all?

euronews the network - Gay marriage: the same rights for all?

www.euronews.com Hello I am Chris Burns. Welcome to The Network. We will be connecting shortly with our guests to get to the …



euronews the network - Gay marriage: the same rights for all?

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The Cult Of Gay Masculinity
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It seems that there is a trend afoot among many politically self-conscious gay men. From an effort to counter the notion that all gay men are effeminate, they have moved toward the position that all gay men should present an image of red-blooded American masculinity.

via Gay News - New York - Links's Facebook Wall by Gay News - New York - Links on 1/9/13
Poet Richard Blanco, a gay son of Cuban exiles who lived and studied in Miami, has been chosen as the inaugural poet for President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony later this month

Richard Blanco, 2013 Inaugural Poet

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Poet Richard Blanco, a gay son of Cuban exiles who lived and studied in Miami, has been chosen as the inaugural poet for President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony later this month

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"Не смотри на меня. Российские законы говорят, что это сделает тебя геем". Гей-прайд в Берлине, июнь 2012 года.
 
 

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Poet Richard Blanco, a gay son of Cuban exiles who lived and studied in Miami, has been chosen as the inaugural poet for President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony later this month

Richard Blanco, gay son of Cuban exiles and former Miami resident, named inauguration's poet

via Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida by Steve Rothaus on 1/9/13
Miami Herald Staff

Poet Richard Blanco, a gay son of Cuban exiles who lived and studied in Miami, has been chosen as the inaugural poet for President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony later this month.
The inaugural committee announced the choice on Wednesday.
“In many ways, this is the very ‘stuff’ of the American Dream, which underlies so much of my work and my life’s story—America’s story, really," Blanco said. "I am thrilled by the thought of coming together during this great occasion to celebrate our country and its people through the power of poetry.”
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