Last Friday I posted about a man who went overboard on the 'Allure of the Seas' Atlantis gay cruise off of Cozumel, Mexico in the Caribbean. That man has now been identified as 30-year-old Kenneth John Gemmell, a native of Bailieborough, Co C…
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Archives for February 8, 2012
Posts from February 8, 2012
Washington State Passes Marriage Equality After 55-43 House Vote
Washington state has passed marriage equality after a 55-43 vote in the House. The bill will now go to Governor Chris Gregoire who introduced, and will sign it. The Herald reports: Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, the prime sponsor of the bill passed today…
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1060
AL SHARPTON: Is an American for Marriage Equality. MAN-CHEESEBURGER MARRIAGE? No doubt Rick Santorum loves Jack in the Box's Super Bowl ad. NO MORE DOWN LOW: Debunking myths. WHITE HOUSE SCIENCE FAIR: Obama shoots marshmallow cannon. For recent G…
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News: Maggie Gallagher, Barney Frank, Vampire Lestat, Fred Karger
Fred Karger makes Republican ballot in California. Obama gets a break on his marriage equality "evolution" with Prop 8 decision. “We were hoping for a very broad ruling that held that there was a right under the Constitution to same sex mar…
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Marriage Equality Bill Introduced in Illinois
A marriage equality bill has been introduced in Illinois by Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago), the Chicago Phoenix reports: “It marks the next step in our journey toward full marriage equality in our state,” Harris told Chicago Phoenix. “It’s not going to…
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CNN’s Roland Martin Suspended Over Homophobic Tweets
After days of pressure from GLAAD over tweets CNN contributor Roland Martin wrote during the Super Bowl, one in which he mocked men who wear pink, and another in which he advocated violence toward men attracted to men (specifically, male fans of Davi…
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Gay Man Beaten by Atlanta Gang Speaks Out: VIDEO
At a press conference this afternoon, Brandon White, the Atlanta man beaten by a gang outside of a grocery store in a video posted online that went viral earlier this week, spoke out about the attack. Said White: “I feel that if a straight person can…
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Santorum Blasts 9th Circuit, Says Prop 8 Ruling Pegs Religious Folk as Haters and Bigots: VIDEO
At a campaign stop in McKinney, Texas today, Rick Santorum condemned the 9th Circuit's ruling on Prop 8, claiming that the judges attacked the rational beliefs of religious people, Think Progress LGBT reports. Said Santorum: "The 9th Circuit…
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To Catch an Internet Troll: VIDEO
The BBC tracks down an online racist: "There you go. An internet troll. That's what they look like." Watch, AFTER THE JUMP… (via reddit)…
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Anoka-Hennepin School District Lashes Out at ‘Rolling Stone’ for Article Profiling Gay Teen Suicides
Minnesota's Anoka-Hennepin School District is lashing out at Rolling Stone for an article published this week called "One Town's War on Gay Teens" which profiles the spate of suicides in the school district and the school's poli…
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