Jan Brewer, the Arizona governor known for fierce anti-gay and anti-immigrant policies and the awkward on-camera moment, was asked about global warming this weekend and responded with predictable ignorance. "Everybody has an opinion on it and I…
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Archives for December 1, 2012
Posts from December 1, 2012
Check Out Photos From Fulton And Gnesin’s Wedding At West Point
Above you see one of the shots from Brenda Sue Fulton and Penelope Dara Gnesin's wedding today at West Point's chapel, the first same-sex nuptials at the military academy's primary church space. Fulton, a veteran, and Gnesin have been tog…
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News: Jovan Belcher, Hoverboard, Frank Bruni, Drones
Model Renato Seabra was found guilty of murdering and mutilating journalist Carlos Castro in January of 2011. He will be sentenced December 21. A detailed review of Mattel’s so-called hoverboard. The New York Times‘ Frank Bruni to Bill Cl…
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Janet Jackson Urges Continued Fight For World AIDS Day: VIDEO
amfAR ambassador Janet Jackson and Mathilde Krim, the AIDS research foundation’s founding chair, penned a CNN op-ed to remind people that for all the progress made against the disease over the past three decades, plenty of work needs to be done, part…
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White House Photo Of The Day Commemorates World AIDS Day
From the White House comes this picture of the president’s abode being adorned in the red AIDS ribbon for World AIDS Day. President Obama released a statement about the annual event, saying, “Creating an AIDS-free generation is a shared r…
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Pennsylvania GOP State Rep. Mike Fleck Comes Out
Mike Fleck, a Republican State Rep. from Pennsylvania, came out of the closet today, a closet he stayed in for nearly 40 years because of his religion and his relationship with the Boy Scouts of America. “Coming out is hard enough, but doing it…
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Ricky Martin: HIV/AIDS Not A Gay Disease
Ricky Martin took a break from his busy Broadway schedule to chat with the Huffington Post about his work fighting HIV/AIDS and how people's minds still need to be expanded when it comes to the disease's demographics. "It's really sa…
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Hillary Clinton’s Team Puts Kibosh On 2016, Marriage Equality Chatter
With her tenure as Secretary of State winding down and talk of a potential 2016 presidential run ramping up, wonks of all variety are trying to pin down where Hillary Clinton stands on political spectrum, particularly in terms of marriage equality. A…
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West Point Chapel Holding 1st Gay Marriage Today
It is a happy weekend for Brenda Sue Fulton and Penelope Dara Gnesin. Not only are they tying the knot, but they’re making history as the first same-sex couple to do so in military academy West Point’s chapel, USA Today reports. Such an e…
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