Pomeroy, Ohio Mayor Mary McAngus resigned today after complaints that she had questioned the Police Chief about the existence of a "queer" officer on the force and saying she didn't want his partner stopping by the police station. The C…
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Archives for February 9, 2013
Posts from February 9, 2013
News: Ezra Miller, Anthony Kennedy, Gay Adoption, Eagle Scouts
The father of Jadin Bell, who hanged himself in an Oregon schoolyard last month, said he had loved his son and accepted him for who he was: "I think we need more of that," said Joe Bell, whose 15-year-old son, Jadin, had been bullied before…
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Lesbian with Foreign Spouse Threatened Under DOMA to Attend State of the Union Address
Kelly Costello, a Potomac, Maryland woman whose native Peruvian spouse is threatened with deportation under DOMA, will attend the State of the Union address as the guest of Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the lead sponsor of the Uniting American Families…
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Activists to Stage White House Protest Over ENDA Sunday Night
Activists demanding Obama keep his first-term promise to extend workplace protections to LGBT people will gather outside the White House two days before the President's State of the Union address to demand he do so. From activist group GetEQUAL:…
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Mariah Carey Celebrated Christmas Again During the Blizzard: VIDEO
Nobody loves Christmas more than Mariah Carey, so why not re-celebrate it during a blizzard in February! Watch Mariah's "re-Christmas" video, AFTER THE JUMP……
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‘How to Survive a Plague’ Activist Peter Staley Offers Advice to Younger Gay Men on ‘Anderson Live’: VIDEO
Peter Staley, the longtime AIDS activist and ACT UP founder who is at the center of David France's excellent Oscar-nominated documentary How to Survive a Plague, appears on Anderson Live on Monday for a discussion about the film. Staley has some…
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1303
THE BREAD AND MILK: Were you prepared for the snow storm? WIKILEAKS: Bill Maher interviews Julian Assange. ANDERSON COOPER: Talks about the parcel he received from wanted LAPD ex-cop Christopher Dorner. JIMMY KIMMEL: The week in unnecessary censorshi…
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Forecast: Mostly Cloudy, 90 Percent Chance of Spiders – VIDEO
If you woke up this morning to find a couple feet of snow outside your door, just be thankful it wasn't thousands of large spiders instead. This Hitchcockian scene comes from the southern Brazilian town of Santo Antônio da Platina. Gawker writes:…
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Boy Scouts: A Leaker Spoiled What Was to Be a Private Discussion of Gay Ban, and All Hell Broke Loose
The recent reconsideration by the Boy Scouts of its ban on gay scouts and leaders was meant to be a private discussion behind closed doors, but those plans were foiled because someone inside the organization leaked the plans to the media, the NYT rep…
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