A new entry in the AP stylebook, added today: husband, wife Regardless of sexual orientation, husband or wife is acceptable in all references to individuals in any legally recognized marriage. Spouse or partner may be used if requested. Said AP Senio…
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Archives for February 21, 2013
Posts from February 21, 2013
Beefcake Zombie Attacks Bradley Cooper: VIDEO
Last year in his post-Oscar show Jimmy Kimmel featured a trailer for Movie: The Movie, a star-studded parody trailer for a film that "packs everything moviegoers love into one spectacular motion picture event." The clip quickly went viral.L…
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Prop 8 Plaintiffs File SCOTUS Brief Calling on Court to Recognize Marriage Equality for All: READ IT
Plaintiffs in the federal challenge to Proposition 8, Hollingsworth v. Perry, filed the one and only brief that they will file with the Supreme Court prior to hearings in late March. Read the full brief, AFTER THE JUMP… Said Plaintiffs’ attorneys,…
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The Political and Legal Power of Identity: Coming Out as HIV-Positive
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Michael J. Kaplan, President and CEO of AIDS United, took to the Huffington Post yesterday to call for a "National HIV Coming Out Day. A day where we face the reality that America is living with HIV,…
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Tim Tebow Cancels Appearance at Anti-Gay Extremist Megachurch
Football player Tim Tebow today canceled an April appearance at First Baptist Dallas megachurch, a place of worship whose pastor Robert Jeffress has made extremist statements about Roman Catholics, Mormons, Muslims, gays and lesbians and President Ob…
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Report: ‘Gay Lobby’ Within Vatican Influenced Pope’s Resignation
Pope Benedict's dismay at an internal report on "various lobbies, including a gay lobby," exercising "inappropriate influence" within the Vatican, influenced his resignation, according to La Repubblica via the Irish Times: The…
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President Obama Considering Filing Brief in Prop 8 Case: VIDEO
President Obama was asked directly by KGO-TV's Dan Ashley in an interview last night whether he would file an amicus brief in the Proposition 8 case before the Supreme Court as the February 28 deadline approaches. Said Obama: "The solicitor…
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Jon Stewart Demolishes ‘Hypocrite’ John McCain and His ‘Junior High School-Level Pettiness’: VIDEO
Senator John McCain has had this lashing from Jon Stewart over his Hagel hypocrisy coming to him for months, and last night he finally got it. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Indiana Teacher (Probably Diana Medley) Suspended for Anti-Gay Remarks
An Indiana teacher has been suspended for anti-gay remarks, and you can probably guess who it is, the Indy Channel reports: Superintendent Mark Baker of the Northeast School Corp. in western Indiana's Sullivan County issued a statement Wednesday…
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GOProud Still Banned from CPAC; Log Cabin Won’t Participate
Gay conservative groups Log Cabin Republicans and GOProud won't be participating in this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, the HuffPost reports: "We were kicked out last year and nothing has changed and we wont be at CPAC,…
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