On Friday, the United Nations officially unveiled a global public education campaign called 'Free & Equal,' with the goal of increasing support and awareness for LGBT rights around the world. The Washington Blade reports: The year-long ef…
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Archives for July 26, 2013
Posts from July 26, 2013
Target Issues Statement Addressing Its Recent Questionable Donations
Target Corp. found themselves under the financial microscope once again, after it was revealed yesterday that they donated $50,000 dollars to the Republican Governors Association, a PAC that has spent over $3 million campaigning for anti-gay Attorney…
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Libertarian Magazine Calls Boycott of Stoli Vodka Over Russia’s Anti-gay Regime A ‘Very Bad Idea’
It's been a stressful week for companies like SPI Group, producer of Stolichnaya vodka, as boycotts of Russian products are currently underway in response to the country's anti-LGBT regime under Vladimir Putin. So far, however, reactions to t…
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Hugh Jackman Claims To Role-Play As Wolverine In The Sack
Cue the gay nerd fantasies… Jackman and wife Deborrah Lee-Furness supposedly "confessed" this fact to The Sun yesterday. Lee-Furness told the tabloid that her husband makes use of the Wolverine costume, claws and all, all around the h…
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Bryan Fischer Backs Ken Cuccinelli’s Sexual Crusade, Says ‘Homosexual Behavior Should Be Contrary to Public Policy’
Looks like Virginia Attorney General (and Republican gubernatorial candidate) Ken Cuccinelli has a not-so-surprising ally in his quest to rid the commonwealth of oral and anal sex. Writing in the Huffington Post, radio host Michelangelo…
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Iowa Department Of Public Health Reportedly Still Denying Accurate Birth Certificates To Gay Parents
According to a release by One Iowa, the state Department of Public Health is currently making married, same-sex parents jump through extra hoops when trying accurate birth certificates that contain the names of both parents. According to the re…
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Gay Couple Challenges Kentucky’s Ban On Same-Sex Marriage
A couple in Kentucky has joined the ranks of countless others who are fighting state-wide bans on same-sex marriage, USA Today reports. The lawsuit, filed in Louisville Friday morning by attorneys Shannon Fauver and Dawn Elliot, is the first federal…
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Former VP of Defunct ‘Exodus International’ Issues Apology to LGBT Community
Randy Thomas, the former Vice President of 'ex-gay' group Exodus International, has posted an open apology on his blog for the three decades of lies, pain, and suffering that his organization directed towards the LGBT community. Thomas, who b…
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Queer Nation Responds To Stoli Over Russian Vodka Boycott
Due to recent human rights atrocities committed in Russia, LGBT and human rights activists are calling for a boycott of Russian vodka. Many celebrities as well as gay and gay-friendly bars across the country have jumped on the bandwagon, prompt…
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Appeals Court Halts Deportation Of Gay Filipino Immigrant, Saves Him From Harassment And Abuse
Dennis Vitug, a 37-year-old gay Filipino immigrant, was facing deportation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Thankfully, he was granted a reprieve by a Federal Appeals Court after presenting "evidence that he had been raped and beaten…
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