Even in relatively gay-friendly California, gay couples are still at risk for violent attacks based on their orientation. Rather than being accosted by strangers on the street, San Diego couple Zack and Shawn struck up a friendship with an older stra…
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Archives for July 29, 2013
Posts from July 29, 2013
Pennsylvania Court: Lesbian Widow Is Entitled To Survivors Benefits
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the 12-page earlier today, citing Windsor v. UnitedStates and the death of Section 3 of DOMA as the chief reason why Jean Tobits is entitled to the proper benefits under th…
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Betty Crocker Hosts Wedding Cake Tasting To Celebrate Marriage Equality
We already know that Mall of America plans on hosting one of the first same-sex weddings in the history of Minnesota. Now, with Minnesota's first day of marriage equality fast approaching, Betty Crocker and its parent company, General Mills, have…
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American History According to Glenn Beck: VIDEO
In case you missed it, Right Wing Watch has compiled footage from Glenn Beck's bizarre three-day long Independence Day 'historical' celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah earlier this month. Attendees included Rep. Louie Gohmert …
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LGBT Orgs to NYC: Override Bloomberg’s Veto to Ban NYPD Profiling
In a joint press release issued today, more then 30 national and New York-area LGBT organizations issued a call to the New York City Council urging a vote to override Mayor Michael Bloomberg's veto of the Community Safety Act. The propose…
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Suspect Confesses To Brutal Murder Of A Gay Man In Austin, TX
Earlier this month, police in Austin, TX, were on the hunt for the lead suspect of the murder of David Villarreal. They had managed to obtain images of the suspect, thanks to a security camera that captured him leaving the building. Early last week,…
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Meet Anderson Cooper’s Alleged Stalker: A Gay, Jewish, White Supremacist
Prior to 2008, Alex Hausner was a psychiatric patient and self-described gay, Jewish white-supremacist from Queens, New York. However, that year was the first in a five-year ordeal, during which Hausner repeatedly tried to harass out news ancho…
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Michelangelo Signorile Dishes on Five Other Targets With Russian Ties Ripe for Boycott
While it may have only been a week since Queer Nation began the organized boycott of Russian vodka over the country's virulently anti-gay record, the global media attention brought to the issue is undeniable. Already, Stolichnaya vodka, the Inter…
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New App, ‘Quist,’ Delivers Gay History Lessons 365 Days A Year
A new app for iPhone and Android is invested in teaching the LGBT community about just how far it has come. Quist, released for download globally today, will teach its users a daily history lesson, ranging from the darkest corners to the brightest hi…
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Judge: Verdict For Bradley Manning Coming Tomorrow
Col. Denise Lind, the military judge presiding over the trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, has announced that she plans to announce her verdict at 1 PM Eastern on Tuesday. Manning, who has been on trial since June 3, faces the potential charge of…
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