BY LISA KEEN / Keen News Service JUDGE SAYS NO TO NOM: U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane yesterday denied the National Organization for … [Read more...] about Thursday Speed Read: NOM and Oregon, Idaho Stay, Arkansas, Lorri Jean, South Carolina, Give Out Day
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What To Watch This Week on TV: Mitch And Cam Get Hitched, Glee, Arrow, Grey’s, SNL – VIDEO
— Whether you've loved her as Hazel the unhinged intern on 30 Rock or shrieked along with the youngest Belcher child, Louise, on … [Read more...] about What To Watch This Week on TV: Mitch And Cam Get Hitched, Glee, Arrow, Grey’s, SNL – VIDEO
Gay Artist James Hannaham Trolls Art World With Wry ‘Card Tricks’ Exhibition
To celebrate their 100th issue, the weekly online fiction magazine Recommended Reading held an art exhibition entitled Card Tricks featuring … [Read more...] about Gay Artist James Hannaham Trolls Art World With Wry ‘Card Tricks’ Exhibition
Ugandan Anti-Gay Law Boosts Standing of a President in Power Since 1986
BY JOSHUA B. RUBONGOYA / GlobalPost Commentary: The roots of the country’s anti-gay culture go back to 19th century British colonial rule, but the … [Read more...] about Ugandan Anti-Gay Law Boosts Standing of a President in Power Since 1986
Wednesday Speed Read: South Carolina, Gay Books, Maura Healey, Carl DeMaio, Barney Frank, Chad Griffin
Proposed Financial Punishment of South Carolina Colleges For Assigning Gay Books May Die In Senate
Early last month, South Carolina Republican lawmakers in the House voted to slash about $70,000 in funding to the College of Charleston and the … [Read more...] about Proposed Financial Punishment of South Carolina Colleges For Assigning Gay Books May Die In Senate
Nation’s Oldest LGBT Bookstore, Giovanni’s Room, Closing
Last September we reported that Philadelphia's Giovanni's Room, the nation's oldest LGBT bookstore, was up for sale. Now it looks as … [Read more...] about Nation’s Oldest LGBT Bookstore, Giovanni’s Room, Closing
Virginia School Committee Votes Unanimously To Keep ‘Two Boys Kissing’ On Shelves
After a public hearing following a parent’s request to remove David Levithan’s Two Boys Kissing from the Fauquier High School library in Virginia, a … [Read more...] about Virginia School Committee Votes Unanimously To Keep ‘Two Boys Kissing’ On Shelves
North Korea State Media: Gay UN Official Is ‘Disgusting Old Lecher’
Michael Kirby is the openly gay chairperson of the United Nations agency that just published a report which found harsh human rights violations in … [Read more...] about North Korea State Media: Gay UN Official Is ‘Disgusting Old Lecher’
Narrative in New Jo Becker Book on Fight for Marriage Equality Called ‘Absurd’, ‘Distorted’, ‘Deceptive’
BY LISA KEEN To say there’s been a flurry of discussion around the release of a new book Tuesday on the legal case that challenged California’s … [Read more...] about Narrative in New Jo Becker Book on Fight for Marriage Equality Called ‘Absurd’, ‘Distorted’, ‘Deceptive’