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Four Students Leave Colorado High School Yearbook Staff After Advisor Orders Removal of Gay Couple Photo

Andy Towle March 12, 2012

A yearbook advisor ordered the removal of a gay couple holding hands from Palmer High School's yearbook, KRDO reports, prompting two students to … [Read more...] about Four Students Leave Colorado High School Yearbook Staff After Advisor Orders Removal of Gay Couple Photo

Andy Towle March 8, 2012

Utah's legislature gave final passage this week with a Senate vote of 19-10 to an abstinence-only sex-ed bill that forbids discussion of … [Read more...] about Utah Passes Abstinence-Only Sex Education Bill; Bans Discussion of Homosexuality and Contraceptives: VIDEO

Andy Towle February 29, 2012

St. Petersburg, Russia's Legislative Assembly passed the draconian anti-gay bill under consideration there on its third and final reading today. … [Read more...] about St. Petersburg, Russia Bans Gay Pride Events, LGBT Organizations, and Any ‘Promotion’ of Homosexuality

Andy Towle February 21, 2012

Villanova University has canceled a weeklong workshop by gay performance artist Tim Miller, releasing a statement that his performances are "not … [Read more...] about Villanova Cancels Gay Performer’s Workshop Over Conflict with Catholic ‘Values’

Andy Towle February 16, 2012

The European Parliament today adopted a resolution condemning a recent bill passed on its second reading in St. Petersburg and under consideration in … [Read more...] about European Parliament Condemns LGBT Censorship in Russia: VIDEO

Andy Towle December 19, 2011

A tipster sent this in to us over the weekend. The Denver Gay Men's Chorus had a concert at the L2 Arts and Culture Center in Denver over the … [Read more...] about Denver Arts Center Refuses to Display the Word ‘Gay’ on its Marquee, Instead Advertising ‘Denver *** Men’s Chorus’

Andy Towle December 13, 2011

UK photographer Jules Mattsson has been awarded £4,000 in compensation from the Metropolitan Police and an apology for being arrested and made … [Read more...] about UK Photographer Receives £4,000 from Police Over Bizarre ‘Gay’ Arrest

Andy Towle September 1, 2011

Hoover High School in Alabama has decided it will allow a student to wear a T-shirt that says "Gay? Fine By Me" after the Southern Poverty … [Read more...] about AL School Allows ‘Gay? Fine By Me’ T-Shirt After Lawsuit Threat

Andy Towle August 31, 2011

The Southern Poverty Law Center has threatened to take legal action against Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama over its refusal to allow student … [Read more...] about Federal Lawsuit Threatened After Alabama High School Tells Student She Can’t Wear ‘Gay? Fine by Me’ T-Shirt

Andrew Belonsky August 6, 2011

As Japan and the world mark the 66th anniversary of the Hiroshima A-Bomb, and in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto … [Read more...] about News: Hiroshima, Gay Jurors, Jason Bateman, Ames Straw Poll