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Bil Browning

Do Boycotts Work? [Open Thread]

Filed by Bil Browning | May 19, 2012 11:00 AM | comments

Whether it's rightwing Christians or the gays, we both love our boycotts. The question for today is, do they work?Read More

Karen Ocamb

Justice Department Issues New Rules on Sexual Assault of LGBT Inmates

Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 18, 2012 3:00 PM | comments

This is a big deal. The US Justice Department released a new set of rules on Thursday in conjunction with a new Memorandum from President Obama to address the epidemic of sexual assaults in prison that particularly impacts LGBT inmates. Read More

Bil Browning

Who Would Jesus Kick Off the Softball Team?

Filed by Bil Browning | May 18, 2012 1:00 PM | comments

St. John United Church of Christ of St. Clair, Missouri may have played in the local St. Clair Church Softball League for the past twelve years, but they aren't now. The league's commissioner gave the church two options: either withdraw from the league or it would be disbanded.Read More

Karen Ocamb

Boxer Manny Pacquiao to Gays: 'I Apologize'

Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 18, 2012 11:00 AM | comments

A firestorm erupted Wednesday over an "exclusive" interview in the National Conservative Examiner with professional boxer Manny Pacquiao in which the boxer cited the Old Testament. The reporter has now admitted that he - not Pacquiao - quoted the horrid death-to-gays Biblical passage.Read More

Viktor Kerney

Black Pastors: Getting On the Right Side of History

Filed by Viktor Kerney | May 18, 2012 10:00 AM | comments

After President Obama made his gay marriage announcement, it seemed that everyone looked to the black churches for their reaction. As some pastors shrugged it off and went about their business, several pastors and church leaders fell into the classic stereotypical trap.Read More

Annette Gross

Indianapolis Gay Teen Takes a Stand on Anti-Bullying

Filed by Annette Gross | May 17, 2012 4:30 PM | comments

Dynasty Young's story has resonated the young LGBT kids here in Indianapolis, and they arranged to hold a Anti-Bullying Rally yesterday in support.Read More

D Gregory Smith

MT ADAP Wait List: Tuesday, 0; Wednesday 1

Filed by D Gregory Smith | May 17, 2012 1:30 PM | comments

Montana has had a wait list off and on since 2002. The ADAP program in Montana currently serves 130 persons - not much in the grand scheme of things - but for a low population state, we're doing a pretty good job of taking care of our people. Read More

James Holmes

Surprise! Catholic Schools Still Hate Dancing Lesbians

Filed by James Holmes | May 17, 2012 12:00 PM | comments

It really makes me sad to hear these stories around this time every year - and unfortunately I can't remember a prom season in the last nine years since my senior prom that I haven't heard at least one report of a similar event. Read More

Karen Ocamb

Harvey Milk Day Celebrations in LA & WeHo

Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 17, 2012 11:00 AM | comments

LGBT Icon Harvey Milk would have been 82 years old next Tuesday - had he not been assassinated in 1978. The Harvey Milk Foundation and others are holding numerous events before and on that official day, including several in Los Angeles and West Hollywood. Read More

Jesse Monteagudo

An Apology, Connecting Dots, & the Florida AIDS Walk

Filed by Jesse Monteagudo | May 16, 2012 6:30 PM | comments

I recently posted an article that I wrote about porn stars as gay men's "idolized rock stars." Though I stand by most of the views I expressed in that article, I realize that I insulted many in the profession.Read More

James Holmes

Caption This: No Sex In Heaven [NSFW]ish

Filed by James Holmes | May 16, 2012 1:00 PM | comments

Sounds like hell to me. Read More

Mike Rogers

A Federal Park Only a GOP'er Could Love

Filed by Mike Rogers | May 15, 2012 5:00 PM | comments

There are tons of place in the world that have names that are, well, not always 'G rated.' But one of them sticks out (so to speak) above the others. We now present the official park of the Republican Party.Read More

James Holmes

Some Good Hard Republican Polling

Filed by James Holmes | May 15, 2012 2:00 PM | comments

Looking for the perfect gift for that one gay republican couple you know? Or maybe something special for that homophobic brother-in-law who's stuck with Romney and needs a bit more Santorum to keep him perky the rest of the campaign season? Look no further. Read More

Bil Browning

1 in 3 American Adults Sleepwalk [Not Gay Open Thread]

Filed by Bil Browning | May 15, 2012 11:00 AM | comments

A new study of 16,000 adults in 15 states found that about 29% said they have sleepwalked at least once in their life. It's only happened once to me, but it was particularly disturbing. Have you ever sleepwalked?Read More

Bil Browning

Expelled Indiana Bullied Teen Beaten in Local Mall

Filed by Bil Browning | May 14, 2012 6:00 PM | comments

Dynasty Young, the bullied LGBT teen expelled from Indianapolis' Arsenal Tech High School last week for carrying a stun gun to school to defend himself, has been attacked and punched at a downtown mall. Khyran R. Delay, 34, has been identified as the assailant.Read More