Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Dec 10, 2009, 5:38 pm
If I think about how much better my life has become since I came out, I can’t help but feel overwhelmed with gratitude for the people who have supported me along the way. Without my Point Foundation...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Dec 10, 2009, 12:14 pm
Letter/Video Statement to Ugandan Church Leaders By Dr. Rick Warren, Pastor of Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, Calif., Dear fellow pastors in Uganda, I greet you in the name and love of Jesus Christ...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Dec 9, 2009, 1:13 pm
From The Progress Report: When former anchor Lou Dobbs left CNN last month, he indicated that "strong winds of change have begun buffeting this country and affecting all of us." It now appears Dobbs h...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Dec 7, 2009, 10:51 pm
Election raises issues of diversity, consents, covenantsBy Pat McCaughan, December 07, 2009[Episcopal News Service] Los Angeles diocesan Bishop Jon Bruno's Dec. 5 acknowledgement that the weekend ...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Dec 7, 2009, 12:02 pm
Asks Archbishop to Reconsider Statement and Silence CHICAGO, IL, December 7, 2009—The Chicago Consultation issued this statement today from its co-convener, the Rev. Lowell Grisham: “For ...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Dec 5, 2009, 4:41 pm
Urges Confirmation by Bishops & Standing Committees Riverside, CA--"Integrity salutes the election of the Reverend Canon Mary Douglas Glasspool as a bishop suffragan in the Diocese of Los Angele...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Dec 4, 2009, 8:08 pm
In response to the appalling Grammy nomination for Buju Banton, a performer whose music promotes the violent murder of LGBT people, the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center Chief Public Affairs Officer Jim Key i...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Dec 4, 2009, 4:04 pm
In light of continuing delays in the House of Representatives, we must state clearly and unequivocally: Passing basic job protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people must happen now....
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Dec 1, 2009, 12:31 pm
ATLANTA, GA / -- GeoVax Labs, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GOVX) (the "Company"), an Atlanta-based, biopharmaceutical company developing human vaccines for diseases caused by HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficienc...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 30, 2009, 7:32 pm
The face of HIV and AIDS has changed over the past three decades. The disease, originally called Gay-related Immune Deficiency (GRID), is now on the rise among heterosexuals, women, African Americans,...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 30, 2009, 6:27 pm
"While we're within striking distance, we're not there yet." Los Angeles, November 30, 2009 - Lambda Legal today called for more outreach, education, research and time to change hearts and ...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 30, 2009, 6:24 pm
The pending Ugandan legislation that would imprison for life or execute people who violate that country's anti-homosexuality laws would be a "terrible violation of the human rights of an already p...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 30, 2009, 3:00 pm
Claiming the Blessing joins religious and human rights leaders around the globe in condemning the “Anti-Homosexuality” bill that was introduced in the Ugandan parliament in October 2009. One of t...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 20, 2009, 7:30 pm
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., -- Academic researchers are expressing concerns over a new survey about "don't ask, don't tell" that the Military Times has distributed to some of its subscribers. The p...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 18, 2009, 2:01 am
Groundbreaking PRA Investigation Exposes Influence of U.S. Religious Conservatives in Promoting Homophobia in Africa U.S. Christian Right also mobilizes African clerics in U.S. "culture war" over o...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 16, 2009, 5:00 pm
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Like other longer-living Americans, gay males and lesbians (as well as bisexuals and transsexuals) face the prospect of eventual incapacity and the need for long term care. But they...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 16, 2009, 4:57 pm
FALLS CHURCH, Va., -- The following is a statement by Nicholas F. Benton, owner-editor of the Falls Church News-Press issued upon the news today of the sudden termination of publication of fellow Was...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 11, 2009, 4:28 pm
Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons applauds the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for endorsing the employment and housing non-discrimination act now before the Salt Lake City (Utah) Counc...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 10, 2009, 5:52 pm
Rand, University of Florida, Offer First Statistical Test of Gays in Military SANTA BARBARA, Calif., -- In the first ever statistical analysis of whether openly gay service has any impact on militar...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 10, 2009, 12:21 pm
RUSSELLVILLE, AL – The American Civil Liberties Union today demanded that Franklin County School System officials reverse its decision that a lesbian student can't attend the school prom with h...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 4, 2009, 11:20 pm
The Hartford Courant reported Tuesday that former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, chairman of FreedomWorks and chief astroturf organizer, is planning to travel to Fairfield, CT on Nov. 11 for a "str...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 4, 2009, 6:19 pm
In the run up to yesterday's off-year elections, conservatives sought to cast the high-profile contests as a referendum on President Obama's first year in office. "These are bellwether races -...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 4, 2009, 6:16 pm
San Francisco – A slim majority of Maine residents voted to repeal a law legalizing the freedom to marry for the state’s same-sex couples. Maine’s legislature passed a bill legalizing marriage f...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 4, 2009, 6:15 pm
Committed Couples Can Continue To Enjoy Limited Protections Offered By Registry MADISON, WI – The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded a decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to dismi...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 2, 2009, 1:48 pm
The "TripOut Gay Travel Awards" Honors Airline Carriers, Luxury Hotels, Bars, Tour Operators and Worldwide Destinations that Best Cater to the LGBT Traveler Voters Can Review The Winners Starting Toda...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 2, 2009, 1:44 pm
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., -- Marine Corps Commandant General James Conway is opposing President Obama's pledge to repeal "don't ask, don't tell," the Washington Times is reporting today. Cit...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Oct 29, 2009, 9:10 pm
Those who oppose allowing same sex couples to enter into a civil marriage are complaining (again) that people are "attacking" them for expressing their views. That's right: the same people who bo...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay & Lesbian Books - Jul 28, 2009, 9:22 pm
The Whole Lesbian Sex Book: A Passionate Guide for All of Us by Felice Newman - 2nd edition Brand New This is a Brand New Book. paperback 250 pages The Whole Lesbian Sex Book: A Passionate Guide for A...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay Youth News Blog - Jul 28, 2009, 9:12 pm
In 2003, the city of El Paso approved an anti-discrimination ordinance that extended protection to gays and lesbians, along with other minorities, in the areas of service and accommodation. The ordin...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay Youth News Blog - Jul 28, 2009, 2:36 pm
Equality California, the Jordan/Rustin Coalition, and the Liberty Hill Foundation will host Massachusetts' first African-American Governor, Deval Patrick, for a discussion on his efforts to secure...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay Youth News Blog - Jul 27, 2009, 11:08 pm
Two Utah women have embarked on a cross country walk to raise awareness of homeless youth who are gay, lesbian or transgender. Chloe Noble and Jill Hardman began their journey in May from Seattle....
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay & Lesbian Books - Jul 27, 2009, 10:59 pm
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay & Lesbian Books - Jul 26, 2009, 12:10 pm
A fight over books depicting sex and homosexuality has riled up a small Wisconsin city, cost some library board members their positions and prompted a call for a public book burning. The battle has...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay & Lesbian Books - Jul 25, 2009, 2:02 am
E. Lynn Harris, 54, a best-selling novelist who opened a door on a hidden side of African American life, writing about outwardly heterosexual men leading secret gay lives, died July 23 after collapsin...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay & Lesbian Books - Jul 24, 2009, 2:01 pm

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Tom J. posted an article on Gay Youth News Blog - Jul 24, 2009, 10:24 am
bjected to a "brutal" verbal attack from several other teens while at a 4-H camp, according to the teen’s mother. A WSAZ News Channel 3 story posted on July 17 said that, according to mother Valera...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay Youth News Blog - Jul 24, 2009, 12:11 am
12:00-1:00 pm Eastern: Linda Goldman spent two decades as a counselor in the Baltimore County school system and heard many stories of boys and girls, struggling with their sexuality and being bullied ...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay Youth News Blog - Jul 23, 2009, 10:31 pm
They may not have meant to, but some college and university professors have accidentally "outed" transgender students during roll call. However, starting this semester, the University of M...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay Youth News Blog - Jul 23, 2009, 10:07 pm
The reinvention of the Oscar-winning film Fame will also include a talented gay teen in its cast, except this version drops the tortured gay teen storyline. Fame follows a group of talented student...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay & Lesbian Books - Jul 23, 2009, 10:03 pm
The country
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay Youth News Blog - Jul 21, 2009, 10:59 pm
Yale has been widely known as the Gay Ivy since at least 1987, when Julie V. Iovine '77 declared in the Wall Street Journal, "Suddenly Yale is a gay school." She didn't offer serio...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay Youth News Blog - Jul 21, 2009, 9:44 pm
A new group has been created to help enable LGBT people in Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts to share their sexual orientation with others. The Providence Gay/Bi/Lesbian Coming Out Social Supp...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay Youth News Blog - Jul 21, 2009, 2:45 am
PARENTING: THE KELLY family had just arrived home from midnight Mass on Christmas Eve in 2005 and were about to have a celebratory drink when 16-year-old Jamie decided the time was right to disclose t...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay & Lesbian Books - Jul 2, 2009, 12:00 am
Swing! Adventures in Swinging by Today's Top Erotica Writers is a new collection of swinging stories by 25 of today's top erotica writers. The book is out in print today. In a collection of s...
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