Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Feb 10, 2012, 1:28 am
With the senior policy advisor for Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) telling Metro Weekly on Feb. 4 that timing is key for President Obama to take action to prohibit federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, questions about the spec...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Feb 9, 2012, 1:30 pm
Lloyd C. Blankfein, the chief of Goldman Sachs who has become a lightning rod for Wall Street critics, might seem an unlikely advocate for same-sex marriage. But his credentials — a public figure in a conservative industry — could make him a powerful voice for that cause.  more
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Feb 9, 2012, 3:30 am
FOX News host Bill O'Reilly couldn't find one of the One Million Moms protesting Ellen DeGeneres to come on his show and talk about their calls for JC Penney to fire her as spokesperson because she's an "open homosexual", so he found another wingnut, Sandy Rios of Family-Pac Federal, to come on a...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Feb 9, 2012, 1:36 am
In-Depth Advice for Children, Parents and Teachers Available in Free Online Publication With one in five high school students saying they've been bullied, this societal ill is reaching epidemic proportions. To address this crisis, Weekly Reader's Current Health magazines have ass...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Feb 9, 2012, 1:27 am
NAIROBI — Until a new anti-homosexuality bill caused a wave of homophobia in Uganda, John and Paul could hold hands in the streets of the capital Kampala and kiss in night clubs. Then the nightmare started -- people began insulting and then assaulting them, and then they had to ru...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Feb 9, 2012, 1:24 am
The Virginia legislature is poised to vote on a cruel and discriminatory bill that would allow faith-based adoption agencies that receive contracts from the state to deny placement of children with any family that offends its religious or moral beliefs. This law is intended to prevent agencies...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Feb 9, 2012, 1:23 am
 'Newt Gingrich: Talks Like a Preacher, Lives Like a Porn Star' WASHINGTON, DC -- Truth Wins Out is placing a provocative full-page ad in the Capitol Hill publication Roll Call on Thursday admonishing Newt Gingrich for his stunning hypocrisy on the issue of marriage equality. The ad's...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Feb 9, 2012, 1:22 am
Expected Signing by Governor Will Make Washington the Seventh State to Allow Same-Sex Couples to Marry OLYMPIA, Wash. – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Washington today hailed the passage by the Washington House of Representatives of a bill granting lesbian and ...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Feb 9, 2012, 1:21 am
San Francisco – The Washington state legislature today approved a bill to grant same-sex couples in the state the freedom to marry. Equality California Board President Clarissa Filgioun issued the following statement in response:  “The ability to marry the person you love is a ...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Feb 9, 2012, 1:19 am
Justice Anthony Kennedy, a Republican, hasn't toed the conservative line on gay rights. That may deter the Supreme Court from taking the Proposition 8 case. | Full coverage Washington state lawmakers pass gay marriage bill Prop. 8 ruling cheered, but U.S. impact not clear More....
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Jan 26, 2012, 3:48 pm
The right wants to use the "slippery slope" of polyamory to discredit gay marriage. Here's how to stop them Salon
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Jan 26, 2012, 3:36 pm
About one in 15 Americans is infected with oral human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted virus that causes throat cancers, and the disease is especially common among men, new research shows.The research is the first major study to document the nationwide prevalence of oral human papillomavirus, ...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Jan 26, 2012, 3:33 pm
Mr. Christie’s office sent word of another surprise on Tuesday: The governor announced that he believed same-sex marriage should be put before voters in November. Republicans whom Democrats had been counting on quickly backed him.NY Times
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 5, 2011, 4:52 pm
Top U.S. companies including Google, Microsoft, and Starbucks took the unusual step on Thursday of legally documenting their opposition to the Defense of Marriage Act. @ The Advocate
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 5, 2011, 4:50 pm
Puerto Rican pop singer Ricky Martin was given Spanish citizenship today, the country’s government said. The star, who came out in 2009 reportedly wants to take advantage of Spain’s gay marriage laws. @ PinkNews
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 5, 2011, 4:48 pm
Public acceptance of same-sex marriage has grown at an accelerating pace, with approval jumping by nine percentage points in the past two years and the nation now evenly divided on the issue, according to a new Pew Research Center survey released Thursday. The poll, conducted in late September...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 5, 2011, 3:05 am
New research from Ireland shows that one-third of older gay people avoid coming out to family and friends out of fear of rejection. @ The Advocate
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 5, 2011, 3:02 am
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) has released its report, “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Intimate Partner Violence in the United States in 2010.” In 2010, NCAVP programs received 5,052 reports of IPV, an increase of 38.1% from the 3,658 reports in 2009. SF...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 5, 2011, 3:00 am
Daily Mail writer won the award for going out of her way to harm LGBT people, in the sixth annual ceremony celebrating gay achievements in public life @ PinkNews UK
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Nov 5, 2011, 2:58 am
Current and former "ex-gay" leaders are backing off previous assertions that gay people can be "converted" to heterosexuality, especially after a study of Exodus members showed many were not "cured" of same-sex attractions. @ The Advocate
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Oct 23, 2011, 10:22 pm
We could not make this one up: "Linda Harvey, founder of Mission America, a "Christian pro-family organization tracking current cultural issues," and radio host, has a warning for the parents of America: Don't let your children see gay health practitioners."
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Oct 16, 2011, 9:59 pm
"There certainly is a growing indifference about seeing openly gay actors in this country, but only on the small screen. In the movies, Hollywood still operates under a don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy, with rumors of closeted stars hiring PR agents to construct straight hookups for them in the tablo...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Oct 10, 2011, 5:00 pm
Despite overall strides in the attitudes toward people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender many argue that the medical community has lagged behind. In 2009, fewer than a quarter of 1 percent - .21 percent - of publications related to human health included an LGBT-related keyword, ...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Oct 8, 2011, 11:07 pm
 The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today urged all public figures to boycott this weekend's Values Voter Summit, which is hosted and co-sponsored by two groups that demonize members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community with false propaganda. "The Family Research...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Oct 8, 2011, 11:04 pm
Vermont Human Rights Commission Intervenes in Support of Lesbian Couple Discriminated Against by Resort  The Vermont Human Rights Commission (HRC) has asked to intervene in an American Civil Liberties Union case in support of a lesbian couple who were told by a resort that they would not be able to...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Oct 3, 2011, 12:34 am

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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Sep 23, 2011, 12:41 pm
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union argued before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims today that a Defense Department policy that cuts in half the separation pay of service members who have been honorably discharged for being gay is discriminatory and unconstitutional. The ACLU filed a cl...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Sep 20, 2011, 2:46 pm
Dan Choi, the outspoken gay activist who was discharged from the army for revealing his sexuality,told Politico on Tuesday that he plans to re-enlist in the armed forces now that Don't Ask Don't Tell is no longer law. HuffPost
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Sep 20, 2011, 1:56 pm
Media outlets like Gawkerare accusing The New York Times of unnecessarily redacting information from a leaked diplomatic cable that had said Libyan dictator Mu'ammar Gadhafi's son is bisexual. Advocate
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Sep 18, 2011, 1:19 pm
The Human Rights Campaign helped spark a campaign that has sent 200,000 emails to Oklahoma state legislators and the governor calling on them to condemn hateful remarks by antigay state representative Sally Kern.  Advocate
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Sep 18, 2011, 1:25 am
ongresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) announced Tuesday that she will run for the U.S. Senate in the seat being vacated by Senator Herb Kohl. Kohl has held the seat for thirteen years. Baldwin has also served the state of Wisconsin for thirteen years, representing the 2nd District.  Bay Times&#...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Sep 18, 2011, 1:24 am
The New Hampshire House Judiciary voted this week to endorse a bill repealing the state’s gay marriage law and replacing marriages with civil unions. 365 Gay
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Sep 18, 2011, 1:22 am
Stacy Trasancos, a stay-at-home mother of seven children, detailed her extreme homophobia on her blog, acceptingabundance.com.   Pink NEws
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Sep 18, 2011, 1:19 am
 In a case of life imitating art (or at least a Glee storyline from last year), political officials in Georgia have shut down a community theater's production of The Rocky Horror Show after deeming it "too risqué." Advocate
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Aug 22, 2011, 1:01 pm
Sharon Slater, American anti-gay activist and president of Family Watch International, recently encouraged delegates attending a law conference in Lagos, Nigeria to resist the United Nations’ calls to decriminalize homosexuality. Keynoting the Nigerian Bar Association Conference, Slater told deleg...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Aug 21, 2011, 1:31 am
According to Cnet, at least 69 1-star reviews on Yelp.com were posted Thursday for Here Comes the Bride in Somers Point, N.J., admonishing the shop for its treatment of Alix Genter. more
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Aug 21, 2011, 1:30 am
Organizers of the Antelope Valley Fair in Lancaster, Calif., north of Los Angeles, have taken down rainbow flags after receiving a complaint about the flags’ association with the LGBT rights movement, NBC’s Los Angeles affiliate reported Friday.
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Aug 13, 2011, 5:09 pm
"The sad truth is repeal really does nothing for people thrown out of the military," Almy said. "There is no restitution, no reparations, no special personnel process to help those to get back in the military who were thrown out."Almy said he never admitted to the military he was gay, but was discha...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Aug 12, 2011, 3:18 pm
Athletic shoemaker New Balance says a $500,000 donation by company chairman Jim Davis to a "super PAC" connected to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has no bearing on the company's support for the LGBT community. Romney is among the signers of a pledge calling for a federal marriage ame...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Aug 12, 2011, 3:17 pm
Many openly gay members of the U.S. military who were discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" are planning to resume their military service after DADT officially ends on Sept. 20. "I think military service is in my blood" said Thomas Cook, a discharged serviceman who plans on joining the U.S. Air F...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Jul 29, 2011, 2:56 am
This YouTube video shows Ronald Reagan explaining the necessity of raising the debt ceiling, describing the Republicans in congress as irresponsible when they balked and threatening to veto every bill they sent him. It should be distributed and shown as widely as possible.
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Jul 29, 2011, 2:02 am
BLACK ENTERPRISE leads its seventh annual report on the Best Companies for Diversity with July's cover feature, "Black & Gay in Corporate America." Written by Editor-at-Large Carolyn M. Brown, the editorial takes an unflinching look at the cultural and professional obstacles facing lesbian, gay, bis...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Jul 29, 2011, 2:01 am
Plaintiffs, activists laud court decision San Francisco - The California Superior Court ruled today that the initiative to ban circumcision will be removed from San Francisco's November ballot. "The evidence presented is overwhelmingly persuasive that circumcision is a widely ...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Jul 27, 2011, 10:40 pm
It's official. Yesterday, opponents of equality got the okay from the State to begin collecting signatures for a referendum to overturn the FAIR Education Act (SB 48). Today, their signature drive begins. Our opponents have 90 days to collect signatures. They plan to run a multi-million dollar signa...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Jul 26, 2011, 10:41 pm
Sacramento – Anti-equality advocates the Capitol Resource Institute received approval from the State today to circulate petitions for a referendum on the June 2012 ballot that asks voters to overturn SB 48—the FAIR (Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful) Education Act signed into law by Gove...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Jul 25, 2011, 12:52 am
Illuminating California's Proposition 8 Trial, OnstageNew York Times -       It culminated in August with a federal judge striking down California'svoter-approved ban on gay marriage, known as Proposition 8; the judge's ruling is now being appealed.New play about Proposition 8 legal fight ...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Jul 25, 2011, 12:51 am
"As time goes on, what I find is more and more people have gay friends, they have gay relatives," Feinstein said on CNN's "State of the Union." "People are much more forward with their thinking about this now. I think they're much more open to it." Feinstein: Americans are more open to gay marriage...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Jul 25, 2011, 12:43 am
Here's a roundup of recent reports from the Empire State on the start of same gender marriages in New York.  Gay couples wed across New YorkBBC News - Hundreds of gay couples have wed in New York after it became the sixth and most populous state in the US to recognise same-sex unions Portrait...
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Jul 24, 2011, 4:58 pm
Labour MP John McDonnell has called on the Equality and Human Rights Commission to review its decision to advocate for “compromises” and “reasonable accommodations” for workers who refuse to serve gay people. MORE
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Tom J. posted an article on Gay News Blog - Jul 24, 2011, 4:53 pm
“At the end of the day, I think all of us need to look at this issue from the eyes of children of gay, committed couples and ask ourselves how one family could be protected less in the eyes of the law than another family,” O’Malley said at a news conference. “I don’t think that’s an inju...
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