NEW YORK PASSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY!!!!!

New York will be the sixth state to legalize gay marriage and the second to do so my legislative vote once Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs the bill as he’s expected to do. Once Cuomo signs, licenses will be available within 30 days. The Republican-led legislature passed the bill with mostly Democratic votes, 33-29. The swing votes were Republicans:Sen. Stephen Saland and Mark Grisanti, both of whom remained officially undecided until announcing their votes on the floor. New York lawmakers narrowly voted to legalize same-sex marriage Friday, handing activists a breakthrough victory in the state where the gay rights movement was born. New...

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WEDDING CONCERNS??? ‘We’re broke, should we have a dry wedding?’

We’re getting married in September. Our funds are running out quickly and we’re not sure that we can provide everything we first dreamed would be at our wedding.  My partner and I discussed taking alcohol out of the wedding for some breathing room. Should we have a dry wedding to make ends meet? We think sometimes a glass of wine or two can always help loosen things up, especially at a gay wedding with uptight families. Alcohol can be one of the most expensive things about a wedding, but don’t think that you need to have an open bar to have happy attendees. There are ways around selling all of your goods on E-bay just to offer some...

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‘My mom isn’t handling my coming out very well....what should I do?’

Question: I’m at my wits end; my mother has been pretty bad about my coming out. At points she acts all loving, then she says really mean things about it. I don’t know what to do, what should I do?    Your mother is reacting within normal limits to learning about your being gay. I always remind my GLBT clients that we often are hard on ourselves in the beginning once we recognized we were gay. It took time to learn and understand that there was nothing wrong with who we are. An initial homophobic and negative response is common and understandable. Many of us are socially imprinted to be homophobic and heterosexist...

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LGBT FAMILY!!! WE HAVE ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATE!!!!

New York same-sex couples start their wedding plans, celebrate new law Same-sex couples and gay rights groups in Central New York and across the state applauded the 33-29 vote that made New York the sixth, and largest, state to approve same-sex marriage. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed it into law just before midnight Friday.  All five of Central New York’s Republican senators voted no; the lone Democrat, David Valesky, voted yes.  Same-sex couples who have wanted to marry for years have had their hopes dashed before. In 2007 and 2009, the state Assembly approved a bill but the state Senate did not. Then, on June 15, the...

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Facebook Shuts Down Homophobic Hate Page!

A homophobic Facebook group called The New Anti-Gay Movement has now been removed from the site.The administrators of the now-removed group had stated: “This page is for those of us against ALL gays, man and woman alike. Those of us who are tired of seeing them flaunt it like it is a badge of honor and acceptable. Spread it like wildfire. Suggest to all your friends.” A comment in response to complaints from other Facebook users read: “And go ahead and report this page all you want. It attacks nobody directly and is in complete compliance with my rights as a citizen of the USA.”Facebook’s Terms of Service state: “You will not post...

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GAY PRIDE @ THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!! President Obama to Court Gay Vote and Money...

The timing and place of Thursday's gala is amplified as New York state lawmakers are nearing a vote that could make gay marriage legal. The state would then join Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Iowa and the District of Columbia in legalizing same-sex marriage. The New York senate is just one vote shy and approval could come Thursday. Some in the gay community were disappointed with Obama's pace of pushing for gay rights early on in his administration. But he was able to tone down some of that criticism by working on repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell, pressuring the Justice Department to stop taking on Defense...

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Gutta!!!! Def Poetry: Sista Queen- "Try Being A Lady" (Official Video)

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Real Sh*t!!!!! "Hir" Poem - Brave New Voices

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Lawsuit challenges homophobic Tenn. law!

A  lawsuit was filed against the new law banning local governments from creating anti-discrimination laws that are stricter than the state’s. The law was created to void Nashville’s  law that banned discrimination against gay and transgender people. Tennessee’s anti-discrimination law currently covers race, creed, color, religion, sex, age and national origin.   The lawsuit, filed in Nashville, charges that the new law voids school board anti-discrimination policies in districts like Nashville or Knox County. The lawsuit states, “HB600 embodies an animus toward gay and transgender people so strong...

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Two punished after disabled gays told to leave pool!!!

 An employee at a public swimming pool in eastern Kentucky was suspended for a week without pay after telling two disabled gay men to leave, city of Hazard officials said Saturday. The suspended city employee Kim Haynes told investigators that the two men were engaged in an excessive display of affection June 10, and that he would have told any other couple to leave had he seen similar behavior. Haynes, however, also acknowledged he said “We don’t tolerate that kind of activity around here” and cited the Bible in an argument with Laura Quillen, a member of the social service group Mending Hearts, which was overseeing the group.  Quillen...

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Money Expert: ‘What are the financial keys to success for domestic partners?’

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What Would You Do??! ‘Our son has two moms, but his class is making Father’s Day cards – how should we help?’

   Our son, who has two moms and no dad, came home from school this week and said that his fourth-grade class will spend an hour making Father’s Day cards. He didn’t know what to say to the teacher. How can we help him here?  These days, most North American families don’t conform to the classic model of the nuclear family, so not having a father at home is a pretty common scenario. When push comes to shove, it doesn’t really matter whether it’s a single mom raising her child alone, a mother who’s been widowed, or a pair of lesbian moms: a family is a family, with or without a dad around. Fortunately, many school districts...

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Deeeeeep!!!! Lesbian Theatre: Intimate Chaos the play poetry clip

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ZEEKO-MAKE IT TO THE TOP

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Talk of the Town - Rainbow Noise

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Depression in Black Gay Men: A Silent Issue

Breaking the silence of depression in the Black gay community Nationwide, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community on Friday, Apr 15, 2010, commemorated a day of silence – vowing not to speak for one 24-hour period as a unified protest action in solidarity with other LGBT and against the treatment members of the community receive from a majority of people. This day of silence was also an occasion to create a crack in the reluctance to speak about depression and its debilitating effects in the Black gay community. In the Black community, there is significant resistance to addressing depression. Without...

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Gaga Vs Target!!!! Gaga Offs Target Over Anti-Gay Donations

When it comes to Target‘s political affiliations, Lady Gaga thinks the retail giant misses the mark [badum-ching!]. Mother Monster has nixed plans to sell an exclusive special edition of her upcoming album through Tarzhay, citing their donations to MN Forward, “a political action committee that supported antigay candidate Tom Emmer in his failed 2010 run for governor of Minnesota,” according to The Advocate.   Speaking with Billboard magazine last month, Gaga said of her relationship with Tarzhay: “Part of my deal with Target is that they have to start affiliating themselves with LGBT charity groups and begin to reform and...

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Grande homophobic charge leveled at Long Island Starbucks; woman says gay employee forced to quit

The Starbucks Coffee Co., responding to an open letter posted on the web by a Long Island customer, is investigating her claim that a gay employee was publicly pilloried and forced to quit. "We are disheartened by the allegations reported in an East Coast Starbucks store and are taking immediate measures to investigate and take any steps necessary to make this right," read a company statement. "The actions reported do not correspond with our values, who we are as a company or the beliefs we try to instill in our partners." Self-proclaimed Starbucks fanatic Missy Alison, 34, of East Hampton, L.I., detailed...

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