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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Gay former Army officer on trial in DC for protest
A gay former Army lieutenant arrested for handcuffing himself to a White House fence during a protest is being treated differently because he is a prominent voice for gay rights, his lawyer said Monday.
Dan Choi, a West Point graduate and Iraq War veteran, is charged with disobeying police orders to leave an area in front of the White House during a November 2010 protest of the military's "don't ask, don't tell policy." During the protest, 13 people handcuffed themselves to the fence, some in uniform, chanting slogans including "let us serve."
Choi's attorney Robert Feldman said Monday at the start of his trial in federal court in Washington...
SMH: German Soccer Captain Warns Players Against Coming Out
Philipp Lahm, a German soccer team captain recognized for his efforts to fight homophobia in sports, advises players not to come out because he says the consequences could be devastating, including suicide.
Reuters reports on the statements from Lahm in his new autobiography, The Subtle Difference, released on Monday.
"I would not advise any gay professional footballer to come out," wrote the full-back and captain of Bayern Munich."I would fear that he could end up like Justin Fashanu who after he outed himself was driven into such a corner that he ended up committing suicide," he wrote.
Fashanu, the only soccer...
Scranton Temple in PA Has First Gay Wedding!!!
A Reform Jewish congregation in Scranton, Pa., observed a milestone this month with its first same-sex wedding.
Jen and Naomi Simmons, who grew up in Pennsylvania but now live in South Carolina, became the first same-sex couple married at Temple Hested in Scranton with their ceremony August 14, The Scranton Times-Tribune reports. They were legally wed 10 days earlier in Connecticut, as neither Pennsylvania nor South Carolina recognizes gay unions.
Jen Simmons said she hopes more couples will formalize their relationships. “Whether you want to call it a marriage or a commitment ceremony, do it,” she advised...
Antigay Minister Charged With Noise Violation For Pride Protest!!!
A reverend who was arrested for violating a noise ordinance while protesting a gay pride event in Charlotte, N.C., says the charge is a violation of his right to free speech.The Charlotte Observer reports that thousands of people flocked to the Pride Charlotte festival over the weekend — which raised money for the city’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center — among them a dozen or so protesters, including Reverend Phillip “Flip” Benham.Benham, who has had four brushes with the law since January 2010 — including a conviction for stalking — said he turned down the volume of his loudspeaker when officers asked...
Gaga Wins for "Best Female" While Dressed as Man
Lady Gaga took home this year's award for best female performer — after putting on a raucous show dressed as a cigarette-smoking, beer-drinking man.Her tweak on gender identity opened the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday with a monologue in character as her male alter ego, Jo Calderone, who declared nothing real, and everything theater. Then Calderone tore off a black blazer and danced with a crew of men in white T-shirts and black pants during a rendition of "Yoü and I."On a night when Lady Gaga's album and anthem of the same name for gay rights, "Born This Way," brought in the awards, Lady Gaga spent the entire evening as a drag king. The...
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Obama to Speak at American Legion Convention!!!
President Barack Obama will deliver remarks Tuesday in Minneapolis at the national convention of the American Legion, which strongly opposes the impending repeal of "don't ask, don't tell."It’s unclear whether Obama will address DADT repeal, which he and military leaders certified in July and which will formally end September 20. American Legion leaders opposed congressional repeal of the 1993 policy and had urged the administration to fight a July order by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals lifting a stay on a previous worldwide injunction against DADT enforcement. "Micro-managing military policies by judicial fiat ignores the...
Indonesian Lesbian Couple Forcibly Separated
In the Indonesian province of Aceh, authorities have forced a lesbian couple to have their marriage annulled and sign a separation agreement — but their local police chief told them they really deserve beheading.
In the Indonesian province of Aceh, authorities have forced a lesbian couple to have their marriage annulled and sign a separation agreement — but their local police chief told them they really deserve beheading.
The women, whose names were not revealed, were married legally by an Islamic cleric a few months ago, with one of them passing as a man, the BBCreports. Neighbors suspected they were both women, however,...
SMH: Lesbian Labeled a "Sinner," Removed From Son’s Boy Scout Troop
From left: Jaden Steele, 9, Jackson Steele, 12, Denise Steele, Jackie Funk
A Virginia woman has been removed from a leadership position in her son’s Boy Scout troop after six years of service — all because she’s a lesbian.Denise Steele and Jackie Funk have been together for 19 years and are raising their two children Jackson, 12, and Jaden, 9, along with Steele’s nephew Will, 10, in the town of Potomac Falls.According to the Loudoun Times-Mirror, Steele became a den leader for Jackson’s troop six years ago when no other parent volunteered for the position, and with her help the group “excelled at everything, including accomplishing...
LGBT Resort Areas Evacuated for Hurricane Irene
As the East Coast prepares for Hurricane Irene, residents of some LGBT-popular areas are hunkering down and hoping for the best.
Rehoboth Beach, Del., residents have been ordered to evacuate by 9.a.m. Saturday, and the storm is expected to make landfall by Sunday around 8 a.m. Shelters are open in all Delaware counties. Hurricane warnings have not been issued for Massachusetts yet, according to the Associated Press. Forecasters predict Irene to make landfall in southern New England Sunday. They say they are unable to determine where it would hit land first; forecasts show that could be anywhere between New Jersey and Cape Cod....
[FULL INTERVIEW] Eddie Long Accusers Risk Losing Settlement Money By Speaking Out
Photo courtesy of WSB-TV
For the first time since settling sex abuse lawsuits with Bishop Eddie Long, two of his accusers are speaking out about the case in an exclusive interview with WSB-TV.
By speaking out about their alleged relationship with Long, Jamal Parris and Spencer LeGrande risk losing the unspecified money they were awarded in the settlement.
The young men told WSB-TV that it was never about money and was always about the truth, and they feel like their whole story still hasn’t been told. The two said they are planning on writing a book about their ordeal.
The men spoke to WSB-TV for several hours, about their relationships...
Gizmodo calls new likely Apple CEO most powerful gay in Silicon Valley!!!
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced today he was stepping down for health reasons – his likely replacement?
Tim Cook, who is known to be quietly gay. Gizmodo calls him “The most powerful gay man in Silicon Valley.”
Cook has been with Apple for 13 years and is currently Chief Operating Officer. He is well respected at Apple and in the industry.
For much, much more, check out Gizmodo.
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Living for the Apocalypse
The families on Sunday’s one-hour TLC special Livin’ for the Apocalypse offer a behind-the-scenes look at what it means to prepare for the end of civilization as we know it.
From gas masks to tilapia ponds, the families on Sunday August 28’s TLC one-hour special, Livin’ for the Apocalypse offer a behind-the-scenes look at what it means to prepare for the end of civilization as we know it. With headlines touting the world's latest natural disasters, cultural doomsday predictions, and economic collapses, it’s no surprise some families are preparing for the worst. But, a nice bonus: a transgender woman, Jackie, and...
