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Society + Culture

Gay People Still Thankful for Marriage Equality, Nicki Minaj, Sandwiches This Sunday Funday

As you finish up your Thanksgiving break and finally reach the bus / train / plane terminal taking you far away from your family, you might as well take in some good gay news, too.

Carmen November 27, 2011 47 Comments
Society + Culture

GetUp! Australia’s Ad Is the Cutest Thing to Happen to Gay Marriage Since Ellen and Portia

Everyone is in love with the new ad spot for marriage equality from GetUp! Australia.

Rachel November 26, 2011 65 Comments
Politics + Activism

Jamey Rodemeyer’s Bullies Won’t Be Charged Criminally — What’s Our Best Next Step?

14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer’s bullies won’t be charged criminally. So what can be done to prevent this from happening again?

Riese November 23, 2011 25 Comments
Society + Culture

NYMag Sex Diaries Features Weed-Smoking Bicoastal Lesbian

We’re 99% sure it’s not Ilene Chaiken.

Riese November 22, 2011 15 Comments
Politics + Activism

Brandon McInerney Will Go to Jail for 21 Years for Killing Larry King

“Prosecutors said the first trial showed that the case was too emotional to take to trial a second time. “The first jury was unable to keep their emotions out of it,”

Rachel November 22, 2011 51 Comments
Politics + Activism

Penn State Scandal: Everybody’s Talking About How Nobody’s Talking About Homosexuality

One side blames homophobia for the cover-up and reluctance to intervene, the other side blames anti-homophobia for the media’s apparent reluctance to equate homosexuality with pedophilia!

Riese November 21, 2011 25 Comments
Society + Culture

Twentysomethings Living at Home Are Destroying the Economy!!!

And you thought we were lazy.

Laura November 20, 2011 85 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday is Just Swimming in Great Gay News

It’s definitely been like Week of Amazingness for one lesbian in this big gay place called Earth.

Carmen November 20, 2011 14 Comments
Politics + Activism

NOM Is Basically Just Making Shit Up At This Point

The National Organization for Marriage sent an “emergency alert” earlier this week because “senate liberals have sunk to a new low” and “we can’t let them get away with it.” Most of their message is in bold or italics. All of it is a lie.

Ryan Yates November 18, 2011 16 Comments
Society + Culture

Dr. Keith Ablow Calls Out Benetton For Trying to Ruin World Via Gay Sex

“Make no mistake, this series of images published and posted along streets by Benetton is a declaration of psychological warfare on religious tradition and cultural mores and one that elevates narcissism and sexual gratification above intelligence and leadership.”

Rachel November 18, 2011 34 Comments
Society + Culture

Love Triangle Girlfight Breaks Out, Is Totally Not Sexy

All’s fair in love and lesbian feelings. Right?

Carmen November 17, 2011 11 Comments
Politics + Activism

BREAKING: California State Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Protect Marriage On Standing in Prop 8 Case

The state Supreme Court has ruled that Protect Marriage has legal standing to appeal Judge Walker’s Prop 8 decision.

Rachel November 17, 2011 19 Comments
Politics + Activism

Illinois Catholic Charities Drop Gay Adoption and Foster Care Lawsuit Over Civil Unions

Catholic Charities Illinois called off their legal fight to continue providing foster care and adoption services for heterosexual couples only. They’d rather just provide adoption services for no one.

Lizz November 16, 2011 4 Comments
Politics + Activism

NYPD Raids Zuccotti Park, Evicting Occupy Wall Street Encampment and Enraging Many

What happened in Zuccotti Park.

Jamie J. Hagen November 16, 2011 10 Comments
Politics + Activism

Anti-Gay Rhetoric By Any Other Name in Tennessee

No one will notice you’re homophobic if you talk about economics enough!

Rachel November 15, 2011 16 Comments
Politics + Activism

It Gets Worse: Radio Host Uses Penn State Sex Abuse to Discuss Gay Adoption

What does the Penn State sex abuse scandal have to do with gay adoptive families? Oh, that’s right, nothing.

Riese November 15, 2011 28 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday is Following Its Gay Heart to the Altar and the Internet

Since it’s Sunday Funday I get to warm your heart with stories of gays defying expectations, following their dreams, and getting a little love. Also a zebra.

Carmen November 13, 2011 19 Comments
Politics + Activism

100,000 Signatures to Shut Down Ex-Gay “Torture Clinics” in Ecuador

The Ecuadorian government has shut down about 30 abusive ex-gay clinics, but over 200 remain.

Rachel November 11, 2011 13 Comments
Politics + Activism

We Won a Thing: Mississippi Votes Against Classifying All Embryos As People

Mississippi voted against changing the legal definition of “person” to include “every human being from the moment of fertilization.”

Jamie J. Hagen November 11, 2011 19 Comments
Politics + Activism

Hillary Clinton Names Ellen DeGeneres Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness

This post has Hillary Clinton and Ellen DeGeneres in it. Talking to each other about how to end the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. Yeah, you should probably read it.

Lizz November 10, 2011 18 Comments
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