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Gay Musical for Thanksgiving - Oh The Horror!

Submitted by David Hart on Fri, 11/27/2009 - 18:37

FalsettosThe right have their undies in a knot because a high school is performing the award-winning play, Falsettos. Falsettos is a musical set in New York City in 1979. Marvin, his son Jason, his psychiatrist Mendel and his male lover Whizzer are Four Jews In A Room Bitching  Marvin steps forward to explain his situation: He has left his wife, [Read more ...]

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INTERVIEW: Why I believe in an international day against hate crime

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 11:52
Pinknews.co.uk speaks to Mark Healey from community group 17-24-30 about why more needs to be done to combat hate crime.

Three Times Makes a Trend

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 11:46
For the third time in the last week, a leading Religious Right activist has declared that his goal is to see homosexuality criminalized. First it was Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association and Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council who made such declarations and now Gary Glenn of the AFA of Michigan has joined the call as well: Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association of Michigan, has added his voice to a growing course of American leaders calling for the re-criminalization of homosexuality in the U.S. In an e-mail to Michigan Messenger, here’s how Glenn ...

Senate GOP fails to force vote on gay marriage

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 11:43
A procedural move to force a vote on same-sex marriage in the Iowa Senate failed Tuesday morning when Republicans were unable to convince a majority to sign on to their petition. Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley, R-Chariton, spoke on the Senate floor Tuesday urging lawmakers to sign a petition that would allow Senate Joint Resolution 2001, which would begin the process of amending the state’s constitution to ban same-sex marriage, to be brought to the Senate floor for a vote despite not being approved by a committee. A similar move is expected to take place Tuesday morning in the Iowa ...

Pots Calling Kettles "Radical"

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 11:26
Back in 2007, the D. James Kennedy's Center for Reclaiming America for Christ shut down, as Coral Ridge Ministries announced that it would focus on expanding its media operations.   Since then, Coral Ridge has produced several DVD programs like "10 Truths About Hate Crime Laws Book and Hate Crime Laws" and "Pastors, Pulpits, And Politics" ... and now, via Good As You, we see that they are back with their latest production "Radical Rulers And The Obama White House Radicals":  America has come under the rule of the most radical administration in our nation’s history. In this explosive ...

Reversing a wrong-- repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' (Rep. Barney Frank)

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 11:19
Over the past two weeks, President Obama and leading members of his administration have earned the gratitude of all of us who oppose unfair discrimination Read more...

Push for gay marriage ban begins Tuesday morning

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 10:56
Iowa House Republicans plan to use a procedural move to force a vote on same-sex marriage Tuesday morning, House Joint Resolution 2001, sponsored by Rep. Michael Reasoner, D-Creston, would begin the process of amending the state’s constitution to declare marriage as only between one man and one woman. Normally, the legislation would have to be approved by a committee in order to be considered on the House floor. But lawmakers will attempt to invoke House Rule 60, a procedural move that allows a majority vote on the floor of the House to pull a bill out of a committee even if the ...

Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell 'disappointed' with FA decision

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 10:46
Peter Tatchell of the LGBT rights group, OutRage! claims today that the FA’s decision to cancel the screening of an anti homophobia film, “Has thrown the Football Association’s commitment to tackling homophobia into disarray”

The Tea Partiers vs Ron Paul

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 10:25
Yep: that really is illuminating. One might imagine that no one would be able to compete with Ron Paul's small government credentials, his resistance to almost any government spending, and his uniquely consistent fiscal conservatism. But the Dallas Morning News (hat tip: Weigel) reports he has three "Tea Party" primary challengers. Three. Paul, remember, was by some measures the first Tea Partier, raising a vast amount of money for his presidential campaign online on the 234th anniversary of the original Tea-Party. But he doesn't measure up any more: John Gay, Paul's third opponent, ...

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Tonex Is in the Esteemed New Yorker Magazine as the First Gospel Singer to Come Out of the Homosexual Closet: Truth Is--He Ain't the Only One

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 17:09
Profile of gospel singer Tonéx. Anthony Charles Williams II has never had a comfortable relationship with the industry that made him famous.

While Judge Considers Same-Sex Marriage Case, House Church Leader says the Verdict Doesn't Matter

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 13:22
Contact: Jon Hirst, The Well, 719-362-5235, jhirst@dotheword.org ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Feb. 9 /Christian Newswire/ -- While a San Francisco judge considers the evidence in the Prop 8 federal trial in California, many American Christians are concerned about the possibility of an outcome in favor of same-sex marriage. House church leader Ken Eastburn responded to Christians following the trial by challenging them to focus on their ultimate goal during this time, "Creating a moral America is Source: Seoul USA

Impartiality of 'Outed' Prop 8 Judge Assured

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 12:02
Two days after “outing” the federal judge who will be ruling on California’s key gay marriage case, San Francisco’s largest newspaper emphasized Tuesday that Vaughn Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has a “proven record of impartiality.”

John Carroll University Stands Strong Against the Encroachment of Homosexuality

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 11:30
Protesters made their concerns known about John Carroll's exclusion of lesbians and gays from the school's non-discrimination policy during a break in a basketball game against Mount Union on Wednesday.

Air Tight! The real reason there has never been same sex marriage.: Air tight! The real reason there has never been same sex marriage. An update 42.

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 10:44
Why not define marriage as being: "Human physical relations that exist in physical reality involving two adult human beings, as well as, human subjective relations that exist in human subjective reality involving two...

DC ruling favors same-sex 'marriage' over religious freedom, archdiocese says

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 07:01
Washington D.C., Feb 9, 2010 / 06:01 am (CNA).- A two-man Washington, D.C. panel has preferred to advance same-sex "marriage" at the cost of religious liberty, the Archdiocese of Washington has charged. The panel ruled that a referendum on a city council bill recognizing same-sex marriage would violate the District's human rights law.

Australia: Bill would allow surrogate mothers to bear children for homosexuals

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 06:56
On February 10 and 11, the parliament of the northeastern Australian state of Queensland will debate a measure that would allow surrogate mothers to bear children for single men, single ...

Defending 'Don't Ask' -- By: Mackubin Thomas Owens

Submitted by NewsSystem on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 04:00
In a February 3 Wall Street Journal op-ed, I argued that the current law forbidding homosexual military members to discuss their sexual orientation ought to remain in place. I based my contention on the importance of non-sexual bonding as the glue of unit cohesion, which is an important contributor to military effectiveness. As expected, I received a great deal of feedback, some positive, some negative. I thought it might be useful to respond to my critics’ most common objections. First, some argued that the studies indicating the importance of cohesion in war have been “discredited.” But ...

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NY Times on NJ Marriage Equality

Submitted by GayNewsService.com on Fri, 11/27/2009 - 17:46

RingsDoing the right thing — promptly enacting legislation discarding inadequate civil unions in favor of full marriage equality for same-sex couples — requires no gargantuan amount of courage or risk-taking on the part of rank-and-file New Jersey legislators or their leaders. … The chance that approving marriage equality would provoke a mass voter revolt seems remote. [Read more ...]

C Street "Family" Linked to Ugandan Oppression of Gays

Submitted by David Hart on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 16:16

C St HouseThe Family is the secretive fundamentalist Christian group with a house on C Street where conservative Christian lawmakers live and pray. The group has attempted to shield Mark Sanford and John Ensign from scrutiny. The C Street house is actually owned by a Family front group, "Youth With a Mission." YWAM is a global Christian evangelical organization founded in 1960 which, declares YWAM, is "currently operating in more than 1000 locations in over 149 countries, with a staff of nearly 16,000." [Read more ...]

The "War on Thanksgiving?"

Submitted by GayNewsService.com on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 00:54

TurkeyThis gem is from Christian Newswire: [Read more ...]

Archbishop Wuerl Continues His Shakedown [Video]

Submitted by David Hart on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 00:36

Archbishop WuerlThere has to come a point when Wuerl (the Archbishop of Washington) realizes that he keeps contradicting himself. It wasn't terribly bright to threaten the DC City Council to begin with. Now, about all that he is accomplishing is to make himself even more irrelevant as he tries, in vain, to kill marriage equality or, in the alternative, to get the Council to sanction the church's employment discrimination. [Read more ...]

Liberty Counsel Can Kiss My Ass

Submitted by David Hart on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 00:15

Adam LambertIt seems that the prudes as Liberty Counsel have filed a complaint with the FCC (PDF) against ABC over the performance of Adam Lambert. In their letter, signed by Anita Staver, they use the word "homosexual" four times. The implication is that gay sexual innuendo is sufficient to warrant a complaint. Actually, the basis of the complaint is the gay suggestiveness of the act.

In point of fact, Lambert did nothing more erotic than countless performers – male and female – have done with their dancers and musicians of the opposite sex. Nevertheless, the holier-than-thou schmucks [Read more ...]

Have a "Courageous Conversation" With Friends and Family this Thanksgiving

Submitted by GayNewsService.com on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 15:00

Courage Conversations Via Marta Evry, Courage Campaign — I want to tell you about a heartfelt conversation I recently had with a family member who opposed marriage equality. I hope it will motivate you to have one of your own with someone you care about this holiday season.

I'm a straight ally, a community organizer, and a volunteer photographer for Camp Courage. As I learned at Camp Courage, the best way to build momentum for marriage equality is by having personal conversations. [Read more ...]

For $67.43 Randall Terry Delivers Convulsions

Submitted by David Hart on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 00:26

Randall TerryIt seems that every irrational right wing whack job has a scam scheme these days to FedEx, fax or phone every member of congress. Usually, these things are priced at several times the cost of providing the "service." Any congressional staffer will tell you that duplicate letters, emails or faxes are treated as one. [Read more ...]

Top God Tube Video Questions Christian Vitriol

Submitted by David Hart on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 15:51

This is one of the most watched videos on GodTube (now Tangle). I am serving this video stream locally to avoid some of the bandwidth and other issues associated with Tangle. Floodgate Productions informs me that they are uploading this to YouTube shortly.

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