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Defense of Marriage Act Goes Before Supreme Court

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:23:39 +0000

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard its second day of arguments on the issue of same-sex marriage, specifically a challenge to the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). This follows Tuesday’s case concerning California’s Proposition 8. The DOMA case, known as United States v. Windsor, covers this: The case concerns the part of the [...]

Jim Nabors, TV's Gomer Pyle, Comes Out After Marrying His Longtime Partner [VIDEO]

Cassandra Rose — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:53:47 +0000

Jim Nabors, best known for his role as Gomer Pyle on the ’60s sitcoms ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ and ‘Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,’ married his partner of 38 years, Stan Cadwallader, in Seattle, Wash. on Jan. 15 — just weeks after same-sex marriage became legal in the state. Break out the noisemakers and onion dip! Nabors [...]

Gay College Football Player Kicked Off Team After Kissing Boyfriend

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:49:54 +0000

Jamie Kuntz, a freshman linebacker, wasn’t able to play in North Dakota State College of Sciences first football game of the year because of a concussion. Instead the 18-year-old watched the game from the press box, and it was there where Kuntz, who is gay, shared a kiss with his boyfriend. Another player saw the smooch [...]

Bad Doctor Banned for Prescribing Gay 'Cure'

Mike Adams — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:22:04 +0000

There is no “cure” for homosexuality, but that did not stop an Australian doctor from reaching into his bag of voodoo tricks and pulling out a prescription for some strange drug he claimed would rid a young man of his gay urges. Unfortunately for the doctor, the boy was not interested in his supposed cure [...]

Rosie O'Donnell and Michelle Rounds Tie the Knot

Shauna Wright — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:49:28 +0000

Rosie O’Donnell has been full of big news lately. Last week she announced she’d survived a heart attack, and now she’s revealing that two months ago, she got married. O’Donnell and her new wife, Michelle Rounds, tied the knot in a small New York ceremony on June 9 — just a few days before Rounds [...]

Bed and Breakfast Owners Fined $4,500 After Canceling Gay Couple's Reservation [POLL]

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 01:05:16 +0000

A retired couple running a now-closed bed and breakfast in British Columbia, Canada denied a gay couple access to their establishment. Now, they have to pay the price. Literally. The couple has been fined more than $4,500 for their actions by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. The couple, Les and Susan Molnar, hold Christian beliefs [...]

Boy Scouts Reaffirm Policy of Banning Gays [VIDEO, POLL]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:31:54 +0000

Despite a call from activist groups, the Boy Scouts of America has decided to keep its controversial policy of not allowing gays to be scouts or scout leaders.

Obama Is 'The First Gay President' If You Believe Newsweek's Cover

Patrick Bateman — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:38:00 +0000

How do you top Time’s cover featuring a mother breastfeeding her fully-grown child? Call Obama “gay” and give him a rainbow-colored halo. Fresh off his groundbreaking decree that he supports gay marriage, which trumped Joe Biden’s earlier pro-gay union statement, Barack Obama now graces the cover of Newsweek to promote Andrew Sullivan’s profile piece titled, [...]

Do You Think Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:30:29 +0000

Gay marriage is in the news this week, with people on both sides of the issue scoring victories of sorts. President Obama announced Wednesday he supports the right of same-sex couples marrying, making him the first president to take such a stand. Obama’s revelation came one day after voters in North Carolina passed an amendment [...]

Indiana Mom Stirs Up Big Trouble By Sending Gay Son to School with a Stun Gun to Confront Bullies

Mike Adams — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:34:55 +0000

An Indiana mother is making headlines today because she sent her 17-year old gay son, Darnell Young, to school at Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis one day last month armed with a stun gun to protect himself against bullies.

Now the teen is facing expulsion.

Are You in Favor of Legalizing Gay Marriage? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:39:07 +0000

This week, lawmakers in Washington state legalized same-sex marriage and a federal appeals court declared a voter initiative in California, which had made gay marriage illegal, to be unconstitutional. So what does the public think about gay marriage, in light of these measures? According to a recent survey from the Pew Research Center, 46 percent of [...]

Georgia's Shorter University Requires Staffers to Pledge They Aren't Gay

Shauna Wright — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:15:15 +0000

The 200 staffers at Shorter University, a Christian college in Rome, Georgia, are now required to sign a “Personal Lifestyle Statement” that, among other things, forces those employees to say they aren’t gay. Anyone refusing to sign the statement is subject to termination.

Adam Levine Disses 'American Idol' Over Failure to Encourage Gay Contestants to Come Out

Lucy Tauss — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:30:05 +0000

In a new interview, Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine blasts ‘American Idol,’ claiming the show discourages gay contestants from being open about their sexuality. Levine — who’s one of the judges on the rival singing competition show ‘The Voice’ — told Out magazine, “What’s always p***ed me off about ‘Idol’ is wanting to mask that, [...]