I just wanted to thank you and Terry for taking the initiative to reach out to those who are struggling with their sexuality and with the way they are being treated. I am not gay/lesbian, but can appreciate the time you have taken to send a message of love and understanding with the It Gets […]
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Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of DADT
Something Obama coulda, woulda, shoulda done eighteen months ago. WaPo: A California federal judge has issued an injunction stopping the military from enforcing its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in uniform. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips ruled Tuesday that the policy “infringes the fundamental rights” of military […]
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Confidential to Christians Who Are Always Telling Me That You’re “Not All Like That” And That “Not All Christians” Are Homophobic Bigots…
…and that homophobic Christian bigots “don’t speak for you.” Don’t tell me. Go and tell the Washington Post.
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British Rugby Hunk Ben Cohen Joins the “It Gets Better” Project!
Anti-gay-suicide sentiments and that body? SWOON! (Also, watching that swanky British accent come out of his meaty thug head kind of reminds me of Nick Park’s Creature Comforts.)
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Bullies: It Gets Worse!
The “It Gets Better Project” focuses on gay teens who need to be reminded that, despite all the incessant bullying that goes on in high school, IT… GETS… BETTER. However! Bullies also need to be reminded that, for them? THINGS… GET… WORSE. And in the case of the “former bully” in this scathingly funny satire, […]
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Confidential to the White House
Fuck you, you pack of co-opting cowards. Seriously. You can do a more than offer hope. You have the power to make it better. Right now. Suspend enforcement of DADT. Don’t appeal the decision by a federal judge that declared DADT unconstitutional. Stop defending DOMA in court. Keep your promises. Make it better. And if […]
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Seth Stambaugh on Think Out Loud This Morning
Leo Qin OPB is picking up the story from our news lead this morning, interviewing the gay Beaverton student teacher who was kicked out of the classroom for mentioning he would like to marry a man. Tune in here. So far the discussion has focused on why kicking Stambaugh out of the class is discrimination. […]
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Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Hosts Howl Tonight (With James Franco on Skype!)
Cinema 21 is kicking it in style tonight—not only is Howl director Gus Van Sant coming to the 7pm screening of his film tonight but dreamy, dreamy James Franco is attending the screening via live Skype. I’m not sure a super star celebrity has ever attended a premiere via Skype, but if anyone would do […]
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Mayor Sam Adams’ Contribution to the It Gets Better Project
For the It Gets Better project.
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Gleegasm: Is God an Evil Dwarf?
Greetings Jesus gleeks! I’m here and ready to talk about last night’s tear-soaked episode of Glee. But first, news that will surely please Mr. Steve Humphrey: as of this week the cast of Glee has broken the Beatles’ record as the non-solo act with the most appearances on the Billboard Top 100 (the Beatles have […]
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National Petition For Gay Beaverton Student Teacher Seth Stambaugh Takes Off
This little dismissal of gay student teacher Seth Stambaugh from the Beaverton School District has turned into a pretty big deal. The news landed on the front page of Change.org, which linked Seth’s case to the recent unsavory comments of Senator Jim DeMint, who recently told supporters that gay folks and unmarried women shouldn’t be […]
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Sham Marriage
I love the argument that gays and lesbians have the “same right” to marry as everyone else—because, hey, we’re just as free to marry opposite-sex partners as straight people are. But when an American marries a foreign national the feds don’t just check to make sure that you’ve married an opposite-sex partner with opposite-sex genitalia […]