Bastards: A Ugandan gay rights campaigner who last year sued a local newspaper which outed him as homosexual has been beaten to death, activists say. Police have confirmed the death of David Kato but say they are investigating the circumstances. Uganda’s Rolling Stone newspaper published the photographs of several people it said were gay next […]
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Wait… WHAT?!? NO GAY DORITOS ADS DURING THE SUPER BOWL?!?
In an announcement that will shock the shit out of your colon and into your pants, Frito Lay has announced they will NOT be airing two gay-themed Doritos ads during the Super Bowl. Apparently, the following two ads (which are getting verrrry mixed reviews from the gay community) were entered into an advertising contest for […]
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Hate: Theory & Practice
There’s a direct link between this kind of hypocritical, smiley-faced, bibled-based homophobia… …and incidents like this: Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Shane Taylor said investigators were called to the house at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday night. There they found Staples, who lived in his parent’s converted pool house at the address. He said he had […]
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Gay Honky Hulk Will SMASH!!
Why everyone making fun of Gay Honky Hulk? Gay Honky Hulk—who am secretly “gay icon” Zeb Atlas—am tired of only starring in gay porn. So Gay Honky Hulk make music video! And sing old Diana Ross song. AND YOUTUBE MAKE FUN OF GAY HONKY HULK!! GAY HONKY HULK GET 29 “DISLIKES”! HURTS GAY HONKY HULK’S […]
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Gonna Have to Start Watching Football
Or, um, I’ll just keep ignoring it and wait for folks to send me YouTube links to the stuff that’s worth watching.
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The Price of Discrimination
Enforcing DADT cost the federal government $200,000,000 over five years: The military’s controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which is set to be rolled back in the coming months, expelled 3,664 service members between 2004 and 2009, costing U.S. taxpayers roughly $193.3 million, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. Of that […]
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From the Seedy History Files: The Glory-(Hole)-ous Past of McMenamin’s New Hotel
We announced earlier this week that McMenamin’s has finally set an opening date for its new Zeus Hotel in the building around the corner from the Crystal Ballroom. Just Out This place. McMenamin’s has a rich history of converting rundown buildings with historic pasts into great new spaces. A school! A chapel! A… gay bathhouse. […]
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Anti-Gay Religious Attitudes Create Gay Families
NYT: In addition, the data show, child rearing among same-sex couples is more common in the South than in any other region of the country, according to Gary Gates, a demographer at the University of California, Los Angeles. Gay couples in Southern states like Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas are more likely to be raising […]
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Gay Bashing on Trial: Court Finally Hears Both Sides of 2009 Blow Pony Scuffle
An alleged gay bashing at a popular Portland gay dance night in April 2009 finally got its day in court today.Update 1/19: The jury found Blake McCune not guilty of intimidation, but guilty of interfering with a police report. /end update The case became a major discussion point last spring, when it was brought up […]
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Is Vancouver, WA, Gayer than Portland?
LGBT mag The Advocate ranked the nation’s gayest cities—it’s not pretending to be science (“number of Tegan and Sara concerts” is one data point), but the rankings have a big surprise: Portland doesn’t make the list, but Vancouver, WA ranks higher than San Francisco. They do have two gay lesbian bars, according to the survey, […]
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Gay Teenager Bullied At School Commits Suicide, School’s Anti-Bullying Program Does Not Cover Anti-Gay Bullying
Heartbreaking: Eighteen-year old Lance Lundsten died on Saturday as a result of a suicide attempt, according to KSAX-TV. Lundsten’s friends say he was gay and that he was bullied at Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Minn…. A Facebook group, Jefferson Anti-Bully Coalition, was organized over the weekend in response to the reports that bullying may […]
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Born This Way
A blogger invites gay men and lesbians to share “snapshots that capture them, innocently, showing the beginnings of their innate gay selves,” and the stories behind those photos. The results are hilarious and touching. My favorite is here.