NPR: Attorney Charles Cooper [argued] that same-sex couples can be treated differently when it comes to marriage without running afoul of the Constitution because “sexual relationships between men and women naturally produce children.” “Society has no particular interest in a platonic relationship between a man and a woman no matter how close it might be, […]
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Gay Teens More Likely to be Punished
Pediatrics journal recently released a study analyzing whether homosexual adolescents are more likely than their straight counterparts to be punished by schools and the justice system. In an analysis of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, teenagers attracted to people of the same sex were 41 percent more likely to be expelled from school, […]
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Portland Rescue Mission Responds to “Gay Coat-Gate”
Yesterday’s post about the Portland Rescue Mission’s decision not to sponsor a queer-themed Christmas event has ricocheted around local media outlets over the past 24 hours. From Just Out to KATU to a gay-rights blog, even out to St. Louis, Mo. (And, you’ve seen, we’re helping with our own Queer Coat Drive.) After playing phone […]
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Queer Coat Drive!
Upset about yesterday’s news that Portland Rescue Mission did not want to accept donations of coats from a queer event? Never fear, the Queer Coat Drive is here! Jefferey Darling, the organizer of the Queer Christmas event that hoped to donate food and warm clothing to people in need, asked us to help find a […]
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Portland Rescue Mission Doesn’t Want Gay Coats?
Update 5:23pm: Good news! Local activist Reverend Chuck Currie reports that he called Portland Rescue Mission this afternoon and suggested they meet with LGBT advocacy group Basic Rights Oregon to understand “why this might be hurtful the gay and lesbian community.” The Rescue Mission agreed—so maybe they’re one big step closer to accepting the gay […]
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Dan Savage on Colbert
In which pegging and promises for a Stephen Colbert “It Gets Better” video are discussed: (Bonus heartwarmer: Colbert’s inability to let his character make light of the challenges faced by gay kids.)
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Gleegasm: Buddah! Allah! Satan! Help Me!
This week’s Glee update is brought to you by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Donate organs! I’m gonna hit it and quit it this week. “Special Education” had a lot of story threads but not a lot happened of much consequence. More importantly, nothing happened that made me totally angry. Another solid entry, Glee. Keep […]
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Mercury Turns Birds All Gay and Shit
Blogtown consulting detective Graham emailed us the following very intriguing headline: Now I have no need to read the accompanying story, because I already know that this theory is categorically TRUE. Our newspaper does turn ibises—as well as other wetland birds—homosexual. And for reasons I can’t begin to fathom, it also seems to turn Maltipoos […]
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Transportation Insecurity Administration
A GOP elected official has described the Transportation Security Administration’s non-discriminatory hiring policies as “the federal employee’s version of the Gay Bill of Special rights,” and paints this nightmare scenario for panicky straight/straight-identified men… “That means the next TSA official that gives you an enhanced pat-down could be a practicing homosexual secretly getting pleasure from […]
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O They Will Know We Are Christians…
…by our emails: Seriously, you fucking piece of shit. I don’t care if gay kids kill themselves. I’m glad they kill themselves. I don’t like gay people. Homosexuality is fucking stupid and is an evolutionary dead end. These people are sick in the head and they either need to get help or fuck off and […]
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Gleegasm: That’s Why We Feed Them Glitter
Fellow gleeks, when you came into my life I never expected to find my soulmate, my other half. But now I couldn’t imagine not spending a Wednesday afternoon or early evening with you talking about that show on Fox where teenagers sing. In other words, you complete me. Furt furt furt Will you accept this […]
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Gay Teacher Gets Marriage Proposal On School Sign, Gay Teacher’s Gay Boyfriend Proposes On School Grounds, Gay Teacher Shows Off Gay Engagement Ring to Third Grade Students
Oh, wait—did I say gay teacher? I meant straight teacher—it was a straight teacher whose straight boyfriend used the sign at her elementary school to propose. Hillcrest Elementary’s third-grade teacher, Jennifer Halterman, was driving to work Thursday when her boyfriend text-messaged her to say he thought someone might have vandalized the sign in front of […]