Hate Crime Vote
In Oklahoma City just before the hate crime legislation comes up in front of our representatives there was a hate crime over the weekend in the gay district of the city. There is no telling how hate crimes go unreported…
Another Asylum Case Update From February’s Notes
I posted about news on Nancy Arabillas Morales’ asylum claim I read in February's edition of the Lesbian/Gay Law Notes here. In reading this month's edition of the Notes, I also came across the news that Jorge Soto Vega, a…
Court Grants Review of Transsexual’s Asylum Claim
Some of you may have picked up the news of Nancy Arabillas Morales' bid for asylum last month. An article in February's edition of the Lesbian/Gay Law Notes goes into great detail about this case: Morales, born Juan Manuel Arabillas…
Alabama Sex Toy Ban Upheld Again
Alabama's law banning the commercial distribution of sex toys was upheld for the third time yesterday.
NYC is All About Sex on Love’s Day
New York City condoms debuted today. Aren't the wrappers cute?
Haggard Cured Too Quickly
It looks like even the ex-gays are doubting Haggard's "return to heterosexuality." Religiously motivated men who say they have made the journey from gay to straight say it is a long one. "I do know that a three-week journey is…
Runaway Denied Asylum Because He Cannot Prove He’s Gay
A runaway from Nicaragua, where having a same-sex relationship is a crime, has been denied asylum in Canada because he cannot prove he is gay to the Immigration and Refugee Board. , now 21, is slated for removal next Tuesday…
Gay Marriage Used to Aid the Return of the KKK
JURIST reports the KKK is using gay marriage, along with issues such as urban crime and immigration, to spark new cells in Mid-Atlantic and Great Plains towns.
Since I posted the Snickers Super Bowl commercial…
The Human Rights Campaign and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation have issued statements condemning the ad and the three "alternate ending" ads Snickers posted online at Snickers also posted player reactions to the two men kissing; here's a…
Gavin Goes to Rehab
Why does that sound like the title of a fucked up children's book? And is rehab the answer to everything these days? Does anyone really believe that Isaiah Washington is sorry for calling Knight a “faggot†because he went to…