Survey Shows Soldiers Oppose Banning Gays
Only 27 percent of the 545 soldiers who responded to a new Zogby poll agree that gays should not be allowed to join the military. 26 percent oppose the ban on gays in the military and an additional 47 percent…
Gay Marriage Heads to Court Again in California
Setting aside the ruling of a Califonia appellate court stating "the state can stick to the traditional definition of marriage as long as it continues to grant substantially equal rights to same-sex couples who register as domestic partners," California's Supreme…
Corzine Signs NJ Civil Union Legislation
New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine has signed legislation that gives gay couples "adoption, inheritance, hospital visitation and medical decision-making rights and the right not to testify against a partner in state court." New Jersey gay couples have yet to…
‘Tis the season for… lawsuits.
Perez Hilton is being sued by X17 Inc. And, now, Rosie O’Donnell is being sued by Donald Trump. “I’m gonna sue her and I look forward to it. She’s really very dangerous for the .†Being sued for what, you…
Perez Hilton is Being Sued for $7.6 Million by X17 Inc.
LA photo agency X17 Inc., claiming "Hilton used 51 photographs without permission, payment or credit, including images of a pregnant Katie Holmes, Kevin Federline pumping gas and Britney Spears showing her, um, assets," has filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit…
Researcher #3 Says Dobson is Twisting the Facts
Wayne Besen: Truth Wins Out released an exclusive video today featuring celebrated New York University educational psychologist Carol Gilligan, PhD, who upbraided Focus on the Family leader, James C. Dobson, for misrepresenting her research in a guest column he wrote…
Truth Wins Out Video: Carol Gilligan on James Dobson’s Time Magazine Column
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Researchers Angry at James Dobson
Two researchers cited by James Dobson, head of Focus on the Family, in a piece about Mary Cheney's pregnancy in this month's Time Magazine are speaking out against the way Dobson used their work to support discrimination. The conservative religious…
“Naked Boys Singing” Lawsuit Dismissed
In August 2005, the Milwaukee Gay Arts Center (MGAC) filed a claim against the city of Milwaukee after performances of "Naked Boys Singing" were shut down because the center did not have a theater license. The MGAC claimed the ordinance…
A ‘fine’ mom, if not an ‘ideal’ one
In a 2005 interview with The New York Times, Bush said: “I believe children can receive love from gay couples but the ideal is — and studies have shown that the ideal is where a child is raised in a…