Anti-Gay Person of the Year: Pope Benedict XVI
Tis the season for 2005's bests. But lets not forget the best of the worst. Washington Blade editors have named Pope Benedict XVI 2005's Anti-Gay Person of the Year. From banning gay priests to publicly lobbying against same-sex marriage rights…
Rikers Island Closing Gay and Trans Housing Area
The section of Rikers Island designated for gay and transgender prisoners, which has space for 146 people, stopped accepting new inmates last month and began emptying out prisoners on November 28th. Fifty-six prisoners, of 126 who were housed there, remained…
Dylan Theno Awarded $440,000 After Years of Harassment at School
Dylan Theno, harassed with homophobic slurs from seventh grade, left high school during his junior year. Kansas' Tonganoxie School District, which enforced its sexual harassment policy when female students were harassed, did nothing about the bullying of Dylan that occurred…
Upcoming NBC Series ‘The Book of Daniel’ Upsets the American Family Association
The American Family Association wants NBC affiliates to refuse to air upcoming series The Book of Daniel. The AFA said contrary to the show being a "serious drama about Christian people and Christian faith," the main character, Daniel Webster, "is…
Rosie O’Donnell’s Donation to Peg Norman Refused
Peg Norman, Canadian Federal New Democratic Party candidate, had to turn down a large donation from Rosie O'Donnell because Rosie isn't a Canadian citizen. Peg and Rosie started their friendship years ago when Peg's partner, Gerry Rogers, appeared on Rosie's…
Virginia Methodist Ministers Advertise Acceptance
Page B4 of December 24th's Richmond Times-Dispatch featured an advertisement containing the signatures of 44 ministers who say they will "continue the long-standing, historic United Methodist practice of accepting into membership all who will take the vows of faith of…
Ordered Removal of Anti-Gay Banners Not a Violation of Free-Speech Rights
District Judge John Shabaz ruled earlier this month that Rev. Ralph Ovadal's free-speech rights were not violated when police told him to remove his anti-homosexuality banners, which caused a dangerous slowdown of traffic, from highway overpasses. : A Wisconsin minister's…
Students, Accused of Lesbianism and Expelled, Sue School Association
Two former students of Cal Lutheran High and their parents have filed suit against the California Lutheran High School Association claiming discrimination, invasion of privacy and unfair business practices after the students, who were suspected of having a lesbian relationship…
Just One More ‘How are the Gays Different?’ Study
A new study by psychologist Tom Dickins of the University of East London shows that gay men have more empathy and are less aggressive than heterosexual men, but when it come to things like spreading malicious gossip, men of both…
Majority of Czechs Consider Homosexuality ‘Something Incomprehensible’
According to the Prague Daily Monitor, a new poll shows that 53 percent of Czechs consider homosexuality "something incomprehensible." Some 22 percent definitely agreed with the view that homosexuality is something incomprehensible to them, 31 percent said they rather agree…