Happy Coming Out Week!
There are many speakers all over the country this week speaking about various topics surrounding coming out. Debra Davis, the executive director at the Gender Education Center in Maple Grove, Minn, spoke at the University of Wisconsin last night about…
90% of LGBT Students Harassed in the Past Year
The results of a Harris Interactive poll, conducted on behalf of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, show that ninety percent of LGBT students polled said they have been harassed within the last year. Sixty two percent of straight…
The Netherlands: First to Recognize Same-Sex Partnerships. First to Recognize Polygamy.
Can you just hear opponents to gay marriage and civil unions? - "Look, if we let them marry, pretty soon polygamy will be legal too." This is dated September 30th. I'm just seeing it now (I'm not so on top…
Macalester College Starts Up a ‘Gender Open’ On-Campus Housing Option
Pushed by GLBT students who wanted more flexible living arrangements, Macalester College, starting this fall, allows older students who live in apartment-style housing to choose suite mates of any sex or gender. When matching roommates, the college still does so…
Did Kevin Bacon’s Gay Scene in ‘Where The Truth Lies’ Get His Today Show Interview Canceled?
Bacon says his interview with the Today Show was canceled when they discovered the NC-17 rating of Where The Truth Lies, a movie he was recently promoting that includes a "gay scene" between Bacon and the British actor Colin Firth.…
Barra Gives Gay Arabs in Lebanon a Outlet to Express Their Feelings
Helem, the first Arab non-governmental organization openly fighting for the rights of homosexuals in Lebanon is now publishing Barra (Arabic for Out), a magazine for gay Arabs. Currently releasing its second issue, Barra incorporates several features and news articles written…
As Long As You Haven’t Had Sex in Three Years…
VATICAN CITY Oct 7, 2005 — A Vatican document expected to be made public soon stops short of a sweeping ban on homosexuals entering the priesthood, allowing those who have lived chastely for three years to be candidates for the…
Condoleezza, Lauren Green is Just Perfect for You
James Rosen sounds like he thinks he knows the perfect woman for Condoleezza. From their interview last week: ROSEN: "All right. I close with a gift for you. You met this person once, I believe, but you really, I think,…
‘Flee or Be Killed’
Two men were "married" during the past week in a tribal ceremony in Pakistan, according to international news reports. The union -- between a 42-year-old Afghan refugee and a 16-year-old tribesman in the Khyber region bordering Afghanistan -- is Pakistan's…
Students Acting Up? Make Them Tell Everyone They’re Gay.
This from (also posted at The Rudicus Report): It's been a little quiet in the ongoing battle between Texas and Florida for which state has the title of most intolerant and stupid population. Florida, who was already winning the homophobia…