Gay

Gay men and women have built digital community since dial-up BBS and AOL-style online services. These days, gay users spend significantly more time with blogs and social networks than the average user, and are twice as likely to respond to the ads. There's a lot more to the gay community online than chats, dates, and what puppets say the Internet is for.

With Internet access, gay kids can find support and coming out resources, anonymously even, which alone is likely to reduce the teen suicide rate. And, similar resources are now available for just about any life event a gay person might face from conception to wedding planning to remembering those who have been lost and everything in between: how gay people meet, parent, protest, collaborate, travel, and learn.

"Gay" remains the top tag decades after "disco" and "decadence" disappeared, through "diseased" and "pariah", though seems to be settling into a more bourgeois connotation set: "moisturizing," "classic-modern," "rainbows." Attempts to substitute inclusive/ironic "queer" stalled in San Francisco and with academics while at the other end of the rainbow "discreet" "bi" guys say they're "str8" or "downlow" that's just so much lipstick on the same old closet.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Gay”

• GAY ACTIVISTS BULLY D.C. PRIESTS

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 171
  GAY ACTIVISTS BULLY D.C. PRIESTS November 20, 2009Catholic League president Bill Donohue addresses a serious issue involving gay activists in the District of Columbia:A new homosexual website, ChurchOuting.org, is intent on publicly disclosing who the gay priests are in the Archdiocese of Washington. The goal of this ...
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• Smoove Criminal

  
  Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers — Authority: 669
  At some point during the fourth quarter, as the Hawks were getting all they could handle from the Rockets and seemed on the verge of their first home loss of the season, Dominique Wilkins said the same thing you’re gonna hear from a bunch of opposing team announcers about the Rockets this year: “This is [...]
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• Utah senator doesn’t want gays “stuffing it down his throat”

  
  Attuworld.com — Authority: 579
  In something of a positive step for the one gay person in Utah, Utah senator Chris Buttars has said he might support a bill giving gay people equal rights for jobs and non-marriage related things. His word phrasing of not wanting gays “stuffing it down [his] throat all the time and certainly in [his] kid’s ...
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• Roundup

  
  4Simpsons Blog - Eternity Matters — Authority: 428
  The latest ACORN video.  But Fox definitely shouldn’t mention this in the news, right? Breitbart to Eric Holder: Investigate ACORN, or else  – As if the videos to date aren’t enough, there are more shoes to drop.  I’m with the author: Principle over party, Attorney General.  Or your party gets ...
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• Geri Halliwell welcomes “gay” hairdresser in undies!

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Washington, Nov 21 (ANI): Geri Halliwell presumed her hairstylist to be gay and welcomed him in just her bra and pants only to get embarrassed when she realised he ‘loved ladies’.The former Spice Girls star had hoped to bond with her stylist and reportedly answered the door to him wearing just her bra and [...]
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• Church of Scotland in homophobic employment stance?

  
  Andrew Reeves' Running Blog - but what am I running for..... — Authority: 516
  After posting my T-Mobile blog post link on Twitter this morning I then had a look through the stories that had been running overnight and there was one that caught my eye, "Kirk votes against trainee gay clergy". Now, everyone that knows me well, knows I have a view on religion, which isnt good, however I do respect ...
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• Port Huron Tops Mallards - OurSports Central (press release)

  
  Webkinz - Collectible Stuffed Animal Toys — Authority: 140
  Port Huron Tops MallardsOurSports Central (press release)In addition to the Webkinz giveaway, after Sundays game fans in attendance will have the chance to lace up their skates and join the Mallards on the ice … Related External Links How Weather Influences Attendance | Lee in Haiti Nationals ...
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• Fantastic News: U.S. War Deserter Allowed to Stay in Canada

  
  ThePolitic.com — Authority: 472
  It’s not a final decision, but a federal court has ordered the Refugee Board re-consider the case of Skyler James (previously known as Pte. Bethany Smith).  Ms. James is a U.S. war resister, who was to have been deployed to Afghanistan as a mechanic. I won’t get into all the arguments for allowing Ms. James to ...
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• Britney Spears-If U Seek Amy-GayJs Extended Version

  
  GayJ's Music Blog — Authority: 125
  Here is my extended version of Britneys If U Seek Amy :) Hope you like it :) DOWNLOAD
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• School bus driver ignores plea for help from kid beaten with metal pipe because he is gay

  
  Broward's Blog — Authority: 113
  A Texas teenager was chased by a group of his peers and beaten with a metal pipe because he is gay. The school bus driver did nothing. The school did nothing. The assailants yelled, "Youre not going to be gay anymore." They continued until a neighbor with a shotgun cocked his weapon. Read the full story here . ...
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• Grotesque Irony Of The Week

  
  Multi Medium — Authority: 479
  How. Dare. They.Citing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to civil disobedience, 145 evangelical, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders have signed a declaration saying they will not cooperate with laws that they say could be used to compel their institutions to participate in abortions, or to ...
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• No ones stuffing gay rights down Utahs throat

  
  The Reaction — Authority: 591
  By Michael J.W. Stickings Utah State Sen. Chris Buttars -- a Republican, of course -- claims to support gay rights. He may even support gay rights legislation. But the struggle for gay rights in Utah is still at an early stage. Forget same-sex marriage or adoption, or anything that like that. Utah is not ...
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• Kardashian NO H8 Photos

  
  Oh No They Didn't! — Authority: 174
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• Aspen Gay Ski Week 2010: Into the Woods

  
  MileHighGayGuy — Authority: 147
  Presented by AGSW and Bud Light, Aspen Gay Ski Week 2010: Into the Woods will take place Sunday, January 17, 2010 through Sunday, January 24, 2010 in Aspen, Colorado. Established in 1976 by a small group of Aspen residents to host social events and organize educational forums, AGSW was the first event of its kind ...
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• Sweet cruise line-ncl spirit new orleans cruise?

  
  Cruise Critic Message Boards — Authority: 175
  So the first large Non-Olivia lesbian cruise recently came to a close about one week ago. There are quite a few of us who would love to know how it went! Tell us your stories, PLEASE! :) Hope you had a wonderful vacation.........and enjoyed the volunteerism.......:rolleyes:
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• The Face of Sex in Attitude

  
  Squarehippies.com — Authority: 427
  So the face of sex that is Sean Maguire has graced the cover of next month’s issue of British gay rag, Attitude . I have nothing against scruffy shirtless men but are they running out of actual gay celebrities to be featured? Will Young has been on it for God knows how many times. I mean, Matthew Bomer — hello? ...
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• Tips on saving money

  
  Queer Fresno — Authority: 470
  I was browsing around the Wells Fargo website the other day and I came across this link in their financial matters/advice section.  I thought it was pretty good so I thought I’d repost it here for all your budget queens out there!  Lol.  1. Refinance your mortgage. Take advantage of lower interest ...
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• Will Phillips, Mick Foley has your back

  
  Arkansas Tonight — Authority: 130
  You remember earlier this week when I showed video of West Fork fifth grader Will Phillip being interviewed on CNN regarding his story of not standing up to do the pledge of allegiance until gays and lesbians have equal rights? Do you remember in that video where he said that other students had called him a gaywad ...
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• UTAH’S SENATOR WOULD LIKE THE GAYS TO STOP STICKING IT IN HIS FACE

  
  MEANINGFUL DISTRACTION — Authority: 104
  Chris Buttars, the dude who sponsored the ban on gay marriage and hater of black babies , totally pulled a Tobias Funke . Above, when discussing all the fabulous hot pink ruckus the gays are making as they take their new Broadway play Equal Rights for All to the streets, he says “I meet with the gays here and ...
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• Inside or out?

  
  Teen Forums — Authority: 177
  I had a one nighter with a guy and he pulled out and came right on my asshole ...it was a first for me ..normally It just happens inside but it was kinda turn on and made me blow my load real quick after ...what ya recon people are you for inside or out...no stupid replies from straight dudes please? :stupid:
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