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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• RESPECT & DIGNITY: Devon & Cornwall Constabulary

  
  Gay Cornwall lgbt NEWS by Pink Pasty — Authority: 114
  Dignity and Respect: Devon & Cornwall Police dishonest & misleading website statement:- From:- Devon & Cornwall Police dishonest website statement • Devon & Cornwall Police is committed to treating every member of the community with dignity, respect and according to need. (The truth is…. that ...
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• AUSTRALIAS EX-GAY WORLD - the clock is ticking

  
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  A presentation at the recent conference in Florida "Building Community to End the Harm Caused By Heterosexism & Reparative Therapy"Sponsored by Soulforce, Truth Wins Out, the National Black Justice Coalition, Beyond Ex-Gay, Box Turtle Bulletin, and Equality FloridaBackground Believing that God would never accept ...
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• Two-Spirits

  
  Best Gay Blogs — Authority: 141
  The Navajo used the word “nádleehí” to describe people who embodied both masculine and feminine traits. They were among the hundreds of Native communities that celebrated and revered tribe members who lived outside binary male/female restrictions. As today’s Native communities fight to revitalize the culture ...
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• ‘This Won’t Change a Thing’

  
  Best Gay Blogs — Authority: 141
  Well before you are born, your dad plays college hockey at Providence College and wears the “C” for Friars coach and Hockey Hall of Famer Lou Lamoriello. Your dad is then a member of the Calder Cup-winning Maine Mariners AHL team. He admits to having little skill, but contributes rough and tough qualities. You ...
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• Hairy Studz!

  
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• Sleepless Anxiety

  
  Michael-In-Norfolk - - Coming Out In Mid Life — Authority: 150
  As the prior post indicated, Im in a pissy mood, having awakened around 2:30AM suffering an anxiety attack about financial issues and a sub current of sadness that I heard nothing from either of my two older children over the holiday. Thoughts drift to the bottle of Xanax that the boyfriend has hidden so that ...
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• Should Same Sex Marriage be Legal?

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 506
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• Gay Oprah Dumps Stedman for Gayle

  
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• Dan Jones November 2009 Poll Shows 69 Percent Of Utahns Now Favor Gay Nondiscrimination Protection In Housing And Employment

  
  Voice Of Deseret — Authority: 496
  After the Salt Lake City Council, with support of LDS Church leaders, passed two anti-discrimination ordinances for gays in housing and employment on November 10th, 2009, the Deseret News and KSL Channel 5 engaged pollster Dan Jones to find out how this move affected Utah attitudes statewide. And the resultant ...
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• Dont know what i am

  
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• DOJ Gives ACORN An Early Holiday Present

  
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• Adam Lambert and the Culture of Gay

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 458
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• Planning A Gay Tour To Spain

  
  blabstr.com — Authority: 164
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• Gay Tours In Spain

  
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• Because A Favre-Inspired Xmas Poem Is The Best Kind Of Pregame Analysis

  
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• Benefits for same-sex partners are expanding

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 132
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• Photo gallery | 25th annual White Party at Vizcaya

  
  Steve Rothaus Gay South Florida — Authority: 148
  25 years of White Party: a video history About 2,000 partygoers Saturday night attended the 25th annual White Party at Vizcaya benefitting Care Resource, South Florida’s oldest and largest AIDS/HIV resource center. VIP attendees included hostess Elaine Lancaster and singing star Kristine W., pictured ...
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• meeting new people

  
  Teen Forums — Authority: 178
  Im wanting to meet people in my area who are also bi/Gay. Im wanting to meet them to be friends because its hard to find people who dont freak out when i tell them im Bi. Anyway im wanting to know if you guys have any ideas on how i could meet people other then dating websites full of freaks!! Also are there any ...
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• Roll Call - Oosterdam 12/12 - 12/19 Mexican Riviera

  
  Cruise Critic Message Boards — Authority: 178
  Howdy, My partner and I, and another couple are booked on the Oosterdam in 2 weeks. Any others on this cruise. Would like to see if we can get a group together on board. Drop me a line, Ken Past Cruises MS Amsterdam Sept 05 MS Westerdam Sept 08 MS Oosterdam Sept 08 MS Amsterdam April 09 NCL Pearl May 09 ...
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• Britney Spears-Toy Soldier-Remix-GayJs Extended Version

  
  GayJ's Music Blog — Authority: 124
  Hey everyone, this is my favourite remixes of this song, so I had to extend it as I dont think there is a Club Remix version of this song, if there is, please send it to me lol :) But I hope you enjoy it :) DOWNLOAD
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