Gay Rights

Gay rights covers many topics, including marriage, benefits, tolerance, and religion. The issues surrounding gay rights invokes strong viewpoints from people on all sides of the debate. Some of the concerns deal with the line between "hate speech," "hate crimes, " and "freedom of speech."

Politicians on many sides of the issue continue to debate whether or not these matters should be settled at the national level, or if they should be handled by the individual states who continue to run their own ballot measures, initiate legislation, and hash out these arguments in court. Citizens on all sides of the debate feel as though they are fighting for the survival of an ideal society and the future of a nation.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Gay Rights”

• Victory: Scholastic Reverses Decision to Exclude Gay Friendly Book from Fairs

  
  Electronic Village — Authority: 522
  Scholastic Books responded to the petition, signed by many villagers , criticizing the company for excluding a book from their popular books fairs simply because one of the characters had two lesbian mothers. Scholastic has reversed their decision to exclude the Lauren Myracles book, Luv Ya Bunches , and ...
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• Love is Worth Fighting For: A Little Life Lesson from Perseus and the Medusa

  
  Prometheus Unbound — Authority: 143
    I took this picture at the Getty Museum in Westwood on Saturday. It is a photo of a painting (from the first decade of the 1700s) by Sebastiano Rici, and depicts Perseus holding the head of Medusa in combat against Phineus and his not-so-merry band of men. Phineus, a failed suitor to Perseus’s bride-to-be, ...
  8 hours ago

• Fury at Uganda proposal for gay executions

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Britain and Canada today led Commonwealth protests against a law proposed by the Ugandan parliament which would introduce the death penalty by hanging for "aggravated homosexuality". Gordon Brown expressed Britains concerns about the parliamentary bill when he met Yoweri Museveni, the veteran Ugandan president, at ...
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• Celebrate Your Gay Rights While We Enjoy Our Right to Change Channels

  
  The Other McCain — Authority: 751
  Adam Lamberts defenders play the homophobia card : When CBS had Adam Lambert as a guest on its "Early Show" Wednesday morning, it may have believed it would placate viewers who were upset when Mr. Lambert had his invitation withdrawn by ABCs "Good Morning America." Instead, the booking has led to further ...
  15 hours ago

• RI: Profile of New Gay Rights Group Queer Action

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  Gov. Don Carcieri is a staunch social conservative who headlined a fundraiser for an anti-gay marriage group and says same-sex couples have no civil right to marriage. So it surprised even some of Carcieri’s toughest critics when the Republican sat down this month for a tense but polite meeting with six ...
  18 hours ago

• RI: Profile of New Gay Rights Group Queer Action

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 445
  Gov. Don Carcieri is a staunch social conservative who headlined a fundraiser for an anti-gay marriage group and says same-sex couples have no civil right to marriage. So it surprised even some of Carcieri’s toughest critics when the Republican sat down this month for a tense but polite meeting with six ...
  18 hours ago

• Lady GaGa Performs ‘Speechless’ On Ellen (Video)

  
  Backseat Cuddler — Authority: 587
  Today we get to see Lady GaGa on Ellen and I can’t wait!  I love both of these girls and well, putting them on the same stage for a few minutes is actually quite thrilling.SEE LADY GAGA NUDE HEREDon’t forget that soon we will get to see even more of Ellen on American Idol! Yes!Watch [...]
  18 hours ago

• Same Sex Benefits Expanding Around the US

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  With public attention focused largely on battles over whether gay couples should be able to marry, a less-noticed movement to grant health and other benefits to same-sex partners is gaining significant ground across the country in courtrooms, in legislatures and at the ballot box. In New York last week, ...
  18 hours ago

• Same Sex Benefits Expanding Around the US

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 445
  With public attention focused largely on battles over whether gay couples should be able to marry, a less-noticed movement to grant health and other benefits to same-sex partners is gaining significant ground across the country in courtrooms, in legislatures and at the ballot box. In New York last week, ...
  18 hours ago

• Korea: Transsexual Model Steps Up to Fight Ignorance

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 445
  When it comes to sex, whether it refers to gender or sexual intercourse, Korea, built upon Confucianist ideals, has stayed very conservative. But the strictness on sexual relations has become radically relaxed in recent years to the level that people believe women who keep their virginity until marriage are virtually ...
  18 hours ago

• Getting used to gay parents | Celia Hannon

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Now that its clear it doesnt damage a childs development, we should ask more interesting questions about gay parenting Its safe to say that when you find yourself in Jeremy Clarksons line of fire, youre probably on the right side of the debate. Clarkson might be pleased that his " dad wasnt a lesbian ", but not ...
  19 hours ago

• Gay AND Straight Identical Twins: National Geographic Discusses Possible Bases For Orientation

  
  A Blue View — Authority: 154
  Timothy Kincaid : Sexual orientation is genetic… but not fully genetic. Each person has about a 4-6% chance of being same-sex attracted. If,however, one has a twin brother that’s gay, the odds increase to about12%. Make it an identical twin and you have a 50/50 chance that you toowill be gay. Anti-gay ...
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• BOYCOTT THE BELL-RINGERS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

  
  Warren and Derrick — Authority: 137
  Just a reminder to all of our gay and gay-friendly readers out there to think twice about dropping any money into the buckets of The Salvation Army s bell-ringers as you are out and about this holiday season.  The organization is well-know for being anti-gay, and we shouldnt be donating any of our hard-earned money ...
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• Remembering Harvey Milk

  
  Queer Notes — Authority: 122
  Jim Sanders, Vice Chair of the Socialist Party USA, and chair of the SPUSA Queer Commission has a great tribute to Harvey Milk on the SPUSAs Socialist Webzine Heres a YouTube link to view the excellent documentary The Times of Harvey Milk Harvey Milk
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• A Commonwealth of homophobes

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Despite the Commonwealths commitment to human rights, its member states include prominent anti-gay tyrannies The Commonwealth is tainted. More than a few of the leaders who will dine with the Queen this weekend at the Commonwealth nations summit in Trinidad and Tobago have blood on their hands. They abuse the ...
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• Australia Gay Civil Unions Allowed, San Juan Vigil For Jorge Mercado, Turkish Gay Honor Killings, Vallejo Mayor Under Attack For Anti-Gay Remarks

  
  the time of my life — Authority: 140
  There are reports Thursday that the Australian commonwealth government has now conceded and will allow the country’s Central Territory to continue permitting same sex couples to hold legally binding civil ceremonies, the two governments having attained a compromise that will likely led to a to national reform on ...
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• Brian and Brendan Burke Busting Homophobia in Pro Hockey

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 132
  Here’s a great piece at ESPN about Toronto Maple Leafs and U.S. Olympic Team General Manager Brian Burke, and his son Brendan’s coming out:“Your dad thinks through everything. Dad is big, confident and continuously radiates a persona that is rough, gruff, unrelenting and unapologetic. He has a cold, ...
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• BBC: UK hate stats may be overblown

  
  The Christian Institute News — Authority: 596
  A BBC report is set to ask whether Britain is really “the most hostile country in the Western world”, or just has a woefully elastic definition of ‘hate crime’.Over 46,000 hate crimes were recorded in Britain last year, placing the nation at the top of an international league table compiled by the Organisation ...
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• Coalition wants no religious safeguards in Equality Bill

  
  The Christian Institute News — Authority: 596
  A coalition of secular campaigners, gay rights activists, transgender organisations, trade unions and “progressive faith” groups has united to remove all religious liberty safeguards from the Equality Bill.Calling itself the Cutting Edge Consortium (CEC), the group includes the British Humanist Association, the ...
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• Adam Lambert is merely the latest pop star to link sex with violence

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  The American Idol singers staged gay kiss should not have been cause for complaint – it was his sexually aggressive performance that was objectionable Have you been following the Adam Lambert controversy this week? If not, let me fill you in. Lambert, the runner-up in season eight of American Idol, performed at the ...
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