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”

• Mormon Support of (Some) Gay Rights

  
  Antiquitopia — Authority: 124
  From the NYTimes : November 12, 2009 Mormon Support of Gay Rights Statute Draws Praise By KIRK JOHNSON The Mormon church has been a target of vituperation by some gay-rights groups because of its active opposition to same-sex marriage. But on Wednesday, the church was being praised by gay rights activists in Salt ...
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• Priest (1994)

  
  Gay filmovi ( non porn ) — Authority: 112
  Priest (1994) Director: Antonia Bird Scenario: Jimmy McGovern Genre: Drama Country: UK Year: 1994 Duration: 98 min | Argentina:98 min Rating: 7.1/10 Actors: Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle, Cathy Tyson, Lesley Sharp, Robert Pugh, James Ellis, Christine Tremarco, ...
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• Color me “underwhelmed” with a slight shade of “hopeful”

  
  Daddy, Papa and Me — Authority: 128
  
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• Dont Ask, Dont Tell Repeal Next Year?

  
  MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — Authority: 144
  Next years defense bill will probably include a provision repealing the militarys "Dont Ask, Dont Tell," policy, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) told the Advocate on Wednesday. Kerry Eleveld has the fascinating details : Frank said he has been in direct communication with the White House, House Speaker Nancy ...
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• Alabama Prom: No Lesbians Allowed

  
  Political Cartel — Authority: 128
  Cynthia Stewart, a junior at Tharptown High School in Franklin County, Alabama, is a lesbian.  She is also an active student who has been involved with the planning of her school’s prom, which is coming up in March.  She came up with the idea for the prom’s theme and helped raise over $200 for it.  ...
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• #Gay Relationships: 13LoveStories.com - Raymond & Byron - "It Takes Two" - Video

  
  GAYTWOGETHER — Authority: 143
  13LoveStories.com is a unique multimedia advocacy project that profiles the moving stories of thirteen couples whose lives were profoundly affected by Proposition 8 - the California ballot initiative that eliminated the right of same-sex couples to marry.
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• Housing and employment protections for gays and lesbians

  
  Dee's 'Dotes — Authority:
  The Salt Lake City Council has become the first Utah City to pass ordinances that will prevent unfair housing practices based on sexual orientation. In a rare move, the LDS church attended last nights council meeting to support the ordinances. THE LGBT community has been working hard to foster a relationship with ...
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• Florida Marine Makes Bogus "Gay Panic" Defense to Excuse His Brutal Beating of a Greek Priest

  
  DISSENTING JUSTICE — Authority: 495
  Jason Bruce, a Marine reservist in Tampa, Florida, attacked an innocent Greek Orthodox priest with a tire iron. Bruce has initiated a shameful legal defense: the priest grabbed his crotch. The actual story is quite different. Apparently, Father Alexios Marakis, who speaks little English, became lost after his ...
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• What the Institution of Marriage Means

  
  AmeriNZ — Authority: 468
  Dan Savage presents a pretty good explanation of why gay people aren’t “redefining marriage”: Heterosexuals have already done that.
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• Heartless bastard

  
  AmeriNZ — Authority: 468
  There’s really no word or expression severe enough to adequately convey the contempt in which some politicians ought to be held. Such politicians are actually beneath contempt, which is probably why the task of finding just the right epithet is so difficult. Rhode Island’s Governor Donald Carcieri is precisely ...
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• Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing

  
  Home & living - home-living.marc8.com — Authority: 149
  With a historic endorsement from the Mormon church, the Salt Lake City Council unanimously passed a pair of ordinances making it illegal to discriminate against gays. read more
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• Dont Give, Dont Get: The Gays Refuse To Be Obamas Silent ATM Any Longer

  
  Democralypse Now — Authority: 127
  Oh those pesky, impossible-to-satisfy gays! Give em an inch and the next thing you know, they want a mile. Despite President Obamas best attempts to placate the gays with hilarious Lady Gaga jokes and empty promises of his "unwavering commitment," the queer community is done giving Obama any more undeserved ...
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• Mormon leadership comes out in support of (some) basic rights for LGBT Utahns.

  
  LdC — Authority: 112
  Video from the public hearing, featuring Michael Otterson, Eric Ethington (local blogger/activist and genuinely nice guy), Deeda Seed, and Jonas from the all-Brazilian America Forever bigot brigade: Transcript of remarks by the managing director of LDS Public Affairs, who spoke at the hearing in support of ...
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• Video: Another Victim of ‘Gay’ (In)’Tolerance’: Julia Ward Forced Out of Eastern Michigan U. Counseling Program Due to Christian Beliefs

  
  Americans For Truth — Authority: 603
  The victims of government- and corporate-enforced pro-homosexual “tolerance” just keep adding up. Matt Barber . Crystal Dixon . Peter Vadala . And let’s not forget adoptive children in Massachusetts who deserve a mom and a dad and innocent grade school kids who will receive one-sided lessons on ...
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• LDS Church Expresses Official Support For Salt Lake Citys Proposed Gay Nondiscrimination Ordinances During Testimony At City Council Meeting

  
  Voice Of Deseret — Authority: 128
  During a public hearing on Salt Lake Citys proposed gay nondiscrimination ordinances taking place at a regular meeting of the Salt Lake City Council on November 10th, 2009, a representative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expressed the Churchs official support for the ordinances. Media stories ...
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• Robert Gibbs Shows How to Answer a Loaded Question

  
  Mediaite — Authority: 801
  Conservative World Net Daily reporter and href=”http://www.leskinsolving.com/”>talk show host Lester Kinsolving asked Robert Gibbs this hilariously loaded question at yesterday’s White House briefing: What was the President’s reaction to the more than 2,000-page health care bill which so few ...
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• Married Catholic priests? Yes and (mostly) no

  
  L.A. Times - Opinion Blog — Authority: 600
  It was a blow to Roman Catholic liberals when the Vatican announced last month that it would welcome, en masse, conservative Anglicans who share the popes opposition to female clergy and traditional views about homosexuality. But there was a silver lining for liberals: The fact that in welcoming married Anglican ...
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• Rhode Island Governor Wont Even Give Rights to Dead Gays

  
  -Towleroad News- [#gay] — Authority: 739
  If youre gay and you die in Rhode Island your domestic partner wont be able to make funeral arrangements for you because Governor Donald Carcieri just vetoed a bill providing for that . Why? According to Carcieri , "This bill represents a disturbing trend over the past few years ofthe incremental erosion of ...
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• The Future of Support for Gay Marriage

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  One of the more hopeful things I’ve read on the internet today (esp. considering what happened in Maine last week ) comes courtesy of Andrew Sullivan’s The Daily Dish .  This morning they posted an interesting chart that looked at different age groups and explicit support for gay marriage in different ...
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• Help Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” This Veteran’s Day

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  sidewalk_flyings Flickr photostream/Creative Commons Efforts to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” , the law that mandates the discharge of openly gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) service members, has gained serious traction over the past year, and as we celebrate Veteran’s Day tomorrow, you ...
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