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”

• Some gays seek renewed focus on civil unions

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  (San Francisco) Leland Traiman, who runs a sperm bank in California, worries about his lesbian clients in more conservative parts of the country when he hears fellow gay rights activists talk about winning the right to wed. With 34 states lacking any legal recognition of same-sex relationships, Traiman wonders if all ...
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• The lameness of Adam Lambert

  
  The Other McCain — Authority: 753
  Lets face it, hes boring -- which my latest column at The American Spectator is certainly not : At some point, reasonable people might expect an end to these épater les bourgeoisie gestures, as the bourgeoisie have long since ceased to be shocked by such routine public exhibitions. . . . More than four ...
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• Uganda’s Aids Solution: Kill The Queers!

  
  Godless Blogger — Authority: 131
  I saw this over at Pharyngula today. The FUCK Uganda? Here is what is being proposed: According to Clause 2 of the Bill, a person who is convicted of gay sex is liable to life imprisonment. But if that person is also HIV positive the penalty — under the heading “aggravated homosexuality” — is death. The ...
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• Letters: Anti-gay laws and charity in Uganda

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Given the proposed penalty of hanging for "aggravated homosexuality" if one of the same sex partners is HIV positive ( Fury at Uganda proposal for gay executions , 28 November) I hope that the Mvule Trust will have weeded out any lesbians, particularly lesbians with HIV, before any money from the new Guardian appeal ...
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• Out in the streets

  
  Mostly Movies — Authority: 134
  Obama-era gay activists: young, motivated, and more than a little angry . (The Nation) Until late last year, LGBT activism had been dominated for more than a decade by a handful of established national organizations like the Human Rights Campaign and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, along with a network ...
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• Stephen Harper Privately Warns Uganda, Rick Warren Won’t Take Sides, Rupert Everett Still Hates You, Jesus Lutz Purports To Be His Own Man, Nike Rugby

  
  the time of my life — Authority: 140
  Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday that he spoke privately to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and warned him against passing a proposed law that would allow prosecutors to apply the death penalty to homosexuals in the country. It has been thought that at a Commonwealth country summit held over the ...
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• Uganda considers death sentence for gay sex in bill before parliament

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  • Minimum penalty is life in jail, under anti-homosexuality bill • US evangelists are main activists behind measure As a gay Ugandan, Frank Mugisha has endured insults from strangers, hate messages on his phone, police harassment and being outed in a tabloid as one of the countrys "top homos". That may soon seem ...
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• Will Ugandas New Anti-Gay Law Sabotage Anti-AIDS Efforts?

  
  Runesmith's Canadian Content — Authority: 486
  (This post was written for my two-hour blogathon for A Dare to Remember . Please sponsor me! ) Stephen Harper has joined Gordon Brown and other Commonwealth leaders in condemning Ugandas proposed new anti-homosexuality law , which would proscribe the death penalty for anyone engaging in a homosexual act in ...
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• Musings On Religion and Demography

  
  Wash Park Prophet — Authority: 133
  One of the big blind spots in American demography is religion. We have excruciatingly detailed demographic statistics the slice and dice the American population based on race, Hispanic origins, sex and age, mostly from a variety of government sources. We have far less information on religion, pieced together from a ...
  21 hours ago

• Will Uganda’s New Anti-Gay Law Sabotage Anti-AIDS Efforts?

  
  Canada's World — Authority: 417
  (This post is a work in progress for my two-hour blogathon for A Dare to Remember . Please sponsor me! ) Stephen Harper has joined Gordon Brown and other Commonwealth leaders in condemning Uganda’s proposed new anti-homosexuality law , which would proscribe the death penalty for anyone engaging in a homosexual ...
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• Uganda Determined To Pass Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Battling The Brethren, Argentina Gay Marriage, Liverpool Bashing, Transgender Police, Gay Bookstore

  
  the time of my life — Authority: 140
  Despite condemnation by both Britain and Canada, Uganda appears defiant and determined to proceed with the passing of the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill , that bill’s sponsor, Member of Parliament David Bahati, saying that Uganda will not retreat from enacting the bill that proposes the death penalty for acts ...
  22 hours ago

• Sunday Afternoon Relaxation

  
  A Blue View — Authority: 153
  I love that the segment is titled, "Beyond the Facts." First Openly Gay Racehorse To Compete Sunday
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• Almost like in Armenia (ancient or contemporary), some would say ;)

  
  Unzipped: Gay Armenia — Authority: 426
  Hilarious episode of Saturday Night Live, with Gerard Butler. *thanks to George for the link.
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• Hotze endorses Locke

  
  Off the Kuff — Authority: 148
  It’s what we’ve all been waiting for, and now it’s on its way to a mailbox near you, as local hatemeister Steven Hotze has endorsed candidates in all six City of Houston runoffs and sent a mail piece out touting his preferred slate. Martha has all of the scans of the mailers. Pay particular attention to these ...
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• Liberal turmoil clouds debate on climate bills

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  The Federal Opposition looks set to change leaders, as the emissions trading legislation that sparked the Liberal row comes back before the Senate. The Upper House failed to meet the Governments deadline of passing the scheme by last week, prompting the Governments Senate leader, Chris Evans, to accuse the Opposition ...
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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: 497
  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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• DOJ Gives ACORN An Early Holiday Present

  
  NO QUARTER — Authority: 570
  * bumped up because the Reverend is our in-house expert who tracks the ACORN story like few others * And circumvents the Congress, even the President, in the process. Yes, it turns out that, according to DOJ lawyer, David Barron, it is A-Okay for ACORN to receive funds from American taxpayers, according to this NY ...
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• Benefits for same-sex partners are expanding

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 133
  By Ashley SurdinWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, November 27, 2009 LOS ANGELES — 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 ...
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• Rudd plays careful hand at CHOGM

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudds appearance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is an exercise in double-purpose diplomacy. First, he wants to keep a high profile among his Commonwealth colleagues, meeting all the big players of this 53-nation group: Britains Gordon Brown, Indias Manmohan Singh, South ...
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• Adam Joseph’s Ode to Marriage Equality…Finally

  
  Heroes N Hunks — Authority: 135
  A new cover mashup music video (the music “Bleeding Love” by Leona Lewis with the lyrics from “Finally” by Ce Ce Peniston) directed by Adam Joseph and Josh Kesner. Starring Lars Stephan, Stuart Perkins and Erickatoure Aviance. via WayOutWest and AdamJosephMusic
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