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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Original Technorati articles tagged “gay rights”

• in Business
  It's Not About The Chicken - The Chick-fil-A Controversy!
  The row between the fast food chain and human rights activists escalates.
  by jasonshaw99 / on Aug 1, 2012
• in Politics
  The Controversial KKK Looks to Adopt a Highway
  Why can't the Ku Klux Klan adopt a highway?
  by kdbarclay / on Jun 30, 2012
• in Entertainment
  DC Comics Hints a Major Character Is Now Gay
  Who Is The Newest/Oldest Gay Superhero?
  by zacharyhunchar / on May 21, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “gay rights”

 

• Gay marriage bill survives after Ed Miliband votes against amendment

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Labour leader votes against amendment extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples after appeal by Tory whips The gay marriage bill has been saved after Ed Miliband agreed at the last minute to vote against an amendment to extend civil partnerships to heterosexual couples that had prompted government warnings ...
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• Church of Scotland to Allow Gay Clergy in Historic Shift

  
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  The Church of Scotland today narrowly approved a rule which would allow gay and lesbian ministers, reports The Guardian : The churchs ruling general assembly voted to allow congregations to admit gay ministers but only if they specifically elect to do so, in a radical departure from more than ...
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• Gay marriage: would legalising straight civil partnerships really cost £4bn?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Downing Street has said amendment to gay marriage bill could cost £4bn, but Labour and others have questioned figure It was the big number in Mondays front-page stories: Downing Streets warning that the bill to legalise gay marriage could cost an extra £4bn. This, it was claimed, is how much a Tory backbench ...
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• Ephemera on Monday

  
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  * The national animal of Scotland is the Unicorn.  It is much easier to come by the state pets of Colorado , which are shelter cats and dogs.  The Dumb Friends League which I frequently pass by when out and about around town has cats for $10. * In June, I am moving to a rowhouse in Stapleton (a Denver, ...
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• Tory MP Gerald Howarth: ‘There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage’

  
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  Former Conservative defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth has warned of the dangers of the “aggressive homosexual community”. The Aldershot MP was speaking during the Commons debate on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill on Monday evening. Margot James, the first out lesbian Tory MP to be elected said gay ...
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• The swivel-eyed, the glass-eyed and the cross-eyed | Simon Hoggart

  
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  Leading Tory MPs is far harder than herding a sackful of kittens No sign of David Cameron in the Commons chamber. Perhaps he was lying in a darkened room, or consulting a hermit on top of a Himalayan mountain. His party appears to be disintegrating into endless factions beneath him. Loonies versus sort-of sane. ...
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• Church of Scotland votes to allow gay ministers

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  General assembly votes to allow congregations to admit gay ministers but only if they specifically elect to do so The Church of Scotland, the countrys largest Protestant church, has narrowly voted to admit gay and lesbian ministers after traditionalists agreed to compromise after four years of division. The churchs ...
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• Quinn Says Illinois Lawmakers Could Make History This Session

  
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  News links:  Associated Press Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says state lawmakers could make some historic moves by the end of this legislative session if they so choose.  Today, Quinn urged state legislators to pass a marriage equality bill that is ...
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• Gay Chinese Teen Arrested, Jailed for Organizing LGBT Rights March: VIDEO

  
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  A gay teen has been arrested and jailed for organizing an LGBT rights march in central China, the AP reports : The man, identified only by his surname Xiang, was detained following the Friday event in the city of Changsha and ordered to serve 12 days in a detention center for organizing an ...
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• Monday Links

  
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  *  I have recently asked my colleagues at UCSD questions such as: How many adjunct/contingent/non-tenure track faculty are there in your department? Can you name them? Have you met any adjuncts for coffee or lunch on campus? Are they invited to the homes of ladder rank faculty? Do they have office space? Do they ...
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• Comment: Say no to same-sex bill marriage amendments, Mr Cameron

  
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  The amendments to the same-sex marriage bill are demeaning to LGBT people. Resist them and make the opponents to equality explain their true agenda, writes Adrian Tippetts for PinkNews.co.uk. David Cameron and the Coalition government went out of their way to appease the anti-marriage lobby and traditionalist MPs. ...
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  Lesbian Teen Expelled For Having Sexual Relationship With Underage Girl: Of course the Liberal blog Think Progress is all bent out of shape over this, claiming anti-gay bias is behind it. Oh really? What if the genders were reversed or opposite? Should an adult male be able to have sex with an underage girl or ...
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• Anti-Gay Wave of Violence Rocks NYC

  
  JD Journal — Authority: 500
  Mark Carson, a 32 year-old gay man, was murdered on Friday night, after being subjected to homophobic slurs by his attacker, a stranger. Carson’s death is the latest incident in what is shaping up to be a series of violent, anti-gay hate crimes being committed throughout New York City. Late on Friday night, Carson ...
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• Czech President Milos Zeman criticised for homophobic snub of gay academic

  
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  The president of the Czech Republic has been criticised over claims he refused to honour an academic with a title because the man in question is also a gay rights activist. Czech President Milos Zeman has refused to fully explain his stance, saying he doesn’t want to “humiliate” the candidate, Martin Putna, ...
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• GLAAD President Herndon Graddick Resigns After 13 Months

  
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  One of the nation’s largest and most known LGBT advocacy organizations is now searching for a new leader. GLAAD released a news release on Friday detailing the resignation of President Herndon Graddick who took over as president just 13 months ago. Herndon’s sudden resignation comes as a surprise to many in the ...
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• Gay marriage bill would be a major step forward – video

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  The equalities minister, Helen Grant, and conservative MP Tim Loughton discuss the gay marriage bill after Labour announces it is attempting to save it by tabling an amendment
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• Czech president in dispute over gay rights

  
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  Czech President Milos Zeman is being criticized for refusing to grant a university professorship — the nations top academic title — to a critic of his, allegedly because the man is also a gay rights activist. Zeman has refused to fully explain his stance, saying he doesnt want to "humiliate" the ...
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• Labour table civil partnership Manuscript Amendment in order to ‘rescue’ same-sex marriage bill

  
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  Labour has launched a bid to protect the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, amid fears that a “wrecking amendment” extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples could stall the legislation. The party has put forward its own Manuscript Amendment, which aims to start an immediate consultation on civil ...
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• Same-sex marriage could take decades to be legal in every state | Harry J Enten

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Unless the federal government or supreme court act, southern states will most likely oppose gay marriage for the foreseeable future The gay marriage movement is racing forward faster than ever, and with a new burst of life. This week, Minnesota became the third state to pass same-sex marriage this year, and the ...
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• Labour tries to save gay marriage bill with new amendment

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Yvette Cooper says Labour will put forward its own amendment after issue of civil partnerships threatens to derail bill The Labour leadership has moved to save the equal marriage bill by tabling its own amendment on civil partnerships for heterosexual couples – the area that had threatened to derail the entire ...
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