Massachusetts Legislature Threatened with Paycut if No Vote on Gay Marriage

In an act of unethical despiration, presidential hopeful and outgoing Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney is threatening to hold back pay for state legislators until there is a vote on banning gay marriage in Massachusetts.

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Gay in 2006: The Ins, Outs, and In-Betweens

This is a comprehensive (and funny) list of self-outers, switch hitters, and those who were outed. It is a funny list of public denials, private rebuttals, and flat out lies -- and a few honest words, of course. Who came out in 2006? Who denied it? Who tried it, then got scared? Who found love? Check out this list (with photographic evidence).

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Watermelon Winter

These photos were taken with natural light at 1:00 am in the morning, New Years Eve. When it snows in New Mexico, it is so bright that you can see everything. Albuquerque really has a pinkish glow, just like the pictures indicate -- probably from the spectrum of average light produced by the nighttime city.

Mass. court will not force gay marriage vote

The state's highest court on Wednesday said it had no authority to force lawmakers to vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.

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ALASKA WILL PROVIDE BENEFITS TO SAME-SEX PARTNERS ON JANUARY 1, 2007

A battle has been won! Not the war but a battle. Not for just us Queer Alaskans but for all of us. For now, our constitution is being upheld. On Tuesday December 19th the Alaskan Supreme court ordered the state to comply with their earlier ruling. The state and the Anchorage municipality must provide benefits to the same-sex partners of Gay and Les

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Gay Wedding Industry Is Booming Despite Bans

Not sure how it can be booming if it's mostly outlawed everywhere, but if they say so....

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Gays in the U.S. still forbidden from giving blood

Student body president Ronnie Childers was barred from donating blood at a Red Cross blood drive at Harbor High School in Santa Cruz, CA. The reason? He's gay.

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Gays in the U.S. still forbidden from giving blood

Student body president Ronnie Childers was barred from donating blood at a Red Cross blood drive at Harbor High School in Santa Cruz, CA. The reason? He's gay.

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Australian Airline "Anset" Kicks Off "Gay" Passenger

An unfortunate misunderstanding that was caused by a flier with the last name "Gay". This is maybe one of the funniest articles I have ever read.

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Buffalo Bill: gay or trans?

Remember the villain from Silence of the Lambs? Was he gay or trans? The jury is still out. A transman examines the evidence.

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Calif. High Court To Rule On Gay Marriage

Does prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying violate the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians? This is is the biggest question surrounding marriage the California Supreme Court has faced since 1948, when it became the first court in the nation to declare laws banning mixed-race marriages unconstitutional discrimination. Nice parallel.

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Paparazzi sues celeb blogger for $7.6M (AP)

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is being stalked by paparazzi — in court, at least.

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Houston-area rapist preys on men

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- A rapist who preys on young men has struck five times in the Houston area since mid-September, and police said Monday there may be even more victims who are too ashamed to come forward.

Wow, I mean, is he after straight kids in their late teens? Or gay kids? Or it doesn't matter? Freak!

Indian runner fails gender test, loses medal

An Indian runner who won a silver medal in the women's 800 meters at the Asian Games failed a gender test and was stripped of the medal.

I wonder what this really means? Does it mean that official governing institutions have questions about the "black and white" notion of gender? Is it possible that they are actually legitimizing the idea of a transgendered spectrum in the human species (and by extension, other animals)?

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Gay relationships 'satanic attack' on church, Archbishop says

Truro Church in Fairfax and The Falls Church in Falls Church, Virginia, plan to place themselves under the leadership of Anglican Archbishop Peter Akinola of Nigeria, who has called the growing acceptance of gay relationships a "satanic attack" on the church.

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Gay condo controversy

The Bay State, the birthplace of gay marriage, is on the cusp of another revolution in alternative living that could prove to be just as controversial - gay condo communities.

Around here it's not much of a controversy. Santa Fe already has a gay condo community (perhaps it's more of a retirement community) called RainbowVision.

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My New Writing Desk and Ergonomic Chair

How retro-nerd! I took the TV out of my room and replaced it with a real cherry wood writing desk.

New Jersey approves gay civil unions

Lawmakers in the U.S. state of New Jersey legalized same-sex civil unions on Thursday to give gay and lesbian couples the same rights as marriage but would not allow such partnerships to be called "marriage".

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Why I'm tired of us Christians hating gays, not loving them

"It amazes me the amount of hate some Christians have when speaking to and about gays. This is not how any Christian should act. ...We have all committed sins, and need to love one another, no matter what we have done."

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Amazing finger-style guitarist Andy Mckee

You have to see this if you have ears and a set of eyes, nothing short of amazing. Not only that, but he's amazingly cute, too! I think you can order some of his stuff at the website www.candyrat.com.



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Another Gay Evangelical Comes Out of the Closet

Another evangelical resigns for having a homosexual affair. Do you think these guys are gay out of the box and run around trying to hide it by joining the most conservative church they can, and then gay bash just to keep their own secret hidden? Something is up! sorry no pun intended

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Battle lines drawn as Italy plans law recognizing gay couples

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said Thursday that his government would draft legislation on civil unions in the Catholic-majority country by January 31

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Vatican criticises Italy plans on gay, unwed couples

The Vatican said on Saturday Italy's left sought to "eradicate" the traditional family by adding to its Christmas wish-list legislation that would give legal rights to unwed couples, including homosexual ones.

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Homosexuality FAQ (American Psychological Association)

Is sexual orientation a choice? Can therapy change sexual orientation? Is homosexuality a mental illness or emotional problem? Can lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals be good parents? Why do some gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals tell people about their sexual orientation? Find out the official answers from the APA.

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Vice-President Cheney's Gay Daughter is Pregnant

Mary Cheney, the vice president's openly gay daughter, is pregnant. She and her partner of 15 years, Heather Poe, are "ecstatic" about the baby, due in late spring, said a source close to the couple.

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Gay 'weddings' top 15,500 in UK

More than 15,500 gay and lesbian couples united in civil partnerships in the first nine months after new laws were brought in the UK. There were 15,672 partnerships between December 2005 and September 2006, the Office for National Statistics said. There were 14,084 partnerships in England, 537 in Wales, 942 in Scotland and 109 in Northern Ireland.

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Beyonce Knowles Agreed to Appear on the Cover of US Gay Magazine "Instinct"

Beyonce Knowles will appear on the cover of leading US gay magazine Instinct to promote her new movie musical "Dreamgirls" in the gay community

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Vancouver rated top city for gay tourists

Karen Wetzel of Louisiana has a vivid first impression of Vancouver -- and it doesn't include mountain peaks and ocean views.

When Ms. Wetzel and her partner, Claudette Oster, told the customs officer at Vancouver Airport they had travelled to Canada to marry, the official beamed and said, "Well, congratulations and welcome to Vancouver."

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