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Celebrities

Tweet Of The Day: Ricky Martin

July 15, 2010 12:45 PM by David Badash
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Civil Rights

Now 250 Million People — Except You — Can Marry Their Same-Sex Partner

July 15, 2010 11:53 AM by David Badash
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With the addition of Argentina’s adoption of same-sex marriage, America is increasingly on the wrong end of many lists.

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International

Gay And Lesbian Film Festivals Are Better Than Ever

July 2, 2010 6:00 PM by Julia L Garbowski

“Howl” with James Franco, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. “I don’t think we’re in Cannes anymore, Toto.” I said to my little black terrier who is actually named Molly. Indeed, I don’t think we will ever go back to just a handful of world renowned film festivals attended only by elite film people, [...]

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Bigotry Watch

Vatican Gay Prostitution Sex Scandal! Surprise!

March 4, 2010 5:10 PM by David Badash
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Member of the Pope’s household caught in gay male prostitution sex scandal during corruption investigation.


Well, this should come as no surprise to anyone — Hypocrisy and gay sex in Vatican City! It seems a 29-year-old Vatican chorister was fired after he allegedly procured gay male prostitutes for Angelo Balducci, a “Gentleman of His Holiness,” who [...]

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Bigotry Watch

Watch: Andrew Sullivan Takes On Maggie Gallagher At The Cato Institute’s Conservative Debate

February 19, 2010 1:57 PM by David Badash
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Is There a Place for Gay People in Conservatism and Conservative Politics?



As I wrote earlier this week, the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank (which boasts the likes of Tucker Carlson as a Senior Fellow,) this week held a conference titled, “Is There a Place for Gay People in Conservatism and Conservative Politics?”
The debate, which [...]

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Asides

Success! No “Breakfast” For “Kill The Gays” Author Bahati!

January 19, 2010 8:51 PM by David Badash

Success! No “Breakfast” For “Kill The Gays” Author Bahati! The author of Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” bill isn’t coming to breakfast. David Bahati will not attend the National Prayer Breakfast on February 4. There’s little information to go on, and it’s unclear if he was “disinvited” as Joe.My.God put it, or if he, indeed, had [...]

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Discrimination

Watch: Maddow: Haitian Ambassador Elegantly Shames Pat Robertson

January 13, 2010 11:08 PM by David Badash
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Bigotry Watch

Listen: 100,000 Dead, So Rush Limbaugh Plays Race Card In Haitian Earthquake Tragedy

January 13, 2010 9:20 PM by David Badash
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Bigotry Watch

Watch: Pat Robertson Tells Millions Of Catholics In Haiti They Deserve It, “Made A Pact With Devil”

January 13, 2010 5:18 PM by David Badash
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Haiti has a population of 9.7 million people, of which 80% are Roman Catholic and 16% are Protestant. So, close to 100% of Haitians are Christianists. Yet today, in the wake of the most devastating earthquake in Haitian history, Evangelical leader Pat Robertson told them all that the need “a great turning to God,” they [...]

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Asides

Gay Marriage: Mexico City Council Votes 39 – 20 “Yes.” New York, Still 38 – 24 “No.”

December 21, 2009 5:57 PM by David Badash

Gay Marriage: Mexico City Council Votes 39 – 20 “Yes.” New York, Still 38 – 24 “No.” Mexico City lawmakers just voted 39 – 20 in favor of marriage equality. They subsequently struck down the provision banning adoption by gay couples. New York State still hasn’t voted in favor of same sex marriage. Nor has [...]

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Asides

BBC’s “Should homosexuals face execution?” now “Should Uganda debate gay execution?”

December 17, 2009 10:30 AM by David Badash

BBC’s “Should homosexuals face execution?” now “Should Uganda debate gay execution?” Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been out and about, pushing for British gay civil partnerships to be recognised across the European Union. (Imagine if Barack Obama were to do that here?…) Meanwhile, the BBC, that bastion of British news excellence, really screwed up, [...]

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Bigotry Watch

Maddow: The Family Finally Condemns Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” Bill

December 17, 2009 1:59 AM by David Badash
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Maddow: Senator Brownback Won’t Say If Gays Shouldn’t Be Sentenced To Death For Being Gay

December 15, 2009 9:00 AM by David Badash
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“Uganda Be Kidding:” Won’t Denounce Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” Bill



Reporter: “Do you think it’s appropriate to criminalize homosexual conduct anymore?”
Brownback: “I’m not going to comment.”

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