Homestead on the virtual frontier
What happened with CA’s Prop 8? Questions that still need answersI’ve never been one for conspiracy theories. The 9/11 Truth movement? Not credible. Alex Jones from InfoWars? I’m from Austin, TX, and he’s been our town idiot with a cheesy cable access show for as long as I can remember. Nevertheless, there’s something curious going on in California with regards [...]
Many Middle Schools Don’t Have Policies to Safeguard Against Anti-Gay BulliesSeeded at Newsvine:
Taunting and bullying often goes unnoticed by teachers, and administrators have few policies in place to handle it. Only 11 states have enacted laws to protect schoolchildren from being bullied specifically because of sexual orientation.
A 1913 Law Dies to Better Serve Gay MarriagesSeeded at Newsvine:
BOSTON — Massachusetts may have been the first state to legalize same-sex marriage for its residents, but when California last month invited out-of-state gay and lesbian couples to get married, the potential economic benefits did not go unnoticed here.
Gay man wins lawsuit for being called ‘disabled’Seeded at Newsvine:
ROME (AP) – The Italian government was ordered to pay euro100,000 ($160,000) to a gay man who received a driver’s license for the disabled after he declared his sexual orientation on an official form, the man and a gay-rights group said Monday.
U.S. Census Bureau won’t count same-sex marriagesSeeded at Newsvine:
“I just think it’s bad form for the census to change a legal response to an incorrect response,” said Gary Gates of the Williams Institute, a think tank at the University of California-Los Angeles law school that studies gay-related public policy issues.
Gay Acceptance Related to IncomeSeeded at Newsvine:
Their findings, said Standfort, appear to support theories that attitudes to homosexuals are more favourable in countries that prefer equality over inequality and where acting as an individual is preferred over acting in a group.
New Study: Congress should repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell”Seeded at Newsvine:
Congress should repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law because the presence of gays in the military is unlikely to undermine the ability to fight and win, according to a new study released by a California-based research center.
Some clergy want out of wedding duty – the necessary division between marriage and matrimony beginsSeeded at Newsvine:
After the California Supreme Court ruled gay marriage legal, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California began encouraging all couples to marry outside the church.
Craig, Vitter Sponsor Bill To “Protect” MarriageSeeded at Newsvine:
Yes, two of the principal sponsors of a constitutional amendment to “protect” marriage include one far-right Republican who hired prostitutes and another far-right Republican who was arrested for soliciting gay sex an airport men’s room.
Obama will fight for gay rights, wife saysSeeded at Newsvine:
The Democratic presumptive nominee will fight for equal rights for gays just as he fought to help working-class families overcome poverty, his wife told a gay Democratic group.
Ban on same-sex marriage fails vote in AZ SenateSeeded at Newsvine:
A measure to place a constitutional ban on gay marriage on the fall ballot was narrowly voted down in the state Senate on Wednesday, but the referendum could still come back for a revote in the final days of the legislative session.
Israeli High Court rejects rightists’ petition against Jerusalem gay paradeSeeded at Newsvine:
High Court dismisses appeal filed by Itamar Ben-Gvir and Baruch Marzel, gay pride parade to take place on Thursday. Judges say took into consideration Open House’s promise to avoid provocations
How a homophobic idiot was suddenly changed: The importance of gay prideSeeded at Newsvine:
Hollywood taught me being gay was an insult. And degrading gay people was something I’d watched on TV hundreds of times. So I did it too.
That was the culture I grew up with. There was no Ellen Degeneres, Will & Grace or Brokeback Mountain.
