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Gay Greeks Hold Conference At DePaul

Chicago Sun-Times | Mary Houlihan | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago

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For DePaul junior Bobby Schrock, a 22-year-old political science major, joining a fraternity at the country's largest Catholic university has been a "...

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Not So Fabuloso: Latinos and Proposition 8

Daniel Cubias | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Latinos, Homosexuality, Proposition 8, Hispanics, Maricon, Prop 8, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

Is it possible that the old boogeyman, the Catholic Church, is somewhat responsible for the invincible strain of homophobia in Latino culture? To the surprise of absolutely no one, the answer is yes.

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Obama Signals the End of Days, Colorado Evangelicals Tell Irish Times

Dan Treul | Posted 10.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Election 08, John McCain, U.S. Presidential Election, Colorado, Foreign Press Coverage, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Evangelicals, Homosexuality, Foreign Media, Foreign Coverage, James Dobson, Ireland, Europe, Vote 2008, Focus on the Family, Irish Times, Home News
Dan Treul

The story in the Irish paper underscores the kind of comic disbelief that has distinguished foreign coverage and reception of the American presidential campaign this year.

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Rick Warren and Prop 8 -- He Knows Better

Randall Balmer | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Homosexuality, Baptists, California, Proposition 8, Bible, Rick Warren, Constitution, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Randall Balmer

Warren, a Baptist, knows better. The cornerstones of the Baptist tradition are adult baptism and the principle of liberty of conscience and the separation of church and state.

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Political Sex Scandals: Obama, McCain & Palin

Twanna A. Hines | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jessica Cutler and Eliot Spitzer Sex Ring, Cheating Relationships, Homosexuality, Pamela Druckerman, John McCain, Adultery, Mcpalin, Sex, Sarah Palin, McCain Cheating, Scandal, John Edwards Cheating, Barack Obama, Clinton Lewinsky, Political Sex Scandals, Politics News
Twanna A. Hines

Woe is the modern American politician: so much sex, too little time. Ho, hum. Nothing new.

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Gay Marriage and the Democratic Hazard

Deepak Chopra | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mormon Church, Homosexuality, Equality, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Prop 8, Deepak Chopra, Moral Hazard, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Deepak Chopra

What gives the anti-gay marriage forces their influence comes down to moral hazard. If you run no risk sticking your nose into someone else's bedroom, some people are weak enough to go ahead and do it.

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The Professors' Wives' Club: An interview with Joanne Rendell

Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Joanne Rendell, Wives, Manhattan U, Living News, Relationships, The Wednesday Sisters, Work-Life Balance, Female Friendships, Friendship by the Book, Book Review, Novel, The Friday Night Knitting Club, The Professors’ Wives’ Club, University, Intergenerational Friendships, Infidelity, Homosexuality, Washington Square, Faculty, Sisterhood, Homeschooling, Friendship Circles, Nyu, Moms, New York University, Domestic Abuse, Living News
Irene S. Levine

In this breakout first novel, Joanne Rendell creates powerful characters struggling to define their roles as women and an engaging plot that keeps you glued until the end.

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The Strange, Strange Story of the Gay Fascists

Johann Hari | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pim Fortuyn, Fascism, Homosexuality, European Fascism, Adolf Hitler, Politics News
Johann Hari

This is a taboo topic for a gay left-wing man like me to touch, but there has always been a weird, disproportionate overlap between homosexuality and fascism. Take a deep breath; here goes.

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San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial: Vote No on Prop 8

John Henning | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gay Marriage, Homosexuality, Churches, San Diego Union-Tribune, Proposition 8, San Diego, Politics News
John Henning

This change in position by the editorial board of the home town newspaper has got to be a blow to the pro-amendment forces.

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Pissing Off Your Parents with "Lesbian" Pop!

Giulia Rozzi | Posted 08.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Billboard, Homosexuality, The Real World, Music, Wild Things, Mary Hudson, Katy Perry, I Kissed a Girl, Jill Sobule, Entertainment News
Giulia Rozzi

Hey! Guess what everybody? Katy Perry kissed a girl! And we get to hear about it over and over and over again!

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Gay Or Straight...And How To Tell

men.style.com/details | Anna David | Posted 08.07.2008 | Style

Read More: Coming Out, Homosexuality, Straight, Defining Sexuality, Gay, Style News

In the early nineties, Dan Rothenberg was having a gay old time--literally. A rising comedian in San Francisco, he spent his nights at clubs in the Ca...

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Gay Marriage is Natural

Paul J. Zak | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Animal Sex, Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Homosexuality, Nature vs Nurture, Homosexuality Animals, Gay Marriage California, Gay Animals, Gay Marriage, Science Relationships, Politics News
Paul J. Zak

Much of the anti-gay-marriage argument rests on two assumptions: Life-long exclusive mate-bonding for purpose of rearing offspring is natural, and homosexuality is not. Both have little basis in fact.

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A Time to Ask. A Time to Tell

Richard Klass | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gays in the Military, Homosexuality, Dod, Bill Clinton, Dadt, Homophobia, Civil Rights, Politics News
Richard Klass

What is often overlooked is that the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy was supposed to be a way station on the road to full acceptance of homosexuals in the military.

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Abortion vs. Homosexuality for Young Evangelicals

Steven Waldman | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Homosexuality, Obama, Mccain, Barack Obama, Christianity, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Steven Waldman

When talking about social issues of interest to evangelicals, we tend to lump abortion and homosexuality together. But the politics are actually different, especially among young evangelicals.

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Why Stuff Happens

Nick Revell | Posted 06.27.2008 | Living

Read More: George Bush, Homosexuality, Natural Disasters, Sharon Stone, Tibet, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Why Things Happen, China, How the World Works, 236.Com, Living News
Nick Revell

Be honest, if there were any justice, then how come most of us know deep down it is entirely possible Donald Rumsfeld might end up dying peacefully and painlessly in his sleep?

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Gay Brain, My Brain, Your Brain...

Liz Spikol | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Homosexuality, Comic Strips, Queer, Brain, Brain Biology, Biology, Lesbian, Bisexual, Bisexuality, Kinsey Scale, Heterosexuality, Philadelphia, Gay, Gender, Politics News
Liz Spikol

A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says gays and lesbians do, in fact, have biological differences that suggest homo...

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Tila Tequila Responsible for Gay Rights

Disgrasian | Posted 06.13.2008 | Entertainment

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Disgrasian

A timeline of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights progress, 1860-2008...

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Why Straight Women Dig Women

New York Times | Andy Newman | Posted 06.12.2008 | Living

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Today's New York Times Thursday Styles section has a very intriguing piece on a recent study conducted by a Dr. Meredith Chivers at the Center for Add...

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The Most Savage Shock Jock of Them All

Rory O'Connor | Posted 05.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Aclu, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, The Savage Nation, Rush Limbaugh, Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary, Homosexuality, Talk Radio, Sean Hannity, San Fran Sicko, Glaad, Homophobia, RockStar Energy Drink, Michael Savage, Bill O'Reilly, Media News
Rory O'Connor

Dig deeper, and the question of who Michael Savage is becomes more complicated. "Savage" isn't his real name; it seems to speak to his heightened sense of masculinity, aggression, and antipathy toward minorities.

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Hurrah for Gay Marriage

Erica Jong | Posted 05.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Homosexuality, California, Massachusetts, Sex, Heterosexuals, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Erica Jong

Let's hope the anti-gay lunatic fringe eventually sees gay marriage as a blessing not a curse. It certainly promotes stability and family. And it's certainly good for kids.

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I am a Papal Party Pooper

Hilary Rosen | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Hilary Rosen

Washington is agog with celebrations of the Holy Father, so I hate to be a pooper at the papal party but...it is worth pointing out a visit by another holy man to the U.S. last week.

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If Not You...

Sara Whitman | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: LGBT Rights, Transgender Rights, SRI Business, Ted Kennedy, Enda, Lawrence King, Lgbt, Homosexuality, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Gay Rights, Larry King, Gay, Homosexuals, Politics News
Sara Whitman

Dear Senator Kennedy: I understand you are going to support a non-gender identity inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act. As a constituent, as a lesbian but mostly, as a mother, I am asking you to reconsider.

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Breaking Down The Bedrock

Sara Whitman | Posted 03.31.2008 | Living

Read More: Sally Kern Easter, Homosexuality, Sally Kern, Gay Rights, Living in Sin, Lifestyle Choice, Sally Kern Homophobic, Living News
Sara Whitman

Today has been pretty quiet. Not a lot of news, so I was catching up on some blogs, email, even managed to tackle an enormous pile of laundry...You know, casually practicing my "sinful nature," as Sally Kern, and the likes of Sally Kern, call my lifestyle "choice."

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A Gay Conservative Rabbi is Coming to a Synagogue Near You -- or Not

Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 03.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Homosexuality and Religion, Conservative Judaism, Judaism LGBT Rights, Jewish Law, Feminism, Sexuality, Gay Rabbi, Same-Sex Marriage, Lgbt, Homosexuality, Religion, Cantor, Gay Rights, Jewish, LGBT Rights, Religion and Politics, Faith, Rabbi, Living News
Leora Tanenbaum

Why are we instructed to embrace the ger, the stranger, yet we are told to distance ourselves from someone who loves Judaism and lives a Jewish life but happens to be gay?

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What Sally Has Wrought

Chuck Wolfe | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sally Kern, Homophobia, Lgbt, Homosexuality, Hate Crimes, Bigot, Bigotry, Ellen Degeneres, Politics News
Chuck Wolfe

If State Rep. Sally Kern had offered similar hateful views about African Americans, Native Americans or Jewish people, we wouldn't even be debating her speech. We'd be saying goodbye.

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