(Ames, Iowa) The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist." Whenever a student gets within a few feet, Anastasia Bodnar waves and smiles, trying to make a good first impression before eyes drift down to a word many Americans rank down there with "socialist." Bodnar is ... Full story...
From a Columbia Law School press release:
(New York) Columbia Law School’s Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic has won asylum for a gay man who feared persecution because of his sexual orientation if forced to return to his native Brazil.
(Toronto) A moment of silence was held for Brendan Burke, the son of Toronto general manager Brian Burke who died in a car accident, before the Maple Leafs played Ottawa on Saturday night.
I didn't see this coming. Turns out that it's an open secret in San Francisco that Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker - the guy deciding the Prop 8 trial - is gay.
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) The sodomy trial of a Malaysian opposition leader who claims he is a victim of political persecution was temporarily halted Monday after he called for the removal of the presiding judge.
A bill is before Uganda lawmakers that would further criminalize same-sex sex and gay rights activity in the African nation.
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Friday night brought the week’s high spirits to a head as Rachel did the show from The Big Easy.
Oliver North, the retired colonel turned Fox News contributor, told the Hannity’s America audience last night that if gays are allowed to serve openly in the military, it opens the door for allowing pedophiles to serve openly.
Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle issued a resolution condemning Uganda’s legislation that would punish homosexuality with an execution.
New Mexico’s domestic partnership bill, supported by Gov. Bill Richardson, advanced again Thursday, seen as a good sign by gay rights activists.
(Blantyre, Malawi) A man has been arrested for putting up posters championing gay rights, police said Tuesday, adding they were searching for other Malawians they believe are working with foreigners in the campaign.