Dear Mona:
I've known I was gay since I was 6-years-old, but since I live in an extremely homophobic town.
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Religious, homophobic hate surges in LA countyLos Angeles Daily News"The spike we saw in the gay and lesbian community can definitely be correlated to the influence of the Proposition 8 debate," said Amanda F.
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Gay Groups Praise Report on Gay Priests and Sexual AbuseBeliefnet.comBALTIMORE (RNS) Gay Catholics and victims of clergy sexual abuse are hailing preliminary results of a study commissioned by US Catholic bishops that says .
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New studies: Catholics aren't homophobic and pedophile priests aren't gayDallas VoiceAnti-gay Supreme Court justices Antonin Scalia, John Roberts, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito are Catholic.
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I was contacted by The Advocate several days ago to see if I was interested in doing a piece for the mag on Chapel Hill's incoming mayor, Mark Kleinschmidt, who is openly gay and won only by a hair (106 votes), in what is one of the most liberal cities in NC.
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Fox News has picked up the story of Peter Vadala, the man who was fired from a Boston-area Brookstone for telling a lesbian coworker to shut up about her impending marriage.
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On Sunday homophobic slurs were painted on Orlando's LGBT Center and a nearby gay-owned business.
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Community Center of Central Florida -- more commonly known as The Center -- and a second nearby gay-owned business were targeted by vandals who spray painted with a swastika and the words "Gay Pawer," "Die Fags," "Go To Hell" and other homophobic slurs.
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A string of concerts by Jamaican reggae star Beenie Man have been cancelled after organisers faced a wave of protest from gay rights groups.
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Over the past few years working here at Bilerico, I've become something of a free speech fundamentalist.
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Big Day Out, the New Zealand music festival, is under pressure to ban a Jamaican reggae artist from performing at the event.
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Tracy Morgan's raunchy Carnegie Hall performance in New York City over the weekend was reportedly marred by numerous walkouts.
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Miley Cyrus, who wrote in her autobiography that she was bullied endlessly in school, seems to be a bit of a bully herself.
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A complaint against the Daily Mail by gay political blogger Iain Dale has not been upheld by the Press Complaints Commission.
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A man who robbed gay men he met on gay chatlines has been jailed for six years.
Adil Zahid, 27, fromWalthamstow, pleaded guilty to four counts of robbery and one count of handling a stolen vehicle.
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A man has been attacked in London's latest homophobic hate crime.
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The News for Tuesday: France slams Uganda; Updates on the Lesbian Embezzlement Case; Oregon Activist Gear Up; The Stakes in Maine; Attacks at Georgetown University; A homophobic ‘kiddie gang’ on trial; Another teen arrested in Liverpool attack; A proposal during testimony…
Crime & Court Watch:
- UK — Another teenager arrested over assault on gay Liverpool policeman.
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Kansas City mischiefPhiladelphia Daily NewsThe Chiefs (1-6) announced yesterday they are cutting Larry Johnson's suspension for gay slurs in half.
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This is a guest post by Helen Boyd. Helen Boyd is the author of My Husband Betty and She's Not the Man I Married.
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Larry Johnson's use of gay slur shines light on how gay people are treated in NFLUSA TodayLarry Johnson's use of a gay slur with reporters on Monday has had a far bigger impact than the disgruntled Chiefs running back likely intended.
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Joe Behar had the misfortune recently of interviewing Joe the Plumber. Of course much of what he had to say was homophobic and ridiculous but he did make a point that often occurs in conservative conversation, which I believe is very much worthy of further conversation.
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