-Lanae Erickson Hatalsky charts the growth of support for marriage equality across all age groups. -A transgender woman is stoned to death in Brazil. -The San Francisco GLBT History Museum is vandalized. -The reported bashing of a gay Republican in…
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I am an openly and unashamedly gay man — and yet, when I hug a male friend, gay or straight, I don’t need an instructor in my ear reminding me it’s a non-sexual hug. It is, contrary to the mythology…
Ex-gay maverick Richard Cohen is a member of the Unification Church, according to the leader of the religious group better known as the Moonies. Church president Hyung Jin Moon made the claim at a Bay Area town hall meeting earlier…
XGW Digest – October 27, 2012
-A Missouri minister delivers a surprising gay rights speech. -Pastor Ted Haggard’s views on marriage equality evolve. -A North Carolina gay man accuses his church of imprisoning and abusing him for four months. -A UCLA study finds that children adopted…
This post brought to you by Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX). Families Ask Obama Administration to Take Down Government Links to Anti-Ex-Gay Websites — Government gives $100,000 to gay group for schoolchildren to become “youth activists” Those statements are basically the…
XGW Digest: October 20, 2012
-Republican billionaire Paul Singer donates $250,000 toward marriage equality in Maryland. -Michele Bachmann’s gay stepsister talks about their rocky relationship. -Dancer and fitness trainer Shaun T comes out of the closet on the occasion of his marriage. -CNN anchor Carol…
XGW Digest: October 13, 2012
-Sally Field talks about her gay son at the Human Rights Campaign’s gala. -Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin maintains a narrow lead in the Wisconsin senate race. -63 former Catholic priests organize in favor of marriage equality in Washington. -A Minneapolis archbishop…
XGW Digest: October 6, 2012
-California officially bans ex-gay therapy for minors. -Malawi president Joyce Banda drops her pledge to decriminalize homosexuality. -The US Supreme Court turns down another appeal from the National Organization for Marriage. -MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts marries his partner. -New polls…
Citizenlink equates LGBT Equality to Blindness
“I spent a month protesting 20/20-vision-normativity by not wearing my glasses. After a couple car accidents, my wife made me put them on again…” — Stop Being So Heteronormative! by Jeff Johnston Johnston: I was testifying against the redefinition of…
Over the weekend, the America for Jesus rally descended upon Independence Mall in my hometown – Philadelphia, PA. Independence Mall is a large open area at the edge of Old City, Philly’s historical district. Old City is where you’ll find…