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U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White ruled Wednesday that because the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally discriminates against same-sex married couples, the government's refusal to furnish health insurance to Karen Golinski's wife is unjustified.
Jose Orozco, 34, has been identified as the ex-boyfriend of Arizona Sheriff Babeu. In an exclusive interview with CNN Mr Orozco details his relationship and fears of his ex-lover. (See complete interviews after the jump) The national media has exploited the story as is the norm. One can also say that the "spin" by the sheriff's defenders are running on eight cylinders in an effort to make the sheriff as the victim. We're inclined to give deference to the victim in this case. Let's us look at this form our angle - It is no secret that gay mature males are sometimes attracted to persons who are illegal (In the USA or any country). This can easily be explained as a power relationship. The nationals have all the power and when they become disinterested or the illegal does not do what they want or more interesting fresh-meat enters the scene the lover is pushed aside and sometimes threatened with deportation or worse. It happens all too often we seldom if ever discuss it within the community but we know it exists just as equally in the heterosexual community..
It took Dutch tourist Adriaan little time after landing in Rio to pick out his favorite spot during Carnival, the five-day party that officially ended Wednesday.
Last week we ran a terrific first-person story by Jeremy, a 17-year-old high school football player in the Bible Belt whose dad is a fundamentalist preacher. Since then, he has received hundreds of supportive emails, including from politicians and other athletes. He is coming out to more and more people each week and chronicles his journey on his blog “Standing Up Speaking Now.” He has also added his voice to the “It Gets Better Project” (video below).
Jeremy’s dad has been preaching against homosexuality since Jeremy can remember and the teen is fearful of what will happen should his parents discover he is gay. With him coming out to more people, I asked him how he felt he could keep this news from his parents for very long. He addressed this in a post that shows a young man who is finding the courage to be who he is and is ready for any consequences:
For the past 17 years of my life, I’ve been gay. While I didn’t understand it a younger age, I never saw anything wrong with it. My dad has been a preacher since I was 3 years old, and he has always condemned homosexuality. Accordingly, it’s probably not shocking that my father and I have never been close. Especially when I finally started realizing I was gay. Having said that, my dad and I have a tendency to argue and disagree, and my family and I are not close. They say they love me, and I have no reason not to believe they don’t, except how they constantly talk about the evils of being gay. I know they won’t accept it… Trust me when I say I know my family.
Because of this, you’re probably wondering why I’m risking everything I know and sharing my story. I don’t understand myself sometimes, but I have reached the point where I don’t necessarily care if they find out. It kinda scares me, I’m not gonna lie… I don’t know if they’ll kick me out, what they’ll say, or even what they’d do, but I just want to be me. If my story comes across their computer, so be it. If they find out, I’ll face it like a man. I don’t want to be miserable and face my family with a lie. I want to be happy, reach out, and see how things fall.
Jeremy’s “It Gets Better” video:
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We’re less than six months away from the start of the London Summer Olympics, and Australian diver Matthew Mitcham will be hoping to win another gold medal. Mitcham has an active Twitter feed and he often answers questions sent in by fans.
This might fall into the TMI category, but Mitcham discloses that he has a pierced tongue, which he got during a rebellious phase, and then showed off the goods:
Chef Kate Squibb talks about Portland's underground chef death match.
Black lesbian authors Skyy and Fionna Zedde talk vampires, sex, and writer's block.
Inspired by an idea that Dan Savage floated in a recent interview with The Advocate, we created these ads calling for the passing of ENDA.
Senior prelates in both the Catholic Church and the Church of England recently announced that they would be teaming up with the Coalition for Marriage to fight the legalization of same-sex marriage in England, the UK newspaper the Tablet reported.
A female comic hired for a fundraiser is dumped for a transgender performer.
In a Wednesday statement, the Democratic senator said Amendment 1 threatens North Carolina’s ability to attract business while harming the state's "resolve to make all people and all families great.”
Every once in a while I go to Richard Simmons’ work-out class at his Slimmons Studio in Beverly Hills. I’ve noticed over the last year that more and more gay men are showing up. When I first went a couple years ago, it was 95% women; Now it’s probably 80-20. It’s a great workout no matter who you are, as I’ve written before.
This past Saturday there were a couple guys who said they had started a “Richard Simmons Should Host SNL” page on Facebook. I couldn’t agree more. He’s really funny, his timing is impeccable, and he’s got a ton of energy. So please ‘like’ their Facebook page and send it to friends. Richard Simmons hosting SNL would be 90 minutes of pure hilarity. His appearance on ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway’ (after the jump) remains one of the funniest (and gayest) five minutes of TV I’ve ever seen.
Catholic Charities of Colorado fears a civil unions law would require it to place children with gay couples, says Colleen Haggerty (left), while Sen. Pat Steadman (right) says that's not the case.
Chris Christie recently vetoed a bill that would legalize gay marriage in New Jersey, claiming, "an issue of this magnitude and importance, which requires a constitutional amendment, should be left to the people of New Jersey to decide." This "toss it to the voters" mentality may be the latest in his political bag of tricks, but majority vs. minority right disputes are nothing new in American Politics. Historic trends show that when given the opportunity, the majority will always preserve its own self-interest over the rights of a minority. The Governor should ask himself: did history teach us nothing?
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is poised to sign so-called "conscience clause" legislation protecting faith-based adoption agencies that deny placements based on religious beliefs such as opposition to homosexuality, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Actor Max Adler says last night's episode of Glee needed to be shown and talked about and commends the show's writers for making his character Karofsky more than a one-dimensional bully.
Lawmakers in Orange County, Florida, agreed Tuesday to broaden the scope of the domestic-partner registry currently in effect in the city of Orlando, which will extend certain benefits to unmarried gay and straight couples throughout the county.