'We Support The Separation Of Church And Hate' Sign Says It All
The folks at Christ Lutheran Church have a very important message for us all. Post by George Takei. In a world where entities like the Westboro Baptist Church and Atlah World Missionary Church spew...
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The On-Set Celebration With Larry Kramer That 'Gobsmacked' The 'Normal Heart'...
The cast of HBO's "The Normal Heart" joins HuffPost Live's Ricky Camilleri at 10:50 a.m. EST on Tuesday, May 13 for a frank conversation about the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and their adaptation of Larry...
View ArticleConchita Wurst Condemned By Russian Orthodox Church After Eurovision Win
MOSCOW (RNS) A spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church strongly denounced the Eurovision Song Contest’s winner, saying it was a sign of the world’s moral decline and part of an effort to “reinforce...
View ArticleGay in the Locker Room
For a while when I played in a men's hockey league in Los Angeles one of our regular opponents was an all-gay team called the Blades. That's right, they were the gay Blades. One night we played in one...
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Nevada GOP Forcefully Defends Removing Anti-Gay Language From Platform
The Nevada Republican Party is fighting back against a fellow Republican who is upset that it removed anti-gay language from its platform, saying the "divisive social issue" has no place in the...
View ArticleWhen (Gay) Boy Meets (Gay) Girl for the First Time
It's the classic story of "boy meets girl" -- only it's not like that at all. Having a kid who comes out as gay in first grade isn't very common, but I'm not the only one. Thanks to these blog posts,...
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Philippines Is Getting Better For Gays, But Discrimination Persists: UN Study
Gays are increasingly tolerated in Philippine society but discrimination persists and they remain vulnerable to hate crimes, according to a United Nations-backed study released Monday.Sexual activity...
View ArticleWeather Channel Caught In Storm Of Controversy Over Sarcastic Tweet
The Weather Channel has apologized to outgoing Fort Worth, Texas, City Councilman Joel Burns after a recent Twitter flap. Burns, an openly gay politician, gained national attention in October of 2010...
View ArticleUnderstand The 'Law' Behind The Schoolgirl Kidnapping And Dare To Redefine It
Boko Haram, the group behind the horrific kidnapping of more than 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria, says its goal is to implement Islamic law - also known as Sharia. Meanwhile, in the small Southeast Asia...
View ArticleLiberal Groups, Lawmakers Pile Opposition Onto Obama Nominee Ahead Of...
WASHINGTON -- As he heads into his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Georgia judicial nominee Michael Boggs faces a fresh wave of opposition from Democratic lawmakers and progressive groups...
View ArticleTorment to Tyranny: Persecution in Uganda Now That the Anti-Homosexuality Act...
Earlier this year a woman contacted Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), the organization of which I'm director, forwarding a letter from her landlord. It read, "You are a wonderful woman as well as a...
View ArticlePinkwashing a Despot
If you're the CEO of a hotel chain owned by a homophobic, misogynist despot, what do you do? Well, if you're Christopher Cowdray, CEO of the Dorchester Collection, the exclusive hotel chain that...
View ArticleMy 10 Years of Living With HIV
The morning I was diagnosed with HIV was like most others. I had just left my hotel and was heading for the International convention center to attend the Fourth National AIDS conference in Nigeria. It...
View ArticleDick Titus And Zeek Taylor, Gay Arkansas Couple, On Waiting 42 Years To Get...
Dick Titus and Zeek Taylor, who became the first gay male couple to tie the knot in Arkansas over the weekend, described their "roller coaster ride"-like experience in an interview on HuffPost Live...
View ArticleDolly Parton Addresses Tattoo Rumors
Last week, rumors of Dolly Parton's alleged tattoos began rumbling once again. So, during her appearance on the "Today" show on Tuesday, May 13, the blonde bombshell, who hasn't been since in short...
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Michael Sam and the Last Few Yards: Will We Fumble?
The sight of Michael Sam's eyes welling with tears will stay with me forever. Unfortunately, for the fanatics of Old Time Religion it's the sight of Sam kissing his boyfriend after becoming the first...
View ArticleLet's Be the Love Our Community Needs Us to Be
Think about the last time you tried to change a person in your life. Maybe it was your husband, partner, boyfriend or parents. Think about the last time someone tried to change you. How did it go? How...
View Article11 Things You Learn After Spending A Week With Neil Patrick Harris
The following article is provided by Rolling Stone. By BRIAN HIATT Sadly, Neil Patrick Harris didn't show up for his Rolling Stone interviews tripping on mushrooms, Harold and Kumar-style. But senior...
View Article'Scissr,' Web Series, Tackles Lesbian Identity In New York City
A compelling new web series, which follows the experiences of a fictional group of lesbians living in Brooklyn, N.Y., recently released its pilot episode. Following the experiences of four...
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Growing Up Straight in the Gay World
sign in my mother's kitchen When I was in my early 20s, my best friend, Sally*, started dating women. She joined a fledgling online discussion group for other women questioning their sexuality, and...
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