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The Awl
Disney Saved Broadway—By Hiring the "Most Original Creative Minds in the Room"
The Awl
Sure, I had a great time sipping nine dollar low-quality red wines out of plastic glasses at Runway 69 as much as the next gay. Sometimes, in bitter moods, ...

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Middle Tennessee GLBT student organizations
Out & About
A GLBT group has been in existence on Austin Peay's campus since the 1970s, and the current incarnation is the Gay-Straight Alliance. ...

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Bartenders at Ogonquit gay bar Mainestreet, located on Route 1, have been ordered to put their shirts back on.

Ha'aretz
Jewish group opposes Ground Zero mosque
Kuwait Times
NEW YORK/MIAMI: The leading Jewish civil rights group in the US has come out against the planned mosque and Islamic community center near the World Trade ...
Anti-Defamation League Continues its Journey to Irrelevance by Embracing ...AlterNet (blog)

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School Activity and Athletic Fees Around The Corner
Patch
This fee covers the following activities: Student Government, Math team, Science team, Asian American Club, Gay Straight Alliance, and Class Officers. ...

On Top Magazine
NOM Warms Up In Minnesota For Iowa Anti-Gay Marriage Rallies
On Top Magazine
“We view ourselves as a new civil rights movement. … Committed to something that in the 1960s was key: the right to vote.” “If we do not stand up for ...

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Autostraddle (blog)
Why Activist Judges Are A [Gay] Girl's Best Friend, and That's Okay
Autostraddle (blog)
This has been the case for many civil rights and human rights movements; the recent court case decriminalizing homosexuality in Delhi is a great example of ...

X Factor winner Joe McElderry has come out as gay just weeks after he claimed that he was straight. Earlier this month, pranksters hacked into his Twitter account and posted messages including: "It's been difficult living a lie for so many years..."

X Factor Joe McElderry: I'm gay
Star Magazine UK
The teen idol, from South Shields, Tyneside said he told his mum a week ago. And she has pledged her 100% support – along with X Factor supremo Simon Cowell ...

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Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal, the highest ranking Catholic official in Jerusalem, has gone public in denouncing the city’s gay pride parade, releasing a pointed statement Friday.

Gay Pride 70s: Bill and David have been together since 1972
Vancouver Sun
“In university I became involved in the civil rights movement and the women's rights movement. I thought, someday it will be our turn. ...

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Joe McElderry, the 2009 winner of British talent competition X-Factor, has come out in an interview with The Daily Mirror.

Educational Publisher Mason Crest is releasing a series of books on LGBT topics for middle school students. The 15 book series The Gallup’s Modern Guide to Gay, Lesbian & Transgender Life [1] will debut in the fall exploring different aspects of LGBT life. Topics will range from the importance of positive role models to social and political stigma to bullying. [2] The books are aimed at middle school students of any sexual orientation or gender identity. “Forty years ago, homosexuality was considered a psychological disorder,” said Philip Cohen, CEO of Mason Crest. “Today it’s becoming an accepted part of our society, no longer something hidden and taboo. Homosexuality has come out of the closet and we are proud to be the pioneers of this new series to educate young adults in a positive tone.” The senior consulting editor of the series, James Sears said, “By teaching young people…that gender and sexuality cover a spectrum of expression, we extinguish the notion of difference or ‘queerness’ that fuels bigotry, intolerance, and hatred. Books in this series will allow educators to work with all the kids; onlookers, bullies and victims to create a larger sense of acceptance of sexual orientation.” According to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network’s (GLSEN [3]) 2007 National School Climate Survey, only 23 percent of middle school students reported that their school libraries included LGBT-related resources. Just six percent reported that LGBT topics were included in textbooks or required reading. Sears said the books will help students learn from different perspectives which would “allow kids of all sexual and gender orientations to gain a greater acceptance for peer differences.” [1] http://www.lgbt-books.com/index.asp [2] http://www.365gay.com/wp-content/uploads/news-gay-books-transgender-gallup-top.jpg [3] http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/home/index.html

Educational Publisher Mason Crest is releasing a series of books on LGBT topics for middle school students. The 15 book series The Gallup’s Modern Guide to Gay, Lesbian & Transgender Life [1] will debut in the fall exploring different aspects of LGBT life. Topics will range from the importance of positive role models to social and political stigma to bullying. [2] The books are aimed at middle school students of any sexual orientation or gender identity. “Forty years ago, homosexuality was considered a psychological disorder,” said Philip Cohen, CEO of Mason Crest. “Today it’s becoming an accepted part of our society, no longer something hidden and taboo. Homosexuality has come out of the closet and we are proud to be the pioneers of this new series to educate young adults in a positive tone.” The senior consulting editor of the series, James Sears said, “By teaching young people…that gender and sexuality cover a spectrum of expression, we extinguish the notion of difference or ‘queerness’ that fuels bigotry, intolerance, and hatred. Books in this series will allow educators to work with all the kids; onlookers, bullies and victims to create a larger sense of acceptance of sexual orientation.” According to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network’s (GLSEN [3]) 2007 National School Climate Survey, only 23 percent of middle school students reported that their school libraries included LGBT-related resources. Just six percent reported that LGBT topics were included in textbooks or required reading. Sears said the books will help students learn from different perspectives which would “allow kids of all sexual and gender orientations to gain a greater acceptance for peer differences.” [1] http://www.lgbt-books.com/index.asp [2] http://www.365gay.com/wp-content/uploads/news-gay-books-transgender-gallup-top.jpg [3] http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/home/index.html

Comments from an interview with The Daily Mail in which actor Tom Hardy talked about the men he slept with in his twenties were reportedly taken out of context.

Gay Games VIII kicks off Saturday in Cologne, Germany with appearances by Gold medalist Matthew Mitcham and pop star Taylor Dayne. Watch the opening ceremonies here starting at 9:30 am PT.  

A Swedish politician is to be stripped of his role as a lay judge following homophobic comments allegedly made by him on a political opponent's blog post about gay adoption.

-NOM’s Summer for Marriage tour scores a modestly successful turnout in St. Paul, MN after playing to near-empty plazas in Lima, OH; Indianapolis, IN and Madison, WI.  Turnout returned to normal in Rochester and St. Cloud.

-The New Jersey Supreme Court declines to hear a case petitioning for marriage equality.

-Target donates $150,000 to an organization with anti-gay ties.

-Clay Greene, an elderly gay man forcibly separated from his dying partner, wins a $600,000 settlement from Sonoma County, California.

-Nepal to host its first gay pride event.

-NOM’s summer tour draws out some of its more radical supporters.

-A new study from the University of Virginia finds that adopted children fare just as well with same-sex parents as with opposite-sex parents.

-The Family Research Council finds another study to distort.

-A Memphis, TN city councilwoman receives death threats for supporting an anti-discrimination ordinance.

-Texas Senator John Cornyn speaks at a Log Cabin Republicans fundraising event.

-Jerusalem Pride encounters protesters, but no violence.

-The Episcopal Church begins developing a rite for blessing same-sex couples.

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Kick-Ass Blu-ray & DVD Review
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D'Amico's lonely, spoiled teen son Chris (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) also becomes a part of the family business, transforming himself into a publicized new ...

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A national network of state and local transgender advocacy groups -- dubbed the Trans Advocacy Network -- has been formed in order to build a stronger nationwide movement.