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more about #homosexuality more comments → sympathyforthebasementcat: I don't think people need to protest unfair marriage laws by flouting marriage. But I do think as long as marriage is being upheld to systematically d... more » Laulau: Hopefully this isn't egregiously off-topic, but I found the leather thing particularly interesting, as Nussbaum once swore to me (and the others in th... more » Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: Straight people have already made a mockery of marriage. We cohabit and have kids without getting married, we divorce and remarry, we have drive-thru... more » sportz.star: Martha Nussbaum has a rather colorful personal life. I agree that the questions come off they way you purport if one has no background information on... more » Trulymadlyme: I don't think she's "single" save for the unmarried thing. She was dating Cass Sunstein for years (until he left her to marry Sam Power) and before th... more » clevernamehere: I roll my eyes when people say they won't get married because gay marriage isn't legal. Your marital state is not that important to other people. Cal... more » Penny: "Don't you hate being single, and also old?" "I'm busy singing opera, fuck you." Quite possibly the best exchange ever. more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: One problem with forgoing marriage in protest is that married people as a group tend to vote more than single people as a group, so politicians care m... more » BytheSea: This is bad, but this is not horrifying. In other parts of the world, right now, it is legal to hang gay men or burn them alive. Life imprisonment is ... more » GreyCat: Gays admitting they exist is "brainwashing" the children but trying to convince gays through intimidation they they can change their errant ways is "c... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: My first reaction was "this is great news!" and then I realized that there is still a bill that makes homosexuality illegal. Sigh. The human race have... more » Lymed: I can't believe it even needed to get eliminated. more » yvanehtnioj: #smallsteps is right. Yeesh. more » logruszed: Lemme get my math brain out here: Gays = 5%-10% of the populace at the highest reasonable estimate if one includes bisexuality. Homosexual teachers a... more » limber: Cohen's financially motivated to make gay people buy his services and become "straight" -- so no matter how he claims the core of his business is swee... more » -
#ritesandrights
Gay Marriage, Disgust, And Martha Nussbaum: Is Not Getting Hitched Really A Protest?
Philosopher Martha Nussbaum talks to The New York Times Magazine this week, and she has a lot to say about gay marriage, disgust, cockroaches, and leather. More » -
#smallsteps
Uganda Drops Death Penalty From Anti-Gay Bill
Uganda has eliminated the death penalty and life imprisonment from its anti-gay bill, in the hopes of pleasing some religious leaders. But the bill now includes counseling to "attract errant people to acceptable sexual orientation." [Bloomberg] -
#behindthebigotry
Rachel Maddow Rips Into Ugandan Anti-Gay Bill, American Backers
Last night Rachel Maddow discussed the terrifying bill in Uganda that would make homosexuality punishable by life in prison, and the American religious zealots who influenced the disturbing legislation. More » -
#pestopower
Anti-Gay Protester Gets Dose Of Her Own Medicine
"I decided that because this woman thought it was okay to make me feel uncomfortable in my home, I would retaliate and make her feel just as uncomfortable, if not more." — Chris Pesto, Syracuse University student [BoingBoing] -
#popquiz
Are Gay Stereotypes Are Keeping Us From Making Progress?
Is there a "right" way to be gay? In a story for Newsweek, Ramin Setoodeh writes: "…If you want to be invited to someone else's party, sometimes you have to dress the part… even Rachel Maddow wears lipstick on TV." More » -
#themaineevent
Gay Marriage Defeated In Maine
Last night, 53% of Maine voters won the right to dictate whom their fellow citizens can marry, voting to repeal a state law that would have allowed same-sex marriage. More » -
#sexed
The Parent Trap
In this funny-sad video, "Dr. Oscar Milde, Professor of Kidstodayology" offers tips for gay kids to hide their sexual orientation from their parents. Caught making out with your girlfriend? You were just "pretending Julia was a boy." [BoingBoing] -
#showandtell
The Long Road Toward Ending Don't Ask, Don't Tell
"For me, Don't Ask, Don't Tell isn't just an equality issue. It is also a national-security issue." In the aftermath of this weekend's National Equality March, the media examines the role of Don't Ask Don't Tell as a policy. More » -
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#playingitstraight
When Will A "Superstar" Come Out Of The Closet?
An LA Weekly profile of Hollywood publicist Howard Bragman asks a provocative question: is the time ripe for an A-list male actor to come out of the closet? Bragman thinks the answer is yes.
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#partypolitics
House Passes Sexual Orientation Update To Hate Crimes Bill
Let's start with the good news: the House of Representatives voted broaden the scope of existing laws to include sexual orientation as a federal hate crime. The bill passed 281 to 146. However, the comments from the opposition are revealing. More » -
#kidstoday
Gay Kids Coming Out Younger, But Parents Ask "How Do You Know?"
Gay kids are coming out earlier — sometimes in middle school — and many are finding acceptance. But some parents and teachers wonder if these kids are too young to really know their sexual orientation.
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#pride
A Frank Discussion of Homophobia in the Middle East
Looking at title of Salon's "Homophobia on the Rise in the Muslim World," I felt a myself hesitating mid-click. Is this going to be an article on GLBTQI issues or veiled anti-Islam propogranda? Thankfully, the article is the former. More » -
#straightshooters
Psychologists: "Reparative Therapy" For Gays Is Useless And Harmful
Therapists shouldn't try to make gay people straight, said the American Psychological Association yesterday in its clearest denunciation yet of so-called "reparative therapy." More » -
#strangequestions
Author Asks: If Every Man Could Have Gay Sex, Why Would He Need Women?
Beliefnet writer David Klinghoffer has a theory why women should fight societal acceptance of homosexuality: in a world where men can have sex with men without attendant opprobrium, they won't want anything but. In other words: all men are gay. More » -
#separateunequal
Women Who "Looked Gay" Segregated At Virginia Prison
A Virginia women's prison has come under fire for moving inmates to a special wing if they "had loose-fitting clothes, short hair or otherwise masculine looks." More » -
#badbrothers
Do Frats Contribute To A Culture Of Sexual Assault?
Nicholas Syrett's article "Bros Before Hos" argues that fraternities developed their current reputations in response to fears of homosexuality. More » -
#hatemail
U.S. Anti-Gay Group Exporting Hatred To The U.K.
A Kansas fundamentalist Christian group whose slogan is "God hates fags" is planning to protest outside a London elementary school teaching lessons on not being homophobic. More »
