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Anti- Gay Preacher Falwell In Critical Condition
(March 30, 2005) (Lynchburg, Virginia) Televangelist Jerry Falwell is in hospital in critical condition with a second case of viral pneumonia in just five weeks. (read more about Jerry Falwell in Critical Condition)
Some Gays Quitting California Partner Registry Over Legal Fears
(March 29, 2005) (San Francisco, California) Many couples are reportedly opting out of California's domestic partner registry for gay and lesbian couples because of uncertainty over taxes and financial obligations. (read more about California Gay Couples leaving state domestic partnership registry over legal concerns)
Oklahoma Lawmakers Want Ban On Gay Books
(March 29, 2005) (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Oklahoma state legislators are calling a popular children's book about a gay prince "obscene" and saying it should reserved only for adults. (read more about Oklahoma Lawmakers Want Gay Childrens Books Banned)
Virginia Governor Signs Gay Partner Bill
(March 28, 2005) (Richmond, Virginia) Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner has signed legislation allowing insurers and businesses to extend health-insurance coverage to same-sex couples. It becomes effective July 1. (read more about Virginia Governor Signs Domestic Partner Bill Into Law)
2nd Judge: Ohio Gay Marriage Ban Affects Straight Couples Too
(March 26, 2005) (Cleveland, Ohio) A second Ohio judge has ruled that the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage means a law against domestic violence cannot be enforced unless the perpetrator and the victim are married. (read more about Second Ohio Case in Which Defendant Uses Anti-Gay Law in Hetero Situation. Note to Ohioans: You Get What You Pay For)
Anti-Gay White Supremist Runs For Montana School Board
(March 26, 2005) (Bozeman, Montana) A white supremist who calls gays "sick" and advocates creating a whites-only, non-Jewish society has qualified to run as a candidate for the nine-member Bozeman School Board. (read more about Anti-Gay White Supremicist Runs for School Board)
Army Recruitment Bottoms Out But No Plans To End Military's Gay Ban
(March 25, 2005) (Washington) The US military is suffering a severe troop shortage and the Army announced this week that it will miss its recruitment goals for the next two months. (read more about No plans to admit gays to military as recruitment numbers bottom out.)
Gay Cruise Stopped By St. Kitts
(March 24, 2004) (Miami, Florida) A gay cruise ship lay at anchor Wednesday afternoon off St. Kitts after it was refused entry to port. (read more about Gay Cruise Stopped at Caribbean Port)
(March 24, 2005) (Montgomery, Alabama) Legislation has been filed in the Alabama legislature that would bar gays and lesbians from adopting children. (read more about Alabama Begins Legislation to Ban Gay Adoptions)
Georgia School Board To Allow Gay Student Group
(Atlanta, Georgia) A Georgia school district that refused to allow the formation of a campus gay-straight alliance club has reversed its decision and will allow the students to meet. (read more about Georgia High School Allows Gay Club)
Ugandan Bishop Refuses AIDS Funds From Pro-Gay Diocese In US
(March 23, 2005) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) A gift of more than $350,000 to fight AIDS in Uganda has been rejected by an Anglican bishop because the Episcopal diocese which offered it supported the election of a gay bishop in New Hampshire. (read more about Anglican Bishop would rather doom his flock to AIDS death than take "tainted" US donation)
Gay Marriage is a Joke To Massachusetts Governor
(March 22, 2005) (Boston, Massachusetts) A joke at a weekend political roast has raised the ire of some gay advocates in Massachusetts. (read more about Anti-Gay Marriage Joke falls flat in Romney Speech)
Five Plead Not Guilty To Brutal Attack On Santa Fe Gay Man
(March 22, 2005) (Santa Fe, New Mexico) Five people have pleaded not guilty in the attack on a 21-year-old Santa Fe man beaten to unconsciousness and the bashing of his boyfriend. (read more about Five Plead Not Guilty in Santa Fe Gay Hate Crime)
UK Ready For Gay Prime Minister Blair Says
(March 21, 2005) (London) British Prime Minister Tony Blair says that Britain will one day have a gay Prime Minister. (read more about Tony Blair says that UK may be ready to consider a gay prime minister - and backs calls for Anglican unity on Gay Bishops)
Gay Rights Concerns Over Workplace Act
(March 21, 2005) (Washington) Legislation introduced in the House and Senate could harm LGBT workers the nation's largest gay rights organization warns. (read more about Concerns Arise over New Workplace Rights Bill - Could Trample Some Gay Rights)
Hundreds Attend Funeral Of Gay Man Refused Catholic Rite
(March 20, 2005) (San Diego, California) More than 500 people turned out for the funeral of a gay man refused a service anywhere in San Diego's Roman Catholic diocese. (read more about Eipscopal Funeral for gay Man Denied Catholic Rites)
California Gay Man Denied Catholic Funeral Rites
(March 19, 2005) (San Diego, California) The Roman Catholic bishop of San Diego has decreed that a prominent gay businessman cannot receive a Catholic funeral in any parish in the diocese. (read more about Gay California Man Denied Funeral Rites)
Federal Gay Marriage Amendment Returns
(March 19, 2005) (Washington) An amendment to the US constitution to ban same-sex marriage has been reintroduced in the House. (read more about the re-introduction of the anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment)
US Gay TV Network Makes Bid For Canada's PrideVision
(March 19, 2005) (Toronto, Ontario) Q Television Network announced Friday that it has made an offer to purchase Canada's PrideVision TV. (read more about Possible Merger in Gay Television Networks)
DC Man Denied Bail In Lesbian Activist's Killing
(March 19, 2005) (Washington) People got their first look late Friday afternoon at the man accused of killing Wanda Alston, Washington Mayor Tony Williams' liaison to the gay community. (read more about DC Man held without bail in murder of Lesbian Activist/Mayoral Cabinet member)
New Book Predicts the End of Gay Teens
(March 19, 2005) (Ithaca, New York) The "gay adolescent" soon will disappear, predicts a Cornell University expert on teenage sexuality in a new book. (read more about New Book Predicts End of Gay Teens)
Gay Rights 'Creates Discrimination'
(March 18, 2005) (Helena, Montana) Legislation to include gays and lesbians in Montana's human rights law is discrimination against Christians foes of the measure have declared at a House committee hearing. (read more about Montana Gay rights law hearing brings the Anti-Gay christians out of the woodword)
GOP Bill Would Force Cities To Admit Scouts Despite Gay Ban
(March 18, 2005) (Washington) Senate Majority leader Bill Frist has introduced legislation that would make it illegal to bar the Boy Scouts from using public facilities. (read more about Frist introduces bill to mandate public space access for Boy Scouts group)
UK Gay Couples To Get Tax Break
(March 18, 2005) (London) As American same-sex couples struggle with their income tax the British government has decided to recognize gay and lesbian relationships. (read more about UK Couples Get Tax Breaks)
Big Labor Supports Gay Families
(March 17, 2005) The AFL-CIO has announced its support for gay families and its opposition to the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment. (read more about Big Labor Unions fully support gay families)
Bush Issues New Call For Gay Marriage Amendment
(March 17, 2005) (Washington) In the wake of this week's California court ruling that declared that state's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional President Bush on Wednesday renewed his call for an amendment to the US constitution to prevent gays from marrying. (read more about Bush Calls for Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendment - Again)
Keyes: 'Homosexuals Are Destroying America'
(March 17, 2005) (St Augustine, Florida) The coming out of his own daughter has not softened former Ambassador Alan Keyes' position on gays and same-sex marriage. (read more about Alan Keye's latest rage against Gays, while ignoring the fact that his daughter is a gay activist)
Thai Gay Resort Recovers From Tsunami Disaster
(March 16, 2005) (Phuket, Thailand) Walking along the famed Patong Beach on Thailand's Phuket Island you might never know that only a few months earlier it had been hit by one of the worst tidal waves in history. (read more about Gay Thai Resort Recovers from Tsunami Disaster)
NY Appeals Court Turns Down Gay Couples
(March 16, 2005) (New York City) A state appeals court Tuesday struck down a New York City law, which barred the city from doing business with companies that do not provide benefits for the domestic partners of their employees. (read more about NY Gays Lose Appeal on Contracting Law)
Jubilant SF Gays March Thru Castro
(March 15, 2005) (San Francisco, California) Hundreds of cheering gays and lesbians marched through the Castro Monday night celebrating a court ruling that declared California's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. (read more about San Francisco Gays Celebrate Court Ruling pro-Gay Marriage)
IRA Turning To Attacks On Gays
(March 14, 2005) (Londonderry, Northern Ireland) Terrorists from the Irish Republican Army are reportedly targeting gays now that they have abandoned their war against the British government. (read more about IRA Turns to Attacking Gays)
(March 14, 2005) (Riyadh) A gay couple was beaded in a public execution Sunday in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of killing a blackmailer. If they had been exposed as gay they could have been executed anyway. (read more about Gay Couple Beheaded in Saudi Arabia)
3 More Charged In Vicious Santa Fe Gay Bashing
(March 13) (Santa Fe, New Mexico) Police have charged three more men in an attack on a 21-year-old Santa Fe man beaten to unconsciousness and the bashing of his boyfriend. (read more about Three More Men Charged in Santa Fe Gay Bashing)
Youth Handed 13 Years Behind Bars For Gay Attack
(March 12, 2005) (Austin, Texas) An Austin teen convicted in the beating of a gay Austin man was given a 13-year sentence on Friday. (read more about Texas Teen gets 13 years in prison for gay beating)
Bitter Divorce Spells Trouble For Gay TV Network
(March 12, 2005) (Toronto, Ontario) The world's first gay television network has become a pawn in a bitter divorce battle between its major shareholder and his ex wife. (read more about Bitter Divorce Settlement makes trouble for Gay TV Network)
LA Gay Clinic Used Wrong Drug For Syphilis
(March 11, 2004) (Los Angeles, California) For five years a Las Angeles non profit clinic treating gays and lesbians provided patients with syphilis the wrong treatment, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control. (read more about LA Gay Clinic Used Wrong Syphilis Drug)
Gay Rights Group Appoints New Leader
(March 10, 2005) (Washington) The Human Rights Campaign has appointed a longtime Democratic political activist as its new president. (read more about HRC Announces New President)
Gay Couple Sue Over Illegal Wedding Picture
(March 10, 2005) (Washington) A gay couple from Portland, Oregon whose wedding picture was illegally used in an ad by a conservative group filed suit Wednesday in federal court in Washington, DC. (read more about Gay Couple Sues for illegal use of wedding photo in anti-gay ad)
Date Rape Drug Used In Sexual Assaults On Gay Men
(March 10, 2005) (Tampa, Florida) A Tampa area man is accused of using a so-called date rape drug to seven men and then sexually assaulting them. (read more about Date Rape Drug used in Gay Sexual Attacks)
Gay Bashing Victim Released From Hospital
(March 9, 2005) (Santa Fe, New Mexico) A 21-year-old Santa Fe man beaten to unconsciousness was released from hospital Tuesday, more than a week after he was attacked by five men. (read more about New Mexico Gay Bashing Victim Released from Hospital - Still Not in Good Shape)
Iowa GOP Lawmakers Balk At Gay Provision In Bully Law
(March 9, 2005) (Des Moines, Iowa) A group of Republican lawmakers is holding up legislation that would help curb bullying and harassment in Iowa schools because the bill would include protections for gay and lesbian students. (read more about Iowa GOP Leaders balk at gay protections in Bully Law)
11 Hospitalized After Campus Gay Party
(March 8, 2005) (Boston, Massachusetts) Wellesley College officials are investigating the campus LGBT group Spectrum after 11 people were treated for intoxication after the group's annual party. (read more about students hospitalized after campus Gay Party)
Renewed Anti-Gay Attacks At California School
(March 8, 2005) (Mill Valley, California) A northern California high school hit by a series of homophobic attacks last year is experiencing a new outbreak. Last year the attacks were aimed at a lesbian student. Now they have been expanded to include a lesbian teacher at Mill Valley's Tamalpais High School. (read more about Renewed Rash of Anti-Gay Hate Crimes at Mill Valley CA High School)
Juvenile Welfare Board Member: PFLAG Promotes Pedophilia
(March 7, 2005) (Tampa, Florida) Parents and Friends of Gays and the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network are threatening to sue a member of the Pinellas County Juvenile Welfare Board for alleging the two groups promote pedophilia. (read more about Florida Bureacrat says PFLAG Promotes Pedophilia; PFLAG Demands Apology)
Sydney Mardi Gras Returns to Activist Roots
(March 6, 2005) (Sydney, Australia) A shift to the far right in Australian politics brought Sydney's Mardi Gras back to its roots as a protest for gay rights. (read more about Sydney Mardi Gras Returns to its Gay Roots)
No 'Gays' Or 'Lesbians' We're Jocks
(March 5, 2005) Patriots defensive back Randall Gay, play a key role in New England's 24-21 win against Philadelphia in Super Bowl XXXIX. Former NFL players William Gay and Ben Gay were stars in their day.But, when Leigh Clemons, an assistant professor in Louisiana State University's theater department and a former teacher of Randall Gay tried to order a New England Patriots jersey with his name on it she was turned down. (read more about NFL Bans "Gay" and "Lesbian" from personalized jerseys)
Judge: OK To Ban Gays From Frat
(March 5, 2005) (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) A judge has ruled that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill must recognize a Christian fraternity that refuses to admit gays. (Read more about Judge Rules it's OK to Ban Gays from a Christian Fraternity)
Conservative Group Admits Stealing Gay Couple's Picture
(March 5, 2005) (Washington) A conservative group admitted late Friday that it illegally used a wedding photograph of a Portland, Oregon gay couple in an ad attacking the American Association for Retired People. (read more about Conservative Group Admits Stealing Gay Couple's Wedding Photo for anti-gay Ad)
California Considers Ban On 'Gay Panic' Defense
(March 4, 2005) (Sacramento, California) Legislation has been introduced in the California Assembly to ban the use of the so-called "panic" defense in murder trials. (read more about California introduces bill to outlaw "Gay Panic" defense at trial)
New Yorkers Support Gay Marriage
(March 4, 2005) (New York City) In the first survey of New Yorkers since a judge ruled that a state ban on gay marriage violated the New York Constitution a majority of people say same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. (read more about new survey shows that New Yorkers support gay marriage)
Call For Independent Investigation Into Anti-Gay Practices Of Bush Appointee
(March 4, 2005) (Washington) Scott Bloch, the Bush-appointed Special Counsel, is in trouble again over the way he runs his office, and this time it has resulted in a call for an independent investigation. (read more about call for independent investigation of White House Special Counsel)
Move To Repeal Gay Military Ban Gains Support From Retired Brass
(March 3, 2005) (Washington) Legislation to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the military’s ban on gays in the military was introduced in Congress on Wednesday. (read more about Legislation to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell gets support from retired brass.)
Helmsley Too Old To Sue For Gay Bias
(March 3, 2005) (New York City) Hotel billionaire Leona Helmsley is too old to be sued for making alleged death threats against a gay former employee a New York City judge has ruled. (read more about New York Judge Rules Leona Helmsley Too Old to Sue for Gay Bias)
Gay Couple Threaten Suit After Conservative Ad Uses Their Picture
(Washington) A gay couple from Oregon is threatening to sue a conservative group that is using their picture in an ad denouncing the American Association for Retired People. (read more about Gay Couple Sues Over Use of their Wedding Picture in Anti-Gay Ad)
Fraternity Sues To Keep Out Gays
(March 2, 2005) (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) A conservative Christian fraternity is suing University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill over the school's gay inclusion policy. (read more about Fraternity Sues UNC to Keep Out Gays)
Topeka: Yes To Gay Rights No To Phelps Clan
(March 2, 2005) (Topeka, Kansas) The virulent anti-gay Fred Phelps clan was dealt a double blow in the group's hometown Tuesday. Topeka voters rejected a bid to repeal the city's gay rights ordinances and turned down an attempt by one of the clan leaders to gain a seat on city council currently held by a lesbian. (read more about Topeka Kansas says NO to Gay-Hating Phelps Klan)
Recognize Gay Families Greece Told
(March 1, 2005) (Athens) A quasi Government agency has told the Greek government to create a civil unions registry. (read more about Greece Moves Toward Gay Marriage Registry)
Gays 'Threaten Society' Islamic Leader Says
(March 1, 2005) (Hong Kong, China) One of the world's leading Islamic scholars has angered gay rights advocates in Asia and Europe after declaring that granting gay rights is a threat to society and should not be tolerated. (read more about Islamic Leader (who lacks basic statistical skills around population growth) claims Gays are a "Threat to Society")
Romney Brings Anti-Gay Attacks To Utah
(February 28, 2005) (Boston, Massachusetts) Continuing to test the waters for a 2008 GOP presidential run Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney seems intent on using his opposition to gay marriage as a bargaining chip. (read more about Romney Takes Anti-Gay Campaign Rhetoric to Utah)
California Considers Ban On Anti-Gay Political Campaigns
(February 28, 2005) (San Francisco, California) Legislation has been introduced in the California Assembly to prevent discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) individuals in political campaigns. (read more about California Considers Law Against Anti-Gay Political Campaigns)
Talon Closes In Wake Of White House Gay Hustler Scandal
(February 26, 2005) (Washington) Talon News, the rightwing online line publication whose White House correspondent somehow got official accreditation despite having no journalistic credentials and being a gay hustler, has shut down. (read more about "News" site sponsoring credentialled White House Gay Hustler shuts down)
Virginia May Allow Gay Domestic Partner Benefits
(February 26, 2005) (Richmond, Virginia) Less than three weeks after Virginia's legislature passed the first phase of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage it is now considering legislation that would allow private companies to offer health insurance to employees' domestic partners. (read more about Virginia may become the last state in the union to ALLOW Domestic Parter Benefits)
Move To End 'Don't Ask' As GAO Reveals Gay Ban Cost $200 Million
(February 25, 2005) (Washington) On the heels of a new report by the Government Accounting Office showing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has cost taxpayers more than $200 million since its inception in 1993 a group of congressmembers has announced plans to introduce legislation to end the ban on gays in the military. (read more about Don't Ask Don't Tell costs Americans over $200Million)
Massachusetts Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Non-Resident Gay Marriage Ban
(February 24, 2005) (Boston, Massachusetts) The Supreme Judicial Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the Massachusetts law being used to prevent same-sex couples from outside the state from marrying. (read more about Massachusetts Supreme Court hears case against law that bans in-state marriages of non-resident gay couples)
Gay Protest Disrupts University Trustees Meeting
(February 24, 2005) (Toledo, Ohio) More than a dozen protestors with duct tape over their mouths staged a demonstration during a meeting of the University of Toledo's Board of Trustees on Wednesday. (read more about Gay Protests at Toledo University Trustee Meeting)
Supreme Court Lets Sex Toy Ban Stay
(February 22, 2005) (Washington) The Supreme Court has decided to allow Alabama's ban on sex toys to stand. (read more about US Supreme Court Upholds Alabama Sex Toy Ban: Not Good News for Civil Liberties)
Pope Declares Gay Marriage "Insidious"
(February 22, 2005) (Vatican City) Pope John Paul, in a new book, calls same-sex marriage part of "a new ideology of evil" that is threatening society. (read more about Pope Declares Gay Marriage "Insidious")
Canadian Lawmakers Swamped With Anti-Gay Mail From US
(February 22, 2005) (Washington) Bob MacCready's already written to Canadian Liberal MPs who support allowing gays to marry, telling them he thinks it's against God's own law and everything that's decent. (read more about American Conservatives Deluge Canadian Lawmakers Over Gay Marriage Bill)
British Military Prepares For Gay Unions
(February 22, 2005) (London) Same-sex unions will become legal in the UK in December, and the British military has begun sweeping changes to prepare for them. (read more about British Military Gears Up for Inclusion of Gay Unions)
Anti-Gay Group Sets Sights On Shrek
(February 22, 2005) Shrek 2 is the latest animated film title to be ``outed'' by Christian fundamentalists. (read more about Shrek 2 "Outed" by Christian Fundamentalist Group)
Gay Hustler White House Reporter Denies Being Plant
(February 21, 2005) (Washington) The mystery of White House reporter Joe Gannon shows no sign of dissipating. (read more about Gay Hustler Reporter in the White House Story just won't go away.)
Charles & Camilla Caught As Bush Gay Marriage Attack Spreads To Heteros
(February 21, 2005) (London) The Bush Administration's attacks on same-sex marriage have now been expanded to include unmarried heterosexuals and divorced people - resulting on a ban of Camilla Parker Bowles from the White House. (read more about Charles and Camilla Not Welcome at The White House)
Gay Republicans Return To The Fold
(February 20, 2005) (Washington) After refusing to endorse the reelection of President Bush last fall the Log Cabin Republicans have made peace with the Administration and the GOP. (read more about (...hold your look of surprise...) Gay Republicans Return to the Fold)
HHS Backs Down On Gay Funding Threats
(February 20, 2005) (Washington) The Bush administration has backed down on a call for an LGBT suicide conference to remove the words "gay," "lesbian," "bisexual" and "transgender" from its material. (read more about HHS eats crow over funding threats to Gay Teen Suicide Prevention Conference.)
Hispanic Media Co. Accused Of Gay Bashing
(February 20, 2005) (Los Angeles, California) The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs and a coalition of diverse local and national lesbian, gay civil rights organizations today called on Spanish-language media group Liberman Broadcasting Corporation to stop promoting physical violence against and verbal abuse of LGBT people on its television shows. (read more about Hispanic Company Accused of On-Air Gay Bashing)
Anti-Gay Marriage Bill Dies In New Mexico
(February 17, 2004) (Santa Fe, New Mexico) A bill that would bar same-sex couples from marrying in New Mexico has been rejected in a House committee. (read more about Anti-Gay Marriage Bill Dies in New Mexico)
Administration Balks At 'Gay' In Gay Suicide Conference
(February 17, 2005) (Washington) The Bush administration has told a federally funded conference on LGBT suicide to remove the words "gay," "lesbian," "bisexual" and "transgender" from its material. (read more about Bush Administration Demands Name Change for Gay Teen Suicide Prevention Conference)
Bush Renominates Homophobic Activist Judge
(February 16, 2005) (Washington) A year after naming former Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor to a temporary seat on a federal appeals court, President Bush has launched a fresh attempt to put the controversial attorney there for life. (read more about Bush re-nominates Homophobic Activist Judge; Pat Robertson tells Frist: Approve him, or Else)
New York State Clergy Support Gay Marriage
(February 15, 2005) (New York City) Fifty-six clergy from across New York state representing a broad range of denominations took advantage of Valentine's Day Monday to issue an open letter supporting same-sex marriage. (read more about New York State Clergy Sign on in Support of Gay Marriage)
(February 15, 2005) (Washington) An online investigative journalism site Monday suggested that White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is gay and was a regular at gay bars in Texas. (read more about Is White House Press Aide Gay?)
Cop Ousted For Photographing Semi-Clad Men
(February 15, 2005) (Colorado Springs, Colorado) A Colorado Springs policeman has been forced to resigned after 100 photos of barely clad men were found in his home. (read more about Colorado Cop ousted for photographing Semi-Nude Young Men)
AMA Head Likens Gays To Coca Cola Or Rape
(February 15, 2005) (White Plains, New York) The president of the American Medical Association has come to the defense of New York Medical College under attack for banning a gay students group from campus. (read more about AMA Head Supports Ban of Gay Medical Student Group)
Gay Couples Mark Valentine's Day With Marriage Protests
(February 14, 2005) (Washington) In Massachusetts married same-sex couples are exchanging chocolates and flowers to show their love, but the Bay State is the only one where gay marriage is legal. Elsewhere across the country, Valentine's Day is being marked today with demonstrations and acts of civil disobedience to draw attention to marriage inequality. (read more about Gay Couples Mark Valentines Day with Pro-Gay Marriage Protests)
(February 21, 2005) (Washington) Nearly 700 service members were discharged in Fiscal Year 2004 under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," not counting the Coast Guard, according to Department of Defense figures released Friday. This is the fourth straight year "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" discharges have fallen, a fifteen percent drop since 2003 and a forty-seven percent drop since the start of the Global War on Terror. (read more about Gay Military Discharges Drop)
Lynne Cheney Gets Snappish In Gay Amendment Interview
(Feb 11, 2005) (Washington) Lynne Cheney, wife of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, opposes the constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage that President George W. Bush repeatedly has called for. (read more about Lynne Cheney opposes Bush (again) in NPR Interview)
Clergy Sign On To Gay Marriage
(February 10, 2005) (Baltimore, Maryland) While the Roman Catholic Church and an assorted group of evangelicals press for a constitutional amendment in Maryland to ban gay marriage a growing number of clergy are supporting gay couples. (read more about Maryland Clergy Signs On for Gay Marriage)
Yankee Go Home Gay Canadians Tell Same-Sex Marriage Foes
(February 10, 2005) (Ottawa) Supporters of same-sex marriage legislation in Canada are telling conservative Christians from south of the border to keep their noses out of Canadian affairs. (read more about Canadians tell American Anti-Gay Fundies to keep their money at home, and their noses out of Canada's Business)
(February 9, 2005) (Leominster, Massachusetts) The murder suicide of a prominent Massachusetts gay attorney and his partner has stunned the town of Leominster, northwest of Boston. (read more about Mysterious Gay Murder-Suicide outside Boston)
Episcopal Gay Feud Heats Up In Two States
(February 8, 2005)(Washington) The rift in the Episcopal Church over the ordination of an openly gay bishop widened on the weekend. (read more about Episcopal Gay Feud heats up in Eastern North Carolina and Kentucky Diocese)
Refusing To Allow Gay Student Group May Cost Medical School Degree Program
(February 8, 2005) (White Plains, New York) A decision by the administration of New York Medical College to refuse to sanction an LGBT students group could cost it a key partnership with the prestigious Pace University Law School. (read more about Refusing Gay Student Group Access may cost New York Med School a Degree Program)
Democrats Openly Courting Anti-Gay Religious Right
(February 5, 2005) (Washington) The religious right in the United States is getting proof of their political influence from a surprising source, Hillary Clinton. (read more about Democrats Openly Courting Anti-Gay Religious Right)
(February 7, 2005) (New York City) In filing its appeal today, to Friday's court ruling in New York that said denying same-sex couples the right to marry was unconstitutional, lawyers for Mayor Michael Bloomberg will ask that the appeal be expedited, but, with a full spring docket, the high court is not likely to hear the case until mid November or December. (read more about Washington State Supreme Court Hears Gay Marriage Case in March)
Bloomberg Appeals Gay Marriage Ruling
(February 6, 2005) (New York City) Hopes of gay and lesbian couples to wed in New York next month were dashed Saturday by mayor Michael Bloomberg. (read more about NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Opposes Gay Marriage Ruling)
New York Court Rules Gays Must Be Allowed To Marry
(February 5, 2005) (New York City) A New York State court ruled Friday that same-sex couples must be allowed to marry. (read more about New York Court Rules Gays Have the Constitutional Right to Marry)
Transsexual Pleads Guilty In Silicone Death
(February 5, 2005) (Albany, Georgia) A transsexual who pumped industrial grade silicone into other trans women to give them feminine features pleaded guilty Friday to felony involuntary manslaughter in the death of one woman who died of complications from the injections. (read more about this crime right out of "Nip-Tuck" - Tranny Pleads Guilty to Silicone "Pumping" Death)
Call For Major Federal Gay Equality Bill
(February 5, 2005) (Washington) The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Friday called for a sweeping LGBT civil rights bill that would cover hospital visitation rights, job protections, and equality in credit.(read more about Call for Major Gay Rights Bill Just Short of Gay Marriage - is this a compromise, or is it rolling over to the fundies?)
School Board Official Tells Schools To Bring In Ex-Gay Speakers
(February 4, 2005) (Fairfax, Virginia) Principals in all of Fairfax county's high schools have received a letter telling them to host speakers "ex-gay perspective". (read more about Fairfax County, VA high school principals told by school board member to invite in "ex-gay" speakers to counter a "Destructive" gay lifestyle)
Psychiatrist Testifies 'Gay Rage' Legitimate
(February 4, 2005) (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) A forensic psychiatrist has told an Oshkosh court that 'gay rage' exists and that a man was legally insane when he killed a gay Wisconsin man after having sex with him. (read more about Phychiatrist testifies that "Gay Rage" is a legitimate reason to commit premeditated murder.)
New Anti-Gay Attack From Education Secretary: 'Schools Not Place For Gay Issues'
(February 3, 2005) (Washington) Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings says she has no apologies to make for criticizing a PBS children's series which features an episode with a lesbian family. (read more about Education Secretary uses 1960s argument that "Gay Issues" have no place in schools. We used to say this about Sex Ed.)
Bush Renews Call For Gay Marriage Amendment
(February 3, 2005) (Washington) For the second year in a row President George W. Bush used his State of the Union speech Wednesday night to call for an amendment to the US Constitution to bar same-sex marriage. (read more about Bush Continues to Support Anti-Gay Amendment in State of the Union Address)
Gay Buying Power Continues To Grow
(February 2, 2005)(Washington) The total buying power of the adult LGBT population in the US has grown by some $30 billion over the past two years. (read more about new study shows Gay Buying Power Grows)
Virginia Anti-Gay License Plates Gain Momentum
(February 2, 2005) (Richmond, Virginia) Cars in Virginia could soon have license plates extolling traditional marriage. The House of Delegates passed a bill Tuesday allowing the state to print the plates. The legislation now moves to the Senate where it must be approved before the scheduled adjournment on Feb. 26. (read more about Anti-Gay License Plates for Virginia)
Court Orders NYU To Pay Gay Composer's Widower $2 Million
(February 1, 2005) (New York City) Composer Leonard Bernstein's surviving partner has won a $2 million dollar wrongful dismissal suit from New York University Medical Center. (read more about Court Orders NYY to Pay Leonard Bernstein's Widower $2Million in Discrimination Suit)
L.A. County Shuts Down HIV Testing in Bathhouses AIDS Group Says
(February 1, 2005) (Los, Angeles, California) As the public awaits a long-delayed ordinance in Los Angeles County to regulate bathhouses and sex clubs the L.A. Health Department has stopped all funding for HIV testing and prevention services at those businesses AIDS Healthcare Foundation said Monday. (read more about LA County shuts down funding for HIV testing in Bath Houses)
Military School Costume Party Mocks Gays & Others
(January 31, 2005) (Lexington, Virginia) Despite a public outcry from gay, Jewish and African American civil rights groups, Virginia Military Institute will allow its own students to investigate a party at which some cadets dressed in drag while others wore Nazi uniforms and still others were in black face. (read more about Halloween party at VMI Military School mocks gays and others)
U.S. Evangelists Invade Canada To Fight Gay Marriage
(January 29, 2005) (Ottawa) American evangelists are urging Canadians to oppose same-sex marriage. The anti-gay groups are using Christian broadcasters to spread the message (read more about U.S. Evangelists - particularly James Dobson - invade Canada to fight Gay Marriage Law)
Third Journalist Named In Bush Admin Payola Scandal
(January 29, 2005) (Washington) Despite assurances from President Bush this week that the White House has ordered his cabinet not to hire journalists to promote the administration's agenda, a third journalist has been found to be taking payola. (read more about Third Anti-Gay Journalist found taking White House Payola)
Wal-Mart Recognizes Gay Families
(January 28, 2005) (Washington) Wal-Mart, the nation's largest private employer, has adopted a new definition of family that includes same-sex partners recognized under state law. (read more about Wal-Mart Recognizes Gay Families)
PBS Bashed For Lesbian Cartoon
(January 27, 2005) (Washington) First it was SpongeBob SquarePants, now its an animated series on PBS that's being assailed by the right for gay content - and this time the bashing is coming directly from the Bush administration. (read more about White House Bashes PBS Cartoon)
Second Anti-Gay Commentator Paid Off By White House
(January 27, 2005) (Washington) Syndicated conservative columnist Maggie Gallagher who testified before the Senate in support of a constitutional ban on gay marriage was paid by the Bush Administration it was revealed on Wednesday. (read more about the Second Anti-Gay Commentator Paid by White House)
(January 27, 2005) (Vadodara, India) An 18 year old has been charged with murder after the torso and severed head of a co-worker were discovered in the outskirts of Vadodara, India. (read more about Gay Man Beheaded After Sex)
Nearly Half Of All Americans Covered Gay Rights Laws Study Shows
(January 26, 2005) (Washington) The "glass is nearly half full" a new analysis of LGBT civil rights says.(read more about Almost Half of Americans live in areas protected by Pro-Gay Anti-Discrimination Laws)
Gays Observe Holocaust Memorial Day
(January 26, 2005) (San Francisco, California) A bouquet of flowers lies at the foot of the Holocaust memorial in Pink Triangle Park marking the extermination of gays and lesbians at the hands of the Nazis. (read more about Gays Commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day)
Gay Marriage Foes Turn To Defeating Gay Civil Rights Bill
(January 25, 2005) (Salem, Oregon) Two organizations that spearheaded the drive to amend Oregon's constitution to ban same-sex marriage has now turned its sights on a bill that would provide civil rights protections for gays and lesbians. (read more about Anti-Gay group focuses on Oregon Gay Rights Bill)
Utah Gay Positive Bill Advances
(January 25, 2005) (Salt Lake City Utah) Less than three months after Utah voters approved an amendment banning same-sex marriage the Legislature is considering a bill to give some rights to gay and lesbian couples. (read more about Pro-Gay Utah Bill moves forward)
SpongeBob Anti-Gay Attack Brings Shock And Ridicule
(January 22, 2005) The producer of a pro-tolerance music video for kids, featuring scores of their TV heroes ranging from the Muppets to SpongeBob SquarePants, says he is astounded that the project has been assailed by some conservatives as a cunning attempt to advocate homosexuality.(read more about SpongeBob gets Anti-Gay Attacks from Fundamentalist Christians)
'Innocent' Pleas In Gay Teen's Beating
(January 22, 2005) (Cleburne, Texas) Three teens charged in the vicious beating last October of a gay high school student pleaded innocent Thursday at their arraignment. (read more about Texas Teens plead Innocent in Gay Bashing Trial)
Second Term Begins Amid Anti-Gay Amendment Concerns
(January 21, 2005) (Washington) George W. Bush took the oath of office for a second term Thursday as hundreds of anti-war protestors and gay rights advocates demonstrated nearby. (read more about Bush Second Inauguration brings more anti-gay concerns)
Opposing Anti-Gay Amendments Had Little Effect On Incumbents
(January 20, 2005) (Washington) State lawmakers who opposed constitutional bans on same-sex marriage fared extraordinarily well at the polls even though all the states where the proposed amendments were on the ballot voted to bar gay marriage a new national poll shows. (read more about New HRC study shows little effect on encumbents who opposed anti-gay marriage amendments)
Supreme Court Declines Gay Soldier's Case
(January 19, 2005) (Washington) The Supreme Court declined Tuesday turned down an appeal from a gay Air Force lieutenant. (read more about Supreme Court declines to hear gay soldier's sodomy case)
Gay TV Campaign Targets Bush Inauguration
(January 19, 2005) (Washington) A new television ad campaign has been launched to coincide with President Bush's inauguration Thursday. (read more about new HRC ad campaign launching during Bush Innauguration)
Montana Considers Civil Unions & Civil Rights Protections
(January 17, 2005) (Helena, Montana) Montana legislators considered two gay rights bills on Martin Luther King Day - one that would allow civil unions, and one to extend civil rights protections to gays and lesbians. (read more about Montana considers gay rights legislation)
Gay Straight Society Could Incite Violence Parents Claim
(January 17, 2005) (Atlanta, Georgia) A parents group is demanding that the Gay Lesbian and Straight Society at Berkmar High School in Gwinnett change its name because the mere mention of the word gay could incite violence at the suburban Atlanta school. (read more about Parents Claim that a Gay-Straight Student Club would incite violence)
White House In Damage Control After Bush Gay Amendment Remark
(January 17, 2005) (Washington) Conservative groups that supported President Bush's reelection wasted no time in reacting to his suggestion Sunday that he would not push for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in his second term. (read more about White House Flip Flops (again) on Gay Amendment statement)
Episcopal Church Dithers On Gays
(January 16, 2005) (Salt Lake City, Utah) Two days of meetings by the bishops of the Episcopal Church aimed at resolving a bitter battle over the role of gays in the church has produced few results. (read more about Episcopal Bishops dither on gay marriages and ordinations)
Bush Drops Gay Marriage Amendment
(January 16, 2005) (Washington) President Bush said Sunday that he will not press the Senate to pass a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. (read more about Bush Drops Anti-Gay Amendment)
Pentagon Withheld True Number Of Fired Gay Linguists
(January 14, 2005) (San Francisco, California) Records obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request show that the military misled the public and discharged three times the number of gay Arabic linguists that it had said. (read more about Pentagon Withheld Actual Number of Gay Linguists Fired)
(January 14, 2005) (Waco, Texas) A Baylor University student who had his scholarship taken away after he came out is now being sued by the school. (read more about Baylor sues Gay Student)
Georgia Moves To Void Atlanta Gay Rights Law
(January 13, 2005) (Atlanta, Georgia) Legislation was filed Wednesday in the Georgia legislature that would would block cities from punishing organizations that exclude gays and lesbians. (read more about Georgia Moves to Void Atlanta Gay Rights Ordinance)
Illinois Enacts Gay Rights Law
(January 12, 2005) (Springfield, Illinois) After a decade long struggle to gain civil rights protections the Illinois legislature has passed a law banning the discrimination of gays and lesbians.(read more about new gay rights law begins in Illinois)
Sharpton Admonishes Blacks Who Voted For Bush Over Gay Marriage Fears
(January 11, 2005) (Atlanta, Georgia) African Americans were taken in by a "con" game by Republicans last November former presidential candidate Al Sharpton said. (read more about Al Sharpton calls the Bush Campaign a Con Game, with Gay Marriage as the bait.)
More Anti-Gay Amendments Coming
(January 11, 2005) (Washington) A second wave of states considering amendments to their constitutions to bar same-sex marriage has begun. (read more about next round of Anti-Gay Amendments starting)
Anglican Bishop Commissions Gay Ceremony
(January 10, 2005) (London) One of the most senior bishops in the Anglican Church in England has commissioned the writing of a liturgy for same-sex couples and cohabiting heterosexuals. (read more about Anglican Bishop commissions union ceremony for same-sex couples.)
Move To Stop 'Gay Sex' Talk In California Public Schools
(January 8, 2005) (Walnut Creek, California) A Bay Area Christian conservative has begun to gather names for a ballot initiative to limit sex education in California public schools. (read more about new push to ban gay "sex talk" and sex education in California Public Schools)
White House Pays Off Anti-Gay Commentator
(January 7, 2005) (Washington) A prominent black conservative was paid nearly a quarter million dollars by the White House to promote the President's agenda in his columns and nationally syndicated talk show. (read more about White House buys a conservative Journalist, in violation of Federal Propoganda Laws)
New Study Shows Gay Students Are Being Left Behind
(January 6, 2005) (Washington) A national study of schools shows that 95 percent have little or no gay, lesbian or bisexual resources in their counseling services and only one percent have transgender resource. (read more about New PFLAG Study shows Gay Students are being Left Behind)
Bush Attorney General Nominee Linked to Anti-Gay Amendment
(January 6, 2005) (Washington) Senate Democrats want answers from the man nominated by President Bush to be Attorney General. Senate confirmation hearings for White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales will begin Thursday amid allegations Gonzales secretly helped write the Federal Marriage Amendment to ban same-sex marriage. (read more about Bush Attorney General Nominee linked to Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendment - possible author of the proposed amendment)
Phelps Clan Forces Vote On Gay Rights Law
(January 6, 2005) (Topeka, Kansas) Opponents of a Topeka city ordinance banning discrimination against gays in city hiring have collected enough votes to either force the city council to repeal the law or put the issue to voters. (read more about Phelps Klan foces gay rights recall vote in Topeka)
Muslim Cleric: Gays Repsonsible for Tsunami
(January 5, 2005) (Riyadh) A leading Muslim cleric says that the tsunamis which devastated South Asia and killed more than 150-thousand people were Allah's punishment for allowing gays into the affected countries. (read more about Muslim Cleric Blames Tsunami on Gays)
Telluride Travel Site Blasts Gay Ski Week
(January 5, 2004) (Telluride, Colorado) A Colorado website that promotes ski holidays in Telluride is advising families to stay away from the town during the annual Gay Ski Week. (read more about travel site blasts gay ski week in Telluride)
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