gay rights

How far do you think and feel society has come as regards to accepting homosexuality in the last twenty years? What do you hold up as evidence of progress? Where do you think society is stagnated on the issue? What do you think are the worst arguments against homosexuality that you've heard...

I heard this on the news this morning then looked it up for a link and am quite infuriated. http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/indianapolis_bakery_wont_serve_gay_students This is what bothered me most about the story: For context, the order that the owner considered obscene was of rainbow...

"Argentina legalizes gay marriage in historic vote..." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38268341

Federal gay marriage ban is ruled unconstitutional It's a big step. Not a full win, but a big step.

Virginia’s attorney general Ken Cuccinelli has come out and publicly stated that the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment doesn’t apply to gays. While the basic premise might be true, it fails based on a simple “so-what?” The beuty of our constitution is that we don’t have to rewrite...

Happy Birthday Harvey! He was a remarkable human being, his story is so inspiring too :) A film was made about his life [see thetrailer here] Even though the day is only official in California, I think he should be remembered everywhere for his remarkable work, and for giving us Hope...

He tried to be nice: Linky. Oh, so close. I know it's not really news, but he is one of the few politicians who is giving something close to his reasoning behind these issues. Also, a lot of liberals and sometimes even I have been victim to his smooth talk, and this is a good reminder.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8602371.stm I'm conflicted on this. I honestly don't know how one justifies a B&B being forced to accept everyone, regardless of orientation. I'd like to be given a solid answer on why they should be. Regardless, weasly statement from the Tories in...

Cameron, open neck shirt at the ready, ventures into a Gay Times interview in the aim of dispelling the air of Clause 28 that hangs around the Tories. The following is the result, which begins with a discussion on a EU vote in favour of gay rights. I understand some Tory MEP's voted against it...

Apologies if this has been discussed 20 million times already, but I'm new to the forum. And if this belongs somewhere else, please let me know. I'm gay, and I live in Texas. This state will secede from the Union before they allow queers to destroy the sanctity of marriage. But I digress...

#1. Its 2010...its time for us to grow up. #2. The Israeli military allows gays. They are doing just fine. #3. The NATO forces allows gays. They are doing just fine. #4. We have a lack of Arabic and other Middle Eastern and Central Asian languages. It is helping the enemy, to kick out...

Pope tries to block UK legislation Pope Benedict attacks government over Equality Bill Personally I think the Pope getting involved will have the opposite effect to what he wants, I think it will now be less likely the politicians will compromise any further on the already compromised equality...

Mexico City has voted to allow gay marriage in their city. It also allows gay couples to adopt children. The Catholic church is against this as are many Mexican citizens. I wonder if this came about as the result of decliningg tourism in this dangerous out of control city? Perhaps they want...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8413196.stm It is interesting to see how the many recent changes to UK law to prevent discrimination on grounds of religion, gender and so on are shaping up. We saw a case recently where it was upheld that someone's environmental beliefs couldn't be...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/12/houston-voters-elect-openly-gay-mayor/ Good. Gay folks should feel equal in every way...and have the same rights as everyone else.

Jesse Ventura was on Larry King and he remarked (in reference to Maine's voting no to legalize same sex marraige) that: "If you put it up to a vote by the people, we'd have slavery again". :faint:

So, according to this BBC News page, Obama is going to have a go at getting rid of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell situation. Will he succeed?

Sign Galileo on marriage law petition By Pat LaMarche http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/107994.html It's nice to know that after 400 years, the ideas of Galileo are still important for our civil liberties.

The Governor's veto was just overridden by the Vermont Legislature. Vermont was the first state to approve civil unions, and now is the fourth to approve same sex marriage. What is of significance is that this is the first state to approve same sex marriage WITHOUT a court ruling. This was...

Iowa, declared to be the "land of the sodomite damned"... Now it's official. Today our state supreme court overturned the ban on gay marriage. It's good to be damned.

How to properly praise the government we created in Iraq? Muses, spare time from Apollo's lyre and sing me the words to celebrate the shining beacon of hope that is Iraq! Why, Democracy brings liberty to the oppressed people who were clouded in darkness before we brought unto them our wisdom and...

Over a year ago I was at a meeting with the legal/political organizations in Illinois working for gay rights. They said that they had a bill for gay unions and they were working behind the scenes on getting votes. Well, this year that bill has officially died. Rep. Greg Harris, openly gay and...

So what are McCain's position on gay rights? Many seem to believe that he is for civil unions. This is a misconception propagated by his vague statements, like here: Linky. Try and figure out what his stance is :) . All I can figure out is he thinks gays should be able to make contracts...

I am watching the news right now and am really angry about a court ruling about the registrar who refused to perform civil partnerships as it was against her religion and claimed she was discriminated against (her claim was upheld). This is ridiculous. She was being asked to perform a legal...

http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/mar/08030703.html Apparently the word has been around since at least 2006 when Václav Klaus mentioned it in a short speech... What a lovely way to hate the sin and love the sinner; or more precisely, to hate the sin and the sinner without actually saying...

I was browsing the Wikipedias, and I eventually came across the "Political Positions of John McCain". I looked at the LGBT section and found this: Linky. I was under the impression that he favoured civil unions. So I looked at the link provided and it only got worse: Linky. And this was...

Voting has traditionally been a male-only affair (‘One man, one vote’, not ‘One human, one vote’). This goes back for thousands of years, and voting rights have never been changed. The Bible says nothing about women voting. If women are allowed to vote, it’ll redefine voting, and textbooks and...

This is apparently a policy enacted back in the tail end of January. I only became aware of it today due to my campus newspaper covering a protest by gay-rights activists over the issue. The essence of the Health Canada ruling is that gay males are considered a high-risk group for HIV and AIDS...

http://dancingbear.vox.com/library/post/imagine-having-to-tell-this-storythe-words-of-janice-langbehn.html In the end she got to spend five minutes with her when the priest came in, and then had to leave. :(

The Governator of California has terminated a bill that would have granted equal rights under the law to fags and dykes. Using Party of Jesus formula number one, the Governator stated that it was not up to the [insert_branch_of_government_recognizing_rights_of_fags] to decide this matter, it...