Gay

Hate Crimes Bill On To President For Signature

Jesse Slome — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:20:05 -0500

The U.S. Senate passed landmark legislation Thursday. The bill makes violence against gays and lesbians a federal crime.

Congress Extends Hate Crimes Protection To Cover Gays

Jesse Slome — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:17:57 -0500

Congress is on the verge of significantly expanding hate crimes law to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation.

Hawaii Coach Greg McMackin Earns a Suspension with Gay Slur

Michael Santo — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:09:26 -0500

Greg McMackin, coach of the University of Hawaii college football team, has done what many have done (and regretted before): open his mouth and let some un-politically correct epithet (OK, slur) come out. Besides earning him criticism, it's earned him a suspension.

Kiss-In at Mormon Temple Draws Shouts, Anger

Michael Santo — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:00:06 -0500

Less than two weeks after a gay couple was arrested for kissing at the plaza next to the Mormon temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, a mass kissing protest near the Mormon church temple Sunday grew into a shouting match between gay activists and a group of Mormons.

Rights group ANONYMOUS march in San Diego PRIDE Parade

Human-Rights — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:38:55 -0500

The human rights activist group ANONYMOUS celebrated lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people's rights by marching in San Diego's Pride Parade on July 19. Anonymous is in the process of systematically dismantling the Scientology cult, which, among other crimes and offenses, considers non-heterosexuals to be "perverts" who are "extremely dangerous to society."

The gay history of Cambridge University

seher — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:54:45 -0600

The gay history of Cambridge University will be revealed in a public lecture this Wednesday at Lucy Cavendish College.

Black gay men, lesbians, have fewer mental disorders than whites

harminka — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:45:40 -0500

According to a study conducted at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations, blacks and Latinos do not have more mental disorders than whites.

Senator's restroom sex scandal sheds light on "demonization" of sexual minorities

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:01:04 -0500

Sen. Larry Craig's arrest for alleged gay overtures in a Minneapolis restroom may spell the end of his political career, but some in the lesbian, gay and bisexual community are hoping the scandal has a silver lining.

Anti-gay hate crimes widespread

harminka — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:47:48 -0500

Nearly four in 10 gay men and about one in eight lesbians and bisexuals in the United States have been the target of violence or a property crime because of their sexual orientation, according to a new study by University of California, Davis, psychology professor Gregory Herek.

Syphilis rate on rise in US gay, bisexual men

harminka — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:27:36 -0500

Armed with more than a decade's worth of statistics, researchers are sounding a new alarm about growing rates of syphilis among gay and bisexual men.