VIDEO: Lt. Dan Choi proclaims DADT is “not a joke”
LGBT, NewsBites — March 19, 2010 at 4:41 pmFor those of us, myself included, who are wondering EXACTLY what was said at yesterday’s HRC rally in D.C., we’ve been able to drum up some pretty good footage of LT. Dan Choi’s speech and subsequent call to action!
Take a look/listen!
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Why Saying ‘I Am Gay’ Can Be So Difficult
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Happy Monday (vol. 47) — Not In Kansas Anymore
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Elton John to perform in Grand Rapids for the first time in over 11 years
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Twickers Bars
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2/3 cup butter
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VIDEO: Lt. Dan Choi proclaims DADT is “not a joke”
For those of us, myself included, who are wondering EXACTLY what was said at yesterday’s HRC rally in D.C., we’ve been able to drum up some pretty good footage of LT. Dan Choi’s speech and subsequent call to action!
Take a look/listen!
March 19th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
WSU Prof. Robert Sedler on Why Bob Young is Bad for Michigan
Wayne State University Law Professor Robert Sedler discusses his research of the Michigan Supreme Court over a 10 year period. Find out why he thinks the Court would be better served without Justice Bob Young.
March 19th, 2010 | Equality, Videos | Read More
Ellen presents $30K to Miss. lesbian in prom flap
JACKSON, Miss. — A lesbian high school student embroiled in a legal flap over her school’s prom policy has received a $30,000 scholarship on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
Constance McMillen was speechless Friday when the talk show host pulled out an oversized check from the Web site...
March 19th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
Gay community reportedly “split” on how to press for equality
Everyone’s talking about the Human Rights Campaign rally-turned-protest, which culminated in a march to the White House and Lt. Dan Choi, along with former Army Infantryman Jim Pietrangelo, chaining themselves to the White House fence.
However, in the midst of the dialog pertaining to these exciting...
March 18th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
mLive: Influential Hope College alumni protest policies opposing homosexuality on campus
HOLLAND — Influential alumni are lining up against Hope College policies they claim shun homosexuality on campus and create an unwelcome environment for faculty, students and guests.
The alumni group — formed in the wake of the college rejecting Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance...
March 17th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
We’ll Queer the Census, Will You!?
We know it’s a little clichéd – but here’s what we want to tell the census: We’re here. We’re queer. And we want you to ask us about it.
It’s crazy – the U.S. Census Bureau wants an accurate count of everyone in the country – but there’s no question in the...
March 17th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites, Society & Culture | Read More
Addicting Game: Fire Boy and Water Girl
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Can you operate two characters at once? Get this couple to the exit, while collecting diamonds. Naturally, each has special talents that’ll make the going easier.
Happy Hump Day = Play Time!
March 17th, 2010 | Entertainment, Games | Read More
Pennsylvania legislators meet in the middle to stop anti-gay marriage ban
Pennsylvania residents can breathe easy knowing their legislators are working hard to maintain an atmosphere of equality and inclusion throughout the state.
Although the state doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages, currently an amendment to define the institution of marriage has not passed. Republicans...
March 17th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More
More than 50% of new HIV cases in the U.S. occurred among young homosexuals
NEW YORK — New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don’t seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday.
Michel Sidibe, the head of UNAIDS, said “it is unacceptable” that 85 countries...
March 17th, 2010 | Health, NewsBites | Read More
Why Saying ‘I Am Gay’ Can Be So Difficult
Three little words.
That’s what keeps bringing us back to this intersection of low comedy and pathos. Three words, none longer than three letters — and yet, some of us still find them nearly impossible to say.
Three words: I am gay.
If he’d been able to say those words, who knows what...
March 17th, 2010 | LGBT, Opinion | Read More
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VIDEO: Lt. Dan Choi proclaims DADT is “not a joke”
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WSU Prof. Robert Sedler on Why Bob Young is Bad for Michigan
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Ellen presents $30K to Miss. lesbian in prom flap
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Gay community reportedly “split” on how to press for equality
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mLive: Influential Hope College alumni protest policies opposing homosexuality on campus
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