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发帖数: 19713 | 1 British Rapper Lady Sovereign Comes Out
By Julie Bolcer
Lady Sovereignx180 (Getty) | Advocate.com
Lady Sovereign, the British rapper who revels in her small size and big
attitude, confirmed that she is a lesbian. She acknowledged that she used to
cave to publicists’ pressure to stay closeted, but now she really doesn’t
really “give a s**t.”
The one-time Jay-Z protégé, who is 24 years old, talked about her
sexuality with Diva magazine, according to the Toronto Sun, which reported
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发帖数: 19713 | 2 Malawi Gay Couple Convicted
By Julie Bolcer
Malawi x290 (Reuters) I Advocate.com
Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, the Malawi gay couple jailed since
December for holding a public engagement ceremony, were convicted Tuesday of
“unnatural acts and gross indecency” and face up to 14 years in prison.
According to the Associated Press, “Blantyre Chief Resident Magistrate
Nyakwawa Usiwa said the sentencing will take place on Thursday. The couple
could be imprisoned for up to 14 years.”
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发帖数: 19713 | 3 HIV Rising Among Gay, Bi Men in Asia
By Julie Bolcer
Mr Gay Chinax180 (Photos.com) | Advocate.com
A new report backed by the UN says that the prevalence of HIV among gay and
bisexual men in Asia is increasing, fueled by laws that criminalize behavior
and discourage access to services.
According to Reuters, “over 90 percent of gay and bisexual men in Asia do
not have access to HIV prevention and care services, the report said. It
cited examples of repressive laws or lack of anti-discrimination la |
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发帖数: 19713 | 4 Facebook上的一个运动组织正在酝酿邀请劳拉布什参加达拉斯的骄傲游行。
Draft Laura Bush for Dallas Gay Pride
By Julie Bolcer
Laura Bush x390 (Getty) I Advocate.com
A Facebook campaign seeks to draft Laura Bush as a guest of honor for this
year’s Dallas pride parade because of the former first lady’s support for
marriage equality.
According to the Dallas Morning News, “the idea was broached on DallasVoice
.com.” The event, which takes place on September 19, is officially known as
the Alan Ross Texas Freedom Festival and Parade. |
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发帖数: 19713 | 5 Moscow Mayor Bans Gay Pride March
By Julie Bolcer
Yuri Luzhkovx390 (Getty) | Advocate.com
For the fifth year in a row, Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov has banned the march
planned for Moscow Pride on May 29.
According to UK Gay News, pride parade organizer Nikolai Alekseev awaits a
formal refusal in writing, so that he may proceed with an appeal in the Tver
district court.
“In accordance with Russian law, application for the parade was made to the
Mayor’s office on May 17, giving the proposed route,” |
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发帖数: 4174 | 6 Ashburn Talks Gay Rights on Cal. Senate Floor
By Julie Bolcer
ROY ASHBURN MAIN X390 (AP) | ADVOCATE.COM
California state Sen. Roy Ashburn broke his silence about being gay in
remarks to colleagues Thursday and cast two votes on separate gay rights
bills.
According to the Los Angeles Times, “Ashburn was the only Republican
senator to vote in support of allowing openly gay people to serve in the
military, but he also voted against a bill that could remove a political
obstacle to proposals to legal |
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发帖数: 19713 | 7 Olivia Munn to Obama: Legalize Gay Marriage
TV personality Olivia Munn is annoyed that President Barack Obama has not
done more to legalize same-sex marriage.
By Julie Bolcer
Olivia Munnx180 (Getty) | Advocate.com
Television personality Olivia Munn took President Barack Obama to task last
week for not legalizing marriages for same-sex couples, saying that as an
African-American man, he should be more sensitive.
Munn, 29, spoke with the Fox News entertainment site Pop Tarts.
“It’s ridiculous and |
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发帖数: 19713 | 8 Iowa Republicans: Vote on Gay Marriage
By Julie Bolcer
IOWA STATE CAPITOL BUILDING X390 (CITY-DATA.COM) | ADVOCATE.COM
A new poll shows that a large majority of Republican primary voters in Iowa
want to vote on a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
According to the Des Moines Register poll, “More than three-quarters of
Iowans planning to vote in Tuesday’s Republican primary say Iowans should
have a chance to vote on changing the constitution specifically to ban gay
marriage.”
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发帖数: 19713 | 9 IRS Change Recognizes Gay Calif. Couples
By Julie Bolcer
CalifTaxesx390 (Screengrab) | Advocate.com
For the first time, the IRS will recognize same-couples in California as a
unit for tax purposes under a new ruling by the agency.
The Wall Street Journal reports on the change, which reverses a 2006 IRS
ruling and may also affect Nevada and Washington state couples.
“Specifically, the agency said nearly 58,000 couples who are registered as
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发帖数: 19713 | 10 Catholic Lesbian Writer Opposes Gay Marriage
By Julie Bolcer
Eve Tushnetx180 (NCR) | Advocate.com
Eve Tushnet is a lesbian Catholic writer who opposes same-sex marriage and
believes that her religion requires her to remain celibate. She also claims
to be perfectly content with her life.
The New York Times profiles Tushnet, who converted to Roman Catholicism in
her sophomore year at Yale, where she was already out. The religious
conversion, and her embrace of conservatism, surprised her liberal p |
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发帖数: 19713 | 11 包括加州、蒙大拿、缅因
Out Candidates Win Big in Primaries
By Julie Bolcer
Openly LGBT candidates made gains in primary elections across the country
Tuesday, with wins in states including California, Montana and Maine.
According to the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, which supports out candidates
, “Openly LGBT candidates won political races literally from coast to coast
last night, with key wins in California, Montana and Maine. At least 16 of
the Victory Fund’s 21 endorsed candidates on the ballot yesterda |
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发帖数: 19713 | 12 Out Oakland Councilwoman Runs for Mayor
By Julie Bolcer
RebeccaKaplanx180 (Kaplan for Oakland) | Advocate.com
Out Oakland city councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan announced her campaign for
mayor Wednesday. If she wins, Oakland would become the third-largest U.S.
city with an openly gay mayor, behind Houston and Portland, Ore.
According to The Bay Citizen, Kaplan, who announced her candidacy at a
gallery in downtown Oakland, is likely to benefit from significant LGBT
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发帖数: 19713 | 13 Google to Cover Gay Tax Inequality
By Julie Bolcer
Googlex390 (Getty) | Advocate.com
The list of benefits that make Google one of the world’s most attractive
employers just grew again, this time for gay and lesbian employees. The
company announced Thursday that it would begin to cover the extra costs gay
and lesbian employees must pay compared to straight employees when their
partners receive domestic partner health benefits.
The increased compensation will be retroactive to the beginning of the |
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发帖数: 19713 | 14 Congresswoman: 5 Years “Realistic” for ENDA
By Julie Bolcer
JackieSpeierx180 (House.gov) | Advocate.com
Congresswoman Jackie Speier of California told theBay Area Reporter on
Sunday that it was "realistic" to say it could take as long as five years to
pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The Democrat said that the bill
’s prospects for this year were in question, though she said, "'don't ask,
don't tell' will be history this year."
During the breakfast, Speier ensured the crowd that "Spea |
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发帖数: 19713 | 15 Cuomo Will Make Gay Marriage a “Priority”
By Julie Bolcer
Cuomox180 (NY State) | Advocate.com
New York attorney general and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew
Cuomo said Thursday that he would make it a “priority” to pass same-sex
marriage legislation if elected, something that he believes he could achieve
in his first year in office in 2011.
According to State of Politics, Cuomo responded to a question from a
reporter at one of his attorney general press conferences.
“My opinion, from my |
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发帖数: 19713 | 16 Cuomo支持同婚的真诚度遭到质疑
Cuomo Gay Rights Record Examined
By Julie Bolcer
Cuomox180 (NY State) | Advocate.com
The New York Times looks at the “fraught relationship” between New York
attorney general Andrew Cuomo and gays and lesbians in the state. Some
question the low profile, and even some rocky moments, experienced with
Cuomo, now the leading candidate for governor.
Reporter Michael Barbaro recounts an episode from the heated 1977 Democratic
mayoral primary in New York City, in which Cuomo helped hi |
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发帖数: 19713 | 17 Civil Partnerships Bill Passes in Ireland
By Julie Bolcer
IrelandFlagx390 (Photos.com) | Advocate.com
A bill that would recognize the civil partnerships of same-sex couples
passed the Dáil, the lower house of parliament in Ireland. It now moves to
the upper chamber for ratification.
According to the Irish Times, the bill, which falls shorting of granting
full marriage rights, was not without controversy, including objections from
Catholic bishops.
“All parties in the Oireachtas formally supporte |
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发帖数: 19713 | 18 Church of England May Appoint Gay Bishop
By Julie Bolcer
ROWAN WILLIAMS X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
In what could be a significant reversal for the Anglican Communion,
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (pictured), who opposed the
appointment of a lesbian bishop in the U.S. Episcopal Church, may promote a
gay priest to bishop.
The Associated Press cites newspaper reports, which indicate that “Williams
is prepared to back the elevation of the Rev. Jeffrey John, who withdrew
seven years ago f |
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发帖数: 4174 | 19 Posted on Advocate.com July 11, 2010
Lingle: Civil Unions Like Incest
By Julie Bolcer
Hawaii governor Linda Lingle, who vetoed her state’s civil union bill last
week, said in a radio interview that the issue no more involves civil rights
than the question of whether close relatives should be allowed to marry.
The Honolulu Civil Beat reports on the comments made in the Republican’s
first radio interview since the Wednesday veto. She spoke Thursday morning
on a show that airs on KHVH 830 AM.
"For |
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发帖数: 19713 | 20 Parker to China: Gay Rights Good for Business
By Julie Bolcer
ANNISE PARKER X390 (FAIR USE) | ADVOCATE.COM
Houston mayor Annise Parker visited Shanghai, one of China’s most welcoming
cities for LGBT people, on Monday and praised its open attitudes as smart
business.
According to GayPolitics.com, Parker is on her first trip abroad since being
elected in December, when Houston become the largest U.S. city to date to
elect an openly gay mayor. The purpose of her visit to China is to encourage
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发帖数: 19713 | 21 Out College Presidents Form New Group
By Julie Bolcer
CAMPUS COLLEGE STUDENTS X390 (THINK) | ADVOCATE.COM
Nine out presidents of America’s colleges and universities met over the
weekend and formed a group to encourage gay academics to seek leadership
positions and to advocate for more inclusion of sexual orientation issues in
diversity conversations.
According to Insider Higher Ed, the new organization is called LGBTQ
Presidents in Higher Education, and members plan to meet again in a few
months |
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发帖数: 19713 | 22 Prop. 8 Rally Set for WeHo
By Julie Bolcer
PROP 8 OVERTURNED.1 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
Facebook and Twitter are buzzing over plans for a rally late Thursday
afternoon in West Hollywood to protest the North Circuit Court’s stay of
the Proposition 8 ruling from Judge Vaughn Walker.
According to its Facebook page, the “emergency rally” will be held at 6 p.
m. at Santa Monica and San Vicente boulevards to recognize the day that many
same-sex couples planned to marry, had the ruling not been stay |
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发帖数: 4174 | 23 Posted on Advocate.com September 14, 2010
Antigay Democrat Defeated in N.Y.
By Julie Bolcer
Bill Stachowskix390 (NY.gov) | Advocate.com
Bill Stachowski
New York state senator Bill Stachowski, one of eight senate Democrats who
voted against the marriage equality bill last year, has conceded to his
primary opponent Tim Kennedy. Two other efforts to defeat marriage equality
opponents in the Bronx and Queens were not successful.
News of the Stachowski concession began to trickle into Twitter around |
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发帖数: 4174 | 24 Posted on Advocate.com September 20, 2010
Gay Houston Mayor Gets High Marks
By Julie Bolcer
ANNISE PARKER X390 (FAIR USE) | ADVOCATE.COM
A new poll indicates that a solid majority of Houston residents say that
Mayor Annise Parker is doing a “good” or “excellent” job.
The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund reported on the poll from 11 News/KUHF-
Houston Public Radio.
“Fourteen percent of poll respondents rated Parker’s job performance as ‘
excellent,’” reported the Victory Fund’s blog, GayPolitics.com |
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发帖数: 4174 | 25 Posted on Advocate.com September 24, 2010
Harvard Pres.: No ROTC Until Repeal
By Julie Bolcer
DrewGilpinFaustx180 (Harvard) | Advocate.com
Drew Gilpin Faust
Drew Gilpin Faust, the president of Harvard University, said that her school
would only welcome ROTC to campus after the “don’t ask, don’t tell”
policy is repealed.
Faust spoke with The Boston Globe on Wednesday, the day after the U.S.
Senate failed to advance repeal of the discriminatory policy. She said that
Harvard, which expelled ROTC f |
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发帖数: 4174 | 26 Posted on Advocate.com September 24, 2010
Top WH Aide: DADT Repeal This Year
By Julie Bolcer
DON'T ASK DON'T TELL DADT GENERIC ART X390 (PHOTOS.COM) | ADVOCATE.COM
White House deputy chief of staff Jim Messina spoke with a political science
class in Montana about “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal and told the
group, “We’re going to get that done this year.”
According to the Montana Kaimin, Messina, a 1993 graduate of the University
of Montana, returned to his alma mater Wednesday to speak with a c |
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发帖数: 19713 | 27 Beijing Police Raid Gay Hangout
By Julie Bolcer
China Mapx390 (Photos.com) | Advocate.com
Beijing police raided a popular park where gay men meet and detained dozens
for questioning over the weekend as part of a security sweep in advance of a
national holiday.
According to the Associated Press, “At least 80 gay men were taken away
from a park in the capital's Haidian district by police during night raids
on Saturday and Sunday, said Guo Ziyang, a project manager with the Beijing
Working Group of |
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发帖数: 19713 | 28 Homophobic Moscow Mayor Fired
By Julie Bolcer
YURY LUZHKOV X390
Yury Luzhkov
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev fired Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov on Tuesday
, citing no confidence in the leader known to gay advocates and allies for
his long-running opposition to a pride celebration in the capital city.
According to the Associated Press, “President Dmitry Medvedev signed a
decree relieving the 74-year-old mayor of his duties due to a ‘loss of
confidence’ in him, according to the Kremlin. With the lo |
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发帖数: 19713 | 29 New Moscow Mayor No Gay Pride Fan
By Julie Bolcer
Acting Moscow mayor Vladimir Resin, who took office this week after the
abrupt removal of Yury Luzhkov, appears determined to continue his
predecessor’s opposition to a gay pride march.
According to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, Resin dismissed reports
Wednesday that the march organized by gay rights activist Nikolai Alekseev
had been officially sanctioned for the first time under his leadership.
Luzhkov repeatedly blocked the march and |
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发帖数: 4174 | 30 Posted on Advocate.com October 04, 2010
Conservatives Face Divorce Crisis
By Julie Bolcer
ALBERT MOHLER X390
R. Albert Mohler Jr.
A new essay from R. Albert Mohler Jr., a prominent conservative Christian,
warns evangelicals that high divorce rates among their ranks detracts from
the credibility of their arguments against marriage equality.
According to Politics Daily, Mohler published the essay, “Divorce — The
Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience,” on his website on September 29.
Mohler is pre... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 31 Posted on Advocate.com October 08, 2010
GOProud Accepts Maddow Challenge
By Julie Bolcer
CHRIS BARRON RACHEL MADDOW X390
Gay conservative group GOProud is responding in the affirmative to a
challenge from Rachel Maddow for conservatives to appear on her MSNBC show.
On her program Thursday night, Maddow appealed to bold-faced names from the
right such as Sarah Palin, Marco Rubio, Scott Brown, and Christine O’
Donnell to accept her invitations to talk. She also chided the conservatives
for capita... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 32 Posted on Advocate.com October 14, 2010
Professor Sent Antigay Email to Student
By Julie Bolcer
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire plans to take administrative action
against a professor who sent an antigay e-mail imploring a student not to
host a campus gay and lesbian film festival.
According to the Pioneer Press, Tom Hilton, the chairman of the university’
s information systems department, sent the e-mail to senior Crystal Kazik in
late September urging her to reconsider the Eau Queer Fi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 33 Posted on Advocate.com October 25, 2010
Addabbo: My Marriage Vote Can’t Be Bought
By Julie Bolcer
Joseph Addabbo, a New York state senate Democrat who voted against the
marriage equality bill last year, said that even though he received a “ton
of money” from gay activists who anticipated his support in return, his
vote cannot be bought.
Following the alphabetical order of the senate role call vote last December,
Addabbo became the first Democrat to vote against the marriage equality
bill. Some c... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 34 Posted on Advocate.com November 08, 2010
Wis. Braces for Attack on DP Registry
By Julie Bolcer
WISCONSIN THE BADGER STATE X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
Following Republican election gains in the governor’s office and the
legislature, gay advocates in Wisconsin are readying for a fight to preserve
the state’s domestic partnership registry, which grants dozens of
protections to same-sex couples.
According to TheNorthwestern.com, Fair Wisconsin, the state’s leading gay
rights group, fears that Republ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 35 Posted on Advocate.com November 09, 2010
Two New Lawsuits Challenge DOMA
By Julie Bolcer
Two new lawsuits filed by Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders and the
American Civil Liberties Union challenge the Defense of Marriage Act, the
1996 law that prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex
marriages.
The lawsuits follow a ruling from a federal judge in Massachusetts in July
that struck down the section of DOMA that discriminates by limiting marriage
to one man and one woman f... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 36 Posted on Advocate.com November 10, 2010
Utah Cities Pass Antidiscrimination Laws
By Advocate.com Editors
Utah March x390 (Julie Bolcer) | Advocate.com
Two Utah cities have passed ordinances banning discrimination on the basis
of sexual orientation and gender identity, the Associated Press reports.
On Tuesday city councils in Murray, a suburb of Salt Lake City, and Moab, in
the eastern part of the state, passed the ordinances banning housing and
employment discrimination targeting LGBT individua... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 37 Posted on Advocate.com November 12, 2010
Cindy McCain: DADT Enables Bullies
By Julie Bolcer
CindyMcCainDADTNO8x390 (Screengrab) | Advocate.com
While Sen. John McCain insists that he will filibuster any attempt to repeal
the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, his wife Cindy denounces the ban in
a new ad for the NOH8 campaign, where she connects antigay laws to the
culture of bullying that drives vulnerable LGBT youths to suicide.
Cindy and Meghan have expressed their strong support for gay rights i... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 38 Posted on Advocate.com November 16, 2010
Cindy McCain Named to "The Ridiculist"
By Julie Bolcer
CINDY MCCAIN RIDICULIST X390
Cindy McCain earned a position on "The Ridiculist," a new hypocrisy-exposing
segment on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, for an about-face on “don’t ask,
don’t tell” that Cooper called “one of the most brazen flips-flops we’ve
seen in years.”
Cooper pointed out Mrs. McCain’s recent appearance in a ad for the NOH8
campaign, where she stated her forceful opposition to the military... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 39 Posted on Advocate.com November 18, 2010
Eureka Springs to Offer Partner Benefits
By Julie Bolcer
EurekaSpringsx390 (Eureka Springs) | Advocate.com
Eureka Springs, a popular gay tourist destination and the only city in
Arkansas with a domestic partnership registry, announced this week that it
would also become the first to provide health care coverage for the domestic
partners of city workers.
According to a news release from Michael Walsh, who helped lead the effort
in the northwest Arkansas t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 40 Posted on Advocate.com November 19, 2010
Marriage Equality Coming to Maryland?
By Julie Bolcer
RichardMadalenox180 (Maryland) | Advocate.com
Out Maryland state senator Richard Madaleno said he is “guardedly
optimistic” that the state legislature will pass a marriage equality bill
in early 2011.
In an interview with Gay Politics, Madaleno put chances in the “six, seven
eight range” on a scale of one to 10 for the bill's passage in the next 90-
day session from January to mid-April of next year.
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发帖数: 4174 | 41 Posted on Advocate.com November 21, 2010
Poll: Australians for Marriage Equality
By Julie Bolcer
AUSTRALIA MAP X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
A new poll shows that 57% of Australians favor making marriage equality the
law of the land.
The Age/Nielsen poll was taken this week as parliament voted to support a
Greens-backed proposal to engage constituents in conversation on the issue.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard remains opposed to marriage equality, but some
of her Labor party members joined their G... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 42 Posted on Advocate.com November 23, 2010
N.J. Passes Tough Antibullying Bill
By Julie Bolcer
The New Jersey state senate and assembly voted Tuesday to pass what experts
call the nation’s toughest antibullying law, propelled by a sense of
urgency following the suicide of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi
earlier this year.
According to The Star-Ledger, the bill, which was in the works before the
suicide of Clementi, expands on the state’s 2002 antibullying law, which
encouraged but did n... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 43 By Julie Bolcer
Prime Minister Raila Odinga x390 (fair) | ADVOCATE.COM
Prime Minister Raila Odinga of Kenya called for gay men and lesbians to be
arrested in a speech on Sunday.
According to the BBC, the comments were believed to be the first such threat
from Odinga. Gay rights activist David Kuria called the remarks surprising
given that Odinga is popular and, unlike leaders in neighboring Uganda, had
no obvious reason to use gay people for political leverage.
Odinga made the comments in a spee... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 44 Posted on Advocate.com November 30, 2010
Illinois Vote on Civil Unions Today?
By Julie Bolcer
The Illinois House of Representatives could vote on a civil unions measure
for same-sex couples as early as Tuesday during the lame-duck session. The
bill has a strong chance of passage in the senate and Governor Pat Quinn has
pledged to sign it.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, supporters of the measure
including Rep. Greg Harris, the openly gay Democratic sponsor from Chicago,
were still cou... 阅读全帖 |
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Hillary Takes on Sexist Question
By Julie Bolcer
HILLARY CLINTON 200910 x390 (getty) | Advocate.com
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took a moderator to task during a “
townterview” Thursday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for asking which designers'
clothing she likes to wear.
The Daily Intel reports that after a number of serious questions at the
panel with students and young professionals, the moderator, whose gender was
not clear from the transcript, decided to take a lighter approach ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 46 Posted on Advocate.com December 10, 2010
Maryland Marriage Equality Prospects Strong
By Julie Bolcer
Signs look increasingly positive for marriage equality in Maryland next year
, where a majority of state senators on the key Judicial Proceedings
Committee now support a bill that would legalize same-sex marriages.
According to The Washington Post, the senate committee changes result from
the elections in which Maryland bucked national trends that favored more
conservative leadership and position... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 47 Posted on Advocate.com December 16, 2010
Civil Unions Bill to be Introduced in Colorado
By Julie Bolcer
PatSteadmanx180 (Colorado senate) | Advocate.com
Colorado state senator Pat Steadman plans to introduce a bill next year to
legalize civil unions in the state.
According to the Denver Post, “Steadman, who is gay, said he expects his
proposal to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate, but he's not sure what
kind of reception the idea will get in the Republican-controlled House.”
Although House ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 48 Posted on Advocate.com December 20, 2010
Frank: U.S. Not Ready for Gay President
By Julie Bolcer
BARNEY FRANK 20100521 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
The openly gay Congressman from Massachusetts told Maureen Dowd of The New
York Times that the existence of the Defense of Marriage Act shows that the
United States is not ready for a gay president because it raises the
question, “Would his partner have to pay rent in the White House?”
Dowd explored the possibility of a gay president in light of the ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 49 Posted on Advocate.com December 17, 2010
N.Y. Marriage: Hey, You Never Know
By Julie Bolcer
NY SENATE X390 | ADVOCATE.COM
There is work to be done in 2011, but marriage equality advocates are
betting on improved odds with a Republican senate majority in New York State.
As 2011 dawns, observers identify three states with strong prospects for
achieving marriage equality in the new year: Maryland, New York, and Rhode
Island. Among the three, New York boasts the largest population by far, with
near... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 50 Posted on Advocate.com December 21, 2010
Gay Victory in U.N. Resolution Vote
By Julie Bolcer
Following weeks of intense lobbying by gay activists, member states of the
United Nations voted Tuesday evening to restore "sexual orientation" to a
resolution that condemns extrajudicial killings.
The assembly voted 93 in favor of the United States' proposal to restore the
previous language, with 55 countries against and 27 abstaining. The
assembly then approved the amended resolution with 122 in favor... 阅读全帖 |
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