Lady Gaga wants to be ordained so she can marry gay friends (Mirror)

Thursday, 28 July 2011 11:37 Other News Sources

DEARLY beloved, gathered here today to join two people in holy matrimony will be… Lady Gaga.

She says she wants to be ordained as a minister to marry her gay friends now legislation allowing same-sex marriages in New York has gone through.

She says: “My yoga instructor Trisha, a lesbian, has lived with her partner for years now and they have a beautiful daughter. They asked me to marry them. So, yes. I’m going to do it.

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Q-C appointee to Iowa high court participates in panel (QCTimes)
Iowa's Bob Vander Plaats Calls Being Gay a "Public Health Risk" (Gayapolis)
National Organization for Marriage Strategist Realizes He’s Actually Pro-Gay Marriage (NYMagazine)
Gay Marriage Law Proposed In Uruguay (OnTop)
Student victims of gay bullying have allies in D.C., lawsuits (TheNewsTribune)
U.S Navy reverses decision on officer’s discharge (PinkPaper)
Servicemembers United Statement on Joint Chiefs Testimony in Committee Hearing on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal
Talking With Yale Cohn (With Zach Wahls) (PATV)
Prop 8: Back to the ballot in 2012?
Donald Trump's Big Gay Problem (MotherJones)
Sorenson: ‘Absurd’ to claim homosexuality is a public health threat like second-hand smoke (IowaIndependent)
UK's Blanket Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood May be Amended (Care2)
Gay Passion of Christ series runs online (QNotes)
"Going Down in LA-LA Land" finishing funds (KickStarter)
Fred Karger Gets Ahead in Straw Poll
Kosher.com Restricts Ex-gay Group JONAH
Police raid Shanghai gay bar
Same-sex marriage bill introduced in Uruguay
Irish partnerships begin
Korean military sodomy law upheld
Liechtenstein OKs registered partnerships
Council of Europe to protect LBT women
Michele Bachmann burns up Iowa, decries gay marriage (Politico)
The Iowa Caucus Kingmaker (TheAtlantic)
Ron Paul talks budget issues in Cedar Rapids (DailyIowan)
Bachmann, Ron Paul fault Republicans on budget (Reuters)
Presidential Candidate Fred Karger: Part 1 (Examiner)
Romney Moves Toward U.S. Presidential Run and Focuses Fire on Obama Policy (Bloomberg)
UAFA, ENDA introduction set for Thursday (WashingtonBlade)
Anti-Gay Bill presented in Illinois Senate (ChicagoNow)
Form and Function: Art from Another Point of View (PopMatters)
Senate quashes transgender equality bill (BaltimoreSun)
Attendees Speak of Their Experience at Creating Change Conference
Social conservatives: Substitute ‘unnatural vice’ or ‘anti-Christian’ for ‘gay’ (IowaIndependent)
One Iowa: Take Action For Equality (OneIowa)
JOIN US: One Iowa Volunteer appreciation April 15 (OneIowa)
Donald Trump Doesn’t Like Gay People Anymore, But Guess What, He Never Did (Autostraddle)
NOM official reverses gay marriage stance, leaves group (DailyPrincetonian)
Ban 'And Tango Makes Three'?: Book about gay penguins tops 'most challenged' list - again (NYDailyNews)
The 13th Annual Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (PRNewswire)
In Stunning Reversal, Divided Federal Court Denies Accurate Birth Certificate to Son of Gay Dads
Using blacks for "saving America from the bondage of gay marriage"
Civil Union Bill Clears Committee, Headed to Delaware House Floor For Vote
Identifying Disconcerting Gaps in LGBT Research and Health Care (HuffingtonPost)
Bachmann Wants To Strip Courts of Equal Protection Jurisdiction (Care2)
Del. same-sex unions law heads to gov's desk (MiamiHerald)
Will GOP candidates attack marriage in Iowa, N.H.? (WashingtonBlade)
Michele Bachmann Says Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Was Answer From God (OnTop)
Gay Protections Bill ENDA Reintroduced In The Senate (OnTop)
Boehner suggests House marriage hearing is ‘legitimate’ (WashingtonBlade)
Annie Lennox (HIVPlus)
Gay employee claims he was harassed, discriminated against and wrongfully dismissed by Rev Jesse Jackson (DailyMail)
Hear Me Now? (TheAtlantic)
LGBT Group Confronts Maggie Gallagher in Congressional Hearing
Branstad: Justice Wiggins to be targeted in ’12 (RadioIowa)
Gay bills introduced in Congress
Chicago elects 2nd gay alderman
Gay demographer estimates U.S. LGBT population
Maryland trans rights bill dies
Letter: Don't let gay bullying happen at Iowa State (IowaStateDaily)
Our View - Help 'make it better' for gay, lesbian youth (PressCitizen)
Iowa tea party supporters brave chilling wind for rally (DesMoinesRegister)
Interseqtion Connects Queer Artists Across the Country (BUQuad)
Facebook removes gay kiss photo for being ‘sexually suggestive’ (PinkNews)
Gay groups denounce draft Hungarian Constitution
Leader of Maine’s Yes on 1 Campaign Admits to Lying (BoxTurtleBulletin)
The need for friendly sex shops in Iowa City (DailyIowan)
Boehner hires top lawyer for fight over marriage law, sources say (CNN)
YouTube briefly pulls Apple employee video for gay kids (DigitalLife)
Christian Colleges Flummoxed by Continued Existence of Gay Students (NYMag)
Chely Wright’s Wedding Plans and Country Music Snubs (SheWired)
Support may help curb suicide among gay youths (USAToday)
Malaysia sets up anti-gay camp to correct schoolboys’ effeminate behavior (WashingtonPost)
Vulnerable gay people don't need to be 'cured' (Guardian)
Artist Gives Anti-Gay Church a Taste of Their Own Medicine (USNavySeals)
Italian book exposes Rome gay priest scene (AFP)
It's Ranbir Kapoor vs Imran Khan for Hindi cinema's next gay icon (DNAIndia)
“Glee” Extra Fired for Gay Plot Leak (LGBTWeekly)
America’s gay Confederate and Union soldiers
Coming out from privilege (DailyIowan)
Heartland Pride Announces Grand Marshals for 2011 Pride Parade
Media seek intervention in Prop 8 case
Maine marriage-battle leader thought ads contained hyperbole
Trump predicts he can win over Iowa's skeptics (CitizenTimes)
Firm defending DOMA withdraws (Salon)
Fred Karger to visit Ames (IowaStateDaily)
Not an easy A (TimesDelphic)
GOP House members seek impeachment of Iowa justices for same-sex marriage decision (IowaIndependent)
Minnesota double suicide focuses nation once again on dangers of bullying (IowaIndependent)
Nigeria's gay church is reborn amid a climate of fear (Guardian)
Phelps Education Campaign Re-Launched to Counter Hate Through Education
Does Rick Santorum Support Judicial Impeachment Efforts?
Opponents of gay marriage getting slimy and desperate (WashingtonPost)
Montenegro government supports pride parade
Activists urge Hungarian president to veto new constitution
Fijian LGBTI student group attains university affiliation
Colombian court gives gay couples more rights
New group aims to help the gay elderly community (DailyIowan)
Fred Karger talks about candidacy (IowaStateDaily)
San Francisco: Policy May Cut HIV for Gay Men by 60 Percent (TheBody)
Should News Anchors Come Out? (GPhilly)
Ms Pickle! Fundraiser
COMMENTARY: Which America do you want to live in? (SDGLN)
Basu: They want to be free not to believe
Gay Bollywood film funded by Facebook friends (Guardian)
Lesbian Chic: Gay women in Thailand gradually push boundaries, find space for their lifestyle (AP)
C-SPAN Showcased Virulently Anti-Gay Radio Host (MediaMatters)
Fox News: Is Glee "Propaganda"? (Advocate)
US Marines begin training to accept gay soldiers (PinkNews)
Budweiser's 'gay soldier' ad (TheWeek)
National Organization for Marriage Has a Hypocritical Definition of 'Intimidation' (HuffingtonPost)
New anti-gay marriage bills surface in Minnesota House (AmericanIndependent)
A Tipping Point for Gay Marriage? (NYTimes)
Business moguls pen letter endorsing same sex marriage (CNN)
Gay Kiss Ban On TV By British PM (LezGetReal)
Proponents seek to erase Prop 8 strikedown because judge did not disclose same-sex relationship
Firm withdraws from DOMA defense
No same-sex marriage for RI this year
Group targets 'sissy boot camps'
Poland to stop blocking foreign same-sex marriages
GOP hopeful Rick Santorum speaks on education, gay marriage (DailyIowan)
Mother of Gay 9/11 Hero Reflects on News of Osama bin Laden’s Death (LGBTWeekly)
Grassley: Gay marriage "bigger than I anticipated" (WestBranchTimes)
Hawkeye Poll: Iowans undecided on 2012 judicial retention (PressCitizen)
WATCH: New ‘It Gets Better’ LGBT Ad Debuts During Glee (Ecorazzi)
Zach Wahls to speak at Schera's Restaurant in Elkader
Iowa Family Leader willfully fans flames, more fully connects self to 'gay=smoking' program (GoodAsYou)
Most Republicans support recognition for gay couples (PublicPolicyPolling)
Marriage equality film comes to Harlem
Republican primary battle ahead on Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal race? (DesMoines)
House Ethics removes gay-spouse proposal from congressional financial disclosure rules (AmericanIndependent)
COMMENTARY: Is Fred Karger the only credible GOP candidate for president? (SDGLN)
Marriage equality: It’s up to you, New York (KeenNewsService)
‘Being gay in India is about disclosure, not morality’ (DailyPioneer)
Coming out, going home, being gay, finding peace (HardNewsCafe)
Minnesota lawmaker’s gay marriage defense goes viral (TheLookout)
Rick Santorum: Out Of Touch With America’s Families (TheNewcivilRightsMovement)
Human Rights Commission debates sponsorships (SiouxCityJournal)
Australian churches can discriminate against gays, lesbians (BayWindows)
Fox affiliate: Is "Glee" turning our kids gay? (Salon)
Jodie Foster (Guardian)
Martin’s comfort level as a gay performer translates to his music (LGBTWeekly)
Gay footballer Anton Hysen on coming out (PinkNews)
Look at what is bugging the kids (QCTimes)
Gingrich's Secret Weapon: Newt Inc. (WallStreetJournal)
Gay donors fuel Obama's 2012 campaign (SeattlePI)
Dumbstruck that Michele Bachmann is star-struck over ‘Glee’ actors (LGBTQNation)
Gay men more likely to have cancer; Does HIV play a role? (CBSNews)
Theatre mogul Wilson dies (TorontoSun)
Broadway's "The Normal Heart" Still Fights to be Heard and Breaks Our Hearts (TimesSquareChronicles)
Former LA Kings Winger Sean Avery Joins Gay Marriage Media Campaign (FishbowlLA)
US Navy Chaplains To Perform Same Sex Marriages After DADT Repeal (USElectionNews)
Presbyterian Church vote expected to open ordination to candidates in gay relationships (WashingtonPost)
Death Penalty For Being Gay: Uganda Kill The Gays Bill Soon To Be Law? (TheNewCivilRightsMovement)
'The Voice' has openly gay singers: Where are they on 'American Idol'? (InsideTV)
South African lesbians targeted in rapes, slayings (AP)
Attorney general and judge block two gay deportations
Open lesbian elected to Denver City Council
Lesbian confirmed to Mass. high court
Will the SF Giants Be the First Sports Team With an It Gets Better Video? (UnicornBooty)
In Historic Vote, Presbyterians to Allow LGBT Clergy (ReligionDispatches)
Target "Just Trust Us" Strategy Not Enough For LGBT Community (BrandChannel)
George Michael's new album will be a 'gay collaborative' (Guardian)
Eastern Iowa LBGT chorus perform Saturday (DailyIowan)
Larry King joins Marriage Equality push (TimesUnion)
Iowa conservatives took $3 million in tax funds (AP)
Same-sex marriage in Minnesota: Your turn to speak up (MinnPost)
Michael Lucas: A Gay Man For Israel (FrontPageMag)
A new ‘Star Trek’ TV series … this time with gay characters? (LGBTWeekly)
Who's likely in for the straw poll (DesMoinesRegister)
With Huckabee out, GOP field vies for his backers (AP)
Does your doctor know you’re gay? (NewsBuzz)
Out: CNN Anchor Reveals He’s Gay (No, Not That One) (HyperVocal)
Phoenix Suns president Rick Welts announces he's gay to inspire young athletes suffering in silence (NYDailynews)
Mass Effect 3 will have gay relationships (BitTech)
Rugby star Ben Cohen quits to fight for gay rights (PinkNews)
Alan Carr turns down gay pilot reality show 'Up, Up and a Gay'(Metro)
Euro court slaps Hamburg over pensions
Gays march in Scotland
Newt Gingrich Says He's Sought God's Forgiveness For Personal Failings (HuffingtonPost)
Senator Udall to Co-Sponsor Legislation to Repeal DOMA
Wisconsin Governor Pushes To End Hospital Visitation For Gay Couples (Jezebel)
Venus & Mars: Homophobia Alive and Well (JakartaGlobe)
Charles Barkley: I had gay teammates (ESPN)
FEATURE: More sports figures coming out of the closet (WindyCityMediaGroup)
Matt Alber: Gay singer lives to inspire (WindyCityMediaGroup)
Gingrich says in Iowa stop his campaign is fine (MSNBC)
ESPN radio sportscaster Jared Max: 'I'm gay' (Chicago)
Rob Bell freaks out evangelicals (ThePhoenix)
Shriver Takes a Shot at Arnold on Oprah
It's Iowa's 'retail politics' that count in caucuses (DesMoinesRegister)
ABBA “Dancing Queen” (Thanks Newt) (LezGetReal)
Republicans block judicial nominee’s confirmation (KeenNewsService)
Bachmann's Anti-Gay Ally Addresses Minnesota House, Chaos Ensues (MotherJones)
‘Coming Out’: Gay Teenagers, in Their Own Words (NYTimes)
Gay guys make great friends (BangaloreMirror)
Adonis Tulum Riviera Maya Gay Resort and Spa Welcomes Gay Couples to Luxurious Retreat
Iowa Chief Justice visits area (PressCitizen)
So Let's Talk About Gay People and Slurs and the NBA (BlackHeartGoldPants)
Howard Dean: Far-Right 'Hate Wing' Of GOP Hates Muslims, Gays, Immigrants (VIDEO) (HuffingtonPost)
Should Gays Boycott Straight Weddings This Summer? (JustOut)
Church of Scotland votes for gay clergy (Christian)
Afghanistan's accidental gay pride (Guardian)
Frank Bruni Named First Openly Gay Op-Ed Columnist in New York Times History (TheWrap)
Group Claims Prayer Can Stop Gay Lifestyle (WSBT)
VIEWS Don Lemon: Young, gifted, Black, gay and handsome (WindyCityTimes)
Showdown brewing over Tennessee anti-gay law (KeenNewsService)
Latest Bryan Fischer Tirade: Gay Activists Commit Most Hate Crimes
Brazil sex education material suspended by President (BBC)
JTS Ordains Its First Openly Gay Rabbi (Sisterhood)
Gay Sports Community Buoyed by Unprecedented Support (ABC)
The Lives of Gay and Lesbian Cadets at the United States Service Academies (CapusProgress)
MN Rural Phone Companies Face Increased Scrutiny After “Free” X-Rated and Conference Calls (WatchDog)
In Obsession With Gays, 'Pro-Family' Groups Ignore Real Marriage Crisis (HuffingtonPost)
Writers At Lambda Literary Awards Debate Future of Gay Books (WSJ)
Moscow's gays get set to defy ban (MoscowNews)
Old Navy Introduces Gay Pride Tees (OnTop)
Ben Cohen's anti-bullying push in US (BBC)
LGBTs stage festival in Belarus, marchers arrested
St. Petersburg OKs gay demo, Moscow bans Pride again
Euro institutions mark IDAHO
Minn. House sends marriage ban amendment to voters
EQCA hires new ED
Jake Chapman of Adel seeks GOP nod for new Iowa Senate seat (DesMoinesRegister)
Teen boys in high schools in Florida and Virginia named prom queen (NYDailyNews)
Roger Ailes’ Office Protects Him from Gay Terrorists (Gizmodo)
Wednesday to become a landmark for gay rights in Illinois (GoPride)
Gay referee seeks compensation from Turkey Football Federation for dismissal (AP)
New memorial to gay holocaust victims to be built in Munich (PinkNews)
Nepal gays seek inspiration from B-wood's 'I Am' (IBNLive)
Progressive Military Chaplains Fight Back (Advocate)
DADT: Memorial Day Marks 70 Years of Discrimination Against Gay Service Members (TheNewCivilRightsMovement)
Capsis is cabaret king (InMyCommunity)
Suns guard Steve Nash says NBA players ready for one of their own to come out (GantDaily)
In "Hot-lanta" you stay "in the closet" as CNN’s Don Lemon did
Out Networking meeting June 8th
Beau Fodor Entertains at AIB College of Business
Poll Results In One Jon Huntsman Supporter In Iowa (TPMDC)
Karger presses CNN for debate invitation (IowaIndependent)
Am I married? I want to say ‘yes’ (SunTimes)
Chicago couples receive civil union licenses (ABC)
Miley Cyrus Says 'God Is Love;' Mocks Santorum's Gay Marriage Viewpoint (ChristianPost)
Moronic Ban on Gay Safe-Sex Ads Reversed in Australia (AdWeek)
Debate over judge's sexual orientation not likely to affect gay marriage case (BellinghamHerald)
NBA Shoots for Social Justice (HuffingtonPost)
question of the day: Does American TV portray gays and lesbians better than British TV does? (FlickFilosopher)
Unprotected sex more likely in serious gay relationships (EurekAlert)
Reconciliation in Lesbian Relationships (10Thousandcouples)
Conversation Starters
I.C. Kings present "Mustaches & Rainbows"
Are we writers or gay writers?
PrideFest Milwaukee Celebrates Diversity for 24th Year
Leader of anti-gay marriage effort dismisses “Iowa Republicans for Freedom” (RadioIowa)
No lines for civil union licenses in Rock Island (QCTimes)
Republican speaks out for same-sex marriage (DesMoinesRegister)
Civil unions? No, thanks. (TimeOutChicago)
Obama Adds Gay-Friendly Wing to White House (TheStir)
A Gay Couple’s Tax Predicament (NYTimes)
'Beginners': A Son's 'Love Letter' To His Gay Father (NPR)
RI gay marriage group: civil union loophole wrong (Boston)
Pro Athletes for Marriage Equality: Creating New Space (HuffingtonPost)
Celebrating 10 years of song (DesMoinesRegister)
At Pride Fest, Cedar Rapids celebrates diversity (EasternIowaNewsNow)
Hempstead grad honored for activism (THOnline)
Q-C Pride Fest: 'It's about celebrating diversity' (QCTimes)
Mason City man named grand marshal of Capital City Pride parade (GlobeGazette)
Lady Gaga to Perform at Gay Pride Festival in Rome (PopCrush)
CDC: Gay, bisexual teens do riskier things (Today)
'First Class': The Latest Chapter in the 'X-Men' Gay-Rights Parable (TheAtlantic)
An openly gay staffer would be OK, Herman Cain says at family lecture (DesMoinesRegister)
Officials: Half of force trained on gay ban repeal (Chron)
The Gay Softball World Series Scandal Goes To Taiwan! (Queerty)
Minnesota Anti-LGBT Group Spouts, Then Hides, Timeworn Lies (SPLCenter)
Tenn. governor signs anti-gay bill
58% of New York voters favor same-sex marriage
Maltese transwoman loses marriage battle
Missouri Congresswoman caught on tape comparing gay marriage to incest, paedophilia and letting three-year-olds drive (DailyMail)
Catholic group sues state over gay adoptions issue (BeamontEnterprise)
Philosopher Unsure If The True Self Is Gay (AutoStaddle)
Why I'm Not Proud of Being Gay (scientificAmerican)
The real meaning of Santorum (CBS)
Lesbian granddaughter of NYC's anti-gay state senator speaks out (PinkPaper)
Drake survey seeks same-sex marriage opinions (IowaIndependent)
Some Marines Want Option to Escape Military Before the Gay Invasion, Won’t Get It (Autostraddle)
Ann Coulter Unsure About Gay Child (OnTop)
Gay reps ask Obama to extend veto threat to DADT (KeenNewsService)
Wyoming Gay Couple Granted Divorce (OnTop)
Basu: Iowa teen moves forward after family dumps him (DesMoinesRegister)
Ann Coulter Would Tell Hypothetical Gay Son "He's Adopted," Ask For Decorating Tips (Instinct)
Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP Newsletter Sparks Homosexuality Debate (IVillage)
GLAAD letters to FCC questioned
Three San Diego mayoral candidates are gay
Croatian gay pride parade attacked
Gaga appears at Euro Pride
Public opposition to Moscow Pride drops
Q-C group helps anti-bullying efforts (QCTimes)
Same-sex marriage not focus of GOP speeches (DesMoinesRegister)
Utah’s only openly gay legislator resigns (SLTrib)
Iowa City man alleges assault, gay slurs (DailyIowan)
Ron Paul in his own words on the IRS, TSA, marriage, abortion (DesMoinesRegister)
Same-sex marriage supporters raise money to defeat amendment (MPR)
Gay Judge Bashing (HuffingtonPost)
Get government out of marriage, period (DailyIowan)
Judge Walker's Prop 8 gay marriage ruling in CA upheld despite protest (Examiner)
UI Study Examines Link Between Teen Sex and Divorce Rate (KCRG)
Gay Couple's Account of 'Homophobic Rant' Witnessed at LI Starbucks Sparks Investigation (EastHampton)
Bankruptcy court blasts Defense of Marriage Act (SFGate)
Withers: Republican candidates don’t heart gay soldiers (365Gay)
Group empowers gay teens to become future leaders (JPost)
An unfathomable reaction to gay teen (DesMoinesRegister)
SBC president meets with gay-rights advocates (ABPNews)
Michele Bachmann, gay-curing theocrat (Salon)
Comment: What life is really like for gay Syrians (PinkNews)
Homophobic Men More Aroused By Gay Porn! (PerezHilton)
Ben Cohen Talks Size In 'Gay Times' Cover Story (OnTop)
'Gay' and 'hip-hop' don't always mesh (TheOtherPaper)
Expanding Safe Havens For Women And Gays (TheJewishWeek)
Republican NY State Senator Roy McDonald's Awesome Defense Of Gay Marriage; Bloomberg Visits Albany (HuffingtonPost)
USDA gay-sensitivity training seeks larger audience (WashingtonTimes)
Faith in Iowa plans July forum series (IowaIndependent)
On Pride weekend, remember how far we’ve yet to go (DailyIowan)
Judges: Special Interests Stripping Judiciary of Independence (MainJustice)
Studio 13 to hold seven-day gay pride celebration (DailyIowan)
A day for dads (PressCitizen)
Catholics hold outdoor mass to celebrate gay pride (NECN)
Gay Rights Supporters Rally In Kentucky After Gay Men Forced To Leave Public Pool (VIDEO) (HuffingtonPost)
Move to undo Prop 8 strikedown fails Judge also rejects request that trial tapes be returned
Argentine gays sue over blood-donation ban
Brazilian activists meet defense minister
The glitter is coming! (Xtra)
Lesbian Minister Faces Church Trial Over Gay Union Ceremony, Open Homosexuality (ChristianPost)
When gays should come out of the closet (TimesOfIndia)
LGBT in Turkey: not an illness nor a crime (TodaysZaman)
Cee Lo Green blasted over 'homophobic' comments (Music)
New York must pass the same-sex marriage bill (Guardian)
Heartland Pride (Omaha, NE) Announces June 24TH Harvey Milk Memorial Pride Vigil
Beyond gay marriage; moving on to more pressing issues (WBEZ)
Jon Huntsman and GOP Lack Imagination On Marriage (Video) (DeathAndTaxes)
Paul: Personal liberties ‘are being severely undermined’ (DesMoinesRegister)
Anglican Church set to bless gay bishops (BrimbankWeekly)
Power Lesbians Raise the Stakes (VillageVoice)
The New Power Gays: NYC’s Top 50 (Observer)
20 Great Gay Moments In Music (Billboard)
Six GLAAD board members resign amid AT&T flap(Politico)
Southwest Pilot Suspended For Ranting Over The Radio That He Can't Date Gay, Old & Fat Flight Attendants (Consumerist)
Writer Says Being Gay Is About Being Honest (NPR)
Gay minister suspended for 20 days (PostCrescent)
Brazilian Mass Gay Wedding Strives For World Record (VIDEO) (HuffingtonPost)
Dad, You're Gay? I Am, Too (NPR)
New York Legalizes Gay Marriage (ReligionDispatches)
Santorum: Same-sex marriage undermines marriage, faith (DesMoinesRegister)
Michelle Obama denies supporting gay marriage (Politico)
Mayor Bloomberg anticipates big gay wedding business for New York City (NYDailyNews)
Here's what to get the happy new (gay or lesbian) couple (LifeInc)
Some celebrity quotes on NY's new gay marriage law (SouthFloridaGayNews)
Rhode Island Lawmakers Approve Civil Unions (NYTimes)
Vegas officials consider marketing gay honeymoons (SeattlePI)
Bachmanns: Gays in Bondage, Need Discipline (Advocate)
Study: Gay professors face discrimination from students (USAToday)
How I changed my mind about gay marriage (StatesmanJournal)
Federal authorities drop deportation case against same-sex partner (CNN)
Tracy Morgan’s homophobic rant is about black manhood
Liechtenstein voters uphold gay partnership law
Serbian gay magazine launched
Wisconsin Domestic Partnership Registry survives legal challenge
For Love and Money: Inequalities Remain Despite Same-Sex Marriage (Law)
Rick Santorum Sheds a Tear For The Oppressed Rich (Video) (DeathAndTaxes)
Iowa settles on $5.9 billion budget hours before deadline (DesMoinesRegister)
Obama's gay marriage flip-flopping (Guardian)
Gay blogger gives racing unique spin (LVRJ)
Protests in Pakistan over US gay rights event (AFP)
India’s Health Minister Calls Homosexuality ‘Unnatural’(NYTimes)
When a gay minister moved to a small Southern town (Salon)
Dept. of Ed. to force changes at school district over anti-gay bullying suicide (WashingtonBlade)
Trial to begin in slaying of gay middle school student (LATimes)
Soldier leaves legacy much larger than 'he was gay' (CNN)
Rainbow Rumpus fills gap in adoption literature with new title in book series about LGBT-headed families
U.S. drops deportation case against married gay Venezuelan
Pride ralliers arrested in St. Petersburg, Russia
U.S. consul general in Tijuana reaches out to LGBTs
Professor Studies How Gay Men Resist Blood-Donation Ban, 30 Years After Discovery of AIDS (Newswise)
California Gay Textbooks: Proposal Would Require LGBT Lessons In Schools (HuffingtonPost)
Gay teen died of gunshots to the back of his head, medical examiner testifies (LATimes)
Gaga's tears for gay soldier (TorontoSun)
Don't Ask, Don't Tell dies again | 9th Circuit lifts stay
Obama harkens backs to slavery with "states’ rights" for same-sex marriage
Gay Marriage Quandary: Am I the Bride or Groom? (ABCNews)
The first gay protest in Canada (Xtra)
Group in Oelwein hoping to raise gay awareness and acceptance (DailyRegister)
Gray and Gay: Closeted Psychiatrist Comes Out After 40 Years (ABCNews)
Bloomberg to officiate one of New York’s first gay weddings (DailyCaller)
Gay troops cheer ‘don't ask, don’t tell’ court ruling (WashingtonPost)
Vatican official: UN gay ‘rights’ agenda endangers Church’s freedom (DFWCatholic)
Hurler for campaign on anti-gay sports fears (IrishTimes)
Russell T. Davies Bringing Gay Men Back To Showtime? (CinemaBlend)
Meeting Margaret Cho: Diva inspires gay man's cancer fight (TheGAVoice)
NY Archbishop Laments Marriage Equality, Frets Over 'Theophobia' (TowelRoad)
NOM Skating On Thin Ice
Pawlenty on whether being gay is a choice, his Iowa hopes, other Iowa topics (DesMoinesRegister)
New York braces for flurry of same-sex weddings (USAToday)
Just What the Hell is Russell T Davies' "Cucumber" Going to be About Anyway? (AfterElton)
Mass. city to pay wedded gay workers to offset tax (Businessweek)
A Gay Girl’s Guide to the GOP: The 2012 Republican Candidate Cheat Sheet (Autostraddle)
Gary Johnson labels Vander Plaats’ social pledge as ‘offensive, unrepublican’ (IowaIndependent)
Gays arrested at Russian Embassy in Paris
Justice Dept. files groundbreaking pro-gay brief
Contents of San Diego's gay bookstore a loss after fire
2012: Pray away the gay? (MSNBC)
Iowa marriage pledge continues to stir controversy (DesMoinesRegister)
Testimony: Gay teen pushed boundaries before death (AP)
Cities move toward transgender health care (USAToday)
Equality commission wants more ‘compromise’ on gay rights vs religious beliefs (PinkNews)
Gay Couple Told to Move to Back of Bus (Advocate)
Pawlenty releases video on his faith as he seeks Iowa evangelical vote (WashingtonPost)
Military Contingent To Be Part Of Pride Parade (KPBS)
OP-ED: Is It A Choice? A Scientist's View (Advocate)
Coming Out in China: The True Cost of Being Gay in Beijing (Time)
Stopping Discrimination Is Bad for Business, Governor Says (Advocate)
Are gay Lives Better now? (HuffingtonPost)
Are We Seeing the Death of the Political Pledge? (TheAtlantic)
Episcopal gay clergy in New York required to marry or live apart (ChristianToday)
Gay Cuban man, transsexual to wed on Fidel's birthday (BaltimoreSun)
Michele Bachmann's 'Satanic' Lesbian Stepsister at Obama's Inauguration: VIDEO (Towelroad)
New marriage campaign launched in Maryland
Polygamists, citing famous gay case, sue for their rights
Australia continues to block overseas gay marriages
Gay Penis Size Today’s Hot Topic In Right-Wing Blogosphere For No Reason But The Obvious One (Wonkette)
Sen. Feinstein to put Senate spotlight on gay marriage (USAToday)
Atheists speak out against Perry prayer event (YNN)
In a ‘quiet moment,’ gay judge makes history (WashingtonPost)
Man rejected from giving blood because he looked gay (SeattlePI)
Straight People: Please Don’t Get Married on July 24 (NYMag)
Bishop Gene Robinson Warns of Spiritual Arrogance Towards Homosexuals (ChristianPost)
Up, Up and Out of the Closet (Advocate)
Oral Roberts Grandson, Randy Roberts Potts, Talks Coming Out Gay (OnTop)
Our Sweet Triumph (NewsWeek)
Our Bi-phobia placed on Sheryl Swoopes
A Gay Man Seeks a Place in an Orthodox World (NYTimes)
New polls shows gay candidate David Norris favorite to become Irish President (IrishCentral)
Senate committee hears testimony on repealing DOMA (CTMirror)
15 Years After DOMA, Hearing Reveals a Nation Transformed (TheAtlantic)
Smerconish: How Michele Bachmann lost a young conservative (Statesman)
DOMA: Chuck Grassley's Lies (TheNewCivilRightsMovement)
Michele & Marcus Bachmann's Clinic Targeted In Glitter Prank (VIDEO) (HuffingtonPost)
Prague to host its first Gay Pride parade (AFP)
Growing evidence suggests hepatitis C can be transmitted sexually (LATimes)
Self-pitying Religious Extremists Play the World's Smallest Violin (HuffingtonPost)
Ghana minister orders arrest of all gays in Western Region (PinkNews)
Study looks at experiences of gay mormons (QSaltLake)
How Many of Your Sports Heroes Are Gay? (BlogCritics)
Archie’s Gay Pal, Kevin, Gets His Own Comic Book (Queerty)
Kidz Bop censors gay from Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' (AZCentral)
Pioneering LGBT Ministry Debunks 'Pray the Gay Away' with Debut Film
Kerry acknowledges gay marriage change (Boston)
New York City Lottery For Sunday Gay Marriage Expands To Include All (HuffingtonPost)
DADT: The End is Near (HuffingtonPost)
California may see anti-gay ballot measure
Senate OKs out gay man for federal district judge
Gay Utah Democratic boss moves beyond sexuality (FoxNews)
Navy censures officer for anti-gay hazing (UPI)
Same-Sex Marriage Is Not a Matter for Ballots (HuffingtonPost)
Celtic handfasting used in first gay marriage performed in New York (IrishCentral)
Gay journalist Johann Hari expected to lose Orwell Prize (PinkNews)
Dan Savage Threatens to Re-Define Rick Santorum's First Name, Too (MSNBC)
Trouble In Dollywood: Gay Marriage T-Shirt Causes Controversy (Gothamist)
J'lem: Police stop donkey convoy en route to gay parade (JPost)
Basu: Hot civil rights issue divides local NAACP (DesMoinesRegister)
It’s not easy being gay (Tribune)
Indian lesbian couple win police protection after death threats (PinkNews)
Officials Silent on Stalled Confirmation of Out Gay Judicial Nominee (Towelroad)
Scandal Drives Gay Candidate Out of Race to Become Irish President (Advocate)
Syphilis up among minority gay, bisexual men (Reuters)
King once complained about gay student, counselor testifies at McInerney trial (VCStar)
Adam Lambert Worried He Was Too Openly Gay (OnTop)
King, Grassley speak out for Defense of Marriage Act (BleedingHeartland)
HIV Rates Up Significantly for Young Black Gay, Bi Men (Advocate)
Presbyterian church OKs gay pastor's return to ministry (JSOnline)
Colombia to have same-sex unions within two years
Australian census to count married same-sex couples
Dollywood's gay T-shirt controversy (Salon)
Last gay survivor of Nazi concentration camps dies at age 98 (SDGLN)
Mexican diocese's gay ministry comes under Vatican scrutiny (TheBostonPilot)
Once homeless, gay youth is college bound (WashingtonBlade)
NOM: ‘Three marriage champions have emerged’ (IowaIndependent)
Teacher testifies that slain gay Calif. teen taunted classmate (MSNBC)
ACLU Appeals Montana Suit Seeking Equal Rights for Gay Couples (Towelroad)
JJ Abrams Open But Cautious About Gay Character In Next Star Trek (LezGetReal)
Gay Republican presidential candidate: I qualify for Ames debate; Fox News says no (DesMoinesRegister)
Anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church to picket in Scotland (PinkPaper)
At Amsterdam Pride, a Salute to the Dutch Military (Advocate)
Defense personnel enter boat in Amsterdam pride canal parade
Czech president: Prague should not support gay parade
Brighton's Gay Chorus land a £1million record deal (Telegraph)
'Keep coming out', urges Malaysia's gay pastor (AFP)
Rick Santorum Compares Marriage to a Napkin: VIDEO (Towelroad)
Settlement Reached in Case of Gay Couple Told to Move to Back of Bus (Advocate)
Petition Seeks to Out Bert and Ernie (Advocate)
Allen West Compares Being Gay To Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (OnTop)
Gay Disney Characters Explored in ‘Tinker Belles and Evil Queens’ (AutoStraddle)
Taking notice of Irshad Manji (Xtra)
Bob Mould Casts a Spotlight on Himself in 'See a Little Light' (PopMatters)
Manhunt Cares Creates New “Sex Over 40” Resource for Older Gay and Bisexual Men
Oxnard school's handling of gay student's behavior comes under scrutiny (LATimes)
Judge who denied gay father entry to Israel will resign early (Haaretz)
Dear Michele Bachmann: Gay Rights Are Not "Frivolous" (HuffingtonPost)
No "Sesame Street" gay wedding for Bert and Ernie (LATimes)
Detective Says McInerney Influenced by White Supremacists (Advocate)
Presidential candidate Fred Karger: GOP should be “big tent” and support gay rights (DesMoinesRegister)
Fred Karger Pushes Wheelbarrow In Iowa (Towelroad)
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal: Gay Military Members Have Tough Time Returning To Service (HuffingtonPost)
Transgender Woman's Wedding Stirs Controversy In Cuba (OnTopMag)
Bachmann would reinstate US gay troops ban (AFP)
Bachmann on Gays: “I Don’t Judge Them” (Advocate)
Minnesota gay teens bullied by adults, peers, say activists (Reuters)
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Gay People Like Me For Me (OnTopMag)
Marcus Bachmann Backtracks: Denies Using ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy, Claims He Never Called Gays ‘Barbarians’ (ThinkProgress)
Gay student shooting: 'I wanted to kill him,' accused told expert (LATimes)
Bullied Arizona Youth speaks with President Obama
Gay Israeli soldiers claim harassment (JTA)
Federal Courts Must Protect Gay Troops (HuffingtonPost)
Hondurans Demand that Crimes against Homosexuals Be Solved (InsideCostaRica)
Illinois Law Undermines Westboro Baptist Church Ruling (TheNewAmerican)
'American Idol' Exec Responds To Adam Levine's Gripes (MTV)
Jamaican Television Station Refuses To Run Gay PSA: Video (Towelroad)
Bishop Gene Robinson: God celebrates gay people (PinkNews)
Defense wants judge in CA gay murder trial removed (SacBee)
White House announces immigration changes that could benefit gay couples (PinkNews)
Nogueira: I won't train with a gay fighter (USAToday)
And why is it that I need to respect Rick Santorum?
Country Singer Chely Wright Marries Girlfriend Lauren Blitzer (HollywoodReporter)
Egypt's gays gradually coming out of the closet (SMH)
Bullied Arizona Youth speaks with President Obama and Vice President Biden regarding the appointment of a gay youth advisor to the White House
Texas Judge Bars Gay Man From Leaving His Children With His Husband (LezGetReal)
Waterloo beating death prompts vigils, questions (IowaIndependent)
Maine gay rights supporters petition to put gay marriage on the ballot (LGBTWeekly)
Bad blood preceded Waterloo homicide (DesMoinesRegister)
Jurors can consider lesser charge in gay student shooting (LATimes)
Virginia on Track to Elect First Gay State Senator (Advocate)
Rick Perry: Homosexuality Is Like Alcoholism, Radical Gays Intolerant (TheNewCivilRightsMovement)
Global Alliance for Preventing Relational Aggression (GAPRA) Takes Pro-Social Skills Stance
Maltese LGBT community faces legal anomaly after discriminatory rule is revoked (PinkNews)
Prosecution Tears Apart McInerney’s “Gay Panic” Defense (Advocate)
Former Army Lt. Dan Choi goes on trial for White House protest of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ (WashingtonPost)
Advertisers Deny Pulling Spots From 'Pretty Little Liars' Over Gay Storyline (FoxNews)
Prejudice Linked to Depression, Anxiety in Gay and Bisexual Black Men (CFAH)
EQCA: Teaching law opponents are 'extremists'
Gay former Army Lt. has trial put on hold in DC (AP)
Jury unable to reach verdict in killing of gay student Larry King (LATimes)
Gay Marriage Battle Heats Up in North Carolina -- and Gets Personal (HuffingtonPost)
Rick Santorum On Piers Morgan Says Being Gay Is 'Sinful' (OnTop)
Anti-gay ads are priest's view alone, diocese says (ElPasoTimes)
Growing up Catholic and gay in Minnesota (StarTribune)
Pat Robertson blames earthquake on those who “seem kind of gay” (Examiner)
Mistrial Declared in Gay Student's Murder (Times)
Feds seek 'don't ask' challenge dismissal (UPI)
LGBT patients: Reluctant and underserved (AMA-ASSN)
Glee's Cheyenne Jackson Marries Partner! (EOnline)
Most Gay Men Go For Unprotected Sex (NewsTonight)
Discharged for Being Gay, Veterans Seek to Re-enlist (NYTimes)
Prosecutors seek new trial for boy who shot gay classmate (PinkNews)
Gay senator David Norris may re-enter race for Irish president (IrishCentral)
Church rocked by gay clergy storm (NewsLetter)
GOP hopefuls court 'tea party' conservatives in South Carolina (LATimes)
Retiring Gay Service Members Honored as DADT Repeal Looms (Advocate)
Rights Group Reports 3 Hanged in Iran for Gay Sex (Advocate)
Will Tammy Baldwin be the first gay Senator? (WashingtonPost)
Foo Fighters To Be Picketed By Westboro Baptist Church (RTTNews)
Romney, in S.C., courts Tea Party (Boston)
Black Church’s Protest of FAIR Education Act Typifies Hypocrisy (AtlantaPost)
Many Med Schools Score Poorly in Teaching Gay/Lesbian Health (USNews)
Federal Court Continues Reprieve for Family Health Coverage for Gay and Lesbian Arizona State Employees
Hit Gay iPhone App Goes Straight (MSNBC)
Are American Movies Getting Religion When it Comes to Sex? (AfterElton)
Secretly Gay-Affirming Pastors: You Are Not Alone (HuffingtonPost)
Catholic Priest Writes Book on Ministering to Gays (SanDiegoReader)
Asia’s Gay-Friendliest Nation? (TheDiplomat)
Chely Wright Joins Rally Against North Carolina's Proposed Gay Marriage Ban (OnTop)
GOP Debate: Presidential Candidates Face Off In California Ahead Of 2012 (LIVE UPDATES) (HuffingtonPost)
Gay men can donate blood as health experts lift controversial ban (Guardian)
Outcry over Hamlet novel casting old king as gay paedophile (Guardian)
Gay priest was 9/11's first recorded casualty (CNN)
Debate: Perry Enters National Scene, No Gay Talk (Advocate)
Randy Thomasson On SB48: Gay Activists Are Kidnapping Kids' Brains (OnTop)
First Gay Military Couple To Marry In Argentina (OnTop)
GOP Death Watch (Queerty)
HIV cases on the rise among some groups (RadioIowa)
Iowa is better for Gronstal's equality efforts (DesMoinesRegister)
Third gay Utahn attacked in two weeks (SLTrib)
Police figures show rise in recorded anti-gay and transphobic crimes (PinkNews)
9/11 Voices: Alice Hoagland, Mother of Mark Bingham (Advocate)
World champ axeman backs gay marriage (SMH)
Website tracks ‘gay homophobes’ (PinkNews)
COMMENTARY: The Pit buries 150 years of homophobic atrocities (SDGLN)
Police: Man used bat in Iowa teen's fatal beating (Chron)
IAGRA Rodeo Beer Bust
Harvest Moon Haunted Hay-Ride Social TONIGHT!!
New York Same-Sex Couple Denied Marriage License
EDITORIAL: We must reanalyze marriage before it is denied to anyone (OUDaily)
Episcopal Bishop Who Pushed Gay Ordination Dies at 87
North Carolina Puts Gay Marriage Ban On May 2012 Ballot (HuffingtonPost)
Oregon GOP removes anti-gay language from party platform (OregonLive)
Gaycation Packing
Testimony: Cain campaign concealed gay aide's role (AP)
General foresees muted response to gay ban repeal (AP)
Dick, Lynne Cheney Reiterate Gay Marriage Support On 'The View' (OnTop)
Mom of Gay Suicide Victim Challenges Bachmann to Speak Out on Bullying (SheWired)
Photo finish: Gay male supermodel Chris Fawcett on his success (WindyCityMediaGroup)
White House denounces NC’s anti-gay amendment (NCPolicyWatch)
Gay Characters Persona Non Grata in Young Adult Books? (Advocate)
Indian court to rule on legality of same-sex marriage (GlobalPost)
Gay Men, Lesbians Hate Jesus Christ, Says Linda Harvey (OnTop)
Live and Let Live! Curacao GLBT Weekend
Foo Fighters: Westboro Baptist Church Counter-Protest With 'Keep It Clean (HuffingtonPost)
Pentagon: Military ready for gay ban repeal Tuesday (USAToday)
Navy Rescinds WWII-Era "Undesirable" Discharge for Gay Man (Advocate)
Berlin's Gay Mayor Klaus Wowereit Elected To Third Term (OnTop)
Michelle Obama Welcomes Gay Families to National Military Initiative (Advocate)
Kenya: Muslim Clerics Furious Over Open Gay Website (ABNA)
Catholic priest’s support of efforts to ‘cure’ gays draws condemnation (MinnesotaIndependent)
Ms Gay Iowa US of A Pageant
On gay marriage put math before hate (CarollsPaper)
'Don't ask, don't tell' policy's end brings relief, hope (DesMoinesRegister)
For one former Eastern Iowa military recruit the "don't ask don't .. (KGAN)
Activists Fight Homophobia in Britannia's Old Empire (Time)
Gay soldier comes out to Dad live on YouTube (Today)
Neb. couple marry on gay military service (WCFCourier)
'It's a great day to be gay,' says Germany-based airman (Stripes)
Nuns, priests evicted from Zimbabwe church missions, orphanage as Anglican schism deepens (WashingtonPost)
Fellow German Christians criticize pope before trip (Reuters)
Exclusive: Scientology's Big Gay Problem, Part 1 - LRH's War Against Homosexuality (TheMortonReport)
Iowa Shop Sells Anti-Gay Marriage Leader Bob Vander Plaats T-Shirt (OnTop)
Mainstream Christians Must Stand Up to the Religious Right (HuffingtonPost)
Obama administration fights lawsuit for full severance pay for those discharged for being gay (WashingtonPost)
POWER UP Announces Amazing Gay Women and Men in Showbiz Award Recipients (SheWired)
Republican Gay rights group demands apology from Santorum (CBS)
President Aquino voices limited support for gay rights (RadioAustralia)
Lady Gaga to meet with Obama over bullying (Guardian)
Gay Soldiers Demand Missing Pay (Advocate)
Maggie Gallagher Steps Down As Chairman Of Anti-Gay Marriage Group (OnTop)
Senator Harkin says calling Tea Party members “wacko” is okay (RadioIowa)
Pope Benedict Wants Orthodox Christian Alliance Opposed To Gay Marriage (OnTop)
'Is My Son Gay?' Android App Gives You The Answer (On Top)
NOM’s new project for ‘victims’ of imaginary gay intolerance spotlights liar Frank Turek (LGBTQNation)
Patti Stanger Tells Gays: "I've Tried to Curb You People" (USMagazine)
'Playboy Club' star Sean Maher opens up about his sexuality: 'This is my coming out ball' (EW)
Toledo Church Erects 'Being Gay Is Not A Gift From God' Billboards (OnTop)
NFL Gets Better: Sexual Orientation Protections Added To New Contract (HuffingtonPost)
Booing a gay soldier? Cheering execution? (WashingtonPost)
Gay Church of Scotland minister backs same-sex marriage (PinkNews)
Ask Lambda Legal: Faith-Based Foster Care Agencies
Minor Details : And We Keep Expecting Them to Be Rational
The Morning After
Church leadership post for an openly gay Mormon (CNN)
Same-sex Iowa households fewer than first reported by Census (EasternIowaGovernment)
Gay senator, Eurovision winner eye Irish presidency (Trust)
Ethical questions smolder around IFPC’s taxpayer assistance (IowaIndependent)
Serbia bans gay parade, all gatherings (Reuters)
Investigation clears gay Fort Worth teacher‎ (DallasVoice)
Herman Cain says he should have spoken up for gay soldier (SiouxCityJournal)
Obama: Commander in chief must back gay troops (CBSNews)
Gay marriage opponents target NY legislators (WSJ)
Democrat Jared Polis becomes first gay Member of Congress to become a parent (PinkPaper)
Tom Brown Calls El Paso Benefits For Gay Spouses 'Rewards For Homosexuals' (OnTop)
Cheney backs end of 'don't ask, don't tell' policy (CNN)
Matthew Shepard Foundation chosen for $1 Million Contest
Study Shows Teens More Sexually Responsible Than Adults
From Mennonite boy to gay man
Gay Couple Assaulted by Church Leaders (Advocate)
The Gay Wedding Planner : Remembering Jeff Jacox
Protestant denomination to ordain openly gay minister in Madison (JSOnline)
Inconclusive Results of Ex-Gay Study Cause Dispute (Advocate)
Study: Gay Men Offered Fewer Job Interviews (Advocate)
Should We Rethink Our Anti-Bullying Strategy? (Time)
House Republicans Triple Budget To Defend Gay Marriage Ban (OnTop)
Michele Bachmann Spooked by Gay Protesters at Iowa Pumpkin Farm: VIDEOS (Towelroad)
Bachmann touts “distinct advantage” in Iowa (RadioIowa)
City reins in Gay Pride Parade in effort to cut down on drinking (SunTimes)
Tennessee blotted with anti-gay hate (BusinessClarksville)
Gay judicial nominee sails through confirmation hearing (WashingtonBlade)
Minister Leaves Church of Scotland Over Gay Clergy (Advocate)
Study supporting gay conversion challenged (CNN)
How Being Queer Inspires My Interfaith-Atheist Work (HuffingtonPost)
Rachel Maddow: How This Wonky-Tonk Woman Won TV (HollywoodReporter)
Volunteer Phone Banks for One Iowa
Bachmann Cancels Speech When Gay Advocate Students Show At Fundraiser (TheNewcivilRightsMovement)
GLMA Response to comments by Herman Cain
Michele Bachmann says she would reinstate Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DesMoinesRegister)
Gay Conversion Therapy Victim Tells His Story (VIDEO) (HuffingtonPost)
Midnight Radio: Gay Youth and Pop Redemption (HuffingtonPost)
Osteen: Being Gay Still a Sin, Always Will Be (Advocate)
FRCAction touts Iowa judicial ousting, makes strategy national (IowaIndependent)
San Diego considers an openly gay GOP mayor (Boston)
One Country’s Big Gay Leap (NYTimes)
Rick Santorum Supports Human Rights Of Gay Iranians (OnTop)
IAGRA Membership Meeting
Marines lead the charge -- on gay rights (LATimes)
The last days of a legendary gay venue (Guardian)
Rosie O'Donnell Says Her New Show Will Include Gay Topics (OnTop)
Supreme Court Won't Hear Gay Adoption Case (OnTop)
University weighing interest for gay fraternity (PressCitizen)
My Yom Kippur War (TheNewCivilRightsMovement)
DVD Relese from Lady Gaga
UNI Gay Discrimination Suit Headed To Trial (KGAN)
Openly Gay National Guard Member Brian Carroll Runs For Office In Colorado (HuffingtonPost)
Obama to honor Lacey gay-rights activist Janice Langbehn (TheNewsTribune)
Ex-Ex-Gay Minister Has Never Met an Ex-Gay (Autostraddle)
University of Iowa Getting Positive Feedback About First Gay Fraternity (Patch)
Senate confirms gay woman as federal judge (WSJ)
Male Cheerleader in Texas Kicked Off Squad, Suspended for Gay Kiss Seen on Surveillance Camera: VIDEO (Towelroad)
Chaz Bono and Jersey Shore’s Vinny gear up for GLAAD PSA (LGBTWeekly)
Rick Welts' Hiring May Be the Biggest Gay Sports Story of the Year (HuffingtonPost)
Four auto brands are branded 'non-gay friendly' (USAToday)
Coming Out to the World on the Web (NYTimes)
First Day of OutServe
John Skipper Column: A movement in need of an outcome (GlobeGazette)
Zachary Quinto: I'm a gay man (CBSNews)
Calif. Presbyterian Church to leave national group over gay minister (SacBee)
African Gay Human Rights Defender honored with world human rights award in Geneva (HumanRightsFirst)
Could gay marriage in Iowa be a thing of the past? (WHBF)
Zachary Quinto Inspires News Anchor to Come Out on Air (VIDEO) (TheStir)
A Minute With: Zachary Quinto and his "Margin Call" (Reuters)
Gay Rights Group To Post Names Of R-71 Petition Signers (OnTop)
Gay kiss in anti-bullying musical sparks walkout at US high school (Guardian)
Claims IUP Professor Bullied Gay Students (OnTop)
Italy’s Possible Next Gay Prime Minister: The Homophobia Builds (Care2)
Jury selection begins in case involving former UNI professor (WCFCourier)
Gay Service Member to Attend Military Event with Partner (Advocate)
Presbyterian Church's ordination of gays bittersweet
Group Releases Anti-Gay Marriage Ad In Iowa, Despite Candidates’ Focus On Economy, Jobs (ThinkProgress)
Herman Cain: Being gay is a 'personal choice' (USAToday)
Boehner's DOMA Defense: Gay People Are Powerful So Marriage Ban Can Stand In Court (HuffingtonPost)
Turkish Cypriots Urged to Scrap Anti-Gay Law (ABCNews)
'Gay? You're Fired!' campaign targets employment discrimination (PrideSource)
ACLU Tenn: Monroe County Board Of Education Allows Gay-Friendly Shirts (LezGetReal)
Michigan Pastor Arrested for Gay Rights Protest (Advocate)
Groundbreaking gay sex study released (BayWindows)
Wear purple today to support gay rights (CNN)
Fox Launches Diverse Writers Program (Deadline)
Named after fallen gay soldier, new Midwest group promotes marriage equality (IowaIndependent)
IA: NOM Enters District 18 Race (PurpleUnions)
Author sheds light on what life is like as openly gay Christian
New study finds gay and bisexual men have varied sexual repertoires
Conservatives' 'It Gets Better' Video Draws Criticism (HuffingtonPost)
Michele Bachmann, Husband Marcus Defend Characterizing Being Gay As 'Personal Enslavement' (HuffingtonPost)
Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition: Is Gingrich a Player? (TheNewAmerican)
Regent's Son Urged to Report Northern Iowa Professor (KCRG)
Much has changed for gay and lesbian Catholics in L.A. (LATimes)
Ousted for being gay, man re-enlists (Dispatch)
Gay Calgary man declared legal parent over biological father (MontrealGazette)
Linda Harvey urges parents to refuse care for their children from gay doctors (LGBTQNation)
Snell: Ron Paul on the economy, military spending and gay rights (IowaStateDaily)
Three West Hollywood Gay Bashings Reported in One Week (LAWeekly)
LGBT Diwali: Gay Hindus Seek Inclusive Festivities (HuffingtonPost)
Ron Paul’s Comments On Gay and Straight Soldiers Should Open Eyes (DeathAndTaxes)
Ohio Gay Teen Beaten In Class (Technorati)
Dana White Says He Would Want a Gay MMA Fighter to Come Out (LarryBrownSports)
DePaul has its 1st gay student-body president (WiindyCityMediaGroup)
Advocate Co-Founder Aristide Laurent Dead at 70 (Advocate)
Moving Forward on FDA Review of HIV Prevention Drugs (HuffingtonPost)
Gay couples allowed to host civil ceremonies in church (BBC)
Assemblywoman says she is lesbian (RecordNet)
APNewsBreak: NH rep drops gay marriage amendment (Boston)
Catholic Lobbyist Claims Satan Makes People Gay (LezGetReal)
NOM promotes, distorts Golding’s gay marriage strategy (IowaIndependent)
5 questions for … Rick Santorum (DesMoinesRegister)
Charles Grassley Reiterates Support For Gay Marriage Ban DOMA (OnTop)
Malaysian Authorities Block a Festival Celebrating Gays (NYTimes)
Catholic journal withdraws gay devil column (USAToday)
Senate panel advances gay judicial nominee (WashingtonBlade)
Burke Burnett, Texas Gay Assault Victim, Speaks Out On Alleged Attackers (GRAPHIC VIDEO) (HuffingtonPost)
'Ex-Gay' Brazilian Leader Comes Out, Says 'Ex-Gays' Don't Exist (Towelroad)
Santorum: Boot liberal federal judges, defund Planned Parenthood (DesMoinesRegister)
Washington pays tribute to gay civil rights icon Dr. Frank Kameny (LGBTQNation)
Gay Teen Suspended for Wearing Makeup (Advocate)
Scottish Conservatives elect gay leader (Guardian)
Michigan anti-bullying law allows bullying of gay students, activists say (NYDailyNews)
Inclusive Life office in Council Bluffs
‘Gay’ penguin couple, Buddy and Pedro, to be separated at Toronto Zoo to mate with females (NYDailyNews)
'Glee's' Ryan Murphy defends teen sex episode (CNN)
StageWest - "Next Fall" - a timely and relevant play for the GLBT community
Birth certificate lawsuit chance to change law (PressCitizen)
Gay MP tells Parliament of homophobic attack (PinkNews)
Gay Members of Congress Share Coming-Out Stories (Advocate)
Ugandan jailed for 30 years for murder of gay activist (Reuters)
Canada’s gay penguins to be “reunited by spring” (PinkNews)
Ex-Cap Testo reveals he's gay (TheProvince)
GLAAD To Work With Brett Ratner After Gay Slur Incident (LezGetReal)
Gay Ga. mega-church pastor reflects on year of coming out (TheGAVoice)
Focus on Gay Youth at Occupy Wall Street (HuffingtonPost)
Gay service members cite continuing challenges on Veterans Day (Northwestern)
Malaysia states eye harsher laws for Muslim gays (Reuters)
Guest columnist: Why doesn't equality apply to gay parents, too? (DesMoinesRegister)
Wedding Cake Battle Brews Between Couple, Baker (KCCI)
Penn State Scandal: Jerry Sandusky Cited As Case Against Same-Sex Parenting By Anti-Gay Speakers (VIDEO) (HuffingtonPost)
French men defy ban on gay marriage (UPI)
Over 2,000 march in Hong Kong's gay pride parade (AFP)
James Hormel, First Gay Ambassador, Calls DOMA 'Heinous Legislation' (OnTop)
First Unitarian Church of Honolulu Inducts First Openly Gay, Asian Minister (HonoluluMagazine)
Gay clergy row threatens mass resignations from Church of Scotland (Guardian)
Gays are second-class citizens in Michigan, says new head of Affirmations in Ferndale (DailyTribune)
Gay Teen Targeted in Ohio School Beating Caught on Camera Speaks Out for the First Time: VIDEO (Towelroad)
Illinois Catholic Charities Drop Lawsuit Against State Over Gay Adoption, Foster Care (HuffingtonPost)
Orthodox Rabbi Officiates Same-Sex Wedding (LezGetReal)
The Story Behind the American Family Association's Bryan Fischer
Ageing with HIV: attitudes and experiences of gay men shaped by length of diagnosis (AidsMap)
Gay federal workers say they’re only partway to equality (WashingtonPost)
An Open Letter to the President of the US Catholic Bishops: Making Public Policy on LGBT People? Talk to Us First (HuffingtonPost)
Cameroon gay rights lawyer warns of rise in homophobia (Guardian)
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Chely Wright Says Her Mother Rejected Her For Being Gay (OnTop)
Iowa should treat all births equally (TheGazette)
Anti-Gay Iowa Leader Who Benefited From Gingrich’s Donations Forgives Speaker For Marriage Infidelities (ThinkProgress)
Russia's gays under attack as MPs back fines for 'gay promotion' (Ria)
GOP ratchets up values pitch to Iowa (Politico)
Teen in gay-student slaying case agrees to 21-year prison term (LATimes)
DeMint: El Salvador Ambassador Has “Gay Agenda” (Advocate)
Gay softball series settles lawsuit (WindyCityMediagroup)
That Was Then -- We Know Better Today (HuffingtonPost)
Rick Perry Iowa ad: Wrong that gays serve openly in military, but kids can’t pray in school (DesMoinesRegister)
Iowa minister circulates music video calling Gingrich ‘Kim Kardashian of the GOP’ (DesMoinesRegister)
‘Why do you hate gays so much?’ Iowans scream to Rick Perry (DesMoinesRegister)
Utah Middle School Defends Outing Gay Student To Parents As Bullying Prevention Effort (VIDEO) (HuffingtonPost)
YouTube Ranks Top Political Videos Of The Year (Zach Wahls wins 1st place!) - Huffington Post
Diverse and experienced members are leaving Iowa City’s Council (TheGazette)
Connecticut Catholic Diocese Promotes Celibacy For Gay Men, Lesbians (OnTop)
Gay Catholics Plan Protest Against Cardinal Over Comparison to Ku Klux Klan (Fox)
Laying Down the Law: How Catholic Officials Deal With The LGBT Issue (HuffingtonPost)
Iowa workers' compensation commissioner files $1 million lawsuit against the state (DesMoinesRegister)
"And the AWARDS go to..."
Study for Gay and Bisexual Men
Crucial Federal Marriage Equality Legislation Needed
Gay and Transgender Discrimination in the Public Sector(AmericanProgress)
New York federal appeals court strikes down DOMA (watermark)
Press Release: Iowa Court Orders Accurate Death Certificate for Stillborn Baby, Justice for Married Lesbian Mothers Represented by Lambda Legal
Minnesota same-sex marriage supporters want to move quickly on a bill
Iowa House GOP seeks gay marriage ban
Iowa GOP introduces unconstitutional measure to stop county recorders from obeying Iowa Supreme Court ruling
Rhode Island Gov. Signs Marriage Equality Bill (Advocate)
Iowa Supreme Court: Birth certificate should name both same-sex parents (DM Register)
Minnesota Senate approves marriage equality

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