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Anti-Gay 'Miss Beverly Hills' Roils City

Bible touts death penalty for gay sex, Lauren Ashley tells Fox

(Newser) - Beverly Hills residents are incensed that a Miss California USA contestant who touts the biblical death penalty for gay sex is claiming she represents the ritzy nabe. A statement issued by the city said Beverly Hills officials were "shocked" when they learned that Lauren Ashley was calling herself "...

Gay Soldiers Say Army's Tolerance Has Grown

Pockets of acceptance spring up in closeted military

(Newser) - Gay soldiers say the military has grown more tolerant in recent years, with younger, more liberal commanders loath to lose skilled troops to a ban they see as outdated. Underground gay communities have sprung up on bases both at home and in the war zone, with email groups keeping gay...

Military to Ease Off on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Gays outed by third parties won't be prosecuted

(Newser) - The military will no longer aggressively pursue disciplinary action against gay service members who are outed by a third party, the Pentagon will announce today. Under the new policy, gay personnel would face discharge only if they go public themselves on their sexual orientation. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm....

CBS KOs Gay Super Bowl Ad
 CBS KOs Gay Super Bowl Ad 
Jan 29, 2010 4:20 PM CST

CBS KOs Gay Super Bowl Ad

Network declares gay dating site's spot unfit for broadcast

(Newser) - Is CBS using Super Bowl advertising to pursue a political agenda? The network is facing controversy after turning down an ad for gay dating site ManCrunch.com but approving an anti-abortion spot featuring University of Florida star quarterback Tim Tebow. CBS rejected ManCrunch's ad, which features two men making out...

You've Come a Long Way, Mr. Gay China

Pageant shows rapidly shifting attitudes to homosexuality

(Newser) - When the eight finalists of the first Mr. Gay China pageant strut the catwalk of a Beijing club this Friday, they'll be doing something that was once unthinkable in a country where gay sex was illegal until 1997 and homosexuality was classed as a mental illness until 2001. These days,...

Gay Death Penalty Bill Linked to 3 US Evangelicals

Uganda bill introduced after series of anti-gay talks

(Newser) - Uganda introduced its bill calling for the death penalty for those who engage in homosexual behavior one month after a three-day series of anti-gay lectures presented by three American evangelical Christians to thousands of Ugandans. The theme of the event was the "hidden and dark agenda” of gays and...

Office Space Star Sues Over Wikipedia Edit

But Ron Livingston doesn't know which user called him gay

(Newser) - Ron Livingston, the actor probably best known for headlining Office Space, is suing…someone. Livingston is peeved that someone keeps editing his Wikipedia page to say that he’s gay, but since the user is anonymous, his suit simply names him as “John Doe.” The suit, however, will...

Levi Likes Being a Gay Icon

Gays are 'people, too,' sez Bristol's babydaddy

(Newser) - Despite his conservative, small-town upbringing, Levi Johnston feels at home being a gay icon. Though he says he "never saw" a gay guy on the streets of Wasilla, Alaska, the hockey player-turned-Playgirl model appreciates fans—gay or straight. Gays "are people, too," he tells Joy Behar . "...

LA Lesbian Bishop Rattles Anglicans

Archbishop of Canterbury not happy

(Newser) - The decision by the US Episcopal Church in Los Angeles to elect the first openly lesbian Anglican bishop in the world has sparked a sharp new controversy over gay church leaders. "I feel deeply ashamed that this is happening," says a leader of a conservative branch of the...

Family Ties' Meredith Baxter: I'm Gay

Sitcom mom says she wanted to break the story instead of tabloids

(Newser) - Meredith Baxter, best known as Family Ties matriarch Elyse Keaton, came out on this morning’s Today Show , telling Matt Lauer, “I want to say I’m a lesbian.” Baxter, a thrice-married mother of five, has been secretly dating women for 7 years, but decided to share her...

Hate Crimes Up Just 2%, But Gay-Bashing Soars: FBI

Religiously motivated crimes also surge

(Newser) - The incidence of reported hate crimes in the US rose 2% in 2008, with huge surges in religion- and sexual orientation-based offenses. The FBI compiled the stats but cautions that an increase in reporting—not in crime itself—could be responsible. The AP looks at some numbers:
  • Of 7,783
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TV's 'Loud and Proud' Gays Should Tone It Down
TV's 'Loud and Proud' Gays Should Tone It Down
OPINION
Nov 13, 2009 10:49 AM CST

TV's 'Loud and Proud' Gays Should Tone It Down

Outrageous characters may be hurting the cause

(Newser) - There was a time when homosexuality on TV helped the public become more accepting of gays and lesbians, but that time may be over. As the small screen fills with characters like Glee’s Kurt, “the sensitive gay boy who really wants to be a girl,” and a...

Magic Johnson: Isiah Spread Rumors I Was Gay

Thomas denies accusation, feels 'really hurt'

(Newser) - Magic Johnson blames former friend Isiah Thomas for spreading rumors that Johnson was gay after he announced he had HIV in 1991. "Isiah kept questioning people about it,'' Magic writes. "I couldn't believe that. The one guy I thought I could count on had all these doubts....

Muslims, Gays Clash Over French Soccer Match

Muslim team banned after refusing to play Paris Foot Gay

(Newser) - An amateur soccer game sparked an ugly culture clash in France after a Muslim team refused to play a rival that welcomes openly gay players. On the eve of the match between Creteil Bebel and Paris Foot Gay, the Bebel president sent an email declining the match: "In light...

Vicious Beating of NY Gay Caught on Tape

Jack Price remains in coma

(Newser) - The brutal hate-crime beating of a gay man on a deserted Queens street was captured on a neighborhood surveillance video. Jack Price, 49, tries repeatedly to escape his attackers who continue to punch and stomp him on the tape. "From beginning to end, it was absolutely horrible," Price's...

Jamaican Busted in Murder of UK Diplomat

Cops suspect slaying motivated by gay hatred

(Newser) - A 23-year-old Jamaican man has been arrested in the suspected gay-hate murder of a British diplomat. Consul John Terry, 62, was found last month bludgeoned and strangled in his long-time Montego Bay home with a handwritten note on his body containing a derogatory term for gays, reports the Telegraph. Police...

Matador Puts Gay Drink Ad on Cape

Spaniard breaks with macho tradition, and how

(Newser) - Joselito Ortega is breaking more boundaries than one. The little-known Spanish matador will be advertising his new sponsor on his cape while in the ring, an unheard-of break with tradition. Then there’s the sponsor itself, a club-scene energy drink called (seriously) “Gay Up.” It’s not exactly...

Facebook Friend List Can Indicate Sexuality: Study

MIT students identified gay men using sexuality of online friends

(Newser) - Students at MIT designed a program that allowed them to identify gay men using their Facebook friends' sexual preferences, and the results are sparking debate about online privacy, the Boston Globe reports. The "Gaydar" project looked at the “interested in” field and tabulated the number of gay friends...

How Neil Came Out, Made It Big
 How Neil Came Out, Made It Big 
GLOSSIES
Sep 14, 2009 12:30 PM CDT

How Neil Came Out, Made It Big

Openly gay Neil Patrick Harris thinks he and his partner would 'make great parents'

(Newser) - Neil Patrick Harris has truly exploded this year. He's slotted to host and produce the Emmys, garnered rave reviews on Broadway, plays a womanizer on TV—and he does it all while openly gay, making his success story a sort of Hollywood first. He discusses painful memories of child stardom...

'Homophobic Attack' Kills Diplomat in Jamaica

'This is what will happen to all Gays,' warns note with body

(Newser) - A British diplomat was found severely beaten and strangled in his Jamaica home in what police believe was a homophobic attack, reports the Telegraph. A note was found with John Terry's body referring to the 65-year-old married father as gay, using a Jamaican slur. “This is what will happen...

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