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Just For Laughs 2012: Sex and the City star Mario Cantone says Hollywood is a four-letter town

Richard Burnett wrote 10 months ago: Mario Cantone (R) is a regular guest on The View (Photo courtesy ABC) It should come as no surprise … more →

Tags: Just For Laughs, pop tart, broadway, Comedy, don johnson, Gay, Gesu Theatre, Hollywood, It’s Funnier Live

Suicides in the news2 comments

Emily wrote 1 year ago: I was really upset a few days ago when I came across this article about a recent epidemic of gay tee … more →

Tags: death in other cultures, Ways to die, when to die, death, Dying, India, Suicide, gay teens, LGBTQA

Monday Medley

NPI wrote 1 year ago: What we read while accidentally scoring a game-winning touchdown… Ken Jennings broke down the  … more →

Tags: Monday Medley, Pitchfork, The New Yorker, attractiveness, facebook, bryan caplan, Rolling Stone, Newt Gingrich, Mark Zuckerberg

Heteronormativity and Gay Youth Suicide5 comments

Sister Y wrote 2 years ago: A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics determined that being surrounded by heterosexuals … more →

Tags: Breeders, heteronormativity, Children

Facebook Adds New Relationship Status Feature

Paulette Sedgwick wrote 2 years ago: Facebook has introduced two relationship status indicators that folks in the LGBT community might fi … more →

Tags: Charity, Politics, Rainbow, facebook, LGBT, PFLAG, same sex relationship

It Might Get Better10 comments

Sister Y wrote 2 years ago: It is dishonest and cruel to prime children to expect better things from the future than the future … more →

Tags: Suicide, Gender, coercive suicide prevention, excess suicides

Georgia Megachurch Pastor Comes Out Of Closet - For An Unselfish Reason

kstreet607 wrote 2 years ago: I admire Pastor Swilley for “coming out”.  Whatever his motive and whatever kept him clo … more →

Tags: ignorance, Homophobia, Religion and homophobia, Georgia, God, Pastor, coming out, Gay, Diana Davis

School board bigot's hate-filled rant

samdwilliams wrote 2 years ago: Tonight I turn on AC360 to see something totally embarrassing for my home state of Arkansas. No, it … more →

Tags: Justice for All, Clint McCance, Arkansas School Board

School Board Member Will Wear Purple If All Gay Students Kill Themselves2 comments

gordonokc wrote 2 years ago: Hat Tip to: Lez Get Real The above is a screen capture of the now closed Facebook page of Clint McCa … more →

Tags: LGBTQ, Religious Right, News, hate crime, wear purple, LGBTQ Month

When politics turn deadly

samdwilliams wrote 2 years ago: Republican and New York gubernatorial candidate, Carl Paladino, recently made headlines when he said … more →

Tags: Justice for All, Gay Rights, Carl Paladino, Gary Glenn

Why Anti-Gay Bullying is a Theological Issue (via Queer Visalia)

Jim Reeves wrote 2 years ago: I don't often post things from religious sites.  Most of the time what they say is 180 degrees … more →

Tags: Personal, Gay, Commentary, Lesbian, LGBTQ suicide, Religion Dispatches, religious response to gay suicide

Dear Gay Kids:

Du wrote 2 years ago: I didn’t leave the house today, so you didn’t see that I wore my purple hoodie all day. … more →

Tags: Relationships, Gay, Wear Purple Day, gay teens, Teen Suicide, gay abuse, Spirit Day, NOH8

I will be wearing Purple on October 20, 2010 5 comments

dearrosie wrote 2 years ago: To honor the memory of the gay teenagers who committed suicide after being teased, taunted or outed … more →

Tags: Wondering, October 20, Spirit Day, October 20 2010 is wear purple day

Homophobe Hip-Hop Star Gets Movie Funding!

jimarnoldla wrote 2 years ago: Link to: Hedge Fund runs pics with Cheetah – Entertainment News, Music News, Media – Var … more →

Tags: Movies, Homophobia, Curtis Jackson, 50 Cent, Lionsgate, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Richard Jackson, Gary Sakwa

Celebrities Speak For Gay Youth; Rash of Gay Teen Suicides1 comment

kfoley11 wrote 2 years ago: Photo courtesy Noah K. Murray/The Star-Ledger As most of us already know, the recent rash of suicide … more →

Tags: TV celebs, Music & Celebs, Movie celebs, Celebrities Speak, Tyler Clementi, Seth Walsh, Raymond Chase, Asher Brown, Tyler Wilson

we have to talk about this

barbie wrote 2 years ago: there is no way around it. sometimes i like to put my head in the sand and pretend terrible things a … more →

Tags: LGBT-Q, Sarah Silverman

a wake up call for all of us... 5 comments

dearrosie wrote 2 years ago: Tyler Clementi  (AFP/Getty Images) On September 22nd, after being outed as being gay on the internet … more →

Tags: Wondering, Families don't you love them, Betty Londergan, Tyler Clementi, It Gets Better Project, The Trevor Project, teenage bullying, LGBTQ youth, a class divided

Candlelight Vigil: Memorial for All the Lost Gay Youth (via Queer Visalia)

Jim Reeves wrote 2 years ago: We’ve reached a tipping point. People across the country have simultaneously reacted to the re … more →

Tags: Personal, Gay, News, gay suicide, Tulare County vigil, candle light vigil in Tulare County, It will get better

Give a Damn - Public Service Announcement

Top Of My Head wrote 2 years ago: A public service announcement from I Give a Damn. … more →

Tags: Civil Rights, Gay Rights, Gay, gay teens, Suicides, Teens


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