Homosexuality

VIDEO: ‘It Gets Betterish’ is perfect World AIDS Day fodder

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Today is World AIDS Day! To celebrate, gay-focused comedy video series It Gets Betterish tackles the subject of AIDS. And it’s hilarious, and I say that as a gentleman with no love of male genitalia. Check it out. Read more

Peruvian mayor says his town’s tap water makes you gay

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There are things still unclear about homosexuality: Is it nature, nurture, or some combination of both? One thing not up for debate is that tap water probably can’t make you gay. Don’t tell that to Peruvian mayor Jose Benitez, though. Read more

Museum kicks lesbians out of lesbian artist’s exhibit for holding hands

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One would think that, at some point, people will stop randomly accosting gay people in public places (like the couple kicked out of a mall last year). But even if people are going to be stupid and intolerant, it’s probably a bad idea to kick lesbians out of an art exhibit from a lesbian artist…in ... Read more

VIDEO: Fat lady displeased about students learning gay history

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A woman going by the name Sunshine posted this short videoblog to her YouTube channel complaining about California schools beginning to teach Gay History to students. She’s not pleased. She is unappealing to look at. Best of both worlds! Read more

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Regardless of what your stance is on homosexuality, I think we can all agree that Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga’s stance on gays in his country is somewhere between “ridiculous” and “hilarious.” Read more

VIDEO: Alec Baldwin has the best pro-gay marriage PSA ever

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I’m not going to get up on a soapbox here about gay people again (TL;DR: It doesn’t affect you, let them do their thing, you big jerks), but whether you’re for or against gay rights, there’s no arguing with one thing: This Alec Baldwin PSA for gay marriage is absolutely phenomenal. Read more

Lesbian couple kicked out of shopping mall for kiss

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There seems to be a rash of lesbian couples getting kicked out for nothing at all between this story and the situation at a Baltimore Ravens game, but a lesbian couple claims they were kicked out of a Raleigh, NC shopping mall for a kiss on the cheek. Read more

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High schools really have some problem dealing with LGBT situations amongst their students. The latest flap? A Dallas transgender teen (now a female) is not being allowed to run for homecoming queen. And, of course, there is outrage. Read more

Girls thrown out of Baltimore Ravens game for making out

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What could possibly bring people together more than football and lesbian kissing? Apparently, a lot of things since the Baltimore Ravens staff saw fit to eject Mary Kate Morris and Nicole Marchetto from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore for kissing. Read more

VIDEO: Video postcard project “It Gets Better” aims to help gay teens

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I know this is a site that often skews very heterosexual, but we do love our gay readers too (yes, they do exist). There’s a pretty serious issue out there about gay teens getting bullied and beaten, sometimes to the point where they want to kill themselves. So one group is putting together video postcards ... Read more

Quote of the Day

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People opposed to gay people having equal rights may be misguided in their beliefs, depending on your stance. But they are entitled the right to believe what they do. That said, there are better ways to show your disapproval of homosexuality than being a cookie store owner who refuses to make rainbow cookies. Read more