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West Virginia:  Wild, Wonderful And Racist?
Thanks to the two-out-of-ten West Virginians who said that Obama's race was a factor in their decision to vote for Hillary, we are hanging our heads in shame this morning. Shoes or no shoes, there is no way to refute the ignorance of those sentiments.
HEALTH NEWS
Scientists Get Inside A Long-Suspected HIV Hideout In Humans
Science Daily
Scientists have broken inside a cell long suspected of harboring HIV during drug treatment and determined it is indeed a reservoir of the virus in humans, where it remains highly infectious.
The AIDS Blame Game
Wayne Besen
The notion that AIDS is a punishment from God is a staple of right wing literature. Instead of focusing on the condemnation of unsafe sexual practices, extremist groups say that the very nature of being gay makes one a candidate for an early death.
911 Operator: 'I Don't Give A Sh*t What Happens To You'
David Edwards and Mike Sheehan
A Nashville woman who waited hours for someone to respond to her call to 911 emergency services didn't hear the worst part of the call.
Psychological Stress Linked To Overeating, Monkey Study Shows
Science Daily
Researchers found socially subordinate female rhesus macaques over consume calorie-rich foods, resulting in accelerated weight gain and an increase in fat-derived hormones.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Playboy Wants The Gays

BGay News

Even with a successful reality show on E!, adult entertainment giant Playboy is struggling with a severe drop in revenue and now they are calling for us gays to come to the rescue.

Keith Olbermann Smackdown Of Bush's Fearmongering And Golf Sacrifice Lie

Pam Spaulding

Oh my. Just watch. This administration cannot end soon enough. Olbermann shows a pic of Dear Leader playing golf two months after he claimed he stopped playing "in solidarity" with grieving families who lost loved ones in his Iraq nightmare.

Michael Moore Making 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Sequel

Pamela McClintock, Anne Thompson

The new film will reportedly pick up where “Fahrenheit” left off: “In the time since, President Bush’s popularity has plummeted, while the Iraq war continues and the economy falters.”

Oliver Stone Move "W" Reduces Bush To Ashes

Wayne Besen

The story uses real scenes from Bush's life and explains how he became and international disgrace that damaged American interests at home and abroad.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Castro's Daughter Leads Anti-Homophobia Drive
Khaleej Times
President Raul Castro's daughter, Mariela, is organizing Cuba's second anti-homophobia festival this week to boost public awareness of the country's long-marginalized gay community, this time with the approval of her dad.
Moldovan Police Allow Gay Pride Bus To Be Hijacked
UK Gay News
Large, aggressive and well-coordinated groups blocked the bus carrying Gay Pride participants.  They then forced open the door the door of the bus before violently trying to break the windows.
Australian Territory Passes Scaled Down Civil Unions Bill
365Gay.com
The Australian Capital Territory has passed legislation creating civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, but without a provision that would allow for couples to have ceremonies after the federal government it would veto the bill if the section remained in the legislation.
Polish Cops Protect Gay Marchers
Mike Petrellis
More than a thousand of gay celebrants were being shadowed by dozens of threatening opponents, while police in riot gear protect the gays.
 

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  Will I Live To See My Wedding Day?
Shaun Jacob Halper
From the very first day I could verbalize my same-sex orientation, I have carried the paralyzing dread that
I would never see my own legally recognized wedding. I fear that I will never experience the psychological and social security of marriage or a family recognized and protected by the law. I fear that I will never have the reassurance of the law and thus of society's affirmation that helps a union survive.
 
Full Faith And Credit Past Due
Teresa Morrison
On the eve of the California supreme court’s ruling on same-sex marriage, Teresa Morrison reflects on another decision 60 years ago by that same court, which defied popular prejudice to further marriage equality and turned the tide of the nation’s status quo.
 
Homophobia 101
Danton Remoto
Why do some men cringe at the mere mention of the G-word? Why do some men cover their crotches the moment they enter a packed MRT train and see a gay man in front of them?
 
ACLU Urges LGBT People To "Get Busy, Get Equal"
ACLU Press Release
Get Busy, Get Equal now incorporates new technology to make it easier for LGBT people to work for change in their communities. The website offers tools for ending gay and transgender discrimination, making schools safe, and winning recognition for LGBT relationships.
 
Hagee Promises 'Greater Compassion And Respect' For Catholics; Will He Do The Same For Gay Community?
Think Progress
Just last month, John McCain's pastor reiterated his prior claim that Hurricane Katrina was punishment to New Orleans for hosting a gay pride parade. Though he appeared to back away from the claim after McCain called it “nonsense,” he re-embraced it last week on a conference call with religious supporters.
 
The Believers
Tim Murphy
Three years after the furor over a teenage boy who was forcibly sent to one of its camps, the ex-gay movement may be losing steam. Meanwhile, ex-gay survivors are gaining strength. But are the two groups really that different? Tim Murphy finds out.
 
Why Change Happens
Sara Robinson
Change happens because humans want to improve their condition, and apply ingenuity and good problem-solving to create progress.
 
White People Look Out For White People And Black People Look Out For Black People
Bil Browning
One of the backdrops of this primary season has been the ingrained racism and sexism both Democratic frontrunners have had to endure. One of the first questions asked about each candidate was "Is America ready for a black/woman president?" Why? America is a racist and sexist nation.
 
A Few Words On LGBT Polling
Alex Blaze
A new study from Clark, Martire & Bartolomeo, on behalf of PlanetOut Inc. and advertising agency Prime Access, about gay and lesbian spending habits is a good example of many of the common pitfalls in studying LGBT people.
 
Courts Rule In Favor Of Deception
Deb Price
Anti-gay crusaders are deceiving voters about their strategies and intentions -- and the courts are playing along.
 
Will Bush Crony Scott Bloch's Gay-Hating Finally Catch Up With Him?
Bill Berkowitz
The FBI is now investigating the man who declared war on equal protection for gays in federal workplaces.
 
Parenting With Heart
Jane Czyzselska
What's best for baby?  What matters is that children have two loving parents, whatever their gender. Efforts to deny lesbian couples access to fertility treatment services could have dangerous results.
 
The Destruction Of The Black Transwoman Image
Monica Roberts
Ever since the advent of the slave trade, the Black female image has been subjected to a wide array of slights, outrageous comments, and bigoted or racist behavior.
 
Harvey Milk Statue To Be Unveiled At SF City Hall
CBS.5.com KPIX TV
A statue of San Francisco's first gay supervisor is going to be unveiled during a gala party at City Hall this month. Milk advanced the struggle for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights by becoming one of the first openly gay elected officials in the country, winning a seat on the board of supervisors in 1977. Less than a year after taking office, he was assassinated by a political opponent.
 
Community Homophobia Breeds Community Outcries
Pride Source
If people believe that their opinion matters, they will voice it. And if the local rising of voices against homophobic displays shows anything, it's that the opinion is largely that LGBTs deserve the same respect and rights as anyone else. It may not seem like a lot, but to our community, it's good to know that we - and our allies - care enough to do something.
 
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Bushnation Adds Still Another Humiliating Blunder!
 
Just when you thought the destruction of Iraq and New Orleans, the alienation of the US around the world, the collapse of not just the dollar but the entire US economy was all the damage Bushnation could do...a new "unfortunate choice of words" has vomited out of the deadly orifice of the worst administration ever.
 
Innocent foreign students with visas to study in the US have like generations of their predecessors sought work visas to work their way through school.
 
The Transportation Security Administration told WJ Von Appel, an oceanography student from MIT that he could not work anywhere near water because "He posed a security risk". Is it a coincidence that the official issuing these paranoid poison pen letters is named Busch, John M. that is.
 
Five thousand foreign exchange students have received one of Busch's "unfortunate choice of words" missives
 
Sophie Clayton who studied Homeland security at MIT realized that this was not just a bureaucratic blunder: "They have labeled me unemployable in my chosen field of expertise!"
 
When Transportation Dept spokesperson and former stripper Anne Howe was asked to comment on yet another Bush fiasco she said that unfortunate choice of words was one of the clever trademarks of the Bush branding and "who wanted foreigners near American waters any way?!"
 
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