In a historic 3-2 ruling the First Chamber of the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice has determined that homophobic expressions such as “maricones” or “puñal” are not only offensive and discriminatory but are also not protected under the freedom of expression laws. A statement released by the Court (translation) read: In session on March 6…
Freedom to Marry has released a new analysis of national polling data and trends on the freedom to marry by Joel Benenson, a leading Democratic pollster, and Dr. Jan van Lohuizen, a top Republican pollster. The acclaimed pollsters analyzed exit polls from the 2012 election and recent surveys to compile a document demonstrating that the well-documented…
In a move that has become all too familiar to producers of gay content and gay-themed apps, Apple has rejected outright the inclusion of Lust Unearthed, a collection of over 200 erotic images from the library of Hollywood costume and set designer Ambrose Dubek. The book, which was assembled by Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema’s Thomas Waugh…
OBERLIN, Ohio (CNN) — A day after students at Oberlin College put down their books to focus on how to respond to a spate of hate messages targeting blacks, Jews and gays on campus, classes resumed Tuesday amid tension. The messages included graffiti with swastikas, posters containing racial slurs and other derogatory statements targeting various…
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (KTXL – CNN) — Smooching and holding hands may not seem like a big deal, but two men were asked to leave the Westfield Galleria in Roseville, Calif. Saturday for doing just that. “I kissed him on the cheek. That’s how my boyfriend and I show affection,” said Daniel Chesmore. Sitting on the…
WARSAW, Poland (CNN) — Lech Walesa, the man who led Poland to freedom in its Cold War struggle with the Soviet Bloc, is refusing to apologize for suggesting gay Polish politicians should “sit behind a wall” in the country’s parliament. The former Polish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner provoked uproar in Poland when he…
(CNN) — “Call Me Maybe” singer Carly Rae Jepsen is the latest act to drop out of the Boy Scouts of America’s upcoming Jamboree because of the organization’s ban on openly gay members. The Canadian entertainer announced her decision on Tuesday, saying in a statement posted to her Twitter account that she’s pulled out of…
(CNN) — George Zimmerman’s attorneys say they’re abandoning their pretrial attempts to argue he’s immune from prosecution in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, contending they don’t have time to prepare for that and the trial. Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder, says he shot the 17-year-old in self-defense after he saw the young man…
http://youtu.be/UGYa-IcphX0 HuffPost Gay Voices reports that Philadelphia drag queen Martha Graham Cracker, after being invited to read a children’s book to a New Jersey after-school kids program — and then disinvited for being an “inappropriate” choice, was warmly received by Philadelphia’s Christ Church Neighborhood House on Sunday. The drag cabaret legend read Dr. Seuss’s classic Green Eggs…
(CNN) — The number of American “patriot” extremist groups has reached a record level, according to a new study, and experts are warning of a wave of anti-government violence. A report released Tuesday by the Southern Poverty Law Center counted 1,360 “patriot” extremist groups in 2012 — up by 7% from 2011. The study defines…
