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In Afghanistan, unit greets gay Marine with threats to life
In an ideal world the repeal of DADT would have been enough to right the societal wrongs that had forced gays and lesbians in the military to live clandestine lives, lying about their sexuality for fear of being drummed out of the service if their true feelings were ever revealed; but that wasn’t the case…
Billy Crystal steps up as “furious” Eddie Murphy drops out of Oscars
After Brett Ratner, director of Tower Heist, uttered an offensive gay word during a press conference, he resigned from his post of producing next year’s Academy Awards. Within days of his resignation, a “furious” Eddie Murphy also resigned from hosting the show on the basis of an “[overreaction] to that ‘rehearsals are for fags’ comment,”…
Now that’s a chocolate cake
A Restaurant Insider recipe Cake ingredients 2 1/2 cups cake flour, unbleached and organic 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon sea salt or fleur de sel 1 1/2 sticks unsalted organic butter, room temperature 2 cups sugar 3 3/4 ounces semisweet fair trade dark chocolate, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla seeds 2 eggs 1 1/2…
University orders staff to reject homosexuality
ROME, Ga. – Shorter University has come under fire for adopting new faith statements that require all employees to, among other things, reject homosexuality. The new policy, described as a “Personal Lifestyle Statement” that all employees are required to sign states in point B.3, “I reject as acceptable all sexual activity not in agreement with…
Major U.S. businesses oppose DOMA
BOSTON – Seventy businesses and organizations have filed a brief in federal court highlighting the harms to American companies caused by the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The amicus curiae brief – signed by a wide diversity of corporations from tech giants Microsoft and Google to consumer brands Nike and Starbucks – supports the…
Come out and support our veterans and the ACLU
The holidays are fast approaching so please support the Imperial Court’s annual blanket drive for the homeless and veterans; the food drive/grocery vouchers for GLBT parents and children and toy drives for GLBT families, most who are out of work. For more info: 619-692-1967. Thank you and God bless. LGBT Veterans Wall dedication tonight One…
Lady Gaga launches foundation
Lady Gaga has announced the launch of the Born This Way Foundation (BTWF), which will support programs and initiatives that deal with all aspects of “empowering youth.” According to the non-profit charitable organization, it will “lead youth into a braver new society where each individual is accepted and loved as the person they were born…
USD grad running for U.S. Senate
According to the University of San Diego Vista newspaper, alumnus Jonathan Maher is becoming the first Torero to run for a U.S. Senate seat, as he campaigns in New Jersey for the 2012 elections. Registered as an unaffiliated party member, Maher, whose home state is New Jersey, wants to help ensure that state “receives an…