Catholic Charities of Boston Discontinues Adoption Services
Catholic Charities of Boston has decided that it would rather end adoption services than have to consider gay couples when placing children in adoptive homes. The group has been responsible for more than 700 adoptions (thirteen adoptions by gay couples).…
Brad Pitt May Have Found His Gay Role
There's gossip that Brad Pitt will be getting his wish to play gay by taking a role in The Front Runner, a movie based on a novel by Patricia Nell Warren "about the love affair between a male track coach…
Westboro Baptist Church Will Keep Picketing at Soldiers’ Funerals
Members of Westboro Baptist Church said last week that they will continue to picket at soldiers' funerals, but will not violate new state laws limiting where and when protests can happen. "We're not going to get arrested. We obey the…
Contact 60 Minutes
I didn't get to see Sunday's 60 Minutes, but I know that many people are upset about the show. For anyone looking for contact info, Jen Burke forwarded the following to me: 60 Minutes 524 West 57th St. New York,…
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Gay Professor Threatened Twice Since 2004
Patrick Chapman, a South Puget Sound Community College professor, has received two anonymous death threats in the last two years: a written threat in 2004 and a voice mail at his home in January (received a few days after The…
Lesley Stahl Reports on the Nature vs Nurture Debate on Tomorrow’s _60 Minutes_
I sure hope she doesn't intend to further spread this information: "Research shows that most children with extreme tendencies toward gender nonconformity grow up to be gay. " "Studies suggest the more older brothers a boy has, the greater chance…
Esera Tuaolo on Being Gay in the NFL
Bay Windows features an interview with Esera Tuaolo, whose new book, "Alone in the Trenches: My Life As A Gay Man in the NFL," was released this week. Tuaolo spent nine years in the National Football League (playing for the…
The Fourth Carnival of Bent Attractions is Up at Transcending Gender!
Jen puts my carnival posts to shame (and I kinda like it) with "The Carnival of Bent Attractions: March, 2006." So go read it. Now. April’s Carnival of Bent Attractions will be hosted by Jay Sennett. Get your submissions in…
Exodus ‘Unhappy’ About Billboard Parody
Exodus International claims blogger Justin Watt violated copyright and trademark laws when he posted an image of a billboard which read "Straight? Unhappy? " on his blog as a parody of their "Gay? Unhappy? " billboard ad campaign. also posted…