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The conservative, anti-gay marriage group Florida4Marriage, is being met with opposition today. The group is trying to obtain the required 611,109 signatures to get the “Marriage Protection Amendment” on the Florida Ballot by February 1st.
The Fairness of All Families Coalition is using today’s Florida primary as a chance to educate voters about the constitutional amendment that would ban […]

The Kansas based Westboro Baptist Church announced that they will picket the stateside memorial service for actor Heath Ledger because of his award nominated portrayal of a gay man in Brokeback Mountian.
Westboro Baptist, which is best known for picketing the funerals of U.S. soldiers who were killed in Iraq, stated that by playing Ennis del Mar in […]

Mark Deli Siljander, a Representative from Michigan who has over the years attempted to pass laws banning gay-themed books from public libraries and has tried to block grant money to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is now accused of working for an alleged terrorist fundraising ring.
The charges state that the Islamic American Relief Agency […]

Researchers are reporting that a new strain of the “flesh-eating” MRSA bacteria is being spread among gay men in San Francisco and Boston.
The study published online was based on medical records from outpatient clinics and medical centers across the two cities which documented the rapid spread in gay populations.
Intercourse seems to be the easiest way […]

In a state where just four years ago, its constitution was rewritten to ban gay marriage, Utah’s new mayor, Ralph Becker made sure his first official action was to create a citywide registry of domestic partners which includes same-sex couples.
The registry was a campaign promise made by Becker designed to aid employers who are undecided […]

Charlene Hastings is suing the Catholic Seton Medical Center in California for discrimination after her breast enlargement surgery was denied and the hospital told her it was because, “God made you a man.”
Hastings had already completed the major part of the gender reassignment surgery, and was denied the breast enlargement by a surgical coordinator who stated that the […]

New Jersey today passed legislation to strengthen the state’s hate crimes and anti-school bullying laws. The bill has two sections which add gender identity or expression to the existing law and cracks down on bullying in schools.
All new police officers are now required to attend two hours of training on hate crimes and offers anti-hate […]

AIDS experts are concerned with the growing number of new HIV infections among black and Hispanic men in New York City who engage in sexual intercourse with men. The rate for minorities has rose 34% between 2001 and 2006.
The city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene believes that factors such as the increase in drug use […]