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Uruguay Legalizes
Gay Adoption

First Latin American nation to let same-sex couples adopt

Sep 10, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Uruguay's senate has approved the first law in Latin America allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children, AFP reports. The bill, backed by leftist President Tabare Vazquez, passed despite fierce objections from the Catholic church and right-wing politicians. Uruguay, traditionally much more liberal than other countries in the region,... More »

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gay rights • Latin America • adoption • Catholic Church • lesbians • Uruguay • gays • gay parent

OPINION

 'Fag Hag' 
 No Longer 
 Hip Label 

Gay men slowly becoming less of an 'accessory' for women

Aug 18, 09 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thanks to Will & Grace, the young gay men of a decade ago were turned “into something unexpected: a must-have item,” writes Thomas Rogers for Salon. Though he was “jockish, pop-culturally illiterate, and dressed in mom jeans,” Rogers “remained a strangely alluring target for... More »

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pop culture • homosexuality • Will and Grace • homosexual • trend • gays • gay

(Newser) - With Congress set to pass strengthened hate crime legislation this summer, Conservative Christian leaders are ratcheting up their opposition to a bill that would extend those protections to gays and lesbians, USA Today reports. Conservative leaders say they’re worried that clergy who preach against homosexuality could end up liable... More »

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lesbians • hate crime • Christian conservatives • gays • Matthew Shepard

 Gay Penguins Raise Chick 


Jun 3, 09 7:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of homosexual male penguins is raising a chick together, the BBC reports. A zoo in Germany reports that one of its three pairs of gay males hatched the egg after it was rejected by its biological parents. "Since the chick arrived, they have been behaving just as... More »

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Berlin • zoo • homosexual • gays • penguins

(Newser) - American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert, widely rumored to be gay, is finally coming out. A source tells the New York Post he’ll make it official on the next Rolling Stone cover. Meanwhile, Idol judge Kara DioGuardi seemed pretty certain of Lambert’s sexuality during her appearance on The View ... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • American Idol • celebrity • gays • Adam Lambert

High School Crowns Male Prom Queen

Gay LA student wins title after heartfelt speech to his peers

May 28, 09 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Southern California high school has crowned its first male prom queen, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sergio Garcia, 18 and gay, says he began his campaign as a joke. To his surprise, the stunt led to a serious discussion of gay rights and gender roles. “I will be... More »

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high school • Sergio Garcia • student • homosexual • gays • prom queen • Fairfax High School

(Newser) - Don't look to Adam Lambert to put to rest the guessing game about his sexual preferences. At least not yet. "Calm down," said the American Idol runner-up. "Keep speculating." Asked if he'll address the matter at some point, he responded, "Maybe," reports People. In... More »

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American Idol • sexuality • gays • Kris Allen • Adam Lambert

On Gays in Military, Obama Moves Slowly

White House to defend 'don't ask' in court, will seek 'sensible' change

May 19, 09 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - On gays in the military, President Obama is stalling. During the campaign, he promised to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy instituted as a compromise early in President Clinton’s term. Now that he’s got the chance, the Wall Street Journal reports, he’s being... More »

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gay rights • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • gays in the military • gays • President Obama • Dan Choi • Margaret Witt

Prejean Parents Slung Gay Accusations in Divorce

Both sides alleged homosexuality, court docs reveal

Gay Angles in Folks' Divorce May Have Shaped Prejean

May 7, 09 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Both Carrie Prejean’s parents hurled accusations of homosexuality during their messy divorce and decade-long custody battle, TMZ reports after reviewing court papers. The mother of the embattled Miss California repeatedly accused their father of being gay. In return, he told the girls their stepfather was gay—along with all... More »

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divorce • homosexuality • gays • Carrie Prejean • Miss California

'Very Proud' M*A*S*H Actor Comes Out

Single and 66, David Ogden Stiers wants 'to find someone'

May 6, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - In search of Mr. Right, M*A*S*H actor David Ogden Stiers has come out at the age of 66, PlanetOut reports. Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester's alter ego hesitated to confirm earlier rumors out of fear for his professional prospects, but he tells the Gossip Boy blog  he doesn't want "any... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • Disney • homosexuality • actor • M*A*S*H • gays • David Ogden Stiers

Top Gun Star Comes Out
After 39 Years

Twice-married McGillis says she's 'done with the man thing'

Apr 30, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Top Gun and The L Word star Kelly McGillis has confirmed longstanding rumors that she's a lesbian, saying she's unequivocally "done with the man thing," SheWired reports. McGillis, 51, said she has wrestled with her sexuality since adolescence and believed God was punishing her for being gay. "... More »

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entertainment • lesbians • celebrity • sexuality • gays • Kelly McGillis • The L Word • Top Gun

Iowa Marries Gays but Licenses Won't Cross Border

Federal courts may get involved

Apr 27, 09 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - As of today, gay couples will be welcome to wed in Iowa, regardless of whether they live there. If judges waive the three-day waiting period, some could be married by sundown. But for out-of-staters who are already chartering buses, the legally recognized bliss will be short-lived, the Des Moines ... More »

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gay rights • Iowa • gay marriage • gays

 Gay-Rights Group 
 Reaches Out to 
 Miss California 

Group hopes to change her mind in light of anti-gay harassment

Apr 23, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Carrie Prejean, the Miss USA contestant who stirred up controversy with her opposition to gay marriage, may soon be having dinner with gays and lesbians from her home state, the San Francisco Bay Times reports. Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California, said he invited Prejean because “Miss California... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Miss USA • gays • Carrie Prejean • Equity California • Geoff Kors • Miss California

 Amazon: 'Ham-Fisted Error' 
 Caused Gay Glitch 

Company promises to restore gay, lesbian titles to ranking system

Apr 14, 09 2:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon.com says “an embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error” caused thousands of gay and lesbian-related titles to be removed from sales rankings and some searches, the New York Times reports. The company—the target of online outrage after the changes came to light—says the "glitch" has now... More »

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lesbians • book • Amazon.com • Amazon • gays

 Hacker Cops 
 to Amazon 
 Gay Flap 

Skeptics still unsure whether he did it

Apr 13, 09 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A notorious hacker has taken credit for the snafu that bumped gay titles from Amazon’s bestseller lists and rankings, Gawker reports. “Weev” claims he tricked users into flagging the content as inappropriate without their knowledge. “I guess my game is up,” he confessed in a how-to... More »

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homophobia • hacker • Craigslist • prank • Amazon • gays

 Amazon Drops Gay Titles 
 From Sales Rankings 

Company blames glitch for shunting innocuous gay titles to adult list

Apr 13, 09 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon is facing a backlash for yanking hundreds of gay and lesbian titles from its sales ranking system, CNET reports. The bookseller has a policy of excluding material deemed "adult" from the sales and bestseller lists, but critics say its exclusion of titles like The Well of Loneliness—a... More »

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lesbians • book • Amazon.com • best seller • gays

(Newser) - A Polish lawmaker is incensed over a local zoo's acquisition of an elephant that might be gay, Reuters reports. “We were supposed to have a herd, but as Ninio prefers male friends over females how will he produce offspring?” the flustered lawmaker said. Zoo officials said the 10-year-old elephant... More »

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Poland • European Union • zoo • elephant • homosexual • exotic animals • gays

OPINION

 Frank Tops List of 
 Influential Gays 


Apr 9, 09 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Out magazine has released its annual Power 50 list of movers and shakers in the LGBT community, and it’s chock full of drama. The Democratic ascendancy has catapulted Barney Frank—“the only left-handed, gay, Jewish congressman”—to the top spot, pushing Ellen DeGeneres back to No. 2.... More »

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Matt Drudge • homosexuality • Barney Frank • Ellen DeGeneres • Anderson Cooper • LGBT • gays • Rachel Maddow • Out Magazine • influential

Ashamed Families Behind Killings of Gay Iraqis

25 killed in past two months, say Sadr City locals

Apr 8, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - As security improves in Iraq, gay residents have embraced a new sense of freedom—and as a result, some 25 males thought to be homosexual have been murdered in Baghdad’s Sadr City in the past two months, the New York Times reports. The victims are usually found shot, sometimes... More »

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Iraq • families • Sadr City • murder • homosexuality • gays

OPINION

 Gays Deserve 
 Reparation Checks 


Apr 7, 09 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - “The time has arrived to place economic reparations for gay and lesbian Americans on the political agenda,” Jacob Appel writes in the Detroit Free Press. Equality under the law is inevitable, if still a few years out; meantime, homosexuals must be compensated for their trouble. “While the... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • equality • workplace discrimination • civil rights • gays • reparations • second-class citizen

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