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  • July 2008

    • Troubled, Gay, and Murdered in Junior High

      Newsweek  |  Jul 21, 08 6:09 PM CDT

      Troubled, Gay, and Murdered in Junior High

      (Newser) - A flamboyant cross-dresser, 14-year-old Lawrence King was killed in his Los Angeles school by a boy he loved. The murder trial starts this week, but analysts are debating another question: Whether King's death could have been avoided. Newsweek goes behind the scenes, looking at King's troubled upbringing, the teachers who argued his case, and the student who ultimately killed him. More »

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      school shooting  • homosexuality  • gay  • hate crime  • sexuality  • junior high

    • Evangelicals' Sex Talk Has Hidden Agenda

      Salon  |  Jul 8, 08 7:50 PM CDT

      Evangelicals' Sex Talk Has Hidden Agenda

      (Newser) - Sex is no longer taboo for the religious right—but the evangelical sexual revolution is no liberation movement, historian Dagmar Herzog argues in her new book, Sex in Crisis . Instead, Herzog asserts that “evangelicals, over the last couple of decades, have beaten liberals at their own game by adapting liberal rhetoric for conservative ends," writes Louis Bayard in Salon . He thinks, however, that Herzog has overstated the case a bit. More »

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      homosexuality  • evangelicals  • religious right  • book reviews  • sex education

  • June 2008

    • Newlyweds Toasted at SF Gay Pride Parade

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jun 29, 08 7:25 PM CDT

      Newlyweds Toasted at SF Gay Pride Parade

      (Newser) - Weeks after wedding bells began tolling for San Francisco's gay couples, revelers had extra reason to celebrate at today’s annual Pride Parade. Thousands watched a procession of kids, drag queens, politicians, and topless men shimmy along Market Street—where a small group of protesters demonstrated against California’s approval of gay marriage. More »

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      New York  • San Francisco  • gay marriage  • homosexuality

    • Hef Had Family Foursome, Gay Tryst

      New York Post  |  Jun 23, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      Hef Had Family Foursome, Gay Tryst

      (Newser) - Hugh Hefner has signed off on a new biography that delves into the Playboy kingpin's sexual liberation, the New York Post reports. In "Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream," Steven Watts writes how the skin-mag magnate had a foursome with his first wife, his brother Keith and his sister-in-law, starred in a porno, and received oral sex from a man. More »

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      sex  • homosexuality  • pornography  • biography  • oral sex  • Hugh Hefner

    • Calif. County Shuffles Clerks Who Oppose Gay Marriage

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 20, 08 2:49 PM CDT

      Calif. County Shuffles Clerks Who Oppose Gay Marriage

      (Newser) - Some employees of the San Diego County clerk's office are being shuffled to other duties because they object to same-sex marriage, the Los Angeles Times reports. Fourteen workers initially posed "sincerely held religious objections," but sources said many had since changed their minds. Marriage-license business has approximately doubled since a ban ended Monday afternoon. More »

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      California  • religion  • marriage  • gay marriage  • homosexuality  • San Diego  • controversy

    • Anglicans Move Closer to Split

      New York Times  |  Jun 19, 08 8:45 PM CDT

      Anglicans Move Closer to Split

      (Newser) - Scores of Anglican bishops are boycotting the church's once-a-decade conference next month in favor of a conservative counter-meeting, the New York Times reports. The rival gathering, beginning Sunday in Jerusalem, results from a serious division in the denomination over homosexuality—and could be another step toward an irreparable break in the 77-million-member Anglican church. More »

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      religion  • gay rights  • homosexuality  • Anglican Church  • Anglican church conference

    • Brains Look Alike in Gay Men, Straight Women

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 17, 08 12:24 PM CDT

      Brains Look Alike in Gay Men, Straight Women

      (Newser) - Gay men and straight women have similarly shaped brains, new research shows. Homosexual men and heterosexual women both have relatively symmetrical brains, while heterosexual men and lesbians have significantly larger right hemispheres, reports the Guardian . The research provides new evidence that sexual orientation is hardwired into the brain. More »

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      homosexuality  • brain  • MRI

    • California Readies for Wave of Gay Weddings Today

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jun 16, 08 4:52 AM CDT

      California Readies for Wave of Gay Weddings Today

      (Newser) - San Francisco officials are preparing for an expected tidal wave of weddings this evening as gay marriage officially becomes legal in California at 5pm. But celebrations could be short-lived if a November initiative blocks the court decision that paved the way for the marriages. The San Francisco Chronicle takes a look at California’s support of gay marriage, which at 51% is higher than ever—but so is the vehemence of the opposition. More »

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      California  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • homosexuality  • gay  • same-sex marriage  • marriage rights  • homosexual rights

    • Scientists Honing Gaydar

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 16, 08 2:57 AM CDT

      Scientists Honing Gaydar

      (Newser) - Scientists are examining how homosexuality may affect everything from penis sizes to how one navigates new cities, reports the Los Angeles Times . Innate differences between gays and straights rooted in biology could lead researchers to discover the biological origins of sexual orientation. More »

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      homosexuality  • gay  • lesbians  • biology  • studies  • gaydar

    • LiLo KOs $1M Lesbian Confession

      New York Post  |  Jun 2, 08 11:01 AM CDT

      LiLo KOs $1M Lesbian Confession

      (Newser) - Lindsay Lohan turned down a $1 million offer from OK! to come out on the magazine's cover, the New York Post reports. Lohan and the gossip weekly were negotiating a story about her relationship with celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson. "Lindsay really wants this to happen and she needs the money," said a source, but the starlet's flak says there's nothing in the works.  More »

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      Lindsay Lohan  • homosexuality  • lesbians  • Samantha Ronson  • gays  • OK! magazine

  • May 2008

    • Gay Paris Mayor Sets Sights on Presidency

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 22, 08 12:44 PM CDT

      Gay Paris Mayor Sets Sights on Presidency

      (Newser) - The battle is on for the leadership of France's opposition Socialist Party, and a man who says the nation is ready for a gay president is the surprise leader, the Telegraph reports. Bertrand Delanoë, the popular mayor of Paris, is the early favorite, outpolling Ségolène Royal, who lost last year's election to Nicolas Sarkozy.  More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Paris  • homosexuality  • Socialist Party  • Segolene Royal  • gays  • Bertrand Delanoe

    • Homosexuality: It's Perfectly Natural

      LiveScience  |  May 19, 08 7:28 PM CDT

      Homosexuality: It's Perfectly Natural

      (Newser) - It may throw a wrench in Noah's ark-stocking plans, but same-sex relationships appear in many animal species, reports LiveScience.com. The long list of animals that practice gay sex includes bears, penguins, gorillas, and dolphins, among others. But scientists question the act's evolutionary purpose, because it doesn't aid in reproduction. It may be an adaptation for nurturing offspring, or just a dry run. More »

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      science  • homosexuality  • gay  • nature  • biology  • biodiversity

    • Lesbos Islanders Sue Gays on Name

      BBC  |  May 2, 08 7:50 AM CDT

      Lesbos Islanders Sue Gays on Name

      (Newser) - Residents of the Greek island of Lesbos have decided that lesbianism is the love that must change its name, the BBC reports. Islanders, fed up with the word being used to denote sexual orientation, are suing a Greek gay rights organization with "lesbian" in its name and say if they succeed they'll take their campaign global. More »

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      lawsuit  • homosexuality  • Greece  • civil lawsuits  • lesbians

  • April 2008

    • Boy Marries Boy: Then What?

      New York Times  |  Apr 27, 08 7:25 PM CDT

      Boy Marries Boy: Then What?

      (Newser) - Wedding bells have rung for more than 700 homosexual couples in Massachusetts since the state started marrying gays in 2004, prompting the New York Times to profile young gay men who said “I do.” But there are many things the spouses don’t do, such as follow traditional norms: “We don’t think there is any set way to do this,” one 24-year-old said. More »

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      gay marriage  • homosexuality  • Boston  • Massachusetts  • Vermont  • civil union

    • Has LiLo Switched Teams?

      New York Post  |  Apr 22, 08 12:03 PM CDT

      Has LiLo Switched Teams?

      (Newser) - Lindsay Lohan and DJ darling Samantha Ronson seem to be more than just friends. When Ashley Olsen greeted Ronson Friday night, a jealous Lohan screamed: "Get your 15-year-old "Full House" a** away from my girlfriend," a source told the New York Post . More »

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      celebrity  • New York City  • Facebook  • Lindsay Lohan  • homosexuality  • Samantha Ronson  • Ashley Olsen

    • Housewives Get Sweaty for 'Work Out' Star

      New York Times  |  Apr 13, 08 2:41 PM CDT

      Housewives Get Sweaty for 'Work Out' Star

      (Newser) - Jackie Warner seems unlikely to spark suburban housewife crushes. And yet the star of Bravo’s “Work Out,” about the lesbian trainer’s elite Los Angeles gym, is much-loved by straight ladies. “I have women that send me photos of themselves with their husbands and three teenage boys or whatever, with a love letter attached,” Warner tells the New York Times . More »

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      Los Angeles  • reality TV  • homosexuality  • lesbians  • fitness  • Bravo  • bisexual

    • Obama Wouldn't Give Chiefs Gay 'Litmus Test'

      Associated Press  |  Apr 10, 08 2:51 PM CDT

      Obama Wouldn't Give Chiefs Gay 'Litmus Test'

      (Newser) - Barack Obama said he wouldn't require top military appointees to support letting open homosexuals serve, stressing that his priority for Joint Chiefs of Staff is the ability to protect the country. Speaking to a gay magazine, the candidate called “don’t ask, don’t tell” a “counterproductive strategy,” adding he’d ban workplace discrimination against gays and get federal benefits for couples in civil unions. More »

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      Barack Obama  • gay rights  • homosexuality  • Joint Chiefs of Staff  • Don't Ask, Don't Tell  • Civil unions  • homosexual rights

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • In Egypt, Belly Dancing Goes Co-Ed

      Bloomberg  |  Jan 3, 08 1:44 PM CST

      In Egypt, Belly Dancing Goes Co-Ed

      (Newser) - Belly dancing is an ancient tradition in Egypt, and two centuries ago, it was dominated by men. Now male belly dancers are making a comeback, overcoming suppression by government and religious leaders who equated gyrating male hips with homosexuality, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      homosexuality  • Egypt  • dance  • taboo

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