Dating app to alert users when they enter countries where gay sex is illegal
But which is it? Grindr? Scruff? GROWLr? Manhunt?
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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Strap On A Saddle Because Arkansas’ Gay Rodeo Is Just Getting Bigger and Better
Strap On A Saddle Because Arkansas’ Gay Rodeo Is Just Getting Bigger and Better
Photo credit: Reuters/Lucy Nicholson
“I wish we didn’t have to have a gay rodeo,” Wade Earp tells Reuters. “I wish we could just rodeo.”
The aptly named Earp competed at the International Gay Rodeo held in Arkansas, a Bible Belt state not known for it’s supportiveness.
Arkansas is one of the 13 states where same-sex marriage is banned and where, earlier this year, lawmakers approved a religious freedom bill that granting private business owners the legal right to deny services.
The bill was eventually vetoed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson, but only after a loud public outcry that included his own son circulating a petition urging his father not to sign the discriminatory law.
Related: These Gay Cowboys Are Living Their Dream And Shattering Stereotypes
But all this still didn’t prevent 75 contestants from a dozen states and Canada from slipping into their leather chaps to participate in the sixteenth Diamond State Rodeo in Little Rock. For two days, LGBT cowboys and girls competed in calf roping, barrel racing and bull riding, all hoping to move onto the International Gay Rodeo 2016 finals in Las Vegas.
“For years, no one would allow us to advertise it,” Sandy Bidwell, president of the Diamond State Rodeo, said, claiming that organizers feared protesters would cause a disturbance. “My attitude is, let them. It’s free advertising.”
This year, signs and banners of large corporate sponsors, including Bud Light and Jack Daniels adorned the arena’s railings (not to mentionand Gun Oil personal lubricant), an indication that, while state lawmakers may be stuck in the past, the rest of the country is moving forward.
“We just want what’s right,” said Earp. “Everybody deserves equal treatment. Everybody deserves equal rights.”
Related: PHOTOS: Take A Trip To Brokeback Mountain With These Rugged Aussie Cowboys
Graham Gremore
EXCLUSIVE: A Chat With Pop Legend Dionne Warwick and Her Granddaughter Cheyenne Elliott
EXCLUSIVE: A Chat With Pop Legend Dionne Warwick and Her Granddaughter Cheyenne Elliott
The two talk to The Advocate about past and future stardom, their late cousin Whitney, and LGBT rights.
Gina Vivinetto
Op-ed: Don't Let Harvey Milk Down
Op-ed: Don't Let Harvey Milk Down
On what would have been Milk’s 85th birthday, Cleve Jones says the civil rights leader would want us to work harder for equality.
Cleve Jones
www.advocate.com/commentary/2015/05/22/op-ed-dont-let-harvey-milk-down
Today is the Day: Ireland Heads to the Polls to Vote on Marriage Equality
Today is the Day: Ireland Heads to the Polls to Vote on Marriage Equality
Today, voters in Ireland will go to the polls to cast their ballot for marriage equality.
HRC.org
Josh Duggar Resigns From Antigay Family Research Council Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations
Josh Duggar Resigns From Antigay Family Research Council Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations
Duggar, oldest son of the large and famously antigay family, has admitted to having ‘acted inexcusably’ as a teen.
Trudy Ring
SCOTUS Rally Shows Marriage Equality Is Everyone's Fight
SCOTUS Rally Shows Marriage Equality Is Everyone's Fight
This post was originally written on April 28th, 2015.
“Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard.” ― Harvey Milk
stood outside the Supreme Court of the United States building as a straight ally in support of marriage equality, and the voices of the hundreds of advocates around me and around the country were definitely heard — loud and proud.
I was not able to enter the Court to view the proceedings, but two questions were being discussed today:
Does the Constitution require states to issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples? Should states be required to recognize gay and lesbian marriages performed in other states in which it is legal?
The crowd outside was charged with positive energy as signs were raised, songs were sung, and love was celebrated. Sure, the usual opposition crowd was there as well, but more as a sad sideshow than anything really worth mentioning. However, I will say this, while hate was shouted out by certain groups, I did not hear a single curse word hurtled back at them from the advocates for equality.
A photo posted by Julian Gomez (@ittakesii) on Apr 28, 2015 at 11:38am PDT
It was exciting to see the intersection of activism for various causes joining in the common fight for marriage equality and full LGBTQIA+ equality at large. There were supporters from the immigration reform movement, pro-choice advocates, signs reading #BlackLivesMatter, economic justice warriors, and so much more. It is often forgotten that the oppression of one group is inextricable from the oppression of others. Sexuality, race, gender, reproductive rights, economic inequality, and even climate change are all interrelated and intersecting. In the midst of so much turmoil in this country, I was so proud to be surrounded by people who “get it,” who realize that the fight for their individual rights is linked to the fight for the rights of all people so that “all men are created equal” can finally be supported by our laws and our social systems some day.
at #SCOTUS #marriageequality @thehpalliance
A photo posted by Julian Gomez (@ittakesii) on Apr 28, 2015 at 6:41am PDT
One person at the rally, Rafael Petry, was holding a sign reading “Don’t mess with Dumbledore’s rights,” referring to the gay headmaster of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series. As the nonprofit the Harry Potter Alliance would tell you, “the weapon we have is love,” and this was abundantly evident this bright Tuesday morning. Everywhere I looked, I could find gay and lesbian couples celebrating their love, many of whom have been together for decades.
That’s what today is about, what this case is about, and what any fight for equality is about — love. Love conquers hate, it conquers ignorance, and it inspires an eternal passion that leads to positive change. Time will tell when the Court will rule in favor of love, because nobody is asking for permission to love, they are asking for equal recognition of that love and all the rights that come with it.
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Powerful Moments As Conversion Therapy Survivors Watch Ban Signed in Oregon
Powerful Moments As Conversion Therapy Survivors Watch Ban Signed in Oregon
HRC Associate Regional Field Director was in Salem today to watch HB 2037, the bill that will ban the discredited practice of conversion therapy on you, signed into law.
HRC.org
Blake and Adam
Alabama Must Obey Federal Decisions on Marriage Equality
Alabama Must Obey Federal Decisions on Marriage Equality
‘The choice should be simple,’ a federal judge tells antigay Alabama officials claiming they don’t know whether to abide by state or federal court rulings.
Sunnivie Brydum
