Duggar Show Pulled From TLC Schedule, Could Be Canceled
TLC weighs the future of 19 Kids and Counting following a molestation scandal involving its stars.
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A Video Tour Of Gay Marriage Around The World In Honor Of Ireland's Historic Vote
A Video Tour Of Gay Marriage Around The World In Honor Of Ireland's Historic Vote
Ireland holds a referendum Friday that could make it the first country to legalize gay marriage by a direct vote of the people. The passage of the referendum would mark a startling turn of events in a historically conservative Catholic country where homosexual acts were against the law up until 1993.
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ICYMI: New Resources Combat Lack of Knowledge about HIV
ICYMI: New Resources Combat Lack of Knowledge about HIV
Earlier this week, Greater Than AIDS, a longtime partner of HRC, released the YouTube series, #AsktheHIVDoc.
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Take A Shot With Chris Pratt And Learn His Acting Secrets
Take A Shot With Chris Pratt And Learn His Acting Secrets
Maybe it’s the Fireball talking (Fireball Whiskey ™: Ignite the night), but after watching GQ cover model and lovable goofball Chris Pratt explain some of his acting moves, we think we might be ready to hop into a scene with him.
Related: Chris Pratt Loves To Get Naked, Doesn’t Understand How Taking Out His Junk Could Offend
Watch below:
Dan Tracer
Texas High School Teacher Resigns After Comparing Black Student's Gay Slur to N-Word: VIDEO
Texas High School Teacher Resigns After Comparing Black Student's Gay Slur to N-Word: VIDEO
A high school teacher in Texas has resigned after admonishing a black student for using a gay slur by comparing it to the N-word.
Gretchen Summers, a science teacher at Pflugerville High School just north of Austin, resigned after the school placed her on leave while it investigated the incident that occurred May 11.
Senior Isaiah Thomas reportedly used a gay slur in front of Summers, who responded by saying something along the lines of, “How would you like it if somebody called you a n—–?”
KXAN-TV reports:
“She could have at least said the ‘N-word,’ or could have said, ‘how would you like someone calling you N-Word?’” said Thomas.
Thomas said it upset him when his teacher used the full word, and that is when he went to the principal. He was then asked to write a statement about what happened. …
“She wasn’t using him against him, she just said, ‘you know, it’s not nice to call people rude names, you wouldn’t like if someone called you a derogatory term’,” said junior Christy Beaulieu. She was not a student in the class where the incident happened, but she is a student of the teacher who resigned. She heard about what happened from a friend in the class.
“I’m pretty upset about it, I don’t think she’s racist,” said Beaulieu. “I don’t think she has anything against anyone else. She’s really accepting, really a kind-hearted person.”
Thomas’ mother, Charlotte Swist, demanded an apology from Summers. KEYE-TV reports:
The boy’s mother has a call to action for Summers. “I’m looking into this camera, if she’s watching this. I think you need to do a public apology,” said Charlott Swist in an exclusive interview with KEYE TV. …
Even repeating racial slurs is not allowed in Isaiah Thomas’s home. “I raised my kids not to even use that word against each other,” said Swist. …
The incident happened last week but Thomas’s mother is concerned about the long-term impact.
“He’s still mad. Right now he’s still mad. I can’t fix it, all I can do is pray for him,” said Swist.
Watch the reports from KXAN-TV and KEYE-TV, AFTER THE JUMP …
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Michael Sam Signed to Montreal Alouettes
Michael Sam Signed to Montreal Alouettes
The 25-year-old defensive end will suit up for a two-year contract with the Montreal Alouettes starting next month.
Sunnivie Brydum
www.advocate.com/sports/2015/05/22/michael-sam-signed-montreal-alouettes
Louisiana State Senator Slams Bobby Jindal For Pushing Religious Freedom Measure
Louisiana State Senator Slams Bobby Jindal For Pushing Religious Freedom Measure
Louisiana state Sen. Karen Peterson (D) slammed Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) for issuing an executive order “to accomplish the intent” of a religious freedom bill that died in the Louisiana House.
Jindal vowed Tuesday to take action on the issue. Peterson criticized Jindal earlier this week for prioritizing the religious freedom legislation over others dealing with the state budget, and said his action seems to be an attempt to “destroy Louisiana’s business climate.”
“It’s a cynical attempt to deflect from the failures of what should be the top legislative priority, what we’re dealing with every day, which is a broken state budget,” Peterson said.
Peterson went on to blast Jindal for running ads in Iowa rather than talking with Louisiana lawmakers:
Today it’s okay to just ignore the House and the clear rejection of something that’s just not good for our state. He didn’t even have the courage to testify before the House, but he wants to roll out a press release saying what he’s going to do through executive action. But guess what he did have time to do? To start running a commercial, not here in New Orleans, or Baton Rouge, or Monroe — he ran a commercial on religious freedom in Iowa. Are you kidding me? Why don’t you roll some commercials out on how to fix this nightmare that you’ve created right here in Louisiana? This is ridiculous. Iowa?
Peterson also called Jindal out for criticizing executive orders at the federal level. Her criticism mirrored remarks state Rep. John Bel Edwards (D) made earlier this week.
“We’ve heard Gov. Jindal complain about with respect to President Obama that he uses executive orders to do things that he can’t get Congress to do … I would suggest to you that the governor Jindal has done exactly the same thing here,” Edwards said.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal speaks to guests gathered for the Republican Party of Iowa’s Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center on May 16, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Jindal responded to that criticism Thursday.
“If he’s issuing executive orders consistent with law and constitution, I’ve got no problem with that,” Jindal said, according to The Times-Picayune. “That’s part of his prerogative.
“My problem with the president’s executive orders is [when] they violate the constitution,” Jindal added. “I’m issuing an executive order to uphold the constitution. It’s a reaffirmation of our First Amendment liberty rights.”
Watch Peterson give her remarks on the Louisiana senate floor above.
H/T Towleroad
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9 stunning Irish landscapes in support of gay marriage
9 stunning Irish landscapes in support of gay marriage
Ireland, we love you – vote yes!
jamiet
www.gaystarnews.com/article/9-stunning-irish-landscapes-support-gay-marriage220515
Senators Take Stand Against “Conversion” Therapy
Senators Take Stand Against “Conversion” Therapy
With the introduction of a resolution to draw attention to dangerous “conversion” therapy” practices, two U.S. Senators are taking a stand for the LGBT community.
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POLL: Americans Think This Country Is Lousy With Gays
POLL: Americans Think This Country Is Lousy With Gays
Americans think more than one in five people are gay, and while that’s a great thought, it’s far from the truth, according to a new Gallup poll.
The poll reveals that Americans “greatly overestimate” the number of gays in the U.S. Though latest estimates put the LGBT population at about 3.8%, Americans on average put that number at 23%.
According to Gallup Daily tracking — an ongoing study since 2012 — 3.8% of 50,000 adults interviewed during the first four months of 2015 identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Since 2002, however, Americans have believed that at least 21% of the population is LGBT.
While their opinions on the number of gays have more or less stayed the same, Americans’ acceptance has increased dramatically:
Whereas 38% of Americans said gay and lesbian relations were morally acceptable in 2002, that number has risen to 63% today. And while 35% of Americans favored legalized same-sex marriage in 1999, 60% favor it today.
That’s cute and all, but it kind of begs the question, if Americans think there are so many gays hanging around, why would they be satisfied with denying such a large percentage of the population equal rights? I mean, call me crazy, but 23% — while a speculative number — is a really large chunk, especially when you consider that 13.8% of Americans are black and 17.7% are Hispanic or Latino.
Of course, numbers shouldn’t matter when it comes to fair protection under the law, so maybe America just has really shitty gaydar and we’ll just leave it at that.
Take a look at some of the numbers from Gallup’s poll below:
Les Fabian Brathwaite — lousy with gay since 1985.
Les Fabian Brathwaite
