The window display of an American Apparel store in the D.C. area was smashed by an individual who was offended by the chain's "Legalize Gay" t-shirts. Employees from at least one other store were prompted to take down their displays after receiving threatening phone calls, […]
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One Step Closer Towards Passing Hate Crimes Legislation
Last week, the US Senate has voted to strip the bill of that funding, making it much more likely that Obama will sign the bill. They'll be voting tomorrow about removing another unrelated amendment, which would permit gun owners to carry weapons across state lines. […]
Senate Passes Hate Crimes Bill
In a vote of 63 to 28, the US Senate has approved a bill that would extend federal hate crimes laws to protect those who are attacked because of their gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. The current law is limited to discrimination based […]
Bill Clinton Now Supports Gay Marriage
Bill Clinton has come out in support of gay marriage! This is certainly one of the highest profile supporters in a long time and is a welcome change. The Nation reports, "Asked if he personally supported same-sex marriage, Clinton replied, 'Yeah.' 'I personally support people […]
MANHUNT Cares: Hot Boys Sell Safe Sex
We usually bring you a health organization in this entry, but with the trend of campaigns, we decided that a naked guy or two would do an even better job. MANHUNT Cares is featuring OnTheHUNT models and I can say that safe-sex hasn't been this […]
Mark Leno Fights For Out-of-State Gay Marriage Recognition in California
Openly gay California Assemblyman Mark Leno has introduced legislation that would recognize the marriages of same-sex couples who were wed outside of the state or country after Proposition 8 was enacted on November 5, 2008. Now that's a loophole no one really thought of yet, […]
Rejoice! Vaccine for Swine Coming in October!
Scared of going out to the circuit party that's coming to your city because you're afraid to catch swine from all the pigs (I'm not talking about the farm animals either)? Well don't fret, according to Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, […]
When Sex Sells Safe Sex
Have you seen the new Washington DC-based safe sex campaign Fuk!t? They're giving out "fuck kits" at various locations in the area so that individuals can wrap it up and get it on responsibly. Even better? Their site is full of tons of boner-worthy images, […]
Massachusetts Is Suing The US Government In The Name of Equality
The United States government is being sued. Why? Because Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is awesome enough to call them out on this Defense of Marriage Act bullshit. The lawsuit she filed seeks to gain benefits for approximately 16,000 legally wed same-sex couples, stating that the […]
Oh Crap…They Got Enough Signatures
Oy, get ready for another marriage equality battle! Remember how we mentioned that gay marriage in Maine could be put up to a has announced today that they have the signatures. To make matters worse, it’s been noted that