Vatican Stands Up to Catholics & Obama by Maintaining Its Anti-Gay Position
“There’s a complete lack of distinction here between ending violence against an oppressed minority and somehow forcing people to support that minority.”
Sarah’s Team Pick: Idyll Dandy Acres, a Queer Collective In Rural Tennessee
Check out this short documentary about an all-queer community on a 200-acre farm in Tennessee, where a bunch of awesome people have come together to have fun and support each other.
The “Lesbian Until Graduation:” Now A New York Times Most Emailed Article!
In today’s news, we find that the popular myth of college as a “hive of same-sex experimentation” could be wrong. In related news, some people are very confused by this and I have ~156 feelings about this whole THANG.
People Have Feelings About Gay Marriage
It turns out everyone has feelings, not just you!
Sunday Funday Is From The Future: Good News For Gaylight Savings Time
Hello today there is good news re: scholarships for gay kids and also gay marriage and also EUROVISION which is obvs most important. May or may not contain an otter, I can’t make any promises.
Japan’s Devastating 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Spawns Tsunami, Destroys Things
“Due to the tsunami advisory, filming of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn has been delayed. All cast and crew were evacuated to the movie production’s base camp. Everyone is safe and sound.”
Mazel Tov, Flour Bluff High School Gets a GSA – For Now
The administrators of Flour Bluff High School are making major strides, all it took was the threat of a lawsuit from the ACLU to get them to reluctantly grant a hospitalized teen temporary permission to have a GSA!
If You Like Sunday Funday So Much Why Don’t You Gay Marry It
Some people got married and some could get married and some people apologized and others hugged a lot! Sometimes women can make sushi and also we love Neko Case! Happy (kind of belated) Sunday Funday!
Revolution Queer Style Now: Christian College Bans Students’ Gay ‘Zine
We talk to the queer vanguards of Harding University who made a ‘zine “to be a voice for the voiceless who are quietly dying inside the walls of our campus” and got banned by the administration.
LGBTQ News Roundup: The Kids Weren’t Alright, and Neither Were All of The Adults
Anti-gay parents denied right to adopt, fighting for same-sex marriages to resume in California, a lesbian got sent home from the army for being “lovestruck,” and everything else you/we missed.
Seriously, Who Does A Gay Teen Have To Petition To Get A GSA Around Here
This isn’t the first time a high school has threatened to cut all extracurricular clubs because they didn’t want to have a Gay Straight Alliance. But this week marks the first time someone actually has! Way to go, Flour Bluff High School in Texas!
The Black Swans Are All Right And Other Stories: It’s Sunday Funday!
Are you watching the Oscars? I don’t even know what they are. But this week a dolphin saved a dog from drowning???
And When The Gender Revolution Came, It Was Brought By Mommy Bloggers
For real, though: what is wrong with effeminate men? Mothers of America need to know — and they’ve got blogs!
NPR Appreciation Post: Top 10 Gayest This American Life Episodes
“NPR is like a blanket; my parents didn’t believe in listening to music in the car and I did not really know there were other radio stations until my older sister drove me home from ice skating one day and my 6 year old brain exploded.”
When Will Anti-Gay Conservative Christians Need Us More Than We Fear Them?
“Who will they demonize if not the gays?”
Lesbian Teen Speaks On Why She Fought to Royally Court Her Girlfriend
“One thing I would really like people to realize is that this was never about getting attention. This was only about Sarah and I wanting to share a special event together, and about showing other LGBT kids that they don’t have to be afraid to be who they are because they are not alone. “
Alabama Lesbian Arrested for Getting Attacked Outside a Straight Bar
Thankfully, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act means that when someone is attacked by a dozen people and the police are called to the scene, justice can finally be served. Or maybe that’s just wishful thinking.
Science Proves Homophobia is Really Screwing With Our Homogay Heads
THIS DATA IS A SCIENTIFIC REASON TO CHALLENGE HOMOPHOBIA, VIOLENCE, AND HARASSMENT, EVERYONE.
SC School Administrators Find Gay-Straight Alliances Scarier Than Zombies
Why would a high school administration rather take away the National Honor Society and the Zombie Appreciation Club than let their kids have a Gay Straight Alliance?
Iowa House Approves Amendment To Ban Gay Marriage, Makes Our Hearts Hurt
On the upside, Zach Wahls gave a kickass speech about his gay family and you need to see it right now.