Topic: Gays

Salvation Army Official: Gays Deserve Death

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Just in time to ruin Gay Pride month, a media relations director for the Salvation Army had no problem reminding us and the queer journalists he was talking to that gays should be put to death.  

By Richard Lawson

May 9, 2012

Inoffensive Gay People on TV Continue to Not Offend

In his much-noted Meet the Press appearance Joe Biden praised Will & Grace for furthering the gay rights cause and NBC has picked up a show about gay men having a baby called The New Normal, so that means it's time for some sort of glancing trend piece about how gay people are on TV now and no one's fussing about it and isn't progress wonderful. Sigh.

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By Seth Abramovitch

Mar 17, 2012

Rick Santorum Momentarily Distracted by Two Men Kissing

Two men kiss at a Rick Santorum rally in Illinois, inspiring the crowd to chant, "USA! USA!"

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By Seth Abramovitch

Mar 3, 2012

Kirk Cameron Finally Weighs in on How Gays Will Destroy Civilization

The born again '80s sitcom heartthrob made his stance on gay rights, and gays in general, crystal clear in an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan last night. He does not like them!

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By Seth Abramovitch

Feb 18, 2012

Arizona's Rising GOP Star Gets His Own Gay Scandal

Rising Republican star Paul Babeu, the face of Arizona's severe anti-immigration policies, has been outed as gay by his longtime Mexican lover, who claims Babeu threatened to deport him when he refused to sign a gag order. 

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By Richard Lawson

Jan 5, 2012

What We Watched

The Little Gay Problem on 'Revenge'

ABC's Revenge returned to the airwaves last night with a big, conclusive episode that wrapped up one recurring character's storyline in soapy fashion. And also a bit frustratingly.

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By Richard Lawson

Dec 1, 2011

The Straight Literary World Is All Business

After documenting the young gays who listen to poetry as foreplay to hookups, The New York Times has written yet another article about young literary minds of New York meeting and discussing literary things. Only this new one is different somehow. 

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By Richard Lawson

Nov 9, 2011

What We Watched

'Glee' Gives Good Loving

Last night saw the unveiling of a "controversial," sex-filled episode of Glee that wound up being pretty darn good. 

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