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Comment on Owners of XY magazine, which targeted young gay men, gets warning over privacy issues by Robert

Robert — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:47:43 +0000

I am a writer and former catholic whom was excommunicated from The Vatican for writing my very first published article for XY #38, a badge I proudly now wear as a jew

Comment on NYC gets its own “Housewives, with better wigs” as “Queens of Drag” series debuts online by Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:31:45 +0000

I <3 Lady Bunny !

Comment on Owners of XY magazine, which targeted young gay men, gets warning over privacy issues by Julio

Julio — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:25:22 +0000

I think they need to respect people’s privacy and not give out personal information that a young person doesn’t want other’s to see.

Comment on It’s a lot different for gay and lesbian people in Quebec… by Carol

Carol — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:05:17 +0000

I desperately wish I could live in Quebec.
I’m from Brazil and… things here are as bad as they are in the US. Being a homosexual here, means having about 75 rights denied.
I almost felt like crying as I was reading the article… I’m verry happy that gays have equal rights in Canada, but reading about the rights canadians have means reading about the rights I’m being denied… =/

Comment on Target Corp. donations support homophobic legislator. Boycott time? by libhomo

libhomo — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:06:22 +0000

I had planned on shopping at a Target in one of the Boroughs this weekend. Obviously, I won’t be shopping at that chain this weekend.

Comment on Staten Island gay couple attacked as bias crimes skyrocket by Aline Witkowski

Aline Witkowski — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:30:05 +0000

If these 3 thugs are so brave beating up 2 wonderful guys why did they need a crowd around and why aren’t they coming forward to say they did this, why not? because they are animals and true cowards thats why

I want to smack them myself !

Comment on Portland, Austin, Springfield top NY in new ranking of America’s gayest cities by We're Proud905!

We're Proud905! — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:40:14 +0000

Hey there – love the blog! We’re a gay professional (ish) couple living in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (I’m not sure any list would of gayest cities would be long enough to find Mississauga…but our mayor is 88 and she is fierce!) who just launched a blog about living gay life (with three kids, no less) in what’s essentially a suburb of Toronto. Check it out, sometime!

I’m definitely a fan of outprofessopnials – congrats!
Max

Comment on Should we boycott Hawaii? Governor rejects gay civil unions bill by cc423

cc423 — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:09:29 +0000

YES WE SHOULD. Lingle has made it very clear that her state sees gay and lesbian Americans as second class citizens. So why should we spend one cent in her state?

Comment on Should we boycott Hawaii? Governor rejects gay civil unions bill by Jeff Gearheart

Jeff Gearheart — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:42:52 +0000

I am not sure that a BOYCOTT of Hawaii is the answer to Gov. Lingle’s veto. She cannot run for re-election as she is currently in her second term. And that term ends in a few months. A mere boycott sends a message, but is it the right message? Hawaii is already feeling the pains of reduced toursim thanks to the down turn in the economy. Tourism has been Hawaii’s leading industry and employs a great number of people. Many Jobs are already lost in the tourism industry of Hawaii and many more will be lost with a boycott. Gov. Lingle will feel no pain when Hotel employees, travel industry employees, restaurant waiters, tour guides, etc..lose their jobs. If we boycott Hawaii, shouldn’t we boycott every state that has FAILED to pass bills aimed at affording equal rights to LGBT people? We should contact businesses in Hawaii and ask them if they supported the bill or opposed or did nothing. They need to know we are upset and will not support them and perhaps not travel to Hawaii if they do not support us and equal rights for all. Both houses of congress in Hawaii passed the bill. That is a very good sign and a change in the tenor of the state. A small, but significant positive point to build upon. ONE PERSON, vetoed the bill. She could have simply NOT signed it and the bill would have been enacted into law without her official approval but she decided to make a statement anyway. Statements must be made, but how is Hawaii any different from Wisconsin, or New York, or Florida who have failed to pass LGBT equality legislation when they had the chance? We need to target companies and businesses who do not support us and convince them it is their economic interest to favor equal rights. To punish people who might be supporting us while trying to punish those who oppose us at the same time will hurt our cause. We need to build a network of allies, not add to our list of opposition.

Comment on Will Iowa’s marriage equality get taken away? by George

George — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:41:20 +0000

As someone who has been advocating for equality for the past twenty years in the UK. I am encouraged by the news that iceland is moving towards equality with marriage. However I am sadened when I read news like this.

For me it is why we cannot give up and any movement backwards must be fought vigourously.