Archive for the ‘gay+rights’ Category

Gay marriage and the black vote, polling says views are changing

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Don't bet on it. Although ordinary polls report lower levels of support for same-sex marriage among blacks than among whites, views on same-sex marriage are a rapidly moving target that's tough to pin down, even for experts. And a funny thing happened on the way to the ballot box ...

Obama Opposes California’s Gay Marriage Ban

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Pretty consistent with his previous comments. Read the full story

N.Y. plans to recognize gay marriages

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

As California set a date for gay couples to begin getting married in the state, it was revealed Wednesday that New York's governor has ordered state agencies to begin recognizing gay marriages performed in states and countries where they're legal.Read the full story

Gay Iranian teen wins right to asylum in Britain

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Britain said Tuesday that it is granting asylum to a gay Iranian teenager who fears that he could face execution if forced to return to his homeland.Read the full story

Vatican Official Insists He’s Not Gay

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

In an interview with La Repubblica newspaper, Monsignor Tommaso Stenico said he frequented online gay chat rooms and met with gay men as part of his work as a psychoanalyst. He said that he pretended to be gay in order to gather information about "those who damage the image of ...

Secretary of State, who keeps private life shrouded, co-owns home with female filmmaker

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice co-owned a home and shared a line of credit with another woman, according to Washington Post diplomatic correspondent Glenn Kessler, who reveals the information in his new book, The Confidante: Condoleezza Rice and the Creation of the Bush Legacy.Read the full story