The Insanely Hot Guy From Taylor Swift's Blank Space Video Went Gay For Madonna
He could fill our blank space, etc etc
joem
www.gaystarnews.com/article/insanely-hot-guy-taylor-swifts-blank-space-video-went-gay-madonna111114
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Where Slash Fiction Makes for Dangerous Words
Where Slash Fiction Makes for Dangerous Words
Slash fiction arrives and thrives in China, despite the constant threat of government crackdowns.
Yuan Ren
www.advocate.com/print-issue/current-issue/2014/11/11/where-slash-fiction-makes-dangerous-words
Leading Hungarian LGBTI activist Milan Rozsa has died aged just 26
Leading Hungarian LGBTI activist Milan Rozsa has died aged just 26
Milan Rozsa, who made headlines in February when he climbed into the grounds of the Russian embassy in Budapest to protest Russia’s treatment of LGBTIs, has died after stepping in front of a train in an apparent suicide
andrewp
www.gaystarnews.com/article/leading-hungarian-lgbti-activist-milan-rozsa-has-died-aged-just-26111114
Kirk Cameron Spent The Day Working The Chick-Fil-A Drive-Thru Window
Kirk Cameron Spent The Day Working The Chick-Fil-A Drive-Thru Window
If there’s one thing to be said for America’s best Christian Kirk Cameron it’s that he knows his target audience. The part-time actor/full-time homophobe has a new holiday film piece of schlock imaginatively titled Kirk Cameron’s Christmas opening this weekend so he seems to have taken the grass roots approach to publicizing it. Fox Carolina reports that Cameron worked the drive-thru window handing out hate-filled, artery-clogging sandwiches at the Greenville, NC branch of Chick Fil-A today from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
The former teen idol, who earned the ire of every equality-minded human being in the free world for endlessly spouting his backwards views on same-sex marriage, wore a Chick Fil-A polo shirt and his own name tag. Red is most definitely not his color.
Jeremy Kinser
Same-sex marriage put on hold in Kansas by US Supreme Court
Same-sex marriage put on hold in Kansas by US Supreme Court
High court grants emergency stay requested by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt
gregh
www.gaystarnews.com/article/same-sex-marriage-put-hold-kansas-us-supreme-court111114
Supreme Court Justice Teases 'Opportunities' for Marriage Ruling
Supreme Court Justice Teases 'Opportunities' for Marriage Ruling
Will the Supreme Court finally hear a case that could resolve marriage equality nationwide? Some court-watchers say Justice Stephen Breyer’s remarks this weekend indicate that possibility.
Sunnivie Brydum
Why Transgender Students Belong at Women's Colleges
Why Transgender Students Belong at Women's Colleges
Sometimes the fear of consequences appears so great that we hold on to tradition much longer than we need to. That was surely the case more than 100 years ago when the revolutionary idea of higher education for women was introduced. We are at another such groundbreaking moment now as women’s colleges face the decision of whether and how to admit transgender women — those assigned “male” at birth but whose gender identity and expression is female.
My school, Simmons College, recently formalized our policy on the admission of transgender students. While each women’s college certainly has its own set of circumstances, history, and mission to consider, I believe that more women’s colleges should follow suit.
In recent years, we have witnessed an evolution in societal norms surrounding gender identity and expression. Traditional notions of what it means to be a woman are being challenged, as those who do not subscribe to the traditional gender binary are bravely and increasingly expressing their gender identity. More people are educating themselves about the fluidity of gender, and new laws are emerging to protect individuals who do not fall in traditional gender categories.
These new definitions are already present in our communities, workplaces, and even pop culture. Actress Laverne Cox was the first trans woman to be nominated for an Emmy for her groundbreaking role in the hit Neflix series Orange Is the New Black. She also graced the cover of Time magazine with the bold headline “The Transgender Tipping Point.” Last year, activist and New York Times bestselling author Janet Mock spoke on our campus about the struggle of the trans community to gain acceptance and live freely.
Historically, women’s colleges have been safe havens for those who present nontraditional gender identities. Many women’s colleges already support vibrant LGBTQA communities and are able to offer support and services for these groups. Like Simmons’ own contribution to the It Gets Better Project, national anti-bullying campaigns have taken hold on these campuses, offering messages of hope and inclusion as an institutional value.
Some believe that accepting transgender applicants could dilute the benefits of a women-centered education. For Simmons, and for many other women’s colleges, I believe that open policies toward transgender and gender-nonconforming students very much align with our historic missions, which value inclusion and acknowledge the evolving reality of gender expression.
Our community’s reaction to the policy has been overwhelmingly positive. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are proud of our decision to get on the “right side of history.” As one person so eloquently told me, the policy “opened yet another door and turned on yet another light in the darkness.”
Simmons College is pleased to join other women’s colleges, including Mills and my alma mater, Mount Holyoke, in continuing to step further into the light, and to foster supportive and welcoming educational environments for all of our students.
George Takei and husband presented Los Angeles LGBT Center Award by 'heartthrob' Tab Hunter
George Takei and husband presented Los Angeles LGBT Center Award by 'heartthrob' Tab Hunter
Takei says of Hunter: ‘He was blond and gorgeous … he was a dreamboat’
gregh
Marcus Bachmann defends 'ex-gay' therapy
Marcus Bachmann defends 'ex-gay' therapy
‘Anyone who would walk alongside and then encourage that person’s values systems and their beliefs and bring that in alignment, that is like blasphemous to the other side’
Jamesw
www.gaystarnews.com/article/marcus-bachmann-defends-ex-gay-therapy101114
