LINE-UP: As One Festival hails world-class gay club brands to London

The biggest international gay club brands head to London this Easter for ten epic parties in eight unique venues across four spectacular days – it’s going to be insane

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www.gaystarnews.com/article/line-one-festival-hails-world-class-gay-club-brands-london190315

I'm A Dad. So Why Do People Call Me ‘Mrs.'?
The administrator at our children’s school recently called our house and asked if she could speak with “Mrs. Diamond.” I understood instantly — she wanted to speak to the mom. But my kids don’t have a mom. They have two dads. Sighing deeply, I replied, “This is Mrs. Diamond.”

www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/19/story_n_6902710.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&ir=Gay+Voices

Illinois Anti-Conversion Therapy Bill Heads to House Floor

Earlier this week, the Illinois House Juvenile Justice and System-Involved Youth Committee passed a bill to protect youth from harmful conversion therapy.
HRC.org

www.hrc.org/blog/entry/illinois-anti-conversion-therapy-bill-heads-to-house-floor?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

Watch This Gay Couple Go For Gold and Get Engaged on 'Let's Make A Deal' – VIDEO

Kyler Geoffroy

www.towleroad.com/2015/03/watch-this-gay-couple-go-for-gold-and-get-engaged-on-lets-make-a-deal-video.html

Madonna Responds To The Dolce & Gabbana Controversy
Madonna is giving Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana a schooling in what family really means.

The pop star took to Instagram Wednesday to respond to controversy surrounding the Italian designers, who came under fire after disapproving of same-sex adoption and saying babies born through in vitro fertilization are “children of chemistry, synthetic children … semen chosen from a catalog” during a recent interview.

In her Instagram post, Madonna shared a photo from her 2010 Dolce & Gabbana campaign, in which she portrayed an Italian housewife and posed with a baby. In the caption, she wrote that the soul of any child cannot be synthetic and concluded with some advice: “Think before you speak.”

All babies contain a soul however they come to this earth and their families. There is nothing synthetic about a soul!! So how can we dismiss IVF and surrogacy? Every soul comes to us to teach us a lesson. God has his hand in everything even technology! We are arrogant to think Man does anything on his own. As above so below! Think before you speak.,,,,,,,,,,,❤️#livingforlove

A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on Mar 18, 2015 at 5:49pm PDT

After celebrities like Elton John, Ricky Martin and Courtney Love joined the #BoycottDolceGabbana backlash, the designers responded, saying their comments stemmed from their traditional upbringings.

“I’m Sicilian and I grew up in a traditional family, made up of a mother, a father and children … This is the reality in which I grew up, but it does not imply that I don’t understand different ones. I was talking about my personal view, without judging other people’s choices and decisions,” Dolce said, in part.

www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/19/madonna-dolce-gabbana_n_6901330.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&ir=Gay+Voices

Hawaii Anti-Bullying Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee

Earlier this week, the Senate Committee on Education in Hawaii unanimously passed HB 819, a comprehensive anti-bullying bill that provides specific protection for LGBT students.
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www.hrc.org/blog/entry/hawaii-anti-bullying-bill-passes-senate-judiciary-committee?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

Watch Ellen's Audience Hilariously Flub Lyrics to Madonna's 'Vogue' – VIDEO

Kyler Geoffroy

www.towleroad.com/2015/03/watch-ellens-audience-hilariously-flub-lyrics-to-madonnas-vogue-video.html