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Feed: advocate.com Barbra Streisand Says Shes Shocked At Death of Donna Summer Barbra Streisand says she is shocked at the death of Donna Summer, with whom she recorded the disco empowerment anthem "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)," saying Summer looked so vital when she last saw her a few months ago. The 1979 coll ... Gay Nominee to Oklahoma Election Board Not Given a Vote State law required Oklahoma's Republican governor to pick a Democrat for its Election Board, but the gay man she selected as most qualified isn't even getting a vote. Jim Roth was Gov. Mary Fallin's choice for the state's election board, having ... New Rules Target Sexual Assault Epidemic Among LGBT Inmates Advocates praise the new Justice Department standards, though questions remain about separate rules for immigration detention, to be finalized by the Department of Homeland Security. read more Antigay Leader Paul Cameron Says He Once Had Homosexual Feelings One of the most notorious antigay figures admitted during a radio interview this week that he once felt same-sex attraction but claims the culture overcame it. Paul Cameron had most recently claimed that President Obama is secretly gay and reite ... Donna Summer Dies At 63 The singer told The Advocate during the '80s AIDS crisis that, “I’m hurtin as much as anyone else at the amount of people who are gone.” read more Poll Finds Most People Unphased By Romney History as Antigay Bully A new poll finds that most people by now have heard about Mitt Romney's past as an antigay bully and more than two-thirds aren't bothered one bit by it. Ipsos asked poll respondents via the Internet about a Washington Post report that while Romn ... Chief Foe of Gay Judicial Nominee: “Sodomy is Not a Civil Right” Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall, who helped orchestrate the defeat of gay judicial nominee Tracy Thorne-Begland this week, explained his opposition by saying, “Sodomy is not a civil right.” read more Rachel Maddow and Jane Lynch Talk About How Obama Affected Them MNSBC's Rachel Maddow and comedian Jane Lynch talked Wednesday about how President Obama's support for marriage affected them personally. "I felt like half of me had to have a talk with the other half," Maddow said of the internal conflict of be ... NJ Voters Want Marriage Referendum, Poll Shows A new Quinnipiac poll reveals that a majority of New Jersey voters continue to support same-sex marriage and want a referendum on the issue. read more UN Officials Support for Gay Rights an Illegal Act in Some Countries
In observance of today’s International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay released a video supporting the rights of LGBT people worldwide. Pillay called for the end of criminal ... |