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Category Archives: Homosexuality
WP: Nearly half of homeless youth are LGBTQ, first-ever city census finds
Washington Post: A new census of the District’s homeless youth population found that 43 percent identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, the city announced Wednesday. In August, the Homeless Youth Census, the first such survey in the city’s history, … Continue reading
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‘No blacks, no Asians’ on Grindr shows how racist gay men actually are
Comment: “A Gay Indian man is complaining that a lot of Gay White guys on dating sites are not open to dating men from his race. Wow Indian men really are seen as extremely undesirable in the American dating market. … Continue reading
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Cumberland County HIV positive black man ordered to trial on new charges of raping child, airing it on the internet
REPORT: It took only a few minutes Monday for a district judge to order William C. Byers Augusta to stand trial in Cumberland County Court on new charges linked to the rape of a 6-year-old boy that was aired over … Continue reading
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Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men from the Rural Midwest
Amazon.com reviews: * “Farm Boys” is a superb work of American oral history and sociology. Author Will Fellows spoke to rural gay Midwestern men of all ages, to draw out, record and give shape to their life stories. The result … Continue reading
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Life As A Deeply Closeted Orthodox Rabbi
Some Orthodox rabbis are impossible to understand until you realize that they are deeply closeted gay men. Sure, they might have wives and children, but at heart, they feel a romantic and sexual tug towards males. They may never act … Continue reading
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NETHERLANDS: Daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu Ties Knot with Woman Professor
REPORT: The Rev. Canon Mpho Tutu, the daughter of former South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, tied the knot this week with Professor Marceline van Furth in the Netherlands. According to Netherlands broadcaster Jeanette Chabalala of News24, the couple reportedly married … Continue reading
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NYT: U.S. Support of Gay Rights in Africa May Have Done More Harm Than Good
Comment: “Shockingly, liberals’ attempts to impose their peculiar brand of morality on third world savages has not played out as expected. The self-righteous feelz must have been pretty satisfying at the time, though.” New York Times: LAGOS, Nigeria — Suspicious … Continue reading
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Salon: Was planning a march against violence against women an inherently racist undertaking?
From 1999: There is one person on the planet whom I can honestly say I hate. This in spite of two and a half years of lovingkindness meditation. I’m not talking about the profound yet somehow abstract hatred you feel … Continue reading
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The Power of HIV-Positive Thinking
Jim Goad writes: There are multiple documented cases of people purposely infecting others with HIV, which makes me puke just a little bit more into the bag. “While most people try to avoid acquiring viruses online, these fellas make it … Continue reading
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The UC Lesbian Mafia
Comments: The U. of California system has an Old Lesbians Network among the administrators, such as the UC Santa Cruz president who jumped off the highrise of her girlfriend (for whom she had gotten a $180k job with UC). * … Continue reading
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