The Candidate Target Didn't Back
(The Advocate)
The Advocate - Antigay Republican Tom Emmer is making headlines for benefiting from Target Corp.’s $150K contribution to a conservative PAC supporting his bid for governor of Minnesota.
August 1, 2010 1:07 AM
Only Hugh
(The Advocate)
The Advocate - Hugh Hefner, a vital cultural figure of the past 50 years, has frequently been vilified by militant feminists for objectifying women and praised by activists for championing civil rights. In Oscar-winning filmmaker Brigitte Berman’s riveting new documentary, Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (opening Friday in select cities) both sides of the 84-year old mogul are revealed — the hedonistic playboy and a man who’s been a tireless advocate and catalyst for civil rights and the First Amendment.
July 31, 2010 1:50 AM
Open Letter to Pelosi on ENDA
(The Advocate)
The Advocate - Eight LGBT groups including GetEqual, the Transgender Law Center, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights have written an open letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanding a floor vote on ENDA immediately.
July 28, 2010 2:07 AM
NJ Supreme Court rejects gay marriage case
(AP)
AP - The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to hear a case from six same-sex couples seeking the right to marry, saying the case needs to wind its way through the lower courts first.
July 26, 2010 20:49 PM
Kids Continues As Box Office Draw
(The Advocate)
The Advocate - The Kids Are All Right, the acclaimed film about a lesbian couple dealing with a family crisis, continues to be a strong draw at the nation's box office, according to website Box Office Mojo. In its third weekend in release, Lisa Cholodenko's well-reviewed dramedy starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore, added 163 screens and saw its box office take increase 148.8%. Kids has the highest per-screen average with $13,174 and to date has grossed $4,963,000.
July 25, 2010 20:36 PM
Gay Lutheran pastors to join church roster
(AP)
AP - Seven pastors who work in the San Francisco Bay area and were barred from serving in the nation's largest Lutheran group because of a policy that required gay clergy to be celibate are being welcomed into the denomination.
July 25, 2010 6:13 AM
Target Contributes to Antigay Politician
(The Advocate)
The Advocate - Target, the LGBT-friendly department store chain, has contributed $150,000 to Minnesota Forward, a political action committee that supports Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, an opponent of gay marriage, reports NBC Bay Area. Emmer, who says "I believe marriage is the union between one man and one woman," received the money for TV ads. Website SFist reports that Emmer is also friends with controversial musician Bradlee Dean, of the Christian rock band called You Can Run But You Cannot Hide. Dean was recently quoted saying that Muslim countries that execute LGBTs are "more moral than even the American Christians." Target, whose company headquarters is located in Minneapolis, released a statement that says, "Target supports causes and candidates based strictly on issues that affect our retail and business interests."
July 24, 2010 21:06 PM
Lessons in Marriage Equality Campaigns
(The Advocate)
The Advocate - The manager for the No On 1 campaign in Maine that sought to keep voters there from overturning marriage equality legislation last fall pondered the lessons of the unsuccessful effort at a Netroots Nation panel in Las Vegas Thursday.
July 24, 2010 2:44 AM
Church blasts gay priests leading 'double life'
(AP)
AP - The Catholic Church in Italy, still reeling from the clerical sex abuse scandal, lashed out Friday at gay priests who are leading a double life, urging them to come out of the closet and leave the priesthood.
July 23, 2010 21:37 PM
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