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Gay pride march banned in Serbia

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:50:55 +0000

(Belgrade, Serbia) Serbian authorities have banned a gay pride march and an anti-gay protest planned in the nation’s capital this weekend to avoid violence. When two similar events occurred side by side in Serbia’s capital last year, about 100 people were injured, cars were burned and shops were looted in clashes between police and the [...]

Withers: This is it

James Withers — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:00:08 +0000

For this final post, let’s return to the first. It was September 2007. We were Visiblevote then. The staff was me, Jay, Pauline Park, and John Polly of NewNowNext. My first post was a(...)

Goodbye, from Ali Davis

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:34:38 +0000

During the run-up to the 2008 election, I started phone banking to try to stop Prop 8. I’m an introvert, and phone banking involved plunging into a room full of strangers to call more(...)

US: military chaplains may perform same-sex unions

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:21:56 +0000

(Washington) The Pentagon has decided that military chaplains may perform same-sex unions, whether on or off a military installation.

The ruling announced Friday by the Pentagon’s personnel(...)

Where should you go for LGBT news?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:30:05 +0000

That’s the question we’ve been hearing over and over, once we announced that 365gay was closing.

There is Twitter, of course, which is a great way to get the absolute latest in news. But here(...)

Culhane: One last salvo against the misuse of religion

johnculhane — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:00:08 +0000

My last column is kind of an angry one.

Once again, I’m compelled to write about the collision of religious beliefs and civil rights, and – as has become typical – the tension arises in a(...)

Appeals court tosses gays in military lawsuit

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:20:33 +0000

(San Francisco) A federal appeals court refused Thursday to decide the constitutionality of the military’s now-repealed “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning openly gay troops, saying the(...)

Thursday Watercooler: The last one

James Withers — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:48:47 +0000

Pepper spray is not a condiment. Have you been paying attention to the Wall Street protests? A New York police officer is accused of using pepper spray against a few protesters. From the videos(...)

With NY gay teen’s suicide come spotlight, caution

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:25:53 +0000

(Buffalo, NY) Taunted since grade school for hanging out with girls, 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer told his parents things were finally getting better since high school started. Meanwhile, on a(...)

Relationship Expert: My family is supportive – but they tell gay jokes

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:01:44 +0000

Question: So I am a openly gay teenage boy and for the most part my family is supportive. However, I get really bothered because my family, especially the males, will always be making gay(...)