http://www.365gay.com The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:14:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en http://www.365gay.com/news/gop-gov-candidate-picks-gay-running-mate/ http://www.365gay.com/news/gop-gov-candidate-picks-gay-running-mate/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:14:38 +0000 From the Victory Fund: Charlie Baker, a moderate Republican running to become the governor of Massachusetts, has chosen State Sen. Richard Tisei, who is openly gay, as his running mate. Baker issued the following on his Twitter account this morning:  ”Want you to be the first to know: I’ve chosen State Senator ... http://www.365gay.com/news/gop-gov-candidate-picks-gay-running-mate/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/uncategorized/a-statement-from-the-mother-of-jorge-steven-lopez-mercado/ http://www.365gay.com/uncategorized/a-statement-from-the-mother-of-jorge-steven-lopez-mercado/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:23:11 +0000 Miriam Mercado gave this statement to the team organizing the weekend's vigils: “When my son told me he was gay, I told him, ‘Now, I love you more.’ I want to tell the world that hatred is not born with human beings, it is a seed that is planted by adults ... http://www.365gay.com/uncategorized/a-statement-from-the-mother-of-jorge-steven-lopez-mercado/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/news/more-anti-gay-crimes-reported/ http://www.365gay.com/news/more-anti-gay-crimes-reported/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:09:44 +0000 (Washington) Reports of hate crimes against gays  increased sharply in 2008, according to new FBI data released Monday. Overall, the number of reported hate crimes increased about 2 percent. These same figures show a nearly 11 percent increase in hate crimes based on sexual orientation, and a nearly 9 percent increase ... http://www.365gay.com/news/more-anti-gay-crimes-reported/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/blog/112309-nyc-vigil-for-crime-victims/ http://www.365gay.com/blog/112309-nyc-vigil-for-crime-victims/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:17:09 +0000 Bino Alves was doing the most boring thing in the world. Laundry. It was part of his Saturday routine for three years and there was never trouble walking from the laundromat to his Brooklyn apartment. Unfortunately there was a change this September. A group of  black teenagers attacked him. Anti-gay ... http://www.365gay.com/blog/112309-nyc-vigil-for-crime-victims/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/news/atheist-student-groups-flower-on-college-campuses/ http://www.365gay.com/news/atheist-student-groups-flower-on-college-campuses/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:39:34 +0000 (Ames, Iowa) The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist." Whenever a student gets within a few feet, Anastasia Bodnar waves and smiles, trying to make a good first impression before eyes drift down to a word many Americans rank down there with "socialist." Bodnar is ... http://www.365gay.com/news/atheist-student-groups-flower-on-college-campuses/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/living/rachelwatch-an-abundance-of-pundits/ http://www.365gay.com/living/rachelwatch-an-abundance-of-pundits/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:52:13 +0000 Friday night on The Rachel Maddow Show is Anything Can Happen Night, and this one was no exception. This time Rachel had a panel party! I’m trying to be a grownup and stop pretending that it turned into a slumber party, but so far it’s not working. At any rate, Rachel welcomed ... http://www.365gay.com/living/rachelwatch-an-abundance-of-pundits/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/blog/112209-nyc-vigil-for-lopez-mercado-and-mattison/ http://www.365gay.com/blog/112209-nyc-vigil-for-lopez-mercado-and-mattison/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:27:22 +0000 These are photos from tonight's New York City vigil  for crime victims Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado and Jason “Jaysen” Mattison Jr. I'll write something about tonight's event tomorrow morning. http://www.365gay.com/blog/112209-nyc-vigil-for-lopez-mercado-and-mattison/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/news/corvino-the-slippery-slope-of-religious-exemptions/ http://www.365gay.com/news/corvino-the-slippery-slope-of-religious-exemptions/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:21:21 +0000 This morning, I didn’t feel like getting out of bed. I wasn’t sick; just tired. But I had a full workday scheduled. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared unto me and said, “Behold, today is a sacred day, and you must not work.” Sweet! Okay, maybe I was dreaming. But as ... http://www.365gay.com/news/corvino-the-slippery-slope-of-religious-exemptions/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/news/struggling-anglican-leader-in-rome-for-papal-talks/ http://www.365gay.com/news/struggling-anglican-leader-in-rome-for-papal-talks/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:47 +0000 (Rome) The Archbishop of Canterbury sought Thursday to downplay the implications of the Vatican's unprecedented invitation for Anglicans to join the Catholic Church as he arrived in Rome for his first talks with the pope on the new policy. Archbishop Rowan Williams' three-day visit, which began Thursday with a lecture and ... http://www.365gay.com/news/struggling-anglican-leader-in-rome-for-papal-talks/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/news/philippine-gay-group-fights-to-contest-elections/ http://www.365gay.com/news/philippine-gay-group-fights-to-contest-elections/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:15:01 +0000 (Manila, Philippines) A Philippine gay rights group is waging a legal battle to be allowed to run in next year's polls after the Elections Commission ruled it cannot register as a political party on grounds that it advocates immorality. The decision last week against Ang Ladlad (Out of the Closet), a ... http://www.365gay.com/news/philippine-gay-group-fights-to-contest-elections/feed/