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Boy Scouts Boot Lesbian Den Leader

Matt Cantor — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:24:05 CDT

Earlier this month, a Cub Scout den leader and mom was removed from her post because she's gay. Now she has launched a campaign to change the organization's policy. When Jennifer Tyrrell became a leader in Bridgeport, Ohio, she was aware of the Boy Scouts' rules against openly-homosexual members, but...

Restaurant Boots Lesbian Couple After Kiss

John Johnson — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:45:58 CST

A lesbian couple celebrating their 10th anniversary at a Phoenix restaurant shared a hug and a kiss, and then promptly got shown the door. Kenyata White posted about the incident on Facebook, however, and the ensuing social media outrage has prompted the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel to begin "reaching out"...

Anti-Gay Marriage Politician Donated Sperm to Lesbians

Matt Cantor — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:36:42 CST

In his failed quest to become governor of Alabama, Bill Johnson campaigned against gay marriage in 2009—but he has been secretly donating sperm to lesbian couples in New Zealand since. Johnson headed to the country this year to aid in earthquake recovery; it was his desire to father children...

Matchmaking Rabbi Pairs Gay Men With Lesbians

John Johnson — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:44:52 CDT

It might well be the most unusual matchmaking service in the world: An Israeli rabbi specializes in setting up Orthodox Jewish gay men with Orthodox lesbians for marriage, reports the AP . The idea is that they can raise a family together while still adhering to religious laws. The spouses could...

Married Gay Couple Saved 40 Youths in Oslo Massacre

Matt Cantor — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:25:06 CDT

We’ve heard several stories of heroism following the Oslo massacre, but one big story seems to have slipped through the cracks: The story of Toril Hansen and Hege Dalen, who saved 40 teens from Utoya island in their boat. The couple made four trips to save the youths, even though...

Lesbians Booted From Gertrude Stein Exhibit

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:59:09 CDT

The irony was apparently lost on a museum guard who ejected two lesbians from a San Francisco exhibit on Gertrude Stein for holding hands. "We are not leaving and we want to talk to somebody in authority right now," the couple told the guard after they were informed they "couldn't...

Gays Linked to Higher Cancer Rates

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 10 May 2011 02:20:00 CDT

A US study has discovered higher reports of cancer among gays, and researchers are at a loss to explain why. The study of more than 120,000 Californians found that gay men were twice as likely as straight men to report a cancer diagnosis, which occurred, on average, a decade...

Facebook Bans Another Gay Kiss Photo

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 09 May 2011 06:51:31 CDT

Less than a month after Facebook apologized for removing a photo of two men kissing , the social networking site has axed another gay kiss photo. Facebook did not approve an ad for Greek film Attenberg , which shows two women touching tongues. In a statement on its Facebook page, TriArt Film...

9M Americans Gay or Bisexual

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:19:37 CDT

The true number remains elusive, but one demographer estimates that more than 9 million Americans—roughly the population of New Jersey—are gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Gary Gates averaged the results of five US surveys conducted between 2004 and 2009 to find that 3.5% of Americans identify themselves as...