Read more gays stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30705/gays.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:47:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69015/uruguay-legalizes-gay-adoption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUruguay's senate has approved the first law in Latin America allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children, AFP reports. The bill, backed by leftist President Tabare Vazquez, passed despite fierce objections from the Catholic church and right-wing politicians. Uruguay, traditionally much more liberal than other countries in the region,...http://www.newser.com/story/69015/uruguay-legalizes-gay-adoption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 1:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67189/fag-hag-no-longer-hip-label.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThanks to Will & Grace , the young gay men of a decade ago were turned “into something unexpected: a must-have item,” writes Thomas Rogers for Salon. Though he was “jockish, pop-culturally illiterate, and dressed in mom jeans,” Rogers “remained a strangely alluring target for a large number of straight women”—...http://www.newser.com/story/67189/fag-hag-no-longer-hip-label.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 16:25:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61959/conservative-christians-fight-hate-crimes-law-for-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Congress set to pass strengthened hate crime legislation this summer, Conservative Christian leaders are ratcheting up their opposition to a bill that would extend those protections to gays and lesbians, USA Today reports. Conservative leaders say they’re worried that clergy who preach against homosexuality could end up liable for...http://www.newser.com/story/61959/conservative-christians-fight-hate-crimes-law-for-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 20:19:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60917/gay-penguins-raise-chick.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA pair of homosexual male penguins is raising a chick together, the BBC reports. A zoo in Germany reports that one of its three pairs of gay males hatched the egg after it was rejected by its biological parents. "Since the chick arrived, they have been behaving just as you...http://www.newser.com/story/60917/gay-penguins-raise-chick.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 19:01:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60440/idol-runner-up-gets-ready-to-come-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican Idol runner-up Adam Lambert, widely rumored to be gay, is finally coming out. A source tells the New York Post he’ll make it official on the next Rolling Stone cover. Meanwhile, Idol judge Kara DioGuardi seemed pretty certain of Lambert’s sexuality during her appearance on The View today, Perez...http://www.newser.com/story/60440/idol-runner-up-gets-ready-to-come-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 May 2009 9:48:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60386/high-school-crowns-male-prom-queen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Southern California high school has crowned its first male prom queen, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sergio Garcia, 18 and gay, says he began his campaign as a joke. To his surprise, the stunt led to a serious discussion of gay rights and gender roles. “I will be wearing...http://www.newser.com/story/60386/high-school-crowns-male-prom-queen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 16:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60283/is-lambert-gay-keep-speculating-he-says.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDon't look to Adam Lambert to put to rest the guessing game about his sexual preferences. At least not yet. "Calm down," said the American Idol runner-up. "Keep speculating." Asked if he'll address the matter at some point, he responded, "Maybe," reports People . In the meantime, Lambert says, "it's a...http://www.newser.com/story/60283/is-lambert-gay-keep-speculating-he-says.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 21:13:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59409/on-gays-in-military-obama-moves-slowly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOn gays in the military, President Obama is stalling. During the campaign, he promised to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy instituted as a compromise early in President Clinton’s term. Now that he’s got the chance, the Wall Street Journal reports , he’s being cagey. His spokesman says he wants...http://www.newser.com/story/59409/on-gays-in-military-obama-moves-slowly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 8:47:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58341/prejean-parents-slung-gay-accusations-in-divorce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoth Carrie Prejean’s parents hurled accusations of homosexuality during their messy divorce and decade-long custody battle, TMZ reports after reviewing court papers. The mother of the embattled Miss California repeatedly accused their father of being gay. In return, he told the girls their stepfather was gay—along with all other...http://www.newser.com/story/58341/prejean-parents-slung-gay-accusations-in-divorce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 11:30:01 CDT