As reported at the Aussie LGBT website SameSame, the Roy Morgan Research group did a survey of 130,000 Aussies asking the question “I believe homosexuality is immoral. Some of the results from the article reads, The dubious award for most homophobic spot in Australia goes to Capricornia. It’s an area of central Queensland which includes the city of Rockhampton, [...]

It had been a rough few weeks. Actually, make that a rough few months. My boss had recently died, which–emotional issues aside (and there were emotional issues)–necessitated closing a Congressional office, attending a funeral and finding new work. In looking for work, through some connections, I found myself in the employ of one of America’s most [...]

The U.S. Small Business Administration filed a court motion last December giving its approval of a bankruptcy filing by Window Media, the company that owned the Washington Blade, resulting in the shutdown of the Blade after a 40-year run as an LGBT newspaper, according to court documents. But in an unexpected turn of events, the dissolution of [...]

Well boys and girls we began the work week with DADT we may as well end it that way. As news was making it’s way Thursday evening and as reported at the website The Lookout , Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman told reporters today that two Republican senators have pledged they will vote to end the military’s ban on gay [...]

This from Reuters, “The Kids Are All Right,” a modern take on the comic family drama starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore, has sparked a lot of talk heading into Hollywood’s awards season and is widely being mentioned as an Oscar contender. The film, which hits DVD shelves this week in the United States and is about to open [...]

Same-sex attraction is not inherently sinful, according to a new policy change by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In a new edition of its leadership guidelines, the Mormon Church removed previous language calling for gays to repent of their “homosexual thoughts or feelings.” But LGBT Mormons must remain celibate in order to participate in temple [...]

To again bypass the more serious stuff since the GetEqual (or GetEquate as sold at Walmart) posting on Monday, I give you a posting at Pam’s House Blend written by TechBear and his diary posting titled ” My answer to intrusive airport security kilts “. I’ve flown in kilts: when you are a guy and have to sit for several [...]

Well boys and girls after all the seriousness on Monday I think it’s time for a look at the lighter (and stranger) side of the Rainbow. Introducing the Königsfeld & Brandl funeral home in Cologne which is now catering to gays and lesbians with funeral services with the Rainbow in mind. The operators of the funeral [...]

Last week we made your blog mobile friendly , but that’s just half of the mobile equation. What am I talking about? Well wouldn’t it be fantastic if your blog not only looks sharp in the latest mobile browser, but managing comments or new posts, pages and photos were all easily handled on your hand held? Well of course it’s [...]

In what is being described at Pam’s House Blend as a ” vigil” members of the radical and highly unpopular group GetEqual has chosen to disgrace, in this writer’s opinion, the grave of Sgt. Leonard Matlovich for a photo op as the group yet again descends on Washington, DC in its call to end DADT. This is the [...]

Artlyn Entertainment the developer of several blogs and websites for the LGBT community launched a new website on Sunday featuring news of interest to LGBTs in Connecticut. The website, Connecticut LGBT News , is produced on the WordPress format and will feature snippets of articles with links to the original source. Articles written by Lyndon Evans on the popular [...]

On Sunday’s “Meet The Press” with David Gregory, Arizona Senator John McCain says he wants to see a study done on the morale of troops and serving with gays and lesbians if Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is repealed. In what this writer can only term as foot dragging on the part of McCain further delaying action in [...]

You never know what is going to peak the interest of LGBTs when it comes to travel and looking for gay-friendly destinations. Now according to an article on the website Sunday on Scotland , Glasgow is becoming an interest to UK lesbians as the place to visit. Thanks to Lip Service, BBC Three’s lesbian drama series, set in the groovy bars [...]

From the Guardian.co.UK, Gay and lesbian groups across Europe have called on sporting authorities to take disciplinary action against the head of Croatia’s football federation after he said gay players would be banned from playing for the country. Vlatko Markovic served to emphasise the extent to which homophobia is still rife in the sport after saying that “only healthy [...]