Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) recently changed his stance on full marriage benefits for same-sex couples.
Here’s a story of hope for LGBT activists. Here’s the story of a lawmaker who came to a realization and was not afraid to let it be known.
Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut has long been an advocate for LGBT rights, but [...]

Maine may be the next state to allow same-sex marriages.
Originally posted at UGALiberal.
From the Washington Post:
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Legislature has approved a bill that would make the state the fifth to allow gay marriage.
The bill faces one more vote each in the House and Senate before it goes to Gov. John Baldacci (bahl-DAH’-chee). [...]

Is spitting really a no-no in the gay world?
When I came out, there was plenty going on in my head. Part of me was so happy to finally have hopped out of the closet, and the other part of me was afraid that I’d lose some part of me from my “straight life.”
On the one [...]

Gay PRIDE in Athens, Georgia – April 26, 2009
A big gay party for the Athens LGBT community is ahead this Sunday, April 26, at Sandy Creek Park … and you’re invited! That’s right, the Athens PRIDE Committee is hosting its annual potluck picnic and softball game to celebrate gay life in Athens this weekend.
In addition [...]

Jaheem Herrera, an 11-year-old Georgia, hung himself at his Dekalb Co. home after being bullied. Many say he was targeted as "gay."
According to ProjectQAtlanta.com:
An 11-year-old DeKalb County student committed suicide last week after repeated harassment, including anti-gay bullying, from his classmates.
Jaheem Herrera’s 10-year-old sister discovered him hanging in his bedroom Thursday after his mother, Masika [...]

Bodies of 7 Gays in Baghdad Morgue
by Hayyan Neyuf -Dubai/ Ali Al-Iraqi – Baghdad
A prominent Iraqi human rights activist says that Iraqi militia have deployed a painful form of torture against homosexuals by closing their anuses using “Iranian gum.” … Yina Mohammad told Alarabiya.net that, “Iraqi militias have deployed an unprecedented form of torture against [...]

Dr. Dawn Bennett-Alexander discusses labeling in the LGBT community.
When I told my sister I had fallen in love with a woman, her response was “Well, does this mean you won’t still knit or quilt?” As stupid as this sounds, I totally understood where she was coming from. Who ever heard of a lesbian knitting or [...]

So, I was on the bus a couple of weeks ago eavesdropping on the two girls sitting behind me. They were both sporting classic sorority wear, adorning their precious feet with those godawful Ugg boots. They probably also had on gym shorts and an oversized white men’s undershirt. It seems the style for a lot [...]

Hate crimes against gays, much like the violence against blacks by the KKK, are rampant in U.S. towns. Grade schools seem to be a hub for such violence.
While they gay world revels in the recent passage of same-sex marriage laws in many states, 365Gay.com reporter Wayne Besen says many are still left with the “sting [...]

American ideals and societal norms say it's not OK to be gay. One reader writes to us about his own quest to find himself.
The following questions was submitted through our Ask DLish feature.
Question: I have no idea what to do. For years, I have been a strong anti-homosexual man and I grew up in a [...]

Is explicit imagery of any kind OK when it's force-fed to bystanders?
At the end of March, I reported on UGA’s allowance of a national pro-life organization to use large, graphic imagery in public spaces on campus. Many of you responded, mostly echoing the idea that we shouldn’t limit any group’s right to free speech.
In an [...]

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Hurry, find a cutie and a Starbucks … today is national Same Sex Kiss Day!

Here’s the idea: April 15 (today) is Tax Day (the last day to file taxes). Since same-sex couples are not allowed to jointly file taxes, and since we’re not offered myriad [...]

Meghan McCain is an advocate for equal rights within the GOP.
Sen. John McCain, who ran in the 2008 presidential election, wasn’t as open to same-sex marriage as his daughter seems to be.
Meghan McCain, a conservative Republican, takes her voice to the world much like we do at GayInAthens.com – through a blog. In a recent [...]

Finding a hottie in Athens may be easier than you thought.
alright mo’s,
so you want to know where to meet hot guys in athens, and you don’t want to go to the local gay bar.
first off, you’re right. the gay bar sucks for meeting people. at least people for sex, or relationships, or relationships that might [...]

I’m mad about this. Amazon’s new search feature is excluding books with LGBT content. They’re being filtered as “adult.” How absurd to think that books by or for gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and trans folks should be filtered out of the regular content.
Here’s what Daily Kos had to say:
The good people at Amazon have made a [...]