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A "Str8" Cologne? Smells like homophobia to me...

From our friends across the pond at Queeried Magazine, we get "Str8" Cologne, or what... more

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Rationalizing homophobia on Hannity

On Hannity, Andrew McCarthy attempts to explain why homophobia isn't "hatred".... more

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Shelly Goldstein sings Stupid Callous Homophobic Hateful Legislation

sung to the tune of Mary Poppins' "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" Hilarious!

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LGBT community worried about haters winning in Maine

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Rachel Maddow interviews Maine's Governor about No on One

I was in the room here while this was going on.

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"Yes" Wins Question One in Maine with 53%

PORTLAND, Maine – Maine voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed... more

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There's a law against homophobia, in the US

In Italy, the law against homophobia didn't passed, while in the US president Barack... more

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Group pushing to promote discrimination against same sex couples

Opponents of same-sex marriage are preparing to turn to the courts if the D.C. Board... more

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A new homophobic law in Uganda

Every day millions of Christians pray to be spared from being put to the test. For... more

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Scholastic censoring gay friendly books

Scholastic, a large publisher of books for youth, is trying to censor a gay friendly... more

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Hate crimes bill goes to Obama for signature

Ten years following the execution style murder of Matthew Shepherd, the bill named... more

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Intolerant religion: 400,000 Anglicans embrace Catholicism

According to the Times Online, 400,000 former Anglicans are willing to embrace... more

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South Park's "Wrestling With Manhood"

If there is one social issue that South Park has been so successful at mocking is the... more

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Gay Soccer Players Soccer Against Homophobia

When Creteil Bebel a muslim amateur football team refused to play Paris Foot Gay,... more

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Vatican welcomes Anglican homophobes and misogynists

The Vatican is welcoming Anglican homophobes and misogynists into the Catholic Church.... more

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Criticism towards late Irish boyband singer's death has garnered backlash.

In the aftermath of the untimely death of 33-year-old Stephen Gately, who enjoyed immense success overseas as a member of the group Boyzone during the latter part of the 90's, a particulary distasteful column has been written by The Daily Mail's Jan Moir.

If you have not heard of the story, Stephen Gately passed away last weekend on the Spanish island of Majorca, where he had been on vacation with his partner, Andrew Cowles. The subsequent autopsy results indicate that his death was caused by acute pulmonary oedema, which is a build-up of fluid in the lungs.

There has been much questioning and speculation involving Stephen's death, mainly because it was initially made aware to emergency services by 25-year-old Georgi Dochev, whom the couple had been seen leaving the Black Cat nightclub with the night before. Jan Moir has chosen to focus on a lot of presumption and harsh interpretation involving the circumstances of Stephen's death, which resulted in over a thousand complaints filed against her column. Stephen Gately had bravely come out of the closet years back and now unfortunately rather than mourning the loss of a talented musician, his death has incited an ugly war of words fueled by homophobia.

The Irish Times writes: In it [Jan Moir's article] she questioned the nature of his death: "Even before the post-mortem and toxicology reports were released by the Spanish authorities, the Gatelys' lawyer reiterated that they believed his sudden death was due to natural causes," she wrote.

"Whatever the cause of death is, it is not, by any yardstick, a natural one. Let us be absolutely clear about this. All that has been established so far is that Stephen Gately was not murdered."

"And I think if we are going to be honest, we would have to admit that the circumstances surrounding his death are more than a little sleazy."

"After a night of clubbing, Cowles and Gately took a young Bulgarian man back to their apartment. It is not disrespectful to assume that a game of canasta with 25-year-old Georgi Dochev was not what was on the cards."

She added that "Another real sadness about Gately's death is that it strikes another blow to the happy-ever-after myth of civil partnerships."

To me it is clear Jan Moir is a parasite that giddily jumps at the opportunity to deface a recently deceased celebrity in the attempt at gaining widespread exposure. Though it is equally as probable she has a personal vendetta towards homosexuals and this is a chance to reinforce stereotypes to her readers that gay men and women are all deviant in the bedroom and more likely than not substance abusers.

The death of Stephen Gately struck a personal chord with me because, although Boyzone never achieved success stateside, I was a fan of the group due in large part to the availability of their music online. Being gay myself, when Stephen came out I felt a bond towards him because I could only imagine what it must have been like to wear a false persona to so many people for so long, greatly magnified in comparison to my own experiences. He seemed to have a gentle spirit and a clearly beautiful voice. I don't believe it is anyone's place to assert why or how he died, least of all a bigoted, fame-seeking journalist.

I can only hope Jan Moir's article has the opposite effect that she had intended, and rather than tainting reader's opinions of homosexuality, it instead provides a platform for the voices of the many gay men and women who will speak out against her callous stereotypical viewpoints.In the aftermath of the untimely death of 33-year-old Stephen Gately, who enjoyed... more