Wednesday, October 22, 2008

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Soul singer Raphael Saadiq's latest single, "Love That Girl," harks back to the Motown days of yore - and we love it! Permalink | post a comment | Add to del.icio.us | Digg Post tags: Entertainment, Music, Music Videos, Raphael Saadiq
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Choose a Realtor Wisely to Save Money (http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4223/173/) Any time somebody decides to sell their home the cost of hiring a professional real estate agent is one of the biggest bottom line factors, and that is doubly true during a real estate recession like the one faced by Americans at the moment. Real estate brokerage fees contribute a substantial portion of overall costs and may be the most expensive line item charge on a real estate...
Mitcham Saddened by Status as Only Openly Gay Male Olympian Diver Matthew Mitcham says he was very surprised he was the only openly gay man in the Olympic village. In fact, a little sad. The gold medallist who won hearts with his incredible final dive at Beijing is proud of his sexuality but understands it can be a harder wrestle for other gay athletes to come out in the public arena. Mitcham was the only...
Mr Gay UK 'Stabbed Man to Death and Cooked His Thigh With Herbs and Olive Oil' Anthony Morley, 36, then attempted to eat a piece of Damian Oldfield's flesh before walking to a nearby takeaway and telling staff he had killed someone, Leeds Crown Court was told. Morley, who worked as a chef, also cut a piece of 33-year-old Mr Oldfield's chest and nipple and left a bank card over the wound, it was claimed. Andrew Stubbs, prosecuting,...
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HeteroQueer Activist Speaks at Southern Comfort Jacob Anderson-Minshall “I’ve been in the family for so long—nearly 30 years—it’s home to me. Straight, to me, is a lifestyle I just can’t relate to even though I present fairly straight.” C. Michael Woodward identifies as heteroqueer; “It means I’m a man who enjoys the company of women—although that has been known to be flexible—but lives almost exclusively in LGBTQ social circles” The forty-five-year-old is...
Gay Community Urges Hate Crime Charges (http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=ac72da16-02a6-4f31-b67f-b56e0b060b60) Members of Vancouver's gay community have joined Vancouver police in urging that hate crime provisions of the Criminal Code be applied in what is alleged to have been an unprovoked attack on a gay man preceded by anti-gay insults. Michael Kandola, 20, of Vancouver, appeared in Vancouver Downtown Community Court Monday accused of assaulting Jordan Smith, 27, of White Rock. Read More... (http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=ac72da16-02a6-4f31-b67f-b56e0b060b60)
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MP Sets Civil Ceremony Precedent (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/7639581.stm) The Labour MP for Wallasey and Maria Exall, her partner of 18 years, made the commitment at Southwark Register Offices in south London. Ms Eagle, 47, was involved in bringing in the Labour government's Civil Partnerships Act of 2004. Ms Eagle's twin sister Maria said: It's been great, everyone was very pleased and they are very much in love. Read More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/7639581.stm)
Model Ben Massing Sues Over Gay Attention (http://www.queerty.com/model-ben-massing-sues-over-gay-attention-20080927/) Ladies and gentleman, meet the new Josh Peters. You remember our former Morning Goods selection, who complained about finding myself on these stupid gay sites ? Now Genre magazine is facing a similar scenario with straight model, aspiring actor, University of Central Florida student, and former Queerty Morning Goods choice Benjamin Massing, who was featured in the magazine's March/April issue and says the cruel and...
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For Gay Father, Adoption Ruling is `a Defining Moment' Two months after the foster child came to live in Wayne LaRue Smith's two-story Key West home, the brown-eyed 5-year-old boy looked up from the kitchen table and, in a plaintive voice, asked what seemed a simple question. ``Will you be my daddy?'' At first, Smith, a foster father who has cared for 33 children in state custody, could not say yes. Read More...
Series TV Showing More Gays, Lesbians (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/tv/sfl-gay-tv-0923,0,5731646.story) Broadcast television will have 16 gay and bisexual regular characters in prime-time series this fall, more than double the seven of a year ago, a new study has found. The Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said it was a positive sign of networks making their shows more representative, although more work needed to be done. These characters accounted for 2.6 percent of all the regular characters in...
Clay Aiken to Reveal He is Gay (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/23/AR2008092302886.html) After years of dodging questions, former American Idol singer Clay Aiken will acknowledge he is a gay man in an interview with People magazine set to run on its Web site Wednesday, according to media reports. Celebrity site Perezhilton.com on Tuesday published a photo of the cover of People magazine's upcoming issue on which Aiken cradles his new son, Parker Foster Aiken, in his arms. Read...
Advocating for Out of Home Youth (http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4206/175/) Jacob Anderson-Minshall “It’s a pretty disturbing picture,” Jody Marksamer says of the “very interesting information” revealed in a new study by the Equity Project examining why LGBT youths enter the juvenile justice system and what their experiences inside are like. For the past three years Marksamer—who uses male pronouns but says he doesn’t like to talk about his gender identity to the media—has coordinated the Equity Project,...
Tips to Help Ensure a Faster Sale in a Buyer's Market With almost a year's worth of excess inventory already listed on the market, home sellers this year face some major challenges - especially as we head into the slowest real estate sales season of the year. But it is still possible to generate strong interest in a home and attract buyers for a timely sale, as long as the homeowner is realistic about pricing and...
Gay Customers Called 'Faggots' at McDonald's The ACLU is representing two gay men in an official complaint to the Louisville Human Relations Commission after an employee at a McDonald’s restaurant in downtown Louisville called them and three friends a series of anti-gay slurs. Ryan Marlatt, Teddy Eggers, and three other friends had stopped for lunch at the McDonald's restaurant on July 26, 2008, while visiting Louisville for the weekend. While they waited for their food to be...
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