Tag Archives: Gay

• News

  Lutherans elect first openly gay bishop

  For more than two decades, the Rev. R. Guy Erwin couldn’t officially be a priest in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. On Friday, he was elected a bishop.
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  QC reacts to first openly-gay NBA player

  A current NBA player has announced he’s gay, making him the first active, openly-gay athlete in major U.S. pro sports. Monday, Quad City activists cheered the news and said they hope it inspires local young athletes.
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  Carly Rae Jepsen drops Boy Scouts performance over gay rights

  Singer Carly Rae Jepsen is the latest to drop out of the Boy Scouts’ upcoming Jamboree because of the scouts’ ban on openly gay members.
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  Boy Scout leaders put off vote on gay membership

  The vote is delayed on a proposal that would allow local Boy Scout troops to decide whether to welcome gay members and leaders.
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  Debate surges over Boy Scouts policy on gay membership

  The organization’s leaders could be on the verge of a landmark change this week.
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  Boy Scouts reconsiders policy against gay membership

  The Boy Scouts of America is considering changing its longstanding policy against allowing openly gay members.
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  Gay Scout’s request for Eagle rank rejected

  A gay California Boy Scout’s application for Eagle rank was rejected by a Scout council, an official with the organization said Tuesday.
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  Controversy and change sparked by man’s year of pretending to be gay

  A man who spent a year pretending to be gay says the experience radically changed his view of faith, religion and society.
• Entertainment

  Paris Hilton defends ‘gay guys’ comment

  Her publicist says Paris Hilton’s comments about gay men who use a cell phone app for sexual hook ups were expressions of concern about the dangers of unprotected sex, not homophobic slurs.
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  Chick-fil-A’s marriage stance causing a social storm

  Recent comments of Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy about gay marriage have ignited a social media wildfire.
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  Boy Scouts reaffirm ban on gays

  An Eagle Scout from Iowa says he’s disappointed that the Boy Scouts reaffirmed its ban on gay members and leaders.
• Entertainment

  Anderson Cooper tells Daily Beast ‘I’m gay’

  In a lengthy e-mail message to the Daily Beast’s Andrew Sullivan that was posted to the site on Monday, CNN’s Anderson Cooper comes out publicly as gay.