The Ultimate Anti-Gay Marriage Ad
A couple confronts the horrific consequences of same-sex marriage.
Starring: Dixie Perkinson, David Storch, and Lainee Rhodes.
Director: Matthew Scott Hunter
Writer/Editor: Brandon Muller
lgbt rights
Amazon’s Gay Kindle Ad [Video]
Amazon launches a new gay themed ad for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite.
While lounging near the beach, a man sees the woman next to him reading from her Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. He likes to read at the beach, but the glare from the sun makes it difficult. He uses his tablet to buy himself one and wants to celebrate with a drink with her…. and their husbands.
(via The Advocate)
Georgia State Capitol by Patrick Duffy
Photo taken in Atlanta, Georgia on October 10, 2012 by Patrick Duffy.
![So You Still Think Homosexuality Is Sinful? [Infographic]
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So You Still Think Homosexuality Is Sinful? [Infographic]
(via Upworthy.com)
Anderson Cooper: ‘I’m gay, always have been, always will be’
A few weeks ago, Entertainment Weekly ran a story about public figures coming out as gay. Andrew Sullivan reached out to Anderson Cooper to get his feedback on the subject. Anderson Cooper then gave Andrew Sullivan permission to publish his full response in The Daily Beast.
“The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.”
He explains why he wanted to retain privacy:
“But I’ve also wanted to retain some privacy for professional reasons. Since I started as a reporter in war zones 20 years ago, I’ve often found myself in some very dangerous places. For my safety and the safety of those I work with, I try to blend in as much as possible, and prefer to stick to my job of telling other people’s stories, and not my own. I have found that sometimes the less an interview subject knows about me, the better I can safely and effectively do my job as a journalist.”
Read the full article and response from Anderson Cooper
Image credit: GLAAD’s Facebook
It Gets Better - Parents of Transgender Children
The first “It Gets Better” video of its kind: Featuring parents from PFLAG’s support group for families of transgender children sharing their personal struggles to understand their child’s needs and find support for both themselves and their families.
(via Huffington Post)
A Valentine’s For Homophobes: FCKH8’s new video
(Warning: Explicit language)
FCKH8 released a new Valentine’s Day-themed video calling out the “hypocrisy of homophobes’ claims to preserve the ‘sanctity of marriage.’”
FCKH8.com will give 5¢ for every Facebook “Share” & Twitter tweet of this video - up to $5,000 - to H8Sux.com, a project that will give thousands of free “OK4U2BGAY” t-shirts to school kids to fight bullies, suicide and H8 in schools! FCKH8.com has raised over $250,000 for the fight for equal rights through T-shirt sales! Tees start at $9.99. Get yours at FCKH8.com!
The press release states that FCKH8’s videos have generated over 6 million views and sold over 70,000 t-shirts with $250,000 raised for gay rights causes.
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“Same-sex couple Frank Capley-Alfano, left, and Joe Capley-Alfano kiss as they celebrate outside San Francisco City Hall Feb. 7, 2012, in San Francisco.”
Proposition 8 was ruled unconstitutional on Tuesday by a federal appeals court in San Francisco.
(Photo: Getty Images via CBS News via Peter Galazka)
Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” Bill reintroduced without death penalty
Uganda’s highly controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill has been reintroduced by its author, David Bahati, according to the BBC.
The original bill was introduced in 2009 and resulted in international media cry before being shelved in 2011.
Homosexual acts are already illegal in Uganda, but the bill aims to increase the penalty to life in prison.
Originally, the legislation proposed the death penalty for those who engage in gay sex where one participant is under the age of 18, disabled, or HIV-positive. The death penalty has been removed from the revised version of this bill.
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill is not only a threat to gays, but to anyone who is aware of individuals participating in homosexual acts and doesn’t report them to authorities.
Ever since the bill was introduced, gay people in Uganda are increasingly facing harassment and threats.
(Photo: AP)
MyAcceptance.org tells stories of LGBT people, two photos at a time
MyAcceptance.org, a new photo essay project, is documenting members of the LGBT community — two photos at a time. The one on the left representing how they’ve felt in the past and the one on the right representing how they feel now.
Much like the It Gets Better campaign, the goal of the project is “to give hope to those out there that are struggling in their lives, those who feel like they’re alone and that there’s no one to turn to.”
The project also invites people to participate by submitting their own photos.
Learn more about the project and view the photos at MyAcceptance.org.
(Photo: Parker Austin)
