- Gays Blamed for Hurricane Katrina
"Reverend Phelps claims that many devastating events, such as September 11th, the last Tsunami, deaths in Iraq, and now the horrific Hurricane Katrina are the result of God's wrath against gay people." - 1 Million Americans Living with HIV
"The Center for Disease Control estimates that over one million Americans are now living with HIV, citing that "while treatment advances have been an obvious godsend to those living with the disease, it presents new challenges for prevention." - Vatican Excludes Gay Priests
"The Vatican's stance on gays in the Roman Catholic faith was no secret, but anti-gay members awaited an official document prohibiting men with "deep-seated" homosexual tendencies from being ordained as priests." - Gay Executions in Iran
"Fleeing anti-gay Iran is the top priority for gays, especially given the recent media attention surrounding the execution of gays in Iran." - Schwarzenegger Vetoes Same Sex Marriage Bill
"After two successful votes by the California Senate and Legislature, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger [vetoed] the bill that would legalize gay marriage in California." - Gay Penguin Leaves Lover
"The Central Park Zoo's most famous couple was a pair of cohabitating gay penguins. The two males, Silo and Roy, stayed side-by-side for six years and even raised an adopted chick together. But it all ended when a new female penguin was introduced to the area." -
Gay Adoption Ban In Florida to Stand
"The court's action leaves in place a 2 to 1 ruling last year... which upheld the Florida law as a rational expression of the state legislature's view that households headed by married heterosexuals are best for children." - Lutherans Exclude Gays in a Nice Way
"By a vote of 503-490, Lutheran delegates chose not to allow non-celibate gay clergy to be ordained or endorse same-sex marriage" - Ban on Gay Sperm Donors
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned about the health and safety of donor recipients. At least that's what FDA spokesman Eleanor Nicoll says about the FDA's ban on gay sperm donors unless they have been celibate for five years." - Latvia Alters Constitution To Ban Gay Marriage
"Latvia, of the former Soviet republic, altered its constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman. The democratic nation has a fast growing economy, but slow progression toward equal gay rights." - Bush Spying Extends to Gays
"The recent monitoring of gay rights groups is no new activity for the Federal Government. The FBI began monitoring gay groups in 1961." - Michigan Amendment Denies State Employees Domestic Partner Benefits
"The state and local governments in Michigan are no longer allowed to give benefits to employees' same-sex partners now that voters have approved Proposal 2, a constitutional ban on marriage of same-sex couples" - NFL Denies Gay Jerseys
"When NFL.com told a die hard fan that her request for the word "gay" on a personalized team jersey was "naughty" it reminded us all of how welcome (or un-welcome I should say) gays and lesbians are in professional sports." - Repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell Would Save $200 Million, Add 41K Troops
"The U.S. military's don't ask, don't tell policy sounded like a good compromise back in 1993, but few supporters of the ban on gays in the military realized the impact an exclusionary policy would have on the armed forces during war time and a slow economy." - American HIV/AIDS Funding Reduced
"Congress put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans at risk today in passing the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations conference report that cuts HIV/AIDS prevention programs"
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