The University of Toledo administrator who wrote a column critical of gay rights for the Toledo Free Press no longer works for the university. Crystal Dixon, associate vice president for human resources, is not employed by UT, spokesman Matt Lockwood said yesterday. He would not say whether she resigned or was fired. Ms. Dixon was placed on paid administrative leave after she wrote a column that said being gay is a choice and cited religious beliefs for her view. Her column was in response to a column about how Ohio is behind in gay rights. UT President Dr. Lloyd ...

CHISINAU, May 9, 2008  –  Mayor Dorin Chirtoaca has banned the Gay Pride parade in the Moldovan capital.  The parade, part of “Rainbow over the Dniester” is scheduled to take place on Sunday (May 10). But Pride organisers, GenderDoc-M, say that the Mayor has no power to ban the march. According to the new Moldovan law on public manifestations, local authorities have no right to prohibit a public manifestation, GenderDoc-M say If the authorities have proof that there could be serious trouble at an event like Gay Pride march, then it is the decision of a court of law ...

If Lifetime is intent on gaying up its programming shelf, then Spike TV is going on a testosterone binge. They’re launching three unscripted pilots, plus signing deals with wrestling champ and former Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, who will host Caught in the Action, a hidden-camera show, while Cade Courtley, the actor and former Navy SEAL officer, gets behind “Surviving Terror.” [MP] Sound man enough to you? It sounds a little something else to us. That is: Spike TV is about to be home to the gayest programming on TV. Caught in the Action? Really? This is basically ...

Spring means romance, also for gay characters on TV; First Luke kissed Noah on As The World Turns, then two gay soldiers lip locked on Grey's Anatomy, and soon there will be an interracial gay kiss on ABC Family's college drama Greek. One of the central cast members Calvin (Paul James) and his new love interest, Michael (Max Greenfield) - who is introduced this coming Monday - will share an on-screen kiss in the May 26th episode, "A Tale of Two Parties" See  the episode description, and a picture from the episode: Interracial Gay Kiss on ...

Janice Dickinson model Rodrigo De Carli is making a return to the place where he got his "entertainment" start: gay porn. Evidently modeling hasn't worked out for De Carli, because according to a press release from Lucas Entertainment, Rodrigo is starring in a few of their summer flicks. The Lucas films are titled: "Flatiron Fuckers" and "Pounding the Pavement." His parents must be really proud.  Rodrigo De Carli: from porn to modeling and reality TV and back again Gay Socialites ...

The fight against the Aids epidemic in Africa is founded on ineffective strategies and should focus on male circumcision and reducing promiscuity, according to leading scientists in the field. HIV containment is generally based on the “three pillars” - promotion and provision of condoms, HIV status testing and treatment of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that can increase the risk of becoming infected. There is little evidence, however, that any of these methods works well in sub-Saharan Africa, where two thirds of the 33.2 million people who carry the virus live, a review for the journal Science ...

ANNAPOLIS — Catholic leaders in Maryland are asking Gov. Martin O'Malley to veto legislation defining domestic partnerships in Maryland.   Mr. O'Malley, a Democrat and a Catholic, aligned himself with the church in his opposition to the death penalty, but has split over issues such as gay marriage and abortion.   “At a time when communities of faith and society at large strive to address the devastating results of the dissolution of the family structure, it would prove counterproductive to allow [the bills] to become law,” said Richard J. Dowling, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference.   Baltimore ...

T WAS a case of "we are very amused" for Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik when they received a curly question from a schoolboy. The Danish Royal couple were visiting Stykkisholmur elementary school last week as part of a tour of Iceland when the cheeky chap asked the Crown Prince whether he had "gay tendencies", resulting in an eruption of laughter from the couple and their entourage. The trip may have resulted in red faces for the teachers but there were no royal blushes as Mary and Frederik continued to giggle as they left. The couple, have ...

Daphne Beasley, the Tennessee principal who kept a list of students who were romantically involved and exposed a gay couple to their parents and other students, was attacked for her actions by the American Civil Liberties Union. In a letter responding to the ACLU's attack, the Memphis School Board said that Beasley did nothing improper. Beasley's Hollis F. Price Middle School is on the campus of LeMoyne-Owen College and took action in response to a complaint from the college that some of her students "were involved in explicit sexual behavior in public view on the college campus," 365gay.com reported. ...

he Human Rights Campaign gay rights group plans to hold a "Camp Equality" boot camp today and Sunday. The idea, the organization said, is to train people to work on political campaigns and defeat ballot measures such as the proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage. South Florida: Gay rights group to train activists in Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel.com, FL ...

Right-wingers who fight gay rights are the same sex-phobes who want to stop birth control, sex education and abortion.   By Greta Christina, The Blowfish Blog. Posted May 9, 2008.   The Federal court decision that inspired this post happened a couple of months ago, when I first wrote it. But the issues it addresses are very much current and pertinent ... not to mention a rare bit of good sex news in this crappy decade. So I'm reprinting it anyway. This piece was originally published on the Blowfish Blog. As you've probably heard, the ...

Gay pundits on the presidential race, primary battles Gay pundits weigh in on whether Hillary Clinton will keep fighting for the Democratic presidential nomination and reflect on out North Carolina Senate candidate Jim Neal's loss in his state's primary. In addition, they look ahead to upcoming primaries in Kentucky, Oregon and West Virginia. Southern Voice (5/9) ...

The Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute has received a $500,000 grant from the David Bohnett Foundation to send LGBT public officials to the prestigious Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Ten participants will be funded this year by the grant. "GLLI's work is making a difference by ensuring gay people are well represented among the ranks of public leaders in America," said Michael Fleming, the foundation's executive director. "But it's not enough that leaders are out. Our leaders should also be outstanding, and that means we have to invest in developing ...

Out retired NBA player John Amaechi continues to help bring attention to the problem of homophobia in sports, and to draw distinctions between his mostly positive coming out and that of the British soccer star Justin Fashanu, whose 1990 coming out was greeted with derision by fans and players, according to blogger Rod McCullom. Fashanu reportedly committed suicide in 1998. Read more at Rod 2.0. ...

Fascist organizations are promising violence against visitors who come to Belgrade for the Eurovision song contest, scheduled to take place in Belgrade between May 20 and 24, international publications reported recently. Gay men are a target in particular, according to media which said that the Obraz fascist organisation had published their violent intentions in the daily newspaper ALO! in April. Obraz, reportedly linked to other far-right groups, defines itself as an ‘Orthodox clero-fascist’ organisation. It is known for its homophobic views and tendency for violence targeted at gay people. Several Serbian media published stories last month, which claimed that ...

A measure to add sexual orientation to the Alabama hate-crimes law has cleared the state Senate Judiciary Committee and could receive a vote on May 19, the final day of this legislative session. The bill got the go-ahead on Tuesday from the state House. WRCB TV Channel 3 (Chattanooga, Tenn.)/Associated Press ...

When asked by Fox News talk-show host Bill O'Reilly whether he agreed with the alleged anti-gay and anti-Catholic views of right-wing pastor John Hagee, likely Republican presidential nominee John McCain took exception only to the anti-Catholic comments reportedly made by Hagee, according to this blog posting. Read more at ThinkProgress.org. ...

The Hills girls may be incomprehensibly famous, but not all reality stars live their caviar dreams. For example, Rodrigo De Carli left his gay porn star life at Rascal videos to join the ranks of Janice Dickinson’s Modeling Agency. Well, things didn’t turn out quite the way he wanted, because it is  Back To Gay Porn For ‘Janice’ Model Queerty, NY -  also: Rodrigo De Carli: from porn to modeling and reality TV and back again Gay Socialites ...

Trade union groups in the Republic of Ireland have expressed their dismay at a ruling by the European Commission confirming that church schools can sack teachers who are openly gay. Under the Employment Equality Act religious schools can dismiss homosexual teachers. Section 37 of the Act states that schools that promote certain religious values can take action "to prevent an employee from undermining the religious ethos of the institution." The European Commission initially warned that the provision was not compatible with EU anti-discrimination legislation, but has now changed its mind after the Irish government argued that it was a ...

25 years ago, Aad and Ron Dissel de Boo, a gay couple living in Holland, became foster parents to two abused boys “almost as a gesture of ill will” by the Welfare agency. They have since fostered more than 100 children. Public acceptance of gay parents appears to be on the rise. A 2007 Pew poll stated that 46 percent of respondents believed gay and lesbian parents should be allowed to adopt, compared with 38 percent in 1999. The American Psychology Association supports same-sex couple adoption, and in the past two decades at least 15 studies ...