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This Week in Gayness: Gay Conversions Under Attack

Brian Fairbanks — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:53:00 GMT

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Evidence has emerged (finally) basically proving Masters & Johnson faked their "gay conversion" evidence.

A man who killed a transgender woman he was dating for not telling him she was born a male has been sentenced to life in prison in Colorado. Congress started work on a bipartisan hate crimes bill this week, one that gay groups have been pushing for many years.

Gavin Rossdale apparently had a gay lover before Gwen Stefani came along.

The gay marriage fight now moves to Maine.

Gavin Newsom announced he is officially running for Governor of California.

Was Marie Nixon canned from her day care center job for her lesbianism?

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The Gays Won't Save the Economy Either

Emily Farris — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:11:00 GMT

Gay couples don't all live in fabulous bungalows in California, spacious lofts in Chelsea or cozy one-bedrooms in Park Slope. Still, many of us, when we imagine the lifestyles of same-sex coupes—especially those who don't have children—think about all of that disposable income they must have. This dear readers, is the "gay affluence myth."

While it is true that many gay couples in major metropolitan areas are more well off than their straight counterparts, a new study reports that same-sex families, as a rule are poorer.

From the study:

-One in five children living in a same-sex household is poor compared to one in 10 for children in opposite-sex married families.

-Nationally, 24 percent of lesbians and bisexual women are poor compared to 19 percent of heterosexual women.

-15 percent of gay and bisexual men nationally are poor compared to 13 percent of heterosexual men.

The study's authors theorized that gays and lesbians might be more vulnerable to poverty because of discrimination (employment, insurance and other rights and benefits).

[The Desert Sun: Study: Gay families are poorer]

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Gay Marriage is Good for the Economy, Stupid

The Gay Marriage Debate Rages on in California

This Week in Gayness: Sally Kern Strikes Back

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Rumors are swirling that Sally Kern, outed as a homo-hater by our own Katie Halper, is taking her problems out on the gays to get back at her own son...

BGay.com has the brief story on Kern, the anti-civil rights lawmaker who has crusaded against all things unholy and fantabulous, has disowned her gay son Jesse. No word on which came first-- her hatred of the gays or finding out her son was born "different."

In other homosexual news:

Oh, those Moroccans! They aren't apparently as liberal as we thought, and certainly not as liberal as New York City, Canada, or an Istanbul prison.

The star of the UK's Celebrity Big Brother was compared to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer because he likes to lie with men.

Your LGBT neighbors support Hillary.

According to the right-wing media, "Angels in America" is a gay porn play for high schoolers.

Non-gay gay headline of the week: Hot Silva leaves Mount Gay groggy (the Nation Newspaper, Barbados)

[Totally irrelevant photo of Justin Timberlake courtesy of Pablo Chester]

This Week in Gayness: Ben Affleck Comes Out

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:00:00 GMT

The above-pictured transgender patient is a prison inmate who is suffering through some painful shit while the lawsuit against her warden is slogging on. Michelle, nee Robert Kosilek, is serving a long, long sentence for the 1990 slaying of his wife, which he claimed was in self-defense after she poured hot water on his balls.

We realize that's not really related to homosexuality, but we couldn't figured out where else to put this story, which is from Gay.com. We said it, it's here, now let's move on to the other craziness:

Scanner Bryan alerted us to this one: Producer Scott Rudin thanked his partner during his Oscar acceptance speech (Best Picture - No Country For Old Men), but saw that part mysteriously excised from the official transcript.

That stupid bastard who accused Obama of having gay sex with his stupid bastard self failed a lie detector test. Meanwhile, Obama is buying gay ad time in the upcoming primary states.

Outrage over the story of a bankruptcy judge was busted in New Hampshire for drunk-driving and rear-ending a vehicle. A local newspaper is taking flak for assuming the suspect was dressed in drag. Why? Um, maybe it had something to do with this quote, from the arresting officer: "He had a difficult time locating his license in his purse."

And Ben Affleck came out of the closet on that other late-night show that nobody watches. (Someone please tell me Carson Daly has been cancelled.)

Evil Anti-Gay Video of the Day:

Anti-Gay Video From Your Friends At Focus On the Family

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:45:00 GMT

The anti-gay rights movement is still beating that whole talking point to death. You know the one: "Gay marriage, yuck. What next, my sister can marry my dog?" Yeah, that angle.

Now the fire and brimstone folks at Focus On The Family have released a video basically saying after gay marriage comes, um, children growing up to marry gay penguins? In any case, their humor is lost on us.

Huckabee: Heteros Wed to "Train Replacements"

Brian Fairbanks — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:44:00 GMT

Gov. Mike Huckabee had lots of amusing, cute, evasive things to say about the gays on The Tyra Banks Show. Plus: does politics affect your sex life? And how The West Wing created Barack Obama before it was cool...

From the transcript of Mike Huckabee's appearance on the Tyra Banks program:

BANKS: Do you want the gay vote? HUCKABEE: Sure, I want every vote. Seriously, I want to be president of everybody. And I can disagree with people over a choice they make in their life or over a lifestyle and still be their president and still say I want to keep you free, I want to keep your country safe, I want to make your taxes lower not higher.

And so on.

BANKS: I'm asking you so many questions about this because I love the gays and the gays love me. And I know I cannot walk down the street here in New York City if I didn't press that issue and truly ask you that. HUCKABEE: I think you should. I think people will respect my views on that; I respect theirs. The great thing about America is, we can have totally different viewpoints and we can do it without having animosity and hatred. This is one of the great countries where you can have sharp disagreements without killing each other over it.

Huckabee clearly emerged not only unscathed but on top of this one-- he actually sounded like a guy who cares about gay people, which is incompatible, to be sure, with the the image of the President (or should we say Vice President?) we see him being.

In othere news, a new study in Spain shows it's not the commies, anarchists, or right-wing fascists that have the best sex, but the agnostics.

And below is a lil' video from Slate about how Jimmy Smits, er, Barack Obama became the President:

[Photo: Film Magic]

Can I Wear The Obama Mask Now?

Brian Fairbanks — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:45:00 GMT

Apparently, our Google Alert for Barack Obama doesn't cover the Houston-area "Men Seeking Men" section of Craigslist.

A nine-inch penis from Atlanta in town on business is advertising itself for a casual but memorable encounter. It sounds eerily similar to a scenario made up by a very stankin' con artist with way too much time on his hands: pick me up and take me back to your hotel room, where we will pound each other and swap Obama masks.

Poor Obama. First there's the whole Muslim thing, then there's that whole gay thing, then there's that whole Muslim thing, then there's this gay thing. In case it gets pulled by some overly-sensititive Barry fans, here's the text, followed by the actual link via Fleshbot:

houston craigslist > men seeking men

Hung Black Male (9)_Seeks White Masc Bottom To Pound Wearing Obama Msk - 34

Reply to: pers-583071497@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-02-22, 1:34PM CST

I am an attractive, in shape hung (9 inches) black male from Atlanta here on business. I am looking for a masculine white male to service me, then get pounded in my hotel room today or tomorrow (saturday). Send your pics, stats and background info. I want to wear my Obama mask while I pound you.

Location: Hilton Americas

Via Fleshbot.

Gay Marriage is So... Gay

Katie Halper — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:17:00 GMT

We were so busy (not) celebrating Valentine's Day, that we totally dropped the ball on celebrating last week's Freedom To Marry Week. We could write post after post on why people who want to get married should be allowed to get married (it's their ~~funeral~~ wedding).

But, Mother always said "a funny-moving-gay-marriage-themed music video is worth a thousand words." So without furthur ~~I do~~ ado, here is Julie Goldman's "Commitment Ceremony."

This Week in Gayness: Desperation, Post V-Day

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:33:00 GMT

Karl Rove didn't realize his stepdad was gay. How long before he comes out of the closet in some bizarre, McCain-style sex scandal?

A really, really, really, really desperate guy wrote "I Need A Man or A Date" on his t-shirt, along with his phone number, and was kicked out of a gym for it.

Larry Sinclair, the almost certain fraud who accused Obama of cocaine/crack/gay sex, is whining some more and probably changed his story from a 2003 interview.

Kathy Griffin apparently has some sort of "gay games night." We're not gay, but we RSVP'd yes to her e-vite.

A ban on teaching about gay stuff in Tennessee has fallen short of the required votes.

Rupert Everett is no fan of gay pride.

And some homosexuals in Israel believe a recent earthquake there was caused by homosexual activity. United still has seats available on flights today, folks...

This Week in Gayness: Nothing About V-Day, Thank God

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:30:00 GMT

Some more gay sex news this week, most of it the usual right wing garbage. Unfortunately, ladies and gents, it does not feature our story's cover star, porn star Chad Savage, well-known for working at private Republican Party functions and for being associated with the woman who accused George Bush of going down on a guy in a strip club in 1984. But more about that some other time.

Some footballer dude (do we care right now?) is in hot water for talking some smack about some dude:
Brady Quinn denies using gay slur (The Free Press)

In Michigan, some kids got all the publicity they needed to sell those $2 ad spaces:
Gay-themed high school play draws protest, support (Michigan Live)

There's something in the water in this town...
‘High prevalence of gay sex in Pune, Bangalore’ (Hindu Times)

What's next, banning all references to "giant cocks"?:
Proposal to ban homosexual references from TN schools (TN Volunteer)

Ha fucking ha.
Judge rejects students' free-speech suit over anti-gay T-shirt (Mercury News)

Not fucking ha ha.
Gay Student Shot at LA-Area Junior High School (AP Sources)

But it's what she didn't say that's most revealing...
Clinton talks to gay paper (Blade)

Book that romantic getaway now... because you forgot the flowers, yo!
Gay Travel Social Networking Site to Debut Today (Gaywired.com)

And, with the headline of the week: Will Dildos Rub Supreme Court The Wrong Way? (Radar Online)

This Week in Gayness

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:30:00 GMT

We're starting a new feature here at Scanner... because somebody has to talk about gay sex (Ted Haggard unfortunately has other commitments) and it might as well be "Brian Fairbanks," who when Googled, may bring up another Brian Fairbanks. A very, very gay "Brian Fairbanks."

By the way, that is a young Colin Farrell pictured above. You know, pre-beer gut days. He's the announced best man at his brother's gay wedding this spring in-- sorry for the cliche-- Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Obama is in more hot water with the gay community, and once again with San Francisco womanizer/mayor Gavin Newsom (yeah, fuckin' Joanna's cousin, yo!), over the Senator's refusal to take a picture with the California mayor after learning Newsom allowed gay marriage in his city of sin.

Speaking of California, the State's Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments over whether gay marriage is legal starting in early March.

Stan McGee, the only openly-gay member of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's administration, was arrested in Florida for sexually assaulting a 15 year old. They've managed to keep it under wraps until today, even though he was arrested before New Year's. Hmmm...

And the cost of the newly-legal Oregon wedding? A whopping $60. Take that, J Lo.

[Photo: AllPosters.com]

The Real Candidate of Change: Transgender GOP'er

Brian Fairbanks — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Chrissy Nakonsky is running for the Minnesota Legislature as an anti-tax Republican. Nakonsky, who is married with three kids, told The Star Tribune, "Republicans swear by not raising taxes, and raising taxes would hurt families in poverty, like mine."

Her choice of political party would not be surprising, except for the fact that until recently, Chrissy was known as Jeff and worked as a local cashier. And we all know Republicans aren't known for supporting LGBT anything. Read more about Nakonsky here.

Same Sex Couples: Just as Happy as Everyone Else

Emily Farris — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:32:00 GMT

Same sex couples are just as happy and committed as heterosexual couples according to two new studies, challenging the stereotypes that gay couples "aren't as healthy or secure as heterosexual pairings."

In the first study, researchers at the University of Urbana-Champaign compared 30 committed gay male and 30 committed lesbian couples to 50 engaged and 40 older married heterosexual couples, as well as dating heterosexual couples.

The researchers found that all the couples had positive views of their relationships, but the more committed couples (gay or straight) resolved conflict better than the heterosexual dating couples.

Honestly, most of the gay couples we know are far more committed and functional than the straight couples we know.

[Forbes: Same-Sex Couples Just as Committed as Heterosexual Counterparts]

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