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Two women were ousted from a Kentucky private park because a gatekeeper said same-sex couples were 'not welcomed.' Mrs Miller-Poole told the Richmond Register that she often does portrait sessions in the park and has never had an issue. . .'It was just a peck of a kiss,' Miss Chenault, who is expecting, said to WKYT. Moments after the intimate moment, a gatekeeper told them to leave. 'He said that we had to leave and that it was inappropriate,' Mrs Miller-Poole said. 'The man said,"Those type of people were not welcomed."' The shocked photographer was even told she would be...

Singer Frank Ocean, a rising star who is part of the rap collective Odd Future, has revealed online that his first love was a man, an admission of same-sex attraction that is seen as groundbreaking for the world of hip hop.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics’ first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar. The New York-based publisher said Tuesday that Canadian character Jean-Paul Beaubier will marry his beau, Kyle Jinadu, in the pages of “Astonishing X-Men” No. 51. That’s due out June 20.

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - The controversy surrounding a gay prosecutor denied a judicial appointment isn't quite over yet. Tracy Thorne-Begland might have another shot at the job. He could be named an interim judge. He didn't get enough in the Republican-controlled house to win this job earlier this month. Many of his supporters felt he was denied the job because he's openly gay. Since lawmakers never filled the position, the Times-Dispatch reports that the six judges of Richmond's Circuit court can then decide if they want to fill the open bench spot or decide to take on more cases in...

For just one day, Christine Quinn wasn’t the speaker — she was the bride. Quinn tied the knot with her longtime partner Kim Catullo just after 7 p.m. tonight in a lavish, private affair just 10 days after President Obama announced his support for gay marriage. It was the city’s highest-profile same-sex nuptials since they were legalized here last year. The speaker, 45, a likely candidate in next year’s mayoral race, wed corporate lawyer Catullo, 45, in Chelsea before a megawatt gallery of political superstars, ranging from Mayor Bloomberg to Gov. Cuomo.

From their brunette hair to their dress sense, twin sisters Vicki and Valerie Darger have a number of things in common. But the 42-year-olds share more than just their looks - they are both married to the same man. The sisters are in a polygamous marriage with Joe, 43, who is also wed to a third woman - their cousin Alina. The Dargers, who are fundamentalist Mormons from Salt Lake City, Utah, live together in a large family home and have 24 children between them. Vicki, currently a stay-at-home mother, has been married to Joe, who runs a construction company,...

Do homophobic people actually fear their own unconscious feelings? A new study suggests that people who repress their own sexual attraction to the same sex are more likely to express hostility towards gays. "In many cases these are people who are at war with themselves and they are turning this internal conflict outward," study co-author Dr. Richard Ryan, professor of psychology at the University of Rochester, said in a university written statement. In four separate experiments conducted in the U.S. and in Germany, each involving an average of 160 college students, researchers attempted to measure any differences between what people...

MAZOMANIE, Wis. (CBS) — To a Chicagoan, south central Wisconsin conjures images of the water parks of Wisconsin Dells, the cliffs of Devil’s Lake, the stark angles of Frank Lloyd Wright houses, and the bellowing Victorian music machines of House on the Rock. But nude beaches? Yes, believe it or not, they have one of those up there too. And officials have long turned a blind eye to the crowds in their birthday suits, but they’ve been drawing the line lately at public sex. The beach in question is located on the Wisconsin River just north of the town of...

Students in California public schools may not be leading the nation in their knowledge of the “three R’s,” but they are well on their way to being experts in deviant lifestyles. Under a law signed last year by Gov. Jerry Brown (D), all public schools in the state are now required to promote homosexuality, bisexuality, transsexuality, and same-sex “marriage” at every grade level, including kindergarten — and to do so without parental consent or even notification. Known as the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act, the law adds “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender [LGBT] Americans” to the list...

David Cameron has pledged to slash aid to African countries with poor records on homosexual rights. The Prime Minister will tell struggling nations they will receive funding ‘fines’ if persecution of gays continues.

'I am a girl': The plight of Tammy, the adopted son of two lesbians who started sex change aged 8 because he has always maintained he is a girl   'As soon as we let him put on a dress his personality changed to a very happy little girl thrilled to be alive'A boy who started the process of changing sex at age eight has told how he always knew he was meant to be a girl. Thomas Lobel, who now calls himself Tammy, is undergoing controversial hormone blocking treatment in Berkeley, California to stop him going through puberty...

A recent Gallup poll shows 53 percent of Americans support making gay marriage legal, Reuters reports. The poll shows a significant change in mood on the issue from a year ago, when an equal majority opposed same-sex matrimony. The latest Gallup findings, Reuters reports, are in line with two earlier national polls this spring that show support for legally recognized gay marriage has gained a newfound majority among Americans. According to Gallup, Democrats and political independents accounted for the entire shift in its survey compared to last year, when only 44 percent of all respondents favored gay marriage, while 53...

Russian gay-rights activists have expressed disappointment after Moscow authorities banned a gay-pride march in the city. The decision by Moscow's city hall quashes hopes the new mayor will foster more tolerance toward Russia's beleaguered homosexual community. Russia's top gay-rights activist, Nikolai Alekseyev, says he received a letter from the mayor's office on May 17 outlawing the rally on the grounds that it could spark civil unrest. A representative of the mayor's office press department confirmed the ban. Since the first attempt to hold the event in 2006, the annual gay-pride rallies have been marred by arrests and violent clashes with...

St. Anthony's High School A Long Island Catholic high school senior barred from bringing her ex-girlfriend to the prom can come by herself, find a male date - or just stay home. Angelina Lange, 17, of Bay Shore, was turned down by St. Anthony's High School administrators when she asked about a same-sex couple attending the annual event. Brother Gary Cregan, principal of the Roman Catholic school, said the decision was nothing personal - just a reflection of the school's religious tenets. "Our Catholic faith specifies that marriage involve a man and a woman, and our policies on dating...

HARTFORD, Conn., A “Transgender Bill” passed by the Judiciary Committee on April 5 is headed for a vote in the House of Representatives. This “Bathroom Bill” would extend sexual discrimination laws to people who disagree with the gender they had at birth or disagree with expressing themselves as a single gender and would allow them access to places where they would make other people uncomfortable or worse. Men in Women’s Bathrooms and Showers: This bill would permit men, sexually attracted to women, but disguised as women, to use women’s bathrooms, locker rooms and showers in Connecticut. Unlike homosexuals, many transgendered...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnesota lawmaker's speech against banning gay marriage in the state's Constitution has become an online hit. A video of Rep. Steve Simon's remarks had more than 170,000 views on YouTube early Thursday. At a Capitol hearing on Monday, the St. Louis Park Democrat asked, "How many gays must God create before we accept that he wants them around?"

LOXAHATCHEE GROVES, Fla.—On a recent Friday morning, Jessi Bartoletti arrived at the Sunsport Gardens Nudist Resort here in a T-shirt and shorts. By evening, the 19-year-old had stripped down to a string of purple Mardi Gras beads and was dancing around a bonfire with about 200 young nudists, many of them first-timers. "I don't think I've ever felt this free," Ms. Bartoletti yelled over pounding drums. That's good news to the nudist resort industry, which is desperate for young nudists like Ms. Bartoletti to augment its clientele of graying baby boomers. Membership in the two big nudist umbrella groups has...

NEW YORK - Major League Baseball has suspended and fined Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell for his alleged homophobic and threatening conduct toward fans before a game in San Francisco. The league announced its decision Sunday, suspending McDowell for two weeks without pay retroactive to April 29, when the Braves placed him on administrative leave. The amount of the fine was not disclosed. McDowell will also be required to participate in a sensitivity training program, and will apologize directly to the fans involved now that the investigation is complete. McDowell had requested to apologize to the fans last week,...

It’s certainly a relief that Judge Barbara Lenk has had an opportunity to “clarify” her statements in 2010 about homosexual incest. Pay no attention to that pesky present tense that she uses in her written opinion — the lesbian appellate judge says she was merely referring to an old law. “By necessary implication,” she wrote last year, before Gov. Deval Patrick nominated her to serve on the Supreme Judicial Court, “homosexual conduct . . . does not constitute incest and is not prohibited by the statute.” Lenk wrote her opinion in a decision last year about two brothers who were...

Republican leaders in California today admonished Orange County official Marilyn Davenport for disseminating racist rhetoric about President Obama. Meanwhile, in Washington, Speaker John Boehner wants government money to reinforce anti-gay discrimination. Is the GOP totally blind to double-speak? Speaker of the House John Boehner officially requested Department of Justice funds today to fight for the Defense of Marriage Act, 15-year old legislation that prohibits the federal government from recognizing marriage equality. Referencing the DOJ’s decision not to defend DOMA, which the Department and President deemed unconstitutional earlier this year, Boehner wrote to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, “Obviously, [that] decision results...