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February 26, 2009
1,000 Homosexuals Versus the OJ Queen
Or you could just call her the “Pie-d Piper.”
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April 16, 2009
Pride Goes Afloat
Or you could just call her the “Pie-d Piper.”
News
June 30, 2005
Is Pink the New Black?
Debate over the rights of gays to marry resonates with the rhetoric of the civil rights movement
News
July 12, 2007
Scared Straight
The religious right's ex-gay movement is scouting local recruits
News
June 28, 2007
God Hates You
The Westboro Baptists have a message for South Florida
Film
April 26, 2007
Strange Fruit
Take that, Anita Bryant! The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival is reclaiming the orange
News
June 15, 2006
Wedding Trasher
A store owner is too Christian to serve a gay couple
Film
April 20, 2006
After Brokeback, Still Queer
Film fest puts gay life onscreen
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June 2, 2005
Showing Their True Colors
Film fest puts gay life onscreen
News
June 2, 2005
Letters from the Issue of June 2, 2005
Shock jocks, Lincoln Road obstructions, patriots gay and straight
News
October 28, 2004
Carlos Alvarez's Sexual Problem
The mayoral candidate's bilingual campaign has a message that doesn't translate
News
November 27, 2003
The Beach Welcomes All
Unless you happen to be a transgender black woman named Dana
News
April 17, 2003
The Great Liberal Hope
Howard Dean is aiming for the White House, but first it's Miami Beach
News
June 13, 2002
They're Here, They're Queer, They Vote
Opening shots on September 10th's gay-rights ballot
News
May 9, 2002
A Man in Full Fight
Hear why this crusader wants to save you from the evils of gay rights
News
October 26, 2000
All God's Children (Except Some)
Rev. Tommie Watkins knocked on the church door but no one answered
Blogs
May 14, 2009
Court Orders Florida to Recognize Gay Adoptions From Other States
Gay penguin dads from a book called "And Tango Makes Three" Miami-Dade Judge Cindy Lederman's ruling that overturned the gay adoption ban in Florida is still working its way through the court system, but yesterday another Florida judge handed down another ruling in favor of gay adoptive parents ... More >>
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June 23, 2009
GLAAD Gets Involved in Perez Hilton-Will.i.am. Slap Fight
Sometimes when you make a post about something, you feel indebted to blog about any major updates in the story. Other times, you find a picture so marvelous you need to find any excuse to use it. So here we are continuing our coverage of Perez Hilton v. Will.i.am: Boom Boom Pow-gate '09. Of course, ... More >>
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September 14, 2009
Wait, Now Tim Hardaway Doesn't Hate Gay People?
In February 2007, Tim Hardaway gave a textbook demonstration in career suicide live on Dan LeBatard's radio show with one of the most cringe-inducing bouts of homophobia an ex-athlete has ever managed. Let's recap:"You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known," Hardaway said. "I don't like gay ... More >>
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December 29, 2009
Latin America Now Officially More Progressive on Gay Marriage than Florida
Latin America celebrated it's first official gay marriage yesterday, as two gay rights activists tied the knot in Argentina thanks to a legal loophole. Argentina's constitution doesn't specifically define marriage between a man and a woman, effectively leaving the interpretation up to local official ... More >>
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January 14, 2010
Gays leave unfriendly South Beach for Fort Lauderdale
Latin America celebrated it's first official gay marriage yesterday, as two gay rights activists tied the knot in Argentina thanks to a legal loophole. Argentina's constitution doesn't specifically define marriage between a man and a woman, effectively leaving the interpretation up to local official ... More >>
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February 9, 2010
Christian Group Uglies Up Lesbian Moms
via The Orlando SentinelMelanie Leon and Vanessa Alenier, the South Florida lesbian couple who last month won a court case to adopt a child despite Florida's gay adoption ban, apparently weren't sufficiently ugly for the Florida Family Policy Council's propaganda purposes. So in an email bla ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Christian right leader George Rekers takes vacation with "rent boy"
via The Orlando SentinelMelanie Leon and Vanessa Alenier, the South Florida lesbian couple who last month won a court case to adopt a child despite Florida's gay adoption ban, apparently weren't sufficiently ugly for the Florida Family Policy Council's propaganda purposes. So in an email bla ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
George Rekers Has Company: The Top Ten Outed Right-Wing Homophobes
George Alan Rekers, latest in a long line of closeted homophobes.Unless you've spent the last 48 hours holed up in a French B&B humping the homosexuality right out of your rent-a-boy, you've probably heard about Miami New Times' exposé of gay-bashing evangelist George Alan Rekers' European trys ... More >>
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June 4, 2010
Bill McCollum Hired George Rekers Despite Strong Warnings From Staff
McCollum (L) paid Rekers (R) $120,000 to testify against gay adoption.Attorney General Bill McCollum, who is running for Governor as a Republican, has tried to distance himself from anti-gay activist George Rekers, but recently released emails show that McCollum hired Rekers as an expert witness ... More >>
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June 8, 2010
A Man Who Became a Woman Who Can't Marry a Man is Running for Congress
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke tries to understand how a transsexual running for Congress can be against gay marriage.A few weeks ago, I came across som ... More >>
News
June 10, 2010
Donna Milo: Sex-changed and bound for Congress
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke tries to understand how a transsexual running for Congress can be against gay marriage.A few weeks ago, I came across som ... More >>
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July 15, 2010
Argentina Becomes First Latin American Country to Approve Gay Marriage
After a heated debate that lasted until 4 a.m. in the morning, Argentina is set to become the first country in Latin America to recognize same-sex marriage. The Senate approved the measure following the foot steps of the lower house, and President Cristina Fernandez is certain to sign the measure ... More >>
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August 30, 2010
What in Hell Is Charlie Crist Trying to Say About Gay Marriage?
We're of two theories about Charlie Crist's latest string of "clarifications" (or flip-flops) on some positions: (1) The guy doesn't know what he actually believes and is being as vague as possible to attract as many voters as possible. (2) He has always personally held these positions, altered t ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Rev. O'Neal Dozier Protests Lifting Gay Adoption Ban: Fears Kids Will Be Forced to Be Gay
Rev. O'Neal DozierAttorney General Bill McCollum has until October 22 to file an appeal in a case that overturned Florida's decades-old gay adoption ban. If he doesn't, all Floridians fit to parent will be able to adopt regardless of their sexual orientation.Unsurprisingly, some homophobes aren't ... More >>
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October 22, 2010
Gay Adoption Ban Dead: Bill McCollum Will Not Appeal Ruling
Martin Gill and his sons are now legally a familyAn appellate court's decision that Florida's ban on gay adoption will stand, meaning potential gay parents through out the state will be able to adopt. Attorney General Bill McCollum's office had until 5 pm today to decide whether or not to ... More >>
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December 9, 2010
Florida Now Ranks in Top Five States for Protecting GLBT Citizens from Discrimination
While Florida may have an amendment enshrined in its constitution that forbids gays and lesbians from even seeking civil unions, a new report from Equality Florida claims that Florida now ranks among the top five states in the nation in protecting its gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered cit ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
Walk This Gay
While Florida may have an amendment enshrined in its constitution that forbids gays and lesbians from even seeking civil unions, a new report from Equality Florida claims that Florida now ranks among the top five states in the nation in protecting its gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered cit ... More >>
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January 12, 2011
Will Gay Voters Save the Republican Party?
After their success in the midterm elections, many Republicans probably think their party is in pretty good shape and doesn't need to be saved. But one local GOP group is thinking long term. It argues that the party needs to moderate itself on social issues and attract gay voters in order to rema ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
Closets are for Clothes
After their success in the midterm elections, many Republicans probably think their party is in pretty good shape and doesn't need to be saved. But one local GOP group is thinking long term. It argues that the party needs to moderate itself on social issues and attract gay voters in order to rema ... More >>
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May 24, 2011
Joakim Noah, Odd Future, and the Politics of the Word "Faggot"
It's a weird week for the word "faggot," ain't it? The Chicago Bull's Joakim Noah just got fined a discounted $50,000 for addressing an unruly Heat fan as such during game three of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals in Miami on Sunday. Meanwhile, Goblin, the proper debut album of Tyler, the Creato ... More >>
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May 26, 2011
Tim Hardaway Approves of How Joakim Noah Handled Anti-Gay Outburst
The Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah's "fuck you, faggot" outburst during the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat was one thing (certainly an inexcusable thing, but not something that necessarily makes him a raging homophobe). Tim Hardaway's 2007 outburst in which he stated, "I h ... More >>
Film
June 2, 2011
Children of God at O Cinema June 2 through 5
The Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah's "fuck you, faggot" outburst during the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat was one thing (certainly an inexcusable thing, but not something that necessarily makes him a raging homophobe). Tim Hardaway's 2007 outburst in which he stated, "I h ... More >>
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June 24, 2011
Julio Robaina Picks Up Endorsement for Anti-Gay Marriage, Anti-Choice, and Anti-Art Views
Social issues have not been a driving force in local Miami-Dade politics for some time, with most voters more concerned with pressing issues like property taxes and budget problems. Today, however, the Christian Family Coalition of South Florida injected a big dose of social conservatism into the ... More >>
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June 27, 2011
Julio Robaina's Continually Conflicting Statements on Gay Rights is a Sick Sign of Desperation
Up in New York State they've finally passed a bill legalizing same sex marriage. Meanwhile, down in Miami-Dade we've got a mayoral candidate who can't even decided if he's for or against domestic partnership laws and seems to have wildly flip-flopped between stances. Julio Robaina says he bel ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Havana Hosts Its First Independent Gay Pride Parade, Sort Of
A flyer for the event featured Prado Avenue's lion sculptures dressed in drag.It's quite a human rights paradox. Next month, the Cuban parliament will discuss a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage on the Communist isle, yet GLBT citizens are, like all Cubans, discouraged from gathering and ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
53 Percent of Floridians Still Think Gay Marriage Should Be Illegal
In its seemingly random sports poll released today, Public Policy Polling did sneak in a few poll questions about actual public policy. Though a majority of Americans now support gay marriage, Floridians aren't quite ready for it. Though, they do, by a large majority, support civil unions for s ... More >>
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July 8, 2011
Miami Shores Adopts Domestic Partnerships: Sixth Government in Miami-Dade to Do So
Just months after Miami Shores residents elected their first openly gay councilman, village council has unanimously voted to offer domestic partnership benefits to its gay employees. Miami Shores is now the sixth municipal government in Miami-Dade to offer such benefits, following Miami, Miami Be ... More >>
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July 22, 2011
Miami-Dade Public Schools Add Protections for GLBT Students
The Miami-Dade County Public School System, the fourth biggest school system in the nation, has adopted new rules meant to specifically protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students from harassment. The School Board amended a state law passed three years ago, the Jeffrey Johnston Stan ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
Jackson Memorial Apparently Only Hospital in the South That Cares About Gay People
We wouldn't wish a trip to Jackson Memorial Hospital on our worst enemies. Yet according to a new report from the Human Rights Campaign, the public Jackson Health System is the only hospital in the entire southern United States cited this year for providing equal care to LGBT patients. That's a b ... More >>
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July 26, 2011
Florida Doesn't Want Gay Marriage, But It Still Wants Gay Honeymoon Money
Florida has constitutionally banned its gay wedding cake and is trying to eat it, too.Gay couples in New York began exercising their right to marry this weekend. New York is the largest state so far to legalize gay marriage (permanently, at least), and Florida tourism boards are trying to make su ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Becomes First and Only Republican to Back the Repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is boldly breaking away from the rest of the Republican party to become the first and likely only Republican to co-sponsor a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. Ros-Lehtinen, currently the most senior female Republican member of the house and chairwoman of ... More >>
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September 28, 2011
Crazy Anti-Gay Group Targets Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
The National Organization for Marriage, the sometimes fumbling and controversial anti-gay marriage group, is targeting Miami-area Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in its latest publicity stunt. Last week, Ros-Lehtinen became the first and so far only Republican to sponsor a bill that ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
Florida Family Association Boycotts Target For Not Hating Homosexuals Enough
David Canton gets crazy ideas when he sees gay teens on Degrassi kiss.Florida Family Association, one of these "morality" groups that's pretty much a soap box for some guy named David Canton, has decided to call for a boycott of Target because *gasp* they don't think gay teens should kill themselves ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Rick Perry's Pollster Tony Fabrizio Outed By Gay Conservatives After Homophobic Ad
Rick Perry's ridiculous anti-gay ad has started a political whirlwind that has resulted in the outing of Tony Fabrizio, a top Republican pollster who's currently working for Perry, and in the past has worked for Gov. Rick Scott and, interestingly, gay rights groups.The revelation, or at least acc ... More >>
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