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"Good Reads"

Articles and stories that inspire, support, enrage, educate . . .

Note: We include many news stories throughout our website from 365gay.com. Unfortunately (for us), they've just relaunched a new version of their website which has made many of our links inoperable. We are aware of this issue and will work to replace the inoperable links as soon as possible.

Election 2008 - The Lead Up and the Aftermath

Since the election on Nov. 4th, there has been a lot of anger, frustration, finger-pointing, and more regarding how the four anti-gay ballot measures in Arizona, California, Florida, and Arkansas passed. The following is a collection of articles, videos, and audio segments that may shed some light and help those struggling to reconcile their feelings over what has happened.

11/13/08: HRC: A special message from HRC president Joe Solmonese (Who do we blame? How do we go forward?)
11/13/08: 365Gay.com: Besen: Frank talk on race and Prop. 8
11/13/08: Arizona Republic: Something to build on (featuring Barbara McCullough-Jones of Equality Arizona)
11/12/08: 365Gay.com: Prop 8 Exclusive: Young gay marriage activist leads national protests
11/12/08: 365Gay.com: Blame game over Prop 8 divides gays
11/11/08: Arizona Republic: Gay-marriage vote polarizes Arizona
11/10/08: MSNBC: Keith Olbermann's "Special comment": Gay marriage is a question of love
11/10/08: NPR: Op-Ed: Why Black Voters Didn't Fight Prop. 8
11/10/08: Fox-Phoenix: Group Demonstrates Against Prop 102
11/10/08: Arizona Republic: Gay supporters, activists vow to continue fight against Prop. 102
11/07/08: People for the American Way: Blaming Black Voters for Prop 8 Loss is Wrong and Destructive
11/07/08: United Church of Christ: California's Prop 8 passage prompts UCC ad (Inspiring! See ad here!)
11/07/08: CNN: Same-sex marriage bans paradoxical in historic election
11/06/08: CNN: Legal analyst: Same-sex marriage again in limbo
11/06/08: HRC: Op-Ed from Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese on Defeat of Proposition 8

11/06/08: GLAAD: We Will Not Give Up

11/05/08: Arizona Republic: Age, religion factors in Arizona marriage vote

11/05/08: NY Times: Equality’s Winding Path

11/05/08: GLAAD: Celebration and Disappointment this Election Day

11/03/08: Amity P. Buxton: A Straight Spouse's Perspective on Proposition 8: Why it Should Not Pass
10/21/08: Time: California and Beyond: The Battle over Gay Marriage

10/08/08: LA Times: Gay is a choice? Not that again. Palin's view ignores the fact that, as in religion, the attraction is undeniable. And heeding such calls is the essence of freedom.

11/02/08: Reuel Hamilton Jr.: Time for 'Don't ask, Don't tell' has come, gone
10/30/08: John Koch: How My Lesbian Boss Makes Me a Better Father
10/11/08: Jim Koury: On National Coming Out Day, come out, come out, wherever you are
10/08/08: Wall Street Journal: Straight Spouses Add Their Voice to National Coming Out Day
10/05/08: Priest's Shocking Revelation -- Priest "comes out" during sermon
10/04/08: ABC News: Gay Elders' Distinctive Challenges Get Closer Look
09/30/08: CNN: In Hollywood, sexuality is less secret, still can be big deal
09/28/08: People: Ellen DeGeneres Says Marriage Has 'Softened' Her

08/31/08: Officer’s sexuality no longer confusing: Atlanta policewoman understands at last why her voice is deep, why she’s attracted to women and why she can grow a full beard. And she’s OK with it.

07/11/08: Bold stand: After living her entire life as a woman, Atlanta Police Officer Darlene Harris learned she is intersex. Now she’s going public with her journey

07/30/08: Standup Mike Nuebecker reaches parents through humor
07/29/08: Messages that Lead to Murder
07/21/08: Rainbow connection: PFLAG offers support to parents of gay children
07/16/08: Young Teens Openly Express Sexuality; Gay at 12: Proud, Not Safe
07/14/08: Robinson Refuses To Be Silenced Over Anglican Gay Summit
07/02/08: CNN: 24-hour help for gay youth
07/01/08: GQ Magazine Features Rev. Gene Robinson, 1st Elected Gay Bishop
07/01/08: Bisexual Species: Unorthodox Sex in the Animal Kingdom

04/25/08: ABC's 20/20 Asks "What Would You Do: Public Displays of Affection -- by Gay/Lesbian Couples?"

Is Main Street USA Ready for Gay PDA?
An ABC News Social Experiments Gauges Bystander Reactions to Two Affectionate Gay Couples

Two years ago, ABC News hired two actors, a man and a woman, to publicly display their affection for each other by kissing in public at a restaurant. Reactions from other restaurant-goers varied; some onlookers enjoyed the sight of young love, while others lost their appetite.

This year, we once again decided to explore how the public responds to public displays of affection -- but this time, our couples were gay.

ABC News asked two couples, Kaolin and James, and Ashby and Leslie, to sit on park benches in Verona, N.J., and then in Birmingham, Ala., to see if there were any differences in reaction among passersby in the two regions of the country.

Click on the video to see what happened next.

More on this segment from ABC's 20/10 . . .

04/09/07: Archbishop Tutu Speaks up for Human Rights for LGBTI People
04/19/04: Gender Blender: Intersexual? Transsexual? Male, Female Aren't so Easy to Define (yes, date at left is correct--this was just brought to our attention--just as valid today as when it was first published)

Check back often -- more "good reads" to come!