Republican lawmakers in Missouri are defending their controversial bill to ban the teaching of sexual orientation in schools as a way to prevent students from learning about the "homosexual agenda," the "heterosexual agenda" and bestiality.   Full story here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/missouri-dont-say-gay-bill_n_1447121.html?ref=gay-voices&ir=Gay Voices

A number of rightwing groups plan to combat a youth-run lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) event held in schools across the country with a series of conservative protests this week. Full story here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/19/day-of-silence-pro-gay-school-event-slammed_n_1437503.html?ref=gay-voices   Additionally, One Million Moms (the organization best known for protesting Ellen Degeneres as the…

In Ontario, Canada, members of the provincial government are attempting to pass an anti-bullying bill.  The bill would make it mandatory for all schools to establish gay-straight alliances; this includes Catholic schools, which are publicly funded in Ontario.   On March 30th, religious protestors gathered at Ontario's legislature to rally…

April 11th 1020 - Stephen Gray Dr Robert Spitzer has said he would like to retract a study he conducted on the result of ‘gay cure’ therapy which has been used to claim that some gay people are able to turn straight. In 2001, Dr Spitzer presented the controversial paper…

April 10th - Frank Bruni If you wade into my column today about Craig Claiborne’s life, you’ll find reference to a 1963 story in The Times with this archaic headline: “Growth of Overt Homosexuality in City Provokes Wide Concern.” It’s a story that has been noted before by…