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It Takes a Village to Raise a Racist, America Is Not Yet Lost, Where are Hollywood’s Gay Men?, and more…

Tags: anti-discrimination, Anti-Gay Bill, Barack Obama Nominations, Ben Nelson, California, criminalization of homosexuality, DADT, Democrats, District of Columbia, Don't Ask Don't Tell, gay marriage, Hollywood, Iowa, John Murtha, Legalization of Marijuana, LGBT Asylum Seekers, LGBT Parents, LGBT workers, LGBT youth, Marijuana, marriage equality, medical marijuana, Pakistan LGBT, prejudices, Race, racist, Religious Right, Right Wing, same-sex marriage, Transgender, Uganda, United States | by Victoria Lavin | February 9th, 2010, 7:02 am

Researchers have found that kids don’t get their prejudices from their parents but from their community they are raised in. Read more 

Paul Krugman of the New York Times writes about how the Senate is going to be the downfall of our country. Read more 

Colin Firth has been nominated for a Academy Award for ‘A Single Man’ which he plays a gay man. He explains in an interview why gay men are lacking in Hollywood. Read more 

A article that lists the groups who would like to put homosexuals in jail in the US. Read more 

John Murtha dies at 77, Pennsylvania Democrat who fought for our American Troops. Read more 

Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) plans to filibuster the Labor Department nominee. Read more 

CA: San Francisco shools consider a costly gay support program. Read more 

Pakistan’s transgender community seeks greater rights. Read more 

Iowan’s say that texting while driving more important than gay marriage. Read more 

The majority in District of Columbia back gay marriage and medical marijuana. Read more 

Virginia Senate backs job protections for LGBT workers. Read more 

Anthony Loverde is a former staff sergeant in the Air Force tells his story of being drummed out of the military because of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. He also talks about that didn’t end his service to his country. Read more 

Slate’s Brian Palmer does a great piece on DADT. He brings up the issue of those who tell they are gay in the military are booted out but what about those who ask. Read more 

Military experts from foreign countries that allow LGBTs to serve openly in their militaries will help with the transition of repealling DADT. Read more 

Lisa Leff writes a great piece on Uganda’s anti-gay bill and the ties back in the US with ‘The Family’ organization. Read more 

John Corvino writes for 365Gay.com on why conservatives should allow gay parents to marry. Read more 

Brazilian man wins asylum in the United States. Read more

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