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150 Reasons to Have Pride in 2010

Thanks to his rousing statements for marriage equality, silver fox Keith Olbermann is reason number 38 to have pride in 2010. Read the other 149 reasons here.

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Also, check out our interview with another reason to be proud: Cynthia Nixon.

BECAUSE FAIR IS FAIR
When Montana’s supreme court ruled in favor of a lesbian who sued her former partner for joint custody of the children they’d raised together, Justice James Nelson called antigay discrimination “evil.” He went on to say that “lesbian and gay Montanans must not be forced to fight to marry, to raise their children, and to live with the same dignity that is accorded heterosexuals.”

In the face of proposed legislation that would have prohibited Maryland from recognizing same-sex marriages performed legally in other jurisdictions, state attorney general Douglas F. Gansler said no. In an opinion (one that antigay pols tried unsuccessfully to impeach him over) Gansler said that if such rights are legal elsewhere, they’re good for Maryland too.
Even though Nevada governor Jim Gibbons vetoed a bill to legalize domestic partnerships, both the senate and assembly overrode the veto with clear majorities.

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BECAUSE WE MADE BROADWAY WHAT IT IS TODAY
Stephen Sondheim, the most Tony-winning composer, turned 80 in the spring and is being feted throughout the year for his body of work. I’ll drink to that! (We’ll be toasting with a vodka stinger.)

Yes, Arthur Laurents, the 91-year-old playwright and director, revived his West Side Story (featuring lyrics by Sondheim) in 2009 and has published a memoir, titled Original Story By, but we’re mostly excited by his advice for younger gay men: “First of all I want to say I’m active sexually, so there’s hope for anyone!”

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  • Name: maybair
    Date posted: 7/4/2010 7:23:46 PM
    Hometown: new york

    Comment:

    @ Anti-Armstrong, Are you retarded? You call him a radical gay activist for being pro gay marriage and gay adoption? You're not going to find any supporters here. I guess 44% of the country are radical gay activists too.

  • Name: Liam
    Date posted: 6/11/2010 12:42:57 AM
    Hometown: Portland

    Comment:

    Does anyone ever take a moment to think about those LGBT people who don't have jobs, lost their homes, face job discrimination, and other forms of oppression that make peoples lives miserable. Pride is great but not everyone has a reason to celebrate.

  • Name: Rowan
    Date posted: 6/8/2010 6:15:42 PM
    Hometown: London

    Comment:

    @ Anti-Armstrong Just had a look at your site and wow, you seem more in the wrong esp as you can't stop being homophobic and going ON and ON about Chris. Who cares? You're a funny and mean spirited person. If only you gave a sh*t about world poverty or equality for all mankind? Nope. Obsessed with Chris, I forgot!

  • Name: Anti-Armstrong
    Date posted: 6/8/2010 12:07:55 AM
    Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI

    Comment:

    The fact that Chris Armstrong is the first openly homosexual student president of the University of Michigan is nothing to celebrate. This kid is a racist LIAR, who comes from an extremely privileged background and has never worked a day in his life. Armstrong LIED to minority students' faces when he said he would never join Order of Angell, a secret student society with a well-documented history of racism and elitism. Find out about the REAL Chris Armstrong at "Chris-Armstrong-Watch.blogspot.com"

  • Name: Fred Stanley
    Date posted: 6/6/2010 9:52:54 PM
    Hometown: Palm Springs, CA

    Comment:

    Another reason to have Pride is that equality is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution!!! I am legally married the man I have been with for over 18 years. RAH! RAH!

  • Name: Yashaira
    Date posted: 6/4/2010 7:44:35 PM
    Hometown: Orlando

    Comment:

    Thank you! I feel more proud of being gay than I have ever felt before :)

  • Name: Tim Bonham
    Date posted: 5/21/2010 4:48:45 PM
    Hometown: Minneapolis, MN

    Comment:

    University of Michigan makes history?? What? We elected Jack Baker* as a gay student body president at the University of Minnesota 40 years ago, in 1971! And re-elected him the next year. That was even reported in your magazine: Advocate; 3/15/72, Issue 81, p13 (back when you used to report news, not fluff). Don't you people even read your own magazine? * Yes, that's the same Baker in Baker vs. Nelson, the 1971 gay marriage case that went all the way to the US Supreme Court.

  • Name: Maggie
    Date posted: 5/21/2010 12:31:50 PM
    Hometown: Chicago

    Comment:

    Out of Bounds/Team New York will be holding a Countdown to Cologne party at Boxers NYC, an LGBT sports bar, on Wednesday, May 26th from 6-9 p.m. in preparation for the Gay Games Cologne 2010. Athletes will be able to register for the Games, receive a ten euro discount off their registration fee, and view past Gay Games on screen. Registered athletes will also get a chance to order Team NY uniforms on site. Boxers NYC has two levels, pool tables, brick-oven pizza, beer on tap, full bar, and plasma screens. The event will feature 2-for-1 drinks and $4 pizzas. The Countdown to Cologne will be a great place for sports leagues and fans to meet before the 2010 Games. Boxers NYC is located at 37 W. 20th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues.

  • Name: Emma
    Date posted: 5/21/2010 12:08:00 PM
    Hometown: Gwent, South Wales

    Comment:

    Some excellent reasons to be proud here, and some I hadn't heard about, which is always good! AMC has recast Bianca Mongomery with Christina Bennett Lind, who they said 'was Bianca' at the audition. She has a similar look to Eden, but hopes to make the role her own. At the moment though Bianca's partner, Reese, will be staying in Paris with the children. They don't want to recast Tamara Braun and have apparently approached her about a return.. Fingers crossed she will be able to, as otherwise Bianca will again just be gay by definition and not in storyline! Plus.. I am still grieving the loss of Guiding Light and Otalia!!

  • Name: JL
    Date posted: 5/18/2010 6:32:52 PM
    Hometown: Duluth, Minnesota

    Comment:

    I came out in 1989 at age 14 to a very supportive family and community. Now in 2010 I can say I have only met one person for a relationship and that lasted one year. I haven't met anyone sexually for ten years. I am extremely depressed about being gay and feel like it's more of a disability than a piece of my identity - sexual orientation - what sex? The selection of gay men who are basically 15 year old girls in mens bodies? That's NOT what I came out for. It dawned on me about ten years ago that the majority of gay men fit this category and I basically gave up trying to find anyone. That's when I realized that those guys who stay closeted, lie, and at the very least, can be a dad, had it right all along. Don't come out. You will spend your life alone. Gay people don't give a shit about each other and will throw each other under the bus in a heartbeat if something's in it for them. Pride - huh - for what - so we can brag about our looks, jobs, money and condos? Keep it.



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