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GLAAD's What To Watch On Tuesday

Megan Townsend - Entertainment Media Coordinator, GLAAD
April 9th, 2013

(This post was originally published by SDGLN content partner GLAAD.)

Tonight catch all new episodes of "Splash"and "The Voice."

Zambia gay rights activist arrested after TV appearance

BBC
April 9th, 2013

LUSAKA, Zambia -- A prominent gay rights activist has been arrested in Zambia after appearing on a live television calling for same-sex relations to be decriminalized.

Paul Kasonkomona had been charged with "inciting the public to take part in indecent activities", police chief Solomon Jere told AFP news agency.

He was detained as he stepped out of the studios of privately owned Muvi TV in the capital, it reports.

Homosexual acts are illegal in deeply conservative Zambia.

Paris gay couple say they were beaten amid rise in homophobic attacks

LGBTQ Nation Staff
April 9th, 2013

PARIS — A gay couple in Paris said they were attacked and beaten on Saturday for walking arm-in-arm in what LGBT advocates in the country say is indicative of a rise in anti-gay attacks in France since Parliament began debating a measure that would legalize same-sex marriage.

Sara Gilbert engaged: Former "Roseanne" star to marry Linda Perry | VIDEO

Huffpost Gay Voices
April 9th, 2013

Former "Roseanne" star Sara Gilbert is engaged to Linda Perry, the former frontwoman of the band 4 Non Blondes. On Monday, Gilbert announced on "The Talk" that she had said yes to Perry, who popped the question while picnicking in a Los Angeles park.

First-ever Trans 100 list released

Dani Heffernan - Media Research Associate, GLAAD
April 9th, 2013

(This post was originally published by SDGLN content partner GLAAD.)

Lawmaker’s gay son doesn’t understand why people think his dad is a "bigot" | VIDEO

LGBTQ Nation Blog
April 9th, 2013

PHOENIX — Matt R. Salmon, the gay son of U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.), says it’s hard for him to understand why people “jump to the conclusion” that his father is anti-gay.

“Yeah, he doesn’t support gay marriage, but that doesn’t make him a bigot at all,” the younger Salmon told KPNX-TV in Phoenix.

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COMMENTARY: If we bully our way to the top, do we win?

Barb Hamp Weicksel - SDGLN Contributor
April 9th, 2013

Have we as a people become so jaded with our government that we have lost what little compassion we once had for the people who actually live in this country? I only ask because I wonder if we have lost sight of who we are – fundamentally – as a people. I’m asking” Who are we?

Oregon AG's office rejects gay marriage foe's effort to confuse voters on ballot title

LGBTQ Nation Staff
April 9th, 2013

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon attorney general’s office on Friday rejected an attempt by gay marriage opponents to confuse voters by rewriting the ballot title for a proposed initiative that would legalize same-sex marriage in Oregon.

Illinois House GOP leader supports marriage bill as "tremendous momentum" builds

LGBTQ Nation
April 9th, 2013

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A Republican leader in the Illinois House said Monday that his support for legalizing gay marriage in the state could persuade colleagues to join him on an issue he says has “tremendous momentum,” while the Governor told reporters he’s confident same-sex marriage will soon become law in Illinois.

Rep. Ed Sullivan Jr. of Mundelein said his position is influenced by his mother-in-law, who has been in a lesbian relationship for about 20 years.

$300 billion taxpayer dollars funneled to businesses in states that allow LGBT workplace discrimination

Tico Almeida and Crosby Burns - Huffpost Gay Voices
April 9th, 2013

As taxpayers across the country scramble this week to complete their taxes, many will ask themselves, "Is the government spending this money wisely?" A new policy brief released ahead of Tax Day raises the same question, and calculates that the federal government spends nearly $300 billion per year in federal contract dollars on projects performed in states that have not yet passed laws to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans from workplace discrimination.