A Curious Eye

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President Obama last week nominated two more openly gay ambassadors: former HBO executive James Costos, nominated for U.S. ambassador to Spain, and Rufus Gifford, former finance official for the DNC, Obama for America, and the Presidential Inaugural Committee, nominated to be the U.S. ambassador to Denmark. 

“Ambassador-designate James Costos is a true citizen of the world,” said Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin in a statement. “He has incredible global business experience and is a respected and innovative leader. He has solid business and political relationships at the highest levels and a proven commitment to community, philanthropy, human rights, and democracy that make him an outstanding choice to be the nation’s next ambassador to Spain.”

“Rufus Gifford is a terrific choice to represent our country in Denmark,” Griffin continued. “His demonstrated leadership and unwavering commitment to democracy and human rights will serve him well as he represents America’s interests abroad. I urge the Senate to confirm his nomination.”

If these two are confirmed, the United States will have a total of six openly gay ambassadors around the world. Congratulations, gentlemen! 

(via mysocalled-gay-life)

In March, during the oral argument about California’s same-sex marriage ban, Kennedy said that he was “trying to wrestle” with a “difficult question” about the constitutionality of same-sex marriage. The question on his mind was whether prohibitions on same-sex marriage are a form of gender discrimination.

Twenty-three percent (23%) said they were gay, lesbian, or same gender loving, 25% bisexual, 4% asexual and 23% queer. Two percent (2%) said their sexual orientation was something else such as trans-attracted.

It had looked since the beginning of the year as though Illinois would be the next big state—the thirteenth, and the second most populous after New York—to adopt same-sex marriage. It was anticipated as a final reminder that the country was headed inexorably toward marriage equality, right before the Supreme Court’s landmark rulings, expected on or before June 27th.

A touching story from a mom who learned the hard way

The largest study to date of children raised by same-sex couples finds overall they are healthier and fare at least as well if not better than their peers, raised by opposite-sex couples.

These preventable threats to the health of LGBT youth are widespread, but Congress can act to reduce their harm on this vulnerable population.

A majority of both supporters and opponents of marriage equality now agree same-sex marriage will soon be legal, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center.

Jonathan Soroff lives in liberal Massachusetts with his male partner, Sam. He doesn’t fit the common stereotype of an opponent of gay marriage.

But like half of his friends, he does not believe that couples of the same gender should marry.

“We’re not going to procreate as a couple and while the desire to demonstrate commitment might be laudable, the religious traditions that have accommodated same-sex couples have had to do some fairly major contortions,” says Soroff.

One doctor is going to the front lines in the battle against a new strain of bacterial meningitis affecting New York’s gay community.

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The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Nitza Quiñones Alejandro to a spot on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, making her the first openly gay Latina to hold a federal judgeship.

“A Puerto Rico native, Quiñones breaks a glass ceiling as the first openly LGBT Hispanic to serve on the federal bench,” the Blade reports. “Additionally, she’s the seventh openly LGBT person ever to receive confirmation as a federal judge.”

President Obama first nominated Quiñones to the federal judgeship in November and renominated her in January. At this afternoon’s White House LGBT Pride Month Reception, he congratulated her, “even though she couldn’t be here today, because she’s getting ready to finally take her seat on the bench and get to work,” he said.

Huge deal. Congratulations to her! 

¡Ra ra ra!

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