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However, for as impressive as that total may seem on the surface, it conceals the fact that Hillary Clinton’s largest donors have continued to withhold their financial support<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345554434" height="1" width="1"/> http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=QueensSpeech&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fqueensspeech.com%2Fconversations%2Fpink-news%2Fobama_raises_52m_in_june_but_not_from_hillary_supporters http://queensspeech.com/conversations/gay-news-blog/montgomery_county_court_says_referendum_petition_to_overturn_a_transgender_protection_law_will_move_ http://queensspeech.com/conversations/gay-news-blog/montgomery_county_court_says_referendum_petition_to_overturn_a_transgender_protection_law_will_move_ Fri, 25 Jul 08 04:58:00 -0400 Lambda Legal and Equality Maryland Disappointed but not Discouraged. (Maryland, July 24, 2008) — Today, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County said that a referendum petition seeking to overturn a law enacted by the Montgomery County Council that adds gender identity as a protected characteristic should be allowed on the ballot this fall...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345641426" height="1" width="1"/> http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=QueensSpeech&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fqueensspeech.com%2Fconversations%2Fgay-news-blog%2Fmontgomery_county_court_says_referendum_petition_to_overturn_a_transgender_protection_law_will_move_ http://queensspeech.com/conversations/google-gay-news/bambi_threesome_gay_dolphins_highlight_animal_erotica_show_bloomberg http://queensspeech.com/conversations/google-gay-news/bambi_threesome_gay_dolphins_highlight_animal_erotica_show_bloomberg Fri, 25 Jul 08 04:22:57 -0400 <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345400360" height="1" width="1"/> http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=QueensSpeech&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fqueensspeech.com%2Fconversations%2Fgoogle-gay-news%2Fbambi_threesome_gay_dolphins_highlight_animal_erotica_show_bloomberg http://queensspeech.com/conversations/gay-wired/its_never_too_late_to_find_the_one_ http://queensspeech.com/conversations/gay-wired/its_never_too_late_to_find_the_one_ Fri, 25 Jul 08 04:00:00 -0400 On the first anniversary of the day my father died, Feb. 1, 2005, to be precise, my sadistic editor at the old-school Connecticut daily where I bore the illustrious title of 'Town Reporter,' sent me kicking and screaming on an assignment...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345480100" height="1" width="1"/> http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=QueensSpeech&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fqueensspeech.com%2Fconversations%2Fgay-wired%2Fits_never_too_late_to_find_the_one_ http://queensspeech.com/conversations/gay-wired/dancing_in_your_underwear_ http://queensspeech.com/conversations/gay-wired/dancing_in_your_underwear_ Fri, 25 Jul 08 04:00:00 -0400 The Right 5 Songs can get a girl pumped for anything and everything! Without a specifically crafted playlist or a mixed CD, I would probably never leave the house or get a damned thing accomplished. But with songs by Carolina Liar, Katy Perry, Atmosphere, Estelle and Metro Station I'm ready to dance in my underwear...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345480101" height="1" width="1"/> http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=QueensSpeech&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fqueensspeech.com%2Fconversations%2Fgay-wired%2Fdancing_in_your_underwear_ http://queensspeech.com/conversations/gay-wired/hypocrite_of_the_week_sherri_shepherd http://queensspeech.com/conversations/gay-wired/hypocrite_of_the_week_sherri_shepherd Fri, 25 Jul 08 04:00:00 -0400 Until now, I have avoided speaking ill of The View co-host Sherri Shepherd because I feel a part of the reason she has found her way to daytime TV. But when Shepherd told magazine Precious Times she'd 'had more abortions than I can count' and declared her wish that televangelists 'lay hands on Barbara Walters and get her saved,' I reached a tipping point...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345480102" height="1" width="1"/> http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=QueensSpeech&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fqueensspeech.com%2Fconversations%2Fgay-wired%2Fhypocrite_of_the_week_sherri_shepherd http://queensspeech.com/conversations/gay-wired/aids_tops_heath_ledgers_joker_ha_ha_journal http://queensspeech.com/conversations/gay-wired/aids_tops_heath_ledgers_joker_ha_ha_journal Fri, 25 Jul 08 02:35:00 -0400 By all accounts, Heath Ledger spent months getting into the head of the Joker as he prepared to film The Dark Knight, a role critics seem to think might bag the late actor a posthumous Oscar nomination...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345480103" height="1" width="1"/> http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=QueensSpeech&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fqueensspeech.com%2Fconversations%2Fgay-wired%2Faids_tops_heath_ledgers_joker_ha_ha_journal http://queensspeech.com/conversations/google-gay-news/same_sex_marriage_foes_warn_of_kindergarten_lessons_on_gay_matrimony_san_francisco_chronicle http://queensspeech.com/conversations/google-gay-news/same_sex_marriage_foes_warn_of_kindergarten_lessons_on_gay_matrimony_san_francisco_chronicle Fri, 25 Jul 08 01:01:45 -0400 <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345247052" height="1" width="1"/> http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=QueensSpeech&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fqueensspeech.com%2Fconversations%2Fgoogle-gay-news%2Fsame_sex_marriage_foes_warn_of_kindergarten_lessons_on_gay_matrimony_san_francisco_chronicle http://queensspeech.com/conversations/google-gay-news/lifelong_crusader_for_gay_rights_irish_times http://queensspeech.com/conversations/google-gay-news/lifelong_crusader_for_gay_rights_irish_times Fri, 25 Jul 08 00:14:34 -0400 <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345216369" height="1" width="1"/> http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=QueensSpeech&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fqueensspeech.com%2Fconversations%2Fgoogle-gay-news%2Flifelong_crusader_for_gay_rights_irish_times http://queensspeech.com/conversations/google-gay-news/crusader_39_s_dire_warnings_about_gays_in_us_military_backfire_on_irish_times http://queensspeech.com/conversations/google-gay-news/crusader_39_s_dire_warnings_about_gays_in_us_military_backfire_on_irish_times Fri, 25 Jul 08 00:10:06 -0400 <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345216370" height="1" width="1"/> http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=QueensSpeech&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fqueensspeech.com%2Fconversations%2Fgoogle-gay-news%2Fcrusader_39_s_dire_warnings_about_gays_in_us_military_backfire_on_irish_times http://queensspeech.com/conversations/google-gay-news/jamie_barnett_39_don_39_t_ask_don_39_t_tell_39_does_harm_minneapolis_star_tribune http://queensspeech.com/conversations/google-gay-news/jamie_barnett_39_don_39_t_ask_don_39_t_tell_39_does_harm_minneapolis_star_tribune Thu, 24 Jul 08 23:43:20 -0400 <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345641428" height="1" width="1"/> http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=QueensSpeech&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fqueensspeech.com%2Fconversations%2Fgoogle-gay-news%2Fjamie_barnett_39_don_39_t_ask_don_39_t_tell_39_does_harm_minneapolis_star_tribune http://queensspeech.com/conversations/google-lesbian-news/fired_lesbian_coaches_sue_college_outsports_com http://queensspeech.com/conversations/google-lesbian-news/fired_lesbian_coaches_sue_college_outsports_com Thu, 24 Jul 08 22:56:32 -0400 <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345400361" height="1" width="1"/> http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=QueensSpeech&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fqueensspeech.com%2Fconversations%2Fgoogle-lesbian-news%2Ffired_lesbian_coaches_sue_college_outsports_com http://queensspeech.com/conversations/topix-gay-news/updated_mars_scraps_snickers_spot http://queensspeech.com/conversations/topix-gay-news/updated_mars_scraps_snickers_spot Thu, 24 Jul 08 22:34:56 -0400 Mr. T took aim, but this controversial Snickers spot became a target.... Mars issued this statement late Thursday: "This ad is the second in a series of U.K. Snickers Ads featuring Mr. T which are meant to be fun and which have been positively received in the U...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345332776" height="1" width="1"/> http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=QueensSpeech&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fqueensspeech.com%2Fconversations%2Ftopix-gay-news%2Fupdated_mars_scraps_snickers_spot http://queensspeech.com/conversations/topix-gay-news/montgomery_judge_upholds_transgender_referendum http://queensspeech.com/conversations/topix-gay-news/montgomery_judge_upholds_transgender_referendum Thu, 24 Jul 08 22:31:48 -0400 A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge is allowing county voters to decide if a county law banning discrimination against transgendered people should be repealed. 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20:28:10 -0400 On the last night of Arizona’s general legislative session – and with the bare minimum of 16 votes – the Senate voted to add to the upcoming November ballot an amendment to the state’s constitution prohibiting marriage for gay and...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345080676" height="1" width="1"/> http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=QueensSpeech&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fqueensspeech.com%2Fconversations%2Fglaad%2Fmedia_turn_attention_to_the_arizona_marriage_amendment_dispute http://queensspeech.com/conversations/google-lesbian-news/doctors_criticise_lesbian_ivf_case_news_com_au http://queensspeech.com/conversations/google-lesbian-news/doctors_criticise_lesbian_ivf_case_news_com_au Thu, 24 Jul 08 20:08:29 -0400 <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QueensSpeech/~4/345216371" height="1" width="1"/> 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