GLBT News From Around The World…

Each week, QC will be bringing you GLBT News from around the world. At QC, we strive to bring you the best in adult sites, pictures, and gayness. So now we are adding some news to help keep you informed of what’s going on in our world. This saves you the long searches of finding what is going on right now and the top headlines that effect our community. Please feel free to discuss the articles and/or offer opinions or your views. QC is always interested in what you think and have to say. I was asked to start adding some commentary to each news item. I have done so with each as a “My Take On It.”
Moms’ Genetics Might Help Produce Gay Sons
TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) — New research adds a twist to the debate on the origins of sexual orientation, suggesting that the genetics of mothers of multiple gay sons act differently than those of other women.

My Take on it: I think more study needs to be done to be conclusive. I am not fond of small study. I think larger studies bring forth more conclusive evidence. I personally believe GLBT traits are genetic and hope advanced studies will prove that.

SIMPSON FOLLOWED ‘DUMB’ SCRIPT
JESSICA SIMPSON is furious her reality show NEWLYWEDS: NICK AND JESSICA left her with a ‘dumb blonde’ image – because she was only following a script.

My take on it: Jessica, maybe it was a “dumb” move to agree to follow a “script of sorts” that would forever label you as a “dumb blonde?” I don’t see you playing many intelligent roles as your Pizza Hut Pop-ables commercial is straight from the minds of Einstein.

Gay themes emerge in country music
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Never mind that country music is considered bedrock conservative, the unofficial red-state soundtrack. This year, some of country’s most famous names are singing in movies with gay and transsexual themes.

My Take on it: Amen! Hollywood is taking notice and it is about time for celebrity singers to do the same. I applaud all of the work being done to help advance the beauty in the GLBT Community.

Study: Gay Men Love Their Penises
A study has been released by researchers at Holland’s Utrecht University that suggests a gay man’s penis is key to his self-esteem, and most often his favorite body part.

My Take on it: Well, no shit. Did it really take a study?

Summit Tackles Anti-Gay Bullying In Iowa Schools
(Des Moines, Iowa) Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack and LGBT civil rights advocates Tuesday brought together more 500 people from 75 cities across the state to tackle homophobic bullying in schools.

My Take on it: I tend to agree that I do not see the need for an extra policy for GLBT students IF the policy is banning ALL forms of bullying. The only difference I could see in the benefit would be like a hate crimes bill in which the bill adds the proper incentive for authorities (in this case administrators) to punish the bullies with more aggression.

Activists see gay adoption as next battleground
Efforts to ban gays and lesbians from adopting children are emerging across the USA as a second front in the culture wars that began during the 2004 elections over same-sex marriage.
Florida has banned all gays and lesbians from adopting since 1977, although they can be foster parents. State court challenges and a campaign by entertainer Rosie O’Donnell to overturn the law have failed. A pending bill would allow judges to grant exceptions.

My Take on it: I am all for legislation that will provide more children with homes and a parent(s). I personally am tired of the GLBT community being good enough for fostering the children, but not good enough to adopt them. The system is using our community and then saying we aren’t good enough and that is not ok. I would rally behind any legislation that would look at adoptive parent(s) for who they are and what they can provide long term for a child as opposed to who the parent chooses to love.

Ministers vying to become second openly gay Episopal bishop
The openly gay dean of St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle is among five finalists, including another openly gay candidate, for the position of bishop of the diocese of California. If elected, the Very Reverend Robert Taylor would become the second out bishop in the Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion to which it belongs. Another finalist, the Reverend Bonnie Perry, rector of All Saints’ Church in Chicago, is an out lesbian.

My Take on it: Praise Be!! Keep reaching and believing and we will prevail.

Boy George ridicules gay marriage
Former Culture Club front man Boy George has slammed same-sex ‘weddings’, insisting marriage is outdated and has no place in modern or gay culture.