was gay. this kind of trouble charge laid hoover to target the magazine and the mattachine society. using federal and types of the law in an effort to shut down the publications. and thert failed magazine did win a legal case protecting the right of gay groups to use the males. target thee to lesbian group. they suggest the nature of the fbi effort against early gay-rights groups. were commonly perceived to be the greater threat. the greater violation of gender roles and patriarchal hyper masculine cold war culture. gay man actually received greater scrutiny and focus than women do. that is at least on the fbi side of things. commission wasce probably completely different story. the fbi surveilled members and try to reconstruct members with these lists. it was interested in where it opened new chapters across the country. fbi tension was also drawn to the east coast of the united states when homosexual groups formed there. mattachine new york and two groups in washington dc. day rightsy of ear

i describe myself as gay. i was reading may sarton has a lot of vested, a poet and novelist and memoir, very well known in the 70s indeeds and she wrote a journal of solitude, very moving and important for me and many of my friends and as i was coming out, i thought i am going to be lonely when i am told. she wrote about being old and alone and i worried that the only way to not be alone when you are old is to be married and i didn't want to be heterosexual and i didn't want to be married so i wrote her a long letter and she wrote me back so here is what she wrote me, i won't read you the whole letter, this is old-fashioned typing. she said the you imply what you want as law as a sideline and solitude as the main current. i don't see this as possible. love without commitment is pretty cheap. this is where marriage comes in. i read you were terribly afraid of being caught and people to marry because they want marriage often find themselves caught. it looks to me as though you have never loved a man enough to wa

gay people are paid more. same-sexsame-sex couples are paid more in the sense that you can get benefits for your partner's whether or not you marry them. as if you have a different sex partner you have to married. these are some of the difficult questions that have come up in history. this marriage in's marriage ends up overwhelming the politics of larger movement that might've wanted to recognize more complex families. is that we have lost where families is kind of the subject of gay rights as any of the sewer early this marriage has actually become a problem. it was a sexist institution written legally compromised to preserve property.'s property. and creating viable life outside marriage with a political project's and something happened. something happened, the moving overtaken is one less thing ii want to offer and then i would love to hear from my colleague. ii feel kind of badly that we are racially segregated appear. i never talked publicly about this. it's when i was in college year i was sort of awake

gay and visibility was suddenly melting away. but the gay and lesbian march of washington in 1993, hundreds of thousands of individuals wearing pink triangles marched proudly past the white house. i know because i was there. there's the pin that i wore that day. now, i have to confess that i wasn't in washington in order to participate in the march. rather, i was there for a reunion of justice william brennan lockhart at the supreme court that happened to be on the same day as the march. but once there, i did participate in the march. but now, i want to tell you something that i've only once publicly revealed before. after i got to the supreme court for the reunion, the brennan clerks all gathered in the supreme court chamber and i had a couple of these pink triangle buttons in my pocket. my former wife, nancy, and i decided we had to do something in the spirit of the day. so while i kept guard, she discreetly pinned a pink triangle button and a red stripe on the large american flag that hangs next to the bench behind which the j

he's a gay. and i just thought how does he get away with it in saudi arabia where being homosexual is a crime. we had spent three weeks there. there was hardly any west nurses in their hospital. you're confined to this apartment, and you're basic going from there to work. so there wasn't a lot to do. i was bored. one day gemma told me at work that we had been invited to a party at the palace. >> that's crazy. >> and i thought, well, this is brilliant. a party, our first party inside saudi arabia. and then we got there. and it was just -- it was surreal. we were led down into like a basement, but it wasn't a basement. it was like a nightclub. this saudi man came over. >> hi. >> he asked us what we would like to drink. he gave us a choice. and it was real alcohol. i asked him who he was, and he told me that he was a prince and that this was his palace. >> cheers. >> then we were offered drugs. i just couldn't believe there was drugs, there was alcohol. you could see obviously gay men kissing, danci

opposed gay marriage people protested.but then government got involved. >> mayors of chicago and boston and san francisco not welcome. >> the closest chick- fil- an is 40 miles away. a recommend they don't come closer. >> free societies don't have state ideology. but no new chick- fil- a have opened in chicago or boston. >> and this ph ysist led a probe and comment. and said that while wearing this shirt which people called offensive. >> and the shirt i wore this week. >> i made a mistake and offended many people. and i am very sorry about this. >> the he didn't fight back. he cried. >> they destroyed him anyway. and they don't care. an apology is not enough. they are making an example to others. >> they made an example of silicone brend man ike. >> in support of proposition eight to ban gay marriage. >> in 2008. a leftest said i am not in favor of gay marriage. >> and four years later it was no longer politically correct. >> the silicone community accused him of community lashe accusing him of homophobia and brig try. he

everyone -- but i didn't say, yep, i'm gay. it certainly wasn't like, you know, off handed like, you know, it wasn't that casual for me to go, yep, i'm gay. it was like a really tough thing, youknow, your whole life you're hiding it and then suddenly, yep, i'm gay. anyway, y'all. truth? i mean be who i am? i'm 35 years old. i'm so afraid to tell people. i just -- i'm gay. >> you won the emmy. but then the show was canceled. there was a lot of backlash. hollywood didn't have your back at that time. >> you know, it's -- it's what i, of course i was angry at the time because i wanted to support. i knew i could possibly lose my show. i didn't realize there were that struggling. then suddenly i'm hearing from people that were considering suicide and that i did do a lot for them and them. >> she is a game changer for her courage and her honesty but ellen is an "e.t." icon because she doesn't let her exalt define who she is. instead, it's all her heart, her hard work and bringing happiness to as many people as she can. whether that's

. >> the words, yep, i'm gay. way tlachlt is somebody at "time" magazine that decided would be the title. so -- >> the big quote on "time" magazine. you never said that? >> i never said, yep, i gay. >> what did you say? >> obviously, it was an interview. everyone -- but i didn't say, yep, i'm gay. it certainly wasn't like, you know, off handed like, you know, it wasn't that casual for me to go, yep, i'm gay. it was like a really tough thing, youknow, your whole life you're hiding it and then suddenly, yep, i'm gay. anyway, y'all. >> why can't i just see the truth? i mean be who i am? i'm 35 years old. i'm so afraid to tell people. i just -- i'm gay. >> you won the emmy. but then the show was canceled. there was a lot of backlash. hollywood didn't have your back at that time. >> you know, it's -- it's what i, of course i was angry at the time because i wanted to support. i knew i could possibly lose my show. people out there that were struggling. then suddenly i'm hearing from people that were considering suicide a

the summit condemns gay people. gay marriage remains a fundamental departure from the faith and the church must take the consequences. >> the unity shown by the people here is going to be costly because we have deep differences. it is going to be painful as well as often joyful and remarkable. >> reporter: the arch bishop portrayed this slip as a procedural problem. he said the church has acted unilaterally without waiting for a consensus of the greater anglican communion. there is no understating the deep split within the anglican church. he will now lead a task group to try to heal the rift. traditionalists sees little scope for compromise >> it is not to reflect the culture of the day of the prevailing opinions. it is actually to present the message of the gospel >> reporter: the rift looks set to widen when canadian anglicans are said to join the support for gay marriage >>> you can get up-to-date with all the stories we've been telling you about if you head over to our wednesday site which you can see there, al

it meant gay related immune deficiency.he early '80s before they figured out what aids and later hiv actually were. but pastor scarborough still use -- still uses that term. except he gets it wrong and he calls it grids instead of grid. >> i believe that grids was god's judgment on a sinful generation. i mean, i don't apologize for that. is it an unforgivable sin? of course not. in fact, i believe god would probably give us the cure for aids today if we put our foot down and said we no longer tolerate this, we're not going to fund it with health care, we're going to hold you accountable. i believe when we start repeating across this country some sharp probably christian or jewish researcher would find the aids cure. >> see, if we would just hold the gays accountable by refusing to give them health care for their gay disease, then god would just give the cure for aids to some researchers. but only a christian or jewish researcher because god has standards. according to pastor scarborough god has visited many horrors on this

supporters on gay marriage. at least 20 people have been killed in burkina faso's capital after gunmen attacked a hotel. 63 hostages, including a minister, have been fled. the fighters stormed the splendid hotel in ouagadougou that's located in the city's central business district and it is very popular with foreigners as gerald tan reports. >> reporter: the splendid hotel in burkina faso's capital under siege. gunfire rang out during the night as explosions were heard from inside. masked gunmen stormed the upscale hospital popular with foreigners and diplomats on foreign evening. they set cars on fire and attacked a cafÉ across the street >> translation: the guys came and started to shoot. we know that the gunmen won't come out of the hotel alive. our country is not nor jihadists and terrorists. they are wrong >> reporter: french troops were called in to help local forces retake the hotel. they rescued dozens of people and many are receiving treatment in hospital. >> translation: it was horrible because everyon

. >> we are just your typical average elderly gay couple. >> so they are just regular superold gay guys like the other gay couples who couldn't get married and had to result to adopting their partners just to fulfill their perverted desires. >> we wanted to gain legitimacy of a family and some of the legal benefits that come along with adoption. >> you have lower inheritance tax and hospital advickityation rights. >> oh my god, these guys had some human equality fetish. i couldn't wait to tell jackson he was right. >> i just met this gay couple where the older guy adopted the younger guy. >> if a heterosexual coup disel that i think we would want to put them in jail thsm is back door proof that there is something fundamentally wrong with trying to redefine marriage. >> back door, nice. >> yeah, jackson knew what time it was. >> meanwhile captain crochet over here was on the verge of completely abandoning his duties as a father. >> we went to court to ask them if they would get rid of this adoption so we could get married. >> why do you want to give up your son. >> is he not my son. >> w

on gay marriage they aren't sure what to believe any more. >> this thing of being gay and being lesbian, really, i don't understand it. because when you are born you are told that you are a girl or you are a boy. >> in the olden days it was not proper. but now in today's life we can't cast them aside. >> there are voices in favor of same sex union. we have to discern the voice of god in that chaos. >> the global church of 85 million worshipers is sharply split. the u.s. branch supports gay marriage and appointed its first openly gay bishop. >> this has been a disappointing time for many, and there will be heartache and pain for many, but it's important to remember that we are still part of the anglican communion. >> outside canterbury cathedral protesters urge compassion. the summit condemns homophobia and reject criminalization of gay people but th it takes it's part away from the anglecally can church. . >> it will be painful as well as joyful and remarkable. >> the archbishop portrays this as more of a procedural problem than doctrinalisal issue. there is no under stating the deep sp

i mean other gay friends didn't know what sis gender was either. so there was a lot to learn and it enlightened me and i think that many, many people don't really understand you know what the trans community wants to convey or how they want to be seen. >> you brought up civil rights many times during this interview., how far have we come in the course of your lifetime? >> well things can always get better. there's always a new twist and turn which is why in my album, i wrote a song called the time wave zero and it's sort of about the end of the world, cause we always think this must be the worst time, this must be the worst thing that's happening, you know will war ever end? um, you know i think there's always, there's always something you know to be done, but i think, i think things are improving. i mean i can't believe that gay marriage is really just about to become the law of the land, and monica and i are going to get married. we just debate over whether it's going to be hawaii or here in the backyard. i don't know. >> how do you hope people a

but in 2008 even leftists said -- >> i'm not in favor of gay marriage.ust four years later opposing gay marriage was no longer politically correct. >> he was accused of homophobia and bigotry. a year later eich still can't find work. >> he invented one of the most popular programming languages we use today and found the mozilla browser. his opinion was the popular opinion in california at that time and he still lost his job for it. >> there is a vengefulness to this. brendan eich isn't an evil person. he just has a different points of view. john: part of the problem is he didn't speak out. the star of duck dynasty did.ll after robertson is criticized for telling gq magazine he kerred homosexual behavior sinful. he didn't back off. >> i'm from the running from anything. >> he stood itch to it. reporter: the tv network earned- his suspension. chick-fil-a spoke out in its defense of its owners' beliefs and sales soared. >> the answer is always to push back twice as hard. john: the beenham brothers pushed back. a week after they lost their tvi show, someone

you're going to hear a lot about gay rights.ay rights is over as an issue in national politics, believe me, it's not over, you're going to hear a lot about it in this election where hillary clinton is going to run as a pro gay rights candidate and a lot of republicans are going to be with her. >> kaitlin, in this particular situation, thank you thank you for piping in on to the topic. >>> why the odds may be against you if you're hoping to keep your new year's resolution. that's up next. (vo) some call . we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to over sixty-five million dollars. and bringing love where it's needed most. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. was going to clean if an better than a manual? he said sure. but don't get just any one. get one inspired by dentists. with a round brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's rounded brush head cups your teeth to break up plaque and rotates to sweep it away. and oral-b

they want protection from the state if a gay couple asks to be married. >> if a gay couple came in and said marry us, what would you say? >> i would say no. waited three hours to testify on pastor protection legislation this week only to have the committee run out of time. >> it's an assurance that we won't be sued, we won't be intimidated to do same-sex marriages if we don't want to, and i think it's a right furs to have it. >> reporter: an online petition supporting pastors' rights to say no has garnered more than 24,000 signatures. the legislation not only protects a church or pastor from civil and criminal proceedings, it protects the church's tax exempt status. equality florida argues the legislation is vague and could be misused. >> religious exemptions have always been ripe for abuse and create loopholes for people to use religion to discriminate against others to impose their beliefs onto others and sometimes to harm people. >> reporter: pastor reese was clear, he would say no to a gay couple wanting to be married, pregnant out of wed lock came to him wanting to marry? >> i alw

how is it talked about in the gay community?ow does it break down. >> what gay people have our straight people, the reason we're better at sex than straight people are, it's not because we're magic, we're that, too. this is nothing to do with it. we're better at sex because -- >> wait, there are magical negrows, too. >> that's true. >> some of those magical negroes are also gay. >> when a man or am woman go to bed together, what's going to happen next? they usually get to consent and stop talking about what they'll do. they get to yes and there will be vaginal intercourse. two dudes get together, and it's like now what? they have to keep talking. we don't have the tap "a" slot "b" default. we have two tabs and two slot-- >> i think that's awesome. i think it's great! >> it seems like a big problem to me. >> on the flip side of it -- >> oh, on the flip side. >> we were talking about porn earlier today, too. the problem with porn tfeels like, especially heterosexual porn, porn ends when the man finishes. it's like-- >> larry: than

the united states branch, the episcopal church supports gay marriage and an openly gay bishop.xcluded from anglican doctorinal debate for the next three years. >> this has been a defendant disappointing time for many. there will be heartache and pain for many. we are still part of the anglican communion. >> protesters urged compassion the final communique from the clerics' summit condemns homophobia and rejects the criminalization of gay people but gay marriage is a fundamental departure from the faith and the episcopal church must take the consequences. >> the unity shown is going to be costly. we have deep differences. it's going to be painful he said the episcopal church has acted unilaterally without waiting for a consention of the greater ang lick can communion. there is no under stating the deep split within the anglican church. >>> archbishop will need a task group. traditionalists little scope of compromise. >> it's not to reflect necessarily the culture of the day a risk wider later this year when can ane yad angly cans are set to join the church for gay marriage. paul

if i want to be gay, i can be gay. if i want to be bi sexual, i can nobody should say how to live and love. >> justin: he ran away and was month. investigators here tell us his claims are part of an ongoing dss investigation and several interviews are set up for next week as part of that investigation. justin hinton, news 13. >> darcel: new tonight, jackson county authorities find a three-year-old boy safe and sound after a two and a half hour search. deputies say the boy went missing around 5:30 while helping his father and brother clear brush near their home. the child was found just after 8, about 2/10 of a mile near his house. >> larry: a waynesville mother is charged with prostitution from her own home. deion grey said she did it out of desperation to help her family make ends meet. she says her husband is battling skin cancer. she admits she when her children were home. >> not really hurting anybody, you know. and that's how i looked at it. but i guess now, i've hurt a lot of people. >> larry: grey's husband davi

brown and gay employees get half priced lunches this week only. got your attention; right? our news partners khou received angry calls and e-mails for good reason. when the station asked the owners about the wording, they were confused. >> said brown and gay employees get 50% off their lunch. and what that referenced is there's a company one block from here called brown and gay engineering. >> first, i didn't know what to think, and then i actually thought it was hilarious, when i thought about it more. we don't want to offend anybody here, but at the same time, you can't help but laugh at the misconception of the two things. >> so, employees of brown and gay engineering! >> oh! >> they often walk across the street to eat at this restaurant, the owner said no sign except for khou, i don't believe that. >> no! >> the sign now reads bge employees. >> hilarious! >>> just ahead, armed and ready to battle, why this clerk credits divine intervention for her survival. >>> too toxic for landfills and yet we're putting it on kids' fields. i mean, there's something wrong with that. >

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this thing of being gay and lesbian, i really don't understand it.hen we are born we are told that we are a girl or we are a boy. >> in the holden days it was not proper but in today's life, we can't cast them aside. >> there are those who are in favor of the union and there are those who are not in favor of that. >> the global church of 85 million worshipers is sharply split. the united states branch, the episcopal church supports an openly guy bishop. on friday, there is doctrinal debate for the next three years. >> this is a difficult time for many but it's important to remember that we're still part of the anglican community. >> outside protesters urged compassion. and the final communique condemns homophobia and with gay marriage it remains a fundamental departure from the faith and the episcopal church must take the consequences. >> unity here is going to be costly because we have deep differences. and it's going to be painful as well as often joyful and remarkable. >> the pimp portrayed this split as more of a procedure problem than a doctrina

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his quote is: "being gay was just what glenn did.

, she and her partner said it's okay if you're gay -- >> they outed me, despite the fact i am not gay me down at 13, brought me into the living room and said being gay is totally fine. >> we're gay. >> i was like did i do something to make you think it was not okay? they thought it was me, then i was furious. the only thing i knew about me is that i was straight. >> you were straight shamed. >> i was straight shamed. you could say that's part of the gay agenda. they were trying to initiate you into the nefarious homosexual lifestyle. >> you had one foot in the cave. >> but i found out later that my mom was actually afraid that i was day. she was being the homophobe of the two of us, because she was worried about how it would affect my happiness in my life. >> she is like the blind racist on the chappelle show. >> she is like the blind racist. one of my favorite stories in here is where you decided to donate bone marrow to a girl who you went to nyu with, and you didn't want to be the oskar schindler of bone marrow. >> they bait you. they're like this girl is dying. come see if you can

the united states episcopal church supports gay marriage and appointed an openly gay bishop. friday, it saw it excluded from doctrine or debate for three years. >> it's a disappointing time for many, there'll be heart ache and pain for many. it's important to remember that we are still part of the anglican communion. >> outside the cathedral they urged compassion, and they condemn homophobia and reject gay people. but it is a fundamental departure and the church must make the chances. >> unity will be costly, we have deep differences, and it will be painful as well as joyful and remarkable >>> archbishop portrayed the split as more of a procedural problem. the episcopal court added unilaterally, without waiting for a sentence. but theres in no understating the deep split within the church. the archbishop will lead a task group to heal the rift. >> it's not to reflect the culture of the day or the prevailing opinions. it's actually to present of the timeless message of the gospel. >> the rift looks set to widen this year when canadian anglicans are set to join the episcopal ch