What is wrong with her? Elizabeth Hasselbeck of The View needs a serious reality check. Everything that comes out of her mouth in terms of gays and lesbians is utter nonsense. The look on Joy Behar’s face while Hasselbeck is talking though? Priceless.
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Just as there are all kinds of bellies there are all kinds of diamond navel jewelry. For example there are plenty of pricey pieces that have colored diamonds in them. These are so pretty and they shine like nobody’s business.
But if you don’t have the kinds of funds needed at online jewelry stores for these natural stones you can always go with the man made diamonds. Jewelry with these is getting more and more popular all of the time doe to their fantastic prices and splendid beauty.
Belly button rings come in all shapes and sizes. There are some that dangle with real adman made diamonds and others that are simple stud like rings. No matter what kind of jewelry you have a penchant for you are never going to have trouble tracking down some nice navel rings at online jewelry stores.
These stores are teeming with great selections all over this country and every other. There is nothing hotter these days than a sexy girl with a pierced navel and online body jewelry stores are cashing in on this fact.
Diamond navel jewelry is attractive and it is hot. There is no reason why any woman cannot benefit from some colored diamonds in her belly. These diamonds and man made diamonds suit everyone, you can’t go wrong, they are that gorgeous. Start browsing at some online jewelry stores today and save some major cash on your rings.
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Gay jewelry is generally thought of as rainbow rings and necklaces. While those of you who follow my blog regularly know this isn’t necessarily the case, you also know that there are very, very few LGBT stores online that carry pieces with titanium, gold, diamonds and platinum.
There is a reason why rainbow rings and such as so popular and it isn’t just they they tend to be more common, it’s because they are fun to wear and are versatile. The following are some of my favorite rings from Love and Pride gay and lesbian online store:
<— This is a beautiful example of a gay ring. It’s made of grey titanium with a rainbow cutout that is definitely runway worthy. The band is 4mm wide and will look great on anyone.
—> It’s certainly easy to show your pride with this unique tie dye ring. Hippies would be in heaven! This piece is made of silver and colorful resin for an unmistakable unique look that pairs great with a bathing suit or jeans. The width is great too, this gay ring is 7 mm wide and at Love and Pride there is another one that’s similar but wider with a 10 mm width.
<— I think this bright and vibrant ring is part of the brand new True Colors Collection at Love and Pride jewelry. The metal is grey titanium marked with two grooves that have been anodized to give it that rainbow sheen. The titanium band itself is 9 mm wide.
—> The best place in the world to get gay and lesbian jewelry is at Love and Pride and this is one of their best sellers. It is also grey titanium and andonized stainless steel. The bold rainbow colors are vibrant and true and this ring is definitely a statement ring. This one measures 6.5 mm in width.
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Now your turn to do your dream watch!
I swear to God I lost my shit when I really looked at this website and realized the extent of the customization available for their Swiss watches. Seriously OMG.
I see gay jewelry websites that offer “custom” engagement rings and such all the time, you get to pick the metal, size of the stone, shape blah blah blah. But this is a whole new level of unique. You can literally choose every single aspect of your watch. So how does it work?
Choose whether you want a womens or mens watch (there are unisex options as well), then choose a general shape. Then you can pick the type of second hand, minute and hour hand, the colors of them, the colors of the watch face, whether you want a more detailed case (you know the trim-like part), then of course the strap. Do you want a metal strap? Perhaps a metal one? How about a vintage strap?! WTF right?
Want gemstones around the face of the Swiss watch? Sure thing, what kind do you want? Pink or maybe blue sapphires? Diamonds? Black ones or white ones? It’s incredibly detailed. You can even choose the type of clasp!
You can choose to make it a chronograph watch, or not. If you do, you even get to choose the colors of their little hands! It is wacked out and amazing. So many colors of metal, leather and goodness knows what, you can even get engraving on them and I’m talking about your standars To Whoeverwithlove kind of thing either.
They have a wide range of symbols you can have engraved onto the watch. All the zodiac signs, butterflies, hearts, teddies, chinese symbols and of course you can have to the To Whoeverwithlove message if you want to. It’s like heaven. I love watches.
I had to stop playing with all the features at 121TIME Watches, it was taking up my whole day. Check it out, it will blow your mind too. WOW.
It’s so fun because if it’s a gift you are shopping for you can literally create a one of a kind watch. It’s all you, and if you’re shopping for yourself you can finally have the watch of your dreams.
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(CNN) — A school district in Mississippi has agreed to pay a recent high school graduate $35,000 in damages and adopt a policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, according to a statement released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union.
The settlement comes after the ACLU sued the school district in Fulton, Mississippi, on behalf of Constance McMillen, a lesbian teen who was told by Itawamba Agricultural High School officials she and her girlfriend would be ejected if they attended the school-sponsored prom.
The agreement, which was filed Tuesday, ends the lawsuit.
“I’m so glad this is all over. I won’t ever get my prom back, but it’s worth it if it changes things at my school,” McMillen said in a statement released Tuesday.
The prom, originally scheduled for April 2, was eventually canceled by school board officials who previously said they reached their decision based on “the education, safety and well-being of [its] students.”
Officials at McMillen’s former high school are not commenting at this time, and a call to the north Mississippi school district seeking comment Tuesday wasn’t immediately returned.
According to the ACLU statement, McMillen “suffered humiliation and harassment after parents, students and school officials executed a cruel plan to put on a decoy prom for her while the rest of her classmates were at a private prom 30 miles away.”
McMillen believes the alternative prom she was sent to was a sham because only a handful of people attended. “A lot of people were talking about how it was a joke just set up for me,” she previously said.
In March, a federal judge ruled that McMillen’s First Amendment rights were violated when her school district refused to let her attend her prom in a tux with a girl.
That was good news, said her attorney, Christine Sun, senior counsel with the ACLU’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender project. It set a precedent and helped broadcast an important statement, which was made stronger by virtue of where it came from, she said.
“We’re in a conservative area of the country, where people tend to think we can do what we like,” said Sun, who lives in New York but has traveled multiple times to Mississippi on McMillen’s behalf. “This case sends a strong message that that’s not going to fly anymore.”
In 2004, the national gay rights group GLSEN — the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network — issued a report that said of all 50 states, Mississippi had the most hostile environment for gay youths.
“We hope this judgment sends a message to schools that they cannot get away with discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students,” said Bear Atwood, interim legal director at the ACLU of Mississippi.
Since McMillen’s name made national headlines, the lesbian teen advocate has served as the grand marshal for New York’s Gay Pride Parade, she received a $30,000 college scholarship from an anonymous donor, and a Facebook page called “Let Constance Take Her Girlfriend to Prom!” had attracted nearly 410,000 fans as of Tuesday.
“It means a lot to me,” McMillen said. “The amount of support helps me to continue with the fight.”
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Love love lovey love love drop pendants and necklaces. They are pretty and girly and all of the stuff that makes summer great. I tracked down some awesomely cheap gay jewelry for you to drool over right here and you are going L-O-V-E them all!
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I like this one because it ties in the black (which is super trendy right now) but still keeps that girly kind of feel. Do you know what I mean? I think it’s the fact that it is heart shaped. This gives it a warmth that might have been missing otherwise.
It is made of sterling silver and black crystals. They are cut to shine and they definitely catch the light. I can see dressing this drop necklace up or down. Wear it with a colorful tank top or your favorite little black dress. It’s going to look faboosh no matter where you go.
Light, bright gemstones like blue topaz, rhodolite and peridot are perfect for summer jewelry. They capture the essence of summer in their flowery colors. The dangle makes them sexy and flirty, I can totally see this necklace paired with a bikini. It’s made of sterling silver and the aforementioned gemstones, it will make the perfect gift for the woman in your life.
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I have designed some great gay shirts that are fun to wear and that make a statement. It’s kind of an experiment on my part, expanding this blog and doing my part to getting the message of equality out there. I have designed some for men, women, even babies and pets can get some cute gay themed clothes.
I really wanted this gay clothing line to be versatile and I wanted there to be something for everyone so I have more than just gay shirts. I have some great shirts and a water bottle for men and women who are straight but who want to support gays and lesbians and the really the entire LGBT equality movement.
There is something for everyone and they don’t cost an arm and a leg either. So pick something up and start showing your support of the plight of gay and lesbian equality today. Most of these items make great gift ideas too.
I have one question for you all though. I want to donate a good portion of the money I make from these to a charity and I need some ideas. Drop me a line in the comment section with a charity you think would be worth donating the proceeds to.
Thanks for looking at them and I hope you like all my original gay merchandise!
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Here’s the thing, who doesn’t want a Cartier watch? I mean the name alone makes most people drool, yours truly included, but some of their watches are pretty darn ugly. Just because they are famous doesn’t mean they are perfect and yes I know not everyone has the same taste in gay jewelry and accessories as me, but still. Even if you can’t afford one there is no reason you can spend some time ogling them. Like window shopping but on the Internet.
This is a designer brand that both Jackie O and Michelle Obama were/are huge fans of. They have both been photographed wearing their Cartier watches.
These are all top name brand watches, in fact Cartier watches have been around probably since before you were born. They are popular in all circles and a highly prized watch. When you are wearing one you are obviously a person of class and sophistication, at least you will look like one. LOL!
There are a ton of different styles as well. Some are all metal, some have leather straps, others have gold accents and even diamonds. Cartier wrist watches have a pretty wide price range as well, though none of them come cheap exactly.
Watches should be a staple in your gay jewelry wardrobe whether you are a man or a woman and a Cartier watch is a great start.
Whether you want it to or not, life revolves around time and keeping track can be real hard, all the help you can get is good and a nice watch does all that while showing people how cool and stylish you happen to be.
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Argentina legalizes gay marriage in historic vote
By MICHAEL WARREN (AP)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina became the first Latin American nation to legalize gay marriage Thursday, granting same-sex couples all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage brings to heterosexuals.
The law’s passage — a priority for President Cristina Fernandez’s government — has inspired activists to push for similar laws in other countries, and a wave of gay weddings are expected in Buenos Aires. Some gay business leaders are predicting an economic ripple effect from an increase in tourism among gays and lesbians who will see Argentina as an even more attractive destination.
But it also carries political risks for Fernandez and her husband, former President Nestor Kirchner. The vote divided their governing coalition, and while gay rights have strong support in the capital, anti-gay feelings still run strong in much of Argentine society, where the vast majority of people are Roman Catholic.
“From today onward, Argentina is a more just and democratic country,” said Maria Rachid, president of the Argentine Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender federation. The law “not only recognizes the rights of our families, but also the possibility of having access to health care, to leave a pension, to leave our assets to the people with whom we have shared many years of life, including our children,” she said.
The 33-27 Senate vote was tallied shortly before dawn, after a marathon debate that touched on religion, ethics, the legacy of Argentina’s dictatorship and the challenges of raising children. There were three abstentions. Since the lower house already approved it, the law takes effect within days.
Gays and lesbians who have already found Buenos Aires to be a welcoming place to live will likely rush to the altar, but same-sex couples from other countries will need to live in Argentina before becoming eligible, and the necessary residency documents can take months to obtain.
The approval came despite a concerted campaign by the Roman Catholic Church and evangelical groups, which drew 60,000 people to march on Congress and urged parents in churches and schools to work against passage. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio led the campaign, saying “children need to have the right to be raised and educated by a father and a mother.”
Opponents of gay marriage proposed a civil-union law instead that would have barred gays from adopting or undergoing in-vitro fertilization to have children, and enabled any civil servant to “conscientiously object” to register gay couples. In the end, parliamentary maneuvers kept the Senate from voting on civil unions as the government bet all or nothing on the more politically difficult option of marriage.
“I’m proud that we never tried for civil unions, always for complete equality,” said Esteban Paulon, the LGBT federation’s general secretary. He credits “an enormous conviction that equality means the same rights with the same names.”
The final vote split both the governing coalition and the opposition, with lawmakers on both sides saying they went with their convictions.
Sen. Juan Perez Alsina, usually a loyal supporter of the president, called marriage between a man and a woman “essential for the preservation of the species.”
But others compared the discrimination closeted gays face to the oppression millions suffered under Argentina’s dictatorship years ago, and urged their fellow senators to show the world how much Argentina has matured. “Society has grown up. We aren’t the same as we were before,” Sen. Daniel Filmus said.
Same-sex civil unions have been legalized in Uruguay and some states in Mexico and Brazil, and the Colombian Constitutional Court has granted same-sex couples inheritance rights and allowed them to add their partners to health insurance plans.
Mexico City went even further, not only legalizing gay marriage but launching a tourism campaign to encourage foreigners to come and wed. On Thursday, Mexico City officials offered a free honeymoon in Mexico to the first gay couple to wed under the new Argentine law.
Argentina doesn’t allow non-resident foreigners to tie the knot, but it is likely to draw more gay tourists who already spend millions in the country’s economy, said Pablo De Luca, founder of the Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce in Buenos Aires.
“The fact that we are the first country in Latin America that respects the rights of the gay community by law sends a solid message that makes Argentina even more attractive,” said De Luca, who estimates that 18 percent of the tourists who come to Argentina are gay or lesbian.
Argentina now sets a new standard for other countries in the hemisphere.
“Today’s historic vote shows how far Catholic Argentina has come, from dictatorship to true democratic values, and how far the freedom-to-marry movement has come, as 12 countries on four continents now embrace marriage equality,” said Evan Wolfson, who runs the U.S. Freedom to Marry lobby.
Wolfson urged U.S. lawmakers to follow suit: “America should lead, not lag, when it comes to treating everyone equally under the law.”
Gay activists in neighboring Chile hope Argentina’s milestone will improve chances for a gay-marriage law currently in committee in their own Congress.
“Argentina’s political class has provided a lesson to the rest of Latin America,” said Rolando Jimenez in the Chilean capital, Santiago. “We hope our own countries and political parties will learn that the human rights of sexual minorities are undeniable.”
Activists in Paraguay plan to propose a similar law in October, said Martin Viveros of the group Somosgay. And in Uruguay, gays unsatisfied with the partial civil-union rights are preparing legislation to replace “man and woman” with references to “spouse” throughout the civil code.
Still, many Argentines, especially outside the capital, remain firmly opposed to gay marriage, and while the president’s confrontation with the Roman Catholic Church may play well in the socially liberal Buenos Aires, the vote may encourage fissures in her ruling coalition.
Some opposition leaders accused Fernandez and Kirchner of trying to gain votes in next year’s presidential elections, when Kirchner is expected to run again.
Associated Press Writers Bridget Huber, Almudena Calatrava and Debora Rey in Buenos Aires; Eva Vergara in Santiago, Chile; Pedro Servin in Asuncion, Paraguay; and Raul O. Garces in Montevideo, Uruguay, contributed to this report.
