LOS ANGELES - George Takei, who as helmsman Sulu steered the Starship Enterprise through three television seasons and six movies, has come out as a homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.

Bishop John Shelby Spong has been called the devil incarnate and the Antichrist — a clergyman and author vilified for pressing for modernity in the church and full acceptance of homosexuals.

What rights does a homosexual deserve more than what I have?

What rights does a homosexual deserve more than what I have?

Lawn Griffiths: It is breathtaking to see evidence of progress in ending the tyranny of discrimination against people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered.  What’s fascinating is hearing the last gasps of conservatives who try to build a case against loosening their bindings and blinders of intolerance.

The State Bar of Arizona is weighing whether to require new lawyers to swear they won't let their views on someone's sexual orientation affect their duty, a move foes said could force attorneys to represent clients whose view they find personally offensive.

Some students will take sides next week in the debate about homosexuality that already divides families, religious denominations and society.

February 26, 2005

NEW DELHI -- New Delhi's gay community celebrated a landmark court ruling Thursday that decriminalizes homosexuality - a decision that could end widespread police harassment and be a harbinger for gradual acceptance for homosexuals across this deeply conservative country.

New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday.

Friday was the national observance of  “Day of Silence” when students in schools were displaying their solidarity and support of gay and lesbian, as well as heterosexuals,  in their stand against bullying or harassment of homosexuals.

Discrimination is gone? I think not! Homosexuals are stuck in the same rut they’ve been in for the past 17 years. Any homosexual citizen wishing to serve in the military is still not allowed to be open about their sexuality. I want Congress to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” This policy is absolutely nonsensical. The thought that someone’s sexuality affects how they fight is sheer applesauce. Homosexuals are still people and deserve the same respect and treatment as heterosexuals. Soldiers should be respectful of homosexuals and should not be selfish. It’s egotistical to let someone’s sexuality make you uncomfortable and therefore unwilling to fight for your country. The United States is making fighting in the army seem like a privilege to homosexuals. To be quite frank, our country can’t afford to not allow homosexuals to fight with the amount of soldiers lost during combat routinely. The recently gained Republican majority worries me because predictions are that the act won’t be repealed. The freedom our country was founded on is clearly not being shown in our policies.

An Arizona congressman whose son is homosexual says he isn't ready to support gay marriage.

Must you print letters like the one from Patrick Shepherd of Mesa, “Do homosexuals deserve more rights?” (AFN, May 13)

Paul Babeu’s homosexuality is not an issue. I could not care less about that.

Mocking Christian values