For over 10 years I've been a member of Palma Ceia Uned Methodist Church here Tampa. In 2011, at the urgg of a large group of members, the Admistrative Council of the Church adopted a statement of wele to all, which was to be placed on our webse. Unfortunately, we were recently appoted a new pastor who's anim towards gay people has ed to him to whdraw that wele and remove the statement om all public display. In fact, he's gone so far as to have our listg removed om a webse that do nothg more than provi a geographic directory of gay-welg church. He did whout any nsultatn wh the Council, and has acted qutnable ways.
Contents:
- WHEN A METHODIST PASTOR WHDRAWS THE WELE TO GAYS AND LBIANS
- BECKHAM: THE MAN WHO BROKE FOOTBALL’S GAY TABOO?
- BCE VILANCH’S BGRAPHY – NET WORTH, HEIGHT. IS HE GAY?
- ROLLG STONE FOUNR JANN WENNER THKS THAT TOM CISE IS GAY
WHEN A METHODIST PASTOR WHDRAWS THE WELE TO GAYS AND LBIANS
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DeAngelo Jackson, who recently beme the first Black performer to w Bt Actor at the GayVNs -- the Osrs of gay porn -- plays a key role. There was a passnate discsn, and the Council heard personal stori of the harm that the msag often nveyed unr the guise of relign n e to young lbian and gay people, and how they are often driven away om the Church bee of a lack of real wele.
BECKHAM: THE MAN WHO BROKE FOOTBALL’S GAY TABOO?
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Beckham 'opened the door' for to be ol to be gay. David Beckham was always apt at curlg the ball around a wall – but when me to the barrier of homosexualy football, he broke straight through . Former England pta Beckham, who announced his retirement om football Thursday, was the first superstar footballer to embrace his “gay in” stat, eely givg terviews to gay magaz and openly talkg about his gay fan base.
“What David Beckham did was break the long silence about homosexualy football, ” Newkey-Burn told CNN. “He openly urted his gay fan base, sayg he loved beg a gay in and was happy for his wife to broadst that around.
BCE VILANCH’S BGRAPHY – NET WORTH, HEIGHT. IS HE GAY?
“He was the first to give terviews to gay magaz – before that, no footballer would have done that. In an terview wh the BBC given 2007, Beckham spoke of his pri at beg tagged as a “gay in”. Once Newkey-Burn spent five months tryg to anize an terview wh the midfielr, only for the player himself to sanctn the piece after readg one of the journalist’s articl on football and homosexualy Four Four Two magaze.
“David read the piece I did about how far football had e alg wh homophobia, ” Newkey-Burn relled. “Look, there are 92 league clubs England wh each squad havg around 20 players, so statistilly, there mt be some gay players, ” add the journalist. “Beckham said to the world: ‘I’m straight, I’m the England pta and I thk ’s ol people are gay.
ROLLG STONE FOUNR JANN WENNER THKS THAT TOM CISE IS GAY
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Football star Robbie Rogers announced he was retirg om football after “g out” – leavg Swedish player Anton Hysen as the only openly gay player Europe. Read: In search of a gay soccer hero.
“Gay football fans don’t want 11 neatly iffured and manicured players to admire, ” said the journalist and celebry bgrapher who has wrten books about Ale, Brangela, Michael Jackson and Paris Hilton. “But Beckham was someone who was proud to be a gay in and ma ol too. Read: The gay footballer who chose eedom.