Rainbow baby factories?
Who would have guessed that 35% of lesbians living in the United States ages 18-44 have had children? A new study by the Williams Institue and Urban Institute released this week brings light to the topic of LGBT adoption and foster care families. The study also found that 52% of gay men and 41% of lesbians want to have a child. Guess it's time to open up that gay day care center!

Largo, FL Transphobic Firing Update
One of the Phobic 5 Largo City Commissioners recently defended his vote to fire Steve Stanton who was the City Manager for 14 years after he announced that he "was a transsexual and planned to live as a woman and eventually pursue a sex-change operation." The commissioner, Gay Gentry, said it was Stanton's management style - which he described as "hard-nosed, my-way-or-the-highway" - was the reason for the firing. The City Commissioners recently rewarded Stanton with a nice raise because of his job performance. But of course that was before Stanton told the world about his plans of transitioning his gender.

Queer athletes changing attitudes?
According to a new study released this week by Witeck-Combs Communications and Harris Interactive, heterosexual sports fans are overwhelmingly in support of their favorite athletes coming out. The study reported that "72% of heterosexual adults say their feelings toward their favorite male professional athlete would not change if the player revealed he is gay."

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