“After swearing on a Bible to uphold the law and defend our Constitution, he’s made a shocking move: he unilaterally decided to no longer defend our country’s Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, which is the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. DOMA was passed by an overwhelming bipartisan majority and signed into law …

Tomorrow is the 200th anniversary of the approval of Manhattan’s street grid, a decision that some historians say did more to create the most densely populated space in North America than any other bit of urban planning. The grid certified by the city’s street commissioners on March 22, 1811, spurred development by establishing seven miles of regular, predictable street access. …

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, says Obama’s decision to attack Libya without approval from Congress is an impeachable offense. “President Obama moved forward without Congress approving. He didn’t have Congressional authorization, he has gone against the Constitution, and that’s got to be said,” Kucinich said in an interview with Raw Story. “It’s …

The makers of Brazil’s Magnifca Cachaça suggest drinking lots of their product should you come across your son and his friend watching Brokeback Mountain. Slogan: “If you gotta be strong, we gotta be strong.” Copyranter observes: “Creative note: Diagram ads? Rarely a good idea. Don’t make me work to get your oh so important message.”

America’s leading gay porn researcher has just discovered the gay fetish category called “twincest,” which totally doesn’t exist (NSFW) in straight porn, right? It’s not as if there are thousands and thousands of straight-targeted videos featuring siliconed twin girls servicing one lucky dude in between working on each other.

Don’t watch this clip if you didn’t see last night’s shocking series finale of HBO’s Big Love. I so did not see it coming.

I posted the audio of this last week, here’s the trippy production video. It’s been pointed out that this isn’t actually auto-tuned, he uses a vocoder, which is not to be confused with the Talk Box.

Pastor Brent Girouex of Council Bluffs, Iowa told detectives that he had sex with the four boys he’s accused of molesting in order to help them achieve “sexual purity in the eyes of God.” Court documents indicated Girouex told investigators the most sexual contact he had was with one teen over a four-year period, starting when the boy was 14 …

American Family Association radio host Bryan Fischer knows exactly what he’s doing when he uses the word “boy” to describe a black man.

“This sends a clear message to all these government departments and agencies that it’s all right to put up the motto on our buildings and in our classrooms. And I think it will stop the tide of the chilling effect over the past several years. We’re not forcing anybody to do anything. But at the same time, we want to …

After the Fort Worth police and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission staged a widely criticized raid of the Rainbow Lounge in June 2009, authorities from both organizations admitted wrongdoings that resulted in the firings of three TABC officers and a rewriting of the rules regarding nightclub raids. Now the Fort Worth city attorneys are recommending a $400,000 settlement with Chad …

You might be amused by the reaction of the press when Ricky Martin appeared on the red carpet at Saturday’s GLAAD Awards. Most of the LGBT press was set up further down the row, but I jumped out of line to grab some video when I heard the shouting. This morning on Boy Culture, Matt Rettenmund has posted his red …

According to City Hall News, activists plan to ask NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg to lobby state Senate Republicans on marriage equality. Michael Bloomberg, who favors marriage equality, has promised advocates to do anything in his power to help push the issue. And those close to the planning say they plan on asking Bloomberg to appeal directly to fence-sitting Senate Republicans, …

Love, love, love. My favorite so far.

AT&T is buying the U.S. division of T-Mobile in a $39B deal that will create the nation’s largest cell phone company. If completed, the deal would allow AT&T, now the second- largest U.S. wireless operator, to add 34 million customers and surpass Verizon Wireless as the largest in the country. The acquisition, the largest in the wireless industry since 2004, …

Knut, the polar bear who as a cub captured the hearts of the world and sold millions in plush toys for the Berlin Zoo, died unexpectedly yesterday at the age of four. “Everyone is just in shock here,” said Claudia Bienek, a spokeswoman for Berlin Zoo where Knut shot to global fame in 2007 as a photogenic snow-white cub after …

The Ali Forney Center has been joined by a wonderful ally in the effort to prevent Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to eliminate funding for homeless youth shelters in New York State. Change.org has taken on the struggle to protect LGBT youth from the devastating impact of Cuomo’s plan and has posted this petition on their homepage and on their gay …