Slate today announced the launch of Outward, a new section of the site that “won’t be just another one-note, mainstream ‘gay news’ blog.” Um, ouch? Being made of the same ornery stuff as the rest of Slate, Outward will be a haven for passionate expressions of underrepresented and controversial points of view that we hope will make you think, make …

Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff, 20, who hopes to compete at the Sochi Olympics, has come out, but is worried about being open at the Games. “I have a feeling that I would have to kinda go back into the closet a little bit because I don’t want to risk my, like, you know, safety, being arrested or deported. I want …

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Russia Today reports that the lower house of Russia’s parliament is working on a bill that would allegedly provide “ex-gay” therapy to anybody who asks for it.  David Badash ponders the possibilities at New Civil Rights Movement: The “therapy” supposedly would be anonymous and voluntary. But given Russia’s current war on the LGBT community, how long would it be before …

After the wedding photography ruling in New Mexico last week, anti-gay and Christian groups predictably screamed about the (mythical) right of businesses to refuse service to anyone. Raw Story reports on a South Carolina restaurant exercising that “right”: A group of customers at a Wild Wing restaurant in Charleston, SC were forced to wait two hours for their table and …

This weekend New York state Attorney General sued Donald Trump for $40M, claiming that his Trump University is a bait-and-switch scam. In response, Trump’s camp has already launched a website attacking Schneiderman. From the site: “98% of Trump University students rated the program ‘excellent’ while only 4% of New York State registered voters rated Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s performance as …

“Last Wednesday, New Jersey Assemblyman Tim Eustace, who sponsored the bill and is openly homosexual, bombastically compared change therapy to ‘beating a child’ and suggested the government take children seeking change away from their parents. He told Talk Radio 1210 WPHT, ‘What this does is prevent things that are harmful to people. If a parent were beating their child on …

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Giuliani recorded this clip for Lhota a couple of months ago, but an apparently new ad buy now has his message appearing at the front of many YouTube clips.

Christine Quinn today earned a newspaper hat trick as the third of New York City’s three biggest dailies joined the New York Times and the New York Daily News in endorsing her. (Like the Times did on Saturday, the Post has also endorsed Republican front-runner Joe Lhota, the former head of the MTA.)  But the Rupert Mudoch-owned Post cannot resist …

“Would people who firmly believe that God made us male and female, and that God has revealed that homosexual ACTS are sinful be allowed to hold such beliefs? Or would they have to be ‘re-educated’ to think as ‘normal’ people think? Would churches that refuse to celebrate same-sex marriage because of deeply held religious convictions be deprived of the freedom …

Earlier this month we learned that a condo association in Florida had instituted a new rule which stipulates that their units may only be sold to single people or to legally married “husband and wife” couples. News of the new rule made national headlines and now a lawyer for the condo association has written a new bylaw that reverses the …

“We are thrilled to honor Dean Staver at the First Annual Ex-Gay Pride Celebration. He has been a champion in defending the freedoms of clients who pursue counseling to overcome unwanted same-sex attractions (SSA) and has tirelessly advocated for their God-given right of self-determination and Constitutional rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I can’t think of a …

Last night at MTV’s Video Music Awards rap act Macklemore & Ryan Lewis performed their hit marriage equality anthem, Same Love, with help from Mary Lambert and Jennifer Hudson. The track later won the award for Best Video With A Social Message.

From the Facebook page of the NYC Anti-Violence Project: “At the request of Ms. Nettles’ family, the vigil originally planned for Monday will be rescheduled to a date later in the week. Harlem Pride and AVP will keep you updated on the new time and place.”  Nettles, a 21 year-old transgender woman, was murdered in Harlem last week by a …

“As a registered Democrat, I am praying for a credible presidential candidate to emerge from the younger tier of politicians in their late 40s. A governor with executive experience would be ideal. It’s time to put my baby-boom generation out to pasture! We’ve had our day and managed to muck up a hell of a lot. It remains baffling how …

Going viral this weekend with almost 300K views is a clip from Kristen Chenoweth’s Friday night concert at the Hollywood Bowl. When musicians call audience members up on stage to perform with them, the results are usually fun but a little cringe-worthy. During the show, she [Chenoweth] called Southern California resident Sarah Horn to the stage and invited her to …

Gay Star News reports: Thousands have turned out to party at Manchester Pride in north-west England, but the revelers’ thoughts are with LGBT people in their twin city, St Petersburg, Russia. Community groups taking part in the pride march through the city center include the Albert Kennedy Trust which helps homeless LGBT kids and the local Lesbian and Gay Foundation …

New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a $40M lawsuit against Donald Trump, claiming that his Trump University is a fraudulent get-rich-quick scheme. “Trading on his celebrity status, Mr. Trump personally appeared in advertisements making false promises to convince people to spend tens of thousands of dollars they couldn’t afford for lessons they never got,” Schneiderman said. “No …