The seemingly unstoppable Obama Express rolled to victory in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia primaries – each won by a massive margin. Obama leaves today’s primaries with eight straight wins and more delegates than Hillary for the first time since the campaign began. In Virginia, Obama got more votes that McCain, Huckabee, and Ron Paul combined. Today Hillary’s deputy campaign …

“Phrases such as “gay marriage” or “same-sex marriage” imply that same-sex couples are asking for something other than marriage. They imply that same-sex couples deserve something different or lesser than the security, protections, safety-net, and respect that married couples cherish. And they play into the right-wing’s fear-mongering that gay people are a threat to marriage, that equality and inclusion would …

On Sunday Israel’s attorney general granted to full adoption rights to that country’s gay couples. Before his ruling, gay couples could only adopt if one partner was the biological parent of the child. “I welcome the decision,” said Welfare Minister Isaac Herzog. “There is no reason why same-sex couples who meet the criteria for adoption should not be able to …

Jason Rae, 21, is the nation’s youngest superdelegate. He’s also openly gay and a former Victory Fund intern. The Victory Fund works to elect openly LGBT candidates in all levels of government. A junior at Marquette University, he has been courted by both Democratic candidates, including a breakfast with Chelsea Clinton and phone calls from both her parents. Obama’s camp …

Today’s Swag Tuesday giftie is Bang Crunch, the new short story collection from gay Canadian author Neil Smith, now available from Random House. In Neil Smith’s nine stories, average people find themselves in decidedly unusual situations, as the mundane and the fantastic collide. A woman mourning the loss of her husband finds solace in talking to his ashes, entombed in …

Using the above headline, today Manhattan media and gossip site Gawker “executed” four of its regular commenters for using homophobic language. The move was prompted by a recent Advocate article on what that magazine dubbed the “homophobosphere”, which they define as “an environment created by antigay postings on Internet blogs that spreads hate, produces fear, and is still protected by …

A photo of Hungarian gay-bashing victims has won second place in the World Press Photo Of The Year 2007 Awards. The couple was photographed in Budapest by Zsolt Szigetváry as they awaited medical attention. First prize went to a photo of an American serviceman resting in his bunker in Afghanistan. Here’s a gallery of other winners. (Via – Jockohomo.)

It would have been unthinkable just a few weeks ago, but Hillary Clinton’s advisers are now saying that the upcoming Ohio and Texas primaries are “must wins” for Clinton to stay in the campaign. “She has to win both Ohio and Texas comfortably, or she’s out,” said one superdelegate who has endorsed Mrs. Clinton, and who spoke on condition of …

In 2006, Arizona became the first state to ever vote down a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. But yesterday, 16 out of 30 of Arizona’s state senators backed a new bill to put the issue back on the ballot yet again. The bill was also introduced in the state house. With both chambers’ approval, the bill will be on …

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Mike Huckabee is accusing the Washington state Republican Party of stealing that state’s caucus by declaring John McCain the winner before all the votes were counted. Calling a winner brought the caucus to an end. BWAH HAH HAH. The [Huckabee] campaign will be pursuing a full investigation, including sending in lawyers to join those already on the scene in the …

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In an interview with Washington Blade editor Kevin Naff, Hillary Clinton refuted claims that Barack Obama speaks publicly about gay rights more than she does. Clinton: “I talk about gay issues frequently. I’ve been a longtime friend of the gay community — I’ve been talking about these issues since 1999 when I first ran for Senate and went on record …

New York’s tabloids are having a field day with this story: A leather-loving submissive was clinging to life yesterday after a freak accident at a Midtown bondage club cut off oxygen to his brain, law-enforcement sources said. A dominatrix at The Nutcracker Suite on East 33rd Street called 911 at about 1:30 a.m. after finding the hooded man turning blue …

Stonewall, the UK gay rights group , will post 600 billboards around the country over the next two weeks with their “Some people are gay, get over it!” message. The ad campaign was originally designed for and rolled out to secondary schools and was created with the help of students and teachers. After the posters were well-received in the schools, …

New York Magazine took a look at why Hillary did so much better than Obama among the gays: As First Lady, Hillary marched in a gay-pride parade, and she has done so multiple times as a senator. She’s supported AIDS-care funding and an expansion of hate-crimes legislation. And after nearly running his first administration aground by coming out for gays …

Hey, the Grammys didn’t suck last night! Amy Crackhouse walked away with most of the major awards, but Chaka Khan won two, so it’s all good. Here’s a few of the bigger categories, the rest are here.ALBUM OF THE YEARRiver: The Joni Letters, Herbie HancockRECORD OF THE YEAR”Rehab,” Amy WinehouseSONG OF THE YEAR”Rehab,” Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)NEW ARTISTAmy WinehouseRAP …

The world’s largest Gucci store opened on Fifth Avenue this weekend, taking up 46,000 square feet on three floors of Trump Tower. The fashion house simultaneously launched their new line of Gucci ♥ NY handbags and luggage, which retail for up to $7000. However, the state of New York owns the trademark for anything that ♥’s anything, something they have …

Whew! Obama stomped Hillary in all three Democratic contests yesterday, beating Clinton by more than 2-1 in Washington state and Nebraska, and by 21 points in Louisiana. According to Associated Press delegate count projections, the candidates are within spittin’ distance of each other: Clinton with 1095, Obama with 1070. This is nerve-wracking. In a good way.