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Friday night in Cambridge, monologist/writer Mike Daisey had his show at the American Reperatory Theatre disrupted when 87 members of a Christian group decided to leave the theatre in the middle of the show, with one man pouring water on Daisey’s notes as the group filed past the stage. It seems to be unknown why the Christian group decided to …

Governor Eliot Spitzer has announced his plan to introduce a bill to legalize gay marriage in New York. The bill is not expected to pass. Same-sex marriage legislation has never made it to a floor vote in the New York Assembly or Senate. Still, marriage equality activists are heralding Spitzer’s plan, saying his move will lend “strategic and symbolic weight” …

German researchers have identified a peptide that blocks HIV and have synthesized a variant that is 100 times more potent than the natural peptide. The synthetic version has been tested safely on animals and human trials are set to begin later this year. This peptide could obviate existing HIV drugs as it appears to work equally well on all strains …

Yesterday’s glorious sunshine allowed us to renew our favorite warm weather tradition, lazy Saturday afternoons spent sprawled above Central Park’s roller disco. The DJ starts up around 2PM, beaming old school disco and R&B classics to a wireless speaker system, while a crazy group of show-offs and eccentrics perform tricks and roller-boogie around. We spotted most of our favorites yesterday: …

Here are the deets on the tour: Cyndi Lauper, Erasure, Debbie Harry, The Dresden Dolls, The Gossip and The Misshapes with host Margaret Cho take the celebration of the first annual True Colors Tour to support the Human Rights Campaign. The 15 city nationwide tour, presented by Logo, kicks off Gay and Lesbian Pride Month on June 8th at Las …

Kevin Bacon’s charity website, Six Degrees, has named Family Pride as one of its six charities to win a matching grant, after the gay families group raised over $30,000 from 1138 donors. Bacon had pledged $10,000 to each of the top six groups with the most unique donors. Family Pride placed third, winning the additional money and a mention from …

Bono and The Edge are penning a Broadway musical version of Spider-Man, and auditions are already underway for a first reading, with Julie “Lion King” Taymor set to direct. That this news comes just as April 30-May 6 has been named “Spider-Man 3 Week In NYC” is pure coincidence of course. Producers are said to be looking for an actor …

This morning a bomb exploded near Jerusalem and investigating police found leaflets protesting the upcoming Jerusalem gay pride parade. Ultra-orthodox Jews are suspected to have planted the bomb, which slightly injured a farmer when his tractor rode over the device. Noah Sattah, executive director of Jerusalem Open House issued this statement: “Jerusalem Open House could not more strongly condemn this …

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg will unveil a massive list of capital improvement projects for the city at an Earth Day ceremony this Sunday, including a new midtown trans-Hudson tunnel and a plan to begin “congestion pricing” for drivers entering crowded midtown and downtown areas during peak hours. London has had success with a similar plan, which has not only raised …