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California Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-SF) is planning to introduce a bill that would declare May 22 “Harvey Milk Day.” The bill would make the day a non-fiscal state holiday in which government workers and school children would not have the day off. Leno’s effort is thought to be the first in history that would establish a statewide holiday to honor …

Controversial news from Swiss AIDS researchers: GENEVA (AP) — Swiss AIDS experts said Thursday that some people with HIV who meet strict conditions and are under treatment can safely have unprotected sex with non-infected partners. The proposal astonished AIDS researchers in Europe and North America who have long argued that safe sex with a condom is the single most effective …

Nancy Cartwright, who voices Simpsons characters Bart Simpson, Ralph Wiggum, and Nelson Muntz, has made a $10M donation to the Church Of Scientology. The amount is twice her estimated annual salary from the show. In return, the cult named Cartwright their Patron Laureate. For comparison, records show that Tom Cruise has donated $5M over the last four years. In 2007, …

Everybody’s favorite idiots, the Log Cabin Republicans, are defending John McCain’s homophobic robo-calls to Florida’s voters. The attacks on Sen. John McCain by the gay Left are completely out-of-bounds and don’t reflect the facts. Let’s look at those facts: Had anyone bothered to reach out to the McCain Campaign, they would have realized Sen. McCain immediately stopped the calls. The …

Tune into Michelangelo Signorile’s show on Sirius OutQ today at 3pm EST: Hilary Rosen, the President of OurChart.com and former Chairman and chief executive officer of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), will support Senator Hillary Clinton and Stampp Corbin, the National LGBT Liaison for the Obama campaign, and Co-Chair of the National LGBT Leadership Team, Obama for America …

“One right-wing newspaper is, I think, delving away hoping he is going to turn out to be a 19-year-old rent boy. If they do identify him and catch up with him they are going to be greatly disappointed in terms of news worthiness. I have, by running for political office, decided to some extent give up some of my privacy. …

Last night’s Reading For Filth show at Rapture was extra fun. Chadwick Moore opened with a strangely compelling story about a disabled boy having gay sex for the first time, Sam J. Miller followed with his tale (NSFW) about a runaway and his much older lover crashing a fancy party, then Eric Leven (pictured below) read his affecting tale of …

Rumors have been flying on the various NYC foodie blogs about the impending closure of Meatpacking District landmark 24-hour diner and beloved gay hangout, Florent. Owner Florent Morellet, the iconic “Queen of MePa” confirmed to the NY Observer this week that his lease is ending March 31st, quelling, a tiny bit, the panic of foodies who feared the closure may …

NYC’s conservative tabloid, the NY Post, has endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic primary. But much like the NY Times’ endorsement of John McCain focused more on why they were not backing Giuliani, the Post endorsement is more an evisceration of the Clintons than an enthusiastic support for Barack Obama. His opponent, and her husband, stand for déjà vu all …

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will endorse John McCain today. The governator withheld his endorsement until the Republican debates were over because “he didn’t want to be seen taking sides in advance of the event.” His endorsement is seen a huge boon to McCain in “delegate rich” California. Unrelated: I’m so sick of reading “delegate rich”.