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Gay Citigroup executive Shawn Miller, 42, has been found dead in his lower Manhattan apartment after apparently hooking up with a man he met online. Miller was discovered with his throat slashed “from ear to ear,” but NYPD investigators say his death was likely a suicide fueled by crystal meth and alcohol. Cops initially suspected foul play, saying earlier that …

The clip below is from GLAAD: As the video begins, Miasha Forbes recalls being told, “I should kill you right now, you f—ing man,” as she recounts an instance when she was followed and her life was threatened in a parking lot, just for being who she is. She is one of three transgender women of color speaking in GLAAD’s …

Human Rights Campaign and Victory Fund co-founder Terry Bean, 66, was arrested in Oregon yesterday on sex abuse charges involving a 15 year-old boy. Via Williamette Week: Law enforcement sources familiar with the case say Bean will be charged with two counts of sodomy in the third degree, a felony, and sex abuse in the third degree, a misdemeanor. He …

NOM is cheering this latest update out of North Carolina: The number of North Carolina magistrates who have resigned or retired early because of their opposition to performing same-sex marriages is higher than previously reported. Last month, a federal judge cleared the way for same-sex marriages in North Carolina, prompting the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to direct magistrates. …

(Via JMG reader Sam)

Things have just gotten underway in Arkansas: The oral arguments are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., according to a spokesperson for the Arkansas Supreme Court. After arguments end, opinions on the case are typically issued within a few weeks. With this case, an official opinion is expected to come within four or five weeks after arguments end, the spokesperson …

BOOM! And that’s THAT! UPDATE: From the local NBC affiliate: The United States Supreme Court has stepped in and decided to not issue an emergency stay in the ongoing political drama surrounding same-sex marriage in South Carolina. In a brief statement, the court straight denied the stay, but Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Justice Clarence Thomas said they would …

Same-sex marriage technically began late yesterday afternoon in Montana after a federal judge struck down that state’s ban. But the true rush to clerks’ offices begins today. Gay couples were expected to line up for marriage licenses Thursday at county courthouses across Montana after a federal judge tossed out the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. At least two counties — …

Via South Carolina’s The State: Two same-sex couples stood in line to pick up marriage licenses at the Richland County Probate Court first thing Thursday morning. One was Ed Madden and Bert Easter, the first to apply for a license in October, before appeals and judicial orders put the process on hold. The other was Tom McCutcheon and Ray Murray. …

The Supreme Court has yet to respond to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s demand to extend a lower court’s stay on the ruling that overturned that state’s ban on same-sex marriage. That stay expires at noon today. Yesterday several marriage licenses were issued and at least one gay wedding took place despite today’s deadline. Has SCOTUS ever refused to …