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Via the Scotland Daily Record: Westiminster main party leaders today set aside their differences to promise that a No vote will mean a stronger Scottish Parliament and total protection for the NHS. David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg have signed up to a historic joint statement that was demanded by the Daily Record on behalf of the people of …

The Advocate today issued a ranking of the “50 most influential LGBT people in media.” On the list are many familiar names including Andrew Sullivan, Frank Bruni, Josh Barro, Dan Savage, Suze Orman, and Glenn Greenwald. (Tipped by JMG reader Kyle)

“NOM needs your help to continue to stand up and fight back! Won’t you please make a generous gift right away, knowing that your donation — of whatever amount — will be matched dollar-for-dollar? We’re seeing the furious attacks against marriage taking place all around us every day… radical activists seeking out hand-picked, liberal judges throughout the country and launching …

New York City already offers tram service between the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island, but a local businessman has proposed a new “high-speed” gondola system that would initially provide service between Williamsburg and lower Manhattan. Gothamist is digging it: Picture this: it’s 100 degrees out, you descend into the subway station to find a packed platform, you stand for …

Web security giant Symantec has agreed to stop filtering LGBT-related sites. Via GLAAD: GLAAD today announced that Symantec, the fourth largest software company in the world, has removed a feature that previously allowed people to block LGBT-related websites, including resources like GLAAD.org and The Trevor Project. GLAAD worked with Symantec to make the change, which affects millions of people and …

TIME Magazine reports that Pope Francis “dropped a big hint” over the weekend. The Holy Father presided over the wedding of 20 couples Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica. From a distance, the group seemed fairly typical: the couples ranged from ages 25 to 56 and were all from the Diocese of Rome. But the underlying storyline is far more telling: …

From the press materials: XELLE cast Brett Azar as the hot, bodybuilding Tony Little-esque instructor. They also brought on a fierce group of curvy jazzercise dancers and called on celebrity friends like Bianca Del Rio, Courtney Stodden, Andrew W.K. and Sherry Vine to make cameos. Designer Geoffrey Mac created the insane costumes and the hair design is by Wigbar. NYC …

“Just when we thought the program couldn’t get any better, FRC Action is proud to announce that Glenn Beck, the voice behind one of the highest-rated radio shows in America will be joining the Values Voter Summit in D.C. next weekend. Beck, who conservatives know from TheBlaze TV, one of the world’s largest streaming video networks, is making a return …

Via Lambda Legal: Today in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Lambda Legal filed a motion for summary judgment seeking to end the discriminatory ban on marriage for same-sex couples. Lambda Legal joined the lawsuit, Conde v. García Padilla, in June on behalf of five gay and lesbian couples and Puerto Rico Para Tod@s, an …