On Sunday night Father Tony and I attended the 23rd annual Broadway Bares, where a couple of hundred of Broadway’s finest hoofers danced, stripped, pumped, flipped, and spun about on multi-man lighted wheels. Featured stars included Alan Cumming, Judith Light, Andy Cohen, and Adam Lambert, who sang the national anthem. Broadway Cares reports: Broadway Bares 23: United Strips of America, …
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Today is the last day of the Ali Forney Center’s Shred Of Hope online celebrity t-shirt auction, where you can bid on the original creations of Dan Savage, Adam Lambert, Michael Stipe, Bob Mould, Alan Cumming, Andy Cohen, Fred Schneider, and many more. All proceeds go to help the homeless LGBT youth of New York City. At this writing the …
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Former Rep. Anthony Weiner has surprised observers on all sides by taking the lead from Christine Quinn in the latest New York City mayoral poll. Among registered Democrats, Mr. Weiner had 25% of the vote, compared with Ms. Quinn, who had 20%, marking her lowest level of support since polling of the race began. Trailing them were former Comptroller Bill …
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At this writing over 55,000 85,000 101,000 120,000 132,000 182,000 people are watching the below live-stream as Democratic Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis enters the twelfth hour of her filibuster to block a bill that would shut down 37 of the state’s 44 abortion clinics. Note: The sound on the below feed is occasionally turned off as GOP reps attempt …
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Eighteen-term US House Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) has won the special election to replace John Kerry in the Senate. Markey beat Republican businessman Gabriel E. Gomez today in a special election for US Senate in Massachusetts that was marked by its brevity and by low voter interest. Gomez gave a concession speech shortly after 9:30 p.m., thanking his family and …
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The Illinois Family Institute, an SPLC-certified hate group and the former home of Porno Pete, is calling on its followers to contact the Chicago police and demand that the above list of “public morals codes” be enforced at this weekend’s Chicago Pride events. The IFI writes: Though open containers with alcoholic beverages are illegal during the Gay Pride Parade, missing …
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“There will no longer be a special category for these 15 states — many of which are now at the forefront of elected minorities! From now on, these regions will have the same equal opportunity to define their voting laws as anyone else. For too long, states like Alabama, which brought the lawsuit, have been prisoners of history. Instead of …
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In an interview with the right wing National Review, hate group leader Brian Brown is predicting victory for tomorrow. “We’re thinking we’re going to win,” he told me. “And I think that even the other side realizes that they’re not going to get the decision they want.” He added that he thinks pro-same-sex marriage advocates got the timing all wrong, …
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