Massive protests took place across Brazil last night, partially in reaction to government spending plans for the World Cup and the Rio Olympics. Rioters in Rio De Janeiro set fire to the state legislature building. Protesters claim that social services and aid to the poor are being cut in order promote sports and tourism to Brazil. The New York Times …
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Cher To Play NYC Pride Pier Dance
I told you that you’d squee. Via press release: New York City, June 18, 2013 – The one and only Cher is headed to New York City to perform at the legendary, Dance on the Pier, it was confirmed today by NYC Pride. Cher will be performing her new single, “Woman’s World” from her upcoming CD scheduled to be released …
Read More »ARIZONA: Activists File To Place Same-Sex Marriage On 2014 Ballot
Equal Marriage Arizona yesterday filed the paperwork to begin raising the petition signatures required to place same-sex marriage on the 2014 ballot. The initiative also includes a clause stating that religious organizations or individuals cannot be required to officiate at a marriage if they have religious objections. The filing Monday allows the group to begin collecting the required 259,213 signatures …
Read More »SURVEY: Top LGBT Brands For 2013
Via YouGov’s 2013 Brand Index: Falling out of the top 20 this year: iPad, Disneyland/Disney World, Apple, Advil, LG, Starbucks, Comedy Central, iPod, and Skype. Returning from last year: YouTube, Netflix, Samsung, Aleve, Subway, Target, Kindle, Ford, Android, iPhone and PBS. All 1,100+ brands in the YouGov BrandIndex brand universe were measured with the company’s buzz score, which asks respondents …
Read More »IDAHO: State GOP Seeks To Void Local LGBT Anti-Discrimination Laws
The Idaho state GOP is seeking to overturn the LGBT anti-discrimination laws that have passed in six cities around the state by imposing a law than bans such protections. Cornel Rasor, a former Bonner County commissioner and chairman of the Idaho GOP’s resolutions committee, said, “I’d hire a gay guy if I thought he was a good worker. But if …
Read More »Eldest Duggar Spawn Joins FRC
Jeremy Hooper reacts at Good As You: MSM reporters tend to act like the Duggar story that the TLC network has been airing for years is just a homespun tale of family values when, in fact, the family is quite politically active with rabidly anti-LGBT groups. That last part seems to get either completely overlooked or mentioned in passing. FRC …
Read More »TRAILER: Before You Know It
Plot synopsis: The subjects of BEFORE YOU KNOW IT are no ordinary senior citizens. They are go-go booted bar-hoppers, love struck activists, troublemaking baton twirlers, late night Internet cruisers, seasoned renegades and bold adventurers. They are also among the estimated 2.4 million lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans over the age of 55 in the United States, many of whom face …
Read More »NEW YORK: Russian Gays Call For Boycott Of 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
A group of LGBT Russians living in the United States is calling for a boycott of the coming Winter Olympics over Russia’s national ban on “homosexual propaganda.” “LGBT people in Russia are scared, they live in fear, and we want people to be aware of the issue. If they feel strongly about human rights they should boycott the Olympics in …
Read More »Neil Patrick Harris To Play Hedwig
Neil Patrick Harris will play the title role when Hedwig And The Angry Inch makes its Broadway debut next spring. Broadway World reports: The announcement that Neil Patrick Harris will play ‘Hedwig,’ follows his recent triumphant engagement as the host of the 67th Annual Tony Awards (the highest rated Tonys broadcast in more than a decade). Harris said, “I am …
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