At tonight’s gala fundraiser marking the 30th anniversary of the NYC LGBT Community Center, the headlining honoree was DOMA plaintiff Edie Windsor. Upon taking the stage, Edie led us through her 42-year relationship with her late wife, Thea Spyer, starting with their closeted courtship and through the decades until their 2007 wedding in Toronto. During her speech, Edie spoke of …
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Number Five And Rising
On Monday I reported about the Facebook campaign to send Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead to the top of the British pop chart. At this writing the tune is #5 and rising, but it’s not yet clear if the BBC will include the track in its weekly countdown. In a statement it said: “The Official Chart Show on Sunday …
Read More »Porno Pete Stalks Gays In San Francisco
In a blog entry posted today, Porno Pete LaBarbera revealed that he traveled to San Francisco last month in order to stalk the performers and attendees at the “uber blasphemous” Hunky Jesus contest held every Easter by the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence at Dolores Park. But Porno’s creepy cross-country crusade was tragically for naught, as the contest was postponed due …
Read More »Missouri Hospital Issues Another Statement On Arrested Gay Man [UPDATED]
Earlier today we learned that a Missouri gay man had been arrested after refusing to leave his partner’s hospital bedside at the demand of the ill man’s family. Moments ago the hospital issued another statement on its Facebook page, which has been scrubbed of many complaining comments. We appreciate your concern and would like to assure you that Research Medical …
Read More »Quote Of The Day – Kerry Rhodes
“Photos have been circulating of my former assistant and I that have caused some rumors regarding my sexuality, and I wanted to address the situation. I am not gay. The shots were taken during a past vacation in a casual environment with my entire business team. I know a lot of people are recently talking about athletes struggling to come …
Read More »Nevada Marriage Bill Advances
This afternoon a Nevada Senate committee advanced a bill that starts the state down a very long road to marriage equality. On a party-line, 3-2 vote, the Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections amended and passed Senate Joint Resolution 13. It not only repeals the state’s heterosexual definition of marriage, but says Nevada recognizes all marriages regardless of gender. …
Read More »Rep. Ron Kind Backs Marriage
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) endorsed marriage equality today. Kind, a La Crosse Democrat whose Third Congressional District includes Chippewa Falls and Dunn County, made the announcement this morning on his Facebook page, saying in part, “My 18-year marriage to Tawni has taught me that we’re both stronger because we love and support each other. I support marriage equality because if …
Read More »Rep. Pete Visclosky Backs Marriage
Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN) endorsed marriage equality today. In a statement issued Thursday, Visclosky, D-Merrillville, said he supports marriage equality for all couples and believes “every single American should be able to marry the person they love.” “I believe that we can no longer allow the states to discriminate against same sex-marriages. Rather, I believe that the federal government should …
Read More »National Hockey League Partners With Anti-Homophobia Sports Group
The National Hockey League announced today that they will formally partner with the anti-homophobia sport group You Can Play. Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed: “Our motto is ‘Hockey Is For Everyone,'” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement announcing the news, “and our partnership with You Can Play certifies that position in a clear and unequivocal way. While we …
Read More »Ann Coulter: Kill Meghan McCain
Ann Coulter may have finally gone too far. In a column published on Thursday, conservative pundit Ann Coulter joked that the killing of politicians’ children should “start with Meghan McCain.” Earlier this week, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MA) told MSNBC host Martin Bashir that he was sensitive to the need for more gun control because his nephew had been shot and …
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