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Over one hundred Pennsylvania legislators have cosponsored bills that will extend housing and workplace anti-discrimination protections to LGBT citizens. The bills have 77 sponsors in the House and 25 in the Senate. The bills will end the last vestige of legal discrimination in Pennsylvania, “discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity or expression,” said Rep. Dan Frankel, …

Courtesy of Broadway Cares, we’ve got a pair of tickets to the fundraising one-night-only revival of The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, which plays the Gerald W. Lynch theater on Monday, May 20th. For its 20th anniversary, The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me will be re-imagined from a one-man show to one featuring an ensemble cast performing a play that …

Manhunt reports that “Hey Guys” is the most popular profile header in all but one state. That one exception is Connecticut, where “Looking For A Top” is most frequently used. Hit the link for a listing of popular headlines in every state. (Via Boy Culture)

“I believe that before it’s all over, this president will not fill out his full term. I know that puts me on a limb. But this is not minor. It wasn’t minor when Richard Nixon lied to the American people and worked with those in his administration to cover-up what really happened in Watergate. But, I remind you — as …

Gothamist explains today’s Google Doodle: Today is Saul Bass’s 93rd birthday. You may not know who Saul Bass is, but you’ve probably seen his work at some point—he designed the opening title sequences and posters for films—like Alfred Hitchcock’s North By Northwest, Psycho and Vertigo—as well as the corporate logos to United Airlines and AT&T. The films referenced in the …

In a campaign demanding the return of the “Christ-centered” message to the nation’s public schools, Reach America has enlisted about a dozen kids for a video which demands that “stolen prayers” be returned to classrooms. Because Christian students are being persecuted. From the Reach America mission statement: We believe that all people are sinful by nature, alienated from God and …

A Utah printing business has refused the above t-shirt order by a local atheist group which plans to wear the shirts in the coming Salt Lake City gay pride parade. Sam Saltzman, part owner of TIKI, told The Christian Post that his company was first contacted about the shirts last week, as Atheists of Utah wanted them for an upcoming …

Boston’s Fenway Health applauded the campaign last month: Tobacco use is one of the biggest health issues impacting the LGBT community,” said Scout, PhD, Director of the Network for LGBT Health Equity. “Right now it’s still historic to see LGBT inclusion in a national health media campaign. I hope other health agencies follow CDC’s lead and start to make it …

Via Minnesota’s CBS 4 affiliate: Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his chamber. The House will vote on the measure Thursday, and if it passes, the …