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Two of the members of the popular acapella group Pentatonix are openly gay, including the lead vocalist on their new holiday track, which already has over one million views on YouTube.  The group has also recorded a PSA for the Trevor Project.

Courtesy of the label, today’s Swag Tuesday giveaway is Drown Before Your Swim, the latest album by openly gay artist Matt Gold, which is now available for download on iTunes. Matt’s primary musical influences are artists such as Tori Amos, Depeche Mode, The Cure, and Radiohead. His early music has been described as “more angry and aggressive.” However, in recent …

The New York Times has the statement from Sesame Street: Sesame Workshop’s mission is to harness the educational power of media to help all children the world over reach their highest potential. Kevin Clash has helped us achieve that mission for 28 years, and none of us, especially Kevin, want anything to divert our attention from our focus on serving …

Advertising Age notes the new campaign from Gap: A stylish film running online in the U.S. and on broadcast outside the States accompanies colorful print ads featuring some famous celebrity pairings, including actors Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan, representing “True Love,” musician Rufus Wainwright and artistic director Jorn Weisbrodt, who stand for “Married Love,” while “Fatherly Love” figures rapper …

Househeads might know Foxman from Hercules & Love Affair, who had a big club hit in 2008 with Antony Hegarty (Antony & The Johnsons.)  This solo effort from the openly lesbian Foxman has a rather subdued and spare late 80s deep house feel.

Cheyenne Jackson plays a porn star in The Performers, a new romantic comedy which is now in previews at Broadway’s Longacre Theater. It is the night of the Adult Film Awards, and Lee (Daniel Breaker), a tabloid journalist, has come to Las Vegas to interview his high school friend Mandrew (Jackson), a hot new star. Lee, who’s accompanied by his …

Last night in London, Scissor Sisters announced that the band is going on an indefinite hiatus. The New York band performed their second of two nights at the North London venue, playing an extended set as a thank you to fans – announcing their separation towards the end of the show. Frontman Jake Shears told the audience “This will be …

Last night at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, Ellen DeGeneres was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for humor. As her friends made clear Monday night at the Twain ceremony, DeGeneres has played splendidly across the media gamut. She’s been an awards show host (trifecta: Grammys, Emmys, Oscars), a sitcom star (two bore her name), a voice actor (”Finding Nemo”), a …

Sean writes: “Marry Them is an original song about a straight husband who sings to his wife about how he’s changed his mind toward supporting marriage equality.”

‘I know a lot of people, and perhaps especially religious people, will say that David and I should count ourselves lucky for living in a country that allows civil partnerships, and call it quits there. Well, I don’t accept this. I don’t accept it because there is a world of difference between calling someone your ‘partner’ and calling them your …

(Tipped by JMG reader Casey)

My favorite track from the new album. (Via Towleroad)

“For me, being gay was about wanting to do the opposite of the straight world, so I think that’s where my problems in this particular area come from. For me, personally, the last thing I would like in the entire world would be to go through cocktailing my sperm with my boyfriend and finding some grim couple in Ohio who are gluten-free …