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The U.S. Senate has passed a Boxer/Feinstein-sponsored resolution honoring Elizabeth Taylor. It reads, in part: Whereas Elizabeth Taylor used her fame to raise awareness and advocate for people affected by HIV/AIDS;Whereas, at a time when HIV/AIDS was largely an unknown disease and those who were affected by HIV/AIDS were ostracized and shunned, Elizabeth Taylor called for and demonstrated compassion by …

Not a moment of actual live singing, but that has never seemed to trouble her fans.

Most of Elizabeth Taylor’s massive fortune will go to the two AIDS charities with whom she was most famously associated. Screen queen Elizabeth Taylor has left behind a fortune worth at least $600 million, much of which is expected to go to the AIDS charities she championed for decades. Her famous jewelry collection, valued at an eye-popping $150 million in …

If you’re down for an hourlong interview with Lady Gaga, here it is as hosted by Google.

Details are sketchy, but it’s being reported that Elizabeth Taylor died of congestive heart failure this morning in Los Angeles. She was 79. Gay men will perhaps most fondly recall Taylor for her early and relentless work as an HIV/AIDS activist.

Disco legend and gay favorite Loleatta Holloway has died at the age of 64. One of the most powerful and instantly recognizable voices of the genre, Holloway got her start in the 60s as an R&B singer, but in mid-70s she become better known as “the” voice of Salsoul Records, where she fronted the famed Salsoul Orchestra on smash disco …

It’s actually a video game commercial. Very cute. (Via – Towleroad)

“Do people choose to be gay, or are they born that way? Here’s a tip: Don’t turn to Lady Gaga for an answer. For the Christian, thinking in terms of dichotomies such as ‘nature versus nurture’ and ‘genetics versus free will’ is the real problem. For us, it’s not either-or. Who we are cannot be reduced to any one thing. …

(Via – Advocate)

(Via – Towleroad)

“There really is no one that is a more adoring and loving Madonna fan than me. I am the hugest fan personally and professionally…well, the good news is that I got an e-mail from her people and her, sending me their love and complete support on behalf of the single and if the queen says it shall be, then it …

(Via – Towleroad)

This will likely have a very short life on YouTube.

Her big gay anthem is out today.

Courtesy of the Karpel Group, today’s Swag Tuesday prize is two tickets to Kylie Minogue’s May 4th concert at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom. Tickets to Kylie’s North American tour are now on sale via Ticketmaster and the artist’s website. April 28 Montreal Bell CentreApril 29 Boston, MA Agganis ArenaApril 30 Washington DC GMU Patriot CenterMay 2 NYC, NY Hammerstein BallroomMay 3 …

Broadway legend Carol Channing turns 90 today and the three-time Tony winner has granted a rare video interview in which she reminisces about her career and her status as a gay icon. Hit the link for the clip.

Kylie Minogue has announced 13 U.S. tour dates. Apr 28 Montreal at Bell CentreApr 29 Boston, MA at Agganis ArenaApr 30 Washington, D.C. at GMU Patriot CenterMay 02 New York, NY at Hammerstein BallroomMay 03 New York, NY at Hammerstein BallroomMay 06 Atlanta, GA at Fox TheatreMay 07 Fort Lauderdale, FL at BankAtlantic CenterMay 08 Orlando, FL at Hard Rock …