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'Weekend' Actor Tom Cullen Heading to 'Downton Abbey'

Tom Cullen, who won acclaim in Andrew Haigh's 2011 film weekend, will be joining Downton Abbey, according to Metro UK: His character, who is tipped to be widow Lady Mary’s new love interest, is...

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Patriots Punter Zoltan Mesko, in a Speedo, Holding Two Chihuahuas: PHOTO

Tweeted New England Patriots punter Zoltan Mesko last week, shortly before posting this photo: "Would it be weird if I posted a pic of myself, poolside, in a speedo, holding two chihuahuas??? Thinking...

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REMINDER: D.C. and National Rallies Around the SCOTUS Marriage Hearings

Lots of activities going on in D.C. and across the country in just a few weeks when the Supreme Court takes up the Prop 8 and DOMA cases.A coalition of groups will be organizing local actions across...

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AFA's Bryan Fischer: Gay Football Player Will Cause 'Grenade-Like Explosion'...

American Family Association spokeshater Bryan Fischer makes yet another bad prediction, Right Wing Watch reports: First, Fischer said that the NFL shouldn’t sign gay players because they would cause a...

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The Ultimate Anti-Gay Marriage Ad: VIDEO

The ultimate threat to civilization. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... (via good as you)

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Morrissey Goes After Beyoncé for Aiding Rhino Extinction: VIDEO

Morrissey talked animal rights as he usually does at a concert at the L.A. Staples Center on Friday night, lamenting the extinction of the rhino. Though rhinos are under severe threat, and mostly from...

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Former McCain Aide Steve Schmidt Tells Bill Maher GOP Can't Attract Cutting...

Former McCain aide Steve Schmidt told a apanel on Bill Maher which included California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom that the GOP lags in its tech and internet capability because it can't attract young,...

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Mitt and Ann Romney Talk About Being Losers in First TV Interview: VIDEO

As I mentioned last Friday, Mitt and Ann Romney gave their first post-election TV interview on FOX News Sunday and told Chris Wallace why they lost, what it felt like, whether they think the media was...

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The Daily Beast: "At the Bottom of The Staircase"

The story of crime novelist Michael Peterson, convicted of murdering his wife Kathleen in 2001, takes yet another strange turn as he gets his shot at an appeal and a possible overturn of his guilty...

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About That Boy: Nicholas Hoult

See our portfolio shot by Tom Ford. handsomeDevilx120.jpg Display Thumb:  Yes read more

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Slain Gay Mississippi Mayoral Candidate Marco McMillian's Body Had Been...

More details are emerging in the disturbing murder of openly gay Clarksdale, Mississippi mayoral candidate Marco McMillian (below, left), whose body was found at the base of a Mississippi River levee...

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News: Brooklyn, Mellencamp, Effie Trinkett, George Washington U.

Mixner: No Nobel Prize for homophobes. "You really can't be an advocate for a peaceful world and hate a huge number of its citizens. The time has come for a change in Oslo." Photos from the Sydney Gay...

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Federal Judge Could Overturn Michigan's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage This...

Back in September I posted about April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse, a Detroit couple suing the state of Michigan over its ban on gay adoption, who expanded their lawsuit to take on the state's marriage...

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James Franco Condemns Australian Censors for Banning Film Because of Gay Sex:...

Last month I reported that Australian censors had banned filmmaker Travis Mathews' film I Want Your Love because of its explicit scenes of gay male sex. Mathews film was scheduled for a tour of LGBT...

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Towleroad Talking Points: The Definitive Anti-Gay Ad

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Reason #1 to be a New England Patriots fan. BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at today's top stories Chris Hayes and a group of panelists over at MSNBC sat down this weekend and discussed...

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Senate Confirms First Gay Asian-American Woman to Federal Bench

In a voice vote, the Senate today confirmed Pamela Ki Mai Chen, a Brooklyn prosecutor, to the federal bench for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Chen is the first...

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Tells Supporters to Pressure Illinois Lawmakers on...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pressing his supporters to turn up the heat on lawmakers in Springfield ahead of an anticipated vote on marriage equality by the Illinois House, the Sun-Times reports: In...

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Clive Davis: It Was 'Very Brave' for Frank Ocean to Come Out - VIDEO

In an interview with MTV News, Clive Davis, who recently came out as bisexual, said Frank Ocean's coming out was "powerfully positive": "Put my story aside, it was very brave of him. I'll tell you...

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A Macklemore 'Thrift Shop' Parody for AIDS Healthcare Foundation: VIDEO

Pauley Perret, Anika Noni Rose, Verne Troyer, Kat Graham and Josie Loren are among those in a new HIV awareness clip for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation parodying Macklemore's 'Thrift Shop' at the 'Out...

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San Francisco 49er Chris Culliver Visits The Trevor Project as Follow-Up to...

San Francisco 49er cornerback Chris Culliver, who made headlines in the days leading up to the Super Bowl when he told radio host Artie Lange that gays were not welcome in the locker room or the NFL,...

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Matthew Terry is Calvin Klein's Dark Obsession: VIDEO

Calvin Klein model Matthew Terry, who appeared in the much-hyped Super Bowl ad, is back in a new spot for the brand's new fragrance Dark Obsession. The track is "In the City" by Chromatics. Watch,...

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Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) Introduces Bill to Prohibit Gay Marriages on...

Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) last Thursday introduced the Military Religious Freedom Protection Act in the House, the Washington Blade reports: The legislation has two parts. The first states that the...

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Anderson Cooper Talks About GLAAD Award, Madonna: VIDEO

As has been previously noted, Anderson Cooper will be receiving GLAAD's Vito Russo Award this year and Madonna is presenting it to him. Lisa Rinna made note of it on his daytime show today. Watch,...

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Robert Downey Jr. and The New 'Iron Man 3' Trailer Have Arrived: VIDEO

Looking pretty boss. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...

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Meet the Maggie Gallagher of Teen Rappers and Listen to Her Song About the...

Don't lose your way in these woods, gay children. There's a Christianist rapper who might ensnare you with her rhymes. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... (via buzzfeed)

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Pilot Reports Seeing 'Unmanned Drone' Near JFK: VIDEO

What's hovering in the skies over NYC? The Alitalia pilot spotted the unmanned craft — described as “a black drone” — hovering just 200 feet from his jet about three miles east of the airport as he...

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PFLAG China Calls for Marriage Equality

PFLAG China has written to deputies of the National People's Congress urging them to legalize same-sex marriage, China Daily reports: "Some of our children have been living with their partners for...

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'O'Reilly Factor' Ambushes Gay Colorado House Speaker, Says He's 'Not...

Check out this ugly trolling by The O'Reilly Factor of openly gay Colorado House Speaker Mark Ferrandino. O'Reilly's Jesse Watters questions Ferrandino's opposition to "Jessica’s Law", which imposes...

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Carly Rae Jepsen Backs Out of Boy Scouts Jamboree Over Gay Ban

After the urging of Eagle Scout Derek Nance and GLAAD, Carly Rae Jepsen has joined pop rock group Train in backing out of the Boy Scouts' 2013 National Scout Jamboree. Tweeted Jepsen: "As an artist...

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Tokyo Disneyland Hosts Lesbian Wedding

Tokyo's Disneyland hosted a gay wedding on Friday which went viral on social media there, the NYT reports: “My partner Hiroko and I just held a gay wedding at the Tokyo Disney Resort. Even Mickey and...

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Anderson Cooper Takes a Wild Ride with Big-Wave Surfer Garrett McNamara: VIDEO

In a preview for an upcoming segment on 60 Minutes Sports, Anderson Cooper takes a thrilling and harrowing ride with big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara on the back of a jetski. And remember when...

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Shocking Incident of Police Brutality Caught on Camera at Sydney Gay and...

A press photographer caught what appears to be a troubling incident of police brutality on Saturday night on camera, as a reveler at Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras was manhandled and assaulted in...

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Gay Couple Kicked Out of California Mall for Kissing: VIDEO

Daniel Chesmore, 21, and Jose Juzman, 24, were asked to leave the Westfield Galleria in Roseville, California Saturday for kissing, FOX40 reports: Sitting on the couch at 21-year-old Chesmore’s...

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President Obama's Judicial Nominees, an Infographic

Following yesterday's historic confirmation of judge Pamela Ki Mai Chen to the Eastern Dictrict of New York, the White House put out an updated infographic outlining Obama's judicial nominees and the...

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DC Comics Artist Refuses to Illustrate Homophobe Orson Scott Card's...

Artist Chris Sprouse won't be illustrating a DC Comics story written by uber-homophobe sci-fi writer Orson Scott Card because of public outrage over Card's involvement, AND, the story has been pulled...

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News: Mars, Venus, Gay Web Series, Dexter, Pony, Mumbai

Tyler Clementi's family wants an apology from NOM. Boston Globe highlights the inequalities faced by same-sex military couples. Comet headed toward Mars could hit it: "It would be an event on the same...

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Amy Herzog’s ‘Belleville’ Opens Off Broadway: REVIEW

BY NAVEEN KUMAR From the wail of a passing siren to the hiss-and-clack of a radiator, every sound in Amy Herzog’s superb new play Belleville, which opened Off-Broadway Sunday at New York Theatre...

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Activist David Mixner Invites You to a Times Square Vigil for Equality

Longtime activist David Mixner invites you to join him in Times Square on the eve of the Supreme Court hearings on marriage: On Sunday evening (March 24) at 7:00PM, I will be taking a candle to Times...

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Starting Tonight, SF Bay Bridge to Host Spectacular Light Show for the Next...

For the next two years starting tonight, San Francisco's Bay Bridge will host artist Leo Villareal's magnificent installation "The Bay Lights", a shimmering LED sculpture that draws its inspiration...

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NCAA Releases Guide on LGBT Issues for Administrators, Coaches, and Students

The NCAA released an 82-page guide this week to help administrators, coaches, and students with LGBT issues when they arise in sports, the NYT reports: The guide, titled “Champions of Respect,” was...

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