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Conservative Party Dumps NY Senator Mark Grisanti for Democrat Over Marriage...
New York state Senator Mark Grisanti, one of four GOP senators to vote for marriage equality last June, has lost the support of the Erie County Republican Party over his vote, the NYT reports: Ralph C....
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Opponents File Paperwork for Voter Referendum on Marriage Equality in Maryland
Same-sex marriage opponents filed paperwork for a voter referendum petition with the state Board of Elections today to undo marriage equality legislation passed this week, the AP reports: Delegate Neil...
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News: Bill Maher, Taste Buds, Downton Abbey, Gerard Butler, Russia
Bill Maher gives $1 million check to Obama Super PAC. San Francisco LGBT Center celebrates 10th anniversary in March. Gerard Butler goes to rehab after developing pill problem over pain from 300....
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Movies: It's Oscar Weekend. Predictions. How Are You Celebrating?
The days of silent film stars (Jean Dujardin & Missi Pyle) are numbered in "The Artist" BY NATHANIEL ROGERS It's Oscar Weekend! I apologize for my radio silence but I was sucked into a vortex of...
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Forced Vaginal Probing A Source Of Levity Among Virginia Legislators: VIDEO
Not two weeks ago, male Republicans in the Virginia legislature were advocating mandatory "trans-vaginal" ultrasounds for women seeking abortion in the early weeks of pregnancy. If they'd had their...
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Fred Karger's Campaign Site Was Shut Down Because It Criticized LDS Church
So claimed Mr. Karger, the gay Republican candidate for the presidency, in an email to supporters on Friday. From the letter: Terra Eclipse based in Aptos, California ... developed and designed my web...
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Three Months On, Robert Champion's Killers Walk Free
On Nov. 19th, gay drum major Robert Champion of Florida A&M University died from injuries sustained during what appears to have been a violent hazing ritual conducted as part of Champion's entrance...
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And the Awards (Should) Go To...
A list of the films and filmmakers who may not be nominated for Oscars, but should deserve your respect read more
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Thanks to the New York City Opera and Miami Beach Gay Pride
I'd like to take a moment and give big thanks to a couple of Towleroad's sponsors. First, Miami Beach Gay Pride, which takes place on April 15th of this year (make your reservations now!), and the New...
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Tyler Clementi's Roommate Dharun Ravi Wasn't Homophobic, Claim Witnesses
Opening remarks were made yesterday in the criminal trial of Dharun Ravi, the Rutgers freshman whose webcamming of roommate Tyler Clementi's gay hookup may have led to Clementi's suicide. One of the...
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Lose Your V To Vladimir P!
Here is a video in which a young woman talks to her doctor about her first time. She wants to do it for love, she says, and she's scared she might not do it right. The doctor tells her it's normal....
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NEWS: Cameroon, Turkey Cheese, Newt Gingrich, And Mysteries
Gingrich is still against marriage equality -- but he appreciates how, in Washington, we're going about it "the right way." Retired Presbyterian Rev. Jane Sparh censured for performing gay weddings...
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Higher Education Dangerous, Says Rick Santorum: VIDEO
Yesterday in Troy, Michigan, Rick Santorum explained why kids shouldn't go to college. There, liberal professors "indoctrinate" them, and "remake" them in the image of Barack Obama. This, apparently,...
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Three Lesbians Beat A Gay Man: Hate Crime?
Here's what happened. A Caucasian gay dude in Boston was either entering or departing the Forest Hills T station. In the stairwell he bumped into, or was bumped into by, three African American...
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South Florida Gayborhood Sees Suicide Spike
Wilton Manors is a genial gayborhood of some 12,000 souls in Broward County, FL, just to the north of Fort Lauderdale. It's arguably the gayest gayborhood in America, and it's a very pleasant place. (I...
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A Marine Comes Home
Above: A pic of the homecoming of Brandon Morgan, of the United States Marines Corps, posted to the Gay Marines Facebook page yesterday. It's now got 1,000 comments and 800 shares. Thanks to...
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Utah Moves Closer To Abstinence-Only Education: VIDEO
Abstinence-only "sex education" is nearer to becoming a mandate in Utah after the State House quietly passed HB363 by a terrifying 45-28 margin last week. The bills' defenders have been saying weird...
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On The Ground In Homs: VIDEO
A very brave freelance documentarian has been shooting for weeks in the embattled Syrian city of Homs, where for nearly a month the forces of President Bashar al-Assad have been shelling residential...
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NEWS: Google Spies, Cheney Betrays, Preacher Molests, Spielberg Loses: VIDEO
In a week, Google will begin to store records of all your Googlings. Here's how to clear your Google records before it happens. The Family Research Council is angry with Dick Cheney for supporting...
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Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Dictator' Dumps Kim Jong Il's Ashes on Ryan Seacrest: VIDEO
In case you missed Sacha Baron Cohen's dusty stunt on the Oscar red carpet last night, here you go. Cohen was not seen again last night except cleaned up in a taped clip extolling the virtues of going...
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