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The Dharun Ravi Verdict: Bias Crimes and the Changing Idea of Privacy
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Dharun Ravi didnt kill Tyler Clementi. He invaded his privacy and did so with antigay animus. Mr. Ravi focused a webcam on his roommate's bed so he and another student could watch...
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Kevin Smith Tells Conservatives To Get Out Of His Gay Brother's Bedroom: VIDEO
Director and equality activist Kevin Smith took on conservatives who demonize LGBT people during an interview with Piers Morgan yesterday, telling the CNN host the right needs to stay out of people's...
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DNC Has Already Turned Romney Aide's Etch A Sketch Gaffe Into An Ad: VIDEO
Like the toy that inspired it, Mitt Romney communications man Eric Fehrnstrom's comparison between his candidate and the Etch A Sketch became an instant classic. Romney's Republican primary opponents...
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Anti-Discrimination Battle Coming To A Head In Anchorage
As you may know, Anchorage is currently embroiled in battle against anti-gay discrimination. In less than two weeks, the Alaskan city's residents will vote on whether to include sexual orientation and...
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Source Claims Obama Considering Marriage Equality Endorsement Before November
With Democrats increasingly vocal about including marriage equality in their official party platform, it's looking more likely that President Obama may "evolve" toward full acceptance of same-sex...
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Apple's Research And Development Deficit
Apple made major headlines this week by announcing that it will start paying its investors dividends. But with $100 billion in cash, BusinessWeek reporter Robin Farzad says that's "no biggie," because...
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Dharun Ravi On Tyler Clementi's Death: 'I Didn't Act Out Of Hate'
Dharun Ravi has been mostly silent since his Rutgers roommate Tyler Clementi committed suicide after Ravi used a webcam to watch his private gay hookup. Now that he's been found guilty of bias...
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Take A Hike From A Dog's POV: VIDEO
Ever wanted to know what a hike up LA's Runyon Canyon looks like from a dog's perspective? Of course you have, and now you have the opportunity: a YouTube user attached a GoPro to his dog, a Corgi...
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The Daily Beast: "Mad Men: Where We Left Off"
Who remembers what happened 17 months ago? No one! Over at The Daily Beast, you can read my latest feature,"Mad Men: Where We Left Off," for which I re-watched every episode of Season 4 of Mad Men (in...
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N.C. Group Posts Racist Obama Picture In Gay Marriage Criticism
This image isn't clear, but it doesn't need to be for readers to understand what the conservative John Locke Foundation meant when it included this racist and homophobic picture in a post blasting...
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Simon Cowell Does Not Appreciate Jokes About Him Being Gay
Simon Cowell got a little touchy after comedian David Walliams jokes that he's gay. The duo were recording a segment on ITV's Jonathan Ross Show to promote Britain's Got Talent when Walliams,...
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Gay Men Arrested In Dominica Plead Guilty, To Be Released Today
Here's an update on the two gay men arrested yesterday on the Caribbean island Dominica, where their Atlantis Cruise ship was docked, via the AP: Two Southern California men have pleaded guilty to...
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First Look At David Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis:' VIDEO
It's still unclear when director David Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis' will hit U.S. shores, but the French are getting their first glimpse of the Robert Pattinson-starring flick, which comes out there in...
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Some Reactions From Wingnuts On GLAAD's Commentator Accountability Project
GLAAD last week launched their Commentator Accountability Project, an initiative highlighting network and cable news guests who regularly spout anti-gay rhetoric to their right wing armies.The list...
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Stephen Schwartz, Dan Savage and SF's Gay Men's Chorus Team Up For...
Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz and Dan Savage recently joined forces to turn segments of the Savage-created "It Gets Better" project into a sweeping emotional song encapsulating all the emotions...
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SLIDESHOW: Puttin' on the Ritts
An exhibition featuring the work of Herb Ritts opens on April 3rd at LA’s J. Paul Getty Museum. rittsStyleExhibitx120.jpg read more
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News: DeMint's Romney Excitement, Mad Men, Philadelphia, Trayvon Martin
Bad news for Philadelphia: a federal judge ordered the city to pay the Boy Scouts of America $900,000 for legal fees stemming from a decade-long battle over the organization's ban on gay scout...
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights Rules On First Gay Discrimination Case
Some good news out of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights today: the court, a judicial arm of the Organization of American States, ruled that Chile violated Karen Atala's rights by not granting...
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Marriage Equality Would Bring Rhode Island $1.2 Million, Says Study
Anyone who has been paying attention knows that marriage equality can boost state economies. There were even estimates that had New Jersey Governor Chris Christie not vetoed marriage there, the Garden...
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Anti-Gay Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli Announces Gubernatorial Bid
Ken Cuccinelli, the Virginia Attorney General who says gay people aren't protected by the 14th Amendment and cut his state's ties with King & Spalding for the law firm's stance on DOMA, announced...
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