UPDATE: Kobe Bryant offers apologies after use of homophobic slur against ref
UPDATE: Here's the apology via GLAAD. Parse at will... Lakers guard Kobe Bryant issued the following statement today in response to feedback regarding a comment made during last night's game: "What I...
View Article38 Days Till Toast Time
Thirty-eight days until the Rapture! There's no doubt it's coming because "The world-wide success of the Gay Pride/Same Sex Marriage movement is a dramatic sign provided by God to warn the world that...
View ArticleNew York Marriage Equality News: Polling At Record 58% For, 36% Against.
Yesterday, Pam treated us to the latest video Human Rights Campaign has released in their New Yorkers for Marriage Equality campaign. This time featuring tough-guy, Law & Order: SVU star and staple...
View ArticleRemember - these people vote: 'We need God in our governments' (video)
While you enjoy the idiocy of the people in this video, remember that they load up in the church bus to the polls while lazy progressives sit out elections and wonder why the fundies, teabaggers and...
View ArticleWatch: Lawrence O'Donnell on NOM Defector Louis Marinelli
Last night, Lawrence O'Donnell posted a powerful piece on NOM defector Louis Marinelli in his "rewrite" segment highlighting Marinelli's change of heart over the course of his summer bus tour with the...
View ArticleOn Open-Source Entertainment, Or, Today, Jon Kyl Meets Twitter
So Arizona Senator Jon Kyl went and did a stupid thing the other day by claiming on the floor of the Senate that 90% of what Planned Parenthood does is related to abortions, and that, by God, we need...
View ArticleProp 8 Proponents Don't Want Anybody to See Their Ugly Testimony
They've filed a motion to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals asking Judge Walker to return tapes of the trial he has in his possession, which led to his ruling: Lawyers for supporters of the...
View Article'Frothy Pennsylvanian Mix' Gets into the Presidential Race
Rick Santorum (google it), has said he has formed a presidential exploratory committee. The man-on-dog former Senator made the announcement on FOX News "On the Record", the NYT reports: Mr. Santorum,...
View ArticleBrett Easton Ellis: Chris Colfer and Glee Give Me HIV Fright
American psycho. (via twitter)
View ArticleAttack on Illinois Civil Union Bill Fails in Committee
The anti-gay amendment seen as a direct attack on Illinois' civil union law was killed in committee yesterday, which is excellent news. I mentioned this briefly yesterday in an update to my post on the...
View ArticleWatch: James Franco in 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' Trailer
James Franco deals with a medical experiment to cure Alzheimers gone haywire and the escape of a race of hyper-intelligent apes in this prequel to the classic Planet of the Apes series. Watch, AFTER...
View ArticleFirst-Ever Gay Pride Planned for May 31 in Montenegro
The conservative Balkan republic of Montenegro hopes to one day enter the European Union. To do so, it must prove tolerance and respect for the human rights of gays and lesbians, which is the reason...
View ArticleWatch: Cenk Uygur on Michele Bachmann's Extreme, Anti-Gay Record
Cenk Uygur takes on Michele Bachmann's extreme positions on social issues like gays and abortion during her recent trip to Iowa, and going way back during her first days as a Minnesota lawmaker....
View ArticleFull Delaware House to Vote on Civil Union Bill Today
The Delaware House will vote on SB 30 today and could become the next state to recognize civil unions for same-sex couples, the Newark Post reports: The Delaware House Administration Committee released...
View ArticleCA: anti-bullying bill Seth's Law passes key legislative committee
AB 9, a comprehensive anti-bullying bill has cleared a key California Legislative committee. It is called Seth's Law in honor of Seth Walsh, a 13 year-old gay student from Tehachapi, California, who...
View ArticleThe Daily Beast: "Game of Thrones for Dummies"
Attention, Game of Thrones uninitiated: you've come to the right place. HBO's new fantasy series Game of Thrones creates a massive world with its own jargon and a ton of characters. Over at The Daily...
View ArticleGay Pride Flag Stolen, Flagpole Vandalized at University of Maine
This week the University of Maine kicked off its annual LGBTQ Pride Week with the raising of a rainbow flag in the school's mall. Shortly thereafter, someone bent the flag pole, ripped off the flag,...
View ArticleMark Ruffalo Hopes to Stay This Hairy for 'The Hulk'
LGBT rights ally Mark Ruffalo gives an interview to Brandon Voss at The Advocate in which he expresses hope that he'll hold on to his body hair for his upcoming film role as the Hulk in The Avengers....
View ArticleZimbabwe President Mugabe Condemns 'Gay Filth' of Europe
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attacked Western countries that have imposed an asset freeze and travel ban on him by suggesting he doesn't care and condemning their acceptance of homosexuality. Said...
View ArticleNOM's Maggie Gallagher to Testify at Tomorrow's House Hearing on Defending DOMA
The American independent notes: The U.S. House Subcommittee on the Constitution is scheduled to hold a hearing Friday titled “Defending Marriage,” called by subcommittee chairman Trent Franks...
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