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UNC Student Lied About Anti-Gay Assault Goes Home for Counseling
Quinn Matney, the UNC Chapel Hill student who lied about an anti-gay assault in which he was severely burned, has returned to his home in Asheville to enter counseling, McClatchy reports: David Matney...
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Kobe Bryant Says He's Appealing $100,000 Fine for Anti-gay Slur
Kobe Bryant says he will appeal the $100,000 fine against him for the anti-gay slur he directed at a referee at Tuesday night's game: Bryant, talking from Sacramento on the Mason & Ireland show on...
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Guest Post By Eva Kraus: Somebody Is Saying It's Time To Come Together
Crossposted with permission from the Facebook note Somebody Is Saying It's Time To Come Together By Eva Kraus The Maryland HB235 debacle is over. No matter which way you wanted it to turn out, it was...
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Catch your blogmistress offline...in Durham and Charlottesville, VA
Bloggers seem to get a bad rap for being only armchair activists spouting pronouncement, not really involved in community actions. The other charge is that they lack savvy about "how things work" in...
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Another 2012 GOP Clown Car candidate takes his seat
Ah, another occupant in the 2012 GOP Clown Car. It's none other than former Senator Rick "Man on Dog" Santorum, who announced this week that he's formed his Exploratory Committee ("Fighting to Make...
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Outrage in London as Gay Couple are Ejected from Pub for Kiss: Supporters...
Controversy has erupted in London after a gay couple on a first date, Jonathan Williams and James Bull, were ejected from a pub in London's Soho district for kissing, the Guardian reports: Williams, a...
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Listen: Low-Quality 2-Minute Snippet of Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Single
A low-quality snippet of Lady Gaga's "Judas" single has hit the web. The single is due to debut on radio next week. Listen, AFTER THE JUMP... (source)
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Boehner: Today's 'Defending Marriage' Hearing, at Which Gay People will Be...
House Speaker John Boehner defended today's hearing on "Defending Marriage", at which extreme anti-gay activist Maggie Gallagher will testify, as a proper use of House resources and time, the...
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Rick Santorum Takes Campaign Slogan from Poem by Gay Rights and Pro-Union...
Ian Millhiser at Think Progress notes: Earlier today, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) announced that he will begin fundraising for a presidential run using the campaign slogan “Fighting to make...
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NOM's Gallagher testifies at House 'Defending Marriage' hearing; given...
We have the GOP in change in the House and so that means we have circus sideshow subcommittee hearings. This one is with special guest Maggie Gallagher of the National Organization for Marriage. Is...
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Watch: Amazing Clip of NYC's Greenwich Village in the 60's
Here's a genius vintage clip about NYC's Greenwich Village unearthed by Gothamist with an even more genius narration: "With the chores complete, it's time for a few relaxing moments in one of the many...
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Arizona Birther Bill Heads to Jan Brewer After Clearing Legislature
The country's first "birther bill" could become law, in Arizona, Politico reports: After it easily cleared the state Senate Wednesday, the Arizona House on Thursday night voted 40-16 in favor of the...
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Trump: It's 'Not Easy' to be Anti-Gay in New York
Love how the Donald keeps talking about how it's so hard for him to be against gay marriage because he's in New York. He's welcome to move somewhere where it's easier. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
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The Last Waltz: An Advance Review of Season Five of Friday Night Lights
Well, this is it: the beginning of the end. After four seasons of emotionally resonant drama, a nuanced exploration of life in small town Texas, and one of the most realistic portrayals of marriage...
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Tune-in Reminder: Game of Thrones Starts on Sunday!
Looking for all of our coverage of HBO's Game of Thrones in one place? Look no further. At The Daily Beast's Newsmaker page for Game of Thrones, you find all of our collected coverage of Game of...
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Watch LIVE: House Judiciary Committee 'Defending Marriage' Hearing
(photo @chrisgeidner) UPDATE: Hearing now adjourned. Watch the "Defending Marriage" hearing live, AFTER THE JUMP... If that embed does not work, try HERE. Thanks to Good as You for the embed.
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Fairy Tale Beginnings: Considering Couples and Consequences on Parks and...
Kudos to the writers of Parks and Recreation for pulling off what will go down as one of the all-time best episodes of the NBC comedy series, one that threw off the audience's preconceptions of comedy...
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Watch: Taylor Lautner in 'Abduction' Trailer
Taylor Lautner gives good face in the Abduction one-sheet (via Just Jared). Watch the Twilight star flex his action star muscles in the trailer for the John Singleton film, AFTER THE JUMP... Movie...
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California Senate Passes Bill Requiring Students Learn Gay History
Over the weekend, Steve posted about the bill making its way through the California legislature that would require schools teach gay history. The California Senate has advanced that bill, the AP...
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Watch: Very Powerful Trailer for 'The Bully Project'
This is a Lee Hirsch film which is screening at the Tribeca film Festival next week. Its synopsis: "More than 18 million young people across the US will be bullied this year. This alarming documentary...
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