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Watch: Lady Gaga's Full 'Judas' Performance on 'Ellen'
Lady Gaga visits Ellen today and debuts her new single "Judas" on television. Watch the full performance, as well as her most recent Gagavision episode in which she talks about the Ellen visit. Watch,...
View ArticleGood fortune for lesbian blog Autostraddle - and a message about financial...
NOTE: I'll be on the Mike Signorile Show today at 2:30 to talk about Righthaven and its impact on blogs (oy, I need to nap first; I'm still sick). He had on reps from the Electronic Frontier Foundation...
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Anti-Gay Councilor Hammers Openly Lesbian Massachusetts Supreme Judicial...
Anti-gay Massachusetts Councilor Charles O. Cipollini hammered lesbian nominee Barbara Lenk yesterday in her confirmation hearings for the state's Supreme Judicial Court, South Coast Today reports:...
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'American Idol' Contestant Jovany Barreto Plays Man in the Mirror
American Idol contestant Jovany Barreto has been very busy tuning up recently with a mirror and an iPhone. And honestly, who wouldn't be with a voice like that? More examples of his work, AFTER THE...
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Obama to Name Leon Panetta Secretary of Defense; White House Expects Seamless...
Obama is set to announce several shifts in key leadership posts, among them Secretary of Defense. Slate reports: The shifts, which Obama is set to announce Thursday afternoon, are these: Leon Panetta...
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Watch: Thomas Roberts Talks to Married Binational Same-Sex Couple Facing...
Thomas Roberts spoke with Josh Vandiver and Henry Velandia, a married binational same-sex couple facing a deportation hearing on May 6 about the need for immigration equality legislation and a stop to...
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Watch: Another Incredible Tornado Clip Out of Mississippi
Only storm chasers would understand why Andy Gabrielson is driving toward the twister, but this clip of it crossing the road is undeniably riveting. Philadelphia, MS. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
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News: Tennessee, Morrissey, Normal Heart, William S. Burroughs
Lesbian mother gives birth in NYC taxi. NYT reviewer raves about Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart. Kramer's new lease... Attack of the royal teeth. More details on Marines training for 'DADT' repeal:...
View ArticleDonald Trump to black reporter: 'I Know You're A Big Obama Fan'
I know Birther Donald Trump has said he is friends with "the blacks," but I find it hard to believe he has any left after the last two weeks of hyper non-subliminal racist bloviating. This time, it's a...
View ArticleThere Really Is Going To Be That Meeting Over There
The Obama Administration told the Washington Blade -- in their Wednesday, April 27, 2011 article White House To Host First Ever Trans Meeting -- that there is going to be a "White House meeting" where...
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Fathers and Sons: Conflict and Compassion on Friday Night Lights
After last week's Julie Taylor-related catastrophe, I was extremely pleased that this week's episode of Friday Night Lights ("Keep Looking"), written by Bridget Carpenter and directed by Todd McMullen,...
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Uganda 'Kill the Gays' Bill Could Pass within 72 Hours
On Friday I noted that Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill was getting a hearing and would likely be headed for a vote this week. The bill has been fast-tracked as a way to distract from domestic strife....
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Watch: Bill Maher Tears Conspiracy Theorists, GOP a New One
Bill Maher let mainstream Republicans and conspiracy theorists have it in a major response rant to the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden. Via Politics USA: “Now that it’s become clear that the...
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Watch: Donald Trump's 'No Homo' for Meat Loaf
On last night's Celebrity Apprentice (via sharp elbows) Donald Trump noticed that Meat Loaf cleans up well: "You know I'm not a gay man. I think gayness is wonderful, frankly, but I'm not a gay man."...
View ArticleGuest column by Ron Hill: The History of Social Conservatism
Ron Hill bills his site Republicans 4 Freedom as "Advocates For The Rational Wing of the Republican Party." And that he is. Hill wrote for conservative CNN commentator David Frum's web site, and has...
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Politico: Obama Sees Groundswell of Gay Money, Support
Obama's successes with "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and his recent decision to reject portions of DOMA "and...smaller steps, like gay partner hospital visits and hate crimes legislation, concrete and...
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Study Finds Higher Reported Instances of Cancer in Gay Men
Results of a study based around the California Health Interview survey have been published in the journal Cancer and reveal an inconclusive set of statistics about disparities in reported cancer rates...
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Photo: Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) Shows Off His Abs on Men's Health
Republican Congressman Aaron Schock is baring his abs on the cover of Men's Health. The full "Ripped Representative", as MH refers to him, AFTER THE JUMP... People reports: Schock, 29, a freshman...
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Navy gives thumbs-up to same-sex couples to marry on base in states where its...
Via LezGetReal, some big news on changes by the Navy -- allowing same-sex couple to marry on base --- that were pretty under-the-radar. The changes came in the form of an April 13 advisory memo issued...
View ArticlePolitico: Gay donors fuel Obama's 2012 campaign
In an interesting piece by Ben Smith and Maggie Haberman at The Politico, there is speculation that the gay community is going to be a full-on stalwart ATM supporting the President's re-election in...
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