NOM Hits Herman Cain On 'Impeach Obama' Stance
You would think that the National Organization for Marriage, an anti-gay group committed to fighting nuptial equality, would approve of Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's assertion that...
View ArticleJudge Cleared In Condom-Filled Acorn Case
Perhaps one of the most bizarre stories I've heard in a long time: A Pennsylvania judge has been cleared of violating judicial conduct standards after he gave two women hollowed-out acorns containing...
View ArticleYour eccentric blogmistress preps for tonight's Journey Concert in Raleigh
The usual disclaimer: it's a weekend break from political banter, so if this off-theme Journey post doesn't interest you, there's the regular brew of new content on the Blend to consume....Also, for...
View ArticleNews: General Mills, Avengers, Lobster, Iran
Can LGBT Egyptians make space for themselves in a post-Mubarak world? Outlook unclear: "Egypt’s gays emerged buoyed from the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak in February. Increasingly...
View ArticleKY to Air Funny Commercial Featuring Lesbian Couple
So it's not an anti-discrimination ordinance or a law recognizing gay marriage, but it's progress. There are two lesbians in a new KY commercial - and not the kind of "lesbians" you see making out in...
View ArticleUgandan Gospel Singer Flees to San Francisco
The "kill the gays" bill in Uganda isn't law (yet), but violence and a Salem-like atmosphere have been enough to drive gay people out. One of them is Daniel Dyson, a gospel singer who fled to the...
View ArticleCheyenne Jackson of Glee Just Got Married!
For everyone with a crush on Cheyenne Jackson out there, I've got sad news: you're too late. Jackson, who recently got casted for Glee, has married his long-time partner Monte Lapka (a physicist) in...
View ArticleCould Ghana Become the Next Uganda For Gays?
A lawyer and ex-government official in Ghana has a message for the 26 million people of his country: Homosexuality is just like genocide and should be punished accordingly. Note the ominous last line...
View ArticleVIDEO: Porn Star Accuses Gay Community of Bi-Phobia
Logan McCree is a famous gay-porn star whose work for the Raging Stallion has won him awards for Best Sex Scene and - even more impressive, given how difficult it is to execute a successful...
View ArticleNEWS: Near-Future Tokyo, Gay Veterans, Drudge Readers Are Racist, and Sal Mineo
What if Tokyo became a radioactive zone? Watch the haunting, 5-min. film, Blind. And here's a photo essay of Japan's new ghost towns. NYT: Gay veterans face hurdles in re-enlisting. Today in bad...
View ArticleVIDEO: Activists Glitter-Bomb Anti-Gay MN Fair Booth From the Skies!
This is what you call a glitzkrieg. Watch the video AFTER THE JUMP.
View ArticleRafael Nadal Cramps Up, Slides Under Table at US Open Presser: VIDEO
Here's some rather dramatic video of yesterday's U.S. Open press conference at which Rafael Nadal, after experiencing a painful leg cramp, slid completely under the table. The 25-year-old Spaniard...
View ArticleMadonna Does Not Want Your Loathsome Hydrangeas: VIDEO
At the Venice Film Festival, a worshipful fan makes the mistake of bestowing a gift of hydrangeas on Her Madgesty. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
View ArticleAnti-Gay Attack Reported in Wichita, Kansas
Two men walking in Wichita, Kansas were attacked by a group of men yelling anti-gay slurs, the Wichita Eagle reports: Sgt. Jesse Boomer said two cars pulled up beside the 18- and 19-year-olds walking...
View ArticleMarriage Equality Supporters to Rally at California Supreme Court Tuesday...
The California Supreme Court is set to hear arguments tomorrow related to the federal case challenging Proposition 8. The hearing will focus on whether the backers of the ballot measure have standing...
View ArticleGoogle Celebrates Freddie Mercury's 65th Birthday with Sparkly Animated...
Today would have been Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday, and Google is celebrating it with their second-longest animated doodle ever. Because it conflicts with Labor Day in the U.S., the doodle is...
View ArticleWisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin Enters Race for Senate, Would Be First Out Gay...
Tammy Baldwin made her official announcement into the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin with a video and interview in Milwaukee's Journal Sentinel today. In a video statement emailed to supporters and...
View ArticleNOM Launches 'You're Fired' Billboard Campaign at Pro-Equality NY Republican...
NOM's Brian Brown announced the launch of a new billboard campaign today targeting lawmakers in New York who voted to pass the state's marriage equality law. He writes: Already the billboard is...
View ArticleNew Footage Shows Aftermath of Flight 93 Crash on 9/11: VIDEO
New video was released over the weekend shot and narrated by a now-deceased witness just outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania where Flight 93 crashed, killing all aboard. Mediaite writes: "The short...
View Article'The Game' Says There are 'Several' Closeted Rappers, Tells them to 'Be Gay...
Rapper The Game spoke with VLAD TV about closeted rappers in the hip-hop industry Says the rapper: "I don’t have a problem with gay people. Like, Beyoncé should’ve said, ‘Who run the world? Gays,’...
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