Three Men Reportedly Executed in Iran for Gay Sex
Like the horrific executions in 2005 (image below, more graphic at link), several men have reportedly been hanged in Iran for engaging in gay sex, Iran Human Rights reports: According to the reports...
View ArticleConservatives, Activists Battle Over California's 'LGBT History Bill': VIDEOS
Videographer and activist Sean Chapin has recorded a series of videos defending SB48, the recently-passed Fair Education Act, or "LGBT History Bill", as conservatives work toward collecting signatures...
View ArticleThe Daily Beast: "Mad Men Up Close: Matthew Weiner and Jon Hamm on 'The...
Mad Men's fourth season episode "The Suitcase" was instantly deemed a classic hour of TV. Over at The Daily Beast, you can read my latest feature, "Mad Men Up Close," in which series creator Matthew...
View ArticleSteampunk Octopus is Burning Man's Eight-Armed Flamer: VIDEO
Firing up this year's Burning Man festival in the temporary Nevada outpost of Black Rock City was this vehicular Steampunk flame-shooting Octopus, El Pulpo Mechanico. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
View ArticleAdele Hints at Recording James Bond Theme, Performs 'Turning Tables' on...
Adele appeared on The Jonathan Ross Show on Friday and talked about touring America, a 60-year-old woman who fainted and pissed herself at one of her shows, her fame, her drunk diary, YouTube, and an...
View ArticleStephanopoulos Questions Chaz Bono's Agenda, Weight, and Cher's Support in...
Chaz Bono appeared on Good Morning America this morning to discuss the controversy surrounding his participation on Dancing with the Stars with George Stephanopoulos. Said Chaz: "I'm going to be...
View Article'Doctor Who' Meets 'Star Wars' at Burning Man: VIDEO
More cool video from the surface of Tattooine Burning Man over the weekend as a Doctor Who Dalek vehicle, a Stormtrooper, and bicyclist demonstrate the Black Rock City tenet of radical inclusion....
View ArticleTransgender Contestant Wows Australia's X-Factor: VIDEO
X-Factor Australia's panel asks Paige Elliot Phoenix what made him wait until now to audition for the show. "I've needed a whole bunch of things to really fall into place in my life. Probably the most...
View ArticleWatch LIVE: California Supreme Court Hearing on Standing in Prop 8
Today's California Supreme Court hearing on standing in the Proposition 8 case can be watched at the California Channel or at ABC News. Our legal expert Ari Ezra Waldman will have analysis of the...
View ArticleBig Gay Ice Cream Shop Opens in NYC, Gets Benediction from Drag Queen,...
Videographer Kathleen McGivney attended this weekend's opening of the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop, the brick-and-mortar offspring of Doug Quint's beloved Big Gay Ice Cream Truck. You know you've won when...
View ArticleLeona Lewis Collides with Sweaty Male Muscle at Gay Nightclub: VIDEO
Leona Lewis brought her upcoming UK single "Glassheart" to Heaven at G-A-Y nightclub in London on Saturday, and also performed "Collide" and "Bleeding Love" for the adoring Londoners. Watch, AFTER THE...
View ArticleNews: San Antonio, Michael Fassbender, Post Office, Fantastic Man
Happy birthday Freddie: YouTube streams Queen's Wembley Stadium concert. TIME 9/11 issue marks third departure from red border. Jake Gyllenhaal playing the field again. 'Out in the Silence' announces...
View ArticleEddie Murphy to Host Oscars
Eddie Murphy will host the 84th annual Academy Awards, producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer announced today: "Eddie is a comedic genius, one of the greatest and most influential live performers...
View ArticleProp 8: Standing and Initiative Power - California Supreme Court Hearing...
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Today, the California Supreme Court heard arguments at the behest of the Ninth Circuit, which certified a question to California's highest court on the issue of standing: As a...
View ArticleMUSIC NEWS: Bombay Bicycle Club, Madonna, James Blake, Emeli Sandé, Midnight...
BY NORMAN BRANNON Norman Brannon is a pop critic, musician, and author based in New York City. He presents a weekly music update here on Towleroad and writes regularly at Nervous Acid. Follow Norman...
View ArticleFederal Appeals Court Says Same-Sex Partners of Arizona State Employees Can...
You may recall that back in 2009, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer eliminated state domestic partner benefits a year after they were implemented. The 9th Circuit today dealt Brewer a defeat, upholding an...
View ArticleGay Soldier Answers Questions, Reveals 'DADT' Repeal Day Plans: VIDEO
For the past few weeks, we've been following the clips of a faceless YouTube soldier's coming out story. In a new clip, the servicemember answers some questions asked of him on Twitter, offering some...
View ArticleMother of Gay 9/11 Hero Mark Bingham Offers a Heartwrenching Reflection on...
As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Alice Hoagland reflects on the death of her son Mark Bingham, and all those aboard Flight 93 in an emotion-stirring video: The most visible torchbearer...
View ArticleProp 8 Supporters, Opponents Face Off Before Yesterday's Hearing: VIDEO
Videographer and activist Sean Chapin documented the 'for' and 'against' action before yesterday's California Supreme Court hearing on 'standing' in the Prop 8 case. It's always amazing to me how much...
View ArticleFOX News Pundit Keith Ablow: Chaz Bono Will Endanger Kids, Make 'Tomboys'...
Dr. Keith Ablow, who wrote the hideous FOX News piece Penn highlighted over the weekend regarding Chaz Bono's participation on Dancing with the Stars, was welcomed on Fox Business' America's Nightly...
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