Bishop Walter Righter, Who Opened Doors to Gay Ordination in Episcopal...
Episcopal Bishop Walter Righter, who opened the door to gay ordination in the Church, died on Sunday at 87 after a long illness. The Post-Gazette reports: "Raised and ordained a priest in Pittsburgh,...
View ArticleSoldier and His Barbie Girl: VIDEO
Two soldiers "killin time after an 18 hour patrol." Says one of them on YouTube: "btw? neither of us r? gay." Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... (via queerty)
View ArticleTeens Scale 377-Foot Moscow Bridge in Kiev, Without Harnesses: VIDEO
Wearing a head-mounted camera and carrying at least one more, a Russian teen and three others scale the 377-foot high Moscow Bridge in Kiev. Get ready for your palms to sweat. Will cause vertigo! As...
View ArticleArmie Hammer Opposes Inauthentic Gay Lovers, Chest Waxing: VIDEO
Armie Hammer covers this month's Details. In the cover story, he talks about the upcoming Clint Eastwood film J Edgar, co-starring Leonardo DiCaprio: Ironically, the younger Armand Hammer is cast in J....
View Article'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Has its 'Born This Way' Moment: VIDEO
Curb Your Enthusiasm had its "Born This Way" moment on last night's season finale as Larry met Greg, a budding young fashion designer with an eye for swastikas. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... The clip above...
View ArticleKaleidoscope, New International LGBT Rights Group, Launches in UK
Britain's three main political parties are backing a new international LGBT rights group, The Kaleidoscope Trust, whose goal is to combat homophobia worldwide, Pink Paper reports: It is the UK's latest...
View ArticleDay of the Dead: Thoughts on the Season Finale of HBO's True Blood
"I'll always be with you." I've been quiet about the last few episodes of True Blood, partly because I've had a massive amount of deadlines at work and am in the process of moving house (and taking...
View ArticleQuick Thoughts on Tonight's Parenthood Season Premiere
I had hoped to have a full review of tonight's fantastic Parenthood season opener ("I Don't Want to Do This Without You"), but unfortunately I'm being pulled in a thousand directions at the moment, so...
View ArticleThe Daily Beast: "The Fall TV Season Begins!"
Time to head back to the couch, America. The fall TV season is here and all of your favorite shows—from The Walking Dead and The Good Wife to Dexter and Boardwalk Empire—and a slew of new ones are soon...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Senate Passes Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment 30-16; Measure to Go...
The North Carolina Senate just passed the anti-gay marriage amendment by a vote of 30-16. The measure was passed by the House yesterday. The measure will now go before voters in May 2012. You may have...
View ArticleOregon GOP Strips Anti-Gay Language from Party Platform
The Oregon Republican party has stripped anti-gay rhetoric from its party platform in a move toward the political center, the Oregonian reports: Wording that essentially condemned same-sex marriage...
View ArticleDick and Lynne Cheney Voice Support for Marriage Equality on 'The View': VIDEO
Barbara Walters asked Lynne Cheney what she thinks of gay marriage on The View today. After explaining that her daughter Mary is partnered with Heather Poe, Cheney said, "I think that whatever Mary...
View ArticleMurdered South African Lesbian's Body Found in Trash Bin
The decomposed body of Nontsikelelo Tyatyeka, a South African lesbian who went missing a year ago, was found in a garbage bin behind her family's home in Nyanga township this week after police received...
View ArticleNews: Rescue Dogs, LCR, Storme Delarverie, Testosterone, Madonna
How Republicans killed the Post Office. Catholic priest in Minneapolis Star-Tribune: You can pray the gay away. Photographer tracks down last surviving 9/11 rescue dogs. Madonna reportedly forces...
View ArticleMUSIC NEWS: Das Racist, Kaskade, Coldplay, Patrick Wolf, Barbra Streisand,...
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 ArticleAnderson Cooper Goes Spray Tanning with Snooki: VIDEO
Although she's impressed with his "peanuts", I'm not sure Snooki's convinced that Anderson Cooper will ever make it as a Guido. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
View ArticleCall for Action on FAIR Education Act from the Courage Campaign: VIDEO
A new message from the Courage Campaign: The same crowd who passed Prop 8 are getting desperate. Now, they want to put a question on the ballot here in California that would overrule SB48, known as...
View ArticleUnlolcking Blood-Brain Barrier May Improve Neurological Treatment Outcomes
Researchers at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine may have solved a problem that has long vexed neurologists, including those involved in treating and studying HIV/AIDS-related neurological...
View ArticleDemocrats Lose Specials for Weiner's Seat in NY, Ensign's Seat in NV
NOM will be gloating today (UPDATE: and they are) over the loss of Democrat David Weprin to anti-gay Republican Bob Turner for Anthony Weiner's House Seat. The NYT reports: With 84 percent of the...
View ArticleFive Year Prison Sentence Handed Down for Brutal Attack on Transgender Woman...
Teonna Monae Brown, 19, who pleaded guilty last month to first-degree assault and a hate crime in the beating of Chrissy Lee Polis, 22 (pictured), was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday, with...
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