Prop 8 Plaintiffs File Brief Urging Release of Trial Videotapes
Yesterday, the American Foundation for Equal Rights representing the plaintiffs in Perry v. Brown, the landmark federal lawsuit that found Proposition 8 unconstitutional, filed a brief opposing the...
View ArticleHank Williams Jr Compares Obama to Hitler on FOX News: VIDEO
Teabagger Hank Williams Jr. brought some of his racist Obama hate to FOX & Friends and his Monday Night Football theme song was promptly pulled from last night's broadcast in response. Watch Ed...
View ArticleCampaign for Premier Job in Ontario, Canada Gets Homophobic
Canadian Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak, campaigning for Ontario's top job, is under fire for a homophobic campaign flyer that misleads voters about the education curriculum in place under...
View ArticleThe Ladies of 'The View' Wrangle with the N-Word: VIDEO
The ladies of The View come to an understanding of why the controversy about the sign on Rick Perry's ranch is something they're discussing. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
View ArticleTransgender 'Occupy Wall Street' Protester Segregated, Humiliated by NYPD...
Justin Adkins, a transgender activist and Assistant Director of the Multicultural Center at Williams College, was arrested as part of the "Occupy Wall Street" protest on October 1 at the Brooklyn...
View ArticleSpineless Mitt Romney Won't 'Scold the Audience' Over Booing of Gay Soldier:...
The GOP debate booing of that gay soldier is still resonating. Mitt Romney was asked about it by New Hampshire's Union Leader. He couldn't bring himself to condemn it, Think Progress reports. “I think...
View ArticlePresbyterian Church to Ordain First Openly Gay Minister on Saturday
The Presbyterian Church USA is set to ordain its first openly gay minister this weekend, the Journal Sentinel reports: On Saturday, Anderson, of Madison, will become the first openly gay minister...
View ArticleRichard Feynman on Curiosity: VIDEO
Here's your deep thought for the day from quantum mechanics physicist Richard Feynman. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
View ArticleChris Christie Not Running for President
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is set to make an announcement at 1 pm EDT today, but outlets , such as ABC News, are already reporting what he will say: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will not run...
View ArticleDiddy Apologizes for Homophobic Slur at Nightclub: VIDEO
Diddy tweeted an apology today following the posting of a video shot over the weekend in which he used racial and homophobic slurs at a clubgoer at a BET Awards after-party event. Diddy was apparently...
View ArticleAdele Reportedly Set to Record James Bond Theme
In early September, Adele hinted that she might be recording the next James Bond theme. Now Contact Music reports: "Adele has finished writing her James Bond theme song. The 'Someone Like You' singer...
View ArticleHerman Cain Says Being Gay is a Choice and Wants to See the Science That...
Herman Cain, frontrunner in many of the latest GOP 2012 straw polls, was asked by Joy Behar this morning how he could think being gay is a choice when so many people are vilified for it. Said Cain:...
View ArticleLip-Reading Michele Bachmann: VIDEO
She's making a lot more sense now. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... (via daily dish)
View ArticleRyan Gosling: 'I'm a Pretty Weird-Looking Guy'
“I’m not that good looking. I think I’m a pretty weird-looking guy. Every role I got up until ‘The Notebook’ [in 2004] was the weirdo, freak, psychopath, nerd, outsider character guy. I think things...
View ArticleNOM Welcomes Gay Congressman Jared Polis' Son into the World
Over the weekend Penn posted about the arrival of Caspian Julius, the son of Congressman Jared Polis and his partner Marlon Reis. The National Organization for Marriage immediately attacked: "We have...
View ArticleTennessee High School Principal Assaults Student Over Gay T-Shirt
The principal of Sequoyah High School in Tennessee assaulted a A 17-year-old senior after he wore a T-shirt to school expressing support for a Gay-Straight Alliance, the ACLU of Tennessee reports:...
View ArticleNews: iPhone, Ann Coulter, Sao Paulo, John Waters, Fiddler Rewrite
Mark Ruffalo at the Occupy Wall Street protests. "Sunrise, Sunset" from Fiddler on the Roof gets rewrite for gay wedding. Parents at Williamsville North High School, Jamey Rodemeyer's school, hold...
View ArticleMUSIC NEWS: Nicola Roberts, Bloc Party, Swedish House Mafia, Little Boots,...
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 ArticleNOM Says It Will Defy Campaign Disclosure Laws Again in Minnesota
The National Organization for Marriage, which continues to see the court rule against it in Rhode Island and Maine where it is trying to keep secret the names of donors to anti-gay campaigns, says it...
View Article'Nightline' on the Lawrence King - Brandon McInerney Case: VIDEO
Nightline covers the murder case of Lawrence King and the trial of Brandon McInerney. The jury and McInerney's mother speak to Juju Chang in Nightline's Crime and Punishment series. Watch, AFTER THE...
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