Scenes From The Turkish Earthquake
AFTER THE JUMP, disturbing footage from the immediate aftermath of the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that devastated Eastern Turkey today, toppling at least 25 apartment buildings, a student dormitory, a...
View ArticleAustralian Lesbians Propose A Trade
Andrea and Alisa are a lesbian couple in New South Wales, Australia. They want a baby. They don't want to adopt, and they don't want to use the genetic material of some anonymous donor. Of the search...
View ArticleJennifer Lopez's Onstage Breakdown At Mohegan Sun
It was megacasino Mohegan Sun's 15th anniversary gala. J-Lo headlined. According to The Daily Mail: She's maintained a dignified poise ever since her break-up with husband Mark Anthony, but tonight...
View ArticleLibyan Theocracy?
The New York Times, reporting from Benghazi: ... The sea of flag-waving citizens reacted with shouts of “God is great;” minutes earlier, they had sung the bouncy Italianate national anthem used before...
View ArticleNEWS: Herman Cain's Devolving Views, The Quake, The Islamists, And A Big,...
Herman Cain now supports federal marriage ban ... ... and did you know he came to Washington as a lobbyist? Mr. Cain ran the National Restaurant Association, a once-sleepy trade group that he...
View ArticleGay Man Found Beaten, Scorched, Tied to Lamppost in Brutal Murder in Scotland
A gay man's body was found beaten and burned and tied to a lamppost on the outskirts of his hometown Cumnock in Ayrshire in Scotland early On Saturday. Stuart Walker, who had recently started work at a...
View ArticleArizona Streaker Charged with Felony, May Get Year and a Half of Jail
Jake Lancow, the Arizona streaker who posed as a referee is being made an example: Jace Lankow, an undergraduate at the University of Arizona could face up to one and half years in jail after being...
View ArticleDenmark to Allow Same-Sex Marriage Next Year
The Danish government announced plans to legalize same-sex marriage, the Copenhagen Post reports: The government plans to introduce a bill just after the New Year that will allow same-sex couples to...
View ArticleSteve Jobs Describes the First Time He Met a Gay Man, in New Bio
I've been reading Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs , which came out today, and I was curious to know if the book described any of Jobs' interactions with gay and lesbian friends or employees....
View ArticleThe Daily Beast: "Jack Huston: Boardwalk Empire's Scene-Stealer"
HBO’s Boardwalk Empire revolves around mob feuds, illegal bootlegging, and the corruption and venality that accompanied Prohibition. But beneath the surface, the show is about grasping at the American...
View ArticleStatue of Liberty Being Equipped with Five Accessible Webcams
The Statue of Liberty's 125th birthday is this Friday and is being equipped with five high-def webcams as gifts, the AP reports: Through the webcams, Internet users around the world will have four...
View ArticleNYC Holding Rally for Homeless LGBT Youth Tonight in Union Square
NYC's largest homeless shelter for LGBT youth, the Ali Forney Center, is holding a rally from 6-8 pm this evening in Union Square: On October 24th the LGBT community will come together and rally to...
View ArticleSidelined by Jabar Gaffney: VIDEO
A cameraman gets distracted by Washington Redskin Jabar Gaffney's pants during Sunday's game against the Panthers. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... (via deadspin)
View ArticlePolice Officer Arrested During Brawl at Ft. Worth Rainbow Lounge
Fort Worth's Rainbow Lounge, the site of a 2009 Stonewall-style police raid that made national headlines, was the scene of a brawl late last night during which a law enforcement officer was assaulted,...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann Says She Doesn't Hold Herself Above Gay People: VIDEO
Michele and Marcus Bachmann talk to People magazine about their positions on gay people, the HuffPost reports: In the Oct. 31 issue of People, the couple defended themselves against accusations of...
View ArticleTim Tebow's Man-on-Man Victory Kiss
Denver Bronco and Focus on the Family spokesman Tim Tebow planted a wet one on Demaryius Thomas during his late game rescue yesterday against the dolphins. Thomas caught the first of two touchdown...
View ArticleLesbian Couple Worried About Son's Halloween Princess Fantasies
A lesbian couple profiled in the L.A. Times is concerned about letting their young son go out on Halloween dressed as a princess in a tiara, not because of the outfit itself or what it might say about...
View ArticleColin Farrell Recites Love Poem to Robert Downey Jr: VIDEO
Colin Farrell recited an ode about his mancrush on Robert Downey Jr. last week at the Scream Awards. Said Farrell: "When I think of a hero, I think of one name. He’s brave, he’s bold, he’s bad, and I...
View ArticleZimbabwe's PM Morgan Tsvangirai Reverses, Supports Constitutional Protections...
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has split with President Robert Mugabe, reversed his position on gay rights and now says he wants them protected in a new constitution, the BBC reports: Mr...
View ArticleNH House Panel to Vote on Repealing Same-Sex Marriage Tomorrow
New Hampshire's House Judiciary Committee is set to take up repeal of the state's marriage equality law tomorrow, the AP reports: The Judiciary Committee will consider a subcommittee recommendation...
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