In the coming weeks, civil union legislation will be considered in the Colorado legislature. Yesterday, One Colorado held a press conference announcing 'The Voices for Strong Families Coaltion' comprised of faith, civil rights gro…
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Archives for January 2011
Posts from January 2011
Watch: Britney’s ‘Hold It Against Me’ Gets an Unofficial Video
Ryan James Yezak is back with a new video for Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me". (and now we know where this still came from). Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP… Previously Yezak productions…Watch: California Gays Show You Katy Perry'…
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Cyndi Lauper Mentors Gay Teen Eli Medina on MTV’s ‘Made’
Tune in to MTV's Made today at 4 pm EST (repeating Wednesday at 3) for an episode about Eli Medina, a gay teen from Norman, Oklahoma who is living on his own after his mother rejected him for telling her he is gay. If you've never seen Made,…
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Toronto Man Beaten in Anti-Gay Hate Crime
The Toronto Star reports: Ryan Lester, 30, was kicked in the face and called “faggot” while getting a post-bar snack at Mehran Restaurant on Church St. early Saturday Jan. 22. His 24-year-old brother, Ben, suffered has deep bruises on his back and ha…
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Three Men Face Charges for Distributing Leaflet Calling for Execution of Gays Outside UK Mosque
Three men are facing hate crime chrges in the UK for distributing anti-gay leaflets outside a mosque in Derby, UK and for placing the leaflets in private mailboxes in July 2010: Ihjaz Alie, 41, Mehboob Hussain, 44, and Umer Javed, 37 (pictured), were…
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Watch: Djokovic Wins Australian Open, Offers Post-Game Strip Tease
Fans get Novak's shirt, shoes, following plenty of service. (Djokovic nailed Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-3) Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Cycling Champ Graeme Obree: I’m Gay
Champion cyclist Graeme Obree has come out of the closet, making him the highest-ranking member of that sport to do so, in an interview with the Scottish Sun. “I was brought up thinking you'd be better dead than gay. I must have known I was gay a…
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FOX News Not Sure Where Egypt Is
(via buzzfeed)…
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to Sign Civil Union Bill This Afternoon
Governor Pat Quinn will sign the Illinois civil unions bill at a ceremony this afternoon. Yesterday State Rep. Deb Mell, who you may recall gave a passionate speech on the House floor during which she announced her engagement, stopped in a t WGN to t…
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Designer Charles Nolan Dies at 53
Designer Charles Nolan has died at the age of 53, the NYT reports: The cause was cancer of the head and neck, said Andrew Tobias, the financial writer, who was Mr. Nolan’s partner of 16 years. Early in his career, Mr. Nolan was a major force behind t…
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