Over the weekend I reported on the reunion of Laurent Ghilain and Peter Meurrens with their son. Ghilain and Meurrens, a Belgian couple living in Southern France, had been separated from Samuel, whom they had through a surrogate, for two years…
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Archives for February 2011
Posts from February 2011
Big Gay Deal – Jane Fonda in ’33 Variations’ in Los Angeles
Those of you in L.A. who love theatre should make sure not to miss 33 Variations before it closes on March 6. I saw it when it was on Broadway and Jane Fonda gives a truly stunning and moving performance. In the play, written and directed by Mo…
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Anti-Gay Pastor Grant Storms Arrested for Masturbating in Public Park in Front of Children
The Reverend Grant Storms, a Christian fundamentalist pastor known for his campaigns against New Orleans' gay Southern Decadence festival, has been arrested for masturbating in a public park in front of children. The Times-Picayune reports: Storm…
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #841
DOMA FOR DUMMIES: Stop8.org's Matt Baume offers his latest set of updates on same-sex marriage. WILL PHILLIPS: The young Arkansas activist has a message for NOM's Maggie Gallager — "Don't be so aggro, dude!" RIVERDALE: A fan-mad…
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News: Razzies, DOMA, New Life, Truvada, Daniel Radcliffe, NASA
NYT: Must Presidents defend laws they don't like? Photo: ISS shadow across Discovery. Guess who won the 2011 Razzies? DOMA trickle down: For first time in six-plus-year-history of 'Log Cabin Republican DADT case, the government files brief th…
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UK Couples Loses Right to Foster Care Over Views on Homosexuality
A UK court has ruled against an Evangelical Christian couple, Eunice and Owen Johns, who claimed they were discriminated against by their town council. The Derby city council rejected the couple's foster care application over their insistence on…
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Watch: UFC Fighter Michael Bisping Calls Opponent ‘Faggot’ in Promo
Several of you have emailed about a promotional video for a UFC event in Sydney over the weekend in which UFC fighter Michael Bisping is seen referring to his his opponent as a "faggot M-f-er." Our tipster Wayne writes that if Bisping's…
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Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Dies in Wyoming House
The Wyoming House failed to take action on a legislative proposal to amend the state's constitution to bar recognition of same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. The measure passed the senate in late February and would have required a two-thirds…
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Watch: Charlie Sheen’s Insane ‘Today’ Show Interview
The Today show's Jeff Rossen interviewed Charlie Sheen about drug use, rehab, violence toward women, being a role model, and his war with CBS. When asked if he's still using, Sheen says, "Look at me. Duh." The unapologetic Sheen say…
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Watch: John Boehner Suggests House Will Defend Constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
In an interview with the Christian Broadcast Network's The Brody File, House Speaker John Boehner was asked about Obama's recent announcement that the Department of Justice would not be defending DOMA in court because he considers the law unc…
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