General Motors Lets its Pride Flag Fly in Indiana, Gets Noticed: VIDEO

Raising a rainbow flag is a much different act in Fort Wayne, Indiana than it is in San Francisco.

The General Motors plant there is hoisting the Pride flag for one week in honor of its LGBT employees and is getting noticed by a lot of people.

Watch WANE's report with supportive interviews, AFTER THE JUMP...

You can see the Facebook responses to WANE's report about the flag below.

GM's statement about the flag:

GM had this to say about putting up the Gay Pride flag "Recently, Fort Wayne Assembly plant leadership decided to permanently move a POW flag from a pole in front of its administration building to the facility's primary flag and truck display along Interstate 69. This gave the plant an opportunity to fly other flags, which include the Indiana state flag, the UAW flag, and any of the flags representing GM's official Employee Resource Groups. Currently the GM PLUS rainbow flag is flying for one week in support of Pride month. It's our hope that ongoing support of our employees will foster constructive dialogue on the importance of diversity at GM."

The Prisoners of War and Missing in Action flag is flying in a more prominent location in front of GM by I-69.

 

General Motors plant flies gay pride flag: wane.com

PPP Poll: Washington State Voters Support Marriage Equality

Talking Points Memo looks at a new Public Policy Polling poll on marriage equality in Washington state, and finds good news:

The results of the latest survey from Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows 51 percent of Washington voters believe same-sex marriage should be legal, compared with 42 percent who believe it should be illegal. A state law legalizing same-sex marriage was passed earlier this year but is facing a November referendum.

PPP pressed deeper on the issue, asking voters whether gay and lesbian couples should be allowed to legally marry, form civil unions or be given no legal recognition at all. The overwhelming majority said that same-sex couples should be given at least some legal recognition, with 47 percent saying they should be allowed to marry and 30 percent saying they should be legally permitted to form civil unions but not marry. Twenty-one percent said same-sex couples should receive no legal recognition.

Episode 3 of 'The Outs' is Here: VIDEO

"Moon River", Episode 3 of our favorite new NYC-based web series The Outs has arrived, and does not disappoint!

Check it out, AFTER THE JUMP...

If you missed them, here are Episode 1 and Episode 2, which you may want to watch first. Director Adam Goldman also has a Kickstarter campaign to fund the next episodes in the series.

Gay Georgia Lawmaker Rashad Taylor Calls on Opponent to Denounce Homophobic Flier: VIDEO

Some of you may recall that last year Georgia State Rep. Rashad Taylor was forced out of the closet in response to an email circulating around offices of the state capitol written by the former partner of Taylor's boyfriend.

Taylor's sexuality is again making headlines, this time as the target of an ugly homophobic flier. Taylor is running against fellow Democrat Pat Gardner in the upcoming District 57 election, though it's unclear where the flier came from.

Taylor held a press conference at the capitol today calling on Gardner to denounce the flier.

Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...

Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1148

TEL AVIV PRIDE: A visit.

CRISTINA SARALEGUI: The talk show host comes out for Obama.

INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR: Shake Weight pranks.

MIKE HUCKABEE: Tells Bristol Palin she is "fair game" after show snub. "You chose the spotlight."

For recent Guides to the Tube, click HERE.

News: Picasso, Ryan Gosling, Voyager I, Adele, Broadway Bares

MetroWeekly's Chris Geidner updates us on the DOMA lawsuits.

What does the jobs picture look like in key battleground states?

"Up and coming" artist Uriel Landeros tags Picasso painting at Houston museum, uploads video to YouTube.

Ryan Gosling dances to C+C Music Factory at Mormon talent show.

Next magazine's guide to NYC Pride.

Vote now in the White House's LGBT Pride Month video challenge: "In April, the White House Office of Public Engagement launched the LGBT Pride Month Champions of Change Video Challenge to explore the stories of unsung heroes and local leaders who are making an impact in their communities. A group of finalists will be featured as Champions of Change at an event at the White House in July."

More photos of Madonna's "Turn Up the Radio" video shoot.

Scientists develop probiotic drink that color-codes your poop to detect disease: "While researchers have so far only suggested that the drink could be used to track the progress of E. coli, they believe that one day it can diagnose conditions like colorectal cancer, worms, stomach ulcer and salmonella just by people looking into the toilet to check the color of their remains."

Shia LaBeouf gets into his birthday suit for Sigur Ros video.

Donatella Versace gets down at Madonna concert in Milan.

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977, prepares to leave our solar system, become the first man-made object to enter interstellar space.

A genius idea for collecting blood samples?

Girl wakes from coma after listening to Adele: "After two operations to stop the bleeding on her brain, she was left in a coma and doctors told her mother Leila Neve to prepare for the worst. But, when Ms Neve, 31, got in the hospital bed to give Charlotte her final cuddle, Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' came on the radio - a song the pair used to sing together. Ms Neve started singing it to her daughter - and Charlotte began to smile - astounding doctors."

Magnetic Fields' "Come Back from San Francisco" covered by Martin "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom" Kierszenbaum.

Nate Phelps, the son of Fred Phelps who left the clan when he turned 18, does an AMA on Reddit: "I despise the harm they are doing. I get emails and messages constantly from young people who have read and seen their message. Many of them are terrified. On top of that this whole hate thing adds immensely to the social idea that gays are lesser citizens or humans. This idea is what some people use to do harm to these people. I hold my father and siblings responsible for this harm."

Joe Manganiello looking insanely hot in South Beach.

First Look: Angelina Jolie is Maleficent.

Pride magazine, online.

Broadway bared. Did it ever.

Is THIS the follow-up to the Texts from Hillary photo?

GLAAD, Athlete Ally team up to offer LGBT ally training to 141 pro sports teams. "GLAAD and Athlete Ally founder Hudson Taylor will educate professional athletes about the importance of LGBT allyship and empower pro sports organizations to stand against homophobia and transphobia."

PBS American Masters series to feature David Geffen.

Folks with HIV/AIDS are at higher risk for heart attacks.

Shiba Russell is Sue Simmons' replacement: "Russell’s quick ascent into the co-anchor slot, which was widely predicted from the time WNBC hired her in February 2011, gives the 11 o’clock news a swift and clean makeover. It replaces the 69-year-old Simmons with a woman closer to half her age — and who reminds some viewers of a younger Simmons."