Zach Wahls Heads Out on Iowa Marriage Tour: VIDEO

Zach Wahls is headed out on a tour around Iowa sponsored by LBGT rights group One Iowa to talk to Iowans about why marriage matters.

Writes the group:

"Zach will be joining us in Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Mason City, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and Davenport. He will be speaking at churches, town halls and house parties across the state."

Zach talks briefly about his trip, AFTER THE JUMP...

Family Research Council Shooter Floyd Corkins Was Volunteering at D.C. LGBT Center

Some additional details regarding the man who shot a security guard earlier today at the Family Research Council, via the HuffPost:

Corkins had been volunteering for about the past 6 months at The DC Center for the LGBT Community, said David Mariner, executive director of the community center, which is in Northwest Washington. He usually staffed the center's front desk on Saturdays, and his most recent shift was about two weeks ago.

"He always struck me as a kind, gentle and unassuming young man. I'm very surprised that he could be involved in something like this," Mariner said.

Though authorities did not publicly reveal a motive, advocacy groups across the ideological spectrum condemned the violence, with some casting it as a hate crime.

"Today's attack is the clearest sign we've seen that labeling pro-marriage groups as `hateful' must end," Brian Brown, the president of the National Organization for Marriage, said in a statement.

Shaun Sperling Becomes a Man: VIDEO

A 'When I Knew' moment:

On March 14, 1992, Shaun Sperling read from the Torah and became a Bar Mitzvah in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. The theme Shaun chose to signify the religious celebration of him becoming a man was, 'Madonna'. To kick off the party, he performed a dance to 'Vogue' - now strike a pose and lets get to it...

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...

Robbie Williams Shows Off His Physique

Robbie Williams waits for wardrobe in the dressing room.

(h/t boy culture)

Family Research Council Shooter ID'ed as Floyd Corkins: PHOTO

The shooter at the Family Research Council headquarters has been identified as Flord Corkins, 28, of Herndon, Virginia.

TPM reports:

As of late Wednesday afternoon, officials with the FBI, the Metropolitan Police Department and the Family Research Council would not confirm the reports that the suspect expressed his displeasure with the FRC’s opposition to gay marriage. Law enforcement officials said the matter was still under investigation and it was too early to speak to the individual’s motivation.

The incident could be handled as an incident of domestic terrorism depending on the suspect’s motivations, an FBI spokeswoman told reporters on the scene.

NBC and ABC7 identified him as 28-year-old Floyd Corkins of Virginia. Fox News obtained photos of the man, apparently taken by a witness, that show the suspect in handcuffs and his bloody shirt fully unbuttoned.

Watch FOX5's report, AFTER THE JUMP...

Earlier...
FRC Shooter Reportedly Carried Chick-fil-A Promotional Materials [tlrd]
Security Guard Shot at Family Research Council HQ in Washington D.C.: VIDEO [tlrd]
23 LGBT Groups Issue Statement on Family Research Council Shooting [tlrd]

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