Olympic gold medalist Megan Rapinoe, one of the few out athletes in any sport, accepted the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Board of Directors Award on Saturday at their 41st annual dinner, Outsports reports: “The longer I’ve been out, the more s…
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Archives for November 13, 2012
Posts from November 13, 2012
Madonna Visits Devastated NYC Rockaway Neighborhood, Speaks About it in Concert: VIDEO
(Masako Takagi) Madonna visited the hurricane-devastated Rockaway neighborhood of NYC on Saturday, Gothamist reports: Museum of Modern Art curator Klaus Biesenbach, who has a home there, has been rallying people (including celebrities) to help with r…
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White House to Consider Petition Signed by 73,000 for Texas Secession from the U.S.; Rick Perry Takes Stand
A "We the People" petition for Texas to secede from the United States has gathered more than 73,000 signatures: The US continues to suffer economic difficulties stemming from the federal government's neglect to reform domestic and forei…
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New Pitbull – Christina Aguilera Track Samples Classic ‘A-ha’ Track ‘Take On Me’: LISTEN
No doubt their lifting of a classic 80's track will inspire strong feelings one way or another. Are you feeling this moment? Listen, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Where Will Marriage Equality Strike Next? – VIDEO
Following last week's marriage equality wins, everyone seems to be looking forward to see where equality will strike next. The NYT offers its forecast in a major article: Nine states and Washington, D.C., have now legalized same-sex marriage. Tho…
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‘GIF’ is the Oxford Dictionaries USA Word of the Year
The Oxford Dictionaries USA has chosen the verb GIF as its word of the year. GIF, verb: to create a GIF file of (an image or video sequence, especially relating to an event) They write: “The GIF, a compressed file format for images that can be used t…
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Sonia Sotomayor Gives Career Advice on Sesame Street: VIDEO
Abby Cadaby wants to be a princess when she grows up. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor brings her back to reality: "Pretending to be a princess is fun. But it is definitely not a career."Watch, AFTER THE JUMP… (via jmg)…
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Gay Olympic Diver Matthew Mitcham to Release Autobiography
Matthew Mitcham, the gay Australian Olympic gold-medalist, will release a memoir called Twists and Turns in December, GNN reports: To be released by HarperCollins in December, Mitcham’s book will also take a closer look at the anxiety and “crippling…
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Lindsay Lohan’s ‘The Canyons’ Trailer Gets a 50’s Twist: VIDEO
In October, the mostly crowd-sourced thriller The Canyons written by homophobe Bret Easton Ellis, directed by Paul Schrader, and starring Lindsay Lohan and porn star James Deen busted out of the gate with a 70's-style retro teaser, the first of t…
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Kevin Clash, Voice of Sesame Street’s Elmo, Takes Leave, Denies Inappropriate Conduct with Teen
Kevin Clash, the voice of Sesame Street's Elmo for the past 28 years, has taken a leave of absence amid accusations he had an inappropriate relationship with an underage teen when the teen was 16 and Clash was 45. CNN reports: In June, the worksh…
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