PHOTO OF THE DAY: A gay proposal at the White House. BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at today's top stories GAY NEWS With just a few days left in the year, Towleroad presents the "50 Most Powerful Coming Outs" of the year…
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Archives for December 17, 2012
Posts from December 17, 2012
Lunar Impact Site Named for Astronaut Sally Ride
NASA announced today that the site where twin agency spacecraft impacted the moon Monday has been named for the first woman (and lesbian) in space, astronaut Sally Ride: Last Friday, Ebb and Flow, the two spacecraft comprising NASA's Gravity Reco…
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Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Second-Longest Serving Senator in U.S. History, Dies at 88
The U.S. Senate's most senior member, Daniel Inouye (D-HI) died today of respiratory complications at the age of 88, USA Today reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced the news of Inouye's death on the Senate floor, spark…
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1267
SPACE ROCK: The asteroid that whizzed by Earth on December 12 and 13. PUSSY WILLOW: "We Three Queens". MARRIAGE NEWS WATCH: AFER's Matt Baume with the latest on NJ, IL, OR, and IN. FLAME THROWING: The slo-mo guys explore their pyromania…
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News: Marsha Johnson, Newtown, Gun Fanatics, James Franco
Police arrest man making threats against L.A. elementary schools. NASA to smash two spacecraft into the moon at 4,000 mph: "Unfortunately, it won't be a very good show. The impact will happen in darkness, on the moon's far side, and the…
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Montana Supreme Court Rejects Case Demanding Equal Benefits for Gay Couples in 4-3 Decision
The Montana Supreme Court has sided with a lower court judge who dismissed a case brought by the ACLU demanding equal benefits for same-sex couples. Judge Jeffrey Sherlock dismissed the case in April 2011, saying that an amendment to the Montana Cons…
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‘Star Trek: Into Darkness’ Gets a Full-Length Teaser: VIDEO
The first full-length teaser for Star Trek: Into Darkness was unleashed upon the web today and warns that Kirk may get everyone on his ship killed. Benedict Cumberbatch's villain must have something to do with it. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Focus on the Family’s James Dobson Blames Sandy Hook Shooting on Gay Marriage, Abortion
Joining, AFA radio host Bryan Fischer and Mike Huckabee, Focus on the Family founder James Dobson blamed the absence of religion in school for the tragic shooting in Sandy Hook, Right Wing Watch reports. And Gay marriage and abortion are to blame as…
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DJ Earworm’s United State of Pop 2012: LISTEN
DJ Earworm, who each year provides us with a mash-up of the year's pop tunes is out with his latest, and a lyric video to accompany it. Listen to "Shine Brighter", AFTER THE JUMP……
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Stephanie J. Block Is Broadway’s Latest Leading Man: INTERVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR Broadway leading lady Stephanie J. Block currently stars as the title character in Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Rupert Holmes’ acclaimed 1985 musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood, directed by Scott Ellis. The company, which i…
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