More than 75 current and former GOP elected officials including former Reagan and Bush cabinet members, former governors, and key GOP consultants and strategists have signed on to an amicus brief to be filed on Thursday urging the Supreme Court to st…
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Archives for February 25, 2013
Posts from February 25, 2013
Towleroad Talking Points: A Gay Oscar Night
BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at the top stories from today OSCARS The 85th Academy Awards were held last night and Argo walked away as the big winner, taking home three Oscars including Best Picture which was handed out by the First Lady.…
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Santa Monica High School Outprotests Westboro Baptist Church: VIDEO
Now that's school spirit. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP… The L.A. Times adds: "In response to the planned protest, the school district’s Board of Education adopted an open letter to the community last week, reaffirming the school board’s 'unwa…
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Ellen Crowns Her First Male Underwear Model: VIDEO
As you may or may not be aware, Ellen DeGeneres has been in the process of choosing her very own male underwear model. Today, he was chosen after a runway show, questions and answer session, and not-so-brutal game of Know or Go. Check it out, AFTER T…
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1314
YOU HAVE A PURPOSE: Gays and allies launch a campaign in Indiana in response to homophobic teacher Diana Medley. CUPCAKE MOUTH CATCH: Like a boss. RYAN GOSLING: Embarrassed by a dish towel. SETH MACFARLANE: Jimmy Kimmel visits him backstage at the Os…
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News: Llama Farmer, Spider-Man, Nevada, Peter Tatchell
Michael Goff: Twit and wisdom of the late Spencer Cox. Mixner: House Republicans strip LGBT issues out of the Violence Against Women Act. Meet Kevin, the gay Kentucky llama farmer struggling to get by after being fired from his teaching job for being…
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Pundit: Pro Teams Want to Know if Manti Te’o is Gay But Nobody at the NFL Combine Has the Nerve to Ask — AUDIO
Profootball.com and NBC Sports pundit Mike Florio, who has been observing the NFL Combine, was interviewed today on The Dan Patrick Show and told Patrick that, where Manti Te'o is concerned, teams and coaches want to know if he is gay or not but…
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NOM Pledges $500,000 to Defeat Pro-Equality GOP Lawmakers in Minnesota
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) today said it would use a $500,000 war chest against any GOP lawmaker supporting marriage equality in Minnesota and spend in support of any Democrat who votes to protect "traditional marriage", a…
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Little Boots Wants to Escape with You on the ‘Motorway’: LISTEN
Victoria Hesketh, the British electropop singer known as Little Boots, is back with a new album in May and "Motorway" is the first single, produced by DFA Records' Tim Goldworthy. Other producers on the upcoming album are Simian Mobile…
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NY Mag: Gay Couples at the Start of a Divorce Boom
The flipside of the blossoming of marriage equality: From “I do” to “I’m done” is a well-traveled road—for straight couples. When their legal marriages are over, they pretty much know they will need a legal divorce. But for gay couples, the promise…
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