News: Blake Lewis, The Pope, Melbourne, James Franco, Uganda
Ugandan tabloid again puts gays in danger by outing them.
Andrew Sullivan has made $611,000 to date on his new Dish blogging venture.
Gay Melbourne dance party 'Closet' stirs controversy by using Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe on its signage.
Celebrating John Travolta's Oscar wig.
National Journal: Base revolts as some GOP leaders promote an LGBT-inclusive approach. "National Journal’s Political Insiders survey last month found that nearly half of Republicans think the topic should be avoided. Nearly three out of 10 said they support same-sex marriage, while only 11 percent are opposed. That’s a big departure from 2009, when half of the Republican Insiders said the party should oppose gay marriage."
Macy's D.C. steps up their gay-inclusive marriage marketing.
Photographer Nigel Barker talks about his upcoming film based on the life of David Mixner: "The
film will cover his childhood, who he was as a young man, where he
comes from in New Jersey -- which seems like it was akin to the Deep
South at the time. Then you see his sensibilities grow, his fights for
human rights for everybody and anybody he came across -- he dedicated
himself to Martin Luther King, the Vietnam War, and Peace. The AIDS
epidemic hits and is really the change point where many of his friends
start to die and be blamed at the same time. He thought that was an
outrage.Then of course the rise of the gay movement and him really being
in the forefront of it and being a gay rights activist."
Janet Jackson reveals that she got married.
Former Idol contestant Blake Lewis returning with new album: "Obviously, it is nearly impossible for any artist, particularly one that came to fame via a reality show, to get a second or third chance in the music business. But Blake cites more than just hard work when he is asked how he bucked the industry’s odds."
North Dakota high school students wear KKK uniforms to hockey game.
Michelangelo Signorile on the Vatican's gay fear: "The
swiftness with which the pope accepted O'Brien's resignation, before
the cardinals had even met to elect a new pope, reveals how much the
Vatican is deathly afraid of how the gay issue will play out. If the
allegations against O'Brien are true, the story would expose to the
world the hypocrisy and self-loathing of powerful men who condemn
homosexuality -- and blame the ills of the world on it -- while they may
be secretly gay themselves."
London Mayor Boris Johnson challenged in court over decision to not allow "ex-gay" group's signs on city buses: "The posters said 'Not Gay! Ex-Gay, Post-Gay and Proud. Get over it!' and was in response to a previous poster campaign by Stonewall, the gay rights group, which said: 'Some people are gay. Get over it!'"
Ben Affleck shaved his beard off at George Clooney's Oscar party.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West take off their clothes for L'Officiel Hommes.
James Franco turns up the blond.
"Ex-gay" activist Linda Jernigan says that homosexuality is not a roach motel - you can escape it.
Missouri Supreme Court to hear case of gay spouse whose partner, a state trooper, was killed in the line of duty, and the spouse, Kelly Glossip, was denied benefits.
Connecticut school allows student to wear anti-gay t-shirt.
UK couple: hotel forced us to take twin beds. "A major hotel company must be well aware they can no more turn away a gay couple than a mixed race couple, even though they might not approve of them either."
Chris Christie snubbed by CPAC. "On the one hand, it spares Christie — who’s running for reelection in a blue state — the agita of having to make an appearance that Democrats would use against him in 2013. On the other, it underscores that some conservatives still are angry over the post-Sandy performance, as well as his tongue-lashing of House Speaker John Boehner for tabling a bill to provide storm aid."




Wow. A day to acknowledge bullying and suicides among LGBT Youth and a kid shows up in an anti-gay shirt. Here's hoping he gets what he deserves in life.
Posted by: Little Kiwi | Feb 26, 2013 4:01:22 PM
By "shaving off his beard", I'm guessing you don't mean that Affleck divorced his wife.
Posted by: anon | Feb 26, 2013 4:31:28 PM
Ian Thorpe pic is interesting. Wonder how he will react.
I can't help but I find James Franco hot also with blond hair. There is just sth about him that melts me.
Posted by: Matt26 | Feb 26, 2013 5:05:06 PM
And why were those clowns dressed like the KKK at a hockey game?
Posted by: jaragon | Feb 26, 2013 5:35:15 PM
The student in the no Rainbow shirt provides us with one of those examples of Freedom of Speech which me may abhor, but which we must endure based upon equal protection of all citizens as proposed by the 14th amendment in defense of the 1st amendment. Perhaps we need to see about sending some gay students T-shirts that have a large rainbow and lettering which says There are Rainbows...everywhere! Get Over It!
Posted by: ***** | Feb 27, 2013 12:24:03 AM
It is possible that young men, wanting to pull a prank at a school gathering may not have been as vicious as some are trying to make them out to be. This event did take place in North Dakota. I would doubt that the influence of the KKK is as severe in ND and in the states of the old Confederacy. I would like to see what their history book has to say about the KKK and what they have learned about its mission in the south during and following the War Between The States. Being more than 140 years removed from the activities they were trying to emulate, they may not have sufficiently understood the implication of the costumes. It appeared that they removed them as soon as their peers let it be know that they did not consider their costumes to be appropriate. I hope this can be made into a teachable moment and not a situation to justify simply knee-jerk reaction punishment for the adults against the young men.
Posted by: ***** | Feb 27, 2013 12:36:53 AM
The Pope: Good Riddance to bad Rubbish
Ian Thorpe: Who cares??
The Vatican: Full of self loathing queens
Posted by: DC Arnold | Feb 27, 2013 8:35:21 AM
It's good to see that Blake Lewis is back! He should do a duet with his old pal, Chris Richardson! Those two guys were the hottest American Idol contestants to ever fall in love on national TV. CAKE forever!
Posted by: TANK | Feb 27, 2013 10:04:13 AM
The problem with the Pope quitting and going into hiding in the Vatican, is that he will probably not be tried for "Acts of Omission" when he had the opportunity to defrock and exspell the Priests And Bishops that molested the hundreds of children we know about and probably as many more that we will never know.
Posted by: Jerry6 | Feb 28, 2013 11:40:58 PM