PHOTO OF THE DAY: Michele Bachmann models Google Glass. BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at today's top stories WINGNUTTERY The loser in a recent Dallas City Council election has proven that the electorate definitely made the right choic…
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The Military’s Sexual Assault Problem Affects Men and Women, Gay and Straight
By ARI EZRA WALDMAN The United States military has a rape problem, and it's nothing new. Earlier this week, two women — Rebekah Havrilla and BriGette McCoy – appeared before a Senate subcommittee chaired by New York Senator Ki…
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News: Bruce LaBruce, Flaming Saddles, Nick Denton, Omaha
Gawker head honcho Nick Denton to marry boyfriend Derren Washington. James Franco flexes for GQ. Zoe Saldana thinks she might be a lesbian but does not know the meaning of 'androgynous' (link work-unfriendly). Brad Pitt praises Angelina Jolie…
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Former Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) to Marry Partner in D.C. This Weekend
Former Arizona Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) will marry his partner of eight years, Hector Alfonso, in D.C. on Saturday, the Daily Star reports: "We're very happy," he said. "We're very committed." The two have talked about marryi…
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John Boehner Wants to Know ‘Who’s Going to Jail’ for IRS Scandal: VIDEO
As the Justice Department opens a criminal investigation into the IRS scandal, House Speaker John Boehner demands to know "who's going to jail." Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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In Sharp Shift, 56 Percent of Virginia Voters Support Gay Marriage
56 percent of Virginia voters support same-sex marriage, the Washington Post reports, up from 46 percent just two years ago.…
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Losing Dallas City Council Candidate Unleashes on Reporter in Homophobic, Profanity-Laced Voicemail: AUDIO
Richard P. Sheridan (Above), a losing candidate in Dallas' recent City Council elections, is making headlines now over a voicemail he left reporter Dan Koller at D Magazine, excoriating Koller over an election preview article he wrote, accusing K…
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Jake Gyllenhaal and Chris Pine in Talks to Star in ‘Into the Woods’
Jake Gyllenhaal and Chris Pine are in negotiations to join Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep in the big screen adaptation of the Broadway musical Into the Woods, according to the Hollywood Reporter: Deal-making hasn’t quite begun but the two actors met an…
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Gay South Korean Filmmaker to Marry Long-Term Partner
South Korean filmmaker Kim Jho Gwang-soo, the second person in the entertainment industry to come out (in 2010), announced plans to marry his partner of nine years on Wednesday, Reuters reports: "We wanted to convey the message that all sexual m…
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At Least One Member of ‘The Wanted’ Says He’d ‘Probably Have a Dabble’ with a Man: VIDEO
In an Australian radio interview, UK boyband The Wanted was asked about recent remarks by Lance Bass that "in every boyband there is at least one gay one." Jay McGuinness (far right) answered both the interviewer's and Bass's questi…
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