PHOTO OF THE DAY: Well this certainly isn't gonna help those gay rumors. Pardon me while I swoon! BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at today's top stories SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Towleroad is being honored by the Stonewall Community Foun…
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Archives for June 14, 2013
Posts from June 14, 2013
50 Years of Gay Culture in 5 Minutes: VIDEO
Gay artist/activist Leo Herrera shares with Towleroad his piece The Fortune Teller, which fuses words, sounds, and images from across five decades of gay culture. Check it out, AFTER THE JUMP… Writes Herrera, of his compelling collage: The story is…
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Obama Names Two Gay Men to Ambassadorships
President Obama has named Rufus Gifford, a prominent fundraiser who was most recently Finance Chair of the Presidential Inaugural Committee, as Ambassador to Denmark. He has also named James Costos, Vice President of Global Licensing and Retail for H…
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1389
THE AIRBUS A350: Takes its first flight. YOUR LIFE AS A DOG: Just in case you were wondering. COLIN AND JOE: A gay binational couple fights uncertainty brought on by DOMA. GOD IS GAY: Elliot Darrow, performing for University of North Carolina during…
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News: Nike, Prince William, Kraft, Israel, Kylie Minogue, PFLAG
U.S.: Syria crossed "red line", used chemical weapons against rebels. One Million Moms goes nuts over beefcake dude in Kraft ad. Prince William has Indian ancestry: "The DNA analysis of saliva samples taken from the Duke of Cambridge…
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Editor of Ugandan Tabloid That Outed Homosexuals Explains His Devious Methods: VIDEO
Here's a fascinating new clip from the documentary Call Me Kuchu, opening today in New York. The film documents the story of slain Ugandan LGBT activist David Kato and others prominent in that country's struggle. If you missed the trailer, wh…
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NJ Assembly Panel Advances Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy: VIDEO
Yesterday, the New Jersey Assembly Women and Children's Committee advanced a bill that would ban gay conversion therapy for minors, the Star-Ledger reports: Testimony from dueling mental health professionals and activists dominated the 2-1/2 hour…
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Matt Damon Tries to Bring Down Jodie Foster’s World in ‘Elysium’: VIDEO
A new trailer for the upcoming sci-fi dystopian thriller from District 9's Neil Blomkamp. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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The OXD Mirror New Music for 6.14.13
BY OCCUPY THE DISCO / TADEU MAGALHÃES The OXD Mirror is a weekly music column brought to you by the boys of OCCUPY THE DISCO (OXD), a New York City based movement created by three music lovers, Ru Bhatt, Josh Appelbaum,…
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University of Chicago Frat Plays Disgusting Homophobic, Racist Prank on Postal Carrier
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity at the University of Chicago is under investigation after a postal carrier exposed a racist, homophobic prank that it had played on him, the Sun-Times reports: “About a week after Memorial Day, I had an order to bring 7…
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