Andy Samberg's comedy troupe The Lonely Island was joined by the lovely Alanis Morissette on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in a performance of their new song about everyone's favorite multi-use punctuation mark: the semicolon. Apropos of our post…
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Archives for July 22, 2013
Posts from July 22, 2013
HIV Testing Billboards Targeting Minority Communities Cause A Stir In LA
African-Americans account for 14% of the population and half of the more than 1 million cases of HIV in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among all MSM (men who have sex with men), African Ameri…
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One Direction Go Deep In Disguise, Make A Mess, Pimp Their Movie With ‘Best Song Ever’: VIDEO
After days of hype, One Direction has finally released the music video to their song "Best Song Ever", in which they do double duty portraying both themselves as well as a colorful cast of characters. We've already seen Liam Payne chann…
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Federal Marriage Benefits Remain Uncertain In The Wake Of Prop. 8 & DOMA Rulings
Almost one month after the Supreme Court's landmark decision to gut DOMA, legal analysts and experts are still trying to make sense as to how it specifically impacts same-sex couples and their benefits. While the decision was explicit in terms of…
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Satanic Group To Be Charged With Trespassing For Pink Mass Ritual
On July 14th the New York-based Satanic Temple held a "pink mass" ceremony over the Mississippi grave site of Catherine Idalette Johnston, the mother of notorious hate-monger Reverend Fred Phelps. The intent was to turn her "gay…
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Kids With Gay Parents Have Greater ‘Family Cohesion and General Health’, According To New Study
Anyone familiar with debate surrounding marriage equality is likely familiar with the "traditional family" argument. That is, those arguing against same-sex marriage commonly maintain that children supposedly "do better" when in a…
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LGBT Group Calls For Boycott Of Russian Vodka In Response To Country’s Anti-Gay Regime
Coming on the heels of the arrest of three Dutch tourists in Russia under the country's new gay 'propaganda' ban, Queer Nation has begun an organized boycott of Russian vodka over the country's virulently anti-gay record. From…
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Harvey Fierstein Says That “Putin Has Declared War on Homosexuals”
In the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent decisions to sign laws banning "gay Propaganda", as well as adoption of Russian children by same-sex couples, openly-gay actor, playwright, and Kinky Boots scribe Harvey Fie…
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Haitian Anti-Gay Marriage Protesters Kill Two Men, Threaten To Burn Down Parliament: VIDEO
Over 1,000 people in Haiti took their anti-gay animus to the streets to protest the proposed legalization of gay marriage, and some members of the protest even threatened to burn down parliament if gay marriage were to become legal. The protest was r…
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Steve Grand Sets The Record Straight On His Image, His Past, And The Road Ahead
Matthew Rettenmund over at Boy Culture has a fantastic interview with gay "All-American Boy" singer Steve Grand, with Grand setting the record straight on his image as the 'first openly gay country star,' his difficult past, and the…
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