Archives for September 11, 2013

Posts from September 11, 2013

North Carolina Teacher Suspended for Showing Macklemore’s ‘Same Love’ in Class

A Taylorsville, North Carolina teacher has been suspended for showing Macklemore's marriage equality anthem "Same Love" to students, the Charlotte Observer reports: Alexander County Schools Associate Superintendent Jeff Peal told the Ta…
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City of Cleveland Threatens Gay Bar Owner Targeted by Hate Crimes for Calling Police Too Often

Last week we reported on a gay man beaten by a group of youths outside the Cocktails Lounge gay bar in Cleveland. Jared Fox was sliced by his glasses, his eardrum ruptured, and his face bloodied and bruised. This week, a teen was arrested after the b…
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LGBT Advocates Call for Prompt Attention to ENDA as Congress Resumes

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), the bill that would protect federally protect LGBT workers from job discrimination, awaits attention from Congress since it passed out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee in a…
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Kings of Leon Cover Robyn’s ‘Dancing on My Own’: VIDEO

A new take on an old favorite. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1427

THAT MOMENT: When a kid finds mom's special toy. I DON'T GIVE A: Nicki Minaj drops a video for her part in the Madonna track. PSYCHOLOGY AND HOMOSEXUALITY: from the LGBT rights group of the United Arab Emirates. #TALKTOME: A new campai…
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News: Dallas Buyers Club, Elk, Grindr, Brad Pitt, Ocean Waves

Hunter gored by antler of elk he'd just killed. David Mixner on the NYC election: Sad news, good news, tough battle ahead. Indiewire parses the homophobia in the MAtthew McConaughey AIDS drama Dallas Buyers Club. Best dog Vine of the year? Former…
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News: Dallas Buyers Club, Elk, Grindr, Brad Pitt, Ocean Waves

Let’s Talk About PrEP: The Silence Of Gay Men On Truvada

In a lengthy piece at Out.com, Tim Murphy dives into the controversy and silence that pervades gay male culture about taking the HIV medication Truvada as a pre-exposure prophylaxis, or "PrEP." One of the people Tim interviewed, a doctor wh…
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Detox, Willam, and Vicky Vox Celebrate Amanda Bynes in ‘Blurred Lines’ Parody: VIDEO

Drag girl group DWV (Detox, Willam, and Vicky Vox) celebrate the mess that is Amanda Bynes in this Robin Thicke "Blurred Lines" send-up that comes complete with its own set of teddy bears. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Toronto Mayoral Candidate George Smitherman’s Husband Found Alive

This morning, Towleroad reported that Christopher Peloso, the husband of Toronto mayoral candidate and former Ontario health minister George Smitherman and the father of their two children, had been missing since Monday afternoon. He has been found a…
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