Tom Daley Posts First Photo with Boyfriend Dustin Lance Black to Instagram

Tom Daley made the first public acknowledgement that his boyfriend is screenwriter Dustin Lance Black on Saturday, posting a photo to Instagram with the caption: "#splash celebrations :) Beef Wellington...yes please!!!"

Daley was referring to the broadcast of his first episode of the UK version of the reality diving competition Splash.

Daley and Black had been spotted in December in Houston where Daley trains for the 2016 Summer Games, but the two had previously not acknowledged that yes, they are an item.

Former NFL Punter Chris Kluwe Says He Has Witnesses to Homophobia at the Vikings

Former Vikings punter Chris Kluwe says he has witnesses to his claims about homophobic behavior by officials with the Minnesota team, he tells USA Today:

"I'm glad they're taking it seriously. This is something I wrote down, because it's what happened to me, and I'm 100 percent confident in what I wrote, and there are witnesses that will back me up. Let the investigation begin."

In related news, Chelsea Clinton offered her support to Kluwe this morning, tweeting: "We should never punt when it comes to equality, @ChrisWarcraft is a great example."

GOP Congressman Aaron Schock Locks Down Instagram Account Amid Gay Rumors

Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) locked down his Instagram account today amid renewed rumors on social media that he is gay. Rumors that Congressman Schock is gay are not new, and the reason that they continue is purely because of his positions on issues such as marriage equality, and that being an out gay man would also make him a very public hypocrite.

Not only is Schock opposed to same-sex marriage, he supports a federal marriage amendment, opposed repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell', opposes the repeal of DOMA and voted against adding sexual orientation to federal hate crimes statutes.

Many of the gay rumors surrounding Schock seem to be tied to his obsessive attention to his body, as well as that of other Republican congressmen. Schock, who has been accused of misusing campaign funds to further an exercise habit, flaunted the results of that regimen in a Men's Health cover story last May after which he became known as the Congressman with the abs. In June 2010, a photo of Schock at a White House picnic in white jeans, an aqua belt, and purple gingham shirt posted by Gawker (above) sent the gay rumors into overdrive. Schock later tweeted that he "burned the belt" after the photo went viral.

Schock has also denied he is gay.

The latest rumors were brought to a head today after a post on Facebook by journalist Itay Hod went viral. Writes Hod in the post:

here's a hypothetical: what if you know a certain GOP congressman, let's just say from Illinois, is gay... and you know this because one of your friends, a journalist for a reputable network, told you in no uncertain terms that he caught that GOP congressman and his male roommate in the shower... together. now they could have been good friends just trying to conserve water. but there's more. what if this congressman has also been caught by tmz cameras trolling gay bars. now what if you know that this very same guy, the darling of the gop, has also voted against repeal of don’t ask don’t tell, opposed the repeal of doma, is against gay marriage; and for the federal marriage amendment, which would add language to the us constitution banning gay marriage and would likely strike down every gay rights law and ordinance in the country?

Are we still not allowed to out him? 

let me ask another question... doesn't the media have an OBLIGATION to expose his hypocrisy? if he had done something so hypocritical and he wasn't gay, wouldn't we demand journalists do their job? but they can't... because we won't let them. you're not allowed to out ANYONE, we tell them. 

we've created a situation where even though news organizations know this guy is gay, they can't report it because he hasn't said so on twitter. 

if we keep saying that being gay is genetic; ergo, it's no different than having blue eyes or blonde hair... than why are not allowed to mention it? why do we need anyone's consent to talk about their sexuality? are we not allowed to say someone has blue eyes until they post a fb message telling us they are in fact blue?

Hod's post to Facebook appears to have been inspired by a post blogger John Aravosis posted to Americablog on Thursday which hypothesized that Schock might be gay based on interpretations of photos from his Instagram account.

What is lacking so far in any of the discussion, as amusing or voyeuristic as it may be, is any sort of direct testimony or evidence of Schock's sexual orientation.

Can someone be "outed" by a belt? Or for the care they take of their body? Or something heard from a friend of a friend of a friend? Is determining someone's sexual orientation based on how they look an appropriate avenue because the person is a villain, or is it simply undercutting the LGBT community's arguments against stereotypes and defamatory phrases like "that's so gay"?

In any case, Schock appears to be closing the window to prying eyes as a result of all this chatter, and that may just be the catalyst that drives people to look for the evidence that is needed to expose him.

Read Gay MN State Senator Scott Dibble's Letter to Vikings Owner Zygi Wilf Over Kluwe Homophobia Claims

In a statement on Thursday, gay Minnesota State Senator Scott Dibble, the lead sponsor of the state's marriage equality law, said former NFL punter Chris Kluwe's claims about his firing "raise very serious concerns about the culture within the Minnesota Vikings organization."

Here's the letter Dibble wrote to Vikings owner Zygi Wilf on Thursday.

The Vikings have announced that an investigation is underway.

Scott Dibble's letter to the Minnesota Vikings organization:

Zygi Wilf From Senator Dibble by Scott Dibble

Rachel Maddow on How Utah's Conservatives Botched Preventing Same-Sex Marriages: VIDEO

Rachel Maddow mocks the ineptitude of the Utah attorney general and celebrates how it has led to (at least while the nation waits for Sotomayor's SCOTUS decision) marriage equality across the state:

"Hundreds of (gay) couples are now legally and happily married in Utah because the attorney general's office forgot to do something that you learn to do as a 1L in law school even if your law school is not a very good law school. Wow."

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Can Being Cold Make You Sick? — VIDEO

Can "being cold" give you a cold? The ASAPScience guys look at the science behind bundling up. And given the temperatures across the nation today, that's news you can use.

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