Archives for January 13, 2014

Posts from January 13, 2014

27 Nobel Laureates Join Sir Ian McKellen’s Protest Of Russia’s Anti-Gay Laws

The bad press for Russia and its abominable anti-gay "propaganda" law just keeps building and building. Sir Ian McKellen is a vocal opponent of the law, and now the actor has been joined by almost 30 Nobel laureates from the fields of scien…
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A New RuPaul’s Drag Race Trailer is Here: VIDEO

A new super-teaser has arrived for RuPaul's Drag Race featuring more footage as well as some of the guest judges on tap for this year including Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, Adam Lambert, Paula Abdul, and Khloe Kardashian. NewNowNext adds…
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Ken Cuccinelli Hates Gays So Much He Sought to Further Oppress Them on Last Day in Office

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli hates gays so much that he was thinking about how to further oppress them on his last day in office, Think Progress reports: Cuccinelli’s non-binding opinion, which is dated January 10, 2014, concludes that “a…
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New VICE Series Explores What It’s Like to Be Young and Gay in Putin’s Russia: VIDEO

VICE has posted part one of a five part series called "Young and Gay in Putin's Russia". In the first installment, VICE's author explores Moscow's underground gay taxi service, which arose as a result of violence and discriminat…
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Is This Conan O’Brien’s Illegitimate Son? — VIDEO

"Hello, Conan. I've been expecting you," says Gregory Keating, in a comedic, mysterious web video gaining viral steam on the web. Keating says his mother worked at 30 Rock in the early 90's as a news producer and was fired when she…
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NJ Governor Chris Christie Vetoes Transgender Rights Bill

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today vetoed a bill that would have allowed trans people to change the name on their birth certificate without undergoing gender reassignment surgery, Think Progress reports. Wrote Christie in his veto statement: A…
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