News: Gaseous Fed, Emory, Thom Bierdz, Rudolph

A group of Emory Students have apologized after their public access program suggested that people lynch students they think are on campus because of affirmative action.

Four firefighters were shot, two fatally, while responding to a blaze in Webster, New York. "An ex-con set a car and a house ablaze in his lakeside neighborhood to lure firefighters, then opened fire on them, killing two, engaging in a shootout with police and committing suicide while several houses burned. Authorities used an armored vehicle to evacuate the area."

CNN viewers voted President Obama 2012's most intriguing person.

The Episcopal-backed The University of the South will host same-sex marriages in its chapel: "The college itself isn't part of any one diocese. Its religious governing authority is the chancellor, a post that rotates among the bishops of the 28 owning dioceses. In the midst of this announcement, McCardell is calling on alumnus to give $250 to $300 million dollars in a campaign to ensure the university's future, a future that might be jeopardized by this action that many consider outside the bounds of Biblical faith even though culturally acceptable."

Florida's first openly gay lawmakers see equality as a priority. "I’ve done work on civil rights for a long time. But in the campaign, my focus was mostly on jobs, education and fairness and opportunity," said Rep. Joe Saunders, a former Florida Equality activist.

How Gwyneth travels.

Oh, Mariah...

Check out the new trailer for Mark Wahlberg's forthcoming flick Broken City.

Kellan Lutz is obviously someplace very warm.

Gay actor Thom Bierdz looks good naked and isn't afraid to show off. Check it out via this not-so work friendly link Oh, and he's single and looking for a boyfriend.

Hugh Jackman goes for a modestly-sized Christmas tree.

Rudolph's red nose explained.

NOM henchman Frank Schubert on failed GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich accepting the "reality" of marriage equality: "Sometimes good men say stupid things, and this is one of those times. Gingrich’s conclusion that gay 'marriage' is inevitable is ridiculous. His comments suggest the results of marriage races in Maine, Maryland and Washington, which allowed three deep-blue states to endorse redefining marriage means that it is inevitable."

Gay Avengers Hulkling And Wiccan share a kiss in Gay Times.

Federal employee chided for "disrupt[ing] the work floor by passing gas and releasing an unpleasant odor." Makes for a great bloated government joke.

Minnesota political analyst Larry Jacobs doesn't see marriage equality passing there next month, as some Democrats had hoped.

Dylan Smith, a 23-year old New Yorker who helped save neighbors' lives during Superstorm Sandy, died in a surfing accident in Puerto Rico over the weekend.

Mariah Carey, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots Bang Out Some Christmas Cheer: VIDEO

Mariah Carey joins Jimmy Fallon and The Roots for a rendition of "All I Want for Christmas is You" played on instruments you would find in a classroom: wood block, tambourine, bass drum, kazoo, wooden clacker w/ afro pick, a Fisher Price xylophone. recorder, melodica, ukulele, kazoo, bongos, and sleigh bells.

They are joined by a little chorus of angels halfway through.

Enjoy, AFTER THE JUMP...

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THAR SHE BLOWS: Man and daughter have close encounter of the whale kind.

GIPPER'S FAVORITE: Where jelly beans come from.

SCAREDY: Megyn Kelly fears own "news alert" animation.

MERRY MARIAH: Because it's not the holidays without her...

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Is Mariah Carey 'Triumphant' in the Boxing Ring? - VIDEO

Mariah Carey enters the boxing ring in her new video for Triumphant (Get 'Em) featuring Rick Ross and Meek Mill.

Tweeted Mariah about her first single in two years: “I wrote TRIUMPHANT when I was going through a difficult time & it helped me get through it. When u hear it, pay attention 2 the lyrics #WIN.”

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...

News: Netroots, Grindr, Vatican Reading List

Mark-Paul Gosselaar does not understand the beauty of Saved by The Bell.

Matt Bomer makes one hot dad...

...And he looks nice shirtless, too.

Yet another study shows that homophobia harms.

According to the tabloids, Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworh are engaged. 

Gays in New Zealand are hoping Lady Gaga can help their equality cause.

"It is more frontal assault on impressionable kids who are trying to figure it all out," says conservative comic publisher Art Ayris about the gay Green Lantern.

Rep. Steny Hoyer's daughter, Stefany Hoyer Hemmer, has come out. "The momentum in Maryland right now for the adoption of the gay marriage law is fast-paced. I’m 43 years of age, and I’ve been gay my whole life and I just figured this is a good time to lend my name to the cause."

Logan Marshall-Green once played a shark in a play. The costume was a fin and speedo. It was a great 90-minutes.

Would you take reading advice from the Vatican?

And did you see Venus pass by the sun? Won't happen again for over a century.

Michelangelo Signorile interviews Zach Wahls at Netroots.

Testing for Down's syndrome. Discuss.

Grindr and pride. Erm, discuss?

CNN contributor Dana Loesch praises hateful 14-year old who claims Obama makes people gay. "Another conservative teen under attack for being ... a conservative teen."

Mariah Carey's children are more well-traveled than probably most of us.

Headline of the day: "One Direction, or Both Ways?" Boy band examination.

The Enterprise space shuttle in front of the Statue of Liberty. There are no words.

 

News: Armenian Bar, Trayvon Details, Virginia, Mary Kennedy

Does a baby make a man more attractive? In the case of Chris Hemsworth, yes.

Underwear designer Andrew Christian has a potentially NSFW video to sell his wares, though I guarantee you'll be looking at more than just undies.

Here are some updates on the Trayvon Martin shooting case, including a rundown of the dead 17-year old's injuries.

Mariah on Mariah, and only Mariah.

Mary Kennedy, estranged wife of RFK Jr., has died of yet-to-be-determined causes.

Shemar Moore reminds us all why we should miss him whenever he's not in our thoughts.

Howard Dean was on the phone with a Canadian radio station when he was in a car accident. The former Vermont governor and DNC chair is a-okay, though.

DC Comics rejected these products for the forthcoming Before Watchmen series.

A persistent and misleading question: "Will Gay Marriage Divide Black Electorate?"

Analysis of a New York Times and CBS News poll: "A quarter of Americans would like to see some legal recognition for gay relationships, but would also prefer — again, if given the option — that such recognition not be described as a marriage."

Good on you to Hutchinson, Kansas, where the city council has voted to outlaw discrimination against gay and lesbian citizens.

The Obama Administration is not going to let GOP lawmakers push through discriminatory legislation. Zack Ford explains: "In its one Statement of Administration Policy, the White House outlined numerous reasons it opposes the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which contains a military “license to bully” provision and restricts same-sex marriages or similar ceremonies from being held on military bases. The other Statement of Administration Policy addressed the Violence Against Women Act, from which House Republicans stripped all protections for minority groups"

Ousted Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich will not be running for office in Washington State.

Drinking some hot Joe every morning may be good for your health. "Results show that death rates over a 13-year period among men and women who drank coffee decreased with a greater number of cups per day, up to six. The trend was seen for deaths from any cause, and from specific causes such as heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke and diabetes. This relationship, however, was not seen for those who died of cancer."

An Armenian gay bar was torched in what appears to be an anti-gay attack.

No Mitzvah: "[Israel's] Knesset voted down a bill on Wednesday that would allow same-sex, as well as interfaith couples to wed.  The legislation, by MK Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz) opens the option of civil marriages for those who may not be wed according to halacha (Jewish law), as well as those who choose not to be married by the Chief Rabbinate. It was rejected, with 39 MKs opposed and 11 in favor."

Virginia Sen. Adam Ebbin says he is "ashamed and disgusted" by his state legislature's recent decision to reject openly gay prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland for a potential judgeship.