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Woman Receives Unexpected Reaction From Bigoted Grandparents After Coming Out

by Anthony Costello

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Woman Receives Unexpected Reaction From Bigoted Grandparents After Coming Out

Woman Receives Unexpected Reaction From Bigoted Grandparents After Coming Out

A lesbian woman received an unexpected, heartwarming letter from her close-minded grandparents after coming out to them and revealing her engagement to her girlfriend. California resident Katie Mathewson hid her orientation from her grandparents beca…
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by Anthony Costello | 10.13.15 | 1:27pm

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‘Men Over 50 Project’ Proves Men Get Sexier With Age

‘Men Over 50 Project’ Proves Men Get Sexier With Age

Photographer Tommy Wu and multimedia designer Alan Reade of tommy+alanphotography are showing age is just a number when it comes to sex appeal with their Men Over 50 Project, shooting titillating pictures of men over 50 and interviewing them about th…
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by Anthony Costello | 09.24.15 | 9:59am

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Gay Idaho Waiter Receives Hateful Religious Pamphlet As Tip: VIDEO

Gay Idaho Waiter Receives Hateful Religious Pamphlet As Tip: VIDEO

A gay Idaho waiter found an unwanted piece of advice attached to his tip after a middle-aged couple left him a 20 percent tip along with a religious pamphlet preaching salvation reports Scripps Media. Marie Callender’s waiter Britton Weaver sai…
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by Anthony Costello | 09.16.15 | 3:54pm

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Downton Abbey Prepares to Close Its Manor Doors Forever In Final Season Trailer: WATCH

Downton Abbey Prepares to Close Its Manor Doors Forever In Final Season Trailer: WATCH

The aristocratic Crawley family and their loyal servants are closing the manor doors for the last time on Downton Abbey as the series airs its final-sixth season of the critically acclaimed series on Sept. 20 on ITV. The series introduced us to a dim…
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by Anthony Costello | 08.30.15 | 7:42pm

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Wonder Woman Schools Superman in New Comic Book: ‘It’s Not Gay Marriage, It’s Marriage’ 

Wonder Woman Schools Superman in New Comic Book: ‘It’s Not Gay Marriage, It’s Marriage’ 

DC Comics superhero Wonder Woman proved again why she’s one of the best heroes of the Justice League in a new issue of Sensation Comics’ Wonder Woman. In the issue Wonder Woman officiates a wedding on Paradise Island, which is an island e…
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by Anthony Costello | 08.20.15 | 12:55pm

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West Hollywood’s Legendary ‘Studio One’ Gay Disco May Soon Be Replaced By Hotel And Retail Complex

West Hollywood’s Legendary ‘Studio One’ Gay Disco May Soon Be Replaced By Hotel And Retail Complex

The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s list of endangered U.S. historic sites this year includes West Hollywood’s iconic building The Factory, which is endangered by a proposal project that may soon replace it with a hotel and retail complex…
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by Anthony Costello | 06.26.15 | 6:59pm

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Gay Catholic: ‘I Still Want to Have a Family. It’s Just Going to Look Different’ – VIDEO

Gay Catholic: ‘I Still Want to Have a Family. It’s Just Going to Look Different’ – VIDEO

When Carlo, a gay Catholic from Sydney, Australia, told his aunt he was gay, she began sobbing uncontrollably.  When she finally calmed down, she explained that she needed to grieve the loss of the image she built up for him of having a wife an…
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by John Wright | 05.24.15 | 5:00pm

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Gay Couple Behind Viral Dodger Stadium ‘Kiss Cam’ Reveal Their Identity: VIDEO

Gay Couple Behind Viral Dodger Stadium ‘Kiss Cam’ Reveal Their Identity: VIDEO

The gay couple who shared a kiss on Dodger Stadium's Kiss Cam that garnered vocal support from the crowd and later quickly spread throughout the Internet have finally revealed their identity. Couple Steven and Rick Simone-Friedland, who com…
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by Anthony Costello | 05.07.15 | 12:45pm

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Walmart Refused to Write ‘Gay’ on Cake Celebrating Gay-Straight ‘Promposal’ – VIDEO

Walmart Refused to Write ‘Gay’ on Cake Celebrating Gay-Straight ‘Promposal’ – VIDEO

As we reported earlier, a cake celebrating the adorable promposal shared by Nevada teen best friends Jacob Lescenski, straight, and Anthony Martinez, gay, was censored by a local Walmart bakery that refused to give Martinez’s aunt a cake with th…
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by Sean Mandell | 05.05.15 | 10:02am

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Walmart Refused to Write ‘Gay’ on Cake Celebrating Gay-Straight ‘Promposal’ – VIDEO

Walmart Refused to Write ‘Gay’ on Cake Celebrating Gay-Straight ‘Promposal’ – VIDEO

As we reported earlier, a cake celebrating the adorable promposal shared by Nevada teen best friends Jacob Lescenski, straight, and Anthony Martinez, gay, was censored by a local Walmart bakery that refused to give Martinez’s aunt a cake with th…
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by Sean Mandell | 05.05.15 | 10:02am

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