Karl Lagerfeld has defended the use of fur in his garments in an interview on UK Radio 4: "German-born Lagerfeld, 75, a contemporary of the late Yves … [Read more...] about Karl Lagerfeld’s Fur Defense: Animals Would Kill Us if They Could
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News: Right Whales, Carrie Fisher, Adoption, Northampton
Travolta son Jett dies while vacationing with parents... Black gay activists: Ebenezer Baptist should dump Warren as speaker for MLK Day service. … [Read more...] about News: Right Whales, Carrie Fisher, Adoption, Northampton
Gay Australian Man is First to Receive Late Partner’s Military Pension
Edward Young will become Australia's first officially (monetarily) recognized war widower, when a law he spent years fighting for goes into effect in … [Read more...] about Gay Australian Man is First to Receive Late Partner’s Military Pension
Happy New Year!
Many parts of the world have already rung in 2009 (along with that extra leap second). Towleroad would like to wish you a very happy new year. Thank … [Read more...] about Happy New Year!
Polar Scare
Food appears to be getting scarce in Barrow, Alaska: "The target, a surveyor, was returning to his car in the remote town of Barrow, Alaska, when he … [Read more...] about Polar Scare
John Lennon on Laptop Mission from the Grave
Thanks to the powers of digital resurrection, the late Beatle John Lennon is back in a new ad for OLPC (one laptop per child), a charitable group … [Read more...] about John Lennon on Laptop Mission from the Grave
Morning Joe Debate on Rick Warren
Joe Scarborough, Pat Buchanan, and Jonathan Capehart spar as the Rick Warren debate continues on Morning Joe. Capehart is outnumbered and bullied into … [Read more...] about Morning Joe Debate on Rick Warren
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #404
9/11: Dick Cheney's highest moment of the last eight years. SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN: Last Tuesday, the price was exactly right. CIVIL/GAY RIGHTS: A … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #404
Hungarian Court Annuls Domestic Partners Law
A law passed a year ago (which Reuters reported as a "civil partnership" law) that was set to go into effect in January 2009 and would have given … [Read more...] about Hungarian Court Annuls Domestic Partners Law
Mormon Times Piece Urges More ‘Christlike’ Understanding of Prop 8
Here's an interesting piece in the Mormon Times that is framed by discussion of the gay-themed photo exhibit at BYU which was taken down earlier this … [Read more...] about Mormon Times Piece Urges More ‘Christlike’ Understanding of Prop 8