South Korean actor Kim Ji-hoo took his own life earlier this week, the Korea Times reports. A note at the scene read: "I'm lonely and in a difficult … [Read more...] about Gay South Korean Actor Found Dead in Apparent Suicide
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News: Montana, Hugh Jackman, Parasites, Ig Nobels, Tuna
Montana woman files appeal over historic Montana same-sex partner custody ruling. Where did Charlie go when he was young? Tuna kindergarten. … [Read more...] about News: Montana, Hugh Jackman, Parasites, Ig Nobels, Tuna
Tragic NYPD Taser Story Has Horrible Coda
The other day I posted a link to the story about the NYPD cop who tasered a chemically-imbalanced naked man on a ledge, who then fell to his death. … [Read more...] about Tragic NYPD Taser Story Has Horrible Coda
News: True Blood, Sarah Silverman, Bronx, Ed Koch, Caribou
American Airlines endorses ENDA. Victory Fund endorses 100 candidates in 2008. Gay families plentiful in the Bronx: "Same-sex couples in the … [Read more...] about News: True Blood, Sarah Silverman, Bronx, Ed Koch, Caribou
Screen Legend Paul Newman Dies at 83
Paul Newman, movie star, philanthropist, liberal, and devoted family man died Friday at his home in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83. Newman: "I'm a … [Read more...] about Screen Legend Paul Newman Dies at 83
Coordinator of ‘LGBT in Iraq’ Group Assassinated in Baghdad
Yesterday, British gay activist Peter Tatchell of Outrage! wrote up an article about death squads who hunt down gay Iraqis and execute them, before … [Read more...] about Coordinator of ‘LGBT in Iraq’ Group Assassinated in Baghdad
DJ A.M., Travis Barker to Make Full Recovery After Lear Jet Crash
DJ A.M. and Travis Barker formerly of Blink-182 were the sole survivors of a Lear Jet crash outside Columbia, South Carolina late Friday night and … [Read more...] about DJ A.M., Travis Barker to Make Full Recovery After Lear Jet Crash
John Burnside, Partner of Late Gay Rights Pioneer Harry Hay, Dies
Burnside (below, right) was 91, invented a variation of kaleidoscope used in films called the teleidoscope, and had a 39-year relationship with … [Read more...] about John Burnside, Partner of Late Gay Rights Pioneer Harry Hay, Dies
Robert Sanchez, Engineer in L.A. Metrolink Collision, was Gay
The L.A. Times today ran a profile on Robert Sanchez, the Metrolink train engineer who died along with 24 others when the train he was guiding … [Read more...] about Robert Sanchez, Engineer in L.A. Metrolink Collision, was Gay
Weekend Sees a Tragic Loss for Literature
David Foster Wallace, author of Infinite Jest and The Broom of the System, among others, took his own life over the weekend: "David Foster Wallace, … [Read more...] about Weekend Sees a Tragic Loss for Literature