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The Supreme Court is on a Roll
Well it may be alright for the privately run Boy Scouts not to allow openly gay members or leaders, but this week the Supreme Court decided that a public school with public funds could keep a student group from making those same rules. The Christian Legal Society, who brought the law suit after the school [...]
Apple censors gay kiss in digital graphic novel
Apple has made no secret of their anti-porn stance when it comes to what apps they will allow on their iPhone and iPad products. Thousands of apps have already been banned, from well known pornstars’ fan apps to galleries of bikini-clad girls, disappointing young straight boys around the globe who were just looking to sneak [...]
Soccer Players Strip Down
Patriotism never looked so good. In this month’s Vanity Fair, the world’s leading soccer stars gear up for the World Cup by stripping down for photographer Annie Leibovitz. Here’s a great behind the scenes clip. Happy World Cup, people. Who you rooting for?
Study shows that gay men are statistically thinner
Score one for the gays: a Boston study published in the American Journal of Public Health has shown that gay men are 50 percent less likely to be obese compared to heterosexual men. After surveying more than 67,000 Massachusetts residents between age 18 and 64, researchers found that 14 percent of gay men (versus 21 [...]
Dink Flamingo wins big at The Grabbys
Industry legend and mastermind behind Dirty Bird Pictures and Active Duty was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the annual Grabby awards in Chicago recently. Flamingo and his military boys made a splash in beach-themed attire at the ceremony, but Flamingo himself probably made the biggest impact when he showed up in drag as [...]
Rest in Peace, Rue McClanahan
“I feel like I am in a bad dream. But I know I’m not dreaming, because there are no boy dancers.” We’ll miss you, Rue.
“Glee” is really, really gay
So the gays are in an uproar over a Newsweek article that suggested that an openly gay actor couldn’t convincingly play a heterosexual. What the author really meant is that Promises, Promises star Sean Hayes and Glee actor Jonathan Goff couldn’t pull off playing straight, but I guess that is a question to be determined [...]
Will Modern Family’s Cam & Mitchell ever kiss?
The resident gay couple on ABC’s hit Modern Family is clearly a loving and committed couple. However, after 22 episodes, Cam and Mitchell still haven’t gone farther than some affectionate hugs. In fact, after last week’s episode entitled “Airport 2010,” the two men embraced while a heterosexual couple kissed (see photo) right next to them. [...]
George Reker is a/enjoys dick
My home town continues to make me proud. George Reker, certifiable asshole and blatant homophobe, is the co-founder of the Family Research Council, a group well known for protesting all things gay and, generally, stinking up the whole country with their anti-gay efforts. Reker usually spends his time with buddies like Ann Coulter, so it [...]
Archie Comics go gay. Seriously.
Meet Kevin Keller, the first openly gay character in the Archie comic series. You remember Archie comics, right? Betty, Veronica, Jughead…this series has been around for decades, entertaining generations with the wholesome and all-American adventures of Archie and his buddies at Riverdale High. So why a gay character now? Archie Comics C-CEO Jon Goldwater says: [...]
