Brett Berk and the editors of Vanity Fair magazine have issued apologies for using the word “fag” in a recent online article about the popular musical television show Glee. The word has been removed from the piece, and GLAAD has since commended Vanity Fair for the “tone of respect” used in the printed retraction. Berk,…
From Facebook to tabloids to TV news, the media is abuzz with updates on Charlie Sheen’s high-profile meltdown. But while Sheen earns airtime for his antics, one Facebook user argues, fallen soldiers and their sacrifices go unsung. A recent status update posted by an unknown Facebook user offers this sober reminder: “Charlie Sheen is all…
Today’s White House anti-bullying summit marks a major breakthrough in national support of LGBT safety initiatives. Together with the bicameral introduction of the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act and the Student Non-Discrimination Act, as well as the Senate introduction of the Safe Schools Improvement Act earlier this week, the White House conference reinforces a…
After significant media debate leading up to yesterday’s vote, House Republican leaders voted to authorize a legal defense of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The move comes in response to the Obama Administration’s decision to cease defense of Section 3 on constitutional grounds. Michael Steel, a spokesperson for Speaker of the House John Boehner,…
Dr. Delores A. Jacobs of the San Diego LGBT Community Center announced today that the Center’s current Director of Public Affairs, Carlos Marquez, would step down in order to accept the position of executive director at Honor Fund. Honor Fund is a L.A.-based non-profit that seeks to facilitate dialogue and collaboration between Latino and LGBT…
The New York Times reported today that Governor Andrew Cuomo has promised to devote his “full attention” to the cause of legalizing same-sex marriage in the state of New York. Cuomo’s announcement came after a closed door meeting Wednesday, where the Governor met with gay marriage supporters. Attendees at the meeting included openly gay New…
Pastor and assistant Boston University religion professor Jennifer Wright Knust spoke with NPR’s Terry Gross today about her new book, Unprotected Texts. In the book, Knust argues that the Bible should not be used as a guidebook for moral standards of marriage and sexuality due to the literal contradictions and subjective readings involved in the…
Kelly Osbourne, daughter of rock and reality TV duo Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, recently told Popeater reporters that she would be thrilled to have a baby with her gay best friend. “I’m fed up with straight men,” the newly svelte Dancing With The Stars contestant declared. After a tough break-up with serious ex-boyfriend Luke Worrall,…
Carsten Andersson, who started his porn career using the pseudonym Ashton Sorenson and most recently worked with Michael Lucas’s Lucas Entertainment studio, has entered the world of music by releasing his first single “Fun.” Already a Top 10 hit in Scandinavia, the single is produced by Zebra 1, the London-based team behind the Sugababes. The…
It has been revealed that Oscar winner The King’s Speech was filmed in the same location as a gay porn film. Much of the film was set in the office of speech therapist Lionel Logue, played by Oscar nominee Geoffrey Rush, at 33 Portland Place in London, the same address as gay porn director “Jonno”…
