Former “Dancing With the Stars” competitor Chaz Bono has confirmed that he and long-time girlfriend-turned-fiancée Jennifer Elia have called off their engagement and relationship altogether. TMZ reports the two love birds have called it quits, with Bono’s rep Howard Bragman confirming the news, explaining,”They leave this relationship with great love, respect and affection toward one…
Newt Gingrich has a new philosophy: gay people can choose to be straight like priests choose to be celibate. The presidential hopeful told the Des Moines Register editorial board that gays have a “significant range of choice within a genetic pattern” and can therefore make choices as it relates to sexual orientation. When asked whether…
Brandon McInerney is expected to receive 21 years in prison at his court sentence Monday for murdering a gay classmate during a computer class in 2008. McInerney, 17, agreed to a plea deal with Ventura County prosecutors last month, ensuring that McInerney would not seek a retrial after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and one…
WASHINGTON – HRC has asked to meet with ABC executives to discuss its midseason comedy Work It, featuring two men who dress as women to secure employment. According to ABC, the show centers on two unemployed men who have “learned the hard way that the current recession is more of a ‘man-cession’ and their skills…
When everything falls together just right and you’re having the kind of day when nothing can go wrong, life is a breeze. Your face hurts from smiling and you might think you can do your job forever. You were put on earth to do exactly what you’re doing. As was William Wales for his but…
Deborra-Lee Furness, Hugh Jackman’s wife of 15 years, has described the latest rumors that her husband is gay as “tragic.” In a recent interview with the New York Post’s Page Six magazine she responded to the rumors that he was gay with the words, “The line I heard was, ‘Wolverine? Who would have thought?’ Hugh…
Following is a letter, reprinted with permission from its author, sent to U.S. District Court Judge John M. Facciola late last month in support of Lt. Choi, who was, as he puts it, singled out for arrest during a protest because of his vocal challenging of the now defunct policy known as Don’t Ask Don’t…
The Maine family has been supportive throughout their son’s transition from Wyatt to Nicole, now a 14-year-old transgender girl who is also an identical twin to brother Jonas. While the two siblings share identical genetic makeup, the family has come forward with their story to help other families understand the complexities surrounding a child’s inclination…
Administrators at a Utah middle school outed a gay student to his parents in an attempt to prevent bullying, but civil rights groups have condemned the act claiming the student’s privacy rights were violated. Alpine School District decided to inform parents of the 14-year-old boy’s sexual orientation after the student completed a school project that…
Senate GOPers successfully filibustered the confirmation of an ambassadorial nominee, because she penned a pro-LGBT editorial that was published in the Spanish-language Salvadoran newspaper, La Prensa Grafica, according to the Washington Blade. The Obama administration sought confirmation of Mari Carmen Aponte as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, but failed to secure her appointment after a…
