Gay Life Blogs

WATCH Binational LGBT Couples Reveal Their Struggles

Jeremy Kinser — Sun, 20 May 2012 22:06:11 +0000

The five couples who are serving as plaintiffs in the Immigration Equality lawsuit against the Defense of Marriage Act tell why state recognition of marriage isn't enough to afford them full equality, and how that affects their lives together, in a video recorded by website RawStory.

NAACP Endorses Marriage Equality

Jeremy Kinser — Sun, 20 May 2012 17:55:45 +0000

The board of directors for the NAACP voted to endorse marriage equality for same-sex couples, the Washington Post reports.

Colin Firth Will Portray Noel Coward In Film Bio

Jeremy Kinser — Sun, 20 May 2012 17:02:00 +0000

Academy Award-winning actor Colin Firth will star as gay actor-singer-writer Noel Coward in an upcoming film titles Mad Dogs and Englishmen.

Did Lesbian Couple Fake Hate Crime

Jeremy Kinser — Sun, 20 May 2012 03:12:41 +0000

A lesbian couple in Parker, Colorado who claimed to be the victims of a hate crime last October when the home they share was vandalized, have been arrested for false reporting.

WATCH Anderson Cooper Wins Jeopardy For Trevor Project

Jeremy Kinser — Sun, 20 May 2012 01:21:34 +0000

Anderson Cooper won $50,000 for the Trevor Project, the LGBT teen suicide prevention organization, when he competed on Jeopardy Friday night.

The CNN anchor matched his knowledge against against New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman and NBC White House correspondent Kelly O'Donnell during the game show's Power Players week.

Watch Cooper compete on Jeopardy and discussing winning below.

Antigay and Exgay Mayoral Candidate Drops From Race

Jeremy Kinser — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:12:33 +0000

Dara McDowell, a candidate for mayor of Covington, Kentucky and an ex-gay mother of eight, whose platform including fighting the "homosexual agenda," has dropped out of the race May 15, reports website Back2Stonewall.

WATCH Jimmy Kimmel Asks Have You Ever Had A Gay Experience

Jeremy Kinser — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:09:23 +0000

To celebrate President Obama's support of marriage equality, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel posed the question "have you ever had a gay experience" to pedestrians outside his Hollywood studio.

Watch answers to the question below.

Former Priest Convicted to Trying To Hire Hit Man To Kill Boy Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault

Jeremy Kinser — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:47:40 +0000

John Fiala, a former Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy at gunpoint, has been convicted of trying to hire a hit man to kill the boy, reports Dallas News.

Jake Shears Donna Summer Provided Soundtrack To Gay Liberation

Jeremy Kinser — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:28:28 +0000

Jake Shears, the out frontman for the dance quintet Scissor Sisters, says his band is indebted to the music of Donna Summer, which he says was the soundtrack of the gay liberation movement, during an interview with Britain's Channel 4 news.

"We owe a ton to Donna Summer, as do so many others," Shears says of the late recording artist whose hits such as "Hot Stuff" and "I Feel Love" helped define the era following the Stonewall riots.

The Trouble With Los Angeles Actors and Gay Roles

Casper Andreas — Sat, 19 May 2012 17:06:22 +0000

The director of the new movie Going Down in LA-LA Land, which premiered this weekend in Hollywood, talks about the difficulty of casting a leading man in a gay role.