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Broadway Star’s Gay Rights Anthem

“My hope for this song [is] to engage and excite people who are ready to speak out about equal rights,” says Gavin Creel, a Broadway […]

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What We Love: Rachel’s Gay Dads

Glee may have lost out at the Golden Globes this past weekend, but the show has won big with two special guest stars who will […]

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Prop 8: The Play

Morgan Freeman, Cheyenne Jackson, Ellen Barkin and others can be seen in a trailer for the play 8 – written by Dustin Lance Black, the […]

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First Gay License Plate

We’ve all seen the DARE plates – and all the vanity plates. But in Indiana, drivers can now opt for an LGBT plate. The state […]

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It’s the Rick and Karen Show

It goes a little something like this: An anti-gay presidential candidate rallies about how evil LGBT people are in the U.S. today. He talks about […]

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Women Athletes Have a Reason to Celebrate

“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected […]

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Soulforce to Begin Equality Ride

It’s fitting they announced the fifth-ever Equality Ride on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – a day of service yesterday. Inspired by United We Serve, President Obama’s […]

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New Jersey Assemblyman Calls the Eagles Gaybirds

Charles Mainor—a New Jersey assemblyman—took to Facebook over the weekend to boast about his favorite football team, the New York Giants. Oh, and he also […]

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MLK Day Reminder

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) reflects on Dr. King’s legacy as the organization continues to demand […]

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Ready for Some Football?

On the field, the men and women of the Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League (GPFFL) are serious about the game. Off the field, they’re just as […]

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The Women She’s Kissed

She won a Golden Globe for The Iron Lady last night, but she also recently played a kissing game on the Ellen show. Meryl Streep […]

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That’s So Gay: Golden Globes

Last night’s Golden Globes started out on a very gay-friendly foot when veteran actor Christopher Plummer took home an award for his role in Beginners. […]

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Film Preview: Joshua Tree

Rumors about James Dean – the too-young-to-die icon – have been swirling ever since he drove his car into oblivion after filming only three motion […]

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Weekend Roundup

Friday, Jan. 13 William Way opens its newest art exhibition featuring the works of Elise Dodeles – selected as the winner of the 2011 Juried […]

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Trevor Teen Commits Suicide

Eric James Borges went by “EricJames.” He was an intern with The Trevor Project, an organization dedicated to saving LGBT youth from suicide. But it […]