Lt. Dan Choi shares his feelings about the DADT compromise and announces a controversial hunger strike, which we have a lot of feelings about. Also; VFW refuses trans member, Elena Kagan gets Sandra Day’s support and India aims to prevent gay & lesbians from using surrogate parents.
GetEqual interrupts Obama’s speech, again. Closing arguments for the Prop 8 trial will be heard on June 16, but will there be cameras? Also, a behind-the-scenes look at trans rights advocacy in Washington, Clayton McKleskey of The Dallas Morning News wants to know if we can stop talking about gay stuff yet, and more on college courses on gay marriage (or, as we like to call it, ‘marriage’).
The definitive list of those who can do no wrong: Jane Lynch, Neil Patrick Harris, Rachel Maddow, and more. You’re not on the list, but we still like you a lot.
An article about one woman’s experience of the aftermath of rape sheds light on a problem on college campuses nationwide. Plus, does prom even matter, Ellen maybe ruined AI, people who shop at Whole Foods are thin because they have money, and watch the trailer for Kiana Firouz’s controversial movie.
The White House has given its support to an official compromise on the repeal of DADT. It will happen this year – sort of! Get the rundown here. Constance’s school district denies misleading her to the wrong prom, some ‘encouraging statistics’, and Harvey Milk Day was super fun!
Kristen Stewart gets sexy behind-the-scenes for a FLAUNT shoot, Glee gets renewed, behind the scenes of Glee’s Lady Gaga episode, Julie Goldman live in your box, Tila Tequila is addicted to a pill of some kind, Chely Wright & Sean Hayes book award show gigs, Lindsay Lohan interviewed, and new videos from The Real L Word!
In which we ask: How does your race and/or sexuality impact your feminist identity? Do you ever feel you have to “pick one”?
In the best article ever about Lady Gaga, she discusses feminism, bisexuality, the importance of gay culture, her health, and goes to a sex club with the reporter. GO Magazine has their first non-presidential dude on the cover, and he’s wearing gold hotpants! Plus, Australia is full of the gays, new pics of Skins’ Effy, and Expedia has a gay travel store.
What happens if Elena Kagan is confirmed and joins the Supreme Court? Is she a friend or a foe in disguise as a friend with a lesbian haircut? Our Legal Eagle Jessica attempts to decipher Kagan’s mysterious record to tell you what her confirmation could mean for gay rights and other key issues.
Lady Gaga and a special lady are on a boat, making out! We have mixed feelings which we share. Another tabloid says even more offensive things about Shiloh’s kickass tomboy wardrobe! Behind the scenes with Lindsay Lohan and Indrani, Grey’s Anatomy ends with a lesbian makeout bang, Law & Order marathon, Ask Ro & Osbornes lead LA Pride.
Constance McMillen, the lesbian who wanted to bring her girlfriend to prom, has switched schools to avoid bullying. Harvey Milk Day won’t be celebrated by the teenagers who need it most because of homophobic Prop-8-supporting school administrators! Awesome! Also, gay unions legalized in Portugal, more feelings on Elena Kagan, Montgomery College will have an African-American lesbian president, Christian charities are maybe kind of allowed to legally discrimate sort of, and Jezebel wants to talk to you about women’s colleges.
Courtney Love reveals an affair she had with Kate Moss in the 90s, so we interview @CLTranslated for insight on this sensational piece of world-changing information as well as some notations on the 90s milan sex parties we missed. Also; Adam Lambert on Ellen, Jane Lynch talks about being gay, gay actors learning to “talk straight” and Alejandro stills.
It’s finally happening: Ellen Page is going to play a real live lesbian on the big screen. We take a deeper look at the story behind her lesbian debut in Freeheld and analyze her former roles where she wasn’t gay, but still warmed our gay hearts.
Now that American Eagle staffers don’t have to choose “gender-specific” outfits, what’s to stop them from DRESSING LIKE EWOKS? Lawyers think George Rekers gay sex controversy could call his past expert witness testimony into question. Why aren’t we talking about the sex lives of the white male Supreme Court Justices? Plus, how parents deal with Glee, how to be a good beard, and racism in beauty pageants.
Today, there’s more television news than we can shake a stick at: Glee, Modern Family, Weeds, Ru Paul, Jennifer Beals’ new show… Plus, French Elle’s plus size covergirl spreads a message of acceptance, and the Wachowskis have a script about a gay relationship in the Iraq War.
Does Lindsay Lohan have a new girlfriend? 36-year-old photographer Indrani — a Princeton graduate, photographer and upcoming co-star of Bravo TV show “Exposure” — has reportedly been going on dates with LiLo, being a good influence oh and also discussing art and the meaning of life. This would put Lindsay Lohan on the short-list of bisexual Hollywood starlets who have publicly dated more than one woman.
Christina Aguilera is on the cover of OUT Magazine, assuring the gay men who read it that just like them, she likes dick but thinks girls are pretty (but crazy!!! omg! so cray crayyy). Also, Law & Order may be donzo, Vice does a power couples pictorial (EILEEN MYLES!!!!), Glee gets a new time slot, listen to GLEE doing Bad Romance (it’s pretty freakin’ awesome), Bianca Montgomery gets a facelift and Bitch explains why some stuff just isn’t funny.
Happy International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia! Celebrate it with a kiss! Also, protests for Harvey Milk Day, police violence against queers in Belarus, American Eagle gets a more transfriendly employment policy, we talk a little more about George Rekers, and Jane Lynch shares feelings on Newsweek!
Sara Isaacson came to school on her ROTC scholarship before she realized she was a lesbian. But coming out has cost her $80,000 — ROTC wants her money back. In 2002, the same thing happened to a girl that I once knew — who I learned today is still fighting against DADT in unexpected ways. A look at how much things have changed, and how much they have stayed the same. Also, do your hobbies make you gay, a good day to love gay men, and meet Chris Pureka!
Jessica our Real-Live Lesbian Lawyer/Legal Eagle, is back with more facts about things we don’t understand! If marriage equality isn’t coming to our states any time soon, what can we do NOW to protect the rights of same-sex couples in the meantime? Project 515 has answers, and its a blueprint you could bring to your own community much sooner than you think.