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X-Men’s Shawn Ashmore, Giada De Laurentiis In Gay Rights Video Campaign

 Shawn Ashmore, best known for playing Iceman in the X-Men films, and Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis are among the celebrities participating in a new video campaign from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). GLAAD announced on Sunday the involvement of Ashmore and De Laurentiis in the still unnamed campaign which will […]

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Cantor supports diversity of opinion on gay marriage (queue laughter)

Seems the House Republicans are afraid that being anti-gay makes them look, well, anti-gay.  Or more importantly, too extremist.  Which is a telling development, that even among conservative Republicans there’s a fear of being seen as anti-gay. From Buzzfeed: “And it’s that tolerance, I think that that tolerance is something that enables people to be

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Activists Launch Legalizelove.com to Support President Obama

Frustrated by the right-wing backlash against the President’s historic support for gay marriage – and fearful of its impact in giving Romney an edge – gay Obama 2012 supporters have launched LegalizeLove.com to generate visiable support for the President’s pro-equality stance. The viral video campaign website’s goal is to distribute 100,000 free bumper stickers that

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Congratulations winners!

A BIG Congratulations to the winners of our Pride Month contest!   Be sure to join our email list to know when we run our next contest!   Christopher M. won:Kwirkworld River Park Gift Bag with various items, valued at $162.20 Denise W. Won:Michael Craghead StablesCertificate for 3 riding lessons, valued at $100 Kim L. Won:Ficarra

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The Science of “Gaydar”

“GAYDAR” colloquially refers to the ability to accurately glean others’ sexual orientation from mere observation. But does gaydar really exist? If so, how does it work?   Our research, published recently in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE, shows that gaydar is indeed real and that its accuracy is driven by sensitivity to individual facial features

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Transgender Pageant Victory

Jenna Talackova, the transgender woman recently at odds with the Miss Universe Pageant, looks to have been successful in her efforts to have the rules of the pageant changed so that transgender females will be allowed to participate in the competition. Talackova and her lawyer, Gloria Allred, plan to move forward in hopes of getting

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