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Colorado: Civil unions bill passes state Senate 21-14

The Colorado Senate voted 21-14 to approve SB-11, the Colorado Civil Union Act, in the second of three votes. The bill received bipartisan support from Republican Senator Ellen Roberts voting for the bill.

From Brad Clark, Executive Director of One Colorado:

“Committed gay and lesbian couples in the state have been waiting for years — 10, 20, even 40 years — to have their relationships protected. It’s well past time that these families have equal protection under the law. We applaud the bipartisan passage of civil unions in the Senate and look forward to the debate in the House.”

SB-11 provides committed LGBT couples with important legal protections such as property inheritance, family leave to care for and visit a partner in the hospital , and the right to make medical and end-of-life decisions.

After a third reading and vote on Monday, SB-11 will move to the Colorado House, where it is expected to pass.

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Previewing the upcoming Broadway Bares 2013 season

Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell’s fun and fab fund-raising event shares this one minute video previewing upcoming Broadway Bares events.

 If you haven’t been to Broadway Bares, you’re seriously missing out on a lot of fun. And all monies raised goes to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Upcoming Broadway Bares:
Las Vegas hits Sin City – April 20
Broadway Bares: Solo Strips – returns to XL Nightclub on May 5
Broadway Bares: Fire Island – in the Pines on June 1
Season Grand Finale – Broadway Bares 23 – Roseland Ballroom for two spectacular performances on June 23

For more information and tickets, visit broadwaycares.org.

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Matthew Terry, Super Bowl Calvin Klein model, on Andy Cohen show

Kind of fascinating and cringe worthy at the same time.

The 21 year old model Matthew Terry from the Calvin Klein underwear Super Bowl ad makes an appearance on Andy Cohen’s late night Bravo show.

The point seems to be to see Matthew take his shirt off, but Jenny McCarthy looks a bit overboard about the whole thing. Plus, there’s an awkward “Gun Oil” mention by McCarthy.

But Matthew is a good sport about it all. And let’s be honest, when you’ve got a Porsche you don’t keep it in the garage…

Here’s the Super Bowl ad that brought Matthew to the world’s attention:

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The Chippendales on The View Valentine’s Day Special

Credit: Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC

Valentine’s Day comes early for the hosts of ABC’s “The View” on Friday, February 8, 2013, when Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd (and special guest co-host Rick Springfield) get a special surprise visit from the Chippendales dancers from the Rio in Las Vegas.

During a Valentine’s Day cocktail segment Chippendales Jaymes Vaughan and James Davis (who took 2nd place on ‘The Amazing Race’), Jon Howes, Chaun Thomas and Sami Eskelin served a variety of romantic alcoholic beverages.

Whipped cream chaos ensued when a tray of drinks spilled on Chippendale Jon Howes resulting in host Sherri Shepherd yelling “take ‘em off, take ‘em O-F-F!”

Credit: Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC
Credit: Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC
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Donald Trump vs Karl Rove – “Karl Rove is a total loser”

Reality television celeb Donald Trump on Thursday tweeted a few tart tongued messages on Twitter aimed at Karl Rove, whose new group to find electable Republican candidates has set off an intra-party feud.

In his tweets, Trump made it clear that he’s siding with the tea party faction in the quarrel, calling Rove a “total loser” and questioning the wisdom of donating money to Rove’s new group, the “Conservative Victory Project.”

(via TPM)

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Freedom To Marry announces $2 million in support for marriage equality in 6 states

According to Buzzfeed, Freedom to Marry has just announced they plan to spend $2 million in 2013 to advance marriage equality efforts around the country:

According to a statement provided to BuzzFeed, Freedom to Marry is starting the 2013 effort — called the Win More States Fund — by investing $800,000 in the six states where marriage bills are being debated: Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.

“Building on our 4 for 4 ballot victories in November, Freedom to Marry is calling on supporters to join us in continuing the momentum and winning still more states in 2013.

“With the clock ticking on the Supreme Court’s review of marriage cases, we want to make as much progress as we can – and with battles already underway now in state capitals, we all need to put our money where our momentum is,” Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, said in a statement.