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News Round-up: October 16, 2014

Billy Porter authors new off-Broadway play to strong reviews

Some stories you may have missed:

• Tony Award winner Billy Porter (Kinky Boots) debuts first play off-Broadway to strong reviews

• Shia LaBeouf says he was arrested at Broadway’s Cabaret because he couldn’t stop himself from grabbing star Alan Cumming’s ass saying “He’s the sexiest man I’ve ever seen”

• The Vatican calls for the Catholic Church to welcome and accept gays

• Stephen Sondheim says he’s working on a new musical based on two surrealist films by late Spanish director Luis Buñuel

• Out pro soccer player Robbie Rogers get sitcom based on his life green-lit by ABC

• HBO announced plans to allow streaming video subscriptions to the network in 2015 via internet without cable or satellite service

• New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner released the findings of it’s report concluding Joan Rivers died due to brain damage from to lack of oxygen.

• After going public with his Alzheimer’s diagnosis a few years ago, Glen Campbell has released his last single, “I’m Not Gonna Miss You”

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News Round-up: October 1, 2014

Did Ellen’s hunky “Nick the Gardener” pull a full monty?

Some news items you may have missed:

• Ellen’s hunky shirtless Nick the Gardener looks to have shared some naked photos on Tumblr

• CNN host uses phrase “any way you slice it” three times in ten seconds reporting on Oklahoma beheading

• Facebook apologizes to the LGBT community over “real name” policy that adversely affects drag performers and transgender folks

• Former GOP Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida (now Democrat) takes the lead in governor’s race

• Should you ever propose on the Brooklyn Bridge, hang on to the ring!

• Hysterical “romantic/paranormal/trashy/demon” novel just perfect for Fall reading by fab author Robyn Peterman

• Arizona-based Alliance Defending Freedom takes their anti-gay campaign to Slovakia

• CNN anchor says “Any way you slice it” three times in ten seconds during Oklahoma beheading report

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News round-up: Week of September 13, 2014

Dan Osborne gets naked with the men of Dreamboys

Some stories you may have missed:

• Dan Osborne dances all the way down to naked with the UK male revue The Dreamboys

• George Zimmerman is back, and allegedly threatening to shoot and kill a driver he didn’t like.

• A class of commonly-used drugs like Valium and Xanax could raise risk of Alzheimers by up to 51%

• NFL MVP Adrian Peterson doesn’t “believe” in same-sex marriage, but he does believe in beating his 4 year old son until he bleeds

• A Wales man was doused with gasoline and blinded in one eye in anti-gay attack

•Transgender high school student named Homecoming Princess in Colorado Springs, CO

Dan Osborne with the cast of Dreamboys
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News Round-Up – Week of September 7, 2014

The UK’s Stuart Hatton named Mr. Gay World 2014

• 28 year old Stuart Hatton, Mr. Gay U.K. 2014, ascended to the global throne when he was recently crowned Mr. Gay World 2014

• Anti-gay former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and wife found guilty of taking over $165,000 in “gifts”

• The 30 day stay on Broward County ruling for marriage equality has passed. Will marriage licenses be issued soon?

• Tennessee pastor doubles down on homophobia; says gays “must be put to death”

• Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson has a foreign policy plan to deal with ISIS: “Convert them or kill them”

• This is the worst AirBNB rental in the universe

• Something special about Robin Williams you probably didn’t know

One more pic of Stuart Hatton, Mr. Gay World 2014
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News Round-up – August 19, 2014

• Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga share 2nd track from upcoming duets album

• Gavin McInnes, of the NYC ad agency Rooster, gets a time-out by his firm for posting hideous transphobic essay

• Six LGBT persons stoned to death in Uganda

• Speaking of Uganda, the President there just signed a bill criminalizing the transmission of HIV

• The Smithsonian is adding LGBT history to the museum’s collection, including items from TV show “Will & Grace”

• God loves gays, and to prove it He’s going to put up a billboard saying so in Topeka, Kansas – hometown of the hateful Westboro Baptist Church

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News Round-up: August 8, 2014

Wentworth Miller on the set of “The Flash” 

• Wentworth Miller looking like a fine, silver fox as supervillian “Captain Cold” on the set of CW’s The Flash

• Good news from Tennessee: “Don’t Say Gay” lawmaker Stacey Campfield lost in his bid for re-election

• More good news from Tennessee: Wild and weird anti-gay Tea Party SNL alumni Victoria Jackson lost her bid for a seat on a county commission in Tennessee.

• Bad news from Tennessee: Chattanooga citizens vote to repeal the city’s domestic partnership benefits

• New CBS poll shows Hispanics in America support marriage equality 50%-44%

• Brazilian couple will stay together after finding found out they are brother and sister – because “God wanted it to happen”

• Missouri Baptist Church leader arrested for trolling for dog sex on Craigslist – seriously.

• HBO’s True Blood may be ending, but Ryan Kwanten in a swimsuit is forever

Ryan Kwanten gives you body at the beach in Malibu

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News Round-Up – August 5, 2104

• Chippendales is shooting their annual calendar this week and sharing “behind the scenes” pics on Instagram

• NYC prosecutors say bigoted ex-con who shot 32 year old gay in Greenwich Village last year will get NO offer of any plea bargain

• Gay Republican candidate for Congress says he will “owe everything” to the Tea Party if elected

• Pennsylvania County Clerk rebuffed again by 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals trying to oppose same-sex marriage.  Some folks just can’t take “no” for an answer…

• Illinois man shoots himself in the face and dies attempting to prove shotgun not loaded

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News round-up for July 28, 2014

• New condom proves effective in deactivating 99.9 per cent of HIV, herpes and other STDs

• Anti-gay Robert Jeffress says the anti-discrimination executive order signed by President Obama could lead to stripping churches of their tax-exempt status. LIE.

• Lots to see at ComicCon 2014 including Chris Hemsworth’s biceps and Stephen Amell’s abs

• Gay Texas foster child caretaker fired for introducing his fiancé to teenagers during water park outing

• Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald hits five Billboard charts this week (#1 on four)

• My latest music crush: out singer/songwriter Jeb Havens

Stephen Amell gives the ComicCon crowd a show

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News Round-up: July 9, 2014

Stories you may have missed along the way…

• Who wants to hang out with hunky Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Sims at Provincetown’s Bear Week?  (Me! Me!  Pick me!)

• Joan Rivers says calling First Lady Michelle Obama a “tranny” was a compliment

• Make sure your smart phone is charged if you want to fly into the USA from another country

• After two unsuccessful tries, a Pennsylvania county clerk may head to US Supreme Court to stop marriage equality in her state.  

• Same-sex marriage could bring as much as $47 million to the Arizona economy. Cha-Ching!

• Police obtain warrant to photograph seventeen year-old’s erect penis

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News Round-up – Week of June 27, 2014

Bryan Thompson of Motor City Masters

• Meet hunky Bryan Thompson – the sexy, gay gear head on TruTV’s Motor City Masters

• Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin says the GOP needs to get past divisive social issues like same-sex marriage to win elections

• Small town homophobic mayor blocks fired lesbian police chief from getting job back

• Everyone but Whoopi Goldberg is gone from THE VIEW

• CNBC TV show grinds to a halt as panelist accidentall outs Apple CEO Tim Cook as gay

• Boulder County Clerk in Colorado is still issuing marriage licenses to the gays and will continue to until a court tells her to stop

• Indiana County Clerk refuses to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because “religion”

And as we head into the weekend, let me leave you with this shirtless, locker room pic of Team USA at the World Cup after the hunky athletes realized they were moving on to the next round 🙂