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Jim Carrey-Ewan McGregor gay prison romance hits another roadblock
The gay prison romance "I Love You Philip Morris" has hit another roadblock on the path to mainstream theater release.
Mark Kirk plays down gay rumors
Ted Haggard starting new church
Anti-gay marriage crusader Ted Haggard, who was drummed out of his mega-church after a gay sex scandal, is now back in the pulpit.
Mark Kirk outed as gay by blogger who outed Larry Craig
Transgender man wins International Mr. Leather
Potential Catholic priests screened to weed out gays
The Catholic church is putting potential priests through an incredibly intrusive interview and testing process to figure out if the candidates are gay.
Obama declares June Gay Pride Month
Malawi president spares gay couple from harsh sentence
Conservatives claim gay soldiers will start attacking straights if DADT is repealed
As Congress inches closer to repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," conservative groups are claiming that the "problem of homosexual misconduct in the military" including sexual assaults will "only become worse."
Congress advances repeal of ‘don't ask, don't tell'
Senate panel votes to end 'don't ask, don't tell
CIA plan: Discredit Saddam Hussein by portraying him as gay
In 2003, as the U.S. military prepared to invade Iraq, CIA officials were apparently coming up with all kinds of bizarre plans, including a plan to portray Saddam Hussein as gay.
Hollywood Film Festival 2010 calls for entries
The 14th annual Hollywood Film Festival announces its "2010 Call For Entries" for all of its categories and genres including features, documentaries, shorts, animation, drama, comedy, and horror.
Approval of gay relationships passes 50% threshhold
The annual Gallup poll of "Values and Beliefs" finds that for the first time, more than 50 percent of Americans find gay relationships "morally acceptable."
Soldier under investigation after posting `gay terrorist' video on Facebook
A soldier based in Alaska is now under investigation after posting a video on his Facebook page titled "future gay terrorists."
White House agrees to dismantling of DADT
Chicago congressmen calling for gay rights in immigration bill
On Monday, congressmen from Chicago and Colorado will call for the inclusion of LGBT individuals in immigration reform legislation.
Nancy Pelosi optimistic of 'Don't Ask' repeal
Pentagon paying $4.4 million for gay troop survey
The Pentagon is paying an outside contractor $4.4 million to survey troops and their families about their feelings towards gay soldiers.