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A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit between a lesbian couple and a business that declined to host their wedding reception. Ming and Kate Linsley New York lesbian couple Ming and Kate Linsley have reached a settlement in their lawsuit against the Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville, Vt., which had refused to host the couple’s Read more [...]

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The top 10 entertainment highlights on our gaydar this week: Iconic Catherine Deneuve makes another musical, famous choreographers make all the right moves, Weekend’s lovers make a welcome return, and more. 10. DVD: Born to Be Bad/The Dictator In Born to Be Bad, a racy 1950 melodrama from bisexual director Nicholas Ray (Rebel Without a Cause) turns Joan Fontaine (Rebecca)’s good girl image on its head. In between his performance as flamy fashionista Brüno and Read more [...]

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A new clip for Lady Gaga’s Fame perfume has emerged, featuring the star scratching what looks like caviar off a man’s face. The highly-stylized fragrance commercial was directed by Steven Klein, who was behind her “Alejandro” video. A previous Fame clip made the rounds last week; watch the latest below. Maybe some meaning can be gleamed by Klein and Gaga’s use of chicken yolks and fish eggs.Check out the original source here. Read more [...]

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The legal journey of Proposition 8 may be coming to a close, depending on if the case is accepted by the nation’s highest court. Same-sex couples and plaintiffs (from left) Sandy Stier, Kris Perry, Paul Katami, and Jeffrey Zarrillo look on at a news conference following a hearing at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on December 6, 2010, in San Francisco. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)  Read more [...]

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Alan Wilson, the bishop of Buckingham, has recorded a video statement of support for marriage equality in the U.K. Bishop Alan Wilson A senior bishop in the Church of England has recorded a video endorsing marriage equality as part of the Out4Marriage campaign. “It all comes down to how we see gay people and how we see Read more [...]

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Stavrinos was one of the stars of fashion illustration in the 1970s and ’80s, along with Mel Odom, Antonio Lopez, and Michael Vollbracht. Although they were all great technicians, Stavrinos’s work displayed a virtuoso ability to both model in delicate shading while at the same time tell a rich story.Born in 1948, Stavrinos was only 42 when he died in 1990 of complications from pneumonia. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, he worked for Bergdorf Goodman, Gentleman’s Quarterly, The New Read more [...]

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The singer-songwriter married producer Jorn Weisbrodt Thursday in a star-studded ceremony on Long Island. Wainwright in an earlier interview Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright wed his partner of five years, theater producer Jorn Weisbrodt, Thursday in a New York ceremony officiated by transgender artist Mx. Justin Vivian Read more [...]

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The Mormon Church-owned NBC affiliate finds the gay-themed sitcom ‘inappropriate.’ Bartha, Rannells Salt Lake City TV station KSL won’t air the new gay-themed NBC sitcom The New Normal, deeming it “inappropriate” for the Mormon Church–owned affiliate. “For our brand, this program feels inappropriate on several Read more [...]

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The opening of a restaurant in San Jose was met with protests of the chain’s antigay donations and its executives’ antigay stances. Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, which has drawn protests because of its donations to antigay groups, is opening restaurants in the gay-friendly San Francisco Bay area. One restaurant opened Thursday in San Jose to a crowd of both supporters and detractors. It joins an existing Bay Area Read more [...]

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New York Catholic archbishop Timothy Dolan is not only a staunch opponent of marriage equality but is aligning himself with politicians who care little for the poor, says Sullivan. Archbishop Timothy Dolan The news that New York Catholic archbishop Timothy Dolan will deliver a prayer on the last night of the Republican Read more [...]

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The legislation will be introduced in both houses of Parliament in October, the prime minister said Saturday. The French Parliament The French government will introduce a marriage equality bill to Parliament in October, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told the annual meeting of the Socialist Party Saturday. “We will Read more [...]

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Anna Reid, MD, the first openly gay person to head the CMA, says her sexual orientation has never stood in her way. Anna Reid Canada’s largest physicians’ association got a new president this month – Anna Reid, MD, the first openly gay person to hold that post. Reid was officially introduced as the 76,000-member Canadian Read more [...]

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Steven Donald Lemery, a former stripper, was accused of forcing teenagers into prostitution serving a largely gay clientele. Steven Donald Lemery A former stripper accused of trafficking teenagers as prostitutes serving a largely gay clientele has been found guilty of all charges in Georgia. A Douglas County jury Friday Read more [...]

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