Hypocrites of the Week: Uncommitted Democratic Superdelegates
Among the big headlines of the week, calls for Sen. Hillary Clinton to exit the race for the democratic presidential nomination are most prominent. However, instead of all the chatter about what it might take to get Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race, more attention should have focused on why the remaining uncommitted democratic superdelegates have made it possible for America’s iron lady to keep her campaign alive. - [full article]
Video Footage: California Marriage Ruling Press Conference at L.A.'s Gay and Lesbian Center
Without missing a beat, less than two hours after the California Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to deny same sex couples the right to marry, a mix of community leaders, politicians and couples gathered at Los Angeles’ Gay and Lesbian Center to address the press. From Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to LGBT Center CEO Lorri Jean, check out our video coverage of this historic event. - [full article]
California Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Not the End of Battle
'It's an extraordinary day,' San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said Thursday after the California Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. However, LGBT rights advocates caution that the battle for gay marriage equality in California, and the nation, is only just beginning. - [full article]
California Supreme Court Overturns Same-Sex Marriage Ban
In a historic moment for the LGBT community in the United States, the California Supreme Court has ruled in favor of allowing same-sex marriages in the state. The court handed down the decision on Thursday morning to overturn the state’s ban on gay marriage, making California only the second state in the U.S. to grant equal marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples. - [full article]
Hollywood Celebrity Buzz: Anne Heche, Jodie Foster
As gay Californians celebrate the right to marry, Jodie Foster and Cydney Bernard might just be ending their union; former lesbian Anne Heche claims she’s too broke to pay child support; Britney Spears is off to Costa Rica with new guy pal… Mel Gibson?; lukewarm reviews for Sex & the City and hottie Sean Faris… naked! - [full article]
How Far is Too Far in Gay Porn?
Elite Models just announced their latest release, Brotherhood Secrets, which features the hot Visconti triplets in action. Twinks, bears, leather daddies, muscle boys: If you have a fetish, gay porn has a video or website for you. But does it ever go too far? With underage performers, unsafe sex and even bestality making the rounds, when is enough indeed enough? - [full article]
The Presets Reset
If you're a fan of dance music, it's high time you were introduced to Aussie electropop juggernaut The Presets. From a rooftop high above L.A. Kim Moyes and Julian Hamilton, the outspoken and unconventional duo behind the mishmash of pop, rock, future pagan house and choral space funk that is their sound, open up about their music, touring and what it sounds like having sex to their tunes. - [full article]
David Moretti Video Blog: Episode Twenty-One David Moretti is hungry! Actually, considering he's an openly gay actor in West Hollywood, that's good news, right? Wrong. David's hungry because his boyfriend Harvey forgot to bring him back a doggy bag from dinner. Though he promised to call and bring something back from the high end restaurant he dined at, he did not. And so the late night search for food begins! - [full article]
Hypocrites of the Week: Uncommitted Democratic Superdelegates
Among the big headlines of the week, calls for Sen. Hillary Clinton to exit the race for the democratic presidential nomination are most prominent. However, instead of all the chatter about what it might take to get Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race, more attention should have focused on why the remaining uncommitted democratic superdelegates have made it possible for America’s iron lady to keep her campaign alive. - [full article]
Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Celebrated by Los Angeles Mayor
Members of the press, politicians and LGBT community leaders gathered at the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center on Thursday afternoon for a press conference celebrating the California Supreme Court decision to grant equal marriage rights to same-sex couples. Addressing those gathered at the Gay & Lesbian Center, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said he could not 'be prouder of California.' - [full article]
California Gets Marriage Equality… And It’s Only the Beginning
The California Supreme Court has ruled in favor of marriage equality. It has ruled in favor of equal access for all people living in the state—and anyone who wants to go visit—to get married. Bravo California... time to celebrate. But remember; our work has just begun. - [full article]
John Edwards to Endorse Sen. Barack Obama
Both Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama have been courting John Edwards’ support since he left the race for the democratic presidential nomination in January. After months of waiting, Edwards’ endorsement goes to Obama, the Obama campaign announced Wednesday. - [full article]
Celebrity Travelogue: Honey Labrador Honey Labrador has been turning heads ever since she was discovered as a model at the age of 17. More than 20 years later, after gracing the covers of almost every major fashion magazine, appearing in Queer Eye for the Straight Girl and launching her own design company, Honey is still as captivating as ever. Here the modern Renaissance woman tells GayWired.com about some of the places she's fallen in love with along the way. - [full article]
The Glamorous Life TomKat and the Beckhams reunite on the red carpet along with an A-list who’s who crowd that included everyone from Julia Roberts to Jennifer Lopez; Kylie’s world tour blasts off in Paris in couture style; the location of the impending Jolie-Pitt nuptials proves to be not so ‘confidential’ after all; and Whitney Houston wows London en route to what may well be the comeback of the millennium. - [full article]
Travel Odds & Ends: Ronaldo's Hot Tranny Mess, Bible Theme Park
A homeless hacienda in Virginia gets shut down; Florida on the brink of a great divide; Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo gets caught up in a hot tranny mess in Rio; A former pornographer finances Bible Theme Park USA; and U.S. airports officials get a license to snoop. - [full article]
Take a Cycling Holiday This Year and See a Different World on Two Wheels
Some people have the bug to explore a country and take in the real spirit of the people and the destination, for these people staying in one location and sitting by the pool is not an option. If you are one of these people then why not look at taking a cycling holiday to another country? - [full article]
What Can a Small Business Coach Do For You?
Do you ever get the funny feeling that you are talking only to yourself? When you try to think about strategy for your company, do you stare at a blank wall? Are the voices in your head louder than the radio? If this is true for you, then you might have small business owner syndrome. This is most easily remedied by talking to someone else. Your best bet? A business coach. - [full article]
Recession Proof Your Career
Everyone's heard about the recent layoffs and downsizing in the financial industry due to the mortgage crisis and the fire sale of Bear Stearns. Are you worrying about how to stay valuable to your current employer and how to avoid the unemployment line? If your idea of safeguarding your career consists of putting your head down and working as hard as you can, you need a wake-up call. - [full article]
Media Milestones: The Evolution of the Gay Press
Political scientists sometimes suggest the greatest predictor of any American’s political affiliation is really pretty simple. Just ask how his or her parents are registered. Unless, of course, you're a gay American. Stats show we're one of the few groups likely to choose our own political ties, something newsmakers like The Washington Blade and The Advocate have been cultivating for decades. - [full article]
George Bush's Tax Cuts Good for the Gay Commnunity?
Like many Americans, I only finished doing my taxes over this weekend. Between state and federal forms, the document came to a full fifty-four pages. For gay couples, tax code can be daunting. But, shockingly, there are a few things we can do to help. For starters: Make George Bush’s tax cuts permanent. OK, take a deep breath: Pretend I did not mention 'he who shall not be named.' - [full article]
Fat Factors: Sleep, Stress, and the Weight-Gain Connection
You're eating all the right things and logging sweaty hours at the gym, so what’s with the weight gain? If you’ve put your diet and exercise habits under the microscope, but still aren’t getting results, it may be time to consider how other factors like sleep deprivation and high stress levels may be part of the problem. Learn about these hidden weight-gain factors below, and what you can do to solve them. - [full article]
Healthy Traveler - Staying Fit While on the Road
Business and vacation travel can be a fun change of pace from the daily grind. The change of scenery can be invigorating. But, what do you do when your daily exercise routine will be interrupted? Do you simply have to deal with your healthful fitness program and balanced dietary intake taking a backseat or is it possible to be a healthy traveler? - [full article]
The (ex) Governor’s Wife, My Best Friend and the Down Low
In his last op-ed as executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Matt Foreman tackles the under-researched, under-funded and oft misunderstood world of the down low and gay men. Finding links between Silda Spitzer, a friend's unwitting affair with a married man and the rise of HIV in the black community, this is his call to action that something must be done to stop this epidemic. - [full article]
Battling Meth Addiction in the Gay Community
Crystal, Tina, Crissy and Dizzy are not the members of the latest all girl group. They are just a few of the cute little nicknames gay people have given to an addictive drug causing mass destruction in our community. Now, as federal funding fails us, the gay community is stepping up to fight Crystal Meth before addicts hit rock bottom... through film, community outreach and an intense plan of attack. - [full article]
The 'Real' New Gay Marriage
A recent article in The New York Times Magazine flanks profiles of several young, married gay couples with photos of 20-something gays in sweater sets and tailored khakis vacuuming around their lap dog in a Boston brownstone or clutching each other tightly in a photo worthy of center stage on a carved marble mantle. But since when is 'equality' a synonym for 'assimilation'? - [full article]
LezTalk: Nothing as Planned, Part III For a lesbian expecting a baby conceived with a gay man, things were surprisingly normal. Sometimes my partner Kira accompanied me to my prenatal check ups, and other times daddy-to-be Daniel came. I recall only one kink at the OB, when I corrected a technician who referred to Daniel as my husband. Later a doctor looked at my file and whispered, 'So the father of the baby is not your husband?' - [full article]
A Baby Story
What could possibly move a 35-year-old gay woman with a self-confessed fat ass, to opt to give birth to and raise a baby on her own? From her struggle to overcome selfish desires for Pottery Barn furniture to working on finishing her degree while supporting herself, to choosing a Chinese sperm donor, a writer, student and lesbian shares her journey from the first pang of her biological clock, through to her second trimester. - [full article]
The Politics of Same Sex Marriage
As the courts of the nation struggle to define marriage in a legal sense, devoid of its religiousness, the nation's politicians are not required to follow the same path. In fact, the majority of American politicians have publicly stated that marriage is a state that is, in their interpretation, to be entered into between a man and a woman. Where then, does this leave same sex couples? - [full article]
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