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Episcopalians Ordain 2nd Gay Bishop

Mary Glasspool installed in emotional Calif. ceremony

(Newser) - The Episcopal Church has consecrated the Rev. Canon Mary Glasspool as its second openly gay bishop, seven years after stirring lingering controversy by ordaining a man to a similar post. She was installed at Long Beach Arena before 3,000 people, who burst into applause at the end, a church...

13 Actors Playing Against (Sexual) Type
 13 Actors Playing 
 Against (Sexual) Type 
newsweek controversy
May 12, 2010 11:36 AM CDT

13 Actors Playing Against (Sexual) Type

Sean Hayes certainly isn't the first gay actor to play straight

(Newser) - Inspired by the controversy Newsweek stirred up when it ran a review slamming Sean Hayes’ portrayal of a straight man in Promises, Promises, CNN offers up a list of 13 actors who have played roles counter to their actual sexual orientation:
  • Portia de Rossi: Played it straight on Ally McBeal
...

Meet Michael Jackson's Secret Boyfriend

Jason Pfeiffer talks about how 'sensual' King of Pop was

(Newser) - Finally, you can get to know Michael Jackson’s secret boyfriend. Jason Pfeiffer has come forward—even though he claims he would have preferred the story “to have never come out in the first place”—to “set the record straight” in an interview that will air tonight...

Banned Bisexuals Sue Gay World Series

Group disqualified their team because they weren't gay enough

(Newser) - Three bisexual men have filed a lawsuit complaining that they were discriminated against by an athletics organization that said they were too straight to play in the Gay Softball World Series. Each team is allowed to have no more than two straight players, the Seattle Times explains. The bisexuals' team...

Tea Party Guy Calls Out 'Gay' Lindsey Graham

Gay, moderate, same difference, right?

(Newser) - Lindsey Graham is a noted moderate, and he's suspiciously single, so some genius speaking at a recent Tea Party rally came to the obvious conclusion: He must be gay! “I need to figure out why you're trying to sell out your own countrymen,” says the as-of-yet-unidentified speaker of...

Glee Grabs GLAAD Award
 Glee Grabs GLAAD Award 
Apr 19, 2010 2:28 AM CDT

Glee Grabs GLAAD Award

Sykes accepts honor from prom-banned lesbian

(Newser) - In real life, lesbian teens are banned from high school proms. But in the gay-friendly world of TV's Glee, male partners will be very "popular prom kings." That's the word from creator Ryan Murphy, who provided a sneak peak into the lives of Glee's exuburant singing high schoolers...

The Most Influential Gay Americans
 The Most 
 Influential 
 Gay Americans 
'PORTIA, i won!'
Apr 18, 2010 5:16 AM CDT

The Most Influential Gay Americans

Ellen tops 'Out' magazine list for 2nd straight year

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres and Barney Frank have switched places atop Out magazine's annual list of the most influential gay Americans, but the talk show host and American Idol judge probably isn't gloating about her win—she's that nice. To see the top five, check out the slideshow above. To see who...

English Patient Skirt-Chaser Was Actually Gay

New letter reveals truth about Count Laszlo

(Newser) - Count Laszlo de Almásy, the Hungarian adventurer depicted as a carousing ladies' man in The English Patient, was gay, according to love letters recently discovered in Germany. The letters show that Almásy had relationships with everyone from a Wehrmacht officer to Egyptian princes, according to the Heinrich Barth...

10 More Celebs Who Really Need to Come Out

 10 More Celebs 
 Who Really 
 Need to 
 Come Out 
in case you missed it
Apr 4, 2010 5:29 PM CDT

10 More Celebs Who Really Need to Come Out

Like Ricky Martin, it's just so obvious

(Newser) - Ricky Martin finally came out, and the world said, “Duh.” On Gawker , Brian Moylan lists 10 more public figures who really need to admit they’re gay already—after all, the rest of us know. View the list in the gallery—or, for 10 more celebrities who also...

Ricky Martin: Yes, I'm Gay
 Ricky Martin: Yes, I'm Gay  
Mar 29, 2010 6:28 PM CDT

Ricky Martin: Yes, I'm Gay

Truth 'too heavy for me to keep inside,' singer says

(Newser) - Ricky Martin is no longer denying the rumors: He's gay. In a statement posted via Twitter in both Spanish and English today, and later confirmed with his representative, Martin said: "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who...

Would You Support a Gay Baseball Commissioner?

Poll asks Americans revealing questions

(Newser) - Would you be OK with a gay baseball commissioner? How about a quarterback? Those are just a couple of the random-yet-revealing questions asked in the new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll. In that question, for example, 62% said they’d be OK with the quarterback, and 61% with the baseball commissioner,...

Christopher Hitchens: Bicurious Youth
 Christopher 
 Hitchens: 
 Bicurious 
 Youth 
MEMOIR LEAK
Mar 29, 2010 9:35 AM CDT

Christopher Hitchens: Bicurious Youth

Author had quite a few same-sex romps at prep school, Oxford

(Newser) - Vanity Fair columnist Christopher Hitchens is straight—twice-married, in fact—but that didn’t stop him from steamy prep school sex with his male classmates. Below, a sampling of leaked excerpts from his upcoming memoir, courtesy of Gawker and an earlier article in the Times :
  • “Most boys decided quite
...

Inside OJ's Gay Prison Posse
 Inside OJ's Gay Prison Posse 
they give him massages
Mar 25, 2010 10:24 AM CDT

Inside OJ's Gay Prison Posse

Simpson is still king as far as some inmates are concerned

(Newser) - The National Enquirer has outdone itself with its story on OJ Simpson and his band of gay inmate buddies. Highlights from the article:
  • Most disturbing detail: OJ—who is “still a somebody” inside the prison walls, says a former fellow inmate—gets massages from gay inmates known as “
...

Gay Teen Denied Prom Gets $30K Scholarship

Ellen DeGeneres calls Constance McMillen a leader for gay rights

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres honored the Mississippi teen who stood up for her right to take a same-sex partner to the prom on her show today, presenting her with a $30,000 college scholarship check. DeGeneres hailed Constance McMillen as part of a new generation of leaders in gay rights. The school...

US General Blames 'Gay Dutch' in Bosnia Slaughter

Netherlands minister slams 'utter nonsense'

(Newser) - Creeping gayness among Dutch forces and an increasing interest in peacekeeping rather than fighting was partly responsible for NATO soldiers' failure to stop the Bosnian massacre at Srebrenica, a retired US general has charged. A Dutch government spokesman has dismissed as "complete nonsense" former NATO commander John Sheehan's statement...

The Georges End 'Gay Feud'
 The Georges End 'Gay Feud' 
Mar 15, 2010 10:47 AM CDT

The Georges End 'Gay Feud'

Boy George, George Michael finally speaking again

(Newser) - Finally: Gay pop stars and ‘80s icons George Michael and Boy George are pals again. Or, as the Sun so charmingly puts it, “Georges end 20-year gay feud.” The two have been on the outs since Boy George blasted George Michael for pretending to be straight…and...

For Vegas Gay-Cation, a Red-Headed 'Call Bear'
 For Vegas Gay-Cation, 
 a Red-Headed 'Call Bear' 
confessions
Mar 14, 2010 12:29 PM CDT

For Vegas Gay-Cation, a Red-Headed 'Call Bear'

Male prostitute says he's exactly what some are looking for

(Newser) - Those who've privately wondered if they'll ever find love can take a lesson from Rusty McMann. “For every type of attraction there’s a market to be tapped,” McMann writes in explaining what it’s like to be a fat, Birkenstock-clad call “bear” in Las Vegas. The...

I Hope Carrie Prejean Has Gay Babies: Moakler

Pageant co-director is still no fan of dethroned Miss California

(Newser) - Miss USA co-director Shanna Moakler may have had her problems with Carrie Prejean in the past, but now she hopes Prejean and her live-in fiancé have many beautiful children…gay children. Moakler, who resigned from the pageant for a while due to Prejean's gay-marriage drama, tells TMZ , “I hope...

Pelosi Informed of Massa Concerns Months Ago

It's not clear if Speaker acted on 'gay cruising' concerns

(Newser) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was informed of concerns that NY Rep. Eric Massa was cruising congressional male staffers 5 months ago. Massa's top aide called Pelosi's office last October to report his worries about the congressman's practice of spending time with young gay staffers that had nothing to do with...

Will &amp; Grace Sidekick Comes Out
 Will & Grace 
 Sidekick 
 Comes Out 
'i was never in'
Mar 8, 2010 3:05 PM CST

Will & Grace Sidekick Comes Out

'What more do you want me to do?' asks Sean Hayes

(Newser) - Breaking news from, oh, 1998 or so: Sean Hayes is gay. After years of what many considered equivocating, the actor who gained fame as the flamboyant sidekick Jack on Will & Grace tells the Advocate , "I am who I am. I was never in, as they say. Never."...

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