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Anti-Gay, Controversial Former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms Dead at 86
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Former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms, often portrayed as a racist and a sexist in the media, died this morning on the Fourth of July. He was 86. Throughout his career, Helms challenged honoring Martin Luther King with a holiday and took Clinton to task over gay rights, AIDS funding.
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Pregnant Man Thomas Beattie Gives Birth
7/3/2008
The transgender man who made worldwide headlines dubbed as 'The Pregnant Man,' Thomas Beattie just became a father to the baby girl he carried. Beattie, a female to male trans man, formerly named Tracy Lagondino, told The Advocate this March that he became pregnant and carried the child since his wife Nancy, who’d had a hysterectomy, could no longer have children.
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S.F. Mayor Gavin Newsom Lays the Groundwork for Governor Run
7/2/2008
Just weeks after the California Supreme Court finished a job started four years ago by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and legalized same-sex marriages, the controversial and seemingly fearless politician announced he had launched an exploratory bid for governor Tuesday.
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John McCain Backs Marriage Equality Ban
7/1/2008
At first, he thought the issue should be left to the states, allowing the voters to decide if same-sex couples should be granted marriage equality under the law. Now, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has moved further to the right in his position, going as far as to support the efforts of ProtectMarriage.com to amend California’s constitution.
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Why Barack Shouldn't Have Apologized for Wesley Clark’s John McCain Attack
7/1/2008
The McCain camp is up in arms because Wesley Clark took their war hero and that prisoner of war sob story he’s been singing for the last God knows how many years and downplayed the significance it plays in his ability to be president. This is politics, and I've got some other things Barack's camp should be calling out right about now.
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Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein Arrested on Teen Sex Charges
6/30/2008
Billionaire stock broker turned investor Jeffrey Epstein was arrested Monday after pleading guilty to his involvement in a teen sex scandal. The 55-year-old financial advisor and philanthropist plead guilty to solicitation and an additional charge of procuring a minor for prostitution. According to the Associated Press, Epstein still faces charges of sexually assaulting high-school students as young as 15 years old.
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Rosie O. Fires Back at Cheating Rumors, Calls Gossip Cindy Adams a Lesbian
6/30/2008
Big gay Rosie O’Donnell gave original gossip girl, 90-year-old Cindy Adams, a taste of her own medicine. Responding to Adams’ column in the New York Post alleging that O’Donnell and her partner Kelli Carpenter have called it quits, O'Donnell joked to upstart gossip guru Perez Hilton via email, 'Cindy Adams and I are having a full blown affair. She is a lesbian.'
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Retired Gen. Wesley Clark Targets McCain’s War Record; McCain Camp Outraged
6/30/2008
John McCain’s campaign is outraged by remarks from retired Gen. Wesley Clark that the Republican presidential hopeful lacks command experience, chalking the attack up to 'the lowest form of politics.' A military advisor for Sen. Barack Obama, Clark pondered Sunday is McCain’s military record was a qualifier for being commander in chief.
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...HOME > church > Homosexuality Retired Calif. Clergy Rebuked for Offering to Wed Same-Sex Couples News of the offer...
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Chace Crawford's Publicist Denies Gay Rumors
6/29/2008
In the latest round of rumors that Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford is gay (this batch linking him to co-star Ed Westwick), the young heartthrob's publicist has issued a statement to Us Weekly that Crawford is 100 percent straight. There is zero truth to the rumors, the publicist told the gossip rag.
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Pregnant Man Gives Birth
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...Man Gives Birth on 07-05-2008 12:22 Thomas Beatie Transgendered man Thomas Beatie gave birth June 29 to a girl and both are doing...
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The Gay Gene: Biology is Not Destiny
6/29/2008
Genetic explanations of homosexuality are crude, simplistic and doomed to failure. Why? Because queer and straight desires are far more ambiguous, blurred and overlapping than any theory of genetic causality can allow. Kinsey was on the right track. So why now is science trying to simplify the 'gay gene'?
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Bozo the Clown Larry Harmon Dead at 83
7/3/2008
The man behind the rubber nose—at least the one who played him for decades, then licensed the name to other clowns around the United States—has died. He was 83. Larry Harmon died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure, his longtime publicist, Jerry Digney, told The Associated Press.
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Christina Applegate's Boyfriend Lee Grivas Dead from a Drug Overdose
7/3/2008
Samantha Who star Christina Applegate’s boyfriend Lee Grivas was found dead from an apparent heroin overdose on July 1. Applegate and Grivas, a 26-year-old skateboarder and photographer, had a rocky on-again, off-again relationship due to his continual battle with drugs and alcohol. But the couple had decided to give it one last shot this past April.
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Porn, Affair at Center of Christie Brinkley Divorce Trial
7/2/2008
In what is shaping up to be on of the most brutal, public divorces in recent memory, supermodel Christie Brinkley wiped the floor with ex-husband Peter Cook, by all accounts, on their first day in the courtroom. A teary-eyed Cook admitted on the stand to paying a former mistress to keep her mouth shut about their affair—to the tune of $300,000.
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Watermelon for Your Weenie Woes?
7/2/2008
For a while Cialis was the new Viagra. Now, there may be a new Cialis. Instead of making a run to the pharmacy, you’ll only have to head to a BBQ and grab yourself a drippy, juicy slice of watermelon this Fourth of July weekend.
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Sky High Gas Prices Force Angela Eversole to Pay With Sex
7/2/2008
There’s no doubt you’d be challenged to find someone who doesn’t think the price of gas in the United States is ridiculous, but a Kentucky woman brought new meaning to the phrase 'fill 'er up' this week when she paid for her gas... with sex.
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Tila Tequila Shot Down On National Television
7/2/2008
Self-appointed bisexual poster girl Tila Tequila’s second shot of love royally shot her down on national television! The object of Tequila's affection for MTV's Tila Tequila: A Shot at Love 2, blonde bombshell Kristy, turned down the key to Tequila’s heart during the show’s season finale shocker Tuesday.
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Angelina Jolie is Not Yet in Labor, Doctor Says
7/2/2008
Ever since the press began reporting that Angelina Jolie had checked into a French Riviera hospital late Monday night to deliver her twins, the gossip world has been on baby watch. Reports of the Jolie-Pitt babies’ birth have become so widespread, Jolie's obstetrician, Michel Sussmann, called a news conference to assure the press Jolie is merely in the hospital as a precaution.
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'American Idol' Finalist Kristy Lee Cooks Up a Deal with Arista
7/1/2008
Hold on to your eardrums. Straight from the heartland to a record store near you, that American as Apple Pie country warbler Kristy Lee Cook has scored herself a record deal with Arista Nashville. Following in the footsteps of fellow ousted American Idol contestants with questionable chops Kellie Pickler and Joshua Gracin, Cook continues the tradition of country singers with huge fan followings.
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Madonna's Alleged Affair with A-Rod Sparks Tabloid War
7/1/2008
Amidst a swarm of divorce rumors Madonna swears that she and hubby Guy Ritchie have the model marriage. But that hasn’t stopped the tabloids from going wild alleging that the pop icon’s been hitting it with New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez.
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With No Pre-Nup, Will Guy Ritchie Clean House With Madonna
7/1/2008
As the world over seems ready to officially declare Madonna and Guy Ritchie heading for divorce court, new reports suggest Ritchie touched down in New York in a last ditch effort to save the marriage, as accountants sorted through their assets.
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This Gay Week in Television: Chace Crawford, Anderson Cooper
7/1/2008
Shock of shocks... we actually watched the new Jonas Brothers Disney movie Camp Rock... and kinda liked it; Chace Crawford's fending off more gay rumors (would that they were true); Al Sharpton calls out Anderson Cooper; Heinz is running scared from a gay kiss; some cowpokes out gay Dionne Warwick on America's Got Talent.
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Long Beach Grunions Finishes First Place at IGLA
6/30/2008
The Long Beach Grunion swim team won the medium team division at 2008 International Gay & Lesbian Aquatics swim meet, held this year in Washington, D.C., hosted by District of Columbia Aquatics Club from June 18 to June 22. This is the third time in the past six years that the Grunions have won the medium team division.
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'American Idol' Winner Ruben Studdard Ties the Knot in Atlanta
6/30/2008
American Idol’s 'Velvet Teddy Bear' Ruben Studdard tied the knot over the weekend, marrying fiancée Surata Zuri McCants. The Associated Press reported the ceremony was just a simple exchanging of vows; no singing, just a simple string ensemble. A reporter from a local Birmingham paper attended the ceremony.
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Letters from Southern Africa: Where There's Rain
6/30/2008
It's raining. Wait... That doesn’t do enough to describe the situation. my roof, like many roofs in my community, is a metal sheet. This means that when there is the tiniest drizzle outside, it sounds like Napoleon’s army marching to battle inside. Right now it is pouring. It is also 3am. So why am I smiling? I’m smiling because for the last several months my region of the country has had a drought.
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Brandon Inge Sidelined by a Bedroom Pillow
6/30/2008
He wears a facemask to protect himself from 95 mph fastballs. He wears shin guards to protect his legs from cuts and bruises of falling to the ground. He was chest pads to stop those bad hops, not to mention the 200 lbs. men that come barreling toward him from the third base line. But all that equipment couldn’t protect Detroit Tigers’ catcher Brandon Inge from his big bad bedroom pillows.
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Last Ditch Effort for Madonna and Guy Ritchie?
6/29/2008
The rumors have been floating around for months, but now, odds are pretty good Madonna and Guy Ritchie are calling it quits. Despite reports from the British press that Madonna has secured the services of Paul McCartney’s divorce lawyer—Fiona Shackleton—as Guy Ritchie also lawyer's up, British tabloid The Sun is reporting the couple is making a last ditch effort to save their marriage.
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Sean Avery Strikes a Pose
6/28/2008
He is a juxtaposition unto himself. On the ice Sean Avery is one of the toughest players in the NHL, and, off the ice, the fashion forward tough guy is a new guest editor at Men's Vogue.
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Judge Orders TMZ.com to Yank Verne Troyer Sex Tape with Renae Schrider
6/28/2008
It’s become something of a Hollywood staple—need a career boost, how about starring in a sex tape? But the tape celebrity gossip site TMZ.com streamed last week featuring Mini Me actor Verne Troyer crosses the line, says a federal judge, who ordered the Website to remove clips of the video.
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