Blog Profile / Towleroad
| URL : | http://www.towleroad.com | |
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| Filed Under: | LGBT / Gay | |
| Posts on Regator: | 27031 | |
| Posts / Week: | 108.6 | |
| Archived Since: | August 11, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
New Sculpture of Alan Turing on Display: PHOTO
(wynn abbott - instagram) A new sculpture of Alan Turing has been put on display in Paddington, London. During World War II, Alan Turing, who is known as the father of modern computing, devised the Turing Bombe, a codebreaking devic...
Oakland Raiders Sign Punter and LGBT Ally Chris Kluwe
NFL punter and LGBT ally Chris Kluwe has been signed by the Oakland Raiders, FOX Sports reports: Kluwe, who was released by the Minnesota Vikings on May 6, will step in for Pro Bowler Shane Lechler, who left Oakland for...
Wade Robson Says Michael Jackson Sexually Abused Him for Seven Years: VIDEO
Choreographer Wade Robson on the Today show this morning: Back in 2005, Wade Robson was the first defense witness at Michael Jackson's trial, where the singer was accused of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor. At the time, Robson was unequivocal:...
Jason and Jarron Collins Sit Down with Jimmy Kimmel: VIDEO
Twin brothers Jason and Jarron Collins sat down with Jimmy Kimmel last night to reflect on Jason's big 'coming out' week. Jarron told Kimmel that he was in shock when Jason came out to him, and asked some really dumb...
FOX News Has Devoted One Minute of Coverage to Gay Marriage Victories in RI, DE, and MN Combined
Media Matters has posted a report on coverage from the cable news of the recent marriage equality victories in Minnesota, Delaware, and Rhode Island. The report reveals this nugget: FOX News devoted exactly 16 seconds of coverage over the past...
Ben Cohen is a Cuddle Master: PHOTOS
Anti-bullying champion, rugby star, and LGBT ally Ben Cohen has been hired as a model in a new "Cuddle Mastery" campaign from Comfort Zone UK, an ecologically-friendly laundry fabric conditioner, and shared a few photos from the campaign via Facebook....
Failed Anti-Gay Dallas Candidate Distributes Hateful Anti-Gay Flier at City Council Meeting
Remember the hateful voicemail I posted yesterday from failed Dallas City Council candidate Richard P. Sheridan? Last night, Sheridan was at the Dallas City Council meeting passing out the flier seen above. Writes Dallas Morning News reporter Rudolph Bush: During...
ACLU Urges 'Modern Family' Producers to Marry Mitch and Cam
A new initiative of the ACLU, ACLU Action, has launched a campaign urging Modern Family writers to marry Cam and Mitch. They write: "The freedom to marry is being advanced in American living rooms as much as in court rooms,"...
Jon Snow Went to a Hockey Game
For you Game of Thrones fans. Kit Harington attended a Toronto Maple Leafs game last week, and the captioners had quite a good time with it.
Towleroad Talking Points: Marriage Polls, Dallas and The Wanted
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Michele Bachmann models Google Glass. BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at today's top stories WINGNUTTERY The loser in a recent Dallas City Council election has proven that the electorate definitely made the right choice after...
The Military's Sexual Assault Problem Affects Men and Women, Gay and Straight
By ARI EZRA WALDMAN The United States military has a rape problem, and it's nothing new. Earlier this week, two women -- Rebekah Havrilla and BriGette McCoy -- appeared before a Senate subcommittee chaired by New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand...
News: Bruce LaBruce, Flaming Saddles, Nick Denton, Omaha
Gawker head honcho Nick Denton to marry boyfriend Derren Washington. James Franco flexes for GQ. Zoe Saldana thinks she might be a lesbian but does not know the meaning of 'androgynous' (link work-unfriendly). Brad Pitt praises Angelina Jolie mastectomy decision:...
Former Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) to Marry Partner in D.C. This Weekend
Former Arizona Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) will marry his partner of eight years, Hector Alfonso, in D.C. on Saturday, the Daily Star reports: "We're very happy," he said. "We're very committed." The two have talked about marrying for a long...
John Boehner Wants to Know 'Who's Going to Jail' for IRS Scandal: VIDEO
As the Justice Department opens a criminal investigation into the IRS scandal, House Speaker John Boehner demands to know "who's going to jail." Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
In Sharp Shift, 56 Percent of Virginia Voters Support Gay Marriage
56 percent of Virginia voters support same-sex marriage, the Washington Post reports, up from 46 percent just two years ago.
Losing Dallas City Council Candidate Unleashes on Reporter in Homophobic, Profanity-Laced Voicemail: AUDIO
Richard P. Sheridan (Above), a losing candidate in Dallas' recent City Council elections, is making headlines now over a voicemail he left reporter Dan Koller at D Magazine, excoriating Koller over an election preview article he wrote, accusing Koller of...
Jake Gyllenhaal and Chris Pine in Talks to Star in 'Into the Woods'
Jake Gyllenhaal and Chris Pine are in negotiations to join Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep in the big screen adaptation of the Broadway musical Into the Woods, according to the Hollywood Reporter: Deal-making hasn’t quite begun but the two actors...
Gay South Korean Filmmaker to Marry Long-Term Partner
South Korean filmmaker Kim Jho Gwang-soo, the second person in the entertainment industry to come out (in 2010), announced plans to marry his partner of nine years on Wednesday, Reuters reports: "We wanted to convey the message that all sexual...
At Least One Member of 'The Wanted' Says He'd 'Probably Have a Dabble' with a Man: VIDEO
In an Australian radio interview, UK boyband The Wanted was asked about recent remarks by Lance Bass that "in every boyband there is at least one gay one." Jay McGuinness (far right) answered both the interviewer's and Bass's question, responding,...
Lawrence O'Donnell Interviews Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton About Marriage Equality: VIDEO
Lawrence O'Donnell last night welcomed Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on The Last Word to talk about Minnesota's historic passage of marriage equality, the challenges in passing the bill, how it happened, what it means for the region, and why Minnesota...