Blog Profile / Towleroad
| URL : | http://www.towleroad.com | |
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| Filed Under: | LGBT / Gay | |
| Posts on Regator: | 27639 | |
| Posts / Week: | 109.1 | |
| Archived Since: | August 11, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Pope Francis Urges French MPs to Reject 'Fashions of the Time' (Like Gay Marriage?)
In what is being seen as a reference to the recently passed law legalizing same-sex marriage, Pope Francis told a group of French MPs to resist "fashions of the time" in legislation, AFP reports: “Your role... consists in proposing laws,...
Obama Salutes All Kinds of Fathers in Weekly Address: VIDEO
President Obama salutes strong parents, families, and all kinds of fatherhood in his Father's Day message, saying, in part: I never really knew my own father. I was raised by a single mom and two wonderful grandparents who made incredible...
Gay Marine Gets Heartwarming Marriage Proposal From Boyfriend: VIDEO
Our favorite gay Marine vlogger Russ received a surprise proposal this week from his Marine boyfriend Matt during his welcome home party from a field op in the desert. Watch (and smile), AFTER THE JUMP... And if you need a...
College Student Expelled For Being Gay, Told to Pay Back Scholarship
A college student in Nebraska is fighting to keep thousands of dollars in scholarship funds after revelations about her past relationship with another woman resulted in her expulsion from Grace University, a small Bible college in Omaha. Danielle Powell says...
Forest Whitaker Serves The Presidents in 'The Butler': VIDEO
A new trailer for the upcoming historical drama from Precious director Lee Daniels. The film tells the story of Cecil Gaines, an African-American who eyewitnesses major events of the 20th century during his tenure as a White House butler. Starring...
Dallas Councilwoman Angela Hunt Speaks Out For Gay Rights, Blasts Failed Marriage Equality Resolution: VIDEO
At a Wednesday morning Dallas city council meeting, outgoing Councilwoman Angela Hunt expressed her disappointment over the city's failed marriage equality resolution and made an impassioned speech for gay rights moving forward. Dozens of LGBT rights supporters showed up at...
This Week In Unnecessary Censorship: VIDEO
Among this week's subjects in Jimmy Kimmel's weekly tribute to the FCC: Ben Affleck, Chad Johnson, Mario Lopez, and Sesame Street. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
Russian LGBT Community to Have First-Ever Float in NYC Pride Parade
Russia's LGBT community will have its first-ever float in New York City's LGBT Pride parade on June 30, Radio Free Europe reports: The parade's message has long resonated with Pasha Zalutski (above), a 31-year-old native of Belarus who won the...
Prop 8 from the Beginning: VIDEO
The American Foundation for Equal Rights has just put out this video chronicling the Proposition 8 case from its beginning. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... The next possible day that the Supreme Court could rule on the marriage cases is this...
Mark-Paul Gosselaar is Fired Up That Ross Matthews Got Off to Him: VIDEO
We live in a world now where male actors are declaring pride over being the masturbatory object of lust for gay talk show hosts. Progress! Watch Breckin Meyer, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and Ross Matthews chum it up on Chelsea Lately this...
Rachel Maddow Previews the SCOTUS Marriage Decisions: VIDEO
After Rachel Maddow's segment on the GOP and gay rights, she spoke with SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein about when the Supreme Court marriage decisions will come down, what the likely outcomes might be, and how some of the individual justices...
Rachel Maddow: The GOP is on a Collision Course with Gay Rights: VIDEO
Rachel Maddow reports on the Republican Party and gay rights, noting that the GOP is about to have to make some tough decisions regarding their positions, highlighting the "brutal" questioning of Marco Rubio this week on his homophobic positions on...
Towleroad Talking Points: Damon, Maddow and a One Direction Kiss
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Well this certainly isn't gonna help those gay rumors. Pardon me while I swoon! BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at today's top stories SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Towleroad is being honored by the Stonewall Community Foundation! Come...
50 Years of Gay Culture in 5 Minutes: VIDEO
Gay artist/activist Leo Herrera shares with Towleroad his piece The Fortune Teller, which fuses words, sounds, and images from across five decades of gay culture. Check it out, AFTER THE JUMP... Writes Herrera, of his compelling collage: The story is...
Obama Names Two Gay Men to Ambassadorships
President Obama has named Rufus Gifford, a prominent fundraiser who was most recently Finance Chair of the Presidential Inaugural Committee, as Ambassador to Denmark. He has also named James Costos, Vice President of Global Licensing and Retail for Home Box...
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1389
THE AIRBUS A350: Takes its first flight. YOUR LIFE AS A DOG: Just in case you were wondering. COLIN AND JOE: A gay binational couple fights uncertainty brought on by DOMA. GOD IS GAY: Elliot Darrow, performing for University of...
News: Nike, Prince William, Kraft, Israel, Kylie Minogue, PFLAG
U.S.: Syria crossed "red line", used chemical weapons against rebels. One Million Moms goes nuts over beefcake dude in Kraft ad. Prince William has Indan ancestry: "The DNA analysis of saliva samples taken from the Duke of Cambridge's relatives have...
Editor of Ugandan Tabloid That Outed Homosexuals Explains His Devious Methods: VIDEO
Here's a fascinating new clip from the documentary Call Me Kuchu, opening today in New York. The film documents the story of slain Ugandan LGBT activist David Kato and others prominent in that country's struggle. If you missed the trailer,...
NJ Assembly Panel Advances Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy: VIDEO
Yesterday, the New Jersey Assembly Women and Children's Committee advanced a bill that would ban gay conversion therapy for minors, the Star-Ledger reports: Testimony from dueling mental health professionals and activists dominated the 2-1/2 hour hearing at the Statehouse, with...
Matt Damon Tries to Bring Down Jodie Foster's World in 'Elysium': VIDEO
A new trailer for the upcoming sci-fi dystopian thriller from District 9's Neil Blomkamp. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...