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| Slur Costs Aussie Swimmer Her Jag Deal |
 Australian rugby star Ian Roberts has condemned Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice, who broadcast a homophobic slur on her Twitter page Saturday night. |
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| Robocall Targets Gay D.C. Pol |
 An anonymously released robocall went out to Washington, D.C. residents claiming that Councilmember Jim Graham, who is up for reelection this fall, paid for a woman's abortion. |
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| Focus on the Family Heads East |
 Focus on the Family is teaming up with the Yunnan Province's ministry ofeducation in China to bring their abstinence-only curriculum to the region's teenagers. |
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| Cleveland Gay Games in Legal Row |
 The Cleveland Synergy Foundation claims that the Federation of Gay Games conspired with a high-ranking city official to end its license with the nonprofit organization, which was contracted to orchestrate the 2014 Gay Games. |
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| King and Seacrest go Gaga |
 Broadcasters Larry King and Ryan Seacrest teamed up for a duet -- Gaga style. |
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| Execs to Wendy: Tone It Down |
 Wendy Williams coined a household catch phrase with her signature, how
you doin, but according to The New York Post, execs with the show are
asking Williams to tone it down for season two. |
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| Slater, Jet Blue Part Ways |
 Steven Slater, the Jet Blue flight attendant who exited an aircraft down an emergency chute after fighting with a passenger, is no longer with the airline, a spokesperson confirmed Saturday. |
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| Black Swan Shocks Venice Film Fest |
 2010 09 05Black Swan Shocks Venice Film FestPosted on Advocate.com falsetrueNews390pxtruefalse1200AMfalsefalseBy Advocate.com EditorsAdvocate.com EditorsPLEASE DO NOT USE THIS FIELD FOR NOW.PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS FIELD FOR NOW. Attendees of The Venice Film Festival were allegedly shocked by the content |
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| New, Inclusive Prez for Marquette U |
 After a controversial hiring decision at Marquette University earlier this year shut out a lesbian professor from becoming a dean, the school will welcome a new president who is outwardly inclusive of its gay campus community. |
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| Army Launches DADT Survey |
 The Army announced Thursday that it launched an online inbox for soldiers to submit their comments and opinions on "don't ask, don't tell." |
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| Craigslist Censors Adult Services Section |
 The classified advertisement website Craigslist announced Saturday it would censor its ads for adult services. |
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| Engle Rallies Against Gay Marriage in Calif. |
 The controversial evangelical pastor draws thousands of attendeeson Saturday to protest gay marriage, abortion, and pornography on thesteps of the California state capitol in Sacramento. |
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| Acne and Androgyny |
 Swedish denim label Acne Jeans has released a capsule collection unisex shirts inspired by Dynasty characters.P |
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| ChristWire's Apostles Speak |
 The New York Times interviews cofounders of the fake Christian news site, one made famous last month with its "Is My Husband GAY?" feature. |
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| SC Pride Parade Marches On |
 Tantrums earlier this week from a conservative group over rainbow flags aside, the South Carolina Pride festival begins today in Columbia. |
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| Gay MP to Media: "Back Off" |
 Conservative minister Alan Duncan blasts media reports centered on a colleague and his alleged affair with a 25-year-old aide. |
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| Ben Cohen's Jockstrap Benefits Gays |
 Rugby star Ben Cohen donated a signed jockstrap to a fundraiser for UK-based Gay Men Fighting AIDS (GMFA), and it managed to raise $460 for the organization. |
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| CBS Money Watch Tackles Gay CouplesP |
 With the overturning of Prop. 8 on the brain, CBS Money Watch contributor and retirement planner Steve Vernon is offering up a number of retirement planning considerations for gay and lesbian couples.P |
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| Conservatives Answer "The Call" |
 Conservatives who follow Mike Huckabee and Family Research Councils
Tony Perkins are gathering this weekend in Sacramento this weekend for
The Call an event Courage Campaign bloggers are calling NOM Summer
Tour on steroids. |
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| Beth Ditto Dreams of Domesticity |
 In a recent interview for British Marie Claire, Gossip's lead singer says she wants to have a baby with her new girlfriend. |
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| N.Y. Governor to Sign Antibullying Bill |
 New York governor David Paterson will sign an anti-bullying bill into law Wednesday, including protections for gender identity and expression, a first for a law in the state. |
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| Ten Questions for Jerry Brown |
 Trailing in some recent polls and outmatched by his billionaire Republican challengers campaign war chest, California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has at least one big advantage with LGBT voters over Meg Whitman: a steadfast opposition to defending Prop. 8 in court. |
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| Nicki Minaj on Gaying Up Hip-hop |
 Rapper Nicki Minaj tells Paper Magazine she didnt set out to be a
gay-positive presence in hip-hop, but thats just what happened and
she wouldnt have it any other way.P |
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| The Dentist Behind Hillary 2012 |
 The creator of a Hillary for 2012 ad says that he thinks a Clinton administration would have achieved more for gay rights by now than President Barack Obama. |
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| Family Indicted for Kidnapping Gay Teen |
 The family of a gay Israeli teen was charged with kidnapping, assaultingand falsely imprisoning him after he posted photos of himself dressed in drag on Facebook. |
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| First Look: Thomas Dekker as Lance Loud |
 The first pictures are out from the set of Cinema Verite, starring Diane Lane as Pat Loud and Thomas Dekker as her gay son Lance. |
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| Wintour: Gaga Communed With God |
 Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour said that Lady Gaga was "communing with God" as she waited to perform at the Met Costume Institute Gala in May. |
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| Tim Gunn Book on Celibacy, Antigay Dad |
 A new book from Tim Gunn talks about his celibate life and his antigay father, who worked for J. Edgar Hoover at the FBI. |
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| Colleagues Criticize Hague for Gay Denial |
 Some conservative colleagues say that British foreign secretary William Hague only elevated long-running rumors about his sexuality with his denial of a gay affair this week. |
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| Adoption Bill Passed in NSW |
 A bill that would allow same-sex couples to adopt children in New South Wales passed the lower house of parliament. |
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| Anne Heches Mom, Antigay Author |
 Nancy Heche, the mother of actress Anne Heche, has published another antigay book this time editing The Complete Christian Guide to Understanding Homosexuality. |
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| Gay Dean Marries Wife, Gets Canned |
 An athletic director at a high school in Springfield, Mass. said she waspressured to leave her position because she married her wife last month. |
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| Rachael Ray Gay for Fey |
 TV chef Rachael Ray says there are a couple of women she would switch teams for. |
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| Glee Heads to Big Apple |
 Television's most popular glee club is headed to The Empire State. |
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| GLAAD President on His Divorce |
 Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation president Jarrett Barrios says that while the main focus on gay rights may be marriage, it also includes the right to divorce. |
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| Con Man Peddles Lil' Kim for Pride? |
 Lil' Kim may be on Atlanta's Black Gay Pride lineup of entertainment this weekend, but she may not show up. |
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| Sarah Palin Gay-Baiting? |
 Is Sarah Palin using code words to slam gay journalist Michael Joseph Gross, the author of a controversial new profile on the former VP nominee in this months Vanity Fair?PP |
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