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Jeremy Affeldt On Homophobia: I Was Wrong

AP | Robin Wilkey | May 21, 2013 | San Francisco
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SAN FRANCISCO — When Jeremy Affeldt came to the Bay Area as an opposing player, he refused to leave his hotel room aside from going to and from the ballpark. He was admittedly homophobic. When he joined the San Francisco Giants five years ago, Affeldt became determined to get rid...

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Dominique Venner Suicide: French Far Right Reacts To Essayist's Death Inside Notre Dame Cathedral

HuffPost France | Eline Gordts | May 21, 2013 | World
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Dominique Venner committed suicide on Tuesday in front of the altar of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The death of the 78-year-old essayist and historian sparked numerous reactions from French nationalists. Several executives and members of the country's far-right National Front party took to Twitter to praise...

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'The O.C.' Alumni Paul Wesley And Ben McKenzie Reunite For HBO's 'Behind The Candelabra' (PHOTO)

Jaimie Etkin | May 21, 2013 | TV
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Before Paul Wesley was sucking blood and taking names as Stefan Salvatore "The Vampire Diaries" and before Benjamin McKenzie was kicking ass with the LAPD as Ben Sherman on "Southland" (R.I.P.), the two were wrecking havoc on "The O.C.," bitch. The former co-stars reunited at a screening of "Behind the...

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Gay Marriage Proposal In Central Park Features Sweet Flash Mob (VIDEO)

Erin Migdol | May 21, 2013 | Weddings
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Central Park just got a whole lot more romantic. In a video posted to YouTube and Facebook Monday, New Yorker Carl Marucci proposed to his boyfriend, Drew Marsenison, in Central Park with the help of a flash mob to Christina Perri's "A Thousand Years." Marucci...

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'Blue's Clues' Actors Fall In Love On The Road, Get Engaged (VIDEO)

Erin Migdol | May 21, 2013 | Weddings
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Actors Tom Mizer and Travis McGhie owe their relationship happiness to a big blue dog. Mizer was playing the role of "Steve" in the "Blue's Clues Live!" national tour (a live production based on the Nickelodeon TV show) when McGhie joined the production as Mizer's understudy, the couple...

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After Mark Carson Murder, Dennis Walcott Says NYC Schools Will Hold Anti-Hate Crime Event

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Klein | May 21, 2013 | New York
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In light of the apparent anti-gay murder that took place last Saturday in Greenwich Village, New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott is requiring all schools to organize at least one anti-bullying event before they let out in June. Walcott announced the initiative alongside City Council Speaker...

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WATCH: Brit Marling, 'The East' Star, On Kissing Ellen Page Onscreen

Ricky Camilleri | May 21, 2013 | Gay Voices
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Up-and-coming actress Brit Marling came on HuffPost Live to discuss her role in the environmental activism thriller, "The East" opening in theaters May 31. Marling stars as an FBI agent assigned to infiltrate a group of extreme environmental activists called "The East" led by Alexander Skarsgard and Ellen Page. ...

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Angelina Pivarnick, 'Jersey Shore' Star, And Singer Adam Barta Have Gay Weddings In 'Serendipity'

Curtis M. Wong | May 21, 2013 | Gay Voices
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"Jersey Shore" castmember Angelina Pivarnick ties the knot with Cheryl Caruso of TLC's "Starter Wives" in a new music video. The video for "Serendipity," shows Pivarnick and pop artist Adam Barta cavorting through New York before tying the knot with respective same-sex partners in the heart of Times Square...

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Kinky Boots' Makeup Artist, Hair Stylist And Costume Designer Talk Wigs & RuPaul (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Michelle Persad | May 21, 2013 | Style
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What do you get when you put a drag queen, a shoemaker and lots of glitter on stage? A Broadway production of "Kinky Boots," of course! The musical, based on a 2005 film, tells the story of an almost bankrupt shoe factory owner, Charlie (

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America's Oldest Gay Bar, WhiteHorse, Turns 80

Robin Wilkey | May 21, 2013 | San Francisco
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Eighty-some years ago, when thirsty Americans snuck into basement bars during Prohibition, some speakeasies offered patrons an escape from crackdowns of another kind: those against homosexuality. Since the 1930s, one such establishment has sat quietly on a nondescript street in Oakland, where it still serves the best Long Island in...

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Obama Addresses LGBT Community During Morehouse College Graduation

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | May 21, 2013 | Gay Voices
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President Barack Obama made sure that his speech during the spring 2013 commencement ceremony at Georgia's Morehouse College was inclusive. The Atlanta-based historically black private college is exclusively for men, but Obama spontaneously referenced gay and lesbian Americans, as The Advocate notes. Pointing to a...

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Egypt's Growing Gay-Rights Movement

The Daily Beast | Glennisha Morgan | May 21, 2013 | Gay Voices
Ramy Yosef, a 21-year-old man from Egypt's Nile Delta, came out on Twitter last year. His family responded by forcing him from their home. Tarek, 28, recounts being beaten and robbed for "dressing like a faggot" -- and avoiding the police for fear that they, too, would target him for...

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Global AIDS Program Reaches Crossroads Amid Reality Of Economic Recovery And Budget Cuts

AP | Amanda L. Chan | May 21, 2013 | Healthy Living
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WASHINGTON — The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from epidemic is running up against an era of economic recovery and harsh budget cuts. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief grew out...

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'Bowie By Duffy': Iconic Glam Photos Glitter At Foam In Amsterdam

Priscilla Frank | May 21, 2013 | Arts
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Mick McCann at the Guardian called the iconic 1973 cover art for Aladdin Sane "The Mona Lisa of album covers." Coinciding with the iconic image's 40th birthday this year, FOAM Gallery in Amsterdam is showing a selection of photographs that revel in the beauty of...

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Apparent Hate Crime In New York Sparks Anti-Violence Protest, Draws Diverse Crowd Near Stonewall

Lila Shapiro | May 21, 2013 | Gay Voices
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On Monday night, two men in their 40s marched with thousands of New Yorkers just a few blocks from the historic inn where the modern gay-rights movement began more than four decades ago and talked about their distress over a recent slew of anti-gay attacks in their hometown. "I just...

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Peace Corps To Allow Same-Sex Couples to Serve Together

Amanda Terkel | May 21, 2013 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- The Peace Corps announced on Tuesday that it would extend new benefits to same-sex couples, allowing them to serve as volunteers together overseas. "Service in the Peace Corps is a life-defining leadership experience for Americans who want to make a difference around the world," said Peace Corps Deputy...

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'Behind The Candelabra' Reviews: Steven Soderbergh's Liberace Movie Wows Cannes Critics

Christopher Rosen | May 21, 2013 | Entertainment
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"Behind The Candelabra" may very well become one of the best reviewed movies of the year. Too bad it's not an actual movie movie: Steven Soderbergh's final film -- which focuses on the relationship between Liberace (Michael Douglas) and his young lover, Scott Thorson (Matt Damon) -- debuted to raves...

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Bill Clinton Gay Marriage: Former President Urges Illinois To Approve Marriage Equality Bill

Joseph Erbentraut | May 21, 2013 | Chicago
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Former President Bill Clinton on Tuesday threw his support behind legislation that could soon legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois. Clinton urged the Illinois House to approve the bill in a looming vote in a statement distributed by LGBT advocacy group Freedom to Marry. "Our nation's permanent mission is to form...

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'Arrested Development' New Season: Cast And Creator Talk Coming Back On Netflix

Jaimie Etkin | May 21, 2013 | TV
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NEW YORK — Portia de Rossi only believed it was happening when her agent got the good news from the producers. Michael Cera only believed it was happening when the cameras rolled. It happened all right. After years of clamoring from fans and rumors firing them up while the cast...

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Desiree Hartsock, ABC's 'Bachelorette,' Discusses Gay 'Bachelor' Possibility (VIDEO)

Christopher Rudolph | May 21, 2013 | Gay Voices
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Desiree Hartsock, ABC's latest "Bachelorette," dropped by HuffPost Live to discuss life on reality TV. A HuffPost Live viewer grilled Hartsock why there wasn't a gay or lesbian "Bachelor" or "Bachelorette" yet. Check out the clip above to see what Hartsock had to say. Of course, ten...

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