Robbie Rogers Joins LA Galaxy, Becomes First Openly Gay MLS Player
Michael Tran/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Soccer player Robbie Rogers came out of a short-lived retirement Saturday to join the Los Angeles Galaxy, becoming the first openly gay player in Major League Soccer.
The 26-year-old midfielder, who briefly walked…
New York City Man Killed in Anti-Gay Hate Crime
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — New York City police say a deadly shooting that took place in Greenwich Village Saturday was an anti-gay hate crime.
32-year-old Harlem resident Marc Carson and his companion were just blocks from the famous St…
Jim Nabors Comes Out of the Closet, Reveals Marriage to Male Partner
Frank Micelotta/Getty Images(HONOLULU) — Former Gomer Pyle: USMC star Jim Nabors has come out of the closet, revealing that he married his longtime male partner in Seattle two weeks ago.The 82-year-old Nabors, a resident of Hawaii, tells Hawaii News N…
Gay Marine Proposes to Boyfriend at White House
Mike Tapscott / American Military Partner Association(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Matthew Phelps made history Saturday at the home of his commander in chief.The 35-year-old active-duty officer proposed to his boyfriend, Ben Schock, 26, in th…
Gay Mosque to Open in Paris, Address to Be Secret
Courtesy Ludovic Mohammed Zahed(PARIS) — Ludovic Mohammed Zahed is braced for controversy, maybe even worse. A gay Muslim and an expert on the Koran, Zahed plans to open Europe’s first gay-friendly mosque in Paris at the end of this month. …
North Carolina Man Says Church Kept Him Imprisoned for Being Gay
WLOS-TV/ABC News(SPINDALE, N.C.) — A North Carolina church that has previously faced allegations of harassment and child abuse is the subject of a new investigation launched after a 22-year-old man claims he was held against his will for being gay.Mic…
Anti-Bullying Campaign Called Gay Indoctrination by Conservative Group
Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A national campaign encouraging kids to befriend other kids who are different from them has come under fire from a conservative family group, which claims a pro-gay agenda is being foisted upon American children. The American …
Gay Boy Scout, Bullied by Troop, Denied Eagle Rank
Courtesy Karen Andresen(NEW YORK) — Ryan Andresen has spent a decade completing the requirements for the coveted Eagle Scout award, and now that he is just about to turn 18 — the cut-off date for attaining the highest honor — his Boy Scout troop won…
Student Who Got ‘Gay Cure’ Sues California Over New Law
Comstock/Thinkstock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A college student who claims he once had same-sex attractions but became heterosexual after conversion therapy has filed a lawsuit against California, which has enacted a law that bans so-called “gay cures” fo…
Hong Kong Tycoon Offers $65M to Man Who Woos Gay Daughter
George Doyle/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — Cecil Chao Sze-tung is Hong Kong’s perennial playboy. Call him the city’s Hugh Hefner, minus the pajamas and add a pair of shades.Never married, real estate and shipping tycoon Chao, 76, has been a staple…
Gay Couple Sues After Finding Pic on ‘Hate Group’ Mailer
Courtesy of the Southern Poverty Law Center(NEW YORK) — Brian Edwards and Tom Privitere, a New Jersey couple whose photo of them kissing at their engagement party was altered and turned up in an anti-gay unions mailer 2,000 miles away, have filed a la…
Former Owner of Pittsburgh Pirates Comes Out
(NEW YORK) — Kevin McClatchy, the former owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, has an announcement: He’s gay.After years of soul searching and hiding his sexuality, McClatchy, now 49, came out to the New York Times.In the interview, McClatchy, who wa…
Former Owner of Pittsburgh Pirates Comes Out
(NEW YORK) — Kevin McClatchy, the former owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, has an announcement: He’s gay.After years of soul searching and hiding his sexuality, McClatchy, now 49, came out to the New York Times.In the interview, McClatchy, who wa…
Paris Hilton Apologizes: ‘Gay People Are the Strongest’
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Paris Hilton issued an apology Thursday after audio of her making derogatory comments about gay people was posted online.In the recording, Hilton is heard saying gay people are “disgusting” and &…
College Football Player Says He Was Axed from Team for Gay Kiss
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WAHPETON, N.D.) — A gay North Dakota freshman linebacker believes he was kicked off his university football team for kissing his much-older boyfriend at a game.Before the incident, Jamie Kuntz, 18, was playing football for North…
Gay Man Told to Marry Woman or Son Would Lose Inheritance
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The gay son of a deceased New York City businessman is fighting a stipulation in his late father’s will that required him to marry the mother of his child or risk losing the child’s inheritance.Robert Mandelbaum, who is a…
Rashida Jones Apologizes for Urging John Travolta to ‘Come Out’
C Flanigan/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — In a recent interview for her latest film, actress Rashida Jones said it was high time for a movie star to come out of the closet, and she urged John Travolta to “come out.”The 36-year-old Parks and Recr…
President Obama, Mitt Romney Agree: Gay Boy Scouts OK
Saul Loeb/AFP/J.D. Pooley/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — President Obama and Mitt Romney have found some new common ground on an issue of gay rights.Obama Wednesday joined Romney in publicly disagreeing with a controversial ban on gay members of the Boy Sc…
Boy Scouts Reaffirm Ban on Gays
Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images(IRVING, Texas) — The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays from joining or being leaders – a decision that’s disappointing gay rights groups. A special committee o…
Same-Sex Families at Risk with Patchwork of State Parenting Laws
BananaStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Current state laws put many children living in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) families at risk and undermine family stability, according to a new report out Tuesday.In more than 30 states, children in …