• Family Feud Contestant: Ellen Hates America
  The Sutton family was well on its way to sweeping a category called “Something That Everybody Knows About Ellen DeGeneres” until the father, Mike Sutton, offered his answer: “She doesn’t like our country very well.”
• GLAAD President: Ricky Martin Can Bridge Gays and Latinos
  Jarrett Barrios, president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, toasts singer Ricky Martin, the latest major  celebrity to come out, in a column for The Huffington Post.






• Dreamgirls’ Condon to Take on Twilight?
  Director Bill Condon (pictured at right) is in negotiations to direct the final two installments of The Twilight Saga, Deadline’s Nikki Finke is reporting. The gay director would prove an interesting choice for gay fans of the franchise, who have expressed frustration with book author Stephenie Meyer’s support of the Mormon Church.
• DWTS’s Bruno Tonioli Strips for Cancer
  Dancing With the Stars judge Bruno Tonioli has joined a number of other U.K. celebs and stripped down as a part of the Give Up Clothes for Good campaign to raise money for cancer research.
• Candidate Apologizes for Outing Opponent
  A Texas lawmaker apologized in a statement Monday after she speculated on her political challenger’s sexual orientation.
• Proposed “Gay Cure” Reversal Advances
  An antigay California statute requiring health experts to find a cure for homosexuality is on its way to being reversed by the state legislature.
• DNC Raises $13 Million in March
  Despite a boycott by many LGBT donors, the Democratic National Committee was able to raise $13 million in March, nearly $2 million more than the Republican National Committee, according to The Huffington Post.
• Student Sent Home for “Lady Gay Gay” Shirt
  A Tennessee high school forced a student to change a T-shirt that read “I (Heart) Lady Gay Gay.”
• CNN Panned for “Ex-gay” Segment
  Activists and media watchdogs criticized CNN for a segment Tuesday that gave credence to “ex-gay” proponents.
• Hot Nude Yoga Becomes Gay Trend
  The practice of “hot nude yoga” is gaining popularity in gay communities across America, says the Associated Press.

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