July 3, 2010: True Blood Actor Supports Gay Marriage, “Hell Freezes Over” at Westboro Protest and more fabulous stories.
Submitted By: Fabulous Rob on July 3, 2010
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“Hell Freezes Over” at Westboro Protest
Plans by the notorious Westboro Baptist Church to protest Resource Center Dallas, a northern Texas nonprofit organization that offers a variety of programs to LGBT and HIV-positive people, on July 9 have been turned into a fund-raiser for the center.
True Blood Actor Supports Gay Marriage
In an interview with Vibe.com on Monday, Nelsan Ellis, who plays the enigmatic character Lafayette in HBO’s True Blood, said that he supports gay marriage.
Nigerian Gay Footballer in Hiding after Deportation
Cletus U, the Nigerian soccer player who was denied asylum in Austria and deported, has reported that he is in hiding and fears for his life.
HRC to Enter N.Y. Marriage Fight
The Human Rights Campaign announced Friday that it would launch the Campaign for New York Marriage, to be headed by Brian Ellner, a former senior aide to New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.
First Look at Cher, Xtina Film
Academy Award-winner Cher will make a much-anticipated return to acting opposite Christina Aguilera, who will make her film debut in the fall release Burlesque.
Playgirl’s Ronnie Kroell Asks for “Lens of Integration”
Playgirl cover model Ronnie Kroell asks for Americans to view the world through a “lens of integration, not separation.”
U.K. Doctors Deem Gay “Cure” Therapies Harmful
Therapies that purport to “cure” gay people were denounced as harmful during the annual meeting of the British Medical Association.
Pelosi Questioned on Massa Allegations
The House Ethics Committee has questioned Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding allegations that former congressman Eric Massa groped and sexually harassed a male staffer.
First Anniversary of “India’s Stonewall”
Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the historic ruling by the high court in Delhi that decriminalized same-sex intercourse between consenting adults.
Gay Editor Wins Scholarship, Will Strip
Zack Rosen, editor in chief of the website The New Gay, who promised to pose nude if he won the scholarship to the activist summit NetRoots Nation, will soon be taking it all off.
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