Thursday, May 28, 2009

GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

THE FASHION 5: Cloris Leachman skips hip replacement in lieu of launching her own hip fashion line; Levi's shows support for gay marriage in storefront windows; Winona Ryder covers Elle UK; Bruce Weber shoots tennis hottie Rafael Nadal for Vogue; and Scarlett Johansson brushes up on her Spanish.
GREAT BALLS OF HILARITY: In this edition of Confessions of a TV-holic, Jason Bristow's abs get a workout when he tunes in to catch the return of ABC's summer hit, Wipeout, hosted by John Henson and John Anderson. You know what they say...There's nothing like a swift punch to the groin to get yourself over hump day!
DON'T PLAY HIM FOR A TWIT: After deafeating CNN in a race to win over one million followers, Ashton Kutcher and wife Demi Moore are threatening to terminate their Twitter accounts as the micro-blogging site enters into talks to create a Twitter-driven, celebrity-focused reality show .
Next Wednesday the Senate Judiciary Committee which is chaired by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) will hold the first Congressional hearing on the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA).  The bill would allow citizens and legal residents in same-sex relationships to sponsor their partners for immigration purposes.  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, June 3rd at [...]
Equality issues are at the forefront of the New York Legislature, and in Suffolk County, local volunteers are ensuring that LGBT concerns are a priority for legislators.  This photo is from a recent Suffolk County Democratic Convention where volunteers from the Long Island LGBT Coalition are demanding their elected officials focus on two priorities: marriage [...]
New Republic Senior Editor Jonathan Chait reinforces in his column today “Until Logic Do Them Apart” why support for equal marriage continues to increase: good, old-fashioned public debate.  People have seen the lying ads from groups like the National Organization for Marriage and more and more Americans see them for what they are. If youf you place zero weight [...]

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