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• Cher: The Comic
• UCLA Considers Co-Ed Room Sharing
• Seat Filler: The Advocate's Guide to Theater 
• NOM Blames Trans Son for Republican Backing Repeal
• Angry Gays Make Sally Kern Fear for Life
• College Rugby Player Comes Out on MTV
• Barney Frank to Newt Gingrich: Losing Is Making You Mouth Off
• U.K.: Conservative Suspended for Antigay Tweet
• God Tells All in New Book: Adam and Steve’s Story
• Chaz Bono Honored For Promoting Transgender Visibility
• 10 Laws to Change When Almost Anything is Possible
• Advocacy Groups Launch Campaign Against Ex-Gay Therapy
• Op-ed: If Lesbians Are More at Risk for Cancer, Do Something
• Florida School Board Rejects Program With Boy Scouts Connection
• LGBT Leaders, Lawmakers Remember Frank Kameny
• Gay Reverend Blasts Scottish Catholic Leaders
• Gay Rights vs. Freedom of Speech in Canadian High Court
• NYC Council Member Calls for LGBT Inclusive Curriculum
• Bank of America to Reimburse Gay Employees for Extra Health Care Costs
• Op-ed: A New State for Homophobia?
• Pink Crescents: Being Gay and Muslim
• Liberace Film with Michael Douglas and Matt Damon Goes to HBO
• Leonardo DiCaprio's Next Great Gay Role?
• Gay Rights Pioneer Frank Kameny Dies

Cher: The Comic Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:55 PM PDT The life and career of the iconic entertainer will be turned into the latest Female Force comic book.

UCLA Considers Co-Ed Room Sharing Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:40 PM PDT In an idea the school is calling "gender-inclusive housing," the University of California-Los Angeles is considering allowing male and female roommates to share dorm rooms next year.

Seat Filler: The Advocate's Guide to Theater  Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:55 PM PDT Our man on the New York theater scene boards a big gay bus to see struggling small-town teens, Jonathan Groff’s racist rants, Joey Arias and his twisted puppets, an oversexed boy wizard, and more.

NOM Blames Trans Son for Republican Backing Repeal Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:12 PM PDT The National Organization for Marriage offered up a theory today on why a Republican would support repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act.

Angry Gays Make Sally Kern Fear for Life Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:53 AM PDT Oklahoma state representative Sally Kern, who has called gays more dangerous than terrorists, apparently means that literally — she recently said she believes her antigay stances could put her life in jeopardy.

College Rugby Player Comes Out on MTV Posted: 12 Oct 2011 07:10 AM PDT On last night’s premiere of MTV’s Coming Out, Nevin, a 20-year-old African-American collegiate all-star athlete from Ohio, came out to his college rugby team.

Barney Frank to Newt Gingrich: Losing Is Making You Mouth Off Posted: 12 Oct 2011 07:41 AM PDT Newt Gingrich's defense of Wall Street from the Occupy protests ended with him calling for Rep. Barney Frank to be put in jail — a suggestion the Massachusetts congressman just couldn't let slide.

U.K.: Conservative Suspended for Antigay Tweet Posted: 12 Oct 2011 07:47 AM PDT A senior counselor and cabinet member for the U.K.'s Conservative Party was suspended Wednesday for making an antigay tweet, countering the Prime Minister David Cameron's support for marriage equality.

God Tells All in New Book: Adam and Steve’s Story Posted: 12 Oct 2011 06:37 AM PDT With a little help from comedian David Javerbaum, God issues a last testament, in which we learn the real story of Adam and Steve — no doubt, a shock to campus preachers everywhere.

Chaz Bono Honored For Promoting Transgender Visibility Posted: 12 Oct 2011 06:14 AM PDT Activist and Dancing With The Stars contestant Chaz Bono has been commended for working since 1995 to make "our movement stronger" and will be honored with the prestigious Board of Directors award by the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center.

10 Laws to Change When Almost Anything is Possible Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:49 AM PDT California found itself this year with both a legislature and governor willing to pass LGBT-supportive bills. So which laws change when everything is on the table? We explain the 10 that passed.

Advocacy Groups Launch Campaign Against Ex-Gay Therapy Posted: 12 Oct 2011 06:22 AM PDT The new campaign, a joint venture between Truth Wins Out and the Southern Poverty Law Center, will include a series of committee meetings nationwide to bring greater awareness to the harms and deceit associated with conversion therapy.

Op-ed: If Lesbians Are More at Risk for Cancer, Do Something Posted: 11 Oct 2011 09:00 PM PDT The number of lesbians dying from cancer is both unacceptable and suspicious of a larger problem, argues the director for the National LGBT Cancer Network.

Florida School Board Rejects Program With Boy Scouts Connection Posted: 12 Oct 2011 03:20 AM PDT The Pinellas County School Board in Florida decided to sever ties with an educational program affiliated with the Boy Scouts because of the organization’s refusal to admit gay members.

LGBT Leaders, Lawmakers Remember Frank Kameny Posted: 12 Oct 2011 07:58 AM PDT Political leaders and advocates are mourning the loss of Franklin E. Kameny, a singular force in the gay rights movement who was willing to stand up at a time when few others dared do so.

Gay Reverend Blasts Scottish Catholic Leaders Posted: 12 Oct 2011 03:00 AM PDT Openly gay Reverend Kelvin Holdsworth of the Episcopal Church said that the Catholic Church’s recent attacks against the prospect of same-sex marriage in Scotland have left him “embarrassed to be a Christian.”

Gay Rights vs. Freedom of Speech in Canadian High Court Posted: 12 Oct 2011 02:40 AM PDT A former gay prostitute turned antigay religious activist will argue for his freedom of speech and religion before Canada’s top court Wednesday in a case viewed as the most significant test of the country’s hate laws in years.

NYC Council Member Calls for LGBT Inclusive Curriculum Posted: 12 Oct 2011 01:55 AM PDT New York City Council Member Daniel Dromm, an openly gay lawmaker from Queens, introduced a resolution Tuesday calling on the Department of Education to teach LGBT history and contributions in the city’s public schools.

Bank of America to Reimburse Gay Employees for Extra Health Care Costs Posted: 12 Oct 2011 01:45 AM PDT Bank of America, the nation’s largest bank, announced that next year it would begin to reimburse gay employees for the extra federal taxes they pay on health insurance for same-sex partners.

Op-ed: A New State for Homophobia? Posted: 12 Oct 2011 01:00 AM PDT With an application pending for Palestinian statehood at the United Nations, two pro-Israel experts wonder what kind of attitude a new country would have toward gay people.

Pink Crescents: Being Gay and Muslim Posted: 10 Oct 2011 11:00 PM PDT Meet El-Farouk Khaki, a gay Muslim who saw a need in his community, so he cofounded a growing mosque that welcomes people of all sexual orientations.

Liberace Film with Michael Douglas and Matt Damon Goes to HBO Posted: 11 Oct 2011 04:38 PM PDT Michael Douglas can dust off his rhinestone hot pants as he will finally play pianist Liberace opposite Matt Damon as his lover Scott Thorson in the long gestating film about their torrid relationship.

Leonardo DiCaprio's Next Great Gay Role? Posted: 11 Oct 2011 04:09 PM PDT After playing real-life gay men Rimbaud in Total Eclipse and Hoover (OK, allegedly) in J. Edgar, Leonardo DiCaprio will likely add another indelible portrait if he takes on Enigma code-breaker Alan Turing in The Imitation Game.

Gay Rights Pioneer Frank Kameny Dies Posted: 11 Oct 2011 02:46 PM PDT Trailblazing gay activist, astronomer, and World War II veteran Frank Kameny passed away Tuesday, the Washington Blade reports. He was 86.