Former 'Ex-Gay' Activist Backs Away from Past, Now Supports GLAAD
For nearly 15 years, Yvette Cantu Schneider was one of the right-wing religious movement’s most prominent examples of so-called living proof that “homosexual urges” could be overcome, to live a straight and “godly” life. While she declines to label her …

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Watch a Maryland Republican Singing "Dixie" With Fellow Secessionists
Michael Peroutka is a former candidate for president of the United States. He’s currently running as a Republican for a council seat in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Around 1:55 in the video above, watch him grab a guitar, ask everyone to “stand for the national anthem,” and start belting out “Dixie.” Read more…

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Tom Hardy’s Gay Gangster Twofer
While not exactly Godfather levels of infamous, the notorious Kray Twins left their mark on London in the 50′s and 60′s by starting a shadowy and nefarious mob organization known as The Firm. While history-junkies might be familiar with their …

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Texas AG: Gay-Marriage Ban In State’s Interest
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Attorney General Greg Abbott’s office is arguing that the U.S. Constitution allows Texas to ban same-sex marriage to promote the birth of children in “stable, lasting relationships.” Abbott’s office filed a brief Monday with …

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Virginia Is for Gay Lovers
“[T]he freedom to marry has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by free men.” In his opinion for the 2-1 majority, Judge Henry F. Floyd delivered a strongly worded argument for the rights …

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Movie Preview: 10 Films to See in August
Below, our editors have selected 10 interesting films debuting this month, listed in alphabetical order.

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