WATCH: Rick Santorum Regrets 'Man on Dog' Remark — Sort Of

It was a ‘flippant comment’ that he’s sorry he made, Santorum tells Rachel Maddow, but he stands by the point he was attempting to make.

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Caitlyn Jenner reveals she contemplated suicide in new docuseries

Caitlyn Jenner came close to taking her life at the height of her of gender identity struggle.

The former Olympian made the revelation during the first episode of her new docuseries, I Am Cait, which premieres on Sunday (26 July) on E!.

‘I’ve been in some dark places,’ she said.

‘I have been in my house with a gun and said, “Let’s just end it right there, no more pain, no more suffering, that struggle, it’s real and I’ve been there.’

Several times during the episode, Jenner talks about the lack of support transgender receive from family and friends, as well as the high rates of murder and suicides. And she takes pains to point out that her experience is ‘not this way for everybody.’

‘People are dying over this issue,’ she says.

‘I feel a tremendous responsibility here, because I have a voice, and there are so many trans people out there who do not have a voice.’

At the hour’s end, Jenner attend a memorial for Kyler Prescott, a 14-year-old transgender boy from San Diego who ended his own life in May.

‘Even with the full support of the family, it’s still a hard journey,’ Prescott’s mother says of transgender youth.

‘What I want to do is just be able to create understanding, so the next person doesn’t have to be like me,’ Jenner replies.

Watch the preview of I Am Cait below:

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Darren Wee

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WATCH: Marriage Equality Will Lead to Man-Animal Love Affairs, Says Pat Robertson

The televangelist trots out his shopworn and outlandish arguments that marriage equality will lead to legalization of bestiality, polygamy, and pedophilia.

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Trudy Ring

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Congressman Trolls Bill To Point Out Republican Hypocrisy

WASHINGTON — A Democratic congressman is using a Republican-sponsored bill that would withhold federal law enforcement funding to so-called sanctuary cities to draw attention to GOP hypocrisy.

Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) on Wednesday added an amendment that calls for applying the same funding restrictions to states and municipalities refusing to abide by the Supreme Court ruling that legalizes gay marriage.

“Some state and local officials are showing an unwillingness to comply with a clear directive from the Supreme Court of the United States,” Pocan said in a statement. “Officials have an obligation to uphold rights for all Americans enshrined in the Constitution and we need to everything we can to make sure they adhere to the law of the land.”

Both Senate and House Republicans have called for eliminating Department of Justice funding to sanctuary cities, which have said they will not comply with federal immigration officials in tracking and reporting undocumented immigrants. The bills were introduced after a fatal shooting earlier this month in San Francisco, a sanctuary city. Charged in the killing is an undocumented man who had previously been deported five times.

Pocan said he believes that if Congress can restrict funding to state and local authorities based on immigration policies, it can do the same for localities that fail to respect gay marriage, which the Supreme Court has deemed a constitutionally protected right.

Earlier this month, Pocan wrote a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch asking federal officials to pursue all possible steps to punish states and municipalities holding out against gay marriage.

Though Pocan’s amendment is unlikely to get a vote when the House bill is considered later this week, he plans to introduce the measure in other bills as well, according to his office.

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Ted Olson & David Boies Support Comprehensive Federal LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation

Acclaimed bipartisan legal duo announce support on eve of the introduction of the Equality Act in Congress
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News: Ikea, Orange County, ‘Empire’, Hump Day Hotness

> Some LGBT advocates not on board with the ‘Equality Act’ due to be introduced tomorrow.

> Prince George turns 2. 

> How strangers harass lesbians on the street.

> Two children killed by Ikea ‘Malm’ dressers.

> At least 9 Alabama counties still not issuing marriage licenses to anyone so they don’t have to issue them to same-sex couples.

> Santa Ana, California (in Orange County) to consider permanently flying the rainbow pride flag at City Hall.

> Free Pride Glasgow reverses ban on drag queens: “We made a mistake, and we apologise.”

> The unseen and often crippling costs of being transgender and transitioning.

> First look: Empire season 2. 

> Russian nuclear bombers flew within 40 miles of the California coast on 4th of July, broadcast message to American pilots on the emergency aircraft channel: “Good morning American pilots, we are here to greet you on your Fourth of July Independence Day,” 

> Charleston church shooter to face federal hate crimes charges. AG Loretta Lynch: “Hate crimes are the original domestic terrorism.”

> Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj get into a Twitter feud over the VMAs. Katy Perry apparently wants in on the fight. And Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran make fun of it.

> Sam Smith spent a little too much time in the sun.

> Hump Day Hotness: Parker Hurley.

> Caitlyn Jenner shows off her considerable shoe collection.

> Dashcam footage of Sandra Bland’s arrest released. Questions arise over whether the footage was edited.

> Jake Gyllenhaal gets slapped in the face.

> 59% of voters less likely to support a political candidate that opposes anti-discrimination protections for LGBT Americans.

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