Barry Manilow Weds Manager Garry Kief

The pop star silences decades-old rumors about his love life by saying ‘I do.’

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Gina Vivinetto

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Homophobia, Death Threats and Government Complicity: Jamaican LGBT's Under Attack!

Jamaican lawyer, LGBTI activist and educator Maurice Tomlinson

GLAAD has joined 20 other LGBT and human rights organizations in urging President Obama to address the persecution of LGBT people. The criminalization of homosexuality in Jamaica dates back to the 1864 Offences Against the Person Act, which calls for a punishment of up to 10 years of hard labor for those convicted of the “abominable crime of buggery.” In this episode, Nicholas is joined by Jamaican-born author and photographer and former US Navyman Max-Arthur Mantle, and Jamaican lawyer, LGBTI activist and educator Maurice Tomlinson, who himself has received death threats.

Mantle’s new novel BATTY BWOY comes out April 15. Tomlinson is a Jamaican lawyer, LGBTI activist and educator. For nearly twenty years, he has been working with a variety of local and international agencies to combat homophobia and HIV across the Caribbean. He is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and partners with various national and regional stakeholders to promote and protect the human rights of Caribbean LGBTI people

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Florida Anti-LGBT Adoption Bill Enabling Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Close to Passing

The anti-LGBT bill would enshrine discrimination rights into Florida law by allowing any private adoption agency to discriminate against prospective parents based on sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as on family status, and religious or political beliefs.
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Clay Aiken: I’m The “Universal Punchline For Everything Gay”

Clay Aiken’s been the butt of many a gay joke ever since he brought up Ruben Studdard’s rear on American Idol 300 years ago, and that’s okay with the former North Carolina Democratic House candidate.

Noting his frequent references on Family Guy and in good friend Kathy Griffin’s standup, Aiken told Huff Po Live that “somehow” he’s become “the universal punchline for everything gay.”

Well, here’s Kathy to remind us all how this “somehow” happened:

Though laughing all the way to the bank, the 36-year-old worries that the gay jokes at his expense send the wrong message to LGBT youth.

“It doesn’t hurt me, it’s not me that is affected by it,” Aiken said. “I don’t worry about the person who just got picked on, I worry about kids who are being told on one hand that ‘It Gets Better.’ And on the other hand, they’re saying, ‘Wait, when you come out you get made fun of for being gay.’ What does that make that 15-year-old in Indiana feel like?”

Aiken’s four-part documentary series, The Runner-Up — chronicling his failed congressional bid — airs on The Esquire Network.

Les Fabian Brathwaite

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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1719

Andy Towle

www.towleroad.com/2015/04/towleroad-guide-to-the-tube-1719.html

The White House's Executive Office Now Has Gender-Neutral Bathroom

A change at the Obama administration’s executive offices has trans rights advocates cheering.

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Mitch Kellaway

www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2015/04/08/white-houses-executive-office-now-has-gender-neutral-bathrooms

Kathy Bates Is Back To Run 'American Horror Story: Hotel'
Kathy Bates is officially back for her third season of “American Horror Story.” Ryan Murphy announced the news of Bates’ return for “AHS: Hotel” on Twitter Wednesday, revealing that Bates’ character will be running the titular hotel.

Kathy Bates is running the Hotel. #AHSSeason5

— Ryan Murphy (@MrRPMurphy) April 8, 2015

Bates, who was previously in “Coven” and “Freak Show,” joins Lady Gaga, Wes Bentley, Matt Bomer, Chloe Sevigny and Cheyenne Jackson for Season 5. Nothing more is known about “Hotel” yet, but based on “Freak Show” clues, we’ve speculated what it could be about.

“American Horror Story” returns in October on FX.

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Mormon Apostle’s Criticism of LGBT Families Underscores Work Still Ahead To Ensure Full Equality

Comments by Oldest Member of A Mormon Governing Board Harms LGBT Youth In the Church
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