Gay man brutally attacked in San Francisco's Castro District is taken off of life support
A 31-year-old gay man brutally beaten over the weekend in San Francisco’s Castro District has been taken off of life support and police are searching for his attacker. Bryan Higgins, called Feather Lynn by those who know him, was found early Sunday morning …

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Sun Devils lineman tells magazine he's gay – Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – Arizona State offensive lineman Edward Sarafin has told a local magazine he is gay, making him the first active Division I football player to come out.

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Lauren Bacall went to gay bar as Margo Channing in hit musical Applause
The late Lauren Bacall, who died this week at 89, took the greatest pride in her stage career where she received the roles and acclaim that often alluded her in films. The stage role of her lifetime was that of Margo Channing in Applause, a musical version …

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Appeals court refuses to stay ruling that OKs same-sex marriages in Virginia
The move means that same-sex couples could begin obtaining Virginia marriage licenses as early as next week. Supporters of the Virginia gay marriage ban said they would ask the US Supreme Court to issue its own stay.

www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0813/Appeals-court-refuses-to-stay-ruling-that-OKs-same-sex-marriages-in-Virginia

George RR Martin: 'I Don't Pretend To Understand' Why Women Want More Gay Sex Scenes In 'Game Of Thrones' Books
Women want more gay sex scenes in “Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin refuses to grant their lascivious demands, however. “I put gay characters in the books, but they’re not the viewpoint characters so I did not have any explicit gay sex scenes in the …

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Serena Williams, Federer, Murray advance in Cincy
Top-seeded Serena Williams won an opening match that was as close as it gets, rallying in both tiebreakers to move on at the Western & Southern Open.

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