Television

The First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday and discussed her thoughts on the culture of bullying in our country. [ Read more → ]

What would happen if "Will and Grace" had a baby with "Mad About You," with "Dr. Horrible" acting as surrogate? You'd have "Husbands," a brand new marriage equality sitcom premiering September 13. [ Read more → ]

Producers of the popular children’s television program “Sesame Street” have issued a statement denying that Muppets Bert and Erie are gay, and said they will not be getting married. [ Read more → ]

GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, on Wednesday released its fifth annual Network Responsibility Index, an evaluation of the quantity, quality and diversity of images of LGBT people on television, and ABC Family became the second network in the NRI's history to earn an "Excellent" rating from GLAAD. [ Read more → ]

The ladies of ABC's "The View" on Monday talked marriage equality, sending out their congratulations to New York gay and lesbian couples who married on Sunday, the first day in which gay unions became legal. [ Read more → ]

A cast member on CBS' reality series "Big Brother 13" went on an anti-gay tirade this week, with live feed cameras catching all the action. [ Read more → ]

Whoopi Goldberg and the ladies of "The View" went off on the anti-gay pledge that asks GOP presidential hopefuls to oppose any “redefinition of marriage,” and likens same-sex couples to polygamists and adulterers. [ Read more → ]

Seven year old Brock Ritter is very proud of the way he flaunts himself and is not afraid to let you know it. In fact, he is a self described "diva." [ Read more → ]

"Out in America," a one-hour documentary showcasing LGBT Americans in their everyday lives, premieres nationally on PBS tonight. [ Read more → ]

Glee star Jane Lynch has been confirmed to host the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on September 18. [ Read more → ]

Don Lemon, the weekend prime-time news anchor for CNN, has come out. [ Read more → ]

A new documentary premiering Tuesday chronicles a year in the life of Chaz Bono, and his physical transition from female to male. [ Read more → ]

Last week, I pointed out the absurdity of conservative evangelical minister Franklin Graham’s words of support for Donald Trump, whose only form of worship has been for casinos, trophy wives, and his own reflection in the mirror. I also highlighted the peculiar phenomenon of so-called values voters supporting thrice-married serial adulterer Newt Gingrich. [ Read more → ]

TIME magazine on Thursday revealed the TIME 100, the magazine’s eighth annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Featured in this year’s list is out actor and singer Chris Colfer. [ Read more → ]

Geri Jewell, who in the 1980's starred as Blair’s cousin Geri on NBC's "The Facts of Life," comes out as a lesbian in her upcoming memoir, I’m Walking as Straight as I Can: Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond. [ Read more → ]

Two gay-themed commercials are getting a lot of play on the internet today, with several mainstream websites reporting Monday that "Doritos posted two gay-themed commercials that the junk food company plans to run during Super Bowl next month." [ Read more → ]

Out gay actors Chris Colfer and Jane Lynch of FOX's hit TV musical 'Glee,' won the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday for Best Supporting Actor and Actress in a TV series. [ Read more → ]

There will come a day when this isn't necessarily newsworthy... But upon winning the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor earlier this week, Neil Patrick Harris took a moment to plant a kiss on the cheek of his partner and "better half", David Burtka -- on national television. [ Read more → ]

"The View’s" Joy Behar went after bigoted Pastor Joel Osteen’s views on homosexuality. “It’s not a choice pastor! People are born this way and they are what they are,” she Osteen responded by comparing homosexuality to drunkards and drug users of course. Watch the video... [ Read more → ]

A radio station has apologized, and a television station has removed from its website a controversial segment in which TV and radio audiences in Tyler, TX were invited to call in and debate the question: “Will the acceptance of homosexuality be the fall of America?” [ Read more → ]