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In the 1970s, 5-year-old Kirk Murphy underwent therapy for his effeminate behavior — his parents enrolled him in a federally-funded experimental program at UCLA. Decades later, at age 38, he took his own life.

In his first television interviews since coming out publicly on Sunday night, CNN anchor Don Lemon talks about race, being abused as a child, and his sexuality.

Don Lemon, the weekend prime-time news anchor for CNN, has come out.

A majority of Americans now believe that same-sex marriages should be legal, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research national poll released Tuesday.

Joel Osteen, best-selling author and religious entertainer: “Homosexuality is a sin.” In an interview earlier this week on CNN, Osteen toes a fundamentalist, homophobic line on the interpretation of the Bible.

CNN has come under fire from GLAAD for posting an online survey asking: “Is the surge in gay TV characters ‘bad for society’?” prompted by a segment on “Showbiz Tonight” about the “invasion” of gay characters on prime time TV.

HLN’s Joy Behar talks with singer Dolly Parton about her gay following, and Joel Osteen saying gays are “not God’s best.” Says Parton replies: “I just think they [gays] appreciate the fact that I just love everybody for who they are, and love them as they are.” Taking a Twitter question from a viewer about […]

CNN’s Anderson Cooper and his panel debate gay marriage and Tuesday’s loss at the ballot box in Maine. On Wednesday night’s the panel with Cooper: Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom To Marry, and gay rights opponent Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council. Said Wolfson of the Maine loss, “It’s very difficult for a […]

From Gawker.com: On Thursday, Page Six has a not-very-thinly-veiled item about Anderson Cooper going on a very gay vacation with his very gay boyfriend who owns a very gay bar. Enough: Anderson Cooper is very gay. It’s time he said it. Here’s the New York Post’s gossip column item about Cooper going to the “best […]

Sirius XM Radio personality Michelangelo Signorile and Log Cabin Republican spokesman Charles Moran discussed President Obama’s campaign promises and gay rights positions on CNN today. Kicking off the segment, CNN anchor Don Lemon played clips of Obama referring to himself as a “fierce advocate” and champion for LGBT rights. Moran’s opening statement challenged Obama’s advocacy, […]