The Oscars are pretty, witty and gay AfterEllen.com - USA The 81st annual Academy Awards had one big upset, two calls for gay rights, two winners who played gay, multiple musical numbers and tons of gorgeous frocks ... See all stories on this topic

GOP gay-rights foe says homosexuality is a sin like adultery, murder Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs,CO,USA DENVER • Debating a gay-rights bill on the floor of the state Senate on Monday, a Republican lawmaker took the rhetoric to new heights by equating ... See all stories on this topic

Gay Bloggers' Voices Rise in Chorus of Growing Political Influence Washington Post - United States Pam's House Blend is an influential voice in the gay political blogosphere, must-reads that include the Bilerico Project, Towleroad and AMERICAblog, ... See all stories on this topic

Gay Marriage Needs a Vote New York Times - United States This week, the State Senate Judiciary Committee is expected, once again, to hear testimony on a bill allowing gay marriage; a House committee may do so next ... See all stories on this topic

"Milk" loses best film, but sparks new activism Reuters - USA The movie, which recounts the political life of slain gay activist Harvey Milk, did win two Oscars -- best actor for Sean Penn who played Milk and best ... See all stories on this topic

Gay-rights supporters stage 'Buttarsapalooza' Salt Lake Tribune - United States Chris Buttars' recent headline-grabbing anti-gay rant. "It's a celebration of the fact that we are all Utahns," said co-organizer Michael Mueller. ... See all stories on this topic

Utah Senate stops work to discuss anti-gay remarks The Associated Press Chris Buttars of West Jordan told a documentary filmmaker that gay people don't have any morals and he compared gay activists to radical Muslims, ... See all stories on this topic

UK government bans anti-gay US pastor Dallas Voice - Dallas,TX,USA By Raphael G. Satter AP LONDON — Britain's government has banned anti-gay American pastor Fred Phelps from the country on the grounds that he worked to ... See all stories on this topic

Senate GOP meets for 2 hours to talk about Buttars' comments Salt Lake Tribune - United States By Robert Gehrke The fallout from the anti-gay comments of Sen. Chris Buttars continues as Senate Republicans met behind closed doors for more than two ... See all stories on this topic

Is Sherlock Gay For Watson? New York Post - New York,NY,USA ... production tells the tab that rumored homophobe Guy Ritichie is going to blow that rumor away for good by making the lead character in his movie gay. ... See all stories on this topic