Newark Mayor Cory Booker is one of the most outspoken allies of the GLBT community in politics today
. But he wasn't always that way. The Stanford Dailyrepublished an op-ed he wrote about his evolution in 1992, and it's powerful stuff.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired General Manager, GLBT ally, and You Can Play Project founder Brian Burke because they haven't made the Stanley Cup playoffs since 2008.
Chris Colfer says that when he was younger, he always went to the midnight releases for the Harry Potter books, and he had a standard wizards' robe and hat back then. Times have changed, though with his success. "Now I can go to Whimsic Alley— you know, like Diagon Alley, but in L.A. — and go on a shopping spree and buy all sorts of crap that I don't need. Harry Potter was my number-one thing, and I loved every minute being a fan of those books. It was so great to immerse myself in that and bring a broomstick and have a night of dressing up as a wizard — and not be alone in that. I do that for superhero movies too. Anywhere I get to wear a mask, I'm in."
It sounds like Joss Whedon'sS.H.I.E.L.D. is on the fast track to series, and ABC is excited. "You know how Joss is so high/low? How he’s able to be intense and epic and suddenly funny/silly? He’s got that ability to be super-entertaining."
The new Treasury Secretary Jacob Lewhas a ridiculous signature that looks like a bunch of circles, which wouldn't ordinarily matter except that his signature will be on every piece of paper money that the government prints during his tenure. President Obama is having second thoughts. "When this was highlighted yesterday in the press I considered rescinding my offer to appoint him. Jack assures me that he will work to make at least one letter legible in order not to debase our currency should he be confirmed as Secretary of the Treasury,"
Despite the news that Andrew Rannells' character Elijah will have a surprising sexual encounter on Girls this season, Rannells himself says he's never done that. "I personally have never had sex with a woman. I'm more of what you call gold-star gay. I'm purebred. So I knew it wasn't my thing, so I was like, Why do that? So I didn't."
Major League Soccer has a sense of humor, as evidenced by the 2013 game between the Seattle Sounders and the Colorado Rapids, to be played on April 20.
Contrary to reports, Sir Elton John and David Furnishhave not welcomed a second baby to their family, according to their rep.
Based on some Ryan Murphy tweets, despite Kurt having a future love interest who isn't Blaine, Blaine will be his date for the wedding, plus "Kurt is not bringing Adam to the wedding. His date is Blaine. They sing a duet for Emma. And make out in a steamy car. Ur welcome."
If you've got a free 30 minutes, you really have to go read the on set account of what happens when you cast Lindsay Lohan in a movie like The Canyons. It's both funny and heartbreaking, surprising and predictable. And the quotes are just funny.
The Advocatehas published their"Gayest Cities in America" piece, which gives points to cities on topics like transgender protections to how many Scissor Sisters concerts happen there to the existence of roller derby. New York? San Francisco? Not on the list.
Alec Mapa is set to host AMC'sShowville, which will have him coaching small town talent towards a show that happens each week. "The audience gets to know the finalists 
and their back-stories as they are coached over two days with he goal of bringing out the best of their abilities. The final competition will take place at a well-known town venue where an audience comprised of locals, including families, friends, and neighbors, will join together and ultimately be responsible for selecting the victor."
Mary J. Blige was recently asked how she reconciled her faith as a born-again Christian with her support of gay marriage. ”I would say this to those people: I’m not God. God said not to judge anyone lest you be judged. That’s it. Who am I to point my finger? You’ve got to walk in love. To say you do not want people to be happy is so mean, so not me.”
This is Lance Bass with The Fabulous Beekman Boys' llama. What is it with gay boys and llamas?
Is this the cool lunch table at Glee?
I hope we're smiling this much when Smash returns
How cool is this from MAC? This is Jelena Abbou, a Serbian-American body builder and fitness model
There were some fine performances in The Avengers, but let's be honest - all that took a backseat to the amazing special effects in the movie. ILM breaks down just how they created some of those effects, from The Hulk to the helicarrier.
Just when I thought the whole "Sh*t ____ Say to _____" was over, we get a second dose of Sh*t Girls Say To Gays. I'm not going to say this never happens, but it never happens to me with people I choose to spend time with.
Josh Gad isn't just the writer on 1600 Penn, he's evidently an acting coach too, and he's not happy that Bill Pullman can't remember his lines, even if they were lines from movies he did 20 years ago.
I could seriously watch Emma Stone read the phone book (which is pretty much what she did at the Oscar nominations yesterday). But seeing her play Think Fast with Josh Horowitz is pretty fun, but I refuse to believe she didn't get the Spiderman one. How could anyone think about anything else when they look at that picture?
In this series of tequila ads, George Clooney, Cindy Crawford, and others end up in bed together, as a result of tequila. I've had some weird things happen to me after drinking tequila, but sadly I've never ended up in bed with George Clooney. But I do want to know what you think of how they play the last scene - it seemed slightly off to me.
Wrong is from the director of the deranged movie Rubber, which followed a sentient tire out for revenge. Wrong is even stranger, as a man tries to find his lost dog, and gains a psychic connection not only to the lost canine, but also through it's poop.
Reader Ben sends in this video of a group of British rowers at altitude training in Spain, where the lack of oxygen evidently got to them and they made a video to "Call On Me" wearing Spandex, and very little of that.
This is how to ice a cake, in case you have any birthdays coming up.
