Two of the most prominent gay Puerto Ricans in the world are Ricky Martin and Orlando Cruz. 
What you didn't know was the connection between the two men, born in tragedy, providing both strength.
In marriage equality news, the Rhode Island House has passed the marriage equality bill, sending it to the Senate for a much tougher fight. Hawaii has introduced a marriage equality bill, bringing the fight full circle, as it began in many ways in Hawaii. And in the UK, the marriage equality bill has been formally introduced in the House of Commons.
In other news, Vicki Jackson, the Harvard law professor the Supreme Court asked to argue if SCOTUS had jurisdiction in the Windsor case since the administration had stopped defending it says that it does not. She argues that the House Bipartisan Legal Group doesn't have standing to intervene, "any injury that might arise from nondefense of a law would be to the whole 
Congress, which one House cannot alone assert." This isn't surprising, but I don't know how this will affect the case.
Do African-Americans, long the subject of discrimination in the United States, have a responsibility to stand up for gay rights? Is gay really the new black? "As a consequence of its painful heritage, black America has a special responsibility: to be further ahead of the curve than whites on accepting gay people as full citizens.
The Russian military has been instructed by the Kremlin to inspect new recruits for tattoos that might indicate that they are gay. Tattoos around the face, buttocks and genitals are of particular concern. Short of having "Open for business" with a downward pointing arrow as a tramp stamp, I'm not sure what this proves. My tattoos are on my upper arms, and aren’t indicative of a desire to put people in headlocks.
Not only does Sean Hayes produce four sitcoms on the air right now, plus have a pilot for NBC, he's also signed up for the indie movie6 Dance Lessons In 6 Weeks. He'll star as a dance instructor hired by a retired woman to give her dance lessons in her beachfront condo, where they bond and share secrets.
A recently introduced bill in New Mexico would have made it a crime for a woman to abort a baby conceived of rape, classifying it as "tampering with evidence." The bill's author says that was never the intention, which she says was to protect women who are raped from being forced to have an abortion by their rapist.
General Mark Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says of women in combat"The more we can treat people equally, the more likely they are to treat each other equally." So how about those benefits for same-sex spouses?
It looks like the eventual Justice League movie will launch with just the core five members of the team, with Martian Manhunter and poor Aquaman out of the picture.
Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewartare teaming up beyond the new X-Men movie. Both will star in a pair of limited run shows on Broadway, Waiting for Godot and No Man's Land.
Prince not only has a new single, he's done aRolling Stone interview that's being described as insane, from refusing to allow reporters to take notes or record the conversation to refusing to talk to old people. Perhaps most disappointing, he's working on a documentary about bassist Larry Graham.
Too soon? h/t Comedy Central
We have more of these than we do fire alarms at the Logo offices
Let's be honest: John Barrowman loves being able to wear a cape and a hood
Throwback Thursday brings us a young Keahu Kahuanui, before Teen Wolf
Is Lance Bass going to go country now?
I haven't been watching Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual, but this week she takes the show to the filming of a PSA for her Forty To None project to eradicate youth homelessness, and despite the shoot going wrong, she still wants to make sure she connects with the kids.
In yet another bit of Disney synergy, ESPN has hired the Swedish Chef to run their cafeteria. What could possibly got wrong?
I know that Ellen giving impromptu bachelorette parties to her guests is getting old, but it's Friday, so just sit back and enjoy the hot dudes.
This is the first peek at jOBS, the Ashton Kutcher movie about Steve Jobs. I can't help but feel I'm just watching Ashton Kutcher here. Granted, I don't remember the young Jobs that well, but I still feel like this is just Kelso talking about computers.
