''All LOVE is equal.'' A short tweet sent out by actress and singer Miley Cyrus, 20. It was accompanied by a photo of what appeared to be a tattoo of an equal sign ("=") on her right ring finger. One of Cyrus' devoted fans, MileyCyrusLuver, voiced her Christian-based opposition on the matter as well as her support for the ... [Read]

''Again, what I think is the most important thing, and what I think any responsible mayor looks at is, 'What is in the best interest of Portland? How can I best serve the people of this great city that I love so much?'' Sam Adams, the mayor of Portland, Oregon, telling KATU that he is not going to run ... [Read]

''They threw me up against the wall and called me a faggot, told me, 'You don't deserve to live. You don't belong on the face of the earth.''' David Battjes, a gay man from Grand Rapids, MI who says two men assaulted him as he was leaving an Equality Michigan meeting. (WOOD-TV) WMMT reports that Battjes was wearing a ... [Read]

''I am single now.... Some of [the men] get run over by a cab leaping towards me.... I will say that I love Provincetown. I think that they're smarter there.... I shouldn't start a war between the two islands....'' ''I've only been [to Fire Island] a couple of times, but my experience is that a lot of the guys ... [Read]

''We are confident that the courts will agree that this lawsuit is completely frivolous and is a blatant attempt to chill freedom of the press.'' ''This suit is baseless and we stand by our reporting.'' Statements from The American Independent News Network and MSNBC in response to a $50 million defamation lawsuit brought against popular news host Rachel Maddow ... [Read]

''I probably needed to add a few words after that 'it's fine with me,' and that it’s fine with me that a state is using their sovereign rights to decide an issue. Obviously gay marriage is not fine with me. My stance hasn’t changed. I believe marriage is between one man and one woman.... My comment reflects my recognition that ... [Read]

Actress and reality TV star Tori Spelling was confronted last week by her husband, Dean McDermott, for an episode of "Hoarders." Hoarders: Untold sTori from Tori Spelling Follow @metroweekly (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); Metro Weekly ... [Read]

''I was in a marriage for nine years, and so now I'm back on the scene? ... I'm 41 now. [So, are you working out more?] No! The nice things about sex parties is, there are guys that are into anything. So, you can get away with being like, 'Oh, fuck, that guy was awesome... and he liked me?!'" ... [Read]

"There was no bias, no intimidation and there was no bullying done. Nor was there any bullying intended or bias intended." Steven Altman, attorney for Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers student who came to national attention in September 2010 when he secretly broadcast on the internet a video feed of his roommate, Tyler Clementi, having a sexual encounter with another ... [Read]

The New York Times rounds up some perspective of younger New Yorkers on the newly passed marriage equality law and the impending first round of marriages. Some are positive, such as 18-year-old Edward Boljonis: "We're all equal, right? We're all brought here saying we have freedome. ... Give it to us." Catholic-raised Bronx resident Wilson Valencia, 19, took a more ... [Read]

“After our conversation, I checked with my innkeepers and unfortunately due to their personal feelings, they do not host gay receptions at our facility.” An email from the event coordinator for Vermont's Wildflower Inn regarding Kate Baker and Ming Linsley, a lesbian couple who had been referred to the popular resort by the state convention and visitor bureau. Linsley's mother, ... [Read]

While the celebrations and expectations on marriage in the gay and lesbian community focus on the ability for same-sex couples to have their relationships legally recognized, another issue lurks for some -- the ability to have their break-ups legally recognized. For couples who legally wed in one state and later divorce in another, lack of access to family courts can ... [Read]

With the July 21 debut of marriage equality in New York, plenty of gay and lesbian couples are getting ready to tie the knot. But the impending date is also on the radar of anti-gay forces, especially the National Organization for Marriage -- the misnomered organization home to well-known homophobes Maggie Gallagher and Brian Brown -- which has already announced ... [Read]

  Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has made plenty of headlines for her anti-gay ways and statements, but currently it’s her husband, Dr. Marcus Bachmann, garnering the headlines as one of his speeches on homosexuality — in which he calls gays “barbarians” — has become an internet meme. Of course, that’s less because of his homophobic content and ... [Read]