A federal judge annuled the marriage of two gay men that took place in Buenos Aires last week, according to the Catholic News Agency; but gay marriage bills are still moving ahead in Argentina.  Judge Felix Gustavo de Igarzabal of Buenos Aires ruled that marriage is defined by being between a ...

(Paris) The latest show at Paris' Quai Branly museum comes with a warning for visitors: "This exhibition of Moche ceramics shows sexual acts of an explicit nature." But the extraordinary and graphic testimonial of the ancient Moche civilization of Peru isn't about physical pleasure or procreation, according to the curator. He says ...

(Munich) German educators sharply criticized Catholic church officials for their handling of a spiraling child abuse scandal even as more alledged victims came forward Thursday, including a former member of the all-boys choir led by the pope's brother. The uproar came a day before Germany's highest bishop was to meet Pope ...

Last night, the New York Times' gay and lesbian affinity employee group hosted a Q&A session with Prop 8 superlawyers David Boies and Ted Olson. I saw Joe Sudbay from Joe.My.God and Paul Schindler from Gay City News there - also Andy Towle and Corey Jonson from Towleroad (go there for ...

As many of you know, New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate is a worm. There is that misdemeanor assault conviction against his girlfriend, getting booted out of the state Senate, and his ability to compare himself to murdered civil rights workers. And who can forget his efforts to make Albany more ...

(Richmond, Va.) Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people, essentially overriding the state attorney general's advice to colleges. McDonnell's directive Wednesday came amid a public uproar over Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli's letter last week telling public colleges they lack the authority to prohibit discrimination ...

I am not a girlie-girl. Not by any means. Aside from girl parts and long hair, most of my traits are pretty boyish. Or boi-ish. I don’t wear pink. I don’t carry a purse (unless you count a messenger bag). I don’t wear skirts. And I don’t know how to ...

(Washington) Hundreds of couples applied for marriage licenses in Washington during the first week they were available to same-sex couples. Courthouse spokeswoman Leah Gurowitz says the 466 applications received from both gay and straight couples is much higher than the 50 or so applications normally received in a week. Couples can pick ...

New York City police are investigating the beating of a 22-year-old man in Brooklyn on March 2 as an anti-gay hate crime. The man was attacked by five other men and suffered cuts on the back of the head and bruises on the face, said WPIX.com news. During the assault, the men ...

 This week, we talked to Michael Urie from Ugly Betty, Thomas Jay Ryan, and Nick Westrate about the shows they’re currently appearing in about the gays. That’s right! What’s better than an historical play that focuses on gay men? TWO historical plays that focus on gay men! Also, Christmas. This week ...

* Rev up your Kindles everybody. Scott Brown is writing a book says Daily Intel. His plan is to focus on “his background, his early career, and his ascent to the office of Massachusetts senator.” Hopefully, his “descent to the dirty pages of Cosmo” will also get a chapter. * Last ...

(Johannesburg) Cuts in donor funding could cause an HIV "nightmare," the United Nations' AIDS agency chief warned Monday. Michel Sidibe appealed to government and private donors to keep investing in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an international financing institution. He said that cuts in donations will decrease ...

Remember a few weeks back when Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, and blogger Andrew Sullivan went toe to toe at a  Cato Institute seminar? The organization's president said out gays and lesbians worked for it. She declined to name names at the time, but we thought ...

(Providence, RI) Mayor David Cicilline, an openly gay man, claims he has cleaned up Providence after the corruption of his predecessor, but his family relationships and connection to a former staffer could raise new questions about his reformer credentials. His father is a mafia lawyer. His brother just got out of federal ...

(New York) Annie Leibovitz, the photographer who mismanaged her fortune so badly that she faced losing legal rights to some of pop culture's most enduring images, has reached a long-term agreement with a private investment firm to help manage her debt and market her vast portfolio, both sides said Tuesday. Leibovitz, ...

(Havana) Looking in the mirror used to make Yiliam Gonzalez sick to her stomach. "I would see myself, and my body didn't match who I was," said the 28-year-old wedding pianist, who went by William before receiving a sex change under Cuba's universal health care system. Gonzalez is living proof of a ...

Former New York Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned his post this week, is the subject of an investigation concerning allegations he groped multiple male staffers, according to the Washington Post. One source of the Washington Post story described “a pattern of behavior and physical harassment” that dates back a year. The ...