Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Obama Marks Gay Pride at the White House
President Obama on Monday became the first Oval Office occupant to officially celebrate gay pride in the White House even as the gay community remains bitterly divided about the pace of Obama's efforts to turn words into action for their agenda.In recognizing the march of progress since the protests outside New York's Stonewall Inn 40 years ago, Obama achieved a milestone for many gay and lesbian Americans who mark the day as the beginning of their modern rights movement.
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Breaking News - Chace Crawford Get New Hairdo!
Chace Crawford sports a new haircut as he gets back to work on the New York City set of Gossip Girl on Monday (June 29, 2009).U.S. Troops Withdraw from Iraq
American soldiers from C Co., 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Baquba on Tuesday.Despite Tuesday's formal pullback, some American troops will remain in the cities to train and advise Iraqi forces.
American troops will return to the cities only if asked.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Turkish Oil Wrestling - Men Only
Two athletes compete during the Turkish oil wrestling event in the western German city of Kassel on June 28, 2009. In the Turkish national sport also known as Yagh gueres, the athletes douse themselves with olive oil before the fight.
New York Gay Pride Celebrates Stonewall at 40
Two Broadway dancers re-create the a famous image of a soldier kissing a nurse at the end of WWII in a Times Square gathering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the landmark Stonewall riots
Broadway actors and dancers gather in colorful costumes in Times Square to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the landmark Stonewall riots June 25, 2009 in New York City.The Stonewall riots of June 28, 1969 began the modern gay-rights movement.
Several performances and commemorations around New York and the country are planned this week to mark the occasion.
New York Celebrates 40th Anniversary Stonewall
Sao Paulo’s is bigger. San Francisco’s is more raucous. Moscow’s is braver. Tel Aviv’s is newer. But no Pride Parade matches New York City’s, because this is where it all began.Forty years ago, a group of patrons at a dive bar in Greenwich Village were interrupted by a police raid. This was nothing out of the ordinary; gay bars were routinely by the police. Only this time, the people in the Stonewall Inn fought back. It had happened before: There were riots when police closed a bar in San Francisco and in Los Angeles, both earlier in the ’60s.
What made this one different was not only the intensity in the politically charged atmosphere of the Village during that long, hot summer of 1969, an anti-police riot was something that everyone could participate in but the duration (nearly a week) and the aftermath. (keep reading)
Andy Murray's Fans
Fans of Andy Murray of Britain watch his match against Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland, at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, June 29, 2009.
Anderson Cooper Spotted in Chelsea
Anderson Cooper biking in Chelsea NYC with a friend. Please note they are wearing matching polo shirts! Thursday, June 25, 2009
Farrah Fawcett Dies at 62
Farrah Fawcett died this morning at 9:28 a.m. at the St. John's Health Center in Los Angeles after a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer. She was 62.The '70s style icon and "Charlie's Angels" star was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on February 2, 1947 and attended the University of Texas at Austin. She got her first career break in the late 1960s, appearing in TV commercials and then guest-starring on TV shows
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Meet Derek Chavez - “The Real World: Cancun”
The Advocate chats with Derek Chavez, the openly gay cast member on MTV’s “The Real World: Cancun”Before everyone arrived, before all eight beds were claimed, and before names had been exchanged, members of The Real World: Cancún cast asked the gay question. They knew there was one among them.
This year (the season kicks off on MTV Wednesday), Derek Chavez says he’s anything but a token, for-your-entertainment gay.
After taking a four-month break from earning his kinesiology degree at Arizona State University, the 21-year-old speaks of each real world -- the taped and the almost ordinary. (keep reading)
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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