The “every-gay-man-is-flamboyant” cliché is thankfully dying. But the notion of “gaydar” — the supposed ability to identify a person who is homosexual without him or her affirming his or her sexual orientation — is unfortunately still thriving, thanks, in part, to a 2008 study that gave gaydar a scientific sheen.

Sir Elton John says he wants to meet Vladimir Putin to discuss what he called the Russian president's "ridiculous" attitude to gay rights. A report by Human Rights Watch last year said Russia was failing to prevent and prosecute homophobic violence amid a rise in attacks against minorities. Speaking to the BBC, Sir Elton said he would welcome talks with Mr Putin even though "he may laugh behind my back... and call me an absolute idiot".

At least one prominent Republican is calling on the Kentucky clerk refusing to grant marriage licenses to LGBT couples to resign if she continues to resist.

Anti-gay marriage clerk Kim Davis is about to get a rude awakening in her hometown. Non-profit organization Planting Peace just erected the above billboard in Davis' hometown of Morehead, Kentucky. The

When the Army discharged Pvt. Donald Hallman in 1955 for being what it called a “Class II homosexual,” the 21-year-old was so scared of being an outcast that he burned all his military records, save for a single dog tag he hid away. Mr. Hallman, a coal miner’s son who sang in a church choir in rural Alabama, says he never mentioned his military service again. He married a woman he had met at work, had children and wore a suit and tie to work each day.

At the end of the day Monday, the Supreme Court issued a zero-sentence ruling, denying Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis's emergency appeal to please, don’t make her do marriage licenses for gays... By Evan Hurst.

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A day after a federal appeals court ruled that Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, her office in eastern Kentucky continued to defy the order. "Currently everything remains the same," said Nathan Davis, her son and a deputy clerk, referring further questions to his mother's lawyers.

The council heard primarily from gay Middle Eastern men who fear persecution at the hands of ISIS.

Rainbow colors were in full display Thursday for the annual Carnival parade, where the Candyland theme served up a campy confection for an estimated crowd of 100,000. One of the most over-the-top celebrations on Cape Cod, held the third Thursday of every August, the parade was a block party of creative costumes, thumping music, heat and the usual colorful human wave.

Gay and bisexual users of the Ashley Madison infidelity website have been left in fear for their lives after it emerged that the identities of users living in countries where homosexuality is illegal and even punishable by death have been posted online.

The song is a popular gay anthem and was a big commercial success, reaching number 3 in the band's native UK. It was also a number one hit in the Netherlands and Belgium, and hit the top 10 in Australia, Canada, France, and Switzerland.

Trailer for Roland Emmerich movie telling the story of New York protests that fuelled the gay liberation movement angers LGBT activists by leaving out key black and Latino transgender figures

Hollywood "history" is written, and rewritten, to appeal to the straight white people of middle America.

Speaking at the Southern Baptist Convention ERLC's national conference on The Gospel & Politics, Erick Erickson said he believes homosexuality will disappear because gay people can't procreate.

Scientists at the San Diego Zoo have made a tremendous leap forward. After working for over three years with a 270-pound gorilla named Sampson, researchers say he is now able to fully express over 1,500 signs of modified sign language and has even come out as a homosexual to his father!

Hate preacher Scott Lively has claimed it is God's fault that anti-gay activists lost the battle against same-sex marriage in the US. Didn't take him long to Godwinate, surprise surprise.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Police in St. Petersburg on Sunday detained several gay activists who have held pickets in defense of gay rights on a Russian military holiday. Yuri Gavrikov, the leader of a gay rights group, was detained by police as he left his home to hold a one-man picket in front of the Hermitage Museum. Police accused him of cursing on the street, which he denied. Gavrikov was held at a police station pending a court hearing. Veterans of Russian Airborne Forces confronted several other gay activists, who held individual pickets near the Hermitage, and tore up their posters. Police quickly took the gay activists away, even though the law allows one-person pickets without permission from authorities.

Gawker Media Executive Editor Tommy Craggs and Gawker Editor-in-Chief Max Read are stepping down from their posts at the company, stating that they can no longer guarantee Gawker's editorial integrity after the company's management — not editorial — removed a controversial post on Friday. The post, which reported that Condé Nast CFO David Geithner had allegedly attempted to rendezvous with a gay porn star for a night in a hotel, was widely criticized for needlessly outing Geithner.

But JT, why give this single person more exposure? Glad you asked, hypothetical blog reader. It’s because swaths of people watch and like his videos. So it’s not just one guy, it’s mobs of people. What’s more, the stories he’s throwing about are being regurgitated by anti-gay Christians everywhere and need to be roundly rebutted. And he’s got another one out they’re cheering.