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The Emmy's - A Gay Affair

The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were the most gay-friendly in history. Jane Lynch won best supporting actress in a comedy for her role on the TV series Glee, and kissed her wife upon hearing her name. Eric Stonestreet won for best supporting actor in a comedy for his role as part of a gay couple on Modern Family, while Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Neil Patrick Harris, both gay, were also nominated.

See full article from Windy City Times.

The Power Rangers Not So Gay Friendly?...Except the Blue One.

David Yost, who played the Blue Power Ranger on Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, has announced to the public that he is gay. He claims his experience on the show was not gay friendly, and that he was called gay slurs by producers, actors and writers on the show. Yost claims he eventually left the show because he felt harassed. Does this strike you as odd, considering the show featured characters dressed in tights dancing to choreographed music numbers?

See the entire article in US Magazine.

Anti-Bullying Programs In School Called Pro-Gay

Focus on the Family, the conservative anti-gay group, claims that anti-bullying curriculums at public schools are actually pro-gay rhetoric. Says Candi Cushman of Focus on the Family, "We feel more and more that activists are being deceptive in using anti-bullying rhetoric to introduce their viewpoints." The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network reminds us (and hopefully THEM!) that LGBT kids are three times more likely to be bullied than straight students.

Read the full article in the Denver Post.

Modern Family: The Gay Kiss is Coming!

According to Jesse Tyler Ferguson, it didn't take too many takes for him and actor Eric Stonestreet to get it right while filming the Modern Family gay kiss scene between Cam and his partner Mitchell. Says Ferguson, "It's a very organic kiss. People are going to be very surprised when they see it." On being Eric's first gay kiss, Ferguson said he was proud, adding "I'll be shocked and actually offended if I wasn't."

See other stars asked about their first gay kiss!

Full article from E! Online.

Ken Mehlman is gay, what's the big deal?

Former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman came out publicly as gay this week. The announcement has not received as much reaction as one might have thought in the Republican party, which has led the media to investigate whether the Republican party is becoming more gay friendly. Is the indifference to Ken's sexuality a shift in attitudes?

Read the full article in the Washington Post.