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March 20, 2013
After saying no to anti-gay Boy Scouts, Carly Rae Jepsen says yes to gay White Party

Grammy nominee will play gay dance festival in Palm Springs on March 31

Less than two weeks after cancelling a gig with the Boy Scouts of America because of their anti-gay policies, singer Carly Rae Jepsen has booked one of the gayest gigs in America: White Party.

Jepsen, of Call Me Maybe fame, will headline White Party T-Dance on 31 March in Palm Springs, California.

The White party is one of a number of parties held annually and its name comes from the requirement that party-goers dress in all or almost all white. Past headliners include Lady Gaga, Mary J Blige, Robyn, ke$ha and Jennifer Lopez.

May 28, 2012
Mitt Romney's former foreign policy spokesman says he wasn't forced out because he is gay

Richard Grenell says he quit after just a few weeks on the job because publicity surrounding his sexuality was obscuring message

Richard Grenell, who briefly worked as Mitt Romney's campaign spokesman on national security issues, says he left the job after just a few weeks because his being gay had quickly become too much of a distraction.

He says he was being attacked by both sides of the political aisle.

May 16, 2012
Couple arrested for having sex on cruise ship docked in Dominica tell their story

'Many have taken this as an opportunity to attack our character and integrity'

It's been nearly two months since Robert Hart and Dennis Jay Mayer were arrested for having sex aboard a cruise ship that had docked on the Caribbean island of Dominica.

March 22, 2012
Men arrested in Dominica for having sex on gay cruise ship plead guilty

They apologize, are called 'rogues and vagabonds,' and ordered to pay $900

Two men arrested for having sex aboard a cruise ship that had docked on the Caribbean island of Dominica pleaded guilty Thursday (22 March) to indecent exposure.

John Robert Hart, 41, and Dennis Jay Mayer, 43, both of Palm Springs, CA, were on a Celebrity Summit cruise ship when they were arrested by an officer on board after people on the dock saw them having intimate relations. Sex between two men is illegal on the island.

February 13, 2012
Actor Matt Bomer publicly acknowledges male partner, kids

White Collar star thanks 'my beautiful family' at awards ceremony

Matt Bomer, star of USA Network's drama White Collar, has never denied that he is gay.

But he's never wanted to talk about it publicly either.

Over the weekend at an awards ceremony in Palm Springs, CA, the actor took a step towards being more open about his private life when he publicly thanked his longtime partner, publicist Simon Halls, and their three children.

Bomer received the New Generation Arts and Activism Award for his work in the fight against HIV/AIDS at the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards on Saturday night.