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We see them all the time and it seems they get more and more clever at crossing the line. Like this Nike ad with the tagline “That Ain’t Right.” It’s only one of many in a series of ads for the Nike Hyperdunk campaign but it is this particular photo/tagline that has some [...]

I recently added my blog to the Best Male Blogs directory and as a result have been getting quite a few hits from the site. I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for stopping by. I recently just found Best Male Blogs myself and was excited to list mine there. [...]

[Source: Video from LukeVanFan]

By Hossein Alizadeh
Just two years ago, Arash and Javad (not their real names), two young Iranian men were building their future together. Arash was pursuing a successful career in Iran’s financial sector and Javad was a university student in Tehran. Now the men live in abject poverty in a remote area of Turkey. They have [...]

California, June 16th 2008 — Last month’s supreme court ruling lifting the ban on gay marriage in the sate of California goes into effect today at 5:00 PM. Originally, the court stated that same-sex couples could begin their nuptials on June 17th at 8:00 AM. That changed when San Francisco Mayor, Gavin Newsom, asked [...]

Reese Rideout Doin’ The Split (click for large photo)
This hot find is from The Sword featuring RandyBlue porn star, Reese Rideout having some fun at a meet & greet pool party sponsored by RentBoys. This is photo was taken by Starrfucker who was on hand to capture the day through his lens. There [...]

Chicago, IL — Senator Barack Obama released this statement on his Pride website.

I thought I was going to get a break from writing about politics for a while since Barack Obama clinched the democratic nomination earlier this week. But something resurfaced today and as it turns out it is a good Friday to end a good week.
There was also a conference call today where Obama’s campaign [...]

The battle is on in California. The supreme court’s ruling in May will now be officially challenged and be put up for the voters to decide in November.
Secretary of State Debra Bowen of California confirmed the measure, California Marriage Protection Act, has enough valid signatures to be put on the November ballot. [...]

I recently received an email from HRC (Human Rights Campaing). Yes, I am a member. In that email was the following “letter” to send to all my friends. I am complying with their request. To see why please see Lika’s Take below.

***Friends,
Do you want to live in a country that legalizes [...]

The attorney generals of Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah drafted a letter to the State of California asking for a stay on it’s recent ruling that overturned a ban on gay marriage.
The states are worried that their own gay citizens will flea to California to [...]

[Source: Lika Starr, Original photo from SparklePony]

Senator Larry Craig is authoring a book to tell all. It will include what happened involving his arrest last year by an undercover cop in a men’s restroom stall.
Craig said, “There will be a bit of what’s happened in the last year and they way it evolved…I think [...]

The governor’s office is getting swamped with phone calls by the religious right showing their disappointment in Schwarzenegger’s refusal to opposed the supreme court’s ruling. As a result Schwarzenegger’s office has set up an automated phone system to take the calls. People can call in to oppose or support the ruling.
So, [...]

Recently I wrote an article about Moscow denying Gays the right to any public event for Pride celebration year after year. This year Brazil steps up to the plate and offers Moscow Gays some love.

Sao Paulo Gay Pride 2008: Go-go boys at Girassol from Made In Brazil on Vimeo.
The worlds largest and by far [...]

I definitely have something to say about this. See Lika’s Take below.
Australia — The Daily Telegraph reporting. A 12 year old girl has been granted permission by a judge to undergo a sex change operation. Obviously the patient is too young to make this decision on her own so the mother filed the [...]