Category: Happening Now

Millions gather in Manhattan for Heritage of Pride March

gay pride nyc 2012 parade

Organizers estimate over two million people lined Fifth Avenue in Manhattan as New York City celebrated gay pride on Sunday.

The Heritage of Pride March is probably one of the biggest pride parades in the world and is likely the largest of several annual parades that cut through the city each year.

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EXCLUSIVE- YOTEL gay bashing follow-up: hotel won't apologize, Ranieri won't be back!

Jamie Raneiri boycotting YOTEL without apology

This weekend millions will come to New York City to celebrate Gay Pride.  It will also mark two weeks since Jamie Ranieri and her friend reported they were harassed by two men who spat out homophobic slurs and later attacked the nightlife personality and her gay friend.  Now, Ranieri is proud to be standing up against YOTEL New York since the futuristic hotel’s management refuses to issue an apology for the incident and the way it was handled.  GaySocialites.com spoke with her exclusively in this follow-up.

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Is Ann Curry getting the boot from Today?

Times reports Ann Curry getting fired from Today

It looks like there will be a changing of the guard once again at Today on NBC.  After having only been a co-anchor on mornings leading news program for a year, the New York Times is reporting that Ann Curry is going to be replaced following a streak of sub par ratings.

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Carrie Underwood responds to backlash over gay marriage stance

carrie underwood blown away by pro gay marriage backlash

Grammy Award winning singer and former “American Idol” Carrie Underwood came out of gay marriage in a recent interview with the British newspaper, The Independent.

Underwood said she believes everyone should have the right to love. She also noted that her church was gay-friendly and it wasn’t her job to judge people.

The country music superstar, however, evidently got a bit of backlash online from her conservative fans and critics.  Here’s how she responded to those who weren’t so keen on her gay marriage stance:

Right-wing pundits accuse Dan Savage of using homophobic slur

GOP attacks Dan Savage over homophobic tweetEarlier this week GOProud, the gay Republican tea party group, endorsed Mitt Romney for President.  That, however, isn’t the shocking part of this story.  What will probably surprise  you most is how conservatives reacted to homojournalist Dan Savage’s response.

After finding out that GOProud “enthusiastically” endorsed Romney for President calling him “light years better” than President Barack Obama, Savage fired off this tweet:

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