Star Comes Out, Lady Gaga Controversy And More

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Star Of Much-Anticipated Fall Film Comes Out Actor Ezra Miller came out as queer during a recent interview with Out magazine. Lady Gaga's Fur Coats Slammed By PETA Officials And Alan Cumming, But Are They Real? REI Comes Out In Favor Of Gay Marriage, But Backlash May Be Imminent Family Research Council Shooting Wounds Security Guard (UPDATED) (PHOTOS) Adam Levine On Gay Marriage And Whether He'll Get Naked In 'American Horror Story' Debut Michael Leisner Dead: Anti-Gay Marriage Protestor Who Set Fire On General Mills Lawn Dies BLOG POSTS Steve Clemons: Arab Words for 'Gay' Need to Be Better Than 'Pervert' or 'Deviant' There are lots of struggles inside Arab terrain today -- about human rights, about the role of women, about gay people, religion, education, about modernity in general -- but inclusive language that buttresses society's evolution and advancement seems important. Darnell L. Moore: Tongues Untied: 'Man Hugs' and Manhood With Sylvia Harvey Men seem to hug on the basketball court, but why are some men afraid to embrace on a busy street corner? Join me and Sylvia Harvey, producer of Out of Bounds, as we tackle the topics of male-to-male affection and black masculinity. Nico Lang: 12 Lessons You Should Learn Before Settling Down No relationship is going to be perfect, close to perfect or even in the ballpark. And that's okay. Relationships are tricky and take a lot of figuring out. Don't forget to just enjoy the ride, even if that means you aren't "Facebook official" yet. Julie Ross: What's in a Name? As the mother I feel a loss. A sadness. A mourning for the little boy who used to live in the room at the top of the stairs: the one that, despite its feminine accoutrements, once (and still?) belongs to George, namesake of my grandpa whom I adored. Waymon Hudson: Paul Ryan: Poster Boy of Today's Extreme GOP Ryan's extreme social conservatism, which he prefers to hide under his fiscal views, is a perfect example of the state of today's GOP, which has been taken over by far-right ideologues who distract with tax and deficit talk as they seek to march civil rights back to the Dark Ages.

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