The Boy Scouts of America made history today by approving a resolution that will allow gay youth to participate. The Boy Scouts' ban on gay adults will remain intact. Many celebrities have taken to Twitter to share their excitement over this victory and continue to call for full inclusion of gay parents and leaders.
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10/19/12
Several Latino celebrities and U.S. and Latin American Spanish-language media outlets participated in Spirit Day this year.
10/19/12
The hosts of CBS’s The Talk donned their best purple duds for Spirit Day today, joining other CBS programs and stars in their support.
10/19/12
Celebs such as Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ricky Martin, Chely Wright and Chaz Bono are tweeting their #SpiritDay support for LGBT youth today
10/19/12
Hulu today joined GLAAD, dozens of media companies, and millions of Americans in 'going purple' for Spirit Day in a stand against bullying and to show its support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender(LGBT) youth.
10/19/12
One Spirit Day Ambassador (Brittany McMillan) interviews another (actor Avan Jogia) about his support for LGBT equality, and how he's planning to go purple
10/19/12
CNBC, the only network to participate across its programming during the first Spirit Day in 2010, has stepped up and show strong support for Spirit Day for the third year in a row.
10/19/12
Extra co-host and Spirit Day ambassador Maria Menounos will be joined by fellow ambassador Shay Mitchell on Friday’s episode to talk about Spirit Day and why it matters.
10/19/12
Lee Thompson, the uncle of 7-year-old Alana Thompson who reached fame by appearing on the hit TLC reality series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and telling his coming out story to the Georgia Voice, took time to speak with GLAAD about how we all need to support LGBT youth and take a stand against bullying on Spirit Day.
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05/18/12
Along with Jay-Z, fellow hip-hop artist T.I.
05/17/12
Donna Summer, the gay icon and Queen of Disco has died at the age of 63, after a battle with cancer, according to a
05/14/12
In five separate studies, professor Edward Schiappa and his colleagues at the University of Minnesota have found that the presence of gay characters on television programs decreases prejudices among viewers.
05/14/12
The Real L Word stars Whitney Mixter and Sara Bettencourt are engaged, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
05/09/12
Following ABC's interview this morning with President Obama, during which he made an historic announcement that he supports marriage equality, out entertainers such as Ricky Martin, Jane Lynch, Neil Patrick Harris were quick to commend the President's show of support.
05/09/12
MTV's James Montgomery explains why punk rocker Tom Gabel's decision to come out as transgender and be true to herself is a truly "punk rock" thing to do.
05/09/12
At a time when gay rights are re-emerging as an election year issue — in part because of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s stated support for gay marriage on Sunday — activists and academics say that depictions of gay characters on television play a big role in making viewers more comfortable with their gay, lesbian and transgender neighbors.
05/07/12
Deadline Hollywood is reporting that the Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler-created pilot, The New Normal, has recieved a series order from NBC. The show centers around a gay couple played by Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha, and the woman who agrees to become their surrogate (Georgia King) and help them start a family.