On Same-Sex Marriage - A Look at Children Raised In The LGBT Community

Often, questions are raised about the children who are raised in gay marriages during discussions about the recently passed decision of the US Supreme Court legalizing same-sex marriage across the country. So I was intrigued when I came across this infographic that attempts to answer some of these questions in a scientific manner. Check it our below...

America’s First Indian Lesbian Wedding Has a Sweet Love Story Behind It

When Shannon saw Seema at a fitness class she teaches, she turned to a fellow instructor and said “I’m going to marry her.” 6 years later, the couple are now married, and their wedding was a beautiful traditional Indian ceremony. The love at first sight story is also the first Indian lesbian wedding in America.

The United States is swiftly moving towards passing pro-LGBT legislation, and just yesterday, the Presbyterian Church voted to endorse gay marriage ceremonies in all their parishes. However, the Indian community is still highly conservative, especially with sensitive issues like sexual orientation. See more photos of the couple below...

Dolce and Gabbana On #BoycottDolceGabbana Outcry - 'Different choices.. Equal respect'

Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have issued a statement over the #BoycottDolceGabbana outcry [read here] saying it was never their intention to denigrate IVF or judge gay parenting and marriage. The comments by the duo which sparked the social media hashtag were from an interview where the two co-founders of the D&G line showed their support for ‘traditional’ families,

The only family is the traditional one. You are born and you have a father and mother. At least it should be like that. That’s why I’m not convinced by what I call chemical children, synthetic babies. They are wombs for hire, semen chosen from a catalogue. And then you have to explain to these children who their mother is.

Elton Johns Sparks #BoycottDolceGabbana Trend After Designer Speaks Against IVF

Elton John started the #BoycottDolceGabbana yesterday asking his fans to boycott the fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana after the designers granted an interview in an Italian magazine castigating IVF [in-vitro fertilisation]. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, co-founders of the brand, called children conceived via the process ‘chemical’ and ‘synthetic’ in an interview with Panorama.

The interview showed that although the two co-founders are gay, and were a couple for 23 years, until 2005, they toe the line of support for ‘traditional’ families. The pair recently showcased this view during the latest Dolce and Gabbana fashion show where the theme was motherhood, and models walked the runway pregnant and with kids.

Bisi Alimi On Homophobia and Violence Against Gay People In Nigeria

Nigerian gay activist Bisi Alimi has again written about what it means to be a gay Nigerian. He talks about his own experience of bullying on social media, death threats he got before he left Nigeria and the violence against other gay people who are still living in the country. The article was published on the Washington Post and titled "After I kissed my boyfriend, 10 people said they wanted to kill me - This is what it means to be a gay Nigerian." Read below...

#PrayForKinto - Efya Defends Ghanaian Events Promoter Mobbed For Being Gay

Ghanaian events promoter, Kinto Rothmans was brutally beaten up by an angry mob yesterday after he was accused of being gay. The video has gone viral now in Ghana and it shows Kinto being beaten up by a mob for allegedly having a homosexual relationship with one Salim. In the video, he is shown all bloody and forced to keep saying  "I want chop Salim" when he was asked "You want do what?". Very disturbing. Again, some reports say he was even set up.

Ghanaian songstress, Efya, immediately took to Twitter to defend Kinto, and express her disgust over those that brutally assaulted him. Her tweets below...

Bisi Alimi & Partner Practice Being Daddies - Feeds and Ties The Baby To the Back

Nigerian gay activist Bisi Alimi and his partner may be in the process of having/adopting a child together, thinking about it or they may have done that already. Bisi just shared this photo of himself with a baby tied to his back and according to him, this is him and his partner being daddies.

They definitely look cute and comfortable with the baby, and will probably make great parents. All the best to them as they practice, and in whatever decision they make!

Joel Grey, 82-Year-Old Broadway Star Comes Out As Gay

82-year-old Joel Grey, an award winning broadway actor, has publicly announced that he is gay. Grey was married to actress Jo Wilder for 24 years and they have two children together: actress Jennifer Grey and son James, a chef. The Oscar- and Tony-winning actor tells People magazine,

"I don't like labels, but if you have to put a label on it, I'm a gay man. All the people close to me have known for years who I am. [Yet] it took time to embrace that other part of who I always was.”

Sam Smith Breaks Up With Boyfriend Jonathan Zeizel Just Weeks After Titanic Photos

Just a few weeks ago, singer Sam Smith was gushing over his new boyfriend Jonathan Zeizel as they shared a romantic vacation in Australia, now reports say the two have called it quits. The 22-year-old Grammy nominee, who is currently in the midst of a U.S. tour, seemed to hint at an apparent split when he shared the photo above on his Instagram, writing;

Sometimes you just need to lay in bed with a glass of red wine and a football T shirt and listen to Joni Mitchell. It's been a sad day. Beautiful show, but sad day x

The US Supreme Court Agrees To Rule On Gay Marriage

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to resolve the national debate over same-sex marriage once and for all. The justices will consider four cases from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, consolidated and heard together. They will hear 2 1/2 hours of oral arguments in April and issue a ruling before the current term ends in late June.

The new challenges to gay marriage bans are destined to become even more of a landmark than those decided by the court in 2013 — United States v. Windsor, which forced the federal government to recognize gay marriages, and Hollingsworth v. Perry, which made California the 13th state to allow them.

Ellen DeGeneres Responds To Pastor Who Criticized Her For Celebrating Lesbianism

Ellen DeGeneres has replied a pastor who criticized her specifically while accusing Hollywood generally of having a “gay agenda”. The pastor and self-described “cultural commentator” Larry Tomczak called out Ellen in an article in The Christian Post titled “Are You Aware of the Avalanche of Gay Programming Assaulting Your Home?”

He wrote that the talk show host, “celebrates her lesbianism and ‘marriage’ in between appearances of guests like Taylor Swift to attract young girls.”

Ellen responded in a two minute sketch she shared on her Facebook page, and starts by saying; "I heard there was an article written about me and I would like to address it right now.” See the video below...

Church Stops Funeral Because Dead Woman Was Lesbian And Married With Kids

Vanessa Collier lived as a gay woman, was married and had two children. Her wife, Christina Higley shared the photo above of their family as she asked for the reason why a church and the pastor chose to humiliate them after they paid to use their facility for Vanessa's funeral. The bereaved family and their guest had come for the funeral of their late wife, mother and friend when the pastor of the host church, New Hope Ministries, intervened and stopped the service.

Pastor Ray Chavez said the funeral could not continue since they planned on showing pictures of Collier with her wife, their proposal and wedding photos, their two children, and their life together. The pastor wanted there to be no clue in the picture display that Collier was a lesbian. Christina and their friends are protesting and want their voice heard, and their pain felt. She details what happened in a Facebook post, read below..

Tiffany & Co. Features Gay Couple In New Ad Campaign

Can someone say breakfast at Tiffany's? Tiffany & Co., the upscale jewelry retailer well known for their beautiful engagement rings, have featured a gay couple in their new ad campaign.

According to reports, the two men shown in the ad are an actual though unnamed gay couple, rather than a pair of random models. There are two rings in the ad, see below, and none has a diamond like in traditional female engagement rings.

TLC's My Husband's Not Gay Talks To Women Who Marry Men Attracted To Men

The TLC channel in the US is planning to air a special titled “My Husband’s Not Gay,” this coming weekend. The one-hour show will be about Mormon couples in Salt Lake City where the male spouse is open about also being attracted to men. But they love their wives and are prepared to do all they can to make their marriage, happy, faithful and longlasting.

In Nigeria, these things are not so clear cut. A lot of us are Christians, we believe that homosexuality is a sin. In most local cultures, it is also taboo, while marriage and child-bearing is esteemed. One issue many people could not understand with Kenny Brandmuse's coming out post was the fact that his now ex-wife knew he was attracted to men when she agreed to go along with the wedding.

He wrote that she thought it was a childhood obsession that he would keep in the past. Unfortunately he found other men he preferred to his wife and chose to let her go than cheat on her.

Kenny Brandmuse Comes Out As Gay For One Year Anniversary of Nigerian Anti-Gay Bill

Kehinde Bademosi, or Kenny Brandmuse as he's popularly known, came out as HIV+ on World AIDS day last year, and he's continuing his activism by opening up about being Gay. Today marks the one year anniversary of President Goodluck Jonathan signing the anti-gay bill into law and Kenny wants Nigerians to know that gay people are human too and loved by God. Read his comments below...

Couple Love - Lance Bass Ties The Knot With Michael Turchin

Former NSync boy band member Lance Bass has made it official with his boyfriend of 3 years, Michael Turchin in a private wedding yesterday, Saturday Dec. 20, in front of friends and family at the Park Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.

Lance Bass and Michael Turchin met at a birthday in late 2011 and began dating soon after becoming close friends. They got engaged in September 2013 after Lance Bass asked his boyfriend's family for his hand in marriage. The Turchins are Jews but open-minded about homosexuality. They said yes, and their wedding yesterday incorporates aspects of the Jewish tradition.

The Duggars Criticized For Deleting Photos of Kissing Gay Couples From Their Facebook Page

After their daughter Jessa Duggar and new husband Ben Seewald got some backlash for posting a racy kiss pic on their Instagram, 19 Kids & Counting parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, shared their kiss at the wedding and called for other married couples to share theirs too to show there's nothing wrong with love and sex in marriage.

Nigeria Is Third Highest Country That Googles Gay Sex Pics The Most

Ahead of countries like the USA that have higher internet penetration and use, Nigeria has turned out to be the 3rd highest country that Googles gay sex pictures the most. For such a homophobic country as ours, I wonder what those searching are looking to see?

Cartoon Network Censors First Gay Kiss - [Watch]

Cartoon Network has drawn some controversy after they aired what’s believed to be its first openly gay couple on one of the network series, Clarence.

The writer of the show said that in the episode titled “Neighborhood Grill,” the two men who met for a date and proceeded to kiss on the cheeks was actually written to be a kiss on the lips. That kiss was censored by the network.

Raven Symoné Admits Same-Sex Relationship But Doesn't Want to Be Labeled Gay

Raven-Symoné fuelled gay rumors after she tweeted last year that she could finally get married when her state legalized same sex marriage. Many interpreted her comments to mean that she's lesbian, but the former child actress never disproved or confirmed the speculations. Now she's officially opened up on being in a relationship with a woman on Oprah Winfrey's 'Where Are They Now' which is tracking former child stars.