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Georgetown Med Student Assaulted in Anti-Gay Hate Crime
Towleroad 5 days agoTwo suspects are in custody after assaulting two men near the Georgetown University campus over the weekend, The Hoya reports: "While walking along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal path by the 1100 block of 34th Street, the victim, who wished.
Keith Olbermann: Sarah Palin's Life Full of Domestic Terrorists
Towleroad 5 days agoResponding to Governor Sarah Palin's statements that Obama is "palling around with terrorists," MSNBC's Keith Olbermann struck back with the facts about her own secessionist past last night.
Obama Puts Spotlight on McCain and Keating Five Scandal
Towleroad 5 days agoHere's the Keating Five piece I mentioned earlier today. Wired reports: "The Obama campaign's 13-minute video was released online Monday, and features damning testimony from former Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp.
Jupiter Glows in Clearest Photo Ever Shot from Earth
Towleroad 5 days agoThis was shot from a 27-foot telescope in Chile, using a new kind of adaptive optics that corrects distortions caused by the earth's atmosphere to a great degree than methods used previously.
Mistrial in San Diego Firefighter Gay Pride Harassment Suit
Towleroad 5 days agoA mistrial has been declared after the jury said it was deadlocked in a case brought by four San Diego firefighters suing the city for sexual harassment for being forced to take part in the city's Gay Pride parade: "According.
'Bride' and Groom' to Be Restored to California Marriage Forms
Towleroad 5 days agoThe terms 'bride' and 'groom' will be restored as optional check boxes on California marriage forms, according to the the California Department of Health.
Drew Barrymore Moved to Tears by Need for Gay Rights
Towleroad 5 days agoDrew Barrymore tells Harper's Bazaar that she was moved by Obama's position on same-sex partner benefits: "It's the first time I've really admitted I'm a Democrat.
'Terrorist!' is all McCain has Left
Towleroad 5 days agoToday at a campaign event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, John McCain displayed his campaign's new 'character assassination' theme, asking the crowd "Who is the real Barack Obama?" When a member of the crowd clearly yells out "terrorist!", McCain reveals a.
Mosquitoes or Mountains?
Towleroad 5 days agoYou knew it was coming: the evening gown portion of the 1984 Miss Alaska competition. Says Palin (then Sarah Heath): "God has made us this promise: If we will commit our works to Him, we will succeed.
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #368
Towleroad 6 days agoISRAELIS FOR OBAMA: Israelis and Israeli Americans urge support for Barack Obama. THE BOSS: Bruce Springsteen at an Obama registration rally in Philadelphia.
News: Senegal, Orlando, Jake Gyllenhaal, Genetics, Edmund White
Towleroad 6 days agoCompany to offer service sequencing an individual's complete genetic make-up for $5,000. Senegalese entertainer who was forced from his country after appearing in magazine photos of a 'gay wedding', has found refuge in New York: "I'm fabulous.
Towleroad TV: Spotlight on Jennifer Hudson
Towleroad 6 days agoTowleroad TV correspondents Josh Helmin and Josh Koll recently sat down for a brief chat with Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson, who released her self-titled debut album last week.
10 Years Ago Today, Matthew Shepard was Beaten and Left to Die
Towleroad 6 days agoIt was ten years ago tonight, on the night of October 6, 1998, that Matthew Shepard was beaten by Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson and left to die tied to a fence near Laramie, Wyoming.
London Chaplain: Tattoo Gays with Sodomy Warnings
Towleroad 6 days agoReverend Peter Mullen, the Chaplain to the London Stock Exchange, is under fire for suggesting that gays be branded with sodomy warning tattoos: Said Mullen: "It is time that religious believers began to recommend .
Kristen Wiig and her Petite, Ladylike Hands
Towleroad 6 days agoAnother moment of genius from Kristen Wiig as The Lawrence Welk Show returns to SNL. Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP.
Philadelphia Gay Bookstore 'Giovanni's Room' Turns 35
Towleroad 6 days agoIn the age of Amazon, the gay (and generally, the independently owned) bookstore has become all but extinct, but Philadelphia's Giovanni's Room has been kept alive by its proprietor Ed Hermance and former business partner Arleen Olshan, with blood, sweat,.
Nobel Prize for Medicine Goes to HIV/AIDS Researchers
Towleroad 6 days agoFrench scientists Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier, who discovered the HIV virus, will split this year's Nobel Prize for medicine with another German scientist Harald zur Hausen, who discovered that the HPV virus facilitates cervical cancer in women.
Obama Campaign to Highlight McCain Involvement in Keating 5 Scandal
Towleroad 6 days agoAt the end of September, Jonathan Alter told Keith Olbermann that McCain is lucky nobody had yet mentioned the Keating Five scandal, after which the Arizona Senator did nothing to try to prevent another crisis from happening down the road.
Madeleine Albright Responds to Palin 'Women Going to Hell' Remarks
Towleroad 6 days agoAt a rally on Saturday, McCain running mate Sarah Palin misquoted former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as she played the gender card, referring to her Starbucks mocha cup while attacking women who refuse to support the Republican ticket.
Tina Brown Launches Online Beast
Towleroad 6 days agoFormer New Yorker editor and Talk magazine founder Tina Brown's online behemoth, The Daily Beast, launches today, and certainly has the Huffington Post, Salon, Slate, and New York magazine in its sights.
