TV's 'Loud and Proud' Gays Should Tone It Down

Activists not happy with actress' choice of words

(NEWSER) - Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon stirred up some controversy with her interview in Sunday's New York Times Magazine , in which she said that homosexuality is, for her, "a choice." Nixon, promoting her appearance in a Broadway play opening Thursday, explained that she recently gave a speech to a gay audience that included the line, "I’ve been straight and I’ve been gay, and gay is better." She was asked to change it because "it implies that homosexuality can be a choice. And for me, it is a choice," she said. More»

He should 'set an example' for his children, cardinal says

(NEWSER) - Cardinal Luis Aponte Martinez of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a fan of Ricky Martin's "artistic gifts," but he sure wishes the singer would stop promoting homosexuality. In an interview with Primera Hora published last week and picked up yesterday by On Top magazine and Perez Hilton , Martinez added, "Please, for the love of his children, for whom I imagine he wants the best, try to set an example to our youth of the great values we all share, besides sex.” More»

Victoria Jackson: Gays on a wedding cake is a 'comedy skit'

(NEWSER) - Former Saturday Night Live actress Victoria Jackson has unleashed an Internet tirade about the hit TV series Glee, calling a recent kiss between gay characters "sickening." Besides "shoving the gay thing down our throats, they made a mockery of Christians—again!" she writes on the conservative WorldNetDaily.com . She later adds: "Everyone knows that two men on a wedding cake is a comedy skit, not an 'alternate lifestyle.' There I said it! Ridiculous!" More»

Skype weddings allow couples to legally marry at home

(NEWSER) - Same-sex marriage isn't legal in Texas, yet Mark Reed and his partner Dante Walkup recently tied the knot—in Dallas. The pair first traveled to Washington, DC, where gay marriage is legal, to register for their license. Then, back home in Texas, they gathered with 80 of their friends and family members to hold a traditional wedding with one small difference: The officiant was in DC, beamed into the room via Skype on a 6-by-8-foot video screen. Their license was later mailed to them. More»

Rachel Maddow, Chely Wright also honored

(NEWSER) - The Out 100 list is here, celebrating Ricky Martin—who came out in March —as entertainer of the year. More from the list:

• Johnny Weir: The glamorous Olympic figure skater is named diva of the year.
• Rachel Maddow: The newsmaker of the year says the tragedy of AIDS in the 1980s led her into the areas of activism and politics.
• Nate Berkus: The Oprah Winfrey Show alumni launched his own TV project in May, and is named stylemaker of the year.