Catching Up With Margaret Cho

Sean Horlor from Xtra caught up with Margaret Cho during her recent stop in Vancouver, BC, during The Cho Dependent tour and talked with her about about her Vancouver connections, recording with Tegan and Sara and why she quit pot. Watch:

Thursday's Gay News

Thursday's Gay News Headlines: Manila's Historic Gay Pageant; Malaysia's Gay Community; No Hate Crimes Charges for Marines; Gay Grifter Cops a Plea; Frat Life at Penn State; Jake & Del Get Chatted Up in Montreal; Andy Warhol Reviewed; Mile High Gay Marriage Club; Gay Rumours & Brit Politics; Gay Christians Criticize Plans to Protest Pope's Visit to England; Matthew Mitcham on AFL Footballers...

Children of Same-sex Parents Do Just Fine in School

Stanford research finds that children of gay and straight couples do equally well in school. Associate professor Michael Rosenfeld of Sociology, talks about this new research in this video -- Watch:

Entertainment Posts for Wednesday

Gay Entertainment Posts for Wednesday: Archie Comic Update; Did Samuel Steward and Rudolph Valentino Have Sex?; Calvin Klein's Young Boyfriend; Glee Buzz; Bryan Batt Buzz x2; Gay Games Dispute & History....

Wednesday's News Finds

Wednesday's Gay News Finds: Mexico City's Woo; Tasmania Approves Same-sex Unions; Gays in Texas Can't Divorce; Tea Party's Gay Obsession; Fidel Castro on Gays & Persecution in Cuba; Brazillian/Spanish Male Prostitute Ring Busted; "Gay Cure" Group Denied Charitable Status; Her Son Keeps On Coming Out...

Should Parents Be Allowed to Choose the Sexual Orientation of their Children?

Recently in the news, it was reported that a certain medical treatment carries the possible side effect of limiting homosexuality -- bringing up once again the thorny issue of sexual orientation and whether or not it can be changed or "fixed" and raising the spectre of "engineering in the womb". Bioethicist and writer Jacob Appel talks to BigThink about why he thinks parents should be allowed to choose the sexual orientation of their child and how much of sexual orientation is genetically determined. Watch:

Homophobia Rears its Head in Halifax Taxi Cab

Homophobic Cabbie -- Gay Couple in Halifax Share a Kiss in a Cab & End Up Walking Home.