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Jason Collins Could Be Nike's New Star NBA player's historic coming-out could have big sponsorship implications

Athletes, celebrities, media & more show support for @jasoncollins34 announcement via Twitter: nba.com/wizards/twitte… — Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) April 29, 2013 Proud of @jasoncollins34. Don't suffocate who u r because of the ignorance…

April 29, 2013, 1:42 PM EDT

Drag Queens Protest Chick-fil-A in Song Targeting chain's donations to anti-gay groups

Activists are finding more creative ways to protest corporate and government policies, with many of them turning to the do-it-yourself mass-media outlet that is YouTube. But in order to stand…

March 22, 2012, 7:35 AM EDT

Bush daughter shoots spot for gay marriage

In the grand tradition of Republican relatives breaking with their family members on social topics, Barbara Bush, the daughter of George W. Bush, has filmed the spot below supporting gay…

February 1, 2011, 12:03 PM EST

U.S. McDonald's exec bemused by gay spot

McDonald's operations chief Don Thompson recently spoke at length to the Chicago Tribune about the state of the company. At one point, the issue of the gay McDonald's ad…

June 16, 2010, 9:38 AM EDT

If marriage is hell, why spare homosexuals?

If you really want homosexuals to suffer, allow them to wed so they're forced to endure the torture of marriage just like straight people. That's the odd reverse logic…

June 8, 2010, 11:05 AM EDT

In new ad, Anna Paquin says she's bisexual

You may have heard that Anna Paquin surprised the producers of a PSA advocating gay, bisexual and transgendered rights when she revealed during the shoot that she herself is…

April 2, 2010, 11:18 AM EDT

Cindy McCain does ad backing gay marriage

Cindy McCain, silenced by duct tape? Until now, it's been the stuff of Rush Limbaugh's darkest fantasies. Today, we can all enjoy the provocative pose in this gay-marriage…

January 21, 2010, 2:54 PM EST

Ireland shows a gay-marriage ad done right

Commercials in support of gay marriage are everywhere these days. Lots of them are less than impressive. Here's one of the better ones, from Ireland, showing a straight man who's…

October 19, 2009, 10:06 AM EDT

Ben & Jerry's celebrates gay marriage in VT

To celebrate the passage of legislation legalizing gay marriage in its home state of Vermont, Ben & Jerry's is renaming its Chubby Hubby ice cream "Hubby Hubby" for the…

September 1, 2009, 9:16 AM EDT

NOM airing first anti-gay-marriage ad in NY

This new ad from the National Organization for Marriage—its first TV spot opposing attempts to legalize same-sex marriage in New York—is a fairly typical cut-and-paste negative ad. Inveighing against same-sex…

May 29, 2009, 2:04 PM EDT

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