TV station: 'Charlie Crist was a homosexual,' tried to kiss disgraced GOP party chairman Jim Greer

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WTSP Channel 10 reports of "allegations of homosexual affairs, a governor trying to kiss another man, and drunken escapades by former Governor Charlie Crist."

The allegations come from documents in the state investigation of former GOP chairman Jim Greer, who is scheduled to go on trial for corruption in July.

NYCLU video | Edith 'Edie' Windsor thanks New Yorkers for win in case defeating DOMA

Posted to YouTube by the New York Civil Liberties Union:

On June 6, 2012, a federal judge ruled that a critical section of the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA) unconstitutionally discriminates against married same-sex couples. This decision joins four other federal courts that have struck down DOMA under the federal constitution. The statute had been challenged by Edith "Edie" Windsor, who sued the government for failing to recognize her marriage to her partner Thea Spyer, after Spyer's death in 2009. Windsor and Spyer were married in Canada in 2007, and were considered married by their home state of New York.

To learn more about what the NYCLU is doing to advance LGBT rights and fair marriage rights, please visit www.nyclu.org.

'Who's Your Diva' featuring Maryel Epps and Miami Gay Men's Chorus opens Friday at Colony Theatre

From Miami Gay Men's Chorus:

"Who's Your Diva"..show opens TONIGHT and features Maryel Epps! She has performed with Bob Dylan, Chaka Khan, Dizzy Gillespie, David Bowie, Patti Labelle, David Lee Roth, Prince and now The Miami Gay Men's Chorus.  Don't miss this unforgettable performance! MGMC has been in rehearsals since early January preparing to provide our audience an evening of music, dance and entertainment guaranteed to leave you inspired to sing out like a DIVA! Norma, Joan, Judy... Elizabeth, Whitney, Donna, Liza, Lady... Barbra, Bette, Bernadette... need we say more?  MGMC brings to the stage the music and essence of the women we have loved, worshipped and adored.  Who's YOUR Diva? MGMC is also proud to announce our summer concert will feature Miami's very own Diva, Maryel Epps.
 
WHO'S YOUR DIVA?
June 8 & 9 2012 | 8PM
June 10 |3PM
Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
For more information or to purchase tickets visit:
www.miamigaychorus.org  
**Tickets are available for online purchase until 12 Noon each performance date. You can also purchase your tickets at the Colony Theater Box Office.  Ticket office is open 12-5 Tuesday to Saturday, and open on all 3 of the performance dates from 12 Noon until Showtime.

Thousands party in Israeli gay pride parade

ASSOCIATED PRESS

TEL AVIV, Israel -- Drag queens, dancers and shirtless men are partying through central Tel Aviv as thousands pack the streets for the city's annual gay pride parade.

Israel's LGBT community celebrated the city's 14th annual parade Friday. Colorful floats with scantily dressed revelers drove through the streets as thousands cheered, waved flags and gyrated to loud music.

Tel Aviv is one of the few places in the Middle East where gays feel free to walk hand-in-hand and kiss in public.

Gays serve openly in Israel's military. The parliament and Supreme Court have granted gays a variety of family rights, such as inheritance and survivor's benefits.

Earlier this year, Tel Aviv was picked by readers of the travel website Gaycities as the top gay destination, ahead of Amsterdam and San Francisco.