Updated Wednesday at 3:37 p.m. (PST):

The Washington House of Representatives has passed the bill (55-43) in favor of marriage equality! Once signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire, Washington will become the seventh state (plus Washington, D.C.) in the U.S. to legally recognize same-sex marriage.

Details to follow...

Comedian Drew Droege's caricature of Chloe Sevigny is submerged into deeper depths of hipster esotericism with a new "Chloe" video released just in time for Valentine's Day. Grab someone from Williamsburg or Echo Park to help translate and follow the jump to watch!

As if we needed anymore reason to escape winter with a trip to Las Vegas, the Sin City-based Chippendales have revealed their latest celebrity guest: Jake Pavelka, hunky star of the Bachelor and Dancing With The Stars. 

The gay community has both saved and taken away jobs from TV personalities this week. Such influence!

After days of pressure from GLAAD, CNN has decided to suspend contributor Roland Martin in the wake of Tweets that seemed to advocate anti-gay violence. 

Sorry, Santorum, but it's marriage equality's surge that will really have staying power.

Could Illinois seal its place in history by pushing the number of states offering marriage rights to same-sex couples closer to ten? Three openly-gay state lawmakers hope so and have today introduced marriage equality legislation to make the dream a reality. 

Perhaps emboldened by yesterday's santorum surge, the GOP second-runner again lashed out against the historic Prop 8 ruling while stumping in Texas on Wednesday. So, how is Santorum earning his name this week?

The Scientology steamroom is absolutely buzzing today after Tom Cruise's teen son Connor showed his true Thetans by using "gay" pejoratively on Twitter this week. 

Is the world ready for "half drag-queens"? JbDubs is banking on it. 

The "out and proud artist" first kicked, stretched and high-kicked his way into our hearts (and maybe even showed Beyoncé a thing or three about werq-ing high heels) with the viral music video for “I Hate My Job.” Having whet our whistles and released a critically-applauded debut album last month, JbDubs (government name: James Whiteside) is poised to become the poster-boy pop-star for an increasingly-inclusive mainstream music world. Head to our Web Exclusives area to read what the outspoken openly-gay pop artist has to say about his unexpected viral rise to fame, the benefits of "F-me pumps, his controversial use ...

Though pansexual might be a more appropriate label, the most shocking news of all time ever in history has arrived: Snooki is bisexual.

St. Petersburg, Russia's disgusting anti-gay bill seeking to ban all things LGBT in the city advances following a second reading by local lawmakers. As expected with the territory, the rhetoric surrounding today's discussion reached new lows with one prominent lawmaker even comparing gays to drug addicts. 

Updated (with video) Wednesday, 10:40 a.m. EST

Talk about trying to indoctrinate children! Maryland parents are enraged that anti-gay/ex-gay group Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX) sent school kids home with homophobic flyers claiming that no one is "born gay" and that everyone chooses their sexuality. Details and a video news report follow.