Gay activists,  Matthew “Matty” Hart and  Zoe Strauss, are under fire for posting photographs of themselves on Facebook giving the middle finger to President Ronald Reagan’s official portrait while attending the LGBT Pride Reception at the White House.

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Massachusetts Senator John Kerry and Illinois Rep. Mike Quigley have joined forces in a new fight to end the ban on gay male blood donation in the United States.

This comes after Kerry's previous efforts to reverse the ban in 2010.

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Oooh! Luke MacFarlane, on-stage within touching distance? Sign us up!

Arena Stage (Washington, D.C.) announced today that fresh off their Broadway run, Luke MacFarlane, Patrick Breen, and Christopher J. Hanke will be leading the national tour of the play, The Normal Heart.

Details after the jump.

In an effort to revive the general discussion of HIV/AIDS—which we’ll note isn’t talked about nearly enough—ABC News Global Affairs Anchor Christiane Amanpour will host a two-part special on the “Face of the Modern AIDS Crisis,” on ABC News and Yahoo! News’ original digital series Around the World with Christiane Amanpour.

Details and video after the jump.