Earlier this week, the 2013 Tony nominations caused a more vocal outrage over snubbed productions than in recent memory. Now, two beloved plays starring two iconic Broadway stars are fighting back. 

New Zealand beer brand, Tui, is facing a wave of controversy following a billboard campaign that many argue is homophobic.

The ad presumably makes reference to New Zealand's recent legalization of same-sex marriage and reads: "Dad's new husband seems nice." "Yeah right."

So what does the company have to say?

Find out after the jump.

Alan Gendreau, a 23-year old former kicker from Middle Tennessee State, wants to make history. 

As he works on gaining an audition to tryout for a team, Gendreau understands that his transparent sexual orientation might be on the front of recruiters' minds. But it's not on his, surprisingly. 

Stephen Colbert and Alan Cumming joined forces in response to Brad Paisley and LL Cool J's idiotic controversial new song "Accidental Racist." 

So what did Colbert and Cumming come up with? Their own clever tune: "Oopsie-Daisy Homophobe"!! 

Check it out after the jump.

Alan Gordon, a forward for Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes, has received his punishment after hurling a homophobic slur towards Portland Timbers midfielder Will Johnson. 

Details after the jump. 

Think SCOTUS has a few numbers prepared for the June decisions on marriage equality? Perhaps the following video of the New Zealand Parliament breaking into traditional Maori song after approving marriage equality will give 'em a good example of the kind of theatrics we hope for when we're officially no longer considered second class citizens. 

So how do we import Maurice Williamson to America and knock some sense into some of our guys?! Check out the hilarious and heartfelt speech the NZ parliament member delivered, after the jump.

As predicted yesterday, New Zealand has legalized same-sex marriage! Once made official, it will become the 13th country to have marriage equality, and the first in the Asia-Pacific region. More details below.

We reported back in February that marriage equality legislation was progressing in New Zealand.

Now it looks like marriage equality could be coming to the nation as soon as this week!

More after the jump!

Well that's an analogy we hadn't heard yet.  

While speaking to a group of 100 students at Spring Arbor University yesterday as part of the Thomas H. Cobb President’s Leadership Speaker Series, former Presidential candidate and virulent homophobe Alan Keyes equated the right to marriage equality with...a child that picks their nose and eats what comes out.

Thanks for the visual, Alan. 

More after the jump.

Four former U.S. Senators, each of whom voted in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, now regret that decision, telling the Supreme Court that "the original justifications for DOMA can no longer be credited today," and concluding that "our constitutional commitment to equality does not tolerate such discrimination."

More after the jump.

Marriage equality gets one step closer to reality Down Under where a New Zealand Parliament Committee has approved such a measure.