Gay retired House Rep. Barney Frank has provided his take on Senator Patrick Leahy's decision to remove his proposed amendment that would have included LGBT provisions in the Senate immigration reform bill.

Frank explains why he supported Leahy's difficult decision after the jump.

While promoting his new book, To Stir a Movement:"Life, Justice, and Major League Baseball", San Francisco Giants player Jeremy Affeldt made an interesting confession: he was a homophobe.

He explains his evolution and why he's grateful to the city of San Francisco for opening his mind and his heart, after the jump.

Democratic Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy has withdrawn his proposed amendment to the Senate's immigration reform bill that would have recognized binational same-sex married couples and allowed them to apply for green cards.

His decision came after it became clear that he would not have the 60 votes needed for the bill's passage. Key votes from Democrats were lost as Republican Senators made it clear that they would vote down the bill if LGBT provisions were included. 

More after the jump.

Both President Obama and former President Clinton are applying pressure in Illinois to get marriage equality passed before the spring legislative session ends on May 31.

See what they have to say after the jump. 

Kaitlyn Hunt, an 18-year-old high school senior in Florida, is facing felony charges as a result of alleged sexual contact with her 14-year-old high school girlfriend.

The case is gaining national attention based on the question of whether or not Kaitlyn is being charged because she's gay.  Relationships between older and younger high school students are obviously quite common and usually don't result in the older member of the pairing getting arrested...

More after the jump.

Not quite the Beyoncé get we all know Simon Cowell wanted, but the oh-so-fierce Kelly Rowland and Latin pop star Paulina Rubio have been announced as the two new judges on The X Factor. More details on the new season below.

Country star Chely Wright and her wife Lauren Blitzer Wright became parents over the weekend!

Chely gave birth on Saturday to two boys. 

More after the jump!

With the U.S. Senate's immigration reform bill looming, Democratic New York Senator called a meeting with New York's leading elected gay officials and activists to discuss the inclusion of a pro-gay provision in the bill. 

The provision, which would protect binational same-sex couples from being separated by allowing foreign members to apply for green cards, has been presented as a make-or-break issue for the entire bill. 

Republicans have threatened to squash the bill if the provision is included. 

So what came out of Schumer's meeting with the prominent gays? Find out after  the jump.

Gah!! We love Ellen! 

You've presumbably heard about the latest Abercrombie & Fitch controversy. Long story short, the company's CEO Mike Jeffries thinks A&F is an aspirational brand that isn't suited for people that don't fit into the "All-American" zero percent body fat mold. Apparently the company's stopped making clothing that's sized beyond a woman's size ten.

Basically if you're not hot magazine cover material, you're not Abercrombie's audience. (This, of course, is all the more interesting based on images of Jeffries.)

Well Ellen's not having it. See what she has to say after the jump!

The White House has just released a video message from Ambassador Susan Rice—U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations—addressing today's International Day Against Homophobia (as they address it, minus transphobia mentions). See the video and read the transcript below.

This morning, marking International Day Against Homphobia and Transphobia, the largest EU survey of hate crime and discrimination targeting members of the LGBT community in the 27-nation bloc and Croatia showed many live in fear and conceal their sexual identity. Details below.

The DOMA Project has done a brilliant job of highlighting the injustices many LGBT binational couples face in light of DOMA rules. This week they brought us the story of David and Jason, a binational couple who have been separated 17 times under DOMA rules—despite being legally married in New York. 

See their heartbreaking “Missing Husband” video below.