It might be purely symbolic, but the act of love introduced into the Texas legislature by state Rep. Lon Burnam. Details follow. 

Anyone know the rules on shipping soda from Japan?!

Today, Pepsi released "Pepsi Special" nationwide in Japan and we need to get our hand on it! Why, you might ask? Apparently it has fat blockers!!

Details after the jump. 

Following Bloomberg's lead, Mr. Burns has decided to issue his own presidential endorsement. Only this one doesn't catch us by surprise. Watch after the jump. 

Looks like our trips to the doctor for a little "rejuvenation" (botox) may also include a little non-invasive body sculpting thanks to a new injection that may keep us pool party ready year round!

Researchers have found they can burn off excess fat in specific areas of the body by injecting tiny capsules filled with a modified type of heat-producing cell commonly found in animals and babies.

WHATEVER IT TAKES. 

More after the jump.

CNN's Brooke Baldwin (and CNN's medical correspondent, Elizabeth Cohen) got into it in a big way with National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) rep, Dan Pickup.

Pickup, a self-proclaimed success story of ex-gay/reparative therapy and current reparative therapy, reacts to California Governor Jerry Brown's signed legislation banning ex-gay therapy for minors. 

Let's just say both sides came to play and it's definitely a must-see!

Watch after the jump!

In a misguided attempt to resonate with LGBT youth by flexing his rap skills, Father Claude Dusty Burns lets his drawn-out rhymes explain that some Catholic leaders think its okay to be gay as long as you live a lie.

Check out Father Burns's flow (who's known in the rap game as "Fr Pontifex") after the jump!

Updated Monday, 4:19 p.m. PST

Well that was fast! Shakira and Usher are now confirmed to replace both Christina Aguilera and Cee-Lo Green for Season Four of The Voice.

Details after the jump.

Just in time to kickoff the new NFL season, Baltimore Raven Brendon Ayanbadejo has turned last week's highly publicized drama into an highly publicized effort to spread LGBT tolerance throughout his sport. A day after Maryland lawmaker Emmet Burns retracted his letter demanding sanctions against Brendon, the sports star appeared on CNN to increase the volume on his mission to achieve marriage equality for his LGBT friends. 

Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe—our hero of the week and the man responsible for adding the indispensable "lustful cockmonster" to our vocabulary—joined MSNBC's The Ed Show to discuss the brazenly brilliant letter that everybody has been talking about. 

In response to the homophobic letter written by Maryland Rep. Emmet Burns demanding the NFL punish Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo for supporting marriage equality, the gorgeous and well-written Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe has penned a response letter to the anti-gay lawmaker. 

The must read (including the line so good we had to put it in the headline) after the jump!

Another terrifying attack from over the weekend in the Midwest has come to our attention. As with police involved in the Lincoln nightmare, despite obvious evidence, Oklahoma City law enforcement officials are not yet calling the firebombing of a gay man's car that had been spray painted with "fag" a hate crime. Details follow.

The nascent career of Azealia Banks may have risen from above the gay underground and its origins in the grand balls of New York City, but the Next Big Thing still is a perfect match for her origins, like Paris Is Burning. The seminal classic gets a new feel when mashed with Azealia after the jump.