A grand jury has indicted Elliot Morales in the anti-gay hate crime murder of Mark Carson (pictured) in New York City last weekend. Morales confessed to the crime during his arrest.

His attorney, however, is claiming Morales isn't responsible. 

More after the jump.

How much would you pay for a trip to space with a superstar? More importantly, which superstar?

The winning bidder at the AmFAR Cinema Against AIDS charity dinner at the Cannes Film Festival just laid down $1.5 million for a celestial trip seated next to one Leonardo DiCaprio!!

More after the jump.

Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, is donating $100,000 to organizations supporting LGBT equality this year and YOU can help determine how those funds get directed! 

More after the jump!

The meningitis strain found in gay men in New York City and Los Angeles has now been reported in Chicago, according to health officials there. 

Details follow. 

Canada has decided to lift its ban on blood donations from gay men.

But there's a catch...

AMEEEERRIIICCCA!!

Nothing makes us feel more proud than watching a mass of shirtless able-bodied Naval Academy freshmen climb on top of each other to get to the top of a giant greased pole. (They then retrieve something called a Plebe Dixie Cup hat and replace it with an upperclassmen’s hat.) 

Video of this year's oh-so-homoerotic Herndon Climb after the jump.

Marriage equality continues to move forward in the United Kingdom!

The legislation, backed by Prime Minister David Cameron, passed through the House of Commons today! It's now headed to the House of Lords.

Details after the jump.

Cindy McCain, the wife of Republican John McCain, has become an outspoken advocate in support of the LGBT community in recent years and will be honored with the Trevor Hero Award at TrevorLIVE New York. 

More after the jump.

Elliot Morales, the accused suspect in the shooting death of 32-year-old gay male Mark Carson (pictured), has been charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime. 

Morales allegedly "laughed in hideous glee" as he confessed. 

Let's hope they throw the book at him. More after the jump.

Virginia Republicans continue to show their love for the gays...by nominating the most aggressively anti-gay candidates possible. 

This weekend Virginia GOP delegates nominated virulently anti-gay, Tea Party extremist E.W. Jackson as their Lieutenant Governor nominee. He joins a gubernatorial ticket led by state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. You remember Cuccinelli. He's the one that tried and failed to keep Virginia's anti-sodomy laws on the books, despite them being declared unconstitutional.

As for Jackson....well, he makes Cuccinelli look like Obama. 

Check out his track record of opposition to the gays after the jump.

New Yorkers turned out last night for a candlelight vigil to mourn the passing of 32-year-old shooting victim, Mark Carson. 

Carson was murdered early Saturday morning in an anti-gay hate crime. 

Video from the vigil and details for a rally/speak out scheduled for Monday, after the jump.