Determining that the "culture wars are over" and that the "republicans have lost," former Romney Campaign Senior Adviser Dave Kochel has come out in support of marriage equality. 

Rupert Everett has once again made time in between busy appointments with cosmetic surgeons to promote a life lived in the closet. This time around, Rupert's homophobic acting lesson was dispensed in an interview with BBC's Hardtalk in which the aging actor tells younger generations of hopefuls to not be true to themselves so that they can make more money in Hollywood or on Broadway.

If the bedazzled beret and meggings aren't doing their job, Andy Richter and George Takei have launched a coming out service just in time for those awkward family holiday dinners. Get welcomed "to the wonderful world of gay" in the hilariously adorable sketch from Tuesday night's Conan after the jump!

A horde of gay atheists converted to Christianity this month when Manhunt, Towleroad and Gay.net made it seem like there was a god by reporting that gay-for-pay porn star Cody Cummings had come out as authentically gay. The age-old, romantic coming out story of an adult film actor realizing he's gay while filming an S&M scene for his latest studio-backed porn was nothing but a hoax perpetuated by an imposter pretending to be Cody's publicist. Wah-wah. 

Though Cody has come out to say that the reports found on some gay blogs are false, he did take the time to reveal a different secret...

Hark the Kiwi angels sing! Glory to the newborn queen?

New Zealand's St. Matthew in Auckland church thinks that it's the perfect time for Jesus to come out (and we're not talking of his birthday birth canal), so it's erected another controversial billboard above the country's largest city.  Details follow.

Facing reports of an unidentified professional soccer player who wants to come out of the closet but fears his safety, German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke out on Thursday to let them know they "must not be afraid."

A heart wrenching letter reminding us why we're fighting everyday for equality and tolerance has been making the social network rounds in its ascent to viraldom.  Posted by Reddit user RegBarc (James), the intimate letter announcing disownment from his father is still an all too familiar refrain in the LGBT community. 

Grab the tissues and follow the jump to read what James has to say.

DC Comics has decided that the more Marys, the mary-er.

Though last year the major comic brand said Batwoman would be its only LGBT character for some time, over the weekend DC higher-ups announced a change of heart; another major DC character who was previously thought to be straight will come out of the closet!

But which one?

We were so caught up with Vice President Joe Biden evolving at a faster pace than any of his colleagues on Sunday that we overlooked his shout out to Will & Grace for changing the game. But the stars of our bible (aka Will & Grace) of course, didn't miss the moment, and reacted to the VP's extolling of their show. Check out what Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack and Debra Messing's have to say, after the jump!

Harvey Gantt and Richard Vinroot, two former mayors of Charlotte, have banded together to release a video opposing North Carolina's Amendment One. 

When brave LGBT students from Brigham Young University came out in an articulate and insta-viral "It Gets Better" video late last week, many wondered about the fate of their lives as students at the openly Mormon school. Well, today, BYU officials have released a statement letting us know how they plan to handle the "It Gets Better" students. 

Perhaps Kirk Cameron is so vocally disgusted by homosexuality because he has something to hide? An unfortunate choice of words by a reporter interviewing Dustin Lance Black leads to a hilarious exchange about the Growing Pains' stars possible internalized hatred.