UFC fighter Liz Carmouche is campaigning to be the first openly gay athlete endorsed by Nike. 

We previously reported that Nike is actively seeking an openly gay athlete in a major pro sport to throw their support ($$$) behind. 

Carmouche took her campaign to Twitter today. More after the jump! 

The first professional gay athlete in a major U.S. sport is going to cash in in a big way—at least according to former Phoenix Suns executive Rick Welts.

Welts, who came out as gay in 2011 and was an Instinct Leading Man that same year, spoke with Nike who asked him to pass along a message: they want to endorse the first out gay athlete in major pro sports!

More after the jump.

The Human Rights Campaign is shining a national light on the New York City mayoral race by officially endorsing Christine Quinn for mayor. 

Quinn, the Speaker of the New York City Council, married her wife, Kim Catullo, last year. 

More after the jump.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is an ally to the gays in the strongest sense and he's finally given an official Presidential endorsement. 

The mayor, who is an Independent, has decided to put his support behind President Obama, a decision that he's come to in recent days in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

See what he had to say after the jump!

It looks like not all members of the Log Cabin Republicans are willing to fall in line behind the group's endorsement of a vehemently anti-gay candidate. 

California couple and longtime LCR members Kevin and Don Norte have resigned from the organization following the group's endorsement of Mitt Romney. 

More after the jump.

Log Cabin Republicans staffer Chris Pick has penned a lengthy letter defending his group's decision to endorse the most anti-gay ticket in a lifetime just as more news of Romney's homophobia hits headlines. Details follow.

Rep. Barney Frank had some tough talk for Log Cabin Republicans following their endorsement of anti-gay Mitt Romney in the Presidential election.

See what he had to say after the jump.

We've been wondering what we were going to do with ourselves now that the London Olympics are no longer a source of distraction. Thankfully, Louis Vuitton rushed to answer that question this morning by releasing the first image of its new celebrity pairing with the now-retired Michael Phelps. 

Dan Savage ditches the f-bomb for a different approach in his attack on GOProud this week. 

So, what is Dan saying now about the group trying to get one of the most anti-gay candidates in history elected president?

GOProud's war on sassy but well-spoken gay columnists has now resulted in a serving of shade so dark and delicious that only the amazing Michael Musto could've delivered it. Details follow. 

Every headline is given some pizazz when the animators at Taiwan's Next Media Animation studio runs it through their rendering software after kicking back a few cocktails.

So, either it was a slow news week for NMA or its animators guessed the Dan Savage/GOProud debacle would make for a colorful and entertaining video as they decided to tackle the fallout surrounding the gay conservative group's endorsement of Romney for president. 

Watch the wildest gay thing you'll see all of Pride month (not even kidding) after the jump! 

There has been plenty controversy and gay community in fighting this week following homo-con group GOProud's official endorsement of anti-gay Mitt Romney as president. Thankfully, Metro Weekly's Chris Geidner helps us sort out the madness and provides some insight into what went on behind-the-scenes of GOProud's tight vote.