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.

New York City's mayoral contest is getting a lot of attention not only due to the battle between Democratic candidates Christine Quinn (who would be the city's first openly gay mayor) and Bill de Blasio, but also because of discussion of de Blasio's wife's sexual orientation. 

De Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray famously wrote the 1979 essay, "I Am A Lesbian" for Essence magazine. Now 34 years later, McCray has been happily married to de Blasio for 19 years and is a mother of two. 

McCray speaks to Essence about her journey after the jump!

Missouri's senior Senator Claire McCaskill became the latest national lawmaker to publicly announce support for marriage equality. In a blog post on her Tumblr page, Sen. McCaskill revealed that she can no longer "confront this uncomfortable inequality."

Homophobic batsh*t crazy singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked seems to think she'll be playing tonight at McCabe's in Santa Monica--which is funny because the club wants no part of her. 

Details after the jump.

Judging from our headache and vertigo, it must be the morning after Hollywood's biggest night. Like any morning that has us reaching for the bedside bottle of Advil, memories of last night's Oscars are double-edged: some we'll treasure forever in a Pinterest page or something; others make us shudder with regret and want to schedule an extra session with therapist this week. 

So, which stars of the 85th Academy Awards did we treasure and who made us shudder? 

It's been a rough week for male supermodel Matthew Terry. First, the Super Bowl ad that saw him writhing around in exceptional lighting for Calvin Klein was one of the most talked about of the year; then, he is asked to appear on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live only to be groped by Jenny McCarthy and ogled by Andy Cohen. What'll Matthew get up to next? 

Updated Tuesday, 3:40 p.m. PST

As scheduled, President Obama delivered his immigration reform speech today in Las Vegas and he did include changes that would protect same-sex families from being separated. 

Watch his speech (and read a reaction from the Human Rights Campaign) after the jump.

We would just like to say that at no time were we anywhere near the Magic Mike set. 

Now that that's been established, we had to share this gem of a story. 

Apparently while shooting "the cinematic triumph of our time," Matthew McConaughey almost got a finger up the butt from an over eager extra. 

Ay dios mio! 

More after the jump. 

We reported back in October on Angela McCaskill, the Chief Diversity Officer of Gallaudet University, who was placed on administrative leave after she signed a petition in support of a voter referendum on marriage equality in Maryland. (Many viewed this as a move in opposition of same-sex marriage.)

The issue garnered a lot of attention primarily because it had supporters on both sides of the issue coming together for McCaskill's reinstatement.

Well, three months later, Dr. McCaskill is back at her post.

More after the jump.

Piers Morgan got triple-teamed by Sen. John McCain (AZ), Sen. Joe Lieberman (CT), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC) in a debate on same-sex marriage and whether or not it should be regulated by the federal government. 

We'd say he handled himself pretty well. (Apologies for the triple-teaming imagery. There's not enough brain bleach in the world.)

Watch after the jump!

A sexist joke made by New York Magazine's John Heilemann at the expense of GOP Senator Lindsey Graham was mysteriously absent from a re-airing of MSNBC's Morning Joe this week. More after the jump. 

The Dallas Buyers Club better be the most powerful movie ever because some of our favorite Hollywood hotties are starving themselves to nightmarish proportions (unfortunately once a sad reality for many in our community) to make it work and, well, we miss the pretty!

We're sure during your weekly Google Image search of Matthew McConaughey you've come across pics of him looking particularly gaunt for the film. (No? You don't do that on Mondays and sometimes Wednesdays?) Less discussed, but no less disturbing is his co-star Jared Leto's weight loss. 

Check him out after the jump!