Bret Easton Ellis. Step away from the Twitter.

The director didn't make any fans when he insinuated that openly gay actors can't convincingly play straight characters and we doubt he'll be erased from anyone's shit list following his apparent agreement with Paris Hilton's recent anti-gay AIDS rant.

See what he had to say after the jump.

Danny Thomas, the Welsh footballer who denied sending a viciously homophobic tweet to Olympic Diver Tom Daley earlier this week, was arrested by police in connection with the harassment. Details follow. 

'Nuff said. 

More of Instinct's coverage of Wednesday's "Homophobia Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" here.

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British Olympic diver Tom Daley has had a tough time at the pool and on Twitter since arriving to compete at the London 2012 Olympics. Shortly after placing fourth in the men's synchronised 10m platform event, Daley was subjected to a barrage of bullying on Twitter, with some of the harassment stemming from a Welsh footballer's account. 

Updated Monday, 3:28 p.m. PST

Chris Brown is speaking out, presumably in response to the uproar he caused with a statement directed towards Frank Ocean that many perceived to be homophobic.

See what he had to say after the jump!

Updated 4:20 p.m. EST

Pot, meet kettle. The F-Bomb dropped by Dan Savage that so outraged GOProud is apparently fair use for the conservative "gay" organization. Details follow.

Ousted lesbian Boy Scout leader and mom, Jennifer Tyrrell is receiving support from all over the Twitterverse in the midst of a Mother’s Day campaign launched by GLAAD and Change.org.

Details after the jump!

Jason Mraz has joined Chelsea Clinton in the unofficial celebrities we love fighting North Carolina's Amendment One campaign that we created in our heads.

We think President Obama wants to give us a little reminder of what he's accomplished on behalf of the LGBT community over the last 3 years.

The administration tweeted:

"@barackobama What three years of progress for the LGBT community looks like:" and linked to a snazzy chart.

Check out President Obama's progress after the jump.

Mitt Romney, an opponent of marriage equality, has hired Richard Grenell, an openly gay man, as his national security and foreign policy spokesman.

And for Grenell the backlash has already begun.

More after the jump.

After a month that put the ascot industry in the red from a lack of free advertising, CNN has lifted controversial commentator Roland Martin's suspension. Details follow. 

The wedding party chicken-dances its way onto Glee's winter season finale tonight. As we get our Andrew Christians in a bunch waiting for what Glee gossipers say will be an episode that wraps up a huge storyline, Lea Michele whets our whistle by Tweeting a pic of the girls recreating the now-iconic Bridesmaids movie poster. Check it out, after the jump!