PFLAGCanada Releases 'Nobody's Memories' As A Tribute To Same-Sex Couples
We hope you have your tissues handy.

PFLAGCanada released this beautiful television commercial this week as a tribute to all of the same-sex couples who were never able to legally wed one another in the past.

Called “Nobody’s Memories,” the video is a mash-up of what appears to be vintage reels of same-sex couples joining in unions that states failed to recognize. It’s definitely one commercial that will tug at your heartstrings.

“This is our tribute to all those in the past who were never allowed to marry by law — and to everyone who is still denied the right today,” the video’s description notes. “Share your love stories, wedding photos and videos on Instagram and Twitter with #lovemadelegal and let’s make gay marriage legal everywhere.”

While same-sex marriage has been law in Canada since 2005, the video is likely a response toan expected ruling from the United States Supreme Court about marriage equality in June.

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Governor Cuomo to Formally Put New York on Path to Ending HIV Epidemic

The LGBT Center in New York City, Governor Andrew Cuomo will put New York on the path to becoming the first state in the union to end the HIV and AIDS epidemic by 2020.
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Alex Is Every Mother’s Dream, He Just Happens To Be Transgender

Hallmark has released a batch of videos ahead of Mother’s Day asking people talking about their moms — all saying good things, we hope. One clip that caught our eye shows Alex, a transgender man, showering love on his super-mom Pam. It’s pretty damn sweet.

But it’s also more than just sweet. Kudos to Hallmark for actively expanding the definition of a “Hallmark moment” to include LGBT stories. While it remains incredible that honoring experiences outside the norm (whatever that is) is considered political, such is the reality.

Related: Hallmark Goes For The Gay In Adorable New Advertisement

And overcoming any prejudiced viewpoint starts with familiarity  — how many right-wingers suddenly had a “change of heart” about same-sex marriage after their son or daughter came out?

Hallmark doesn’t stand to gain a whole lot by sharing Alex’s feelings for his mama, but they’ve got the right idea to appeal to the emotions of those who stumble upon the video — love is love.

Watch below, and don’t forget to call your mother:

Dan Tracer

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Todrick Hall Performs Mash-Up of More Than 70 Beyoncé Songs in 4 Minutes: VIDEO

Andy Towle

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'19 Kids And Counting' Star Josh Duggar Has Some Awful Thoughts About Marriage
Josh Duggar thinks everyone deserves equal treatment under the law — but that marriage should still be defined between one man and one woman.

“Natural marriage is something that has been clearly defined over the years,” he said at a National Organization for Marriage event on Sunday. “What’s really at stake here is the American family. Marriage is essential to the American family and every single child deserves a mother and a father.”

Duggar was in Washington for NOM’s “March for Marriage,” which took place just days before the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case expected to determine whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.

The eldest child from the reality show “19 Kids and Counting” is now the executive director of Tony Perkins’ political group, Family Research Council Action.

During his speech, Duggar went on to tell right-wing CNS News that Christians have been persecuted for their faith during the gay marriage debate, and everyone deserves to be treated fairly.

“I believe everyone deserves equal treatment under the law and that’s what we’re here standing for,” he said. “Right now in America there is an agenda to silence people of faith, those who hold a dissenting opinion. That’s not what America was founded on. America was founded on respect, tolerance, and really not discriminating against people based on their religious convictions.”

The Duggar family has found themselves in the midst of several controversies surrounding LGBT issues. In August, Michelle Duggar narrated a robocall asking voters to oppose a bill aimed at strengthening protections for transgender residents of Fayetteville, Arkansas. And in November, the family allegedly removed photos of a same-sex couple kissing from their Facebook page.

During the CNS News interview, Duggar said although people may have differing opinions, the issue needs to be broached with “civility” to “honor what the people have spoken.”

“What we have to do is we have to come to this, and we have to talk with civility,” he said. “We have to go out there and be clear in what we believe and be firm.”

Same-sex couples are legally able to marry in 37 states and the District of Columbia.

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National Faith Leaders Sign Letter Urging Lawmakers to Reject Anti-LGBT Discrimination Bills

Today 17 national religious leaders, from California to the nation’s capital, added their names to a historic statement calling for an end to “religious refusal” bills that allow discrimination against LGBT people.
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Louisiana House Unanimously Adopts Resolution Urging Ginsburg and Kagan to Recuse from SCOTUS Marriage Case

Andy Towle

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Food Network Star Ted Allen on Coming Out and Dining Out For Life

A screenshot from the official TedAllen.net website.

In this episode of Nicholas Snow Live, I welcome Food Network star and original Queer Eye for the Straight Guy cast member, Ted Allen, spokesperson for Dining Out For Life, Emmy Award-winner and host of the primetime series Chopped on The Food Network. He was a judge on the first four seasons of Bravo’s Top Chef and Food Network’s Iron Chef America. He was also the food and wine specialist on the groundbreaking Bravo series Queer Eye, which had a 99-episode run. He is author of The Food You Want to Eat: 100 Smart, Simple Recipes (Clarkson-Potter), a cookbook that features easy, all-natural recipes.

Dining Out For Life takes place throughout the year, but it most cities in 2015, on April 30. 60 HIV/AIDS service organizations 3,000 restaurants donating a percentage of sales 300,000 dining out for breakfast, lunch and dinner $4 million a year for outstanding HIV/AIDS organizations in the US and Canada! As organizers say:

Grab your family and friends (classmates, co-workers, yoga instructor, etc.) and make plans to dine out for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner at a participating restaurant in a city near you.

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Above, the original and longer version of the opening theme from the “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” television series that aired on Bravo. Starring Kyan Douglas, Grooming. Ted Allen, Food and Wine. Jai Rodriguez, Culture. Thom Felicia, Interior Design. And Carson Kressley, Fashion.

And here’s an interesting video of Ted Allen:

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This gay guy sings 70 Beyoncé songs in four minutes and he slays it

It has to be seen to be believed

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