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Former 60 Minutes producer and now independent filmmaker Josh Howard is preparing a documentary, The Lavender Scare, about the mass firing of gay federal employees, designated as national security risks, in the 1950s and ’60s. uch as Joan Cassidy, now 84, who left her post as a U.S. Navy intelligence officer after President Eisenhower issued an executive order in 1953 ordering the dismissal of all gays and lesbians employed by the U.S. government.

Half of Americans said they could support an openly gay or lesbian president of the United States, a new poll found Monday. The 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll revealed that support for equality is on the rise. 50% of respondents said they would support an openly gay or lesbian person to serve as president. 44% were opposed. The question was posed in connection to the military's plans with "Don't ask, don't tell."

Recently, I wrote a recap for SheWired on the “I Kissed a Girl” episode of Angie Harmon’s "Rizzoli & Isles." Following that review, I received very intriguing comments and insights into the butch portrayal displayed on the controversial 60-minute drama. Butch women often get a bad reputation in the media and, as part of the media circus, I felt the need to offer a follow-up piece to discuss and confront those concerns.

Finally, a lesbian character portrayed on a show with a host of substance to back it up! Think CSI: Miami meets the humor of Sex and the City and you’ll run the course of identifying the brand-new Boston-based TNT masterpiece labeled Rizzoli & Isles. The 60-minute drama stars former Law & Order sexpot Angie Harmon as the captivating Detective Jane Rizzoli and former NCIS star Sasha Alexander as her enticing sidekick Dr. Maura Isles.

Beer, nachos, pigskin, cheerleaders -- what's not to love?

Investigative journalist and Michael Jackson's unofficial biographer Ian Halperin claims  the King of Pop was gay in his book Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson.

It’s an LGBT dream come true! Wicked’s first Elphaba on Broadway and Glee sensation Idina Menzel will be joining the ranks of Elaine Stritch, Audra McDonald and Nathan Lane for A Broadway Celebration: In Performance at the White House on October 20, 2010 on PBS.