I've always had a thing for Ryan Phillippe, going back to Little Boy Blue, which was an admittedly twisted movie, but at least he showed off his butt. Now he's set to direct himself in Shreveport, in which he'll play a fading movie star that gets kidnapped and tortured.

My friend Rod McCullom has a fantastic piece in Ebony looking at the evolution of gay rights in Kenya, and how outside of South Africa, they're leading the way for gay rights on the continent.

Dan Savage tweeted without thinking again, giving the right wing fodder by saying what he shouldn't have. I love the good Dan has done in the world, but I wish he wouldn't say reckless things.

The ballot for marriage equality in Maine seems simple – "Do you want to allow same-sex couples to marry?" But both sides take issue with the wording – marriage equality advocates say it...