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Iceland gets the World's First Gay Leader

The first government collapse of the global economic crisis is about to yield the world's first openly-gay leader. Johanna Sigurdardottir, a former air hostess, is expected to be sworn in as Iceland's Prime Minister by the end of the week, reports the Independent. Sigurdardottir will take over from Geir Haarde, who left office yesterday, partly for health reasons. The 66-year-old politician lives with her partner, Jonina Leosdottir, a journalist and playwright. The couple were joined in a civil ceremony in 2002. Don't expect them to show up togetherfor photocalls, however – that's not the Icelandic way. Though she is famous across the island, having been a top politician for years, her lesbian union was no big deal in this calmly progressive nation of only 300,000 people.

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20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has announced the nominees and honorees for its 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Among the nominees: Gus Van Sant's Milk, Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Jonah Markowitz' Shelter, Robert Cary's Save Me, Patrik-Ian Polk's big-screen adaptation of his hit sitcom Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom, BBC America's hit shows Torchwood and Skins, HBO's vampire drama True Blood, ABC's Desperate Housewives & Ugly Betty, MSNBC programs Countdown with Keith Olbermann... Full list here. The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in New York on March 28, 2009 at the Marriott Marquis; in Los Angeles on April 18 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE; and in San Francisco on May 9 at the Hilton San Francisco. watch a video...

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Sean Penn, SAG Best Actor Award for Milk

Screen Actors Guild presented its coveted Actor statuette for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2008 at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held Sunday at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Among the winners were Heath Ledger for Male Actor in a Supporting Role in The Dark Knight, Sean Penn for Male Actor in a Leading Role in Milk, Meryl Streep for Female Actor in a Leading Role in Doubt and Sally Field for Female Actor in a Drama Series in Brothers & Sisters.

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Movies | Events

2009 Oscars Nominations

Nominations for the 81st Academy Awards were announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and Oscar winner Forest Whitaker. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads the Academy Awards with 13 nominations, including best picture, best actor for Brad Pitt and best director for David Fincher. Followed by Slumdog Millionnaire with 10 nominations including best picture and best director for Danny Boyle and by The Dark Knight with 8 nominations, including best supporting actor for late Heath Ledger and Milk, also with 8 nominations including best picture, best actor for Sean Penn, best supporting actor for Josh Brolin, best director for Gus Van Sant, best original score for Danny Elfman and best original screenplay for Dustin Lance Black. The 81st Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood and televised live by ABC as in more than 200 countries worldwide. Watch some trailers...

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Change has come to America

Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. His Administration has already posted the President's agenda on the White House new website. As his President-elect office's website stated, Barack Obama's plan includes to strenghten civil rights for gays :
- Expand Hate Crimes Statutes by passing the Matthew Shepard Act.
- Oppose a Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage.
- Support Full Civil Unions and Federal Rights for LGBT Couples: Ensure that the 1,100+ federal legal rights and benefits currently provided on the basis of marital status are extended to same-sex couples in civil unions and other legally-recognized unions.
- Expand Adoption Rights : For all couples and individuals, regardless of their sexual orientation. Obama thinks that a child will benefit from a healthy and loving home, whether the parents are gay or not.
- Fight Workplace Discrimination: Obama believes that anti-discrimination employment laws should be expanded to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
- Repeal Don't Ask-Don't Tell in the army.

Read the full Agenda here.

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Robinson's invocation not aired on HBO

Openly gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson's prayer was, surprisingly for many, not aired by HBO, exclusive broadcater of Obama's "We Are One" event at the Licoln Memorial yesterday. No official reason has been given yet. Robinson's prayer is available here and included : "O God of our many understandings, we pray that you will... Bless us with anger – at discrimination, at home and abroad, against refugees and immigrants, women, people of color, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people..." Watch a Christianity Today video filmed from the audience...

UPDATE JAN 20:
It was the presidential inaugural committee, not HBO, who took responsibility for the perceived slight on Monday, issuing a statement saying that it had always intended for the bishop’s invocation to be included in the telecast and that the omission was an oversight, reports the NY Times.. The inaugural committee scheduled the opening event at the Lincoln Memorial, and HBO purchased the exclusive rights to broadcast it. “We regret the error in executing this plan but are gratified that hundreds of thousands of people who gathered on the mall heard his eloquent prayer for our nation that was a fitting start to our event,” Josh Earnest, a spokesman for the inaugural committee, was quoted as saying.

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Events | Politics

Entropa, an art piece of national cliches

Entropa, a new art installation going on display at the European Council building in Brussels and commissioned by the new EU presidency, has angered EU members with its lampoons of national stereotypes, reports BBC News. The piece shows Netherlands flooded by the sea with just minarets visible, Bulgaria as a Turkish toilet, Romania as a Dracula theme-park, France as a country on strike, Poland with priests raising a rainbow flag, Britain taken off the map... The Czech Republic, which holds the new EU presidency, thought it had commissioned a joint work from 27 European artists to represent stereotypes and prejudices about their own country. But it turned out to have been entirely completed by Czech artist David Cerny and two associates. Cerny, the enfant terrible of the Czech art world, has apologised for misleading ministers, but not for the installation itself. "We knew the truth would come out. But before that we wanted to find out if Europe is able to laugh at itself," he said. Watch a video...

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Obama invites Gay Bishop to say Prayer

Openly gay bishop Gene Robinson will deliver a prayer for President-elect Barack Obama in an inauguration event on Sunday that could help defuse controversy over anti-gay pastor Rick Warren who will give the main invocation when the next president takes office on January 20. New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop Robinson, at the center of the Anglican church's global battle over homosexuality, will speak on Sunday on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963, writes Reuters. Robinson has called the choice of Warren a slap in the face. But he said on Monday he did not believe Obama invited him in response to the Warren criticism but his prayer would help ease concerns among gay and lesbians. He said he believed the invitation, which came about two weeks ago, was made because he endorsed Obama in May last year. The two also met during the presidential primary. "But this will certainly not go unnoticed in the gay and lesbian community," he said.

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Critics Choice Awards 2009

The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards were given on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium to honor the finest achievements in 2008 filmmaking. Among the winners are Sean Penn for Best Actor in Milk, Meryl Streep tied for Best Actress in Doubt with Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married, the cast of Milk for Best Acting Ensemble and Heath Ledger for best supporting Actor in The Dark Knight. Watch Christopher Nolan receiving Heath Ledger's Award...

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Ellen in Bora Bora & Best Talk Show Host

Ellen DeGeneres won the People's Choice Award 2009 on Wednesday as Favorite Talk Show Host and she mentioned her "roommate Portia" in her acceptance speech.

Ellen went whith her wife Portia De Rossi to Bora Bora for Christmas holidays and she wished to share the moment on her show. Watch the video...