Portia and Ellen on the Meaning of "Wife"

Cover Girl Ellen DeGeneres has it all. The award-winning, out talk show host celebrated her appearance alongside media legend Oprah on the cover of Oprah's O magazine this month by appearing on the Harpo queen's daytime show.

DeGeneres was joined by her wife, out actress Portia de Rossi, for the interview. The married couple expressed their doubtless devotion to one another, with DeGeneres saying she was certain she'd be with De Rossi “until the day I die.” The two gifted comedic actresses met and began dating in 2004. They were wed in a lavish, romantic ceremony in the summer of 2008, before voters passed Proposition 8, ending marriage equality in California.

Their marriage was celebrated with a popular People magazine cover spread.

An inspirational and trailblazing icon in the LGBT community, DeGeneres spoke about the great importance of having their union legally defined as a "marriage."

"The thing about being a gay couple is that in the past you referred to your wife and there was quotation marks around it. There was always that chance that people would kind of snicker about it," De Rossi said. "Now it's fact. It's law. She's my wife. I get to say that she's my wife, and that's just the way it is."

Rumer Willis' Legit Lesbian Romance on “90210”

How many times has a hot young straight female character on a nighttime soap suddenly crushed on and subsequently kissed another hot girl ... just in time for sweeps?

These carefully orchestrated sexual exploitations have very little to do with LGBTQ representation in the media and everything to do with girl-on-girl titillation aimed at heterosexual males.

The CW, a network built largely on teen melodrama, has used this very tactic in the past and even implemented a new twist, courting Gossip Girl's gay fans with a hotly hyped kiss between pretty-boy lead Ed Westwick and a male character. But according to show insiders, the lesbian relationship a character strikes up on 90210 in the new year will not be for the purposes of a short-lived ratings grab.

Paul Haggis Quits Scientology Over Prop. 8

The Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind Crash, Paul Haggis, ended his 35-year association with the Church of Scientology recently with an open letter citing the church’s stance on LGBTQ issues as the main reason.

Haggis, who also wrote Million Dollar Baby, directed his letter to Tommy Davis, the current national spokesman for Scientology, and clearly stated in opening the letter that he "could not, in good conscience, be a member of an organization where gay-bashing was tolerated."

NPH & Stars for Project Angel Food inCONCERT

Project Angel Food presented its fifth annual inCONCERT on Saturday, October 17, at the Howard Fine Theater in Hollywood. The concert featured performances by some of America's favorite actors, singers, and personalities to raise funds to further the mission of Project Angel Food, which remains the only free service in Los Angeles County that prepares, cooks, and delivers daily meals to men, women, and children affected by HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-threatening illnesses.

Docu-Expose '8: The Mormon Proposition'

Take a look at the powerful and informative documentary about the true motives behind California's Proposition 8, which stripped gay citizens of marriage rights. 8: The Mormon Proposition explores the methods used by the Latter-day Saints Church to pass Prop. 8, with millions of people suffering as a result.

Belinda Carlisle for Maine's No on 1

Turns out vacation is not all the lead singer of ‘80s pop supergroup the Go-Go's wanted. Belinda Carlisle has produced a heartfelt video to support efforts of the Protect Maine Equality organization.

The issue of LGBT rights and marriage equality is personal to Carlisle, and she says she recorded the PSA not as a celebrity or activist but as a mother. "“My son, James, is gay," Carlisle says in the clip, "and I want him and every other gay person out there to have the same opportunities and rights that I’ve had in life.”

Fight HIV With Art

Reyataz’s Fight HIV Your Way contest sheds an inspirational light on the many ways people fight HIV every day. Using either photo essays or videos, each entry is a compelling example of how one individual can stand up to HIV day in, day out.

More than 1,000 people submitted personal essays along with a photograph that represents their work as a crusader against this deadly virus.

The finalist selections will be on to the public October 27-29 in San Francisco’s Union Square. The contest is sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb, maker of Reyataz.

Dustin Lance Black's Message From the March

Undeniably one of the most recognized and inspiring leaders in the crusade for LGBT equality, Dustin Lance Black was at the forefront of the drive toward the National Equality March.

At the historic gathering in Washington, D.C. ,over October 10-11, Black addressed the crowd to reinforce the grave importance of demanding that "the promise of our Constitution and Declaration of Independence be honored" to the fullest immediately for LGBT people throughout the United States of America.

He also had a response to silence those detractors who argue that we must wait for our rights.

Watch the historic and inspirational address from screenwriter and LGBT rights leader Dustin Lance Black below:

Sarah Palin's Memoir Penned by Homophobic Writer

As if you needed another reason to be sorry you ever heard of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, The Advocate reports that the coauthor of Palin's forthcoming memoir, Going Rogue, is a known "fanatical homophobe," according to political bloggers. Adding injury to a thoroughly insulting circumstance, the man behind publisher HarperCollins’s marketing is an out gay man. Not a pretty picture to proponents of equality.

Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Harvey Milk Day Bill

A potential big disappointment for gay rights activists in California has been avoided for now. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed crucial bills, including one to sanction a Harvey Milk Day observance and one to recognize gay marriages performed in states where they are already legal.

Harvey Milk Day will be observed annually on May 22, the birthday of the slain gay rights leader and San Francisco politician. Public schools and all other educational institutions are encouraged to plan events. Schwarzenegger clarified that the measure to recognize same-sex marriages performed legally in other states would "provide the same legal protections that would otherwise be available to couples that enter into civil unions or domestic partnerships out-of-state.