http://advocate.com/feeds.aspxDaily News60Harold Ford Jr. said that Eleanor Roosevelt opposed Bobby Kennedy's run for a senate seat in 1964, two years after Mrs. Roosevelt had died.http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/09/Harold_Ford_Jr__Misstates_NY_History/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/09/Harold_Ford_Jr__Misstates_NY_History/Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:50:00 GMTNational Organization for Marriage executive director Brian Brown has responded to the San Francisco Chronicle’s column reporting that federal judge Vaughn Walker, who is presiding over the Prop. 8 case,  is gay, attacking the judge not for his sexual orientation but for being biased.  http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/National_Organization_for_Marriage_on_Reports_Prop__8_Judge_is_Gay/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/National_Organization_for_Marriage_on_Reports_Prop__8_Judge_is_Gay/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:10:00 GMTThree candidates in the Rhode Island governor's race are each expected to publicly sign a pledge stating that they would support and sign a gay marriage bill if elected. http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/RI_Gov_Candidates_Vow_to_Back_Gay_Marriage/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/RI_Gov_Candidates_Vow_to_Back_Gay_Marriage/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:45:00 GMTOne of the country's most famous editors joins one of the country's most famous reality competitions.http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Andre_Leon_Talley_Joins_Model/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Andre_Leon_Talley_Joins_Model/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:50:00 GMTAaron Carter, the pop star younger brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, stripped his shirt off and posed for the No H8 Campaign in Los Angeles last week. The campaign raises awareness and money for gay rights.  http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Aaron_Carter_Poses_for_NoH8/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Aaron_Carter_Poses_for_NoH8/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:05:00 GMTA Brazilian man has been granted asylum by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as violence against LGBT residents of the South American nation escalates.http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Brazilian_Man_Wins_Asylum_in_US/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Brazilian_Man_Wins_Asylum_in_US/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:40:00 GMTA Virginia politician is working to bring same-sex marriage to his state.http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Virginia_for_Married_Gay_Lovers/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Virginia_for_Married_Gay_Lovers/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:35:00 GMTRep. John Murtha, a fierce critic of the Iraq war whose support for gay rights evolved in recent years, died on Monday at a Virginia hospital, a spokesman has confirmed. http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Rep__John_Murtha_Dies/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Rep__John_Murtha_Dies/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:35:00 GMTMilitary experts and officials from foreign forces that allow openly gay troops are scheduled to convene in Washington, D.C., to discuss integrating gays and lesbians into the U.S. armed services.http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Foreign_Military_to_Advise_on_DADT_Repeal/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Foreign_Military_to_Advise_on_DADT_Repeal/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:35:00 GMTA survey by the Des Moines Register found that Iowa residents would much rather ban texting while driving than gay marriage in the Midwestern state. http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Poll_Finds_Iowans_Have_Bigger_Concerns/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Poll_Finds_Iowans_Have_Bigger_Concerns/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:15:00 GMTSarah Silverman is known for being outspoken and downright filthy ... but the comedian proved on Friday’s The View that when she’s passionate about something, she can get serious too.http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Sarah_Silverman_Embarrassed_Gays_Cant_Marry/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Sarah_Silverman_Embarrassed_Gays_Cant_Marry/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:15:00 GMTKristen Wiig and the gang take on Greta Van Susteren and "don't ask, don't tell."http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/SNL_on_DADT/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/SNL_on_DADT/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMTBoy George’s days as a chart-topper are about to be dramatized in a new biopic for the BBC. Worried About the Boy heads into production next month with newcomer Douglas Booth starring as the Culture Club front man. The film will take a look at the singer’s transition from face around town to gender-bending household name.  http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/BBC_Plans_Boy_George_Biopic/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/BBC_Plans_Boy_George_Biopic/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:45:00 GMT Ex-beauty queen Carrie Prejean may not believe in gay couples’ right to marry, but that didn’t stop her from getting engaged to St. Louis Rams quarterback Kyle Boller over the weekend.http://advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Entertainment_News/Carrie_Prejean_Engaged_to_NFL_Player/http://advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Entertainment_News/Carrie_Prejean_Engaged_to_NFL_Player/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:35:00 GMTTired Super Bowl ad tactics were a reflection of difficult times, says New York Times advertising writer Stuart Elliott. http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Super_Bowl_Ad_Resorts_to_Gay_Stereotype/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Super_Bowl_Ad_Resorts_to_Gay_Stereotype/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:20:00 GMTA Vodafone UK employee was suspended for tweeting an antigay and sexist message to the company's official Twitter account. http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Vodafone_UK_Tweets_Homophobia,_Sexism/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Vodafone_UK_Tweets_Homophobia,_Sexism/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:25:00 GMTIn the wake of last month's marriage equality loss in the New Jersey state senate, Garden State Equality announced that it would end financial contributions to political parties.http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/NJ_Group_Stops_Giving_to_Political_Parties/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/NJ_Group_Stops_Giving_to_Political_Parties/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:55:00 GMTSarah Palin said Sunday that repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy is "unnecessary" right now.http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Palin_DADT_Repeal_Unnecessary_Right_Now/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Palin_DADT_Repeal_Unnecessary_Right_Now/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMTKristin Davis, the madam who turned on Eliot Spitzer, is running for governor of New York as a Libertarian candidate.http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Pro_gay_Spitzer_Madam_Runs_for_Governor/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/08/Pro_gay_Spitzer_Madam_Runs_for_Governor/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:35:00 GMTLaura Chinchilla, the first woman elected president of Costa Rica, opposes same-sex marriage.http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/07/Gay_Marriage_Foe_Elected_in_Costa_Rica/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/07/Gay_Marriage_Foe_Elected_in_Costa_Rica/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMTA Malawi man was arrested over the weekend for putting up posters supporting homosexuality. Twenty-one-year-old Peter Sawali was putting up posters that read, “Gay Rights Are Human Rights.” Homosexuality is illegal in the southern African nation.  http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/07/Malawi_Man_Jailed_for_Promoting_Gay_Rights/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/07/Malawi_Man_Jailed_for_Promoting_Gay_Rights/Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:35:00 GMTSan Francisco Chronicle columnists Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross write in their Sunday column an aspect of the Prop. 8 trial the media didn’t touch on while it was underway – that Judge Vaughn Walker is gay.http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/07/SF_Chronicle_Prop__8_Judge_is_Gay/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/07/SF_Chronicle_Prop__8_Judge_is_Gay/Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:15:00 GMTThe Super Bowl ad produced by the antigay, antichoice Focus on the Family starring Tim Tebow and his mom, Pam, is now available on YouTube. Ads featuring Tim aired four times before the game and again during the Super Bowl. http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/07/Watch_Tim_Tebow_Focus_on_the_Family_Ad/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/07/Watch_Tim_Tebow_Focus_on_the_Family_Ad/Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:00:00 GMTMeghan McCain appeared as a guest host on The View Friday and said she was extremely proud of her mother, Cindy, for posing for the No H8 campaign and showing her support for marriage equality.  http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/06/Meghan_McCain_on_Moms_NoH8_Pic/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/06/Meghan_McCain_on_Moms_NoH8_Pic/Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMTSen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced Saturday that she would introduce an amendment to ban funding for the enforcement of "don't ask, don't tell." http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/05/Gillibrand_to_Propose_End_to_DADT_Funding/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/05/Gillibrand_to_Propose_End_to_DADT_Funding/Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:20:00 GMTAs the United States debated the fate of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” in Brazil a general is making headlines for saying he doesn’t think gay men should be allowed to command troops ... even though the country allows gays to serve openly.http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/06/Brazilian_General_Gays_Shouldnt_Lead_Troops/http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/06/Brazilian_General_Gays_Shouldnt_Lead_Troops/Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:30:00 GMT