Whether they are coming out on their own or are being outted by others, gays in public life are becoming more and more...well public.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 7:56:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34989/degeneres-to-wed-tomorrow.html?refid=rss_all_defaultEllen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s intimate wedding will take place this weekend in California, Us Weekly reports. The daytime gabber and her 35-year-old bride announced their intentions to wed following the Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling this spring. "Planning a wedding is very stressful. It's crazy. My gardener is now invited," DeGeneres, 50, has said.http://www.newser.com/story/34989/degeneres-to-wed-tomorrow.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 15 Aug 2008 8:20:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34383/breakfast-with-billie-jean-king.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAs her book Pressure Is a Privilege hits shelves, tennis legend Billie Jean King discusses life as a feminist icon and her "Battle of the Sexes" victory over Bobby Riggs with Vanity Fair. "It caused social change, that tennis match. It was about Title IX," King says of the 1973 event. "Before 1972 a woman could not get an athletic scholarship."http://www.newser.com/story/34383/breakfast-with-billie-jean-king.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 08 Aug 2008 8:37:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33204/bigoted-dont-ask-has-no-support-must-go-now.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOn the occasion of the first “don’t ask, don’t tell” congressional hearing in 15 years, John Cloud revisits the policy that bars gays from serving openly in the military in Time and deems it “a tissue of barely disguised bigotry.” He contends that the policy is out of touch—polls show most in the military don't care if fellow soldiers are gay—does more harm than good, and hasn't greatly changed the number of gays discharged per year.http://www.newser.com/story/33204/bigoted-dont-ask-has-no-support-must-go-now.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 23 Jul 2008 16:26:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32711/10-ways-to-say-im-not-gay.html?refid=rss_all_defaultStar Jones' ex, Al Reynolds, used YouTube to make it official—he is not gay, just "kind of soft." His coming-in announcement prompts Radar to list the 10 best moments in defensive heterosexuality. Oprah Winfrey on rumors about her and Gayle King: ''Oh, please.'' Jake Gyllenhaal: "I can honestly say I've never been attracted to a man sexually, but I don't think I'd be afraid of it if it happened."http://www.newser.com/story/32711/10-ways-to-say-im-not-gay.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 22 Jul 2008 12:39:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30350/gay-sports-leagues-net-straight-players.html?refid=rss_all_defaultGay and straight men in New York are teaming up, literally: The city’s many gay-sports leagues feature scores of heterosexuals looking for competition and friendship. “I was reticent,” admitted one straight footballer. “I was used to a high level of play.” But he and others have since sidelined their hesitance, saying gay leagues are just as tough as mainstream clubs.http://www.newser.com/story/30350/gay-sports-leagues-net-straight-players.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 18 Jun 2008 17:07:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29929/gay-daughter-no-problem-for-mass-governor.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFor some politicians—Dick Cheney, say, or Alan Keyes—a gay daughter might be a major inconvenience. But the public coming-out yesterday of Katherine Patrick, daughter of supportive Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, is being praised as a "very powerful statement" by gay-rights groups, and the low-key nature of how Katherine Patrick's sexuality was made public—in a Massachusetts GLBT weekly—was hailed for its sensibility.http://www.newser.com/story/29929/gay-daughter-no-problem-for-mass-governor.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 13 Jun 2008 12:52:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29010/lilo-kos-1m-lesbian-confession.html?refid=rss_all_defaultLindsay Lohan turned down a $1 million offer from OK! to come out on the magazine's cover, the New York Post reports. Lohan and the gossip weekly were negotiating a story about her relationship with celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson. "Lindsay really wants this to happen and she needs the money," said a source, but the starlet's flak says there's nothing in the works.http://www.newser.com/story/29010/lilo-kos-1m-lesbian-confession.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 02 Jun 2008 9:37:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28787/lesbian-liplock-sparks-stadium-pda-dispute.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Seattle Mariners' response to a fan complaint has set off a dispute about gay rights and public displays of affection. A Safeco Field employee told a lesbian couple they had to either stop kissing in the stands or leave the game, KOMO TV reports. One of the women says the kiss was a peck on the lips, but security received a report of "groping and making out," the team tells the Post-Intelligencer.http://www.newser.com/story/28787/lesbian-liplock-sparks-stadium-pda-dispute.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 30 May 2008 9:33:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28206/gay-paris-mayor-sets-sights-on-presidency.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe battle is on for the leadership of France's opposition Socialist Party, and a man who says the nation is ready for a gay president is the surprise leader, the Telegraph reports. Bertrand Delanoë, the popular mayor of Paris, is the early favorite, outpolling Ségolène Royal, who lost last year's election to Nicolas Sarkozy.http://www.newser.com/story/28206/gay-paris-mayor-sets-sights-on-presidency.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 22 May 2008 12:03:39 CDT