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Should Beckham-Bashing CNN Pundit Resign, Brett Ratner Style?

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In the case of CNN's Roland Martin and his recent Twitter scandal, we have to admit: We're a little relieved our readers aren't making the decisions at CNN.

Because, although CNN has ultimately made the decision to suspend Martin from air, the majority of you readers believed Martin's comments were not anti-gay in the first place.

Uh, we're having a little déjà vu...

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CNN Suspends Roland Martin Over "Offensive" Tweets—Is GLAAD Satisfied?

Roland Martin, Twitter Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images; Twitter; H&M

Roland Martin may have meant to joke about sports, but his bosses definitely didn't find his ramblings funny.

The CNN contributor has been suspended by the cable news channel after Roland posted several off-color tweets during the Super Bowl—one of them about David Beckham's H&M undies ad—that critics labeled homophobic.

His biggest opponent? Gay-rights powerhouse GLAAD, which pushed hard for CNN to fire the commentator. And, although that's not quite what happened, the group did successfully lobby for CNN to slap Roland with disciplinary sanctions.

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Poll: Should CNN Fire Roland Martin?

Roland Martin, Twitter Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images; Twitter; H&M
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Yesterday was such a great day for the LGBT community, what with a Federal California court declaring Prop 8 unconstitutional, that we didn't want to ruin it with anti-gay biz courtesy of CNN commentator Roland Martin.

We've made up our minds about the sitch, but, we find this gay-baiting (and gay-bashing) to be particularly rich right in the middle of The Help and all of its civil-rights-minded glory doing so well at awards shows and at the box office. What about the civil rights of gays?

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Ellen DeGeneres Talks Prop 8, Fires Back at One Million Moms' JCPenney Protest

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Ellen DeGeneres has a bit of a bone to pick with the "haters" that comprise One Million Moms.

Following the overturning of Proposition 8 Monday (which originally banned gay marriage in California), the daytime talk show host shared her excitement over the ruling and sounded off about the conservative group's beef with her new JCPenney partnership while she was at it. 

So what did Ellen say?

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CNN's Roland Martin Apologizes for Offensive Tweet—Does GLAAD Forgive Him?

Roland Martin, Twitter Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images; Twitter; H&M

Welcome, Roland Martin, to the land of people in the public eye who have learned the hard way that what they write on Twitter has consequences.

Lucky for him, the CNN contributor and TV One host doesn't appear to be getting fired from any of his gigs, but that's exactly what the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation wanted after Martin tweeted a bad-on-multiple-levels joke in response to David Beckham's Super Bowl underwear commercial.

After an initial attempt to explain his crass comment, Martin offered up a lengthier statement late Monday:

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Miley Cyrus Explains Gay Marriage-Supporting Tattoo

Miley Cyrus, Tattoo Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup via AP IMAGES

Miley Cyrus has had to defend her share of photographs over the years.

But she honestly didn't expect the backlash that occurred last summer when she tweeted a picture of an equals sign newly tattooed on her finger, along with the post, "ALL LOVE is equal."

"A lot of people mocked me—they said, 'What happened to you? You used to be a Christian girl!' And I said, 'Well, if you were a true Christian, you would have your facts straight. Christianity is about love,'" the teen star wrote in an article for Glamour.com.

So, what brought her to address the controversy again now?

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Cynthia Nixon Gets The Talk After Saying Being Gay Is Her Choice

Cynthia Nixon, Live With Kelly ABC

Cynthia Nixon is getting schooled on sexuality in the city.

In an interview printed in Sunday's New York Times Magazine, the actress said that, for her, homosexuality "is a choice."

Cue the concern.

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EXCLUSIVE!

Sara Gilbert's Girlfriend Linda Perry Opens Up About Romance: "We Met and We Just Instantly Connected"

Linda Perry, Sara Gilbert FayesVision/WENN.com
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Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry's romance is coming along quite nicely.

"It's so awesome," Perry told me Thursday at the Critics' Choice Awards. "I would never have expected that me and her [sic] would be dating."

So what changed the former 4 Non Blondes frontwoman's mind?

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EXCLUSIVE!

George Clooney: No to Presidential Campaigning, Yes to Same-Sex Marriage

George Clooney, Barack Obama Paul Fenton / Zuma Press, Jun Sato/WireImage.com
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You'd think George Clooney would be gearing up to hit the campaign trail for President Barack Obama, right?

Nope. He's not going to do it.

Why? Read to find out...

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EXCLUSIVE!

Chaz Bono Is a "Blessing in My Life," Says Stepmom

Chaz Bono, Mary Bono C Flanigan/FilmMagic
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Chaz Bono haters need to back off.

Not only does he have the support of his mom, Cher, but...

His stepmom, U.S. Rep. Mary Bono Mack, is also in his corner.

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