Virginia Republicans Reject Non-Discrimination, Gay Positive Company Courted To Come To Maryland Over Virginia, Supreme Court Rejects D.C. Gay Marriage Opponents, Two Charged In Seattle Hate Crime, Neil Patrick Harris Tweets Coming Out Advice, Calvin Klein Underwear Model Finalists, Florian Bourdila

In Virginia Tuesday evening, a bill that would have banned any and all employment discrimination against state employees was effectively killed by a Republican ruled House subcommittee. Democratic Senator Donald McEachin sponsored the bill after the newly elected Republican governor, Bob McDonnell, issued an executive order forbidding employment discrimination that omitted discrimination based on sexual orientation. The state’s two previous Democratic senators had structured protections for gays in the state workplace.

This failure arrives at a time when Virginia’s reputation for inequality and intolerance stands to impact the state financially, gay advocacy group Equality Virginia revealing a letter from openly gay Maryland Senator Richard Madaleno who wrote the CEO of Northrop Grumman Corporation asking that they locate the company’s corporate headquarters in Maryland instead of Virginia because Virginia legislators continue to go about “dismantling the few protections “afforded to gays and lesbians.

American Supreme Court Justice John Robert Tuesday refused to grant a stay to opponents of gay marriage in Washington, D.C., a coalition of pretend Christians seeking an injunction to the law about to take effect because, they argued, the issue should be placed on a referendum and voted on by the electorate. Roberts, in a three page opinion, said that because the issue – of a referendum – is still being considered by the D.C. Court of Appeals, it is not the time for the Supreme Court to be involved. “It has been the practice of the Court to defer to the decisions of the courts of the District of Columbia on matters of exclusively local concerns, “wrote Roberts, thereby allowing gay couples to begin applying for marriage licences Wednesday, March 3.

In Seattle, 22 year old Adnan Basher Osman and 21 year old Abdinasir Ahmed have been charged with committing a felony hate crime, after a man was attacked January 3rd, at the city’s Filipino Community Center. The victim, a Somali, says the two men attacked him while yelling anti-gay slurs. Since the alleged attack, the victim has not been able to attend his mosque for fear of being outed.

A report on Neil Patrick Harris and advice the multi-talented star gave, via Twitter, to a young Australian man, on coming out.

The finalists for the Calvin Klein Underwear 9 Countries, 9 Men, 1 Winner competition have been announced, Mr. Germany, Lenn Haberthaler leading, but my eye is on Mr. England, one smoking sexy Laurence Cope.

Meet male model Florian Bourdila.