On August 13th, David Shupe-Roderick and Ryan W. Dupree filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutional validity of Wyoming’s ban on gay marriage, contesting the definition of marriage as that existing only between one man and one woman, but the suit has angered and bewildered several gay activists who argue that the suit – successful or not – is an embarrassment and is apt to do more damage than good. Perhaps most disconcerting, the dubious character of the two men, who are acting as their own attorneys, in particular 25 year old Shupe-Roderick, a convicted felon with a history of mental illness. According to reports, he “served 4 years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary after he, his brother, and their two girlfriends left Cheyenne in a rental car in January 2004. When they didn’t return the rental car on time, the rental company contacted police. Two days later, Shupe-Roderick – then known as Gerald Shupe – was arrested in Arkansas after being pulled over for an illegal lane change.” He is currently being prosecuted for falsifying state documents. Shupe-Roderick has also filed numerous lawsuits including one pending in federal court in which he is suing the state Department of Family Services for alleging taking a tax refund and applying the amount to an outstanding child support debt. He was paying child support to his ex-wife in order to support their 5 year old son, but in 2009 he agreed to abandon all parental rights in exchange for dropping all child support obligations. According to Shupe-Roderick, he and the 19 year old Dupree have been dating for more than a year, Dupree suffering from a debilitating combination of depression and neurological condition since birth. Consequently, Dupree is unemployed and because they cannot marry, is unable to be covered under Shupe-Roderick’s health insurance. Shupe-Roderick says he is surprised by the attention the lawsuit has garnered, saying “I kind of assumed that it would just be a quiet lawsuit.”
Toledo, Ohio celebrated Gay Pride Saturday – the day actually marked by three disparate events: an AIDS walk sponsored by the AIDS Resource Center Ohio, which attracted 400 participants; a march organized by the Toledo LGBTQ Collective, which attracted 90, and the days centrepiece, the Toledo Pride Community Connection Carnival, which attracted hundreds.
Victoria Blunt, the wife of Conservative MP Crispin Blunt, is said to be completely “traumatised” after her husband announced Friday that he was leaving her, and intended to come to terms with his homosexuality.
Alex Grove offers a preview of the Edinburgh Rugby charity calendars, the smoking sexy said Grove and two teammates in formfitting boxer briefs.
Jane Lynch, Ryan Murphy, and Jim Parsons were among the winners Sunday night at the 62nd Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Lynch won for best supporting comedy actress for her work in Glee, Murphy for best direction of a comedy series, also for Glee, and Parsons, send below, finally earned a well-deserved Emmy for best actor in a comedy series for The Big Bang Factor. Mad Men won for best drama series, Modern Family for best comedy series. The evening’s most embarrassing note: a gay joke gone terribly awry told by Lauren Graham at the expense of Matthew Perry.
Meet male model Max Cocking.
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