Rally At Utah Capital For State-Wide Bill To Protect Gays From Discrimination In Employment And Housing, Gay Squash Club Secures Government Grant To Attract More Lesbian And Transgender Players, James Franco Made Sex Tape When He Was 19 But Did Not Like The Way He Looked, Evan Lysacek Among The Gay Elite Attending Birthday Party For Nick Gruber Given By Boyfriend Calvin Klein, Russell Tovy Nude, Matt Lanter

A rally was held Monday in Salt Lake City, Utah, more than 100 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Utahans gathering at the Capitol Rotunda rallying in support of a state-wide anti-discrimination bill that would create equality in employment and housing, reports Fox 13. Senator Ben McAdams (Democrat-Salt Lake) says the bill he is sponsoring is not simply about advancing gay rights, but about changing the perception of Utah held by those outside the state. “The problem is around the nation people believe that Utah discriminates and that’s, I think, the real power of this bill is to send a signal that we are welcoming community, that we accept the differences of everybody in our community and we’re a place that businesses can come and bring their employees and their employees will be treated well,” said McAdams. A total of eleven counties and cities throughout Utah have previous passed their own ordinances protecting LGBT persons from facing discrimination in employment and housing. McAdams says he is confident that his bill, still in its draft stages, will make its way through the legislature.

Sport England, a government agency, is giving a grant to Britain’s first gay squash club to aid in recruiting lesbian and transgender players to the sport, the Telegraph. 4PlaySquash, formed 21 years ago in Camden, north London, secured the funds by promising to “help develop squash in the gay community ... particularly gay women.” John Forni, the club’s publicity manager, said “Squash is a sport that anyone can play at any age. It’s nice to attract different members. Many of ours at present are males between 20 and 50 years old, but we want to open up squash to experts or novices of any age, gender or sexuality,” Forni adding that “We can show that there are other things to do as an LGBT person, other ways to meet people, not just the stereotypical party scene.” The plan is not with criticism, a spokesperson for the Taxpayer’s Alliance saying “It’s astonishing that the Government is spending our money on encouraging people to take up squash. With huge pressures on the public finances, funding thousands of pounds worth of squash lessons simply isn’t fair or sustainable.”

James Franco tells Newsweek that he made a sex tape at 19, but “then watching it back and thinking, oh, that looks horrible.”

The New York Post reports on the 21st birthday party thrown by Calvin Klein for boyfriend (and sometime gay porn star) Nick Gruber Friday, January, 21st, Gruber, according to Post “was treated to a balloon-filled, late-night 21st-birthday party at Indochine, courtesy of boyfriend Calvin Klein on Friday night. Party planner Bronson Van Wyck created a Studio 54-meets-New Year's Eve dinner party at Indochine, stocked with 4,500 balloons, 100 models and a cake with 21 sparklers on top. Fashion's elite including Anna Wintour, Steven Klein, Patrick McCarthy, Donna Karan, Daphne Guinness, Ingrid Sischy, Sandy Brant and Vera Wang partied with Evan Lysacek, Andy Cohen, Ian Schrager and 150 or so more. Wang and Lysacek were the first ones on the dance floor, while Guinness took in the scene from her perch on the back of a banquette.”

The deeply delicious (and openly gay) Russell Tovy, is completely naked in Being Human. (NSFW)

Sunday, the always edible Matt Lanter arrives at the premiere of The Roommate.