Greg’s Gay Star News: Lance Bass says “tranny” on air; Don Lemon on his future; Zach Wahls is YouTube champ and more!

Good evening all!
Hope everyone is having a good week and in a good place heading into the weekend and the Christmas holiday.
All my presents are wrapped (did it while listening to the phenomenal Michael Buble Christmas album last night – I HIGHLY recommend!) and it’s a good thing because it’s been another busy day over at
Gay Star News.
Here are stories I worked on today and I hope you’ll check them out!
Lance Bass uses the word ‘trannies’ on television
Former member of ‘N Sync later tweets that he ‘didn’t know it was a bad word now … Sorry if I offended anyone by using that word’
CNN anchor Don Lemon pondering his next move
The openly gay newsman is uncertain of his professional future: ‘I don’t know what will happen when my contract comes up’
Zach Wahlis has year’s most watched political clip on YouTube
College student defended his two moms before Iowa legislators and footage of his moving comments has received 18.5 million views so far
NHL executive carries on late gay son’s message of acceptance
Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke says there’s no room for homophobia in pro hockey, sports or ‘anywhere’
No more health care in Michigan for some domestic partners
GOP governor Rick Snyder signs into law a bill that ends coverage
Lexxvs says:
If anything, you learn how powerful a word can become once you point at it as forbidden or very inappropriate. I’ve read so many LGTB people depict the word as usual, even more among trans, that the only conclusion I have is that we are teaching the bigots a new word to try to be hateful knowing that –purportedly- it’s considered the uttermost insult. My opinion is that we shouldn’t empower hate forbidding certain words; point at the hatred in the intentions, not the word itself. Because you could be hateful even using the most proper English.