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McDonald's focuses on a teen crush in one of its latest French ads, and the infatuation happens to include two boys. The fast food giant's commercial features a dad and son at the restaurant. Dad is at the counter ordering food - while his son is looking at photos of his classmates and longingly talking to someone on his cell. Viewers learn at the end of the commercial that the son attends an all-boy school.

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Lesbian mother of four - Cat Cora - is helping bring relief to Haiti along with former Sen. Bob Kerrey and Timberland CEO Jeff Swartz. Cora is the founder of the relief group Chefs for Humanity [pictured], which delivers nutritional aid to those who badly need it.

Sex and the City's Cynthia Nixon - out mother of two - responds to a recent Newsweek column that questioned if openly gay actors can play straight characters in film and plays. Cynthia said, "I think it's horrible. ...I just feel like it's hard enough to encourage people to come out of the closet without it affecting their careers. I think it's set us back ten years."

Meanwhile, Newsweek faces calls for a boycott and demands for an apology.

With strong backing from the Census Bureau, we are hoping for maximum participation by same-sex couples in the first U.S. census that will tally those of us who say we're married - even those without a marriage license.

For the first time, the bureau has deployed a team of professional field workers to reach-out to gays and lesbians.

The bureau unveiled its first public-service videos encouraging gay Americans to mail in their census forms.

While surrogacy is illegal if done in Italy, having a child with the help of a surrogate mother in the U.S. is becoming more popular among Italian gay men. Circle Surrogacy hosted an informational seminar last Fall - about parenting options through surrogacy in the U.S. for Italian and Swiss residents.

Daniel Radcliffe's voice will be heard in a public service announcement in support of The Trevor Project - a youth suicide prevention group supporting gay teens.

Dawn - a surrogate mother in the United States - delivered twins for an Israeli gay couple. She recently visited the family along with her husband. The reunion was featured on Israeli TV in a story about gay men who increasingly turn to U.S. surrogacy in their quest for parenthood. Also featured in the news clip are the Israeli couple, Circle Surrogacy's president - John Weltman - and the agency's Israeli liaison.