Rod 2.0:Beta #gay #news #lgbt #gaynewstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1416892013-05-22T13:45:00-05:00Rod 2.0 is a leading weblog for urban gay men. #Gay #LGBT #LGBTNews #GayNews #GayBlogs #LGBTBlogs #PopCulture, #politics #GayPolitics #black #BlackGay #blackgayblogs #AfricanAmericaGay #fashion #books #activism, #HIV #AIDS, #sports, #media, #television ... and all things #TysonBeckford.TypePadVIDEO: Ken Like Barbie Talks to Gay Men About "PrEP" HIV Preventiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6d4753ef0191026b68f3970c2013-05-22T13:45:00-05:002013-05-22T14:33:43-05:00It was almost one year ago that the Food and Drug Administration approved the antiretroviral medication Truvada to reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals. That prevention strategy is known as pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP. This became the...RodMonday Scheduletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6d4753ef01901c61bd43970b2013-05-20T09:30:00-05:002013-05-20T09:30:00-05:00About to start transcribing five or six interviews for two articles that are due soon. So much fun! Should have something up in the afternoon.RodPHOTOS: First Official Images of Idris Elba in "Luther" Season Threetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6d4753ef01901c526ab0970b2013-05-18T15:52:43-05:002013-05-18T15:52:43-05:00PHOTOS: BBC Your first look at Idris Elba as Detective Chief Investigator John Luther in Season Three of the BBC series Luther. BBC has confirmed the series will return on BBC One this summer. The Beeb released the first official...RodMark Anthony Neal on Black Masculinity and Leroy of "Fame"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6d4753ef01910247cd7b970c2013-05-18T14:10:00-05:002013-05-18T14:19:57-05:00NPR's Michele Norris hosted a fascinating discussion on Black men and "hyper-masculinity" on Thursday with Duke University s Professor of African & African American Studies Mark Anthony Neal. Listen to it HERE. Neal is the author of the newly-released Looking...RodFRANCE: President Hollande Signs Marriage Equality Billtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6d4753ef017eeb4e5caa970d2013-05-18T11:34:43-05:002013-05-18T11:34:43-05:00Liberté, égalité, fraternité! French President François Hollande has fulfilled his campaign promise and signed a bill today that made France the 14th nation to legalize equal marriage, reports France 24. Hollande acted a day after the Constitutional Council threw out...RodVIDEO: UN Ambassador Rice on the "Intl Day Against Homophobia"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6d4753ef01910240564d970c2013-05-17T18:50:00-05:002013-05-17T22:11:33-05:00Today is the eighth annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). Activities are being observed around the world. Ambassador Susan E. Rice, the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, released this video message today. Watch AFTER THE...RodSPORNO: DeMarco Majors is DBQ's "Most Beautifullest Man Alive"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6d4753ef017eeb46fbd7970d2013-05-17T17:30:00-05:002013-05-17T17:52:28-05:00Athlete, reality show star and model hotness DeMarco Majors is the "Most Beautifullest Man Alive" in the May/June 2013 issue of DBQ. The New York City-based magazine is published and edited by David Bridgeforth, the 24-year-old entrepreneur serving flawless face...RodREPORTS: Congressional Bid by Openly Gay NC State Rep. Brandon?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6d4753ef01901c432224970b2013-05-16T17:13:00-05:002013-05-17T19:33:51-05:00Democratic North Carolina State Rep. Marcus Brandon has made history and formed the "committee for a congressional bid to seek Congressman Mel Watt's 12th District seat," reports the Charlotte News Observer. Brandon would become the nation's first Black openly LGBT...RodVIDEO: UK: Meet the Adorable Gay Couple in the Barclays Television Adtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6d4753ef01901c36d43d970b2013-05-16T12:00:00-05:002013-05-16T12:47:04-05:00Twenty-three-year-old Niki Mahona and his 19-year-old boyfriend Luis Donegan-Brown are the gay couple featured in the popular UK television spot for Barclays' personalized debit cards. The thirty second advert has been described as one of that nation's "few mainstream TV...RodTech Problemstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6d4753ef01901c38d35e970b2013-05-15T15:38:00-05:002013-05-15T15:38:00-05:00Sorry, haven't been able to update the blog due to major tech problems with Typepad. Better luck tomorrow.RodLISTEN: Kelly Rowland Airs Her "Dirty Laundry"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6d4753ef01901c348599970b2013-05-15T09:20:00-05:002013-05-15T09:50:42-05:00Kelly Rowland debuted a new track this morning that is creating a buzz . "Dirty Laundry" was written by The Dream and third single from her upcoming fourth studio album Talk a Good Game. The track is catchy but it...RodVIDEO: Marc Lamont Hill Wins GLAAD Award for EBONY Articletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c6d4753ef0191022169c3970c2013-05-14T12:30:00-05:002013-05-16T12:29:14-05:00Over the weekend, one of the standouts of the GLAAD Media Award ceremony in San Francisco was author, scholar and Huff Post Live host Marc Lamont Hill's win in "Outstanding Digital Journalism Article" for EBONY.com's "Why Aren't We Fighting for...Rod