Senator Al Franken and 22 cosponsors introduced the Student Non-Discrimination Act, a companion to companion bill to H.R. 4530, introduced by Rep. Jared Polis in the House early this year, which would prohibit discrimination in schools on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.

Country star Chely Wright who scored big hits with with “Single White Female” and “Shut Up and Drive” is announcing she’s lesbian, according to TMZ and confirmed by other sources. She is the first major country star to come out.