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"Gay Pride in Effect" dated Thursday, June 30 at 1:00 PM PT (Pacific Timing)

Buzz comes out! Gay marriage, gay pride, and a new gay cable channel inspire some searchers to venture out of the closet.

What a week for the marrying kind. On Tuesday, Canada's House of Commons voted to legalize marriage between same-sex partners. If the bill passes, Canada will become the fourth nation to recognize marriage between two people of the same sex. Yesterday our northern neighbor would have come in at number three, but -- just this morning -- Spain astonished many by passing its own gay marriage law. "Gay marriage" (+6%) was up slightly in Search yesterday, and we'll be watching to see if Spain's move sparks more interest throughout the week. As for the U.S. -- San Francisco and L.A. lead the nation in gay marriage searches, but the Dallas/Fort Worth metro ranks third in the number of people looking up same-sex unions online.

It was also quite a week for the partying kind, especially those prone to fabulous feather headdresses. Tens of thousands took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate the 35th anniversary of gay pride and to mark the Stonewall riots. "Gay pride" gathered in numbers at the Search box throughout the month, culminating in a 41% jump last weekend. Unsurprisingly, San Francisco led the way in searches on the pride festivities, followed by Chicago, New York City, Atlanta, and Seattle.

With the spectacles' confetti and glitter still littering the streets, many marchers will settle in tonight, cosmos in hand, to watch MTV's latest venture. The entertainment behemoth launches the gay cable channel Logo today. The debut makes history -- Logo is the first channel to specifically target a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender audience. They couldn't have picked a better week for it.


*Thanks to JacKarate for this article. I posted so everyone could know what's going on. Keep on praying, guys. There WILL be a revival.*