Gayle Haggard will appear with her totally gay husband on Oprah today, where she says that she’s known since the early days of their 30-year marriage that Ted had nasty thoughts about mansex. Gayle: “I felt it was the thing that could destroy Ted if he gave in to it. So I prayed for him and I felt as though …

Everbody who thought “M” would be for “Madonna”, raise your hands.

Here’s another lovely message from the Catholic Church, this one from Scotland. “There is an overwhelming body of evidence showing that same-sex relationships are inherently unstable and reduce the life expectancy of those involved,” claimed church spokesman Peter Kearney. He was commenting on the case of two children who have been adopted by a gay couple. Their grandparents wanted to …

Everybody knows that humanity’s relatively newfound obsession with cleanliness and germ eradication has spawned a host of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. An interesting story in the NYT says that there’s a reason kids will eat dirt if you let them – it’s an instinctive behavior that provides an evolutionary advantage. In studies of what is called the hygiene hypothesis, researchers are concluding …

A disappointing ruling from California in the case of the Christian school whose teacher spied on students’ MySpace pages and had two girls expelled for being gay. After a Lutheran school expelled two 16-year-old girls for having “a bond of intimacy” that was “characteristic of a lesbian relationship,” the girls sued, contending the school had violated a state anti-discrimination law. …

In January 1982, Wordy Rappinghood and Genius Of Love, two tracks from the debut album of the Talking Heads’ side project, Tom Tom Club, shared the #1 slot on Billboard’s dance chart for one week. Comprised of Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth and drummer Chris Franz, Tom Tom Club has released six albums to date, the most recent a live …

Ex-Gay Watch just posted the above clip of uber-crazy “former” homosexual Richard Cohen with his Moonie wife. Oh, the strange hilarity. The video above is from the upcoming movie Chasing the Devil: Inside the Ex-Gay Movement by Bill Hussung and Mishara Canino-Hussing. Ex-Gay guru and all around bizarre guy Richard Cohen seems only too happy to participate, bringing back memories …

The Human Rights Campaign has published their “State To State” report, a comprehensive listing of what legislation may be coming regarding LGBT rights in every state in 2009 as well as what happened in 2008. Their summary for the coming year: · Marriage equality: Maine, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont are expected to take up legislation. In addition, Iowa’s …

PETA’s “vegetarians have better sex” Super Bowl ad was rejected by NBC because it “depicts a level of sexuality exceeding our standards.” What, models in lingerie rubbing asparagus on their vah-jay-jay is too far?

Anthony Hecht at Slog writes: “A fascinating mix of exactly what you’d expect McCain to Twitter (‘I am working in my office on Capitol Hill today.”, “I’m traveling today with Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Joe Lieberman.”, “GET OFF MY LAWN!”), and bizarre use of internet acronyms that no one over 25 uses (ICYMI).”

Icelandic pol Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir is poised to become the world’s first openly gay prime minister. The current Minister for Social Affairs, Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir of the Social Democrats, said she is prepared to assume the position of prime minister as long as she senses that her position is backed by sufficient trust. Foreign Minister and chairwoman of the Social Democrats Ingibjörg …

Matt Staver of the Liberty Counsel appeared on Mike Huckabee’s show to complain about the LGBT rights agenda posted on the White House’s site “just FIVE minutes!!” after Obama was sworn in. Staver uses all the same old tired examples (Ocean Grove pavilion, New Mexico wedding photographer) to predict the stifling of religious dissent. (Via – Good As You)

NYC’s iconic Flatiron Building is going to be converted to a luxury hotel. New Yorkers are happy to hear the iconic Flatiron Building may open as a world-class hotel, even if it is 10 years down the line. “This sounds like one development project that actually makes sense,” said Johnanna Acevedo, 36, who lives in the neighborhood and works in …

Andy Towle points out this clip from Wheel Of Fortune in which a contestant point out his male fiance’ in the audience. His winning answer was “mixed signals”, but if there’s a joke in there, I can’t think of it.

After months and months of nonstop annoying ads warning us about the switch to digital television, the Senate yesterday approved a bill to delay the transition until June. Because they’re out of money to pay for the converter boxes. The Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday to postpone the digital television transition until June 12. The deadline for all broadcasters …

It will be very interesting to see how Hillary responds to this. Nearly 2,200 government employees involved in foreign policy issues signed a letter delivered to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday calling on the government to give equal benefits to same-sex partners. The Bush administration had eased some rules, opening up some training to same-sex partners, but had …

GLAAD has announced the 2009 Media Award Nominees. Here’s a few of the categories. OUTSTANDING FILM – WIDE RELEASEBrideshead Revisited (Miramax Films)Milk (Focus Features)Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (Columbia Pictures)RocknRolla (Warner Bros. Pictures)Vicky Cristina Barcelona (The Weinstein Company) OUTSTANDING FILM – LIMITED RELEASEThe Edge of Heaven (Strand Releasing)Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom (New Open Door Productions)Save Me (First Run Features)Shelter …

According to a new study, frequent masturbation after the age of 50 is good for your prostate. Before 50, not so much. Masturbation may be good for you – or bad, depending on your age. The solitary sexual activity that is widely practised but little discussed, is linked with an increased risk of prostate cancer when practised frequently by young …

Whoa. Watch this interview with the guy paid off by New Life Church.