Openly gay U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) will appear on Michelangelo Signorile’s show on SiriusOutQ at 3:330pm today to discuss the campaign of terror being waged against gay men in Iraq. Polis recently visited Iraq to investigate the situation. You can listen to the show live online with a free 3-day registration.

Says Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean: “By having to answer that question in front of a national audience, God was testing my character and faith. I’m glad I stayed true to myself. I have no regrets about answering [judge Perez Hilton] honestly. He asked me for my opinion and I gave it to him. I have nothing against gay people, …

Yet another young life has ended over anti-gay bullying. In Georgia: On Thursday afternoon, after returning home from school, fifth-grader Jaheem quietly went into his room and hanged himself. His 10-year-old sister, Yerralis, also a fifth-grader, discovered Jaheem’s dead body. “His sister was screaming, ‘Get him down, get him down,’” said Norman Keene, who helped raise Jaheem since the boy …

Tomorrow there will be a public hearing on Maine’s marriage equality bill at the Augusta Civic Center. Organizers are urging LGBT Mainers and their allies to show in large number, bring signs, and wear red as a show of solidarity. Maine’s marriage campaign is moving to the next level. The hearing on the marriage bill has been scheduled for Wednesday, …

GOP head Michael Steele is denying the widening perception that the Republican party has hopelessly splintered into ineffective factions. Steele feels that the party is regrouping and has seen the worst of its internal divisiveness. But check out his words. He says the GOP has “bottomed and we hope that’s the case. But whether or not you’ve bottomed or not, …

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) has uncovered a brutal and horrific torture method being used against gay men by Iraqi militias. Roving squads are capturing men accused of being homosexual and using superglue to seal their anuses – then forcing them to consume a diarrhea-causing drink. The men then die in horrible agony. IGLHRC writes: The …

Courtesy of Fly Life Inc, today’s swag boo-tay is the new album from Depeche Mode, Sounds Of The Universe, which becomes available nationwide today. As one of the most influential bands of the post-punk era with global sales in excess of 100 million, Depeche Mode belongs to a select premiere league of super groups who have survived from the early …

So many great lines. My fav: “They are taking away my Asianinity!”

It’s sort of mildly amusing that by a 5-1 margin today’s #1 outgoing link is to the story of the Florida pastor who was arrested for filming high school football players having sex. “What exactly did y’all expect to find there?” he asked with a blank expression.

Carrie Prejean, Miss California USA, says that her answer to Perez Hilton’s question about marriage equality cost her the crown in last night’s Miss USA pageant. “It did cost me my crown. I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I said what I feel. I stated an opinion that was true to myself and that’s all I can do. …

Israel plans to use the plight of gays in Iran as part of their campaign to whip up international condemnation of Tehran’s government. The new campaign, to be overseen by the Foreign Ministry, aims to appeal to people who are less concerned with Iran’s nuclear aspirations and more fearful of its human rights abuses and mistreatment of minorities, including the …

Whether you like her or not, it’s rather fascinating to watch how Susan Boyle has blown existing internet viewing records out of the water. The Internet has not seen anything quite like Susan Boyle, whose online popularity is headed straight to the history books. The video of Boyle’s performance in the reality show “Britain’s Got Talent” has set the record …

They are the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble.

The Terrance Higgins Trust, England’s largest HIV charity, is claiming that HIV-positive Brits are still being turned away at United States border control checkpoints even though they have filled out a special online waiver form. People living with HIV are still being refused entry to the US, despite government plans to change legislation, it has been claimed. According to the …

A new Siena Research Institute poll (PDF) shows that for the first time, a majority of New Yorkers support marriage equality. Suck it, Sen. Diaz! By a 53-39 percent margin, voters support the Senate passing a bill to legalize same sex marriages that would virtually ensure its becoming law. Democrats, independent and young voters, and women strongly support Senate passage. …

Christine Todd Whitman, the former Republican governor of New Jersey, is calling for the GOP to remove the traditional marriage plank from its national platform. Speaking at the Log Cabin convention, she also came out against DADT and DOMA. The government should have no say about marriage, and the plank in the Republican Party platform that calls for preserving marriage …

(Via – Gawker)

The Daily Beast has the full text of McCain’s remarks. The best bit: “Most of our nation wants our nation to succeed. Most people are ready to move on the future, no live in the past. Most old school Republicans are scared shitless of that future.” The Freepers are being especially nasty about Meghan, even for them. Sample comment: “WE’RE …

Just in from Father Tony in South Florida – Patti Labelle knows the score. At Miami Beach’s first ever Gay Pride.

The 40th anniversary of the first moon landing is coming up and just released is President Richard Nixon’s prepared statement had things ended in disaster. It reads in part: Fate has ordained that the men who went to the Moon to explore in peace will stay on the Moon to rest in peace. These brave men know there is no …