“We stood firm for the civil rights of every Iowan by saying loudly and clearly that any and all efforts to add discriminatory amendments to our state constitution have no place in our state constitution. Regardless of our personal views, we have a line that needs to be drawn between the executive branch and the judicial branch and I think …

“Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away – called New York City – there was a special place where fairies could go when they weren’t feeling well. It was known as the Gay Men’s Health Project. The friendly bears and slender youths who ran this magical dispensary helped unlucky fairies mend their wings and wee-wees so they …

The repeal of DADT is a “hot bottom issue” according to MSNBC. But only in the Marines. (Tipped by JMG reader CF)

Only not! Gothamist has the story: Fox News’ “Real American Stories,” hosted by hockey mom Sarah Palin, will be airing tomorrow night with interviews with Toby Keith, Jack Welch and LL Cool J. But the rapper wants to set the record straight, because he didn’t actually sit down with Palin for an interview. He wrote on Twitter last night, “Fox …

Anti-gay closet case gay homosexual South Carolina Lt. Governor Andre Bauer is calling on his Red State counterparts to stage a constitutional convention to repeal the health care reform bill. Yeah, that’ll happen.

Next weekend I’ll be in Fort Lauderale for the 2010 Gay & Lesbian Literary Arts Festival, where I’ll join Miami Herald columnist Steve Rothaus and author Steve Petrow for a panel discussion titled “The Art Of Blogging.” Fancy! The panel will be moderated by South Florida Gay News columnist and blogger bon vivant, our very own Father Tony. Festival registration …

From the excellent Look At This Fucking Teabagger. (Tipped by JMG reader Dean)

Rubber-suited Fergie-a-like hits Mariah-high notes with generic male co-vocalist. Not terrible, but instantly forgettable. Points off for the oh-so-tired fire/desire rhyme, which should have been retired even before Rick James and Teena Marie made it their showstopper.

This weekend’s feature article in New York Times Magazine deals with homosexuality in the animal kingdom. Here’s an excerpt: Various forms of same-sex sexual activity have been recorded in more than 450 different species of animals by now, from flamingos to bison to beetles to guppies to warthogs. A female koala might force another female against a tree and mount …

“The folly of the SPLC’s expanding ‘hate’ dragnet is that it threatens to engulf all religious/moral opposition to homosexuality. Indeed, it would be revealing to query the top 25 ‘GLBT’ activist across the nation and ask them if they would also label, as Matt Barber pokes fun HERE, the following as ‘hate groups’: Family Research Council, AFA, the Roman Catholic …

The “ex-gay” sadists at Exodus International are endorsing the beating, bullying, and torturing of gay youth through their Day Of Truth campaign against GLSEN’s coming Day Of Silence. Below they interview students at the University of Central Florida (second mention of my alma mater today, but not as funny), asking them about God’s view on homosexuality. Jeremy at Good As …

Last night Larry King hosted Sinead O’Connor and the Catholic League’s Bill Dohohue to discuss the Vatican’s lack of action on the global pedophilia scandal. Openly gay former CNN anchor Thomas Roberts also appeared to talk about his own molestation by a Catholic priest. Donohue: “Al Qaeda suspects are presumed innocent more than the Pope.” In the third of the …

Anti-gay Trinity Broadcasting has settled a sexual harassment suit brought by a gay male employee against Pastor Paul Crouch, Jr., the son of the network’s founder and chairman, Paul Crouch. According to the employee, Crouch Jr. emailed him transsexual porn and told employees that he had a “mangina.” Brian Dugger sued Trinity last March, claiming he was harassed and discriminated …

Sen. Scott Brown continues to tell people that he needs money to fight his coming campaign battle against Rachel Maddow. Last night Maddow ripped him to shreds: “Senator Brown, you are lying. Stop it. Stop it now.”

“Ex-gay” nutters PFOX are trying to get PepsiCo shareholders riled up because the company made a donation to PFLAG. Via World Net Daily: PFOX alleges that PepsiCo is the leading corporate sponsor of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Inc., whose recent publication, a Faith Field Guide, urges PFLAG members to protest against religious conferences that feature formerly …

Maryland state Delegate Don Dwyer says he’s going to have Attorney General Douglas Gansler impeached for the crime of recognizing same-sex unions from other states. Mr. Dwyer said that Mr. Gansler overstepped his authority in issuing a legal opinion last month saying the state would recognize same-sex marriages from other places and ordering state agencies to give gay married couples …

Somebody at my alma mater is having a good laugh. When Glenn Beck fans showed up to hear the blowhard speak at UCF in Orlando, 53 of them were directed to park in a lot owned by a fraternity, who immediately had them all towed. Nice $6000 payday for the tow driver, who probably kicked a chunk back to the …

“Mantique” – An attractive gay man over the age of 50. From the Queers United “word of the gay” series.

Teabonics: a new Flickr group devoted to the misspelled signs of teabaggers.

Despite security guards and the ten-foot fence, yesterday a man managed to leap to his death from the observation deck of the Empire State Building. A young man took a fatal plunge from the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building on Tuesday night, crashing down on W. 34th St. and horrifying pedestrians, police said. The jumper managed to …