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Tune into Anderson Cooper 360 at 10pm tonight as Jo-Vanni Roman, Dan Savage, and anti-“ex-gay” activist Wayne Besen rip into the NARTH/Family Research Council scandal enveloping Dr. George Rekers. Must see TV, y’all! UPDATE: Feh!

Has another one of Dr. George Rekers’ rentboys surfaced? A man calling himself Chaz, who says he’s a “former porn star,” announced on his blog today that many years ago he too was hired for sexytime by Dr. George Rekers. In a city, in the USA, when I was in my 20’s, I committed the illegal act of prostitution with …

As you might expect, Craig Ferguson delivers the funniest take on the Rekers scandal. Starts at the 2:00 mark.

I just got off the phone with Nadine Smith at Equality Florida who tells us that our campaign against Bill McCollum has finally forced him to acknowledge the Dr. George Rekers scandal. McCollum’s press release: As hired counsel for the Florida Department of Children and Families, our office is committed to providing our client with the best possible legal representation …

I’ve had a couple more phone conversations with Jo-Vanni today. He reports that his interview with CNN this morning “went pretty well,” but that they gave him no indication when it will air. (I’ve emailed my contact at CNN to ask.) And they apparently will show him on camera. In the meantime, I’ve got Father Tony working in Fort Lauderdale …

But it’s OK. He is arisen. A 20-year-old Pittsfield driver was cited by police Tuesday after she ran down Lord Jesus Christ in a marked crosswalk at Main Street and Strong Avenue, police said. Brittany E. Cantarella was cited for a crosswalk violation, said Northampton police Capt. Scott Savino. Christ, 50, of Belchertown, was taken to Cooley Dickinson Hospital for …

A court in Lithuania has overturned the ban on Baltic Pride. A Lithuanian appeals court says a gay pride parade can go ahead as planned this weekend, overturning a ban imposed by a lower court that cited security concerns. Law enforcement officials have warned that Saturday’s parade in downtown Vilnius could spark violence and should be canceled, an argument that …

You’ll have to listen closely as the audio is somewhat overwhelmed by traffic noise, but it appears that things are going well.

1948’s Red River starring Montgomery Clift and John Wayne!

Iowa state Sen. Merlin Bartz wants to mark sure that state agencies don’t extend right or privileges to gay couples, even though his state legalized same sex marriage last year. One the things Bartz wants to stop is the plan to allow gay couples to use the family campground portion of state parks. The rates or fees for camp sites …

JMG reader Sean Chapin reacts to yesterday’s “not a hate crime” verdict in Brooklyn. Watch this. WATCH THIS.

But not in the good way. With no majority won in yesterday’s election, a coalition government will have to be created. David Cameron has reached out to the Liberal Democrats in an effort to form a government – after the UK general election resulted in a hung parliament. The Tory leader, whose party won most seats but was short of …

From the New York Times‘ Paul Schmidtberger: If there were any truth to the idea that a particular name can guarantee a particular character trait for the child — or vice versa — most people would be named Vaguely Dissatisfied. Or Kinda Bitter. In my case, my parents could’ve just named me Unemployed and saved everybody a lot of trouble. …

Producer Stuart Price’s influence is quite evident on this, the first single from the upcoming third album by Scissor Sisters. Elton John meets The Killers’ Human. And that’s a very good thing. UPDATE: Video pulled for blah, blah, blah.