New York City’s parks are getting free wifi. Sort of. Cable giants Time Warner and Cablevision have agreed to spend $10 million to provide WiFi service in 32 parks as part of a deal in which the city agreed to give a 10-year renewal of the companies’ lucrative cable-television franchises. Under that deal, which city officials announced Tuesday after two …

Two-thirds of those polled by the Irish Times say they support full marriage equality. JUST OVER two-thirds of people (67 per cent) believe gay couples should be allowed to marry, according to an Irish Times /Behaviour Attitudes social poll. It is one of a series of findings in a poll on “sex, sin and society” that indicates Irish people have …

Pretty gory for a book ad, eh?

What happened to Bowlegged Jim, the Election Guy?

Over at Good As You, internet sleuth Jeremy Hooper has unearthed lots more of teabagger Christine O’Donnell’s “ex-gay” activism, including this tidbit which quotes NARTH.

Towleroad tips us that on today’s episode of Oprah, she will revisit her 1987 episode about AIDS stigma and examine how attitudes have changed in 23 years.

Interesting to find this on Reid’s official YouTube channel.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee says they won’t be sending teabagger Christine O’Donnell a penny for her general election campaign. Both parties’ campaign committees typically fund races they consider winnable. According to an NRSC tally, its Democratic counterpart has reserved TV time for ads in Missouri, Kentucky and Colorado, but not in Ohio, Arkansas and Indiana. Still, the group’s decision …

Hailing a fabulously roomy Crown Victoria taxi is getting rare as the city phases them out in anticipation of Ford ending the line’s production next year. In the last week or so I’ve been stuck with a Prius, a Camry, and a Honda SUV. Yeah, yeah environment something something. Boo. There’s nothing like that post-club drunk sprawl as you bounce …

“In addition to the influx of homosexuals serving openly in the military, the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell will bring dire consequences for our soldiers. Soldiers share very close quarters and are under a great deal of stress while serving on the front line. The sudden change in military structure would add distractions from worrying about accidentally contracting AIDs …

The Family Research Council has issued an action alert calling for its members to deluge the Senate with complaints about Sen. Harry Reid’s promised vote on the repeal of DADT. Finding jobs for homosexuals in the military appears to be the top priority for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Yesterday he told colleagues that next week he will bring …

But first, a long boring set-up.

Washington DC Mayor Adrian Fenty, who enthusiastically signed the city’s marriage equality bill into law, has lost his reelection primary bid against City Council Chairman Vince Gray. Gray’s victory is tantamount to election: Democrats hold a 10-1 registration edge in the capital city, and Republicans aren’t even fielding a mayoral candidate. Fenty already has ruled out taking the GOP line …

Unsurprisingly, arch homophobe NY Sen. Reverend Ruben Diaz has coasted to any easy victory over novice pro-gay challenger Charlie Ramos, holding his seat with 82% of the vote. Diaz, who lead the eight Democrats who thwarted marriage equality last year, recently declared, “I am the church AND the state!” In 2008 Diaz organized the largest anti-gay rally in New York …

Olbermann is referring to Carl Paladino’s penchant for sending out horse-fucker porn to his pals. Actual subject line: “Whoa there big fella!”

NY Sen. Bill Stachowski, one of the eight Democrats who thwarted marriage equality in New York, has been ousted by Tim Kennedy, who had the backing of Fight Back NY, the Human Rights Campaign, and Empire State Pride Agenda. Via press release from Fight Back NY: You did it! Tonight you helped Fight Back New York take down anti-equality state …

Teabagger Carl Paladino, most famous for sending out racist emails about President Obama, has trounced former GOP Rep. Rick Lazio in the New York gubernatorial primary. But even Fox News says Paladino has an “impossible task” in facing Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in the general election as recent polls show Cuomo beating Paladino by almost three to one. Adding to …