And the 2011 recap race is off and running with today’s Buzzfeed recap of 45 images from the year. Lots of great stuff there.

Iowa For Christian Leaders doesn’t like Newt.

Watch it live here right now. The Labour Party is debating on whether to adopt marriage equality as a binding policy or to to allow the delegates to make an individual “conscience vote” on the issue. If adopted as a binding policy, all Labour votes would go as a single bloc to support marriage equality in the national Parliament. Perhaps …

Flamboyant comedian Alan Sues died yesterday at the age of 85. Sues and his over-the-top campy characters had their peak in the 60s and 70s and today his fellow Laugh-In cast member Ruth Buzzi tweeted on his passing.The New York Times notes that Sues never formally came out, which may surprise those who remember his screamingly queeny persona. He tended …

Belgium’s national election was last summer, but it was only this week that the European debt crisis finally forced the formation of a coalition government. And leading that coalition will be the quietly gay head of the Socialist Party, Elio Di Rupo. In 1996 journalists demanded to know if Di Rupo was gay. His famed response: “Yeah. So?” Judging by …

“Okay, so at least now we know why Andrew Cuomo did it. A guy living with his girlfriend in the governor’s mansion naturally thinks it’s no big deal to twist arms and break rules and ride roughshod over voters in his rush to redefine marriage, not when he can cash in on the proceeds and ride that gravy train to …

And the twitterverse is already having a field day.

Napster ceased to exist yesterday as it was quietly folded into the streaming service Rhapsody. It was only twelve years ago that Napster heralded the still-accelerating demise of physical media, a decline jolted at rocket-speed by the 2001 advent of iTunes. But even download sites like iTunes are inevitably doomed as the world moves into the Spotify-Netflix-Rhapsody cloud. Remember when …

After paying off four young men for alleged sexual harassment, anti-gay defender of marriage Pastor Eddie Long and his jheri-curl weave are being kicked to the curb by his wife. Vanessa Long said she had decided to “terminate my marriage” after “a great deal of deliberation and prayer.” “It is my sincere hope that this matter can be resolved expeditiously, …

Please embiggen the above image for details on this Monday’s protest outside of the Nigeria Mission in Manhattan. I will attend and report back here. All Out has an online petition to Nigeria’s president. Hit this link for more about Nigeria’s pending brutal law against LGBT people.

Joseph P. Kennedy III is refusing to rule out a 2012 run at the U.S. House seat to be vacated by 16-term legend Rep. Barney Frank. Kennedy is the grand-nephew of JFK. “I think virtually everyone I know assumes at some point he’s going to be a candidate,” said Democratic strategist Michael Goldman. “No question he’s incredibly articulate. His entrance …

Herman Cain today launched a laughable sub-website called “Women For Cain.” Talking Points Memo reports: His website just went live with a new “Women For Cain” section where female supporters can share their stories —and slam his accusers as “vindictive,” “jealous,” “unstable,” and “husbandless.” The initiative, the site says, is chaired by his wife, Gloria Cain, who has been virtually …

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has posted the above signs among the other holiday displays at the Wisconsin Capitol. Friendly Atheist reports that the same signs will soon appear at the Mississippi Capitol.

After the conclusion of his opera Satyagraha, last night minimalist composer Philip Glass exited Lincoln Center to address a gathered crowd of Occupy Wall Street protesters. OWS stressed that they were not there to specifically diss Glass’ opera. Instead the protest was directed “at a certain disparity between its lofty moral message and the machinery of corporate arts funding.” (I …

AmericaBlog tips us to today’s hilarious shot of Crazy Eyes in the Washington Post. Could this be even better/worse than her infamous Newsweek shot? Get ready for the wingnuts to attack WaPo for “purposely selecting an unflattering photo.”

We can probably expect that Neil Patrick Harris is about to endure a shitstorm from trans activists after his hosting gig on today’s episode of Live With Kelly. Joking about an “anti-helium” gas to lower their voices, Harris said, “Right! So we can sound like trannies all the time.” He added in a gravelly tone, “That would sound hilarious.” Harris …

Sideaner Walker became a nationally known anti-bullying activist after her eleven year old son, Carl Walker-Hoover, hung himself in his yard. Tonight ABC’s Extreme Makeover remodels the Walker home. Designer Jillian Harris and other members of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” team regularly see the good which can come from providing new homes to families. She hopes the home they …