“Many lesbian/gay organizations claim that state-enacted same-sex marriage is ‘marriage equality’ even though it has no federal marriage rights. They claim that a federal civil union policy, which would include these rights, would not be ‘marriage equality’ because it would not contain the word ‘marriage.’ This places rhetoric over reality. The opposite is true: federal civil unions would be marriage …

“If she wins in Texas and Ohio, I think she’ll be the nominee. If you don’t deliver for her, I don’t think she can be.” – Bill Clinton, speaking to Hillary supporters in Beaumont, Texas.

How old were you when you came out or were outed to your parents?

Michelle Obama raised the ire of conservatives on Monday when she said, “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country, and not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change.” Hmm, not the best choice of words for a potential First Lady. Right-wing blog Newsbusters responds: Doesn’t …

In case you haven’t noticed it in my ad column, the next NYC edition of Blowoff is this Saturday at the swanky Highline Ballroom. Man, I’m jonesing for some hot tuneage from Mssrs Mould & Morel. At the last Blowoff, the club kind of got overwhelmed by the attendance and the line on West 16th Street stretched down to 9th …

“I think all these pride marches have lost their centre slightly. If you encountered them in the beginning of the 1980s when the gay community was really in crisis with its back against the wall, they were very highly charged events about survival and trying to define ourselves and keep our heads up. “Now, because of all the fighting that …

“A cost-effective way of averting earthquake damage would be to stop passing legislation on how to encourage homosexual activity in the State of Israel, which anyways causes earthquakes.” – Shlomo Benizri, of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Shas party, speaking in a Knesset debate on earthquake preparedness. Israel’s LGBT Association responded: “It is sad that a religious MK [Member of Knesset] in Israel …

It’s not just politicians who are plagiarizing these days. These identity thieves don’t want your money. They want your quirky sense of humor and your cool taste in music. Among the 125 million people in the U.S. who visit online dating and social-networking sites are a growing number of dullards who steal personal profiles, life philosophies, even signature poems. “Dude …

The murder of Lawrence King brought hordes of angry parents to his middle school yesterday. Hundreds of parents filled an Oxnard gymnasium Tuesday night to ask hard questions about why school officials didn’t intervene more aggressively in an escalating feud between two students, which ended last week with the shooting death of 15-year-old student Lawrence King. In orderly fashion, one …

The Victory Fund has launched an ambitious project: Washington, D.C.—The Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute (GLLI) today announced the launch of the Presidential Appointments Project, a non-partisan effort designed to help grow the pool of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) professionals who would be qualified and ready to accept politically appointed positions in the next U.S. presidential administration. …

Rep. Jason Bartlett, a Connecticut state legislator, became America’s first openly gay black statewide-elected politician yesterday when he came out to the press and public for the first time. The Danbury Democrat ended widespread speculation about his sexuality during an interview with the Danbury News Times. “For me the decision came down to why not now,” Bartlett told the paper. …

I find it a little bit rude when your doctor finishes his annual examination of your keister, pulls off the rubber glove, and announces that he found your can to be “unremarkable.” I understand that’s an actual medical term meaning “everything is as it should be.” But still.

Hoping to find this year’s Sanjaya, I tuned into last night’s American Idol for their all-guys show. (The all-girls show is tonight.) None of the 12 contestants seemed to have that wacky Sanjayacity that made last season the first one that I actually took an interest in, but I totally fell in love with 17 year-old puppy dog David Archuleta …

The guy seems unstoppable at this point. Senator Barack Obama decisively beat Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Wisconsin primary on Tuesday night, accelerating his momentum ahead of crucial primaries in Ohio and Texas and cutting into Mrs. Clinton’s support among women and union members. With the two rivals now battling state by state over margins of victory and allotment …

You can stop licking your copy of Unzipped and proceed directly to People. Madison Avenue thinks a tasty approach will give new life to Welch’s grape juice. Welch’s is taking out full-page print ads in People magazine this month that give readers a chance to sample its grape juice by licking the ad. The front of the advertisement shows a …

Here’s Hillary’s latest campaign ad.

So last night I was watching the History Channel’s excellent documentary series The States. Oh, my embarrassment to learn that I’ve been mispronouncing “Nevada” my entire life. As the state license plate primly points out, it’s Nevăda, with the middle “a” said like the “a” in “cat”. Ne-VAD-ah. I’ve been saying “Ne-VAH-da.” Dammit.

As he is in the news today, it’s fitting that today’s Swag Tuesday giftie is a hand-printed Tim Gunn t-shirt from artist/blogger Chris Glass’s company Wire & Twine. Chris drew the picture himself and says, “The winner would be able to choose any ladies or men’s sized American Apparel heather gray shirt.” I’ve got a different Chris Glass original that …

6 Train, 8:30 am…. Girl 1: What did you get for Valentine’s Day?Girl 2: I didn’t get shit.Girl 1: David gave me a dozen roses and took me to Per Se.Girl 2: Yeah, but he’s fat, so he has to try harder.Girl 1: This is true.