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Iraq war veteran Eric Alva, who was the first U.S. soldier to be injured in the current war, tells us about the HRC’s Veterans Lobby Day in Washington DC.

Harvey Fierstein guest starred on last night’s episode of Nurse Jackie, playing the husband of a man being kept alive by a machine. Click over to this excellent commentary by Fierstein about the state of patient rights for LGBT people in New York.

As our “Facebook riot” continues on Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum’s campaign page, yesterday he issued a statement of regret over the hiring of Dr. George Rekers. “I will not do it again,” McCollum said, but defended his agency’s handling of the case, and steered the blame toward the Department of Children and Families, which he said hired him. “I …

JMG reader Stephen wonders if the LGBT community shouldn’t extend an olive branch and a rainbow flag to homophobes like Dr. George Rekers after they’ve been outed. He writes: In light of this most recent outing of an anti-gay conservative, I’ve had some thought that I’d like to share with you. Last summer, I saw that great documentary, Outrage, that …

Head over to Rob Tisinai’s blog and read some excerpts from the 2008 gay adoption trial in Florida where “expert witness” Dr. George Rekers testified against a gay couple attempting to adopt two young brothers. We’ve had a lot of fun at Rekers’ expense here over the last week, but let’s not lose sight of the evil he has perpetrated …

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced his intent to resign today after last week’s election failed to produce a majority party. Brown’s startling news conference upped the ante in talks between the Conservatives, who won the most seats in Thursday’s election but not a majority in Parliament, and the Liberal Democrats, whose third-place finish still leaves them kingmakers. Almost immediately, …

After Betty White’s successful and highly-rated hosting of Saturday Night Live, advocates for geriatric comedians everywhere are now campaigning for Carol Burnett to get the gig. Of course, there’s a Facebook group. According to organizers, Burnett, 77, has said take the job in a minute. I’d love to hear her open the show with her trademark Tarzan yell.

NYC-based Gay Men’s Health Crisis is under fire over the search for a new home to replace their longtime headquarters on West 24th Street, which they must vacate by the end of this year after losing their lease. According to cofounder Larry Kramer, the new building being considered is unacceptable. Somehow a building was eventually located that GMHC’s leadership felt …

“She’s basically a short man with boobs. A lot of what I love about her is her butchness. I’m not saying I fell in love with her in a sexually neutral way. I love her sexuality—it’s a big part of what I love about her—but I feel like it was her. It wasn’t something in me that was waiting to …