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A NYC charter school teacher is being sued by the parents of a 9 year-old boy, who say the teacher forced him to write a note to a female crush, falsely “confessing” that he is gay. According to court papers filed this week, the teacher, Jared Alessandroni, 29, threatened to “out” a straight 9-year-old boy, James Pastrana, to his class …

According to the Catholic Church’s top exorcist, Satan himself lives in the Vatican. Father Gabriel Amorth has conducted 70,000 exorcisms in the last 50 years and says he needs to do a few inside the palace as well. In the last few months, the Catholic Church have been rocked by a series of sex scandals in Ireland, Holland and, most …

The NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission has uncovered a massive scam on the part of the city’s taxi drivers, many of whom are are charging out-of-borough rates to unsuspecting riders. The drivers’ scheme, the commission said, involved 1.8 million rides and cost passengers an average of $4 to $5 extra per trip. The drivers, officials said, flipped switches on their …

We’re springing ahead tomorrow and Rachel Maddow explains that much of what we think about it is a myth.

Mississippi teen Constance McMillen’s daddy is not only ridiculously hot, he supports his gay daughter. This national outpouring of support for Constance is, in my reckoning, unprecedented. Major national LGBT organizations could work all year and never create such a perfect storm of media attention focused on an attractive, well-spoken, sympathetic figure. Please strike while the issue is hot and …

Diana Ross has just announced a nationwide tour set to begin in May. Miss Ross promises a show heavy on her greatest hits, a live string section, and “breathtaking costumes.” May 15 – Boston, Mass. – Citi Performing Arts CenterMay 16 – Mashantucket, Conn. – MGM Grand Theater at FoxwoodsMay 18 – Red Bank, New Jersey – Count Basie TheatreMay …

Over on Slate, a Las Vegas bear hooker talks about his workday. Yes: I’m a Las Vegas call bear. But don’t be fooled into assuming that all my clients come from the world of the bears. Far from it. The men who hire me run the gamut from 18-year-olds who want their first male-male experience to be with a man …

Barbara Stanwyck in 1953’s Titanic.

Two days ago infamous Georgia nutcase Neil Horsely was arrested for making death threats to Elton John over his comment that Jesus Christ was gay. Today Jim Burroway at Box Turtle Bulletin reports that Horsely is also responsible for a campaign in Kenya that calls for the death of homosexuals. Horsley is not only calling for Elton John’s death, but …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that the final version of the health care reform bill that she is sending to the Senate will not include the public option. “We’re talking about something that is not going to be part of the legislation,” Pelosi said, noting “with sadness” that the public insurance option won’t be part of legislation. “I’m quite …