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Thanks in part to the snark of Democratic state Sen. Vincent Fumo [left], the Pennsylvania Senate yesterday abandoned their latest anti-gay marriage bill. The main sponsor, Sen. Michael Brubaker, R-Lancaster, said it had become clear to him that the bill would not pass in the House and he therefore saw no point to a lengthy debate in the Senate. The …

Via the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund: Last night, while most political onlookers were watching the race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in Indiana and North Carolina, a Virginia resident quietly made history as he became the state’s first openly LGBT African-American elected to public office. In his first bid for elected office, Lawrence Webb won a seat on …

As if things didn’t suck enough for our guys overseas: GRAFENWOHR, Germany — Legislation that would restrict the sale of certain men’s magazines on U.S. military bases around the world would be bad for morale, according to soldiers at Grafenwohr. U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, R-GA [right], has introduced legislation that would close a loophole in the current law that allows …

This Sunday join Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS for a few rounds of Broadway Bingo at Spotlight Live in Times Square, where Charles Busch, Jackie Hoffman, and Karen Finley will be among the celebrity callers. There will be special musical performances by Joyce DeWitt (!), the cast of Naked Boys Singing, and Amber Martin. Prizes include paraphernalia from and tickets to …

The late Brooke Astor’s Park Avenue apartment has just gone on sale for $46M. Six terraces, fourteen rooms, including four for the maids. Oh, and don’t worry about a mortgage, it’s 100% down. Conveniently located several blocks and one universe from my apartment.

In the history of the show, has any finalist crashed and burned so spectacularly as Jason Castro did last night? Wow. Otherwise, David Archuletta is back on his game. A mid-show email from Father Tony: “They have obviously taken the Archuletta boy off the Quaaludes.”

Yesterday the New York Court of Appeals refused to hear a case that challenged a lower court’s decision that the state must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. The court’s refusal means that the earlier ruling stands and New York must recognize same-sex marriages performed in jurisdictions where they are legal. The original case stemmed from a complaint from …

I found this odd bit of artwork downtown near the South Street Seaport. I thought it looked like a giant keno board, but I’m told it’s some kind of calendar, part of what was once many interactive art installations in the area. Can anybody tell us about it?

Openly gay U.S. Senate candidate Jim Neal was trounced in yesterday’s North Carolina primary, taking (as of this writing) only 19% of the vote to state Sen. Kay Hagen’s 62%. Hagen will now face incumbent Elizabeth Dole, who breezed to an easy win on the Republican side with 90% of the vote. Neal’s underfunded campaign ran no television ads and …