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UPS is refusing to grant spousal benefits to gay couples who have civil unioned in New Jersey, saying that they can only do so for couples that are married, as the company does for married gay employees in Massachusetts. UPS joins a growing list of New Jersey companies refusing to recognize state law requiring full benefits be granted to the …

Time Magazine on gay adoption: While adopted children in gay and lesbian homes were scarce a couple of decades ago, they now number 65,000, or more than 4% of adopted children in the U.S., according to a new study by the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Washington’s Urban Institute. Almost 2% of the nation’s 3 …

Above are the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, as seen from a party boat in the East River. Yesterday the Farmboyz, Chris and I attended Will Clark’s Bad Boys On The Hudson cruise. Just your typical party with porn stars, Rollerina, disco, and a beautiful evening on the water. Of course, I can only post pictures of what we saw from …

Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan is threatening to run for Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress unless Pelosi files articles of impeachment against George Bush by July 23rd. Sheehan lives in California outside of Pelosi’s district but California has no residency requirement for congressional members. Sheehan recently left the Democratic party saying it had “caved in” to the president. I adore Cindy …

Despite the cool air and the occasional sprinkle, the weather did not wreck this year’s Fire Island Pines Invasion, as correctly predicted by humpy weatherman Jeff, seen here assessing the skies outside of the Pavillion. Topical humor was the drag theme of the day as we ran into a coke snorting Nicole Ritchie, a bald Britney, a TomKat & Surrey …

Dr. James Ballcock Holsinger’s nomination hearing for U.S. Surgeon General has been set for next week, where he will likely face strong questioning from Senate Health, Education, Welfare and Pensions Committee members Kennedy, Clinton, Obama and others. Most psychiatric and gay rights organizations have come out against Holsinger’s nomination, as well as former Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders. You never know …

My 5-year old niece got a new American Girl doll, one that looked quite a bit like her, except for the doll’s short bangs. After two weeks of begging, my sister finally relented and cut my niece’s bangs to match the doll. My niece ran to the mirror with glee, but shocked everybody with, “I hate it! I’m ugly! I’M …

From the New York Times’ always funny David Pogue.

Equality Florida has a launched a “Flush Naugle” campaign, asking folks to mail Fort Lauderdale’s anti-gay major a roll of toilet paper in protest of his robo-john installation on the gay beach. A quote from Naugle: “I don’t use the word ‘gay.’ I use the word ‘homosexual.’ Most of them aren’t gay. They’re unhappy.” RELATED: I submitted the word “naugle” …

In what one city council member called “a major hit to the city’s budget”, a Los Angeles jury yesterday awarded black lesbian firefighter Brenda Lee $6.2M in her discrimination suit against that city’s fire department. Lee returns to court today while the jury considers punitive damages, which could ratchet the award much higher. Earlier this year, a straight male coworker …