Having finally settled what to do with the estate of her father, Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter, the Rev. Bernice King, is free to get on with her life. Namely, to become head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the decades-old civil rights organization that her father once led. Late last week. Ms. King became SCLC's new president, following in the footsteps of older brother Martin Luther King III. And it's got plenty of folks wondering: After leading the fight with desegregation in Birmingham and spearheading the Selma to Montgomery 1960s marches, will the conservative SCLC join the gay civil rights fight?

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Because universities are places to learn, and not — gasp! — draw attention to yourself, the all-male Morehouse College has placed women's clothing on its list of banned attire, right up there with wearing sunglasses, pajamas, and do-rags in class. And yes, banning cross-dressing is specifically aimed at gay students.

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Surely the New York University community was saddened this week to learn Dr. Li-ann Thio, of the National University of Singapore, was canceling her plans to teach there this fall. Or not: She was a giant bigot.

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Well, in light of the pleasant Proposition 8 news, we dedicate Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco" to them.

"When [Republicans] sort of use their winks and nods about San Francisco values, they are talking about the fact that we respect our gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community." – Speaker of The House Nancy Pelosi on anti-gay Sam Graves and other Republicans who trash her beloved Congressional district. [HuffPo, which has video.]

Yesterday we informed you that Republican Congressman Sam Graves tried to scare up votes by smearing opponent Kay Barnes' "San Francisco Values," which translates to gay loving. Well, Barnes isn't taking the attacks lying down and released this advert denouncing eight years of Graves' lackluster public service. Basically, he's pathetic for releasing said ad, she says. And we agree.

Relive Graves' anti-gay commercial, after the jump…

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PS: This is the most low budget campaign commercial we've ever seen. Ever.