Well, HRC just now posted the video of Hathaway's acceptance speech, in which she discusses all the work she's got ahead of her, her brother's coming out and how she doesn't consider herself just an ally to the gays, but part of the family. Oh, girl!

Did someone forget to take their disco nap? Neil Patrick Harris didn't look very pleased during the photo call for HRC's Ally Awards last night.

Meanwhile, George Takei's sudden case of permasmile left guests wondering about his acting future, to which Takei replied, "I guess I'll just have to be type cast: gay!"

Project Runway winner Christian Siriano seemed the gayest to be there. Speaking of smile happy PR alums, why did WireImage credit designer Nick Verreos as an "actor". Even more importantly: what would Shakespeare say about reality shows?

HRC also wrangled wild woman Judith Light for last night's Ally Awards. The Ugly Betty actress seemed randy as ever and got rather cozy with Point Foundation's Jorge Valencia. Hot new couple alert? Speaking of hot couple - check out Ricki Lake's diamond earrings. We're not crying, baby!

Old friend and Ally honoree Anne Hathaway loomed large over HRC honcho, Joe Solmonese, who later gave Miss California Raquel Beezley a bit of a squeeze at the actual ceremony. Do we smell another political sex scandal?

The always handsome John Amaechi also joined the fun and Thea Gill flaunted her seamless skin. And, of course, it wouldn't be a gay event until Wilson Cruz starts the so-called party. Thus it was done…

See the pictures - in that order - after the jump…

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Hello, readers! Editor Andrew here! I felt it best to introduce this interview in first person, because I've known this particular subject for - well, longer than I care to mention. And I'm sure Annie "Anne" Hathaway wouldn't want you to know that we met dangerously close to a dumpster. The horror! (But, seriously, she was moving into her dorm at college when I stumbled by and thrust myself upon her, the way I start all my serious relationships.)

Anyway, Hathaway's currently in Los Angeles, where she'll receive the Human Rights Campaign's Ally Award. Rumor has it HRC has a hit out on me, so I unfortunately wasn't able attend this evening's festivities. Luckily, Hathaway made some time yesterday to have a chat with me, to whom she's always been quite the ally.

We touched on some predictable topics, but I also threw her for a loop with some curve balls. For example, "Should Sally Kern be censured?" and "Does Hollywood condone the closet?"

Hathaway handled herself like a pro, of course and I offer Annie many thanks for being a friend. We've traveled down that road and back again. Her heart is true. She's a pal and a confidant. And if Annie Hathaway threw a party, invited everyone she knew, you would see that the biggest gift would be from me. And the card attached would say, "Thank you for being a friend."

Now that I've proven my gayness by quoting the Golden Girls theme, dive into that there jump and read what Hathaway had to say for her pretty self…

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• Wackjob conservatives ruminate on AIDS. Example:

It is known that a laboratory of CIA developed a HIV-virus in order to wipe out Persian population. Due to the usual knowledge in geography, the officers of CIA landed in Central Africa and injected the virus in Bono-apes, gorillas and chimpanzees, well knowing that some gays there would have sex with them.

Actually, maybe it's not that wacky: our last lover turned out to be a real monkey.

• Is Don't Ask, Don't Tell melting?

• Ari Gold has a new single: a cover of Human League's "human. And Arjan Writes has got the goods.

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• Clay Aiken fans take their obsession to the extreme-ly dorky!

• British gay Asians, Arabs get own website. MySalaam.com founder Simran explains the site's name: "I chose the name salaam because it is a word of greetings, peace and love that is shared by many peoples of Middle Eastern and Asian heritage."

• Gay radio is all the rage!

• Windows Media President Peter Polimino leaving for "personal reasons" (read: company's tanking). To be replaced by three "co-presidents" (read: patsies).

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Bill Romanowski, who once acted as linebacker for the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders, will act as a gay cowboy for his role in a new comedy, Weiners.

The flick, which also features Jenny McCarthy and the ever-hilarious Andy Milonakis, chronicles three friends' cross country trip in a Weiner-mobile. Sounds like ground breaking cinema.

Romanowski's thrilled to be playing gay and tells reporters:

I show a little range in the role… I had to put (Kenan Thompson’s) finger in my mouth in this one scene. And it’s going to be a shocker.

We're shocked already.

Romanowski will also be appearing in the forthcoming big screen adaptation of Get Smart, which co-stars Anne Hathaway and Steve Carell.

It's been over 48 hours since Out Magazine's annual Out 100 awards: the standard length of time needed to digest all the homo happenings. We must say, we haven't seen that many gay luminaries since…well, since last year's Out 100.

We must admit, it's all a bit of a blur. Good thing we brought along our crafty camera man, Ted, who chronicled all of editor Andrew Belonsky's misadventures. While some people were more than happy to talk to us, others were a little reluctant (that's an understatement). And, as you'll see, most people didn't even know who the fuck we were. Nice, huh?

Watch as Anne Hathaway says she could bench-press our fearless editor, designer Michael Kors brags about knowing everyone, Out EIC Aaron Hicklin lets us in on the secrets behind the selection process, Noah's Arc's Wilson Cruz gripes about not being admitted into the VIP area, Kelis hypothesizes on why the homos love her and Michael Lucas gives us shit for all the nasty comments (and, it seems, attempts to win Belonsky's ice cold heart).

We also managed a few words with Claire Danes. She really wasn't in the mood to be interviewed, but Cruz and Hathaway totally used peer pressure to make our dreams come true. Thanks, homies.

Oh, yeah, and we totally chickened out on flirting with Choire Sicha. We were so close, but he looked really busy (read: intimidating).

Bradford Shellhammer phones in a Project Runway recap:

Ok so Rich, Will Wikle, and I ventured to Bryant Park this morning for the Project Runway final show. Seen: the Heatherette Boys, Kara Saun, Jay McCarroll, Austin Scarlett, Debra Messing, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia, Anne Hathaway, way too many Queer Eyes, and Heidi Klum.

Like last season the top four designers showed their collections, though one of three has already been eliminated. Below is my recap of the final show.

Daniel Vosovic: Daniel V. is clearly the favorite to win and the reaction from the crowd was insane: They went B-A-N-A-N-A-S. What for, I don’t know. On the show his work has been strong and the most consistent of the group. But the mop-headed hipster let me down big time. His clothes were boring. The colors were safe. The fit was horrible. Many dresses puckered and wrinkled and his beautiful finale dress fit so badly that you could slide your hands in the gapes on the models back.

Kara Janx: Kara was the day’s biggest surprise. Who would have known she had a personality! Seriously, she was spunky and almost rock-and-roll. Her collection was the most wearable and colorful of the bunch. The color-blocked dresses fit perfectly. The colors recalled Jay McCarroll’s winning collection from last year, but much more sensual and refined. If she makes the top three, she is clearly the one to beat.

Chloe Dao: Poor Chloe. I was expecting this to be a fight between Daniel V and Miss Chloe, but sadly her collection was the worst. Gone were the cute, feminine blue dresses and what she showed was way too fussy and at times offensive. There was a lot of visible boob and I am not talking about the sexy, D&G sort of way. It was like night of the living prom dresses with exposed nipples made from bad curtain fabric. Not a chance to win.

Santino Rice: Many think Santino is the next eliminated and his speech before the show kind of alluded to that theory: he spoke about PR in the past tense. But if he is indeed still in the running I think he impressed everyone in the room. He did not “Santino” anything! The colors were muted, the fabrics flowing, and his over stylized design sensibility was checked at the door. What were left were sleek, elegant dresses that were everything Santino is not: understated and pristine. It could be his.

It is either Kara or Santino. And if I’m wrong, then blame Nina Garcia.

Looks like this is going to be the year of the gay cowboy. Brokeback Mountain has earned 7 Golden Globe nominations. We feel that Jake and Anne Hathaway were robbed though. Beautiful and subtle nuances existed in both their performances that were not as obvious as in Michelle and Heath’s characters. It is a shame the Hollywood Foreign Press did not see what we saw.

Regardless, it’s a big day for the gays. Woohoo Cowboy!

Brokeback earns 7 Globe nominations [CNN]