Oregonian gays greeted the new year with a good old fashioned vigil. Hundreds of people across the state gathered at Portland's community center Wednesday to protest a judge's domestic partner prohibition.

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There's could be new day dawning in Toledo, Ohio.

Democratic councilman Joe McNamara has introduced legislation for a domestic partnership registry, thus giving gay couples the option of filing for employer benefits. While some balk at the idea of queer inclusion, McNamara insists it's for the good of the city's coffers:

This is a creative-class-driven issue. Studies have shown a community that's accepting is more attractive to the creative class. Something like this helps Toledo's reputation, whether or not it's used.

Equality Toledo honcho David Mann agrees, "[It]will cost the city of Toledo nothing [and] will provide real benefit for those families and an opportunity to have their relationship recognized".

Toledo's city council will hold a meeting Friday to discuss McNamara's proposal. Hopefully greed will overcome any homophobia council folk may harbor…

Politicians sure are nasty, childish bitches. Especially when it comes to the gays. And even more so when there are Republicans involved.

Case-in-point: Kentucky's GOP head honcho Steve Robertson's accused of implying Attorney General Gregory Stumbo's sidekicks, former state Attorney General Jack Conway and Dan Mongiardo, do dudes.

Robertson reportedly sent an email accusing Stumbo of endorsing The University of Kentucky's board of trustee's push for gay-inclusive domestic partnerships. Stumbo, however, did no such thing. In fact, he ruled that UK had to change their policy to couldn't extend domestic rights to "same-sex couples".

Regardless, Robertson took on Stumbo and his democratic political peers. But, of course, he denies it…

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