• You really do learn something new everyday. Crime novelist Patricia Cornwell, whose work we've never read, apparently likes ladies. She liked a woman so much, in fact, she married one! Cornwell opens up to UK's Telegraph about her wife, Dr. Staci Gruber:

I finally feel rooted somewhere. I feel a sense of responsibility and stability that I didn't have before.
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I've never been a soapbox person for gay rights, but now I'm in a same-sex marriage I tend to be more open, because I am outraged that it should be illegal in other states.

Looking at this picture really puts things in perspective.

• Refinery 29 gets behind our imaginary main squeeze, Thom Browne.

• Barack, Babs, Oprah and Hillary get into a campaign menage-a-quatre.

• Legendary lobbyist Aubrey Sarvis goes after Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

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Khadijah Farmer's turning up the heat on the Caliente Cab restaurant.

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• After pussy footing around impotent ENDA, HRC's asking members to get involved. Says President Joe Solmonese:

Late last week, House leaders announced their decision to change the language of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) so that it only includes sexual orientation and not gender identity. These House leaders have said that they do not have enough votes to move forward with the original fully-inclusive bill.

We are profoundly disappointed by this move, and I want to explain our position and ask you to write your congress member today.

Sign their pre-written letter here.

• George Takei's hard as a rock: asteroid named in gay actor's honor.

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• Final leg of federal investigation into Mark Foley's illicit instant messages is slow going. It turns out neither Mark Foley nor the US House of Representatives will turn over the computers. (The FBI's unconstitutional snafu with Rep. William Jefferson reminded people of a 200-year old precedent. That means Foley can now self-censor "legislative business" from federally requested desktops. Convenient.)

• No illicit info in Foley emails. (An independent House review claims they took a look at Foley's emails through September 29th, the day he resigned. No nudie shots, allegedly.)

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Spanish Judge Fernando Ferrin has a history of anti-gay judgments. In addition to ruling that a lesbian mother either give up her children or women, Ferrin also attempted to block a lesbian adoption case, according to IHT. What's more, Ferrin causes a stink in 1986 after he had two women arrested for topless tanning, which happens to be legal in Spain.

In light of Ferrin's most recent ruling - during which Ferrin suggested the lesbian mother would turn her children gay - Minister of Justice Mariano Fernández Bermejo (pictured) and his judicial crew have launched a probe into Ferrin's fishy politics. Bermejo told press that Ferrin can believe whatever he wants, but he must not use his powers to "defend opinions which fall outside the principles of the Constitution".

Spain's one of the most liberal countries in the world, a liberalism at which Ferrin took aim in his anti-gay ruling, telling an astonished crowd that pro-gay laws were a "mistake by the parliament controlled by the ruling party".

As for the lesbian and her children - they're still living together. No word on whether the children have gone gay.

Anne Heche's up to her old tricks. Page Six reports Ellen DeGeneres' former flame has been hitting up the ladies:

It seems Anne Heche's messy divorce from Coleman Laffoon is driving her to seek the company of women. On Saturday night, Heche was spotted "getting very cozy" with club promoter Voula Duval at the Gramercy Park Hotel's Rose Bar. Then, Sunday night, Heche was spotted flirting with Six Degrees star Shiri Appleby, 28, at a Tony Awards after-party at Bryant Park Hotel.

Heche's flack had no comment on her clients queer behavior. Shocker.

Fundamentalism ain't new in the Middle East. Or, anywhere for that matter. Zealots reign on all sides of religious chasms, splintering off into their own wings and sub-wings. And, as fundamentalists, these fools think homosexuality's fundamentally wrong. It comes as no surprise, then, that the Islamic Council in Israel has raised its voice against an upcoming conference organized by a Palestinian lesbian group, Aswat.

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Esquire has again ventured into the world of faggotry to offer its three readers the so-called "Field Guide to Gay Animals". Among the critter chronicle, which includes flamingos, koalas and, yes, penguins, homo-spotters will also find the japanese macaque: an adorable monkey known for both its lesbianic tendencies and sexual ingenuity:

Female macaques form short-term exclusive relationships known as consortships with other females. They groom each other, defend their partners against other animals, and regularly mount one another. These ladies have been observed having sex in at least seven different positions.

Hmm, sounds like they can teach those Sapphic Saudis a thing or two, no? And us, too…

Lesbian lovers! Lost embryos! Broken promises! This story has it all.

A dykey duo have filed a $3 million lawsuit after New York's Repro Lab lost the embyros meant for Cathy Berger's waiting womb. She and her partner, Adriana Pacheco, both donated eggs to the clinic and hoped to start a homo family. Now, however, they're dreams have gone cold, if you will. The women's lawyer, Susan Dennehy, blasted the clinic, saying: "Repro Lab should have dealt with the embryos with the greatest of care. It's a sacred trust."

It really doesn't seem that hard to keep track of an embryo or two. You just stick them in the fridge and that's that. Not surprisingly, Repro Lab refused to comment on their brain's infertility.

Beth Ditto of The Gossip may be our biggest girl crush - and we're not talking about her weight. The Arkansas-born lead singer's not only a super star musician, but she's a fierce advocate for queer rights and makes no secret of her love for a trans man. Of course, the other gossipers - guitarist Brace Paine and drummer Hannah Blilie - seem prety radical, as well. Those haircuts, those clothes, that talent! Work it, girls.

To celebrate our lesbianic love for these rockers, here's the video for "Listen Up" from last year's Standing in the Way of Control. If you've seen if before…well, you should just watch it again. At the very least, it will help you kill four minutes and 18 seconds. And, really, isn't that the name of the game?

The lesbian hits just keep on coming. We may have scoffed at Melissa Etheridge's big win, but we're not fucking around when we say we're in love with lady loving songstress, Kaki King.

We have to be honest, we'd never heard of the Atlanta-born, 25-year old guitarist until a reader Alex sent is the link to this video for her single, "Yellowcake" from last years …Until We Felt Red, but we're already head over heels. Give it a listen, head over to her website and let us know what you think.

Watching the Oscar red carpet madness gives us such a headache. We can't keep track of who's who, what they're doing there and why we should care.

The kids over at E! were certainly no help - not only did they not seem to know the answers to those pressing questions, they didn't seem to give two shits. The complete and utter stupidity of Ryan Seacrest, Giuliana Depandi and homo extraordinaire Jay Manuel from America's Next Top Model was only eclipsed by former The View co-host Debbie Manopoulos. When asked how she stays so thin, she said "I don't eat". The duo over at ABC weren't any better and Joan and Melissa Rivers on TV Guide really couldn't hold our attention.

As hard as it may be to believe, the only person we could focus on in the celebrity cluster fuck was Sally Kirkland. Coincidentally enough, her reality defying, rabbi designed dress seems to be made from the rainbow flag. Thus, she's our Oscar patron saint.

So, round of applause for Ms. Kirkland. Crazy's never looked so good. Or so disturbing.

See some more red carpet shots, after the jump…

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• Suze Orman's a lesbian. Big shit. [Gawker]

• Britney Spears knows what's good for you. [BWE]

• Gay attack victim Andrew Anthos has slipped into a coma. It's not looking good. [Detroit News]

• Being gay = being retarded. [Pam's House Blend]

• Illinois state representative Greg Harris wants gay marriage [Chicago Tribune]

• A Massachusetts judge threw out the federal case of the "brain-washing", gay-friendly book, saying: "In essence under the Constitution public schools are entitled to teach anything that is reasonably related to the goals of preparing students to become engaged and productive citizens in our democracy." The incensed parents can still take the case to state courts. Something to look forward to, huh? [Guardian]

Our memory must be failing, because we forgot to mention the New York Daily News' rundown on NJ gay "marriage". Good thing those gay loving Gawkers posted on it earlier today, pointing out that a particularly queer couple, Christopher Dean & Keith Denick, have perpetuated years of stereotypes by singing their vows and vowing to have a "fabulous" reception. Despite the fag's best efforts to have the gayest wedding in town, the article's lesbian subjects, Elena Cardona & Liz Quinones, seem to have out-fagged them. The article describes their musical selections:

Elena will walk down the aisle to Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings." "I cry every time I hear it because the words are so touching," says Liz. The first dance is to Shania Twain's "From This Moment." Elena's Mother and Daughter dance is to Celine Dion's "Because You Love Me."

Sure, the tracks may be a bit dated, but they're certainly gay classic. If we didn't know better, we'd say the ladies do it in the what what.

Did you know that lesbians love Belinda Carlisle? We didn't - although it makes perfect sense. Carlisle did start her career as a teenager punker turned popster, singing about her sealed vagina with cutie peers, The Go-Gos. We can only imagine what their spandexed crotches did the labia loving ladies. Good things, we're sure.

Anyway, the thought didn't cross our mind until a reader sent us a link to Jenny Stewart's very lesbian interview with Ms. Carlisle. A sappho-journo through and through, Stewart gets all up in the girl-on-girl gossip. After Carlisle gushes over all her die hard dyke defenders and admits a crush on Debbie Harry, she gets a little deeper with these "shocking" revelations:

BC: …You know something? Believe me — I've been there and I've done it all. Let's just put it that way.

JS: Wait a minute. What do you mean by that?

BC: Well, without going into too much detail…I think all of us in the band, we've all had…we've all seen the experience you are probably wondering about. And, yeah, like I said, without going into too much detail, we've all been there and done that.

JS: Geez, Belinda.

BC: Well, it's true. And you know, my son is always online and stuff like that, so without going into too much detail…yeah.

Huh? Are we supposed to know what that means? Because we don't. Maybe they're speaking some secret lezzie language or something, because we just see a flimsy hint at a sexual past. "…Been there done that"? Done what? Did you muff dive? Finger some chick? Wear a strap on and fuck the shit out of some boi? We demand answers!

Unfortunately, Carlisle can't hear us through these textual rants, so maybe you guys should just go over, read the interview and draw your own conclusions. Also, while you're getting all worked up over Ms. C, why not relive Jack E. Jett's sit down with the chanteuse? It's better than a warm vagina on a winter morn'. Well, for us, at least…