A Florida judge ruled this afternoon that despite David Davis’ love of the confederacy, he acted inappropriately in banning students from wearing gay pride garb. [ACLU FL]

Hey, you! Yes, you.

Do you like Boy George? Do you want to see him sing “The Hits Of Culture Club and Beyond” at Terminal 5 on August 14th?

Well, you’re in luck, because we have two free tickets burning a hole in our pocket and know that some of you are deserving. How deserving, however, remains to be determined.

So, here’s what we’re proposing: you guys (or gals) dress up in your greatest Boy George-esque garb*, send us a picture, we post said picture and hold a little vote to see who gets to go. Sound like fun? You bet your sweet ass it does! So, send those pictures on over to … Continued…

With only six primaries left - and Barack Obama’s resounding lead over rival Hillary Clinton - many people have basically declared the delegate selection over. That, however, would be premature.

While the majority of the states and overseas regions’ delegate numbers have been determined, most of them must still decide which individuals will head to Denver this August. have ruled which candidate gets how many delegates, most of them still must decide who will head to Denver this August. And, like so many things in this election, there’s loads of drama surrounding the process. Infighting, allegations, personal homophobia and potentially impotent DNC “gay delegate goals” may derail the whole process.

Editor Andrew Belonsky offers part one of an extensive two-part investigation, after the jump…
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Marc Jacobs has yet another new boyfriend, Brazilian advertising executive Lorenzo Martone, pictured on the far right.

A simple visual comparison of Martone to the designer’s former loves already points to a new direction - and Gawker penman has Richard Lawson worrying about his editorial future!

The already tiresome McGreevey divorce trial hit a snag today when opening testimony were postponed because of “illness.” No word on who’s sick, other than the public. [Fox News]

Gay folk continue to capture the collective marketing eye. And so they should!

A survey of 2,259 adults found that 68% of self-described gays are more likely to buy from a company they find gay-friendly. And there are definitely companies - and methods - coming out on top: Bravo, Apple, Showtime, HBO, Absolut, and Levi’s, are the gay-friendliest brands, while WalMart, Dunkin Donuts, Cracker Barrel, Exxon Mobil, and Samsung earn the lowest marks from gay and lesbian consumers, according to the 2008 Prime Access/PlanetOut Gay and Lesbian Consumer Study released today.
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The study also reveals that 71% of gay and lesbian consumers said they have a more favorable impression of companies or products that … Continued…

ABC’s The Mole returns this summer and includes a gay: restaurant manager Bobby, who claims his gaydar will help him detect deception within the house. That thing’s got so many uses! [AfterElton]

Et tu, Mike Epps!?

The Friday franchise and Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins actor got into quite the argument with photographers at LAX yesterday, yelling “you’re a fag, a homosexual.” Because, you know, he wanted to make sure the paps knew what he meant. You can watch the video at TMZ.

In the meantime, here’s some grainy footage of Epps sticking it to Michael Jackson.

Here’s some sorta gay chatter: “Which young star — who plays gay on his hot TV show — has a taste for significantly older women?” On another, possibly unrelated note, did anyone notice last night that newly gayed Erik on Gossip Girl made nary an appearance at his mother’s engagement party, or whatever that fancy event was? Plot device out! [NYDN]

Barbara Walters is brilliant! Rather than prolonging the tabloid conflict with former colleague Star Jones, the legendary journalist describes her as a “poor woman” and goes on to say, “I think she’s suffering now… I’m not going to be a part of that.” Sounds like a sympathetic comment, of course, but we all know she’s really just calling Jones a loser. [HuffPo]

El Salvadoran national Joaquín Ramirez - an HIV positive gay man - is set to return home Thursday after the Canadian government denied his asylum plea. Ramirez alleges that three federal cops beat and raped him prior to his great escape and he fears retribution if sent back. “…I am sure that I will be assassinated if I go back. There have been four men who have come to my sister’s home in a car and have parked outside her house. They have asked my little niece if I had come back yet and they have also called my sister and told her that they were going to kill me.” Canadian officials reportedly doubted Ramirez’s claims. [Xtra]

Britney Spears made her triumphant return to CBS’How I Met Your Mother last night and surprises us yet again with her comendable comedic abilities. Veteran actor Neil Patrick Harris shined, as usual.

Get a Towleroad-provided taste, after the jump…
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We all thought it was dead, but an Arizona ban on gay marriage found new life yesterday. The bill had been languishing in the House since April, but squeezed by yesterday after two Democratic representatives - Jack Brown and Pete Rios - lent their weight to a largely Republican bloc. The measure now moves to the Senate, which means many homo eyes will be one Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, who previously used his Senatorial powers to vote for a gay marriage ban. [Arizona Daily Star]

Let us rejoice! Megan Mullally, who won homo hearts as Karen on Will & Grace, may soon return to the small screen. We hear that the actress may join the cast of ABC’s Bad Mother Handbook, a show about three generations of women living under one roof. The ABC series is an adaptation of Kate Long’s bestselling novel and will feature 48-year old Mullally will reportedly play mama to 32-year old Alicia Silverstone, who will in turn have a 16-year old daughter. We’re noticing a pattern…

Moldovan police stood by and watched as nationalists attacked gay pride marchers last weekend. Oh, please! Don’t act like you’re surprised to hear of anti-gay repression in a post-Soviet state. [UK Gay News]