• PlanetOut-owned Men magazine named abdominally-bless Johnny Castle as their "Man of The Year". On a somewhat related note, Matt Damon won People magazine's Sexiest Man top slot. Note that the gays have far more flare - and flesh. [See a NSFW shot of Castle, after the jump. And be sure to check out the magazine's new blog.]
• Iranian Chief Justice halts "gay" execution, calls sentence violation of Islamic teachings:
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) has learned that the Iranian Chief Justice, Ayatollah Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahrudi, has nullified the impending death sentence of Mr. Makvan Mouloodzadeh, a 21-year old Iranian citizen found guilty of multiple counts of anal rape (ighab), allegedly committed when he was 13 years old. The Iranian Chief Justice described the death sentence to be in violation of Islamic teachings, the religious decrees of high-ranking Shiite clerics, and the law of the land.
For the record, no one accused the man of rape.
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• Introducing Holy Hail, the first-name only New York quartet hellbent on taking over your stereo. This here's their first single, "Born Of a Star". Check out their website.
• The 20 most rockin' moments in gay rock history!
• Barack Obama has something to say about Surgeon General nominee and noted homophobe, Dr. James Holsinger. And it ain't nice:
America’s top doctor should be a doctor for all Americans, and so I have serious reservations about nominating someone who would inject his own anti-gay ideology into critical decisions about the health and well-being of our nation," Obama said this morning. "As with other nominees, I will listen to the testimony of Dr. James Holsinger, but this Administration must know that the United States Surgeon General’s office is no place for bigotry or ideology that would trump sound science and good judgment.
Word. Fellow Democrat and presidential candidate Christopher Dodd also voiced his concern, "I fear that Dr. Holsinger's previous comments and actions will prevent him from representing each and every individual." Now, how long until Hillary Clinton says something?
• OMG! It's Los Angeles Pride!!!
• Robbie Williams gets sweaty.
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Clay Cane must have a death wish. First, the homo-journo took on former lesbian publisher turned proselytizer, Charlene Cothran. Now, he's taking on the likes of P. Diddy, Tigga and Trick Daddy.
In a post entitled Bottoms Up, Cane labels a number of hip-hop's "heteros" stars a number of variants of "bottom". Diddy, for example, has been deemed "100% Power Bottom". We believe it. Cane goes on to refer to Russell Simmons as "Old School Early 80s Pre-Condom Porn Bottom", while he finds 24-year old Yung Joc (pictured) guilty of "Shuckin' and jivin' for mass' slut-puppy bottom!" Ouch.
Cane doesn't restrict his categorizations to just hip-hop - or men. Serena Williams can now proudly boast that she's been named a "1000% Well Hung Colon Reconstructing Top". Her sexual partners have 1000% odds of needed colon reconstruction? We're not down with those odds.
