File this one under "No Shit, Sherlock."

Stephen Williams from the Las Vegas edition of The Real World came out of the closet on yet another MTV Real World special. Not only does he say he likes boys, but he's engaged to one. Mazel!

• Japanese scientists have made a "humanoid robot" called Simroid, which can feel "pain".

• It's that time of the year again: Bid 2 Beat AIDS offers 1000s of collectibles on eBay. The eBay charity auction officially begins tomorrow, but they've already posted tickets for Mary J Blige's Tuesday show honoring BET's Stephen Hill.

• Popnography's Shana Naomi Krochmal and NPR "consider" bands who play queer.

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• The Real World's Coral Smith's inching toward lesbianism: "I’m definitely venturing toward my lesbian qualities. It’s been a long time coming." Those titties won't hurt, we're sure.

• The Advocate on Hillary Clinton's new, improved marriage stance:

Clinton’s new stance on DOMA may also be an attempt to establish a separate identity from that of husband Bill Clinton, whose presidency left somewhat of a best-of-times, worst-of-times aftertaste in the mouths of LGBT Americans. While the gay population’s historic role in electing Bill Clinton launched us on to the national political stage, his statutory legacies to us were the military’s antigay “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and DOMA.

• New York State's Assembly Rules Committee advanced the same-sex marriage bill, 21-8.

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Jim McGreevey and Dina Matos McGreevey aren't the only couple with a book war on their hands. Former Real Worlder (and Queerty editor), Dan Renzi alleges that his journo-ex, Johnny Diaz, used him as inspiration in Diaz's new book, Boston Boys Club.

The book - Diaz's first - follows the trials and tribulations of a gay Latino man named Tommy Perez. While Diaz admits Perez's life parallels his own, he adamantly denies that he based Perez's boyfriend, Kyle, on Renzi - who did not know of the so-called similarities until after The Advocate approached him about the article.

We have to admit, however, Kyle does sound a bit like Renzi: a "lean, preening model and former reality show star who makes a red-carpet entrance into the club every Thursday as if a swarm of cameras still follows his every move." Despite these characteristic coincidences, Diaz tells The Advocate:

Kyle is not Dan. There are a lot of former reality stars out there who want to be models. The characters in the book are all composites of people I've met and known over the years.

Renzi ain't buying it.

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While we're on the subject of homophobia, a reader sent us this clip from last night's The Real World in which openly gay roommate Davis gets a little visit from his boyfriend, PJ. Openly homophobic roommate Stephen learns a little something about the beauty of gay love. Wow, The Real World really does make a difference. If only it worked on Tim Hardaway.

• When Cynthia Nixon talks about her relationships with men, she's basically just saying "they helped me figure out I like the muff much, much better." [LSE]

• Yes, The Real World is still on the air and continues to tape new seasons. The only way to get us takling about it, of course, is with their gay cast members. It also doesn't hurt if said gay cast members visit gay pride parades, as Denver's Davis did. [Towleroad]

• Star Jones is officially quitting The View in mid-July, which means no more egregious product placements. Well, at least until Rosie O'Donnell shows up in September. [MollyGood]

• Wanna see Clay Aiken’s white torso and cam pics? Neither did we. [Perez Hilton]

• Andy found Tyler from the Real World on Friendster. [Towleroad]

• Bad news for cokeheads. [Gizmodo]

• A lesbian writer shares her love of Howard Stern. [Gay.com]

• The new James Bond is pretty freaking hot. [Kenneth in the (212)]

When you are a high profile blogger, like moi, you get asked to attend fabulous parties and host events. It is a hard life, but you know, I do it for you, the fans. Last year I was asked to judge the prestigious Cutest of the Castro contest in San Francisco. Yes, people, I get asked to do the big events.

Anyway, I hosted a series of pageants throughout the city at local bars. Classy, yes. Each of the winners then got to compete in an on-stage competition. It was like Miss America. But with fags and a lot less talent. Imagine that. When it came time to host the main event I was replaced by local artist Tim Gaskin and a woman who has made very little go a very long way, Coral Smith from The Real World and The Battle of the Network Reality Stars. They apparently needed star power for the main event.

I had all but forgotten this incident when out of the blue I received an email today announcing the Mr. Gay 2006 competition, a gay beauty pageant that was spawned from San Francisco's Cutest of the Castro. The little pageant that could has gone global with Mr. Gays in such far away lands at Lappland (where is that?) and Austria. The US competitor has yet to be named, but be sure to check out upcoming competitions in NYC, LA, and Oklahoma City. The finalists, both American and international, will compete for the title of Mr. Gay 2006 on October 8 at the Riviera Resort.

They have not asked me to be a judge. I bet they got Omarosa instead.