Remember when DNC asked the gays to donate cash at a June fundraiser? And we handed them a reported (but not verified) $1 million? Some of us remained supportive of the DNC, while others criticized it for, like the White House, refusing to forcefully act on LGBT legislation. And then just this week, the DNC, once again, failed to live up to its commitment to LGBTs when it purposefully omitted any mention of Maine's Question 1 from a series of email blasts to supporters. To make matters worse, not only has the DNC so obviously been turning its back on queers, but now it's been caught lying about it. Continued »

THE SHOT — As Carrie Prejean does with Scripture, some creative license (and Carrie movie inspiration) was taken in reformatting Carrie Prejean's new book Still Standing, released Monday. Continued »

So this is Adam Lambert's new romance? Ferras Alqaisi, who last year released an album with the word "rainbows" in the title, is being shopped around by the gossips as Lambert's post-Drake LaBry beau. Or, you know, they could just be friends, given Ferras worked with Lambert on For Your Entertainment and, as LA gays go, they probably run in the same circles now. Continued »

Word to would-be assailants: Don't scream anti-gay epithets at your assailants, or you're on the hook for a hate crime. We're talking to you Robert Bellamy Jr. (and your two accomplices), who's suspected of attacking two men on Halloween. Continued »

Hahahaha. Judy Weider, the former Advocate editor-in-chief who went on a rampage against the magazine, accidentally posted a draft version of her hatchet job on Regent Media, she reveals in an updated post. She is v. v. sorry! We don't have the line-by-line changes handy, but it sounds like she read our response and updated accordingly. Continued »

Unfortunately we have a date with Ugly Betty, otherwise we might be tempted to take up Manworks.com's offer to stop by tonight's "live male erotic massage demonstration in a New York City store window." Continued »

Larry Johnson, the Kansas City Chiefs running back suspended for just one gay that cost him $300k for using the F-word on Twitter, isn't just an enemy of the gays. He's an enemy of regular old Chiefs fans. Continued »

For HIV-negative men, purposefully not having sex with other dudes carrying the virus sounds like a reasonable strategy to prevent contracting HIV. If you know a potential sex partner is HIV-positive, steering clear brings your risk level down to zero percent, since you're not exposing yourself to the virus. (And yes, this includes sex with condoms.) For HIV-positive men, there's also, seemingly, an advantage to avoiding sex with other poz guys: No risk of exposure to another strain of HIV that could further damage your immune system and complicate your drug regimen. Except now we're being told this technique — of keeping your pee-pee away from anyone carrying the virus — is "bankrupt in terms of actual risk reduction"? Continued »

Just how offensive was South Park's "The F Word" episode this week? Well, they used the "fag" word a lot, which means it's offensive enough for GLAAD to get upset about it! Continued »

Having put together the National Equality March in just a few months, Cleve Jones didn't have time to get around to creating bylaws or an official budget for umbrella group Equality Across America. Which means now that the march is over, and EAA's coffers have some $90,000 left over — thanks to cost reduction and fundraising — it's unclear what's going to happen to it. Continued »

With news arriving that Referendum 71 is officially a go, Keyboard Cat put together this little ditty for you to enjoy. Continued »

Religious conservatives argued endlessly that the Matthew Shepard Act would infringe on religious freedoms because, if a pastor were to preach homophobia at the pulpit and a member of his parish went out and killed a queer, the murderer's religious beliefs would be used against him in court. So now that LGBT hate crimes legislation has passed, what better way to test the theory than to make it happen?
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Does one of you possess Nate Silver levels of math wizardry? Because we'd like to employ you in this little equation about when enough of Maine's older voters, who disproportionately voted Yes On 1, will stop casting ballots (read: die) and let freedom ring. Continued »

Despite a law on the books banning same-sex marriage, Washington State voters approved expanded domestic partnership rights, as Referendum 71 is officially approved. Continued »

MORNING GOODS — Sorry gents, but 21-year-old Melbourne native Paul Coaster is straight, which means this obvious pull-down-my-jeans tease is as far as it's going between you two. Continued »

New York's Gov. David Paterson has referred to same-sex marriage legislation as "unfinished business from earlier this year." Which is why he's moved it the top of the agenda for a special legislative session that could begin next week. Paterson has been here before, demanding lawmakers get their act together and pass gay marriage, particularly because Democrats — which narrowly control things in Albany — promised they'd do just that if they were given a majority of seats. Which happened. So what's different this time around? Continued »

Just in case you need a little something positive coming out of Maine, here's Lt. Dan Choi speaking at a "we may have lost the battle, but not the war" rally after Tuesday's election results. Continued »

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→ Maine's marriage upset is invigorating New Hampshire's bigots to try to a repeal of marriage there: "Two proposals are being drafted in the N.H. House: One would repeal the law Gov. John Lynch signed in June and re-establish civil unions; the other is a constitutional amendment that would charge voters with deciding if 'the state shall only recognize the union of one man and one woman as marriage.'"

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INSUFFICIENT – Hoping to clarify what those emails to supporters were about, DNC spokesman Hari Sevugan explains: "In Maine there were over a half dozen ballot initiatives and referendums, and local municipal elections at stake and OFA sent an e-mail to thousands of activists encouraging them to vote in support of progressive causes and candidates. There were some Mainers who received an erroneous e-mail regarding the New Jersey Governor's election – that e-mail was not intended to downplay the significance of Maine's local elections." And the reason the DNC didn't specifically encourage voters to vote "No On 1" was …?

A total of five days worth of suspensions. That's what the Ft. Worth Police just handed three officers involved in the Rainbow Lounge bar raid. Continued »