In a unanimous vote, Albania's lawmakers approved a bill to grant anti-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity — but did not grant same-sex marriage rights, which Prime Minister Sali Berisha insisted would happen. A smooth move, for a nation looking to join the EU. [IGLA]

Just like the idea that marriage is about procreation — or even love — the idea that gays should be barred from serving openly in the military is actually a new phenomenon in human history. As recently as Ancient Greece (which, to be fair, was around the 8th century B.C.E.), the homos were donning armor, shields and swords with the breeders. Then everything came crashing down. Continued »

If the first rule of Fight Club is "You do not talk about Fight Club," and the second rule of Fight Club is "You DO NOT talk about Fight Club," then the first and second rules of a falsifying the arrest of a gay tourist is "Figure out whether the guy is on the phone with a 911 operator, who is recording the call, before you make some shit up." Looks like two Miami policemen might have forgotten the rules: Continued »

Since Tuesday, the satirical website FoxNews.com has been asking readers whether they think Don't Ask Don't Tell should be repealed. Well, you know how those poll results are going to be, right? Predictable! But: Not anymore predictable than if readers of Queerty responded to the same question. So, let's do it! Now, in real-time, we'll be able to compare at least one belief of FNC readers to Queerty's own. It's magic-y. Continued »

There's a reason why the nightlife industry is so appealing for entrepreneurs: It's mostly a cash business, making things like "revenues" easier to hide. But not easy enough, apparently, for Michael Weiss, the Philadelphia owner of a slew of venues who's facing charges of hiding income. Continued »

There are so many protests, in front of state capitol buildings and Ugandan consulates, that sometimes it's hard to keep track. But you know how to make it interesting? Do it on a college campus an involve the police! Continued »

Well, someone had to do it. Cliff Kincaid, head of something called America's Survival, Inc., argues Uganda's Kill The Gays Bill is a fantastic piece of legislation, because it's basically a sin tax, encouraging homosexuals to abandon a lifestyle that spreads disease. Word!

Denied — by both Chad Griffin's American Foundation for Equal Rights and Judge Vaughn Walker — to join Perry v. Schwarzenegger as co-plaintiffs, the ACLU, Lambda Legal, and NCLR on Wednesday filed a joint amicus brief, notifying the judge that, in case he was wondering, he could find Prop 8 unconstitutional based on a very narrow interpretation, which only has to do with California laws. So, uh, what does that mean about knocking down gay marriage bans across the land? Continued »

With ad rates lower than last year's $3 million, this year's Super Bowl on CBS is expected to generate more money, and bang per buck, with the network's sports president Sean McManus saying he's expecting to beat last year's NBC broadcast that attracted 98.7 million viewers. No Super Bowl yet has beat the 100 million mark (if you believe Nielsen's hilariously inaccurate ratings data). Which is great news for Focus on the Family, whose Tim Tebow ad will then reach an unprecedented number of viewers for around $2.5 million. So it's worth taking a look at just how CBS went and approved this ad. Continued »

Though some have suggested Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's best hope for joining the U.S. Senate — against Marco Rubio, the odds-on favorite to win the Republican primary — is to join the Democrats, it appears he's unwilling to side with them on one issue in particular: Don't Ask Don't Tell. Continued »

MORNING GOODS — You're about to see a whole lot more of 35-year-old British model Andrew McHale. Like, on Showtime. Sharing the stage with Jonathan Rhys Meyers. On The Tudors. Okay, we don't know just how much screentime McHale gets, but he just wrapped an episode in Ireland. But until Season 4 debuts, you'll have to make due with, well, this. Which should be fine if you have a thing for guys' guys. And ass shots. Continued »

Bryan Fischer is the director of issues analysis for the American Family Association. Earlier this week, he told his radio audience that gays should be, by law, forced into rehabilitative therapy. That caused some people to get upset! So he went on Alan Colmes radio show to, uh, clear things up. Continued »

SOUNDBITES — "Kelli and I had been working on what kind of arrangement our family was going to proceed in for the last two and a half years. I never once thought to stop doing the documentary. It is different when gay people with children separate. It is not as dramatic as what you stereotypically think with heterosexuals, where one person walks out … It was more of a collaborative effort of how are we going to proceed and make sure of the most important thing, — which is that the emotional health, the heart and soul of these kids, remains intact. I think the greatest thing you can teach your child is how to deal with adversity because that's what life is full of. Even though change is scary, sometimes it is necessary." —Cruise director Rosie O'Donnell, on why, in producing the HBO film A Family Is a Family Is a Family, she kept footage of she and ex-partner Kelli Carpenter playing with their kids even after they split Continued »

No, we cannot get enough of Gayle Haggard, the likable wife of disgraced pastor Ted, and who's been making the media rounds to promote her new book. And she's quickly becoming the biggest advocate for the power of faith to cure you of homosexuality. If you so choose! Continued »

Should Meghan McCain have to be the one defending her anti-gay father? We'd argue no — but she's taken up the cause! Continued »

In the wake of the Senate's Don't Ask Don't Tell hearings, it's been a week of all things military around here. And there's so much to read! Much of it is repetitive: DADT bad! DADT good! McCain sucks! Yay McMullen! You get the idea. But we also love the more anecdotal stories and informed reports surfacing about the discriminatory military policy, so allow us to share a few of our favorites. Continued »

When the life of a single gay American is worth the lives of seven American soldiers, you can understand why, as a matter of national security, the U.S. armed forces must employ Don't Ask Don't Tell to protect homosexuals. Continued »

As President Obama briefly derided Uganda's Kill The Gays bill, staring out from the audience, and seated at the same table was his wife, was Focus On The Familiy's favorite footballer Tim Tebow. [Politico]

New Mexico's "everything but marriage" domestic partnerships bill appears to be dying a slow death, as lawmakers push it to a third committee for review. Continued »

At a hearing at the end of this month, a bankruptcy judge is expected to approve offers for the remaining assets of Window Media and Unite Media's shuttered publications. The sums that'll be fetched for creditors? Continued »