The faggot furor over Out's controversial cover continues. Genre editor Chris Ciompi laid the smack down against the monthly fag-rag and competing editor Aaron Hicklin, telling married gossip mongers Rush and Malloy:

Your right to privacy is a constitutional right. Maybe Jodie and Anderson would prefer to be known for their work, not their sexuality. The climate of the United States today still would not allow that to occur. With Anderson, many people would perceive his credibility to be undermined.

I think [Out editor] Aaron Hicklin wants to use [Cooper and Foster] to sell magazines. It's politically reprehensible, when he has a list of 50 gay people, to choose two people who are not out.

Sounds like someone's a bit jealous, if you ask us. Sure, both Genre and Out have their draws, but we have to say Out's a bit more... Oh, we won't say it. We're sure you thinking men already know where we're going with that one.

Meanwhile, those curmudgeons over at GLAAD piped in, insisting they do not condone outing people, but Neil Giuliano made sure to add that Cooper and Foster's names have not been smeared, because that would imply that being gay's "a bad thing". And we all know GLAAD loves to support the gays.

For his part, Hicklin defends his placement of Cooper on the cover, telling R&M:

...If you live in New York City, and if you're gay, it's not too long before you spot Anderson Cooper at certain bars or concerts.

In the case of Anderson, we felt that was a bogus argument because he's talked about his life numerous times, he's been the cover subject on lifestyle magazines and men's magazines like Maxim. He's allowed his personal life to be scrutinized with one exception - his sexuality, his relationships.

Hicklin also said that the magazine's legal team advised against putting Clay Aiken on the cover - not because Aiken would sue, but because he looks too much like Jodie Foster. Can't have two lesbians on the cover, now can we?

Imagine the shit storm that would start.

Out-and-out debate over Jodie, Anderson [NYDN]

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• What do you do when your boyfriend doesn't cum enough? According to homo-journo (and co-called"semen sexpert") Alvin Tan, you either get a new technique or trade him in for a horse. Or you can be thankful you don't have all that clean-up. It can get tricky.

• So, this hag from New Mexico wants to marry her fag, but she doesn't know what to do. Because, you know, he's a fag and she's a hag and...well, you know. In an effort to clear her queer-minded head, she writes to Dear Abby (who, of course, isn't the real Dear Abby. She's dead.). And guess what the fake Dear Abby has to say? Tax breaks do not a marriage make. Shit, could of fooled us.

• If you have a question - any question! - you should definitely ask Margaret Cho. And, if she likes it enough, she'll totally videotape her response.

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• Will Arnett can't stop talking about George Clooney's stunning good looks. Also, Janet Jackson totally doesn't know him, but she knows Jason Bateman. Poor Will...

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• Joseph Gordon-Levitt gets all snap happy with some asshole (and asshole loving) photogs.

• The Goonies may be coming to Broadway.

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• Meanwhile, another Under Warrior, Ginch Gonch, has teamed up with Jimmy Im and eastern bloc (and us, too) for the weekly party, Good Times. Details after the jump.

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New England's "largest" LGBT newspaper, Bay Windows has wowed us again with another of their irreverent investigations. It's pretty self-explanatory. Our vote? Anne Heche.

Anderson Cooper could potentially show for the human interest aspect, we can imagine Buck Angel or someone pushing penis pumps and we're sure those ladies could find some ingenious use for a cock ring.

Heche, however, has allegedly sworn off the poon after her love affair with Ellen. Her presence would certainly raise a suspicious labia or two.

(Sassy wave to Ryan Adams for the heads up!)

• Someone buy Carson Kressley's book for Carson Kressley, please! (Thanks, Radar.)

• Maybe Kressley can then give the book to Ontario's Health Minister, George Smitherman - he's marrying his long-time beau this summer.

• We're sure President Bush won't be invited. We're also sure he'll be really offended. You know, because he's so compassionate.

• Here's a little tonic for your upset tummy: rumor has it that John Barrowman may sign on to play a seductive gay villain opposite Daniel Craig's James Bond.

• After you're done thinking about Barrowman getting naked with Bond, why not think about some of the most famous young designers, some of whom we'd like to get naked with, too. After we play dress up, of course.

• Now you've picked out your wardrobe, allouw John Mayer to provide a lesson in how not to open an interview with Ryan Seacrest, "You’re like the Anderson Cooper of E!” Oh, wait, actually, we think every interview with Ryan Seacrest should start like that...

We wish we didn't care about Anderson Cooper, CNN's over-publicized anchor, but we do, especially when he's pictured with a mysterious friend looking like he really doesn't want to be photographed.

Someone stage an intervention, please.

Well, homos, it seems your newsie wet dream may be coming true: Thomas Roberts (pictured) - the hunkasaurus anchor whose coming out and axing were suspiciously well timed - has popped up on everyone's favorite (non)homo-journo's show, Anderson Cooper 360.

While it's too early to tell if this is a permanent gay coupling, the prospect of having these two men together on a nightly basis gives makes us all warm, fuzzy, and, subsequently, sticky.

We've traveled the trails of Andrew Cooper once before, but this British model was too good to pass up for a second scoop, especially after his shoot for Attitude.

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Currently seen in the Emporio Armani ad campaign, Andrew Cooper is the the highest selling Wallpaper* cover boy. We can see why. More pics after the jump.

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