• Tory politico, Sir Simon Milton, has come out of the closet and will be marrying his long-time lover, Robert Davis. Of coming out, Milton remarks: "The time was right...We’re happy and excited. I would rather tell people myself than be the subject of rumour.”

• The murder rate for trans California women just keeps on rising

• Despite activist pressure, the FDA won't be lifting its "gay blood" ban.

• PlanetOut Inc's stock continues to fall.

• Kurt Cobain, Joey Ramone, other dead rock stars live! Wear Doc Martens!

• Ahhhh! It's Kylie Minogue's head! And it's floating!

• Lesbian alleges shelter left her out in the cold: "It was pretty clear the reason she put me on hold is because I said I was a lesbian."

• Did Dick Cheney hire hookers? From Roll Call: "Vice President Cheney isn’t not on the phone records of the alleged D.C. Madam, who is accused of running a high-price call-girl ring in Washington, the accused madam’s lawyer said on Tuesday."

It may strike some of you as queer that The Advocate chose actor TR Knight for the cover of their annual Pride issue. His may have been one of the most anticlimactic coming outs in homo history. The events leading up to the Grey’s Anatomy star’s October 19, 2006 People-hosted revelation were far too explosive to afford Knight a proper, prideful arena.

Co-star Isaiah Washington had an altercation with another Grey’s actor, Patrick Dempsey, reportedly shouting, “I'm not your little faggot like [redacted].” Tongues immediately started wagging and the media – including ourselves – began speculating as to whom Washington referred. More than a few fingers pointed at the initially timorous TR...

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From a concerned citizen:

FYI: this pic is doing the rounds, allegedly from a hookup site (I don’t know which one) from someone who claims he can’t show his face because he’s a celebrity. That may or may not be true, but perhaps your readers would enjoy guessing.

So, readers, who's the alleged celeb closet-case with a big birthmark on his tittie?

(Update: Our informant also mentioned, "Those look like Asian nipples." Hmm, a bit of color, but okay...)

Former CNN newsman Thomas Roberts makes no secret of his homosexuality. The man came out at a National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association conference, for fuck's sake. His sexuality did not come up, however, when Roberts sat down with journalistic peer, Anderson Cooper.

You may recall that the two men chatted about Roberts' experience being sexually abused by a priest - certainly a topic often - and dangerously - discussed in tandem with homosexuality. AfterElton thought so, too, and wrote a post in which they questioned why neither Roberts, nor the Coop referenced Roberts' sexuality.

While it was unquestionably courageous for the man to speak so candidly about his sexual abuse at the hand of the family priest as a teenager, there seemed to be a glaring absence in the discussion: namely, about how Roberts, as an out gay man, has been affected by the abuse as a grown, sexualized adult.

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Torn between religious tradition and political modernity, Turkey's a queer case study of gay rights. Situated on the cusp of both Europe and the Middle East, the secular nation has made many a liberal stride in recent years. In an effort to align with European Union norms, Turkish officials legalized homosexuality, thus allowing thousands of queers to come out without fear of government-endorsed punishment.

Despite these official moves, activists say there's still more work to be done.

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Oprah welcomed Dina Matos McGreevey yesterday, giving the former Mrs. Gay American a chance to plug her book set the record straight about her marriage to Jim McGreevey. In addition to coming off like a real Jersey girl - despite her Portuguese background - Mrs. McG contradicts McGreevey's assertion that they prayed about his landmark speech (that didn't happen), Dina claims McGreevey never said, "I am gay". Rather, he gave her the news in "cowardly installments".

No matter how he explained it, however, poor, clueless Dina simply "wasn't absorbing it". What a shocker. Speaking of shock, Dina claims to have been in shock while McGreevey delivered his resignation, thus giving her that plasticine, Stepford Wife smile. Shock and the distinct possibility that she's had her brain surgically removed.

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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.

Remember when blind item's were hard? No? Well, that's because they're not. Yesterday's Page Six practically screamed "Reichen!" with the first question. The second question? Well, that's a bit more perplexing:

Which handsome former boyfriend of a boy-bander has a new, secret fling? While the hunk is out, his new man - a famously single actor - is not.

It's a total no brainer. We know you kids have brains, so get 'em working...

Sanjaya Malakar may be one of the most puzzling cultural icons in recent memory. Why did so many people vote for someone everyone agreed blew? Where does a 17-year old kid get the gumption to sport a pony-hawk? What does his contradictory success mean for the "merit" of American Idol? (And, yes, the show does have merit, evidenced most readily by Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson.) In Gayville, our terrain, many have speculated about whether the young "singer" qualifies as queer. Such Idol speculation's nothing new - just look at Clay Aiken and lawsuit plagued Mario Vazquez.

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• Vacation's can be a refreshing experience. So can shopping. And there ain't no item more refreshing than a finely pressed white shirt. Yeah, they can get a little boring, but Refinery 29's got the skinny on Surface to Air's new "Vent" shirt. It's anything but...

• Talk about unmotherly love: Britain's Zara Care has lost custody of her two-year old son and three-year daughter children after forcing them to fight on camera. As the little boy punched his old sis, 21-year old Care repeatedly called him a "wimp" and a "bloody faggot". We call her a shitting shit mum.

• Scary Spice also trotted her tot in front of the camera, only these were for OK! Too bad Eddie Murphy couldn't make it, because the cover acts as a familial introduction. Or does it?

• Human Rights Campaign wants to make sure your trans coming out is a happy trans coming out.

• Robots! They're more common (and scarier) than you think.

• Kryptonite! Scientists have discovered a mineral resembling kryptonite. It's official. Reality's become a comic book.

Gay gossip monger Perez Hilton has been called out for calling gay celebs out of the closet - most notably Lance Bass and Neil Patrick Harris - but now he's being called out for not calling someone out: Mika.

Hilton recently introduced the sexually mum British pop star at a Time Warner Center in-store show and the boys at AfterElton wonder why he's become some chummy with someone that should, ideologically speaking, be his enemy:

Those of us who have been following Mika's Stateside invasion have noticed that Perez has been oddly prominent at the early appearances of this particular musician. Odd, in that Hilton isn't a music critic and doesn't run a music site - he's a gossip writer who has made his politics crystal clear when it comes to celebrities whose sexualities fall under public scrutiny... How interesting, then, that Hilton is now an honorary member of the PR posse of a man who flat-out refuses to discuss his sexuality publicly. Isn't Mika exactly the kind of celeb that Perez would usually attack for his coyness? Could it be that Hilton has compromised his well-documented principles for the chance to be part of an album launch and for a place in the pocket of a pop star?

We have to say, however, that picture of Mika and Hilton's kind of cute. Mostly Mika, of course. Speaking of photos, Mika apparently showed up late to the TW gig - he got tied up at an Out shoot. Something to look forward to...

Via Gatecrasher:

Which current NFL player is telling pals he is seriously considering coming out of the closet while he's still on his NFC team?