• Another blip on the gay radar for Desperate Housewives: Though Marcia Cross insists she's straight, co-star Eva Longoria hopes she'll get to go gay. [Contact Music]

• Patricia Todd knew her being gay might be a campaign issue when she campaigned for a seat in Alabama's state legislature. But now, having defeated a black candidate in a run-off election, it's her white skin that's become the center of debate in a primarily black district. [AP]

• Speaking of race, is it possible to be white and on the downlow? Maestro of all things relevant to the under-34 set, Benoit Denizet-Lewis investigates. [Slate]

• The friendly NYPD we just saw marching in New York's gay pride parade can now be seen issuing citations to gay bar patrons. [Towleroad]

• Illinois voters will not be deciding on a gay marriage ballot measure: The Board of Elections on Friday followed procedure and refused conservative organization Protect Marriage Illinois's signature list for being too small. [Bgay]

• Enough about Anna Wintour and The Devil Wears Prada. Let's turn our attention to Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter — and who will be his Meryl Streep. [Jossip]

• It's Lindsay Low-hang-an. [MollyGood]

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