The Christian right better stock up on paint, because they'll definitely want to protest lesbian author Kittredge Cherry's new title: Jesus in Love, the self-proclaimed first novel about a queer Christ.

Unlike Biblical scholars who examine scripture to find titillating texts of "His" homo love, Cherry's account fictionalizes the alleged savior's intimate relationships with disciple John, that old whore Mary Magdalene and the multi-gendered Holy Spirit.

Now, before you start thinking Cherry's some sort of heretical iconoclast (a charge, no doubt, she's bound to hear), let it be known that Cherry's a practicing Christian whose website (also called Jesus in Love) indexes the increasingly crowded literary and artistic survey of Jesus' queerness. Of her undoubtedly controversial text, Cherry says: "Christ's story is for everyone. It's okay to imagine yourself in the story of Jesus. He is all of us." Apparently he's into all of us, as well. And quite a slut, too...

(Image: Crucifixion of the Christ by Becki Jayne Harrelson)

We've got another mystery on our hands, readers. Homo-journo Andrew Sullivan has launched a search party for the possibly sham gay porn, Him. Allegedly filmed in the 1970s, Him concerns a one Jesus Christ and his titillating take on "Love Thy Neighbor". From Film Threat:

The film would have probably been forgotten had it not been detailed in the 1980 book 'The Golden Turkey Awards' by the Medved Brothers. Despite an Internet debate that insists the film never existed, poster art from the movie's original New York run has turned up to verify it did exist. The film itself, however, is believed to be lost (how the Medveds learned of the film is not clear, though the idea of Michael Medved watching gay porno for "research" is mind-boggling).

Thus, Sullivan implores M. Medved: "Was this your hoax? Can you tell us now? Did you watch this movie? Or did you make it up?" Pressing questions for the weekend - the time when Sullivan likes to take matters into his own hands, if you know what we mean.

• Michael Lucas made history at this weekend's GayVN awards, taking home a record fourteen honors, including best non-sexual performance for Savannah Samson (pictured). Mazel to the tov, Savannah. Oh, and to you, too, Michael. [San Francisco Chronicle]

• If you're at all interested in pictures from the GAYVN after-party (and we know you are), then follow the link. [Tim and Roma]

• Titanic director James Cameron found Jesus (or, at least, his so-called "tomb"). [Sydney Morning Herald]

• Our world's just crumbled: Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz smoke pot. How disgraceful... [Mollygood]

• Ed Droste and the other kids from Grizzly Bear have a new video. It's totally creepy. [stereogum]

• Elton John's party netted 4.2 million bones to help fight AIDS. We threw a similar party and we made about five dollars and a bit of lint. We donated the lint and kept the $5. What? We need money, too. [365 Gay]

We wish we could explain the internet trajectory that led us to this 1995 interview between the kids at babysue and Jesus in which Jesus shares his thoughts on homosexuality, but it's all sort of a blur. Regardless, we thought we'd pass it along to you because we think it's funny. If any of you have Jerry Falwell's email address, we suggest you send it along.

Babysue: Would you forgive a person for being gay if he loved you?
Jesus Christ: I don't forgive nobody for nothing.
BS: What did God tell you about Homosexuality?
JC: When I was only 5 years old, God greased up my carrot and held it in his hand. As he lovingly stroked my onions he told me, "Son, don't you ever let any man do what I'm doing to you right now. Only stick your carrot into barnholes. Carrots go into barnholes. Got that? Don't you go sticking your carrot into another man's mouth or mystery hole...or you'll DIE and go to HELL."
BS: And did you believe him?
JC: I sure did! If I hadn't believed what he told me, you can bet I would have acted on my desires long ago and jumped every man on earth.
BS: What? What did you say?!?
JC: Don't you get it? All men are homosexuals! But God says it's wrong, so no one is supposed to act on their true desires! That's the basis of Christianity. You're not supposed to do the things you really want to do. Next question.
BS: How big are you, Jesus?
JC: As you might have guessed, I have a huge carrot and I'm uncut. You can hold it if you like. No...wait. That would be wrong. Very, very wrong.

We loved Kristin Chenoweth for her portrayal of the Good Witch in Broadway’s Wicked, and now we love her even more for showing wicked middle Americans that intolerance is something up with which she will not put.

Though she had been scheduled to appear in the Women of Faith concert in November in Oklahoma City, she got disinvited when those Women of Faith learned of her attitude towards gay people. Kristin had said: “I am a Christian and I don't want there to be any confusion about what I believe or who I am. I don't believe gay people are going to hell. I believe that judgment is left to the one upstairs and I believe Jesus is all about love.”

Apparently, the Women of Faith don’t believe Jesus is all about love. Turning the other cheek has never had more relevance, and we certainly turn out all our cheeks at those ladies in Oklahoma. What kind of doofus gives up a chance to hear Kristin Chenoweth sing, anyhow?