• The finale of My Life On The D-List brings together one gay icon with another as Kathy Griffin joins Johnny Weir on the ice. [Malcontent]

• Following a court order, Missouri removed from its books a regulation automatically banning gay men and women from becoming foster parents. [AP]

• You've got till tomorrow to nominate a friend – or, more likely, yourself – for Cosmo's Media Men contest. [Cosmo]

• Latvia's gay pride celebrations have been banned, just as they were last year. Except last year a court overturned the decision and the gays marched on. Will it be the same this year? [SMH]

• Boston's WRKO radio station suspened talk show host John DePetro yesterday after he called the Turnpike Authority chairman a "fag." Though most news media aren't printing the actual word. [Boston Globe]

• Rape survivors are always the victims of unfortunate circumstances, but in this case, the cirumstances are somehow even more devastating: A woman was raped by a gay man who wanted to prove he could have sex with a woman. [Aust. News Limited]

• The Born Different campaign is getting a huge PR push, but so far we've yet to see anything more than a couple viral video clips and recycled stats. [Born Different]

In the photo at right, our favorite homo figure skater is waving as he shows off a sneak preview of the Heatherette Spring 2007 collection. We hear it's all about birds. And glamour. And sparkles. And Tori Spelling.

Just kidding, except about the Tori Spelling part. That outfit is his "swan costume" from a while ago. But Johnny Weir will be making his debut on the catwalk in September as part of the Heatherette runway show during New York Fashion Week. We assume he will be wearing pieces from the menswear line, but when we consider his upcoming spread in Blackbook that features him in some frou-frou Chanel dresses, we can't really say for certain.

Ready to Weir [New, Now, Next]

• Al Gore is so totally running for President in 2008. [NYDailyNews]

• Speaking of politics: the State Department is taking on rude Americans tourists who travel abroad. Finally! Maybe they can teach President Bush a thing or two. [ManoloMen]

• Speaking of abroad: the most attractive man in the U.K. Really? [FemaleFirst]

• Speaking of femalefirst.com, Lindsey Lohan will visit AIDS clinics in Kenya. We loves the Lohan. [FemaleFirst]

• Howard Stern likes Rosie O'Donnell now. See? Even Howard is on our campaign to bring Rosie back. [The Malcontent]

• Johnny Weir is too gay for ice skating, according to officials. In a related report, the officials complained the ice is too cold for ice skating, the sky is too blue, and no one should ever look at Josh Duhamel ever again because he is just too attractive. [SocialiteLife]

• A judge in Maryland struck down a law making same-sex marriage illegal--and now she may be impeached for it. We can see Baltimore-based John Waters' movie about it already. [AP]

• First Madonna makes plans for Coachella. Now queer favorite Goldfrapp to perform at the huge, enormous, fabulous South By Southwest Music Festival. The gays should really pay attention to his music festival thing. No one goes to circuit parties anymore. [GCN]

• Gay adoption is totally banned in Florida--the only state with such policies, in fact--but a new law might change that. Maybe. Floridians, call your state reps! [AP]

• Moscow mayor takes Communist view on gay pride: still a big no-no. Too bad, Johnny Weir would have been a great Grand Marshall. Hell, we would have gone with him! And suddenly, I know why the Mayor said "no"... [Dallas Voice]

• Arjan reports on yet another incarnation of Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love.” And it’s cute. [Arjan Writes]

• Surprise! Johnny Weir loves D&G, LV, and Cavalli. [Washington Post]

• Speaking of figure skating, could it be true: Santino Rice designing skating costumes again? [Manhattan Offender]

• Maybe not, but he was hilarious on Regis & Kelly. [Santino Rice]

• And lastly, a correction to a post yesterday about the NO/AIDS Task Force. The organization was not wiped out by Katrina and is one of the only viable HIV/AIDS organizations in New Orleans. [NO/AIDS Task Force]

U.S. skater Johnny Weir’s sexuality has garnered far more interest from the world than any of the televised Olympic sporting events. In print, he’s been called everything from “flamboyant” to a name he’s given himself; “Tinkerbell.” We think it's after Paris' toy dog and not Peter Pan's own personal floating light bulb. Naturally, Weir’s refusal to acknowledge his true sexuality has everyone intrigued. All of a sudden the media is giving the twink a ton of ink.

Weir is "teaching us all a lesson: that it doesn't matter, and that if the question is repeatedly asked, it says more about the questioner than it does the answerer. And when that questioner is a journalist, another question needs to be asked: Is there something in the reporter that needs examining? I think many of them look at this topic as just titillating, and it's an issue for them, not necessarily for the athletes."

We don’t even know why anyone is still wasting their time in trying to figure out if Weir’s gay. As if it’s really at all necessary, we present this video as all of the proof you will ever need.

Somehow we feel confident in saying he’ll end up on the cover of The Advocate by the end of the year.

Skating around the issue [Chicago Sun-Times]

• After Elton covers the media coverage of Johnny Weir. [After Elton]

• That darn “homosexual agenda” is everywhere. This time it’s creeping into sex ed classes. [Christian Science Monitor]

• Dan Renzi’s readers caption Santino Rice. Good Stuff. [Dan Renzi]

• Further proof that God exists: Star Jones may be out at The View. [Yahoo]

• Renee Zellweger will kiss a woman in the upcoming Bridget Jones film. It’s not the first time. She was married to a girl for a while. [Yahoo News]

• Baltimore in Vegas via NYC. Hairspray heads to the desert. [Playbill]

• “Johnny Weir didn't actually skate all that badly yesterday. He was just distracted.” By this guy’s package. [The Malcontent]

• Some of the top 24 contestants on American Idol are a bit old, no? 29 is not old we know, but for American Idol? [Just Jared]

• Rich’s take on Project Runway’s final three. We’ll miss Kara too. [Four Four]

• She’s back! Catch a peek at Basic Instinct 2. [Made In Brazil]

• "Kylie: An Exhibition," a museum exhibit about the iconic Ms. Minogue has opened in Sydney. We’re seriously considering trekking halfway around the world to see it. [Gay.com]

• Brit TV fave Footballers’ Wives has two new characters: a closeted gay player and a bisexual golden boy, with a striking resemblance to Mr. Posh Spice. [After Elton]

• Russia’s first Gay Pride celebration will not happen in May like had been hoped. [The Independent]

• One man suffering from ‘gay fatigue’ realizes that being different is a good thing. Always. [Washington Blade]

• Best. Olympic. Headline. Ever. [Gawker]

• We were briefly (and vaguely) intrigued when we found out Creed's Scott Stapp and Kidd Rock had made a sex tape together. Too bad they don't get busy with one another. [Gawker]

• You too can blow your entire annual salaray (and then some) on the shirts off of Jake and Heath's backs. [Ebay]

• The Virginia Senate has passed a proposed constituional amendment to ban gay marriage and civil unions which will now go to voters. What else would you expect from a state with a town named Lynchburg? [Richmond.com]

• Shock! Who would have thought that you could get more than just a rub down at a massage parlor? [The Malay Mail]

• Shopaholic Johnny Weir is a triple threat: he's a princess, an Olympian, and a diva. [Towleorad]

• A Louisville man has turned down the title of Playgirl Man of the Year. Because, you know, Jesus would have too. [The Courier-Journal]

• Saddam Hussein behaves like a 3rd grader. What is the worst thing he can call judges at his Iraqi trial? Yes, gay. [The Daily Record]

• Pete Burns is getting married. Can you imagine what he’s going to wear? [Gay.com]

• “Johnny Weir, Are You Queer?” is our new favorite song. [Ultra Now]

• Robert Perry, a Puzzles Lounge victim, has filed a complaint with the state Department of Public Health claiming paramedics were physically and verbally abusive. [NBC 10]

Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir has won us over; tonight he is performing a la Bjork in a swan costume. Add into the mix this photo shoot, shot by America’s Next Top Model judge Nigel Barker, and you have a very gay and equally cute Morning Goods candidate.

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