• Oasis’s Liam Gallagher says that the England football squad is pretty “gay.” Well, we have news for you, Liam. So is being an alt-rock diva. [MTV]

• Marc Jacobs will put his label on only the finest merchandise. And that includes the finest rent-boys. [Jossip]

• Those crazy kids with the Soulforce campaign got themselves arrested on purpose, tresspassing at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University to protest the school's anti-gay bias. At least now that they've been to jail, they've got street cred. [AP]

• What do you do when the State forces your charity to provide adoptions to gays as well as straights? If you’re the Catholic Church, you spoil the fun for everyone. [Boston Globe]

• Everyone knows that gays aren’t very violent, in fact we're usually the exact opposite. Who else would stage a protest by tonguing each other? [Made in Brazil]

• Famous queers in the UK continue to get hitched. It just won’t stop. [UK Gay.com]

• Grasping at every media opportunity they can, Project Runway's desingers discuss their favorite...Star Wars moments? We don't get the connection either. But it's a funny read nonetheless. [starwars.com]

In an upcoming issue of Out Magazine, friends of Luther Vandross reveal he was gay. Michael Musto, one of Vandross' friends quoted in the story, says "Luther was dying to have a boyfriend. It was an inside showbusiness open secret."

Those pesky gay rumors dogged Vandross much of his professional life; although Vandross' family members are clawing their eyes out in horror at this revelation, we applaud his friends for giving other gay black performers an inspiration to express themselves while they are still alive. We imagine finding love was hard for Vandross. Let’s hope it wasn’t the single life that finally did the poor guy in.

Luther Vandross' gay secret [Star Pulse]

• Richard Gere and a gerbil? Keanu and Geffen? Bowie and Mick? Check out these gay urban legends debunked. [Gay.com]

• The Gays in NYC have something to scream about: Liza Minnelli is set to perform at Bloomberg’s inauguration. Brian Ellner must be thrilled. [ABC News]

• The gay community lost several prominent players this year. Gay.com remembers, but leaves out Luther Vandross too. [Gay.com]

• Clay Aiken’s boyfriend is a singer/dancer/hairstylist. We can’t fought him. We love men with multiple talents too. [Perez Hilton]

• Out lists the gay folks they’d like to play Survivor with. Yes, it’s as inane as it sounds! [Out]

The New York Times on Christmas day looked back at some of the people we lost this year and told their stories. Included was Luther Vandross.

The article says “He was already a backup singer in heavy demand by the mid- 70's, and what instantly set him apart at first was that he sang like a girl - or rather three very strong "girls": Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross.”

The author then goes on to declare, “Sure, they were sensitive, vulnerable guys. But in making pop music a safer place for men to question themselves, they were also manly as hell.”

For the record we love Luther. But, really. There was not one thing manly about Miss Vandross. The Gays know what it means to have three strong girls inside. Trust. Luther was one of us. Why nobody seems to see this is baffling. He may have questioned himself, but we just wish the media would do the same.

Soul Men [New York Times]

Frank Angeletti's Homovision is an online magazine for the gay community. The recently published Issue 23 contains features on such diverse topics as Judy Garland, leathermen, the Sweeney Todd revival, and a recipe for pot brownies.

With a (very gay) soundtrack pumping, Homovision also sheds light on the eroticism of enemas, quotes Liza’s diary, and provides its fair share of cock shots. Add an essay remembering Luther Vandross and a note from a friend about the joy of sex (involving feet) and you get a really unique and really gay reading experience.

Homovision is an online magazine full of wonderful graphic images too. Check out the photo essay “Mothra: Then and Now” and see just how beautiful Ms. Stewart was in her youth. We love any site that can show the equal beauty of Kristen Chenoweth and pierced cocks. How could you not?

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