It's unfair of us to say he was wearing no pants, because British Constable Suckbir Mann was actually wearing crotchless leather ones in his web ad for sexual services. He charged £100 for a sexy night one-on-one or with a third, though the tryst most likely would be short so he could run home to his wife and kids.

What's most embarassing for the police department is that Const. Mann is Sikh and has often appeared in the media to promote the diversity of the police force. Apparently the force was even more diverse than they first thought!

Unfortunately, despite all his media appearances, we cannot find a single photo of him. Please let us know if you can locate one.

HOOKER COPPER RAPPED [Sunday Mail]
Cop Suspended For Moonlighting As A Hustler [365 Gay]

Perhaps the biggest moodkiller is a police officer armed with a semi-automatic weapon knocking on the door of your private room. That's what happened to patrons of an Albuquerque, NM bathhouse this week when officers entered with a warrant to search the place for illegal liquor. Why they were wearing bulletproof vests and carrying huge guns, we aren't sure. Also unclear is why they were grabbing 70-year-old naked men and making them lie face-down on the ground while they cuffed them.

The police say it was "for the safety of the officers," but we suspect that humiliation played at least a small role in this incident. The building is now closed due to "numerous firecode violations" that were discovered during the raid.

Police Raid Albuquerque Gay Bathhouse [365 Gay]

They don't have to parade around shirtless or wear little pink triangles on their hats, but the Metropolitan Police in the UK can now voluntarily reveal their sexual orientation so that the number of gay officers can be counted. The coordinator of the Gay Police Association (don't you love that there is such a thing in Britain?) said:

Currently police services monitor gender and ethnicity, and this shows they value that work force. They recruit in the gay press but they don't count them afterwards. An inclusive monitoring system allows the individual to identify themselves as they may wish to do - long gone are the days when gay people were in the closet. If gay people are ok about themselves, everyone else should be.

And we thought the only way to tell a gay policeman was if you found him in the Rambles with a smile instead of a frown.

Officers will be able to 'out' themselves [LSE via Garibaldi]

A British police force has been named Britain’s top gay employer, employing on gay for every ten officers. Stonewall, the gay organization that compiles the list of the most equitable places for gays and lesbians to work, says the results are from the force’s active recruiting in the “pink press.” But things weren’t always so chummy-chummy.

Less than 10 years ago Staffordshire police, which this week will be named winners of the award, were ridiculed for mounting an operation to spy through peepholes on men “cottaging” in public conveniences in Stoke.

Relations with the gay community reached a low point when 21 men, many of them married, were arrested, with some losing their jobs, their wives and their homes.

Sounds good to us. We may just have to scoot across the pond and try and get ourselves arrested, now. We’ll be in cell block P. (ok, we know that was bad.)

Police force is top gay employer [The Times of London]

It’s a well known fact that homosexuality exists in the animal kingdom. Who can forget those two adorable homo penguins, whose relationship, like all media spotlighted couplings (we've still yet to get over Nick and Jessica), came to a sad end.

But can you tell if an animal is gay just by looking at them? A young Brit, with the aid of his favorite alcoholic beverage, seems to have developed animal gaydar! Sam Brown approached a mounted cop and explained to him that his horse was most likely a bottom:

Mr. Brown, 21, a student at Oxford University, had said to an officer: "Excuse me, do you realise your horse is gay?"

Police took the case to court after Mr. Brown refused to pay a £80 fine.

Mr. Brown, who made the comment during a night out with friends in Oxford after his final exams, was arrested under section 5 of the Public Order Act for making homophobic remarks.

The case has been dropped, leaving Mr. Brown free to out animals all over Britain.

'Gay' police horse case dropped [BBC]

• A group of uppity parents have their chastity belts in a bunch over a Rhode Island high school's field trip to see Rent because it "promotes homosexuality." Hey, West Side Story promotes heterosexuality (sort of) and you don't see us complaining.

• Stephen Bennett and his beard, er, wife, Irene, are at it again. She says she would give Brokeback Mountain “a 'thumbs down' for its message. Second, I give it an Oscar for the number one homosexual propaganda movie of the year." No word on which award she gave her hair. (Via Good As You)

• We spotted Bruce Vilanch (with some older guy) at the Grove this morning. No doubt he was on his way to check out Brokeback Mountain at the only LA-area theater you can catch the movie.

• Of all people, San Francisco cops are in trouble for recording videos that poke fun at African-Americans, women, and even trannies.

• Four Bulgarian athletes have been booted off their soccer team for participating in an orgy in the team's locker room, dispelling all doubt that Bel Ami videos are unrealistic.

• GE has a new print ad featuring a gay male couple for their high-end monogram line. Seeing as though we're the ones who either buy them or are responsible for putting them in chic kitchens, we think it couldn't be better. GE...You really do bring good things to life.