We'd never forgive ourselves if we neglected to post this especially homo episode of Queer Duck in honor of National Coming Out Day.

(PS: We're gay.)

Bruce Vilanch recently took time from his busy schedule to chat with Bradford Shellhammer about the blogs he reads, the Bush administration, and this year’s Oscars. He also dishes on a few of our favorite divas.

Ok. Hi Bruce. We at Queerty love you. And we are sad we missed your show Almost Famous 2005 in San Francisco. What did we miss?

Full-frontal nudity. The first three rows had to move back.

You have so many projects lined up. Tell us about Queer Duck?

I play myself. It's a stretch. But it's never gotten in Jerry Seinfeld's way. This is a feature-length version of the cartoons that used to follow Queer as Folk on Showtime. They once had me pop in as a guest joke, and we all thought that this time I should do the voice instead of Mercedes McCambridge.

And Celebrity Fit Club! This is one of our guilty pleasures. We only wish you were on the same season at Jackee. How did this come about?

I think I can lay the blame at the feet of ant. Which is better than laying ants at the feet of, oh never mind. He recommended me and when they called they said we're hoping you can add some humor to the proceedings. Losing weight is such martyrdom that people give themselves over to their own drama. Maybe it's because they're deprived of the one thing that they could count on -- food. It's a pity party three times a day. So I'm trying to do it and have a few chuckles along the way.

After the jump Bruce talks about Bette, Whoopi, and Miss. Ross.

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• Baylor University treats its queer alumni the same way it treats its faggy Starbucks coffee cups. They get rid of them.

• The fabulous Sponge Bob had his own movie last year. Now another homo-friendly animated series gets the feature length treatment. Get ready for Queer Duck: The Movie!

• Here!TV Is now podcasting. It's gay programming for your ears.

• Reacting to New Hampshire's brushing off of civil unions yesterday, Rep. Tony Soltani, talks dirty to us: "Society has to be prepared to agree to accept something before we shove it down their throat."

• Texas and Maine voters go into their respective polling booths for a tug at the lever. This is a chance for you queers to take a step backward or a step forward. Yeah, that's right; think of it as a little dance.

•Time Magazine puts gay teenagers on its cover today. They are coming out earlier, having sex earlier, and getting their first Prada bag earlier than you did. They are also hooking up at ex-gay conferences. Hot.

•Focus on the Family participated in Extreme Makeover: Home Edition this past weekend. Because it makes total sense to have religious whackos help decorate rather than the gays.

•No longer with a major label, our favorite redhead singer Casey Stratton has released clips from his new album online. Thanks Arjan.

•On the 10th anniversary of his wife’s murder OJ Simpson signed autographs at a horror convention, never making the connection as to why he was invited.

• “Remember Monroe from television's Too Close For Comfort?” Of course we don’t, we are too young. For those who do remember, actor Jim J. Bullock returns in another perfect role: Queer Duck.