It seems a day doesn't pass without another article on the seemingly imminent breakdown of the worldwide Anglican Church, a distintegration exasperated by the American Episcopal Church's own infighting. Well, you know what, man-loving Archbishop Gene Robinson's had enough.

Speaking in Hartford on Monday, Robinson said the media (that's us) should stop blowing things out of proportion. He also took some time to admonish the bickering Bible thumpers, saying:

In a world facing 40 million people dying of AIDS and an increasing gap between rich and poor, this seems like a waste of our time and energy, debating the rightness and wrongness of gay and lesbian people and their relationships... I think it breaks God's heart that we would be focusing on such an internal issue, instead of focusing upon the world which, as I understand it, Jesus called us to...

Robinson's in Sundance to help promote For The Bible Tells Me So: the Grand Jury nominated documentary in which he and four other gay Christians appear And, by the looks of this picture, he'll be scoring some wicked Andrew Sullivan and cruising the slopes. Sweet.

This here's a picture from the Outfest-endorsed Sundance premiere of Save Me, the Robert Cary directed conversion therapy drama starring Chad Allen, Judith Light and Queer as Folk's Robert Gant.

We've posted some other pictures after the jump. Before you click through, however, let it be known that we heart Judith Light like whoa. Seriously, these pictures prove that she's the ultimate fag hag. Meanwhile, Tara Reid's hit a new career low...

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• Speaking of Tennessee Williams, former Queer As Folk twink Randy Harrison's appearing in the Joe Dowling directed rendition of The Glass Menagerie. Celebrating the miracle that is his career, Harrison sat down for a bit of a chat with Lavender Magazine.

• Latvian gay activists recently came came together to set some ambitious goals for 2007.

• Chilean gay activists, meanwhile, just got a new HQ: The Ministry of National Property gave them an abandoned government building.

• John Polly and his Logo cats are all about covering Sundance and all the happenings at Q Lounge.

&bulL; Nigeria's proposed anti-gay laws are a few steps closer to becoming official. We're sure Peter Akinola's thrilled.

• Here in the states, New Mexican Republican Representative Gloria Vaughn's looking to amend the state's constitution to ban gay marriage. We have a feeling it won't fly.

We have to admit, we haven't been keeping up with Sundance Channel's One Punk Under God, the reality series that follows upstart preacher Jay Bakker. It seems, however, that our old friend Jack E. Jett's been tuning in - or, at least has some interest: he recently sat down with Mr. Bakker for a bit of a chat. Despite our past needling, Jett offered said chat to us. Sure, he says it's a friendly gesture, but we've got a sneaking suspicion he got turned down elsewhere. Oh well.

Anyway, see what the boys had to say, after the jump. In case you're wondering, yes, we did edit it a bit. Don't worry, we didn't snip any naughty bits, just how Jack loves Bakker's wife and how Bakker's sister has been tending to his mother, Tammy Faye. As you may or may not know, she's been very ill. Bakker appreciates all your good wishes for the great mascared one.

(PS: Jett wants you to know that the episode of Queer Edge featuring Sandra Bernhard can now be seen over at World of Wonder. Ch-ch-check it out.)

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Perhaps you've seen Ernest and Bertram. But most likely you haven't. Taking a trip down memory lane, this short film debuted at 2002 Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim — before Sesame Workshop issued a cease and desist. Director Peter Spears submitted and promptly pulled it from distribution. And then along came YouTube.

Yeah, yeah. We know this is the year of gay film. But 2006 looks like it’s shaping up to be the year of gay porn going mainstream. Gay Porn Blog is reporting that the big winner of this year’s Sundance festival is Quinceañera, a film directed by porn auteur Wash West. West is famous for directing porn films like Animus and The Hole. He also wrote The Fluffer. The film is co-written and directed by Richard Glatzer, pictured with Wash in the photo above.

His new film has snagged the dramatic jury grand prize and the audience award. Enough with the cowboys, we can’t wait to see Quinceañera.

Gay Porn Bits And Bites [Gay Porn Blog]
Conflicts Between Cultures Win Awards at Sundance [NY Times]

• A trans male is raising money for his surgery by selling merchandise on Café Press. The “Self Made Man” shirt is hilarious. [Café Press]

• In England it’s good to be gay. On average we make £10k more a year than straights. [The Guardian]

• Genre Magazine's John Polly is blogging Sundance. But he has not blogged since Thursday, so the parties must be really good. [Genre]

• Midnight Lounge has begun a Hot Myspace guy of the week column. And you know how much we love hot guys. [Midnight Lounge]

• The GLAAD Awards have been announced. Though we wonder why they have not incorporated blogs into the event. [Good As You]