Homosexuality is punishable by hanging in Iran. In Moscow and Warsaw, marches by gay groups have been banned. There has been so much anti-gay violence in Jamaica, Time dubbed the island “The Most Homophobic Place on Earth”. No wonder American homos like to play it safe when they go on vacation: Provincetown, St. Thomas, Ft. Lauderdale!

But tour guide Dan Ware says there’s no reason why a gay guy shouldn’t see most of the world, if he wants to. Since 1990, Ware has been leading all-male, all-gay "Toto Tours" to places like Egypt, Poland, and Peru. Next year, he’ll add the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan to his itinerary.

Queerty correspondent Ilya Marritz recently sat down with Ware to chat about queer adventuring, gays in China and bullfighting with Richard Hatch.

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Boldpt from Britain's anti-discrimination laws.

• A surprising number of gay men find rapid HIV testing in social venues to be "inappropriate". Not as inappropriate as ignorance...

• Meanwhile, Hong Kong's Broadcasting Authority's found a documentary on gay marriage to be inappropriate viewing material.

• Former Survivor contestant, came out, meaning you just got yourself another masturbatory fantasy. Work it out...

• Joe from The Cup of Joe likes to imagine the Super Bowl as a face-off between the boys of A Bear's Life and Colt. He describes it as "the kind of Super Bowl where everybody wins, especially the viewing public". Indeed.

• Being a tranny's tough business, especially when Maryland correctional officers can't figure out where you should be jailed for faking your death.

We live in uncertain times: there's a seemingly endless war raging, terrorists want to destroy Americans and Carol Channing's reputation may or may not have been intentionally tarnished.

If there's one certainty in this world, however, it's that if you're in the public eye and have salacious videos floating around, they'll inevitably surface. Just ask Ozzy Lusth of Survivor.

Our homie Frank Griggs sent us this link to his blog, !! OMG Blog !! where he's posted some pretty scandalous of Lusth's pretty penis. So, where did these pictures come from? A Playboy Channel television show entitled, Foursome. What's this show about? Well, if we have to tell you then you probably shouldn't be reading this blog.

Nor should you click the link above to gaze at the NSFW pictures of Lusth's shlong (and a comparative study involving fellow Survivor-ite, Jonathan Penner).

• Survivor's race-based competition begins to attract its share of detractors. [AP]

• Queer comic strip Mr. Gisby matches celebrities with their pet versions. (Click image for larger version.) [Mr. Gisby]

• Jesse McCartney lets slip a little something about Jennifer Lopez being pregnant. [A J-C]

• Of all people, it's Matt Lauer who's coming to Tom Cruise's defense. [Us]

• Karl Lagerfeld on Project Runway: "Trash that is funny for five minutes if you're with other people." [Gatecrasher]

Yesterday's announcement that Survivor's 13th season will have contestants battle for $1 million based on their race raised plenty of eyebrows. You know CBS execs were hoping for that — it's the buzz of the controversy they're after, which will hopefully boost ratings. But Survivor isn't exactly lacking big Nielsen numbers, either. And this is supposedly the last season that Jeff Probst will play host. So the big question is, well: Why?

If you're just joining us, the tiffany network's tiffany reality show is splitting the 20 contestants into four groups: black, white, Hispanic and Asian. The move, claims CBS, was a reaction to criticism over the show not being diverse enough. So, is making diversity the pivotal point of the show the solution? The same goal – to increase the number of non-white contestants – could be achieved by, well, increasing the number of non-white contestants. By splitting the tribes down racial lines, is the show actually discriminating against folks who don't fall into one of those categories, like American Indians? And what about men and women who are bi- or multi-racial? Are they immediately disqualified (surely a violation of every civil rights law) or forced to choose whether they're more black, Asian, or otherwise?

You can just imagine Probst's running commentary: "The Asians are in the lead, but the whites aren't far behind. Looks like some of the blacks are just getting lazy." (Yes, we know he'll refer to the teams by their tribe name, but this scenario isn't too far off.)

It wasn't so long ago Donald Trump floated the idea of having his own reality show divy up contestants based on the color of their skin. The rumors of The Apprentice's gimmick drew such heated criticism The Donald quickly scrapped the idea. It may have boosted his household share for a couple episodes, but it would've permanently placed him on our scumbag list (not that he's too far off already).

On the other hand, Survivor's (and The Apprentice's) men vs. women battles didn't stir much of any drama. So is race just an equal category that happens to be more taboo? If we substituted sexual orientation for race, would Survivor be receiving the same criticism? More? Less?

Chime in. Please. We want to know where you stand.

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• Theater queens all over the world are gasping: Evita is coming back. [BBC]

• Survivor Gaydar™ is something The Malcontent seems to have. They’re all too butch for us to make any assumptions. [The Malcontent]

• It’s not all good news today. Alito’s confirmation is expected later this afternoon. [CNN]

• RIP Coretta Scott King. [Jossip]

• 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]

22-year old Jeff Wilson was a contestant on this year's Survivor: Palau. Not bad. We wouldn't mind being stuck on an island with him. Photographhy by Lewis Payton.

Lewis Payton Photographer [Lewis Payton]

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