As you may or may not know, Vanity Fair's running a piece on everyone's favorite disgraced Congressman, Mark Foley.

While some people may be more interested in the political intrigue surrounding the unceremonious disintegration of his political career, we're more intrigued by the self-professed homo-drunk's rise to glory.

Our curiosity's particularly piqued by this quote from Dennis Koehler's campaign manager Sean Strub:

Mark invited me to fancy society parties. ...I'm very much driven by my passion for issues and wanting to change things. Mark had a very different set of values. He wore gold chains and liked to go to parties. He was about his ambition and his Mercedes. It was clear that, more than anything else, Mark wanted to be a player.

Also, it's been a while since our short-lived career as players, so we're a little rusty. Does having salacious internet conversations with teenage boys count as being a player?

No? Oh. Well, it's probably too late for Foley to realize that dream, huh?

• Prince Charles Loves Homos. Church of England May Not Be Loving Charles. [Pink News UK]

• Paris Hilton Loves Her Weed. Dealer May Not Love Her: That Looks Like Schwag. [Gawker]

• British Lawyer Allegedly Loved Killing Gay Millionaire. Gay Millionaire? Not Loving It So Much. [Daily Telegraph]

• Lesbian Fire Chief Loves Settling Two Discrimination Suits. May Not Love Unknown Outcome Of Third. [365 Gay]

• AfterElton Loves Homo-Filled British Sudster. We're Not Loving That We Can't Watch It Here. (Hint, Hint). [AfterElton]

• Does Vanity Fair Love Andy Warhol? People Not Loving Guessing Game. [Jossip]

• Another blip on the gay radar for Desperate Housewives: Though Marcia Cross insists she's straight, co-star Eva Longoria hopes she'll get to go gay. [Contact Music]

• Patricia Todd knew her being gay might be a campaign issue when she campaigned for a seat in Alabama's state legislature. But now, having defeated a black candidate in a run-off election, it's her white skin that's become the center of debate in a primarily black district. [AP]

• Speaking of race, is it possible to be white and on the downlow? Maestro of all things relevant to the under-34 set, Benoit Denizet-Lewis investigates. [Slate]

• The friendly NYPD we just saw marching in New York's gay pride parade can now be seen issuing citations to gay bar patrons. [Towleroad]

• Illinois voters will not be deciding on a gay marriage ballot measure: The Board of Elections on Friday followed procedure and refused conservative organization Protect Marriage Illinois's signature list for being too small. [Bgay]

• Enough about Anna Wintour and The Devil Wears Prada. Let's turn our attention to Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter — and who will be his Meryl Streep. [Jossip]

• It's Lindsay Low-hang-an. [MollyGood]

NOTE: So you noticed our technical dalliances over the weekend, did you? Oh, you didn't? Then forget we ever said anything. But if you did notice some unpleasant downtime (though accompanied by a pleasant downtime note), we're very sorry. We were moving things around with the big machines that keep Queerty pumping like a rhino in heat. But let us know if you find anything amiss, won't you?

• We’re beyond wondering how she does it, but Madonna looks great in yet another video. [Made In Brazil]

• The normally butch Tom Ford gets a little queeny in this video clip from the Vanity Fair shoot. [Vanity Fair]

• Don’t forget, the Grammys are tonight. Hopefully we’ll see a Madonna/Mariah slapfest. [BBC]

• The editorial staff of the NY Press has walked out after the publishers refused to print the Danish cartoons that are causing uprising across the world. [Boozhy]

• Michael Lucas has also recently addressed the subject on his blog. Porn and politics do indeed mix. [Lucas Blog]