Ha! Google equates Sarah Palin with pain. Between this and John McCain's "prisoner" remark, we're beginning to wonder if the fates are trying to tell us something…

[via UK Gay News]

• Jared Leto and Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance got close at lMTV Europe's music awards last night.

• Why aren't people more pissed off about Hillary Clinton's anti-gay connections?

• Pakistani rent boys playing dangerous game.

• Patti LaBelle talks to Clay Cane.

• Jill Holtzman Vogel's anti-gay senatorial campaign takes on lipstick wearing lesbian opponent, Karen Schultz.

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• Openly gay Representative Tammy Baldwin on ENDA:

I have always been a strong supporter of guaranteeing full civil rights for all in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. My work on this issue will continue until these protections become law.
…
I am under no illusions about the challenges of achieving our goal. But, the quest for advancement of civil rights in our nation has
never been easy. It is precisely because of the discrimination these groups experience that this legislation is needed.

Baldwin's far ballsier than fellow homo-politico Barney Frank.

• Researcher wins prize for robot marriage thesis: "Intimate Relationships with Artificial Partners".

• Janet Jackson puts out weave fire at In Touch party. Jackson's brother, of course, made headlines when his hair caught on fire while filming a 1983 Pepsi commercial. Weird.

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• Barack Obama's proud to have gay Bishop Gene Robinson's vote. Interfaith Alliance honcho, Reverend Welton Gaddy, however, isn't so pleased with Barack Obama's Robinson pride:

Today’s endorsement of Senator Barack Obama’s campaign for president by Bishop Gene Robinson is just the latest example of candidates misusing religious leaders for political gain.

Holy smokes!

• Picture it: America, 2035 - God has smitten costume-wearing sex fiends. Gays become national treasure.

• Can Singapore's homophobia get any more ridiculous? The Media Development agency has censored a short story reading which included a story by gay author Ng Yi-Sheng:

Ng's text was disallowed as it had gone beyond good taste and decency in taking a disparaging and disrespectful view of public officers.

Ng's got at least one theory as to why the government banned his story: it included a politician called "Lee Low Tar," which sounds somewhat similar to PM Lee Hsien Loong.

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Google's satellite imaging has been heralded as both the greatest and the most insidious of the massive search engine's ever expanding services. We decided to put it to the test by searching for our three favorite words: "gay," "queer" and "homosexual".

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The Commercial Closet Association held their Images in Advertising Awards Monday night at the Time Warner Center here in New York City. Obviously we leapt at the opportunity to mingle with the mo-minded media and advertising set, so we headed on down to take a look at things. Let's just say it met our expectations.

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We had a bit of trouble finding an appropriate image for an earlier post: "Faggot Crackers Still Racist, Say Negro Nancies".

A rainbow flag seemed a bit trite, so we went on a mad search for the perfect visual compliment. Now, we use a variety of image sources, one of which is Google. As part of our quest, we googled "shame" to see if perhaps one of the correspondent images were suited to our desired aesthetic. They weren't…

We were intrigued, however, by the first image that popped up. What was it? Dive into the jump and find out. It's totally NSFW and even more perplexing….

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The technological gods at Google have reached a judgement concerning anti-gay Jamaican blog, killbattyman. Under fire from gay activists and media outlets (including this one), the popular search engine and all-around phenomenon has decided to disinherit the Jamaica-based blog. Among the homophobic harangues, one could find more than a few requests for British activist Peter Tatchell's head.

Tatchell lauded the company's ruling, but made sure to take a not-so-civil swipe:

Thanks to…everyone else who lobbied Google to remove this murderous website. It is good that Google has heard our concerns but bad that it took them so long to respond. If this website had been advocating the killing of black or Jewish people, I am certain that Google would have taken a much tougher stand and removed it much sooner.

For their part, Google insists they acted as fast as they could. We tend to believe them. The scandal didn't explode until late last week, after all.

Yow, seems like there's another gayish scandal brewing in Google's gaggle of websites. A few weeks ago, we reported on the search engine's alleged bias against gay sites. Today comes news that the company's blogspot hosts a Jamaica-based, anti-gay site, the not-so ingeniously entitled killybattyman: a corner of cyber-space headed by this lovely image.

Reporting on the digital scandal, Harry's Place wrote:

This is not a free speech issue. Incitement to murder shuts down the very exchange of ideas that free speech seeks to promote…

In the light of ongoing violent attacks against Jamaica's gay community - why is Google allowing its services to be used to incite murder by hosting this hate-site?

In addition to calling for the death of dick suckers (and, we imagine, carpet munchers), the site also takes on British gay activist, Peter Tatchell, insisting that if children are bad, "The Tatchell Man" will come for them. Not surprisingly, Tatchell's not so keen on the idea:

This website is sick and illegal. Inciting murder is a criminal offense. I am appalled that Google is hosting this site. It goes against their policy. Killbattyman fuels homophobic hatred and in Jamaica this hatred kills.

For its part, Google says that it will investigate and take appropriate measures if the site's deemed inappropriate.

• Peter Bacanovic relocated from New York to LA, and like most people who do, he ended up a failure and an escort. [NY Post]

• Jake Gyllenhaal popped up behind numerous stars at some of the Oscar parties a couple of nights ago. We just wish he would just get behind us one of these days. [Towleroad]

• No, it isn’t related to Confessions on a Dance Floor, but Confessions of a Mormon Boy is hosting a gay singles night next week. [Broadway World]

• Finally a magazine for gays and lesbians in Northern Ireland! But come, naming it Icon?! [Gay.com]

• Ashley Cole is pissed that his name has been linked to the word "gay" on Google. Of course this is all due to his being linked to his alleged participation in gay orgies and shoving a cell phone up his ass. [The Times Online]

• The American Family Association is once again waging war on Ford but this time they're bringing along 40 of their fanaticaly conservative buds! [AFA]

• DirtyColin.com may have quickly come and gone but our go-getting sister at Jossip dug up some dirt straight from a key player as to the status of the site. [Jossip]

• Sony and Logo are launching a music label specifically for "lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gendered artists" called Music with a Twist. Obviously someone neglected to consult a gay person about the label's name. [Reuters]

• The gay hook-ups keep on coming. Here TV and Google video are joining forces and in turn become BFF.
[Multichannel News]

• Mr. Blackwell phones in yet another worst dressed list with less surprises and even less interest than last year. [E Online]

• You too can own a piece of Keith Haring art! Well, if you have seven figures and can squeeze a 77-foot long mural into your pad. [SF Gate]

•Wait, so models aren't supposed to do blow now? This is all so confusing. We thought H&M and Chanel were supposed to encourage any activity that keeps your hip bones jutting out like two handlebars. Nothing makes sense anymore.

•Gay rights groups in California meet with Governor Schwarzenegger today to pressure him into signing the state's same-sex marriage bill. The groups believe that what he "does with this bill will define his legacy." We thought his former gay boy toy, action star, and bodybuilder image had already been cemented for eternity?

•Wheels are in motion in the Czech Republic for those smooth Bel Ami boys to enjoy civil unions.

•Our lusty brother Andy has exclusive dirt on Madonna's new album.

•Lookee here! Access online porn via free google Wi-Fi!