Homo-politico Christine Quinn visited Ireland recently and took some time to blast Ian Paisley, Jr: the MP who said he's repulsed by gays. Says Quinn:

Statements like that shouldn't be made. They are totally unhelpful and hurtful to people. It shouldn't have been said.

Sometimes when people say things like that they don't realize the impact. Lots of people are affected, the people at the center of the remarks, their family, their friends.

Comments like that are personal and very painful.

Yes, even more painful than calling pigeons "flying rats".

Northern Ireland politico Ian Paisley must be so proud of his Assembly member son, Ian Paisley Jr. The younger Paisley made headlines earlier this year when he's "pretty repulsed" by gays.

Though the government didn't find that he did violated the Assembly's code of conduct, the UK's Stonewall thinks his comments deserve a "Bigot of The Year" nomination.

Congratulations, Paisley! Sure, it's not a LaBarbera Award, but you're well on your way!

• Dick Jefferson, one of the two CBS employees beaten last year in St. Martin's, alleges CBS fired him for speaking out about the attacks."I thought I was doing the right thing, but CBS made me feel like I was doing something wrong," he says. Now he's filed a $50 million sexual orientation discrimination lawsuit against the network.

• Irish politico Ian Paisley will not apologize for referring to gays as "repulsive". We refuse to apologize for calling him a dickhead.

• Everyone's talking about how Elizabeth Edwards will be appearing at San Francisco pride. Big fucking deal. We'd be more impressed if her husband, Presidential candidate John Edwards, were to show.

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