Portuguese politicians will soon sit down to discuss the ins-and-outs of gay marriage. And though more progressive parties are actively supporting rewriting the nation's laws to allow same-sex nuptials, they have divergent views on just how many rights gays should be granted.

Both the Left Party and the Green Party agree that the current hetero-centric marriage law's wording violates the constitution, hoping to change the definition to "a solemnly formalized meeting of wills between two people who intend to build a family in full communion of life."

The Green Party's willing to allow gay people to "build a family," but, for some reason, draws the line at adoption…

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• Elton John reportedly had a royal breakdown after Prince Harry and Prince William's Concert for Diana. The singer got into with a police officer who ordered him to walk to the VIP area, rather than drive. John allegedly screamed,

Get out of my fucking way. Don't you know who I am? I've been working all fucking day and I need to get to my fucking dressing room.

Obviously Sir Elton is no lady. Nor does he get special privilege: he eventually walked.

• Is Tori Spelling a heinous bitch?

• Anti-gay Movement for a Better Hungary plans on protesting this weekend's gay pride. Whee!

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Portuguese-born footballer Cristiano Ronaldo took some time off kicking balls for Manchester United to spend a few hours kicking it with some friends.

Unfortunately for Ronaldo, a pesky paparazzo came along for the holiday. Fortunately for you, we've included the pictures.

We're especially fond of the one picking his teeth. Very humanizing.

Music and style have always gone hand-in-hand. David Bowie helped bring glam to the mainstream. Kurt Cobain's greasy hair and seemingly unstylish self gave us grunge. And now rockers The Cliks and their well-suited image may change the way people look at female fashion - and gender.

For this installment of The Style Issue, we sat down with The Cliks lead singer and founder, Lucas Silveira, a trans man who knows a thing or two about looking good.

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• Gays have no constitutional rights whatsoever according to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia. At least he tells us how he really feels. [365 Gay]

• Washington D.C.'s new "Prostitution-Free Zones" open the possibility of arresting anyone who has no "apparent lawful reason" to be in designated areas of the city. Some say the new law encourages profiling, and transgender activists and Tara Reid are all very concerned. [Washington Blade]

• Portugal is now accepting gay blood after lifting its ban. We wonder if Portuguese donors have to be celibate like the Red Cross would require its gay donors to be under its proposed new policy. [Pink News]

• The celebration for equal marriage rights for gays in the Australian Capital Territory may be shortlived. Prime Minister John Howard has promised to overturn any such law that is passed, much to the relief of homophobic jerks everywhere. [BBC]

• Gay bar attacker Jacob Robida's bedroom was decorated with "homemade posters slurring gays, African-Americans, and Jews; neo-Nazi literature and skinhead paraphernalia; a makeshift coffin; and an empty knife sheath." And this guy tried to bludgeon people? You don't say! [The Boston Globe]

• Ryan Seacrest did not storm off a radio show after being asked about his sexuality. But we're sure everyone agrees that the question still stands. [Editor & Publisher]

• We're sure you're all tired of the plethora of Brokeback Mountain trailer parodies. But for those of you who can't get enough, we present Brokeback to the Future. [You Tube via Defamer]

• The New York Times finally discovers gay ski week in Aspen and all the fabulous drag queens that go with it. [NY Times]

• The Elton John/Bernie Taupin musical Lestat appears to be in trouble. Delays and cancellations are never a good sign. [Philadelphia Daily News]

• Effectively ignoring the attitudes of their more progressive Spanish neighbors, Portugal denies some dykes the right to get married. [BBC]

Following in the sensible shoes of Rosie O’Donnell and Ellen Degeneres, two women in Portugal tried to get married in the heavily Roman Catholic country. Though the women expected to be turned down, they still decided to try because, you know, it’s the right thing to do.

The couple is basing their case on Portugal's 1975 constitution, which bans sexual discrimination, arguing that two women have the same right to marry as a man and a woman. Portugal's civil code, however, bans same-sex marriages.

The couple will receive the formal response to their marriage request on Thursday but the women's lawyer, Luis Grave Rodrigues, said he was sure they would be denied.

Even though the girls will most likely be denied, the media attention surrounding their case is surely a good thing, especially considering neighboring Spain’s pro-gay stance. And afterall, the capitol of Portugal ain’t called Lisbon for nothin’.

Portuguese gay couple try to marry, change law [Reuters]