In the wake of a proposal by Americablog's John Aravosis that gays and lesbians should boycott the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah to protest the passage of Prop. 8, Sundance Institute spokesperson Brooks Addicott told IndieWire, "It would be gravely disappointing to us if the Sundance Film Festival were to be singled out for a boycott. We bring together a diverse range of independent voices and we remain committed to create a dialogue around critical issues."

While the proposed boycott has received widespread blog coverage, many Sundance alumnus feel that a boycott would hurt gay rights, not promote them, as the festival is known as the premiere showcase for new LGBT/queer-related work.

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• Amy Winehouse popped into her husband Blake's court hearing today. As you can see, the singer went through loads of trouble getting gussied up. Sort of…

• The Advocate's Kerry Eleveld digs into South Carolina's pre-primary policy.

• The Democratic National Committee included trans delegates during 2004's convention. So where are the trannies during this race?

• Laura Kiritsy probes Florida's potential gay nuptial ban.

• Jack Mackenroth needs your help!

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It seems a day doesn't pass without another article on the seemingly imminent breakdown of the worldwide Anglican Church, a distintegration exasperated by the American Episcopal Church's own infighting. Well, you know what, man-loving Archbishop Gene Robinson's had enough.

Speaking in Hartford on Monday, Robinson said the media (that's us) should stop blowing things out of proportion. He also took some time to admonish the bickering Bible thumpers, saying:

In a world facing 40 million people dying of AIDS and an increasing gap between rich and poor, this seems like a waste of our time and energy, debating the rightness and wrongness of gay and lesbian people and their relationships… I think it breaks God's heart that we would be focusing on such an internal issue, instead of focusing upon the world which, as I understand it, Jesus called us to…

Robinson left for the Sundance directly after the speech, saying, "Hey, the world includes celebrity-saturated film festivals, bitches!"

Robinson's in Sundance to help promote For The Bible Tells Me So: the Grand Jury nominated documentary in which he and four other gay Christians appear And, by the looks of this picture, he'll be scoring some wicked Andrew Sullivan and cruising the slopes. Sweet.

Yeah, yeah. We know this is the year of gay film. But 2006 looks like it’s shaping up to be the year of gay porn going mainstream. Gay Porn Blog is reporting that the big winner of this year’s Sundance festival is Quinceañera, a film directed by porn auteur Wash West. West is famous for directing porn films like Animus and The Hole. He also wrote The Fluffer. The film is co-written and directed by Richard Glatzer, pictured with Wash in the photo above.

His new film has snagged the dramatic jury grand prize and the audience award. Enough with the cowboys, we can’t wait to see Quinceañera.

Gay Porn Bits And Bites [Gay Porn Blog]
Conflicts Between Cultures Win Awards at Sundance [NY Times]

• A trans male is raising money for his surgery by selling merchandise on Café Press. The “Self Made Man” shirt is hilarious. [Café Press]

• In England it’s good to be gay. On average we make £10k more a year than straights. [The Guardian]

• Genre Magazine's John Polly is blogging Sundance. But he has not blogged since Thursday, so the parties must be really good. [Genre]

• Midnight Lounge has begun a Hot Myspace guy of the week column. And you know how much we love hot guys. [Midnight Lounge]

• The GLAAD Awards have been announced. Though we wonder why they have not incorporated blogs into the event. [Good As You]