You know that guy you run into at bars that turns every question to sex? You're just trying to have a drink and momentarily forget that your sub prime mortgage is about to turn you into a hobo and this guy just keeps asking about your penis size. Well, The Advocate's Brandon Voss is that guy and he lets loose on actor Adrien Brody in the magazine's latest installment of "Big Gay Following" or as we like to call it, "The Last Gay Media Interview This Person Will Ever Do."

Here's the business:

"Do guys still hit on you?
I guess I'd be disappointed if they didn't.

What if a man had presented you with your Oscar instead of Halle Berry? Were you so wrapped up in the moment that you might've have kissed him too?
That's a pretty silly question. No, obviously not. Part of the excitement was that it was a beautiful woman presenting me with such a beautiful moment in my life.

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Alright, so yesterday we passed on word that Regent Media decided to shutter it's wanderlust-having quarterly, The Out Traveler.

In case you didn't see in the comments, the company's decided to spread the vagabond wealth.

First, there will be some sort of new and expanded website to take the supplement's place, and then journos are going to add an improved travel section to The Advocate, which will soon be relaunching.

There aren't going to be any "big shakeups," according to our insider, but that's what they always say. We'll let you know if more information trickles down.

Actor James Franco appears on this month's cover of Out to help hype his new gay flick, Milk. (He also did a cover for Interview magazine.)

The movie's story should be a familiar one: Harvey Milk was California's first openly gay elected official and was later assassinated, along with San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. Franco's starring opposite Sean Penn, who has not been doing press for the movie, which is a bit queer.

So, Franco's getting all this attention and people are loving him. Or hating him. It depends on who you ask.

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Gay Americans have increasingly backed Barack Obama over the past few months, but Michelle Obama's not taking any chances. The potential first lady penned an Advocate op-ed this week urging the lavender set to endorse her husband's candidacy.

In addition to highlighting her husband's support for the Ryan White Act and fighting the Federal Marriage Amendment, Mrs. Obama reiterates a message familiar to voters, especially gay Democrats: we shouldn't accept the world as it is, but we should work toward the world as it should be - a cornerstone quote in many of her stump speeches. And, in fact, that idea's the title for her essay - "The World As It Should Be."

Obama concludes the piece by asking concerned citizens to join the fight and work the streets for Obama's campaign.

I know we can do this. But we can’t do it alone. We have only a matter of days until voter registration deadlines pass in many states. We need our supporters to become active volunteers. Go door to door. Work the phones. Drive to battleground states. Help us get out the vote.

Sheesh! Who knew democracy was so needy!?

Before you get too excited, be clear that The Advocate's Anderson Cooper cover story is not a coming out story. Sad, yes, but what can you do? Rather, the fag-rag's dedicated it feature article on the always attractive silver fox.

And, also, homo-journo Sean Kennedy's coming of gray age:

I first spotted the gray a couple of months before my 30th birthday–three or four strands glistening on my left temple. I leaned into the mirror for a closer look and confirmed my worst nightmare: I was officially old. Sure, there were only a few hairs now, but it was only a matter of time — months, maybe a year? — before I’d be totally gray and my youth would be lost forever.

Oh, Kennedy! We know you - you'll be young forever. In spirit, at least.

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Big news from gay mag The Advocate.

After 15-years as editor, Anne Stockwell has "stepped down," thus making room for new EIC Jon Barrett, who will apparently be leading the long-running pub in a "new direction." And here! networks, which bought the PlanetOut periodicals earlier this year, couldn't be more excited about the regime change. Said honchos Stephen P. Jarchow and Paul Colichman:

We are thrilled that Jon Barrett will bring his talent to this important brand and continue the historic tradition of The Advocate. Barrett will provide the magazine with a provocative new perspective around the critical issues affecting the lives of the LGBT community as well as expand Advocate.com into a definitive, daily online news source.

Like Stockwell, Barrett's an industry veteran and previously worked as senior editor at Real Simple, O at Home and Cargo.

Full release, after the jump…

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