• Barney Frank has started a catfight with Condoleezza Rice. Our money's on Frank, but we're not ones to totally discount a Ferragamo-wearing, Lauren Green admiring piano player. [The Advocate]

• It isn't looking good for Q Televison. The've shut down production on all shows. That could leave Friends of Queerty Sandra Bernhard and Riechen out of a job. [Out]

• We'll have a great replacement if the plug is officially pulled on Q TV. Bravo is partnering with PlanetOut on a web-based channel. Could Bravo get any gayer? [NY Times]

• More evidence surfaces that Jacob Robida was unstable. He left a note saying he was planning "something violent." [AP via Yahoo]

• There's no reason why Tony Curtis, who dressed in drag in Some Like It Hot and raves about the homo-friendly Harry Potter movies, should not be a fan of Brokeback Mountain. [Contact Music]

• His ex-wife may look like a drag queen but Tommy Lee isn't really into trannies. [Gay Guide Toronto]

When NBC announced Britney Spears would play a Christian Fundamentalist who hosts a cooking show called “Cruci-fixin’s” on Will & Grace, we knew there’d be an uproar, but, well, not because of this: the American Family Association (we don’t know about you, but we’ve missed them terribly lately) is all up in arms about her character.

"To further denigrate Christianity, NBC chose to air [the episode] the night before Good Friday," AFA Founder and Chairman Donald E. Wildmon complained.

"NBC does not treat Jews, Muslims or other religions with such disrespect. Yet the network demonstrates a deep of hostility toward followers of Christ."

Of course, we’re horribly offended as well. Not about the crucifix thing, though (it’s a JOKE, people.) No, we’re just offended that we have to sit through a half hour of Britney Spears trying to act.

Let’s just hope she spares us with her singing.

NBC Offends Christians Again [CNS News]

• Ryan Seacrest supports "don't ask, don't tell." At least when it comes to questions regarding his sexuality. [The Trentonian via Gawker]

• Andy has plenty of evidence that suggests Punxsutawney Phil is gay, but what we really want to know is if he's a top or a bottom. Since he's into burrowing himself into holes, we suspect it's probably the former. [Towleroad]

• Elton John's upcoming aging rock star ABC sit-com is not based on his own life. And don't you even dare call him "over-the-hill." [Reuters UK]

• Swedish prosecutors are no longer pursuing a Christian nut who has compiled an online gay death list. Um, sounds rational. [The Local]

• You know what makes us "physically sick?" Knowing there are people out there who have never heard of Brokeback Mountain. [Times Mail News]

• Texans will make sure gays can't marry in that state but they'll take as much GLBT money as they can get! [CBS 11]

A Dolce and Gabbana ad that features two male models sharing a brief kiss has been okayed by the British Advertising Standards Authority. The ad, which aired on TV’s “X Factor,” garnered several complaints (you know, uppity Brits and all,) but it’s still set to air repeatedly.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it had received 70 complaints from people who objected to seeing a kiss between two men at times when children were likely to be watching television.

Another 19 said they thought the advert was unacceptable at any time.

"We did not consider that a kiss between two men automatically made an ad unacceptable for broadcast or that the kiss was in itself grounds for imposing a stricter timing restriction," the ASA said in its ruling.

Obviously, you can show us a Dolce and Gabbana ad with two guys kissing every day of the week, so now we need to go to Britain. We do have a message for the people that complained about the gay kiss: We have to sit through nothing but straight kisses so you can deal with one, okay?

Ad watchdog rejects complaints over men kissing [Reuters]

• Having obviously missed her outstanding work on Crossroads, Will & Grace's producers are giving Britney Spears a cameo this season. Let's just be thankful she's not bringing Kevin with her. [MSNBC]

• In case you missed Dubya's State of the Union speech last night, he did manage to pander to the conservatives by throwing in some anti-gay sentiments: "(Americans) are concerned about unethical conduct by public officials, and discouraged by activist courts that try to redefine marriage." [365 Gay]

• A hit gay film that's not Brokeback Mountain? Korea's got their own. [Bloomberg]

• Gay Talk, the BBC's last gay radio show, will soon be forever silenced. [Gay.com UK]

• Kate Moss and Boy George have much in common: A shared English heritage, celebrity, a love for nose candy, and a strong likelihood they'll both get off easy for their crimes. [AP via Yahoo] [Evening Standard]

• We know you're going to go out dancing this weekend anyway, but LA area queens have the chance to rip off their shirts, boogey down for a good cause, and then drive their tired gay ass home in a new Scion. [iDance]

• A Paula Abdul dating show sounds like the perfect televised train wreck we've been waiting for. If there is a God, her dating pool will be filled exclusively with American Idol rejects. [Zap2it]

• The DGA hearts Ang Lee. We'll soon find out how much the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sceinces loves Lee and Brobeback. Oscar noms are out tomorrow. [BBC]

• China does not heart Brokeback Mountain. [BBC]

• A gay Colombian man, currently in Orlando, wants the U.S. to grant him political asylum because of increased homophobia in his native country. But is landing yourself in a state run by George Bush's bro really a step in the right direction? [Miami Herald]

• Guy Ritchie will be best man at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's wedding. We would be super-happy fags if Madonna somehow ends up godmother to the most beautiful baby in the world. [Digital Spy]

• Before eventually being dismissed by his Christian school, a gay student was told “to not dress in women's clothing, not slap others on the buttocks if he was a member of a sports team, not hug or shake hands with other men for too long, not "broadcast" his lifestyle, and not tell other students he was gay until he knew them well.” Because that’s all gay men do. [The Advocate]

• Jonathan Plummer was looking pretty gay during his appearance on Oprah a few months ago. But his pictorial in Clikque pretty much confirms he’s gone all homo-crazy. [Clikque]

• Mexico City has arrested a serial killer who targeted gays. He has no regrets and says he would kill again. Yeah. Throw away the key, boys. [The Advocate]

• It’s inspiring how quickly a country like Germany can evolve from one of the most dastardly to one of the most progressive. [Yahoo]

• Posting names of those who signed a petition supporting a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in Massachusetts seems to have confirmed gay rights supporters' suspicion of fraud. Though Kenny Chesney doesn’t appear to have anything to do with this one. [Bay Windows]

If you’re like us, you watch Will & Grace for one reason and one reason only: rich-bitch Karen Walker. Well, as we’ve already told you, Megan Mullally has ditched the accent, Rosario (we’re sad about that, too), and the martinis and signed on to host a brand new daytime talk show.

"The Megan Mullally Show" will include comedic and musical elements, skits, field segments and a band, Mullally said. But one thing it won't have in common with many talk shows of its ilk is that she won't be seated behind a desk. Although the actual set is still being worked out, Mullally said she's aiming for something that's "fresh and different."

Sure, the first times we hear her without her high-pitched “Karen” voice are gonna’ freak us out, but we’ll get over it. Word is the show won’t be as static as most talk shows either (desk-free!) and will feature celebrity guests and good old-fashioned musical stylings. Oh, and we once say Megan and her band, The Supreme Music Program play at The Virgin Mega Store and let’s just say the girl can sing.

Now herrrrrre's 'Megan Mullally' [Reuters via Yahoo]

• Yet another person has come forward insisting, yes, INSISTING, that Kenny Chesney is not, we repeat, NOT gay. [Fox News]

• Toronto is the first to get what will be a string of condos targeted at gays and lesbians. Sounds great, but if it the interiors don't look like something straight out of Architectural Digest, we ain't biting. [Reuters]

• Gay film company Power Up is gearing up for its first feature film. It's being directed by the lesbian who did But I'm a Cheerleader so you know it's in good hands. [Reuters]

• With a new HBO documentary, an upcoming Logo sketch show, and now a sitcom in development, Rosie O'Donnell seems to be one busy dyke. [Fox News]

• We knew hardcore evangelicals had a horrible sense of style, we just had no idea it this was this bad. [Wholesomewear via World of Wonder]

A brave tipster sat through an entire episode of estrogen gab-fest The View and came back with this, shall we say, juicy tidbit and fired it off to Defamer.

10:43. I’m watching ‘The View’ for unknown reasons, and the ladies have a private investigator on. He’s selling an eighty dollar kit that allows you to find out if your spouse is cheating on you without hiring his services. He brings in blue gym shorts that were sent to him from a suspecting wife, and he’s going to ultraviolet test them on-air to determine if there are bodily fluids. The investigator finds a glowy spot and says, “Now you see that? That’s something that really shouldn’t be there.” Meredith says wait, hey, he can’t tell if it’s a woman’s bodily fluids or a man’s, though, and then Star jumps in. Direct quote: “Well there’s a huge difference between vaginal and seminal fluid. Seminal fluid I can handle if you’re my husband. Vaginal fluid…I got issues.”

Star, Star, Star. Some times you just need to be sat down and have your girlfriends tell it like it is. When it comes to your exfoliated and perfectly coifed man, Al, trust us, it ain’t the vaginal fluids you should have issues with. Unless of course you all have a “thing” all worked out and then in that case it’s none of our business. Just as long as Barbra Walters is not involved, we can stomach it.

STAR JONES’ STAIN DOUBLE STANDARD [Defamer]

NBC has cancelled the Aiden Quinn drama about a pill-popping priest with a gay son that met fire from conservative Christian groups. Naturally, groups such as Focus on the family and the American Family Association are gloating.

AFA Chairman Donald E. Wildmon said NBC's decision to cancel the program is instructive.
"This shows the average American that he doesn't have to simply sit back and take the trash being offered on TV, but he can get involved and fight back with his pocketbook," he said.

Of course, if you know Hollywood you know they only pray to one God: the green one, and the real reason the show was axed was, like 90 % of shows lucky enough to make it to the air, that it wasn’t bringing in the book of numbers, so to speak. Still, it’s always sad to see a quality show end, even if it did star the guy from Desperately Seeking Susan.

NBC pulls the plug on 'Book of Daniel' [World Net Daily]

Logo, that blogger-spotlighting cable gem, plans to check up on queer Americans this summer. What sounds pretty much like a one-man Road Rules will have single-monikered gay comic Ant dropping anchor in random towns all of the country to investigate “how members of the gay community are getting along.”

Though we’re not quite sure what that means (does he expect to stumble upon nothing but catty mid-western queens?), we will be setting our Tivos.

Will he rip into every fag he comes across? Will he be giving out secret sex tips? Or, better yet, will he incorporate his Celebrity Fit Club duties into U.S. of Ant, bringing along the show's enormous illuminated scale?

We expect that the show will end up being watchable. We like Ant – he’s silly and funny – and we have mucho faith in the homos at Logo. Those newbie cable bitches have good taste.

Gay channel Logo looking for gay life in America [Reuters]

• What do you get when three famous actors drive to Palm Springs together? We're hoping it's a whole lotta gay sex. [NY Daily News]

• Former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey can now add blogger to his respectable resume. On second thought, he better leave that out if he ever wants to work again. [Newsday]

• We're all about Jersey today. Say hello to that state's first openly gay mayor! [The Daily Record]

• GLAAD doesn’t want a reputation as being a bunch of old bitches, so don’t misinterpret their statements about American Idol! [GLAAD]

• We love that the only person able to control a pissed off Rosie O’Donnell is the daughter of Malcolm X. [Contact Music]

• Why blow thousands of dollars on a sex change when you can just buy a few bottles of five-dollar Hawaiian Tropic? [The Independent]

• As if Karen Walker needed another reason to drink: Will & Grace has officially been canned. [Bloomberg]

• We’re glad that MTV decided to not go the stereotypical route when selecting the mandatory gay Real World cast member. Oh wait, they did. [Towleroad]

• Anne Heche’s mom may still hate the Gays, but she doesn’t seem to loathe her daughter. They're now on speaking terms. Still, we think it’s safe to say her relationship with Ellen remains pretty shitty. (Thanks, Carrie) [Anne Heche Official Site]

• Al Sharpton reveals that he grew up with a gay family member whom he won’t name. This being gay uncle week, we think we have a strong inclination as to who it might be. [WIS 10]

• Dr. Stanley Biber, who, over 30 years time, rebuilt thousands of men into women and vice versa, won't be working on any more trannies. RIP. [The Advocate]

• We’d love to see Brokeback Mountain take the box office from behind and totally top it this weekend. [Variety]

The Game Show Network (which has our favorite game show Super Market Sweep!) has announced a new version of the classic game show I’ve Got a Secret. But with a new twist. The celebrity panelists are all a bunch of ‘mos.

The Game Show Network announced Thursday that it will begin airing a revival of the classic show I've Got a Secret on April 17. The twist for this new version is that everyone on the panel of celebrities is openly gay. Doing their best to guess the secrets of contestants will be radio host Frank DeCaro, comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer, retired major league baseball player Billy Bean, and Broadway performer Jermaine Taylor.

The whole idea behind the show seems to be that gays are better at ferreting out other’s secrets because we have “secrets” of our own. We’re not sure if we’re down with that, but we guess we have to give the show a chance before we knock it.

One note for the producers: If they want to truly make it a gay game show, get Ryan Seacrest to host.

Game Show Network commits to all-gay I've Got a Secret [The Advocate]