

Singer, actor and new father Clay Aiken shocked the whole world today and revealed that he is, in fact, gay. We think sister blog Queerty said it best: "For all you crazed Clay-mates who were offended by all the Aiken gay speak: we told you so."
More information and Aiken's impending People cover here.

Gay marriage foes sure are clever!
For so long this fine nation's homophobes and other narrow-minded baddies have been associated with stodgy, wholly unfashionable leaders like James Dobson, Phyllis Schlafly and the ne'er done-up Shirley Phelps. None of these people speak to the youth of America.
So, in an effort to make themselves more youth-friendly, California's anti-gay marriage activists have established a new site, iProtect Marriage, a spin-off of the more staid Protect Marriage.

Here's something you, like us, may not have known: "the gay community has been extremely loyal to Levi's." Huh. Well now, to show its appreciation for years and years of the gay community's loyalty, Levi's is going to exploit them in order to sell more jeans. Hooray civil rights.CONTINUED »

Some of the gals on America's Next Top Model aren't feeling trans contestant Isis.
One of the ladies, Sharaun, remarked, quite crudely, "America's Next Top Model is not going to be a drag queen. I'm sorry. It's not." Apparently Sharaun fancies herself a prophet, or something.
Meanwhile, pals Hannah and Clark bonded over their bigotry, which they justify with their "small town" upbringings.
Porn star and producer Michael Lucas has started a fashion blog. It features the (strict?) top wearing clothes you probably don't want to use in wiping the lube off your hand, and other body parts. [Lucas Fashion]
While Joe Lieberman is arguably not a wise VP pick for John McCain, choosing the Connecticut senator would have on effect on politics: Florida's Gov. Charlie Crist could get un-engaged.
That's the theory Chuck Todd floated today, sort-of-but-not-entirely outing Crist — who's widely suspected to be gay — while discussing McCain's potential running mates and the idea there's a "glass ceiling" for the unmarried.
SCARBOROUGH: Did he get married? I thought he was engaged. Is he engaged or did he get married?

Some gays are up in arms because Lance Bass won't have a male partner on this season's Dancing With The Stars. That's understandable. Bass is, after all, of the homo persuasion.
Though aware of the outrage, Dancing producers said same-sex partners simply aren't part of the show's purview.

Rumor has it that MSNBC newsman Chris Matthews will run for senate once his contract runs out.
Seizing on those rumors, Philadelphia Gay News publisher Mark Segal asked Matthews about his stance on gay marriage. After eschewing the question - what would Matthews do about the defense of marriage act - Matthews went into a valid tirade about freedom, which could come across as support.
Segal, however, wanted specifics. What he received were expletives:

After months of speculation and nearly catastrophic anticipation, ABC today announced its latest Dancing With The Stars line-up. And, yes, homosexual pop star Lance Bass will be among the jitter bugs, which includes Kim Kardashian, celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito, some Olympians and others.
Those of you who wanted Bass to have a same-sex dance partner will be sorely disappointed: he's cha-chaing with a lady named Lacey Schwimmer.

'People think Chace is gay, and thought I was gay, that we were humping. It’s not true, but hilarious. People project their fantasies onto people. I’ve never been someone who makes it my objective to go out and pick up chicks. But I’ve met some fantastic ladies here. You know those amazing conversations where you find yourself in a café talking until 2 a.m. and never see them again.' —Ed Westwick on his non-sexual roommate relationship [P6 Magazine, Earlier]

Congratulations, CNN! Thanks to your contention that gay marriage isn't real marriage — even though California agreed it is — you've slung yourself into the same category as the right-wing American Family News Network.
This week we brought your attention to CNN's placement of "marries" in quotation marks in a headline about Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi getting married.