GREAT NEWS! The Supreme Court of California in its infinite wisdom has overturned a ban on same-sex marriages and paved the way for the state to become the second in the United States to allow same-sex partners to marry. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says he will fight an initiative to amend the California Constitution to ban gay marriage if it qualifies for the November ballot. It'll be interesting to see how the decision will play in the presidential election.Photo above by Derek Powazek. You can buy reprints at Ephemera.From the 4-3 decision: In the present case, it ...

this little blog must be growing. i have obtained the exclusive world premiere rights to honeymoon photos of mariah carey on her wedding night!look at this cougar, ready for attack:i apologize for the graphic nature of this (we did attempt to cover her breast with her favorite food item, hershey's kisses), but this is indeed a WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE.this was shot in mimi's hotel room, by her BFF da brat, after a warm-up session with some of da brat's black - and rather large - toys. brat lubed her up, oiled her down, and sent her into the arms of ...

"Furthermore, in contrast to earlier times, our state now recognizes that an individual’s capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual’s sexual orientation, and, more generally, that an individual’s sexual orientation — like a person’s race or gender — does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights. We therefore conclude that in view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship, the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to ...

Jennifer Lopez is turning into a Mayerhead, traveling from Florida to New York to be with John. The couple hit up the Waverly Inn for a cozy dinner for two. A friend of Jennnifer's revealed to the Daily Mail that the Friends star is head over heels for her new guy. "Jen's already telling friends she's falling in love with this guy." I'm already over them and I don't even think this has been going on all that long. It's almost making me nostalgic for the whole John and Jessica situation. Photos: ...

Speaking of court decisions on same-sex marriage, what the hell is taking the Connecticut Supreme Court so long? It heard oral arguments in Kerrigan and Mock exactly one year ago yesterday. There’s no way they need a year to decide the case. It’s a travesty of justice. Unless it’s going to come out the wrong way, in which case… keep taking your time. Seriously though, in the interests of the justice system, it’s ridiculous that a court can hear a case and then not issue a decision. ...

California Supreme Court rules for same-sex marriage! ...

Gay activists in Russia had hoped to stage a protest against Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov on the International Day Against Homophobia, but a judge refused to give them the go ahead. The march would have called for prosecution against Luzhkov’s consistent bans on gay pride. Irony at its worst? [UK Gay News] ...

At the risk of being phallocentric, we’d like to dedicate yet another post to the ever-mysterious penis. This little video features Amy Sedaris as a cartoon prick who explains the ins-and-outs of puberty. Some of you may have seen this before, but it’s worth another shot. May qualify as NSFW. ...

Get out your hair pieces, duct tape, and panty hose filled with birdseed, reality TV wannabes. For the Logo network has given the greenlight to "Rupaul's Drag Race," a competition show in which the most famous of all female impersonators will search for "America's next superstar drag queen." More info, including on how you can enter the race, can be found at these two links: Gay TV channel caught up in RuPaul "Drag" net [Reuters] Rupaul's Drag Race [Logo Online] The Rupaul show is expected to premiere in early 2009. Although we actually think we're going to beat Logo ...

That's what the National Enquirer (I know) is reporting: "After 14 years together, the Silence of the Lambs actress has dumped Cydney Bernard. 'Jodie breaking up with Cydney is shocking,' said a Hollywood insider close to the star. 'Right now it’s the best kept secret in Hollywood, and it’s not just because Jodie is a legend and an intensely private person, either. Because she and Cydney have been together for so many years and have two children together, the potential fallout and legal wrangling from this split could be monumental.'" In December, at the Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment breakfast, ...

Photos: WENN Find out who she is, and check out 13 more photos of the mystery shopper, after the jump. ...

When a famous Brit tabloid writer bumped into Victoria Beckham the other day, she confessed that she is headed into Kathy Griffin territory. "All the men that like me are gay. It's true. I have a really strong gaydar. I do love gay men though," she said. Victoria also talked about how she and David love helping out at their son's schools by serving as lunch lady occasionally and chaperoning field trips. She said, "David and I are always in the school. We go and serve up hot lunches. It's the same food we used to get at school -- turkey twizzlers. I ...

Whether or not the California Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage equality today, Californians will probably be voting this fall on a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex couples’ marriages. Apparently, 1.1 million signatures have been submitted, and only 694,354 need to be found valid in order for the amendment to get on the ballot — about 63% of those submitted. What I don’t understand is why it’s so easy for Californians to amend their constitution. It merely requires a one-time majority vote by the public — the state legislature has no involvement. The process is exactly the same ...

From the editor: While The Simpsons will always be my first prime time, illustrated love, the long-running sitcom can’t compete with Family Guy’s outrageous musical interludes. Remember the AIDS song that had you lot seething? Well, this one - “Prom Night Dumpster Baby” - may beat it out as my favorite Family Guy tune. It’s not nearly as offensive, however. Unless you’re a prom night dumpster baby… ...

We couldn’t say it better ourselves: “A Dallas man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for spitting at a cop. He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, because he’s HIV-positive. So his spit is made of death!!! Except, uh… we were taught many years ago that much as you can’t get pregnant from oral sex, you can’t actually get the AIDS from fucking spit… Oh, Texas. You never cease to make us want to give you back to Mexico.” [Gawker] ...

Those of you who think your undoubtedly beautiful penis belongs in a museum should probably pay attention to this one: Sigurdur Hjartarson is founder and owner of the Icelandic Phallological Museum, which offers visitors from around the world a close-up look at the long and the short of the male reproductive organ. His collection, which began in 1974 with a single bull’s penis that looked something like a riding crop, now boasts 261 preserved members from 90 species. The largest, from a sperm whale, is 70 kg (154 lb) and 1.7 meters (5.58 ft) long. The smallest, a hamster penis bone, is ...

Once I return from my undisclosed location, I will for the first time ever have earned "elite status" with an airline (Continental). Indeed, my choice of destination was based in small part on the mileage accrual (i.e., the shortest possible flight to make it to 25,000 miles). Elite status on Continental comes with many perks: priority check-in, priority baggage handling, priority seat selection, priority boarding ... ... and, much to my delight, priority security screening at Newark Airport. As I've noted before, the notion that there is an "express lane" at security for First Class and elite status fliers stirs indignation among ...

this photoshopping game has truly become a phenomenon .... just today i received these stellar gems from tim in australia. a talent he is. really, he has nailed the essence of mariah."subway", 2008"mariah in hell", 2008thank you tim. who's next?- joe to hell, 2007 http://joetohell.blogspot.com ...

Illinois' first openly gay legislator, former state rep. Larry McKeon, died on Tuesday the Chicago Tribune reports: "McKeon, 63, a Chicago Democrat, did not seek re-election in 2006 because of health struggles that included cancer and an AIDS-related digestive illness. An Army veteran and former lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, McKeon came to Chicago in the 1980s to pursue a degree in social service administration. He worked as a director at United Charities and became involved with gay activist groups, leading to his run for political office. In 1992, he was hired as executive director of the ...

Kyle Avila, a 24-year-old manager of the Bleecker Street Marc by Marc Jacobs store, was arrested at his Chelsea apartment for stealing $62,000 from the store. The NY Post reports: " Fellow store manager Mike Okerson noticed the missing cash while doing a routine review of receipts, which recorded customer purchases for the first week of May. 'I've been stealing the money from the money drops. I have been doing it for a while,' Avila then told Okerson, according to court papers obtained by The Post. Okerson called the corporate offices and informed higher-ups about the theft. He then ...