Source: Boston Globe , USA Today , New York Post , AfterElton.com Last night on Brothers & Sisters , ABC featured the quintessential May sweeps event, but with a critical twist. It was a big fat wedding, which, along with burials and casting stunts, is how the networks inflate ratings during those months when ad rates are set. But the Brothers & Sisters marriage is a gay marriage - technically, a domestic partnership ceremony, since the show's Walker clan is dysfunctional by way of LA and not Boston. And so some 11 million viewers watched the joining of two men ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—House lawmakers plan to debate two bills that would allow gay couples legally united elsewhere to divorce in Rhode Island courts. more stories like this The House Judiciary Committee was scheduled to hear testimony Wednesday on several bills related to gay unions, including a divorce proposal backed by the Democratic majority leader. A vote is not expected.   See RI lawmakers to hear testimony on gay marriage, divorce Boston Globe - United States ...

North Carolina Governor Mike Easley yesterday explained his controversial “pansy” remarks: “…Easley said he likes all the Rocky movies, wasn’t casting aspersions on Obama, and was just trying to say colorfully that Clinton is one resilient politician. “They’ve taken her to the graveyard five or six times, but she’s only driven the hearse back…’” Maybe not this time… [Boston Globe] ...

If you haven't seen it already (I think it was in the Boston Globe earlier, but now it's at the NY Times), this is an interesting read...Young Gay Rites I guess Moe and missed that by a few years, even though we've been together since we were both 18, it's just that we waited until we were in our 30s to get married. ...

Source: Boston Globe , PhysOrg.com Saying that being bullied can leave a mark on a child for life, state public health officials today released a comprehensive guide to prevent bullying in the state's schools. "Our kids deserve to grow up in an environment that is free from harassment and violence," Department of Public Health Commissioner Jon Auerbach said in a statement. "Bullying is not an inevitable part of growing up and we need to do more to stop it." In 2005, nearly one in four Massachusetts middle or high school students surveyed reported being bullied, health officials...(read more) ...