News: Jason Biggs, Uganda, Brian Epstein, Zimbabwe, Rihanna

STUDY: Circumcision ineffective in protecting gay men from HIV/AIDS.

John Mayer offers $25,000 reward for vintage mugshot.

Calvin College professors demand campus discussion following memo from Board of Trustees telling them it is "unacceptable" for them to advocate for LGBT issues and marriage equality: "About 130 of the campus' 300 faculty attended a meeting this week to discuss the memo. Karin Maag, vice chairwoman of the Faculty Senate, said there are concerns about both the content of the letter and the process by which the policy was determined."

Gay teacher reinstated in Oklahoma City.

Brody Jenner tasered following fight with Joe Francis.

Ghana paper discovers gay underground parties.

Momentum building on ENDA, says Barney Frank's transgender policy adviser Diego Sanchez: [Barney]'s called on the entire community since [2007] to lobby, work — and the community has said, 'OK, we've got one game plan, and it's Barney. There's broader support this time."

Ugandan "Ex-gay" leader George Oundo caught taking boys to his house to be "sodomized".

Rihanna channels Grace Jones for Italian Vogue.

American Pie star Jason Biggs departs Spain after almost having his face ripped off by a monkey.

Victory Fund endorses eight new candidates: Simone Bell – Georgia House of Representatives, Fred Chang – Port Orchard, Wash. City Council, David Cicilline — Mayor, Providence, Rhode Island, Daniel Dromm – New York City Council, Rosie Mendez — New York City Council, Eric Morrow – East Point, Ga. City Council, Ken Reeves – Cambridge, Mass. City Council, Amaad Rivera — Springfield, Mass. City Council.

A Life in the Day: Gay Beatles manager Brian Epstein is subject of new film.

Washington Post posts fluffy profile on National Organization for Marriage executive director Brian Brown. Article.

90210's hottest new piece, Trevor Donovan.

T-shirt says Legalize It.

Sean Chapin on channeling anger over Prop 8.

Lowell, Massachusetts teen faces civil rights charges for hurling slurs at drag queens.

Groups protest lack of Obama movement on immigration reform. Immigration Equality hosting September 14 reception in Washington D.C.

Englewood, Colorado Episcopal Church dissolves over gay controversy: "Even though these traditional, loyal and older Episcopalians did not object to the church's growing acceptance of openly gay clergy, they say, their former priest did."

Zimbabwe's Mugabe government in alleged cover-up after minister of state John Nkomo sexually assaults young man and forces him to flee the country.

News: Lafayette, Bruce Willis, Peregrine Falcons, Eric Balfour

Alan Cumming appointed OBE (Order of the British Empire) by Queen.

Bruce Willis gets naked for W.

Palatial Gay Fantasia: Where Simon Doonan lives. "Doonan’s picaresque journey from ration books in Reading, England, to palatial gay fantasia is the subject of the British television show 'Beautiful People,' which was about to make its American début, on the Logo network. The show is adapted from Doonan’s memoir 'Nasty: My Family and Other Glamorous Varmints.' 'When the book was optioned, everyone thought I’d start flying to work in a mink-lined helicopter,' Doonan said. In reality, his compensation was a bit more modest; he wouldn’t say how much he was paid, but allowed that it was 'better than a poke in the eye with a dirty stick.'"

John Mayer's bros can't hold their liquor.

Dolly Parton surprises Girl Scouts with patch made in her honor.

True Blood: Lafayette speaks.

James Franco adapts homoerotic Anthony Hecht poem The Feast of Stephen for student film: "Franco pulls this together stylishly if graphically, with chests, thighs and asses pressed tight in various permutations, infusing the violence with the poem’s more visceral sense of ecstasy."

Fast education: Elementary school kids accidentally shown 'Camp Cock' instead of 'Camp Rock'.

Have a laugh. Or 27.

Remember me? Robert Pattinson starts new movie in New York.

Houston Chronicle: Immigration law divides gay couples. "But the bill is facing heated opposition by anti-immigration advocates, who say it could potentially lead to fraud. A strong voice in the pro-immigrant movement, the Catholic Church, also has taken a stand against the bill, based on the belief that marriage is strictly between a man and a woman, said Kevin Appleby, migration policy director for U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops."

Bloggers Desperately Seek Susan Seidelman.

Bodies suggest Air France Flight 447 broke up in mid-air.

Eric Balfour does some beach rasslin'.

Brody Jenner taunts sharks.

Homophobic bullying"widespread" in Ireland, says Minister for Children: "Speaking at the launch of a report on teenage mental health this morning, the Minister said young people should be educated about the serious dangers of homophobic bullying. And he said, it was particularly worrying to hear that some young people had experienced homophobic bullying by teachers."

Peregrine Falcon babies webcam.

'Gay panic' in Connecticut leads to brutal murder: "In a seven-page confession to police released Friday, O'Brien-Veader painted a disturbing picture of a savage killing that was preceded by a brutal beating all intended to make Olivera suffer. The catalyst for the slaying appears to be that O'Brien-Veader was enraged because he thought Olivera was a homosexual and had performed a sex act on him while the two had slept in the same bed in an abandoned factory at 835 South Main St."

Bro-Harmony: A Place for Dudes to Meet Other Dudes

Finally, a place for bromantic men (or those in deep denial) to find one another.

"We're like ying-yangs, except we're both yangs." Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...

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This Must Be One of Brody Jenner's Awkward Homoerotic Situations

Because he looks very comfortable.

The mind-numbing exercise that is Brody Jenner's Bromance featured a gratuitous voyeur shower scene that has some perplexed.

TV site Videogum, which last week did an analysis of the show's "mind-blowing" examination of masculinity writes: "We can talk all we want about the supposedly fine line that modern guys have to walk if they want to show that they're comfortable enough in their sexuality to joke about their feminine traits/impulses without actually crossing that line into genuine homosexual behavior, but all of that talk is useless when you have a scene where two dudes walk in on another dude taking a shower while softcore erotica music plays in the background. What is this? Who wants this? Do gay dudes even want this? What is happening?"

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News: Football, Yair Hochner, iFart, Courtney Love, Stonewall 2.0

Top footballers — Sol Campbell, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney — on wish list for anti-homophobia campaign being produced as a collaboration by the Football Association and gay activist Peter Tatchell: "The video will be shown in cinemas, on TV and in stadiums in an attempt to rid terraces and pitches of homophobic chants and slurs...The FA has put aside a budget of £20,000 and is hoping that a major advertising agency will take on the project at minimal cost."

Prince William decides that 'boy' look is so over.

Sean Penn to receive Desert Palm Achievement Award for acting at the 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival: "Penn is the first artist to receive back-to-back awards from the festival. He is also the first artist to receive awards in two different categories, according to Darryl Macdonald, executive director at the Palm Springs International Film Festival."

CAMPAIGN: One million letters for marriage equality.

Brody Jenner talks about those awkward gay guy moments.

Rex Wockner: Why Stonewall 2.0 isn't fizzling. "That's because Stonewall 2.0 already happened. Stonewall itself lasted three nights in 1969, but it set the stage for much that came after it. Stonewall 2.0 lasted, at minimum, 11 days -- and, I suggest, set the stage for much that will come after it."

iFart iPhone app makes $40,000 in two days.

Jesus follows Madonna to London?

Obama advisor David Axelrod defends Rick Warren decision: "The important point here is you have a conservative evangelical pastor coming to take part in the inauguration of a progressive president."

Lady GaGa, Little Boots, La Roux, and Ladyhawke tipped as new electropop royalty: "Every now and then pop music undergoes a dramatic shift, and if you believe the people who influence what we listen to, we're currently on the verge of just such a phase. Out, according to record labels, are the male guitar bands who have dominated the charts and airwaves for much of the decade; in are solo electropop artists who have arrived en masse from Planet Quirky."

Courtney Love accuses Kim Kardashian's brother of gay bashing.

Filmmaker Yair Hochner opening doors for gay films in Israel: " Hochner's success has put him on the front lines of an Israeli culture war: How permissive should the country be for gays and lesbians? Same-sex marriage is illegal in Israel, and Jerusalem's annual gay pride parade has been the scene of violent clashes in years past, pitting Orthodox Jews against liberal Israelis waving flags and banners. Hochner says that, outside of Tel Aviv, many Israelis are homophobic and that 'in Jerusalem, it's dangerous to hold hands.' This is one reason Hochner wanted to ratchet up the scenes in 'Antarctica' where gays and lesbians do more than hold hands."

Naomi Campbell cracks a smile.

Chattanooga, Tennessee paper profiles "ex-gay" Chris Delaney: "The question of whether someone can choose to be gay is at the heart of all gay-rights issues, Mr. Delaney explained. By saying that a homosexual is genetically born with gay tendencies in the same way a black person is born with dark skin, gay rights advocates are trying to bolster their arguments for equal treatment of gays, he said. 'What I do flies in the face of their agenda,' said Mr. Delaney, who noted that he periodically is the target of hate messages on his Web site and threatening voice mails. But Mr. Delaney and Mr. Buchanan say they aren’t going to let resistance interfere with their work. Mr. Buchanan said he believes the ex-gay movement will not only continue but will expand."