News: Maine, Gray Hair, Snow Leopard, Lady Gaga, Mercy, Apple

LIARS: Maine anti-gay marriage petitioners using duplicitous tactics.

Lady Gaga has a tit explosion in Toronto.

Sacha Baron Cohen plagiarized his pink nude Berlin bodysuits.

New York Bar Association stands behind marriage equality.

Provincetown film festival kicks off.

Hate crime outside Casey's Bar and Lounge in Portland under investigation: "No arrests have been made, but the case has been sent to a detective with the Biased Crimes Unit, which is examining whether the alleged victim was targeted because she was gay. Customers of the bar said they have experienced homophobic slurs from people in nearby apartments. They said some have tossed water balloons and spit at them."

T.R. Knight to star in Parade at the Mark Taper Forum.

Madonna's Mercy arrives in London.

Recently-out 86-year-old World War II vet served as grand marshal for this weekend's Gay Pride parade in Columbus, Ohio.

NYT: Why the gay rights movement has no national leader.

Apple sells more than a million iPhone 3GS in first three days.

More reason that clowns are evil.

Residents of Napa, California rally for Pride: "About 100 people walked Saturday in downtown Napa for Napa Valley Pride 2009, an event in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people."

AfterElton covers Broadway Bares 19.0.

Mulberry, Florida mayor and drag queen roommate in domestic dust-up.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon now wear matching outfits.

Is gray hair protecting us from cancer?

Gay rights group in Indiana plans July 2 protest in Bloomington against constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

Canadian and U.S. researchers' new approach to fighting AIDS: "Treating HIV/AIDS with a combination of antiviral drugs and chemotherapy seems to destroy both the circulating virus and immune cells in which the virus hides, a team of Canadian and U.S. researchers has found. In Sunday's online issue of the journal Nature Medicine, Dr. Rafick-Pierre Sékaly of the University of Montreal and his colleagues report finding cells where HIV hides from existing treatments. Anti-AIDS therapies known as highly active anti-retroviral treatments, or HAART, target the virus's replication process but have been hampered by these reservoirs of immune system cells hiding the virus."

Male model fix: Jamie Dornan.

Cell phone leads police to gay man's killer. Likely an internet hook-up gone wrong: "Officials said they believe the stabbing occurred after Fermaintt visited Pecora's apartment and then hailed a cab to go to the Bronx, according to city police. But once in the cab, police said, Fermaintt explained to the driver that he did not have cash and offered a watch and a cell phone to pay for the ride. When Fermaintt left the cab, he left the phone on the backseat, where the driver later found it and saw a worried text message that was from Pecora's sister." NY1 report.

Quest for the snow leopard.

Google Street View provides some useful evidence after a weekend building collapse in Brooklyn in which three were injured.

Youth Radio to cover 40th anniversary of Stonewall.

Major spelling error at Pat Buchanan conference to promote "English-only" initiatives.

Washington Post under fire for publishing 7,000 word piece on the murder of gay D.C. lawyer Robert Wone online only and not in print edition.

News: Michigan, Kris Allen, Boston Gay Bars, Kathy Griffin

3GS: Apple releases follow-up to iPhone. 3G now $99.

GALLUP POLL: 58% of conservatives favor gays in the military.

 Tween Idol.

Kris Allen signs record deal, discusses album.

Pat Steadman, first out gay man in the Colorado senate, sworn in.

Proposition 8 protest in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Faces of Us: "a photo campaign created with the purpose of bringing the fight for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) rights to the National spotlight. The campaign is still small, but growing, and shows the faces and identities of members of the LGBT community and allies who care about these issues."

Gay porn actor Timothy Boham (aka Marcus Allen) murder trial goes to jury: "Twenty-eight-year-old Timothy Boham testified Thursday that Denver businessman John Kelso committed suicide and that they had planned to make it look like a robbery for life-insurance purposes. But prosecutors say Boham shot Kelso during a robbery and a police detective testified this week that Boham confessed to the killing."

Two U.S. journalists sentenced to 12 years hard labor in North Korea.

Is the gay bar scene in Boston finished?

Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D List returning tonight at 10 pm: "Since 'D-List' premiered in 2005, Griffin’s career has moved in a different direction. So she thought her show should, too. 'It’s kind of silly to make the show about what it was four years ago, which was I can’t get a job, I’m going to go do stand-up at gay rodeo,' she said. 'It’s a very different place than I was in four years ago.' So this season, Griffin visits, among others, Lily Tomlin, Paula Deen, T.I., Gloria Estefan and Paris Hilton to get a glimpse into their lives."

Male model fix: Christopher Fawcett.

Signature collectors begin drive to recall Portland Mayor Sam Adams. Organizer Jasun Wurster: "This is a positive, non-partisan and intelligent campaign that is comprised of very talented volunteers who are solely focused on holding Sam Adams accountable for his civic transgressions."

Images from a cocktail party held by the New York Times in honor of same-sex couples that have made their wedding announcements in the paper.

Snow falls in North Dakota in June.

Cristiano Ronaldo exposed?

Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway reuniting on screen for Love and Other Drugs.

Michigan shift in public opinion on gays called 'seismic': "In October 2004, a Glengariff poll showed 24% of Michiganders supported marriage rights for same-sex partners, and only 42% supported legal recognition of civil unions. In the new poll, support for same sex marriage was 46.5% and for civil unions 63.7%. Forty-eight percent of state voters said they opposed adding marriage rights, the only one of nine gay rights issues not winning majority support."

UK Catholic mother launches legal battle after son is placed with gay foster parents. Catholic church says adoption rights for gays amount to child abuse.

Jake Gyllenhaal in Prince of Persia: New Footage

Jerry Bruckheimer was interviewed recently about the upcoming film Prince of Persia starring a very buff Jake Gyllenhaal.

Interviewer: "What does Jake Gyllenhaal bring to the role of Prince of Persia."

Jerry Bruckheimer: "Well, he's very handsome. And he's in fantastic shape. He got in great shape for this movie..."

But he didn't juice up.

Watch the clip, AFTER THE JUMP...

Previous shots...
Jake Gyllenhaal is the Prince of Persia [tr]
Jake Gyllenhaal: Pumped and Pretty in Persia [tr]

News: Clueless, Bea Arthur, Minnesota, Gavin Newsom, Bullycide

Founder of Provincetown AIDS Support Group and early care provider Alice Foley dies: "In her isolated little town at the Cape's end, Foley, then Provincetown's director of public health, treated AIDS patients before the disease even had a name. Back in the early 1980s, representatives from the Centers for Disease Control would visit Provincetown and meet with Foley to try to identify the mysterious 'gay cancer,' said Foley's close friend Bill Dougal."

Episcopal priest to marry partner of 50 years in Connecticut.

Amber alert: Tom Cruise spawn tries to make a break for it.

Mary Beth Maxwell named to top post at Labor Department.

Marriage equality in Iowa stirs Minnesota.

Rights groups slam Burundi government for criminalizing homosexuality: "They called on President Pierre Nkurunziza to go back on his promulgation of the parliamentary bill, which was not officially announced though confirmed Saturday by an aide. The groups, including international heavyweights Human Rights Watch, said that under the new criminal code promulgated by Nkurunziza on April 22, 'same-sex sexual conduct becomes illegal for the first time in Burundi's history.' According to the law, 'whoever has sexual relations with a person of the same sex is punished by a prison sentence of three months to two years and a fine of 50,000 to 100,000 (CFA) francs, or one of these penalties,' a joint statement said."

Betty White and Rue McClanahan remember Bea Arthur.

As if: Amy Heckerling and Alicia Silverstone planning sequel to Clueless?

Crowd rallies in Goshen, New York for marriage equality: "The rally at Goshen's Harriman Square park highlighted the evolution of gay-marriage proponents. The event was organized mostly by young, heterosexual advocates, but the crowd was comprised of older gay couples, many of whom had been together for more than a decade. Many of those couples said they used to be afraid to speak up."

Male model fix: Sam Way.

TIME: Church vs church on same-sex marriage?

Georgia DA exploring criminal charges against school in "bullycide" death of 11-year-old Jaheem Herrera: "Really what we're trying to get an understanding on what the law is and what the facts are, and see how the two merge and how any kind of criminal activity can be put together from the two -- and right now I can't answer that until we look into it a little bit more."

Jake Gyllenhaal has a business lunch, remains hot while doing so.

Trainspotting actor Carlyle says his character in the film, Begbie, was gay.

Casting complete for new Tony Kushner play.

Boston: Latin King gang member who killed his gay lover convicted of murder, sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Gavin Drop: Sacramento gay bar creates Gavin Newsom cocktail.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who last week announced he was running for governor of California, wants the U.S. Census to count same-sex couples who say they are married: "When we go out and do the Census, people are going to be asked if they are married and same-sex couples will say, 'Yes.' And when the Census people analyze the data and go back to their computers they'll say, 'No.' The gay and lesbian community will not be counted unless we also fight for that change."

News: Vampires, Solar Storm, Richard Hatch, LDS, Twitter, Crabs

Maine man murdered because of sexual advances, killer says: "A man found dead in his car on railroad tracks in Bethel last month may have been beaten with a cast-iron pan and strangled with a belt before a train hit his vehicle, according to a police affidavit. Police believe Scott A. Libby, 25, of Raymond was beaten and strangled to death after making sexual advances to a former employee."

Headmaster sends out notice: no vampires attending Boston Latin School.

Madonna begs for Mercy.

Gay activists to launch service-oriented campaign instead of protest during next week's LDS General Conference in Salt Lake City: We wanted to harness that energy for productive means. We don't feel that there is a need to protest [the LDS Church] further."

Jake Gyllenhaal's green day.

Football legends Maradona and Pele continue homophobic feud: “What do you want me to say? He lost his virginity to a man.”

50 Cent, Britney Spears, Kanye West among celebrities who have Twitter ghostwriters.

Gay adult site The Sword will stream the entire GayVN Awards (gay porn's biggest night) from its website (site nsfw) tomorrow night.

Thierry Mugler unleashes costumes for Beyoncé tour.

Wichita pastor to get $14,000 in settlement of Gay Pride arrest case: "Holick was arrested on a charge of criminal trespassing at the June 2007 Pride Parade & Festival, which was held at Heritage Square Park in downtown Wichita. Holick had said that he had gone to the event to "communicate the gospel message" to people attending the parade and festival. In October 2007, the criminal trespassing charge against Holick was dismissed in Wichita Municipal Court."

Why I....:Sean Penn, Jim Carrey, and Benicio Del Toro in talks to play Larry, Curly, and Moe, respectively, in Three Stooges remake.

Anatomically correct barstool for men.

New study reveals crabs can feel pain, and they retain a memory of it: "Scientists made the discovery by submitting hermit crabs to small electric shocks. They say it has important implications for crustacean welfare in the food industry. The researchers delivered electric shocks to wires attached to the shells of hermit crabs. Only crabs that received shocks vacated their shells during the experiment, indicating that what they had experienced was unpleasant. With less powerful shocks, below the threshold that forced them out, crabs remained in their shells but appeared to be waiting for an opportunity to move. When a new shell was offered to them, they were more likely to switch homes than crabs that had not received a shock. This suggested that the crabs retained a memory of the pain they had felt earlier, said the scientists."

Lance Bass used Brazilian to build buzz?

Ian Somerhalder set to enter vampire fray.

San Diego gay community angered by Assemblyman Marty Block's failure to vote on resolution condemning Proposition 8: "In an interview yesterday, Block said he is unwavering in his support for allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally, but questioned the wisdom of passing the resolution. 'It frankly had nothing to do with my support for marriage equality. I just thought the tactic of Legislature telling the court what to do with a case before it was not a good tactic,' the San Diego Democrat said."

Something new to worry about — solar storm: "A year later and millions of Americans are dead and the nation's infrastructure lies in tatters. The World Bank declares America a developing nation. Europe, Scandinavia, China and Japan are also struggling to recover from the same fateful event - a violent storm, 150 million kilometres away on the surface of the sun."

Boy Culture on George Weber: It could happen to you.

Senators absent from Berry confirmation hearing.

Survivor's Richard Hatch wants a judge to free him from prison immediately: "Hatch, who is representing himself, filed the request Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Providence. He is now serving a four-year and three-month sentence at a prison in West Virginia. The reality TV star argued in a 43-page memo that he should be released because he is innocent, was represented by ineffective lawyers and that a judge improperly calculated his prison sentence."

News: GLSEN, RuPaul's Drag Race, Hawaii, John Mayer Twitter

GLSEN meets with Education Secretary Arne Duncan to discuss bullying in schools. Exec. Director Byard: "It was moving to witness these students and teachers sharing their personal stories of pain, rejection, resilience and hope with the nation’s top education official. Secretary Duncan showed great compassion for their experiences, respect for their perseverance and dedication to identifying effective responses to school climate issues."

Complex: Kanye West does whiteface.

Jake Gyllenhaal dines out with Amazing Race contestant Mike White.

Lesbian named head of U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Anchorage, Alaska drag bars change to appeal to straight customers.

Straight bachelorette parties putting strain on gay bars in Chicago. "The women are a hoot, and some can be just delightful. But because not everybody can get married, watching them celebrate, it's such a slap in the face. Prop 8 just reopened the wound."

UK Videogame designer suing Microsoft: "He said mocking emails were sent around his workplace with headings such as 'I'm Jim and I'm Gay' and 'Me and My Favourite Men'. He said the firm did not have policies to deal with his complaints."

REPORT: John Mayer chose Twitter over Jennifer Aniston: "The source said: 'John suddenly stopped calling her or returning her emails and when she would finally catch up with him, he'd say: 'I've been so busy with work. I'm sorry I haven't had time to call you back.' The source added: 'Jen was fuming. There he was, telling her he didn't have time for her and yet his page was filled with Twitter updates.'"

Zac Efron won't be taking the Kevin Bacon route.

Democrats seek to break deadlock on Hawaii civil unions bill: "Opponents, led by conservative Christian church groups, have lobbied against the bill, saying Hawaii voted against gay marriage in 1998 and that the issue should not be taken up again. Now supporters of the bill say a recent statewide survey done by QMark Research and Polling shows 81 percent support for equal treatment for couples no matter what their gender. For the Senate Democrats, the issue is whether they have enough votes to either pull the bill from the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is deadlocked 3-3, or fashion a compromise by amending the bill in committee. An amended bill would require passage by the Senate, sending it back to the House for either approval or a conference committee later this spring."

The Indigo Girls are back.

And a four-piece Ukranian band covers Katy Perry's "Hot & Cold".

Inspired by an Iron Age fertility symbol, UK teen proceeds to create his own on the roof of his parents' home so he can see it from Google Earth.

Hate crimes surge in Kent, UK.

Jennifer Hudson taping secret Idol concert tonight.

RuPaul winning dance chart drag race?

OUT interviews the real winner of RuPaul's Drag Race (spoilers).

Police to receive honor from Sacramento gay group.

Sarah Palin a hypocrite on "special needs" children.

Former Gawker editor Choire Sicha penning book on 'death of New York': "It used to be, you came to New York and you got a job as an assistant, and sooner or later you got to have part of your boss’s job and you moved up. There was sort of a continuum. There was a thing called a career in New York...For me, what the recession for young working people reminds me of is HIV in the early 90s, when my generation of gay men decided there wasn’t much of a future. I feel like I hear from people now, and they’re like, 'fuck tomorrow!' Which seems completely reasonable to me. And whether that’s based on a real understanding of the economy or on what we’re getting through the filter of the media, it doesn’t matter– it’s a completely appropriate response to the moment we’re in."