Wrestler Mick Foley to Protect 10-Year-Old Gay Rights Activist

Last night, Jon Stewart discussed Peter Vadala, the dude who said he got fired from Brookstone because he didn't agree with his colleague's views on same-sex marriage, and Will Phillips, the 10-year-old who refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance until gay people have equality.

Stewart thinks Phillips needs protection, so he's brought in wrestler Mick Foley.

Says Foley: "I was touched by young Will's plight so I'll tell you what I'm going to do: If I find out that anybody has hassled this young man or teased him or called him a wad of any sort, I and perhaps a few of my friends will come to his school and bring a world of pain. Teachers, faculty, students be ware because the eyes of Mick Foley are upon you."

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Purdue students protest professor Bert Chapman's blog post arguing the "economic case against homosexuality". Chapman: "As a conservative Christian, I firmly believe the homosexual lifestyle is morally wrong, and my blog posting sought to emphasize there are economic and public policy implications to widespread and open acceptance of this lifestyle."

10-year-old refuses to say Pledge of Allegiance until there is liberty and justice for gays.

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Human Rights Campaign throws support behind Kirsten Gillibrand: "From her personal lobbying of the New York legislature in support of marriage rights to helping garner support for a Senate hearing on repealing 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,' Gillibrand has time and again stood for fairness for all."

Corpus Christi, the Terrence McNally play featuring a gay Jesus, to be mounted in Orange County, California.

Remember the homoerotic Cheesecake Factory hazings from July 2008? The case has been settled, in the amount of $345,000.

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Reverend Donnie McClurkin goes off on gays: ""God did not call young people to such perversion. Society has failed him, his church has failed him ... I would be homosexual to this day if Jesus hadn't delivered."

Title and summary for Prop 8 repeal ballot language to be released next week: "As soon as the approval is given, the Restore Equality 2010 campaign will have 150 days to collect approximately 700,000 valid pen and ink signatures by voters registered in California. To account for the invalid signatures that are bound to show up on the forms, the Restore Equality 2010 campaign is aiming to collect 1 million signatures within the 150 day timeframe."

Jon Stewart Slams FOX for Ignoring the National Equality March

On last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart discussed FOX News' devotion of 3:42 to the National Equality March and 8:16 to an empty sidewalk in New Jersey following the "Obama song" protest.

Says Stewart: "Gay people aren't vampires. They show up on camera."

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And was that Towleroad's Corey Johnson there for a second? Kudos, Corey.

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The Daily Show's Jason Jones visits (and relentlessly mocks) the New York Times. Wow.

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Jon Stewart Nails Obama on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

After a short discussion about Obama's flip-flop on the release of detainee photos, Jon Stewart nails Obama on his campaign promises over "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and his refusal to stop discharges of gay troops, specifically the firing of gay Arabic linguist Dan Choi.

Says Stewart: "So it was okay to waterboard a guy over 80 times, but God forbid the guy who could understand what that prick was saying....has a boyfriend.

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Also, here's an update on the case of Sandy Tsao, the Chinese American Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, based in Missouri, who received a personal letter from Obama promising to change the military's policy. Tsao will be discharged next Tuesday.