Watch: Lady Gaga Surprise Performance at Krave Nightclub in Vegas

At this point, it's going to be more surprising if she doesn't hit the local gay club on her tour.

Taking it straight to the monsters, AFTER THE JUMP...

Report: Madonna Offered $1 Billion Vegas Residency

Madonna has been offered a five-year, $1 billion dollar Vegas residency, MTV UK reports:

"The Hung Up singer could follow the footsteps of acts such as Celine Dion and Cher who relocated to the gambling capital of America to performing nightly shows at Caesars Palace. Celine’s five-year residency drew nearly three million people to 717 performances, but it’s thought Madge would surpass that. If the deal goes ahead, Madonna would become the third highest paid female entertainer in the world, behind Oprah Winfrey and American homemaking entrepreneur Martha Stewart. "

Recent reports have also had Madonna planning a six-month hip-hop tour.

Lt. Dan Choi and Seven GetEQUAL Activists Arrested After Blocking Vegas Strip in ENDA Protest

 
Twenty activists from GetEQUAL shut down the Las Vegas strip this afternoon after unfurling a banner calling on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to bring the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to a vote.

 Eight activists were arrested, including Lt. Dan Choi and GetEQUAL co-founder Robin McGehee after stopping traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard and unfurling a banner that read “REID: No One Can Do More? GetEQUAL.org”.  Others formed a picket line with signs reading “I can still be fired for who I am” and unfurling a banner across the pedestrian walk between MGM and New York, New York casinos thatread, “REID: PASS ENDA NOW! GetEqual.org.”

Despite promises from Democratic leadership that action would be taken on the bill this session, no vote has been scheduled.

There is an excellent set of photos from the demonstration HERE, shot by Steve Friess of Vegas Happens Here (as are the photos in this post).

News: Elton John, South Korea, Desmond Tutu, Call Bear

Nut arrested for death threats against Elton John. Threat video.

AIDS clinic, gay leader targeted in Kenya: "The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) clinic had been threatened with attack on Christian radio station Baraka FM with a closure deadline of today, 12 March. Their broadcasts said: 'homosexuals are not human beings and should be treated as such'."

Archbishop Desmond Tutu in the Washington Post: "Hate has no place in the house of God. No one should be excluded from our love, our compassion or our concern because of race or gender, faith or ethnicity -- or because of their sexual orientation. Nor should anyone be excluded from health care on any of these grounds."

Way better than the Twilight: Eclipse trailer.

Roverta Boen, opened first gay bar in northeast Florida, dies.

Former Marilyn Musgrave staffer now a gay rights supporter.

Confessions of a Las Vegas Call Bear: "So, yes: I'm a Las Vegas call bear. But don't be fooled into assuming that all my clients come from the world of the bears. Far from it. The men who hire me run the gamut from 18-year-olds who want their first male-male experience to be with a man who knows what he's doing to men in their 80s who just want to be held by a lumberjack type for an hour. They might be fat, they might be average, or they might have bodies so perfectly sculpted they should be underwear models."

New promo photos for Sex and the City 2.

Heeeeere's Johnny: Best cuckoo clock ever.

Disney refuses to add "ex-gays" to its anti-discrimination policies: "Greg Quinlan, director of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX), presented the resolution at the recent annual shareholders meeting in San Antonio. But he explains that Disney board chairman John E. Pepper 'responded in saying that the current policies were very inclusive and were very broad and that they could not lift every possible nuance to come.'"

The Absolut Hunk is now the Charisma Bath Towels Hunk.

'Shades of Yellow': The first Hmong LGBT support group in the world.

Tracy Young coy about relationship with Kim Zolciak: "I’m not at liberty to say all the personal details, but we have a lot of similarities and a very strong connection. She’s a great friend and I adore her, but it’s kind of complicated."

She's coming out: Diana Ross announces North American concert tour dates.

Gay servicemembers have a hang-out in South Korea: "This cluster of trendy bars, with names like 'Queen' and 'Always Homme,' is a 10-minute walk from Yongsan Garrison, the U.S. military’s flagship base in South Korea. The Hill is one of the few places gay and lesbian U.S. servicemembers can be somewhat open about their sexuality while stationed in the country."

Adam Lambert to release make-up line?

GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios speaks out against cancellation of gay storyline on One Life to Live: “Last summer, One Life to Live brought a ground-breaking relationship into the homes of millions with Kyle and Fish’s story, one that built acceptance and understanding of gay people,. While we understand that the close of storylines is a frequent occurrence on daytime dramas, canceling this story just as it gains momentum is a step backward in ABC Daytime’s representation of the lives of gay Americans.”

Las Vegas Taxi Authority Instructs Officers to Treat Gays as They Would IV Drug Users and Prostitutes

The Las Vegas Taxi Authority has guidelines for its officers on how to treat people who are potentially diseased:

 "And who are those people? According to the TA, high-risk groups include homosexuals, I.V. drug users and prostitutes. Former TA Officer Scott Lewis says he was floored when he read the policy manual given to him by his boss at the TA. 'It took my breath away to read that," he said. 'It lumps in homosexuals and gays with drug users and prostitutes. Drug users and prostitutes as we know are criminals.' The policy spells out that TA officers should use protective gear and gloves in the event they need to take a high-risk suspect into custody. 'My question is, what is a homosexual? How can you tell? Would you ask them, ‘Are you homosexual?' and then stop, as it says, for your personal protective equipment,' said Lewis."

Video investigation HERE.

LasVegasNow reports: "Late Monday, the TA informed the I-Team it approved a new policy manual in June 2007 which does not contain the offensive verbiage about gays. But, at least four TA officers were given the offending manual long after the new policy supposedly went into effect. Plus, it appears that manual is for administrative workers, not for officers in the field. Even recent hires say the old manual is still the one being handed out to employees. Taxi board member Josh Miller says he plans to investigate."

(via joe.my.god)

News: Fire Island Pines, Meghan McCain, Vancouver, Tiger Woods

Fire Island Pines resort sold to a 23-year-old entrepreneur?

It costs gays $9960 more than straights to obtain benefits guaranteed by marriage.

Beckham puts shirt on for Sports Relief.

UK bobsledder has an unfortunate split.

New York Times to start charging for website in 2011: "As anticipated, one of the world’s most recognizable newspapers will be introducing a metered model, meaning they will 'offer users free access to a set number of articles per month and then charge users once they exceed that number.'"

Brooklyn gay-owned restaurants publish a cookbook.

Police plan increased presence in Vancouver's gay village over the Olympics: "[VPD officers] need to be aware that perhaps someone will come from a part of the world where the openness which we have in our society is foreign to them and they may behave in a way that's not acceptable here."

Johnny Weir is everywhere: The motion picture documentary Pop Star on Ice opens tonight at NYC's IFC Film Center and the filmmakers will be there.

Listen: Rihanna covers Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" on Oprah.

George Washington University's college Republicans and 'Allied in Pride' organization at war over Meghan McCain. Rob Noel, CR public relations director: "Our executive board was told that Meghan McCain's primary focus would be her opinion on what it means to be a Republican. We later discovered through her Twitter and subsequent conversations with the SA and [the Graduate School of Political Management] that she would be giving the keynote address for Marriage Equality Week."

SD Mayor Jerry Sanders and daughter talk to reporters following Prop 8 trial.

Gay Vegas nightclub Krave files for bankruptcy.

Catholic bishops oppose domestic partnerships in New Mexico: "A proposal backed by Gov. Bill Richardson for domestic partnerships for same-sex couples has run into a hurdle at the start of the legislative session. The New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops will oppose the legislation. Conference executive director Allen Sanchez said Tuesday that domestic partnerships could lead to the legalization of gay marriage in New Mexico."

Gabby Sidibe on Precious: "I channelled her anger and her daunting disposition. She walks into the room and her shoulders are hunched. She disappears into her own world. It's called acting, sweetie."

Tiger Woods spotted at sex addiction rehab.

Ryan Reynolds gasses up.

Ghost of William S. Burroughs robbing West Village businesses.

Robbers assault and rob gay bar patrons at knifepoint in Halifax, Nova Scotia before being caught and arrested: "Brandon Upshaw, 32, of Panuke Road in Three Mile Plains, Hants County, and Jason Daniel Boudreau, 26, of Gristmill Court in Halifax are both charged with five counts of robbery and two counts of assault."

Dustin Lance Black is moving to New York.

Catholic bishop blasts civil union bill in Hawaii.

TSA nominee pulls out: "Erroll Southers said he was pulling out because his nomination had become a lightning rod for those with a political agenda. Obama had tapped Southers, a former FBI agent, to lead the TSA in September but his confirmation has been blocked by Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, who says he was worried that Southers would allow TSA employees to have collective bargaining rights."