Twilight Fangbangers: Edward Cullen's Home for Sale

Those of you Twilight fans with a cool $3.3 million to drop can buy the Cullen home just outside of Vancouver:

"The five-bedroom home in West Vancouver was designed by Arthur Erickson and was totally renovated in 2001. It has a great room with 20-foot ceilings, massive picture windows and lots of blonde wood. The modern kitchen has a curved fireplace and gleaming countertops. The master suite includes a bathroom with a soaking tub and glass cabinet shower. For warmer weather there is a pool outdoors."

Don't try sleeping in it though.

Kept Casting for NYC Gay Beneficiaries and Their Sugar Daddies

Gawker writes: "They want hot, young, gay men in the 20s and early 30s who are in a relationship and living the high life. Oh, of course they want 'drama, drama, drama.' They'll consider you if you're not in a relationship with a guy who makes a ton of money but you really want to be."

From the casting notice: "'A List' gay men in the age range of 20 – mid 30's who have steady relationships or dating extremely established, successful men, or have that as a goal. Very interested in couples where one guy is the 'breadwinner', the other living large on his dime. We are looking for SUPERSIZED PERSONALITIES and SUPER - FAB EXCITING LIFESTYLES. We want Drama, drama, drama! You must have A LOT going on— hot careers, take fabulous vacations, have second homes, do the Hamptons, & Pines or Bucks County or Asbury Park and know the IN social scene in NYC. You have partnered with a Sugar daddy to make your dreams come true. Together you make a great team..."

And, no, Lorenzo Martone and Marc Jacobs have not been cast, as reported by the New York Daily News.

News: Whoopi Goldberg, Burger King, Botox, Rick Warren, Idaho

South Carolina Governor Sanford returns from AWOL trip, says he went to Argentina. Now we know why.

Blade Runner Frank Lloyd Wright house on sale.

The most blatantly sexual Burger King ad ever.

Washington Post debuts gay-inclusive marriage announcement section.

Whoopi Goldberg conquers fear; flies for the first time in 13 years.

Gavin Newsom raises rainbow flag at San Francisco City Hall.

Robert Pattinson bloodied up.

Rick Warren tells breakaway Episcopalians and Anglicans: "We are to love the people of the world no matter what they believe; we are to not love the value system of the world. And the problem today is lot of Christians are getting that reversed. They love the value system and hate the people."

Mormon breakaway group wants reconciliation with gays.

Limited-edition Harvey Milk photomosaic to raise money for LGBT Community Center and the GLBT Historical Society: "Called 'Milk,' the artwork uses 2,300 black and white photos of Milk and the Castro during the 1970s from the historical society's archives to recreate a photo of the slain San Francisco supervisor taken by his close friend and photographer Dan Nicoletta."

Sally Kern goes off on Obama's radical homosexual agenda.

Not only is Botox a remedy for emotion, it may be effective against baldness.

SURVEY: 23% of people in Northern Ireland would mind having a gay person as a neighbor.

Boise, Idaho authorities target men in outdoor sex sting: "We were 100 feet from Mystic Cove Park where school's out, kids play, it is a secluded area. But who's to say that children can't be down there running around? We have been monitoring this particular area of the Boise River. We have zero tolerance for this behavior and will continue all necessary enforcement efforts necessary to stop it from re-occurring."

More beefcake from Milan fashion week.

But when will they ditch their promise rings?

Obama drafting federal protections for trans employees.

New gay travel portal launched in Tel Aviv.

San Diego City Council passes resolution urging repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell".

Mixner: What if the Obamas had to live under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"? "First of all, Michelle Obama and the children would have to immediately move out of the White House. Base housing would absolutely not be available for same sex couples and their families. In fact, they would be ineligible for any housing, PX or other benefits accorded to straight people. While serving as Commander in Chief, Barack Obama would have to find ways to secretly and safely meet with his wife and children since if anyone knew he had a same sex family he would lose his job and all his benefits. In some cases, they could impeach him for having a same sex relationship."

News: Rhode Island, Neil Patrick Harris, Bombay, Audrina Patridge

Rhode Island passes Domestic Partner rights — for the dead.

Jason Mraz shares his tips for squatting in the woods.

Dixie Carter's 'Exorcise' Video.

Setting the Gay Wedding Table: the birth of a new California campaign? "...a little-known gay-rights group based in politically savvy Sacramento has suddenly become a major power broker — by very cleverly and very quietly filing the first official ballot language for a pro–gay marriage measure for 2010. 'We really see ourselves as moderators of the situation,' says Chaz Lowe of Sacramento, co-founder of a brash new group that is taking action without waiting for the old guard — Yes on Equality. 'That way, there doesn’t have to be infighting between Equality California and the Courage Campaign.'"

'Loving Day' is coming up.

What to expect from Neil Patrick Harris this Sunday at the Tony Awards: "Maybe no shirt. Maybe just the tux and the tie. Maybe not."

Conan O'Brien stole his set from Super Mario Brothers.

New Zealand's first Gay History book is a finalist for the country's major literary prize.

Ricky Martin's Miami mansion is for sale: $11 million.

Original Land of the Lost actor Wesley Eure: I'm gay.

Hills airhead and PETA spokesperson Audrina Patridge chows down on burgers in Carl's Jr. T&A ad: "I had an absolute blast shooting. It was my first experience shooting a spot with food, and when I pulled up, I was literally salivating looking at all the rows and rows of perfect burgers waiting for me!"

20 years ago yesterday.

Stem cell contact lens cures blindness for some.

Catfight between Real Housewives of New York and New Jersey.

Bombay Dost, India's first and only LGBT magazine, relaunches: "The original Dost, which printed from 1990 to 2002, was available mostly through roadside vendors and often wrapped in plain brown paper. 'There is a sense that certain sections of Indian society are now much more liberal and tolerant, something that would be unheard of back in 1990,' editor Vikram Phukan told Advocate.com via e-mail. Six weeks into the relaunch, Bombay Dost has sold two thirds of its initial print run -- nearly 1,000 copies."

ABC News profiles gay Indian Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil.

Blake Lewis returns.

Former candidate names South Carolina lawmakers who are closeted: “We have more gay people serving in South Carolina than probably in anyplace in the United States; they’re just not out of the closet. We have an awful lot of people in the closet — Lindsey Graham, Glenn McConnell who’s our Senate president pro tem, our Lt Governor [André Bauer].”

Alberta, Canada passes legislation allowing parents to pull their kids out of school when classes are being taught on sex, religion or sexual orientation. Lawmaker: "People of Alberta are better off for it and we had the courage to actually bring it forward."

 

Oh Yeah: Ferris Bueller Ferrari House for Sale

Anybody got a cool $2.3 million? "...cantilevered over the ravine, these two steel and glass buildings, which can never be duplicated, have incredible vistas of the surrounding woods. This is a unique property designed by A. James Speyer and David Haid, both notable architects of the 20th Century. Estate Sale Sold -No disclosures! This is an amazing architectural treasure."

The question isn't "what are we going to do," the question is "what aren't we going to do?"

Relevant Bueller scenes, AFTER THE JUMP...

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Obama and Cheney face off with speeches on terrorism.

Today marks the 30th anniversary of San Francisco's White Night riots, which happened after a court handed down the most lenient sentence possible to Dan White (voluntary manslaughter) for the murders of Harvey Milk and George Moscone.

What was Vancouver smoking when they designed the new Olympic torch?

Army veteran Brian Hughes in WSJ: Time to end 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'.

New Hampshire Republican lawmaker and marriage equality supporter reveals "festering wound" of Governor John Lynch's request for revision of marriage legislation. GOP urging veto.

NOM comes out biting on NH.

First screen shots of Rihanna and Kanye West's new video "Paranoid".

Gerard Butler acts like the village idiot at The Village Idiot.

Castillo del Lago, former Madonna home goes on sale for $15 million. "When Pytka bought the mansion from Madonna in the mid-'90s for roughly $5 million, he considered it a standout compared with what else was on the market. Under her ownership, the house gained its notable red-and-yellow exterior. Although Pytka researched the home's history and looked at the original color, he opted to keep Madonna's color scheme."

General assembly of the Church of Scotland divided over gay minister: "On Saturday evening, elders will debate the appointment of Mr Rennie, a 36-year-old divorced father-of-one, as minister at Queen's Cross Church in Aberdeen."

1969: New York Public Library to feature exhibit on emergence of gay liberation.

Marie Osmond discusses her lesbian daughter Jessica: "I love my daughter! She's my baby girl, come on. So what if she's gay? She's my daughter and she's an amazing woman and a good kid. I raised her, she better be good." You may remember her recent radio interview on the subject.

Colorado Governor signs bill allowing gay employees to share benefits with their partners.

Bette Midler and 50 Cent: New BFFs.

On the red carpet at LOGO's NewNowNext Awards...

Nevada Domestic Partnership bill called "vital" for state economy: "Our state cannot afford to lose any more revenue to other destinations because of a reputation as a place which is not socially or politically the right place to do business or to vacation."

D.C. Democrats in same-sex marriage debate.

Massachusetts marriage equality works: debunking the lies of the Right.

Investigation of Ireland's Catholic-run schools reveals rampant sexual abuse of students by male priests.

Anti-gay former Santa Fe, Texas city council candidate Michael Aldous arrested on drug possession charges: "During his campaign for a seat on the Santa Fe City Council, in which his father, Warren Aldous also ran, the two promised voters that if elected they would try to slash the budget of the Santa Fe Police Department in half.  Michael was battered in the press for making derogatory remarks against "homos" referring to an announced gay candidate."