“Climate of fear” clouds facts from Iran as gay executions continue…

Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball workshopping a new play, All That I Will Ever Be: “It’s a twisted little look at cultural imperialism as refracted through a relationship between a trust-fund stoner and a male prostitute.” (thanks asher)

Washington Supremes: Recall effort can go forward against Spokane Mayor James West. If you’ll remember, the anti-gay hypocrite was accused of abusing his office by offering jobs to young men he met in Gay.com chatrooms. (via law dork)

HRC, NGLTF, NCLR, and PFLAG issue joint statement opposing Roberts nomination: “Since President Bush nominated John Roberts on July 19, disturbing evidence has emerged about the kind of justice that he would be. His writings as a lawyer, his rulings as a judge, and his statements as a policymaker all lead us to the unfortunate conclusion that Judge Roberts would not vote to protect our civil rights from those who are, at this moment, fighting so hard to take them away. Instead, his record indicates that Judge Roberts would vote to roll back the constitutional protections upon which our community — and all Americans — rely.”