Minnesota Congressman Tim Walz called "f*cking faggot" on conference call: "The Mankato Democrat wasn't on the line to hear the anti-gay slur; in fact, he ran about five minutes late to his own availability, following a trip to Afghanistan. Before Walz came on the line, someone said, "Come on Walz, you f—ing faggot," according to his staff and two reporters who were on the call.

Samantha Jones collides with Dee Snider.

Birther to rebut Obama's health care speech tonight.

David Beckham visits Ellen Degeneres, shows off his Ellen undies – video.

CNN: Gay Latino Americans "coming of age".

More than two dozen men arrested in undercover sex stings in Seattle park: "Over five days, investigators have arrested 28 men. Three arrests
were made Thursday. Those arrested live in Pierce, King and Thurston
counties, Troyer said. The activity is taking place during all hours of
the day. 'If we had the manpower, we could have arrested 100,' Troyer said. 'They have created their own trails off the main trail.' Investigators have taken the names of others found in the woods." Savage: How is this not entrapment?

Lady Gaga rumored to appear at OUT magazine fashion week party.

Gay men continue to account for most new cases of HIV in Australia.

South African runner at center of gender debate gets femme makeover.

Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival kicks off: "This year we received about 400 films in the mail
that we had to go through and determine what we were actually going to
show. We accepted only 100, so
it's very interesting to see what themes come up every year, for
example this year we've got a lot of lesbian-themed interest films,
whereas normally we only get about 25 percent, this year was closer to
50."

Spirits having flown: Brothers Robin and Barry Gibb to reunite for first time since Maurice's death.

6,000 attend 20th anniversary of Pride in Calgary, Canada.

Gay couple adopts in Bakersfield.

Images from the 2009 Mr. Gay Brazil Contest. And the winner is…Thiago Silvestre.

FDA weighs approving HPV vaccine for men: "We're supportive in general of
giving vaccines to boys for a number of reasons. Clinical
trials have shown it's pretty effective — 90 percent effective in
preventing genital lesions [in boys]. Trials in a subset of gay men
also found the vaccine to be effective in preventing external lesions,
so the signs are pretty clear that it works in guys."

Jim Verraros and hubby Bill Brennan wedding photos.

AfterElton talks to Glee's Matthew Morrison: "I think from my Broadway days and now doing this show,
some people are calling this the gayest show on TV — it's gayer than Ellen
Degeneres. Yeah, I definitely have a ton of gay fans, which I'm happy with."

Mika buys drinks for hundreds of his Twitter followers.

Tyra Banks reveals her real hair in season opener.

Kevin Smith's next film may be inspired by Westboro Baptist Church leader Fred Phelps: "It's certainly not Phelps
himself but it's very much inspired by a Phelps figure. And to me, too,
the notion of using a Phelps-like character as a villain, as horrifying
and scary as that guy can be, there's even something more insidious
than him that lurks out there in as much as a public or a government
that allows it and that's the other thing that I'm trying to examine in
a big, big way."