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Human Rights Campaign refuses to comment on ENDA delay, accuses journalist Rex Wocker of being "out of touch" with group's efforts.

Opera's "barihunks" get some attention.

Jake Gyllenhaal may or may not be a single man.

L.A. Times condemns Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox signers of the anti-gay Manhattan Declaration. "They need to be reminded that this is a nation of laws, not of men — even holy men." The Village Voice chats with one of the signers.

Chelsea Clinton engaged to Marc Mezvinsky: "We’re sorry for the mass e-mail but we wanted to wish everyone a
belated Happy Thanksgiving! We also wanted to share that we are
engaged! We didn’t get married this past summer despite the stories to
the contrary, but we are looking toward next summer and hope you all
will be there to celebrate with us."

Tiger Woods asks for privacy following weekend car accident/domestic argument.

Catholic Church in Ireland covered up thousands of child sexual abuse cases. Here's the video report on CNN.

AP: civil union vs marriage debate is back. "Dan Hawes, the head organizer for the National Gay and Lesbian Task
Force, agrees that it makes sense to seek even limited legal
protections in states where gay people have none, but disagrees that
fighting for marriage has detracted from that work. 'It's not that these fights are mutually exclusive of each other, so
that's why we don't think it makes sense to negotiate against
ourselves,' Hawes said."

Salt Lake Tribune profiles transgender cop in Bountiful, Utah: "Although some employees have
trouble remembering to use masculine pronouns, Bountiful Police Chief
Tom Ross says, 'everyone's done a great job of accepting Kerry and
staying focused on why we're here in the first place.'"

Mark boyfriend David Blue in talks to return to Ugly Betty.

T Magazine profiles Madrid-based Candy publisher Luis Venegas.

Scientists develop rainbow trap.

Soup Cans talks to newscaster Jane Velez-Mitchell: "My coming out as gay has not only NOT negatively
impacted my career, it’s actually been a plus! People love it when you
reveal yourself for who you really are. The fact is most people are
pretty much obsessed with themselves so they don’t really care who you
fall in love with. All the fear I had about coming out was
self-generated. The sky didn’t fall down. The sun came up the next
morning. Eureka!"

Melting: Polar Bear habitat shrinking as ice thins.

First nightclub for Bears opens in Tel Aviv.

A look inside the Burj Dubai.

Colin Farrell on look-out for paparazzi in Mexico.

Transcript: Northwest pilots who overshot were "distracted" by "company issues" in the cockpit.

New worry for gay men with HIV? "A rare parasitic disease, which normally only is transmitted by
contaminated water, has been shown to be transmitted by gay sex between
hiv-positive men. In the industrial world the disease is virtually
absent, but from now on that could change."

The NYT profiles Madonna squeeze Jesus Luz.

Mormon leadership not signed on to anti-gay Manhattan Declaration: "So where are the Mormon representatives on this illustrious list? Are
they truly backing off their longstanding opposition to gay civil
rights?"

Bionic eye: Blind man sees for first time in 30 years. "The images I see move and that takes a bit of getting used to, but I
can see cars – they look like cotton wool. It's exciting to be part of
the trial."

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NY Senator Savino on marriage equality vote: "I'm hopeful it's Tuesday."

Alex Pettyfer strikes a profile in Vman.

Beaver watersports on The Early Show.

Anti-gay Liverpool attack inspires fast-tracking of hate crimes laws in UK: "A new law imposing two years imprisonment for those who incite
violence on the grounds of sexual orientation will come into force by
mid-December, several months ahead of schedule. And local
police forces nationwide will be encouraged to follow Merseyside in
setting up ‘frontline’ action teams to combat such crimes."

Kathy Griffin to play lesbian activist on Law & Order: SVU.

Philippines election committee (COMELEC) rejects gay party on grounds of immorality: "In a ruling dated November 11, the Comelec said that although the party presented proper documents and evidence for their accreditation, their petition is 'dismissable on moral grounds.'

Page 5 of the ruling states that Ang Ladlad's definition of the LGBT sector as a marginalized sector who are disadvantaged because of their sexual orientation "makes it crystal clear that the petitioner tolerates immorality which offends religious beliefs."

FOX News goes after gay YouTube newsclipper
(who we use constantly here at Towleroad, and provides a great service)
with takedown notices but leaves right-wing sites alone.

Mug shot of the week.

Dolce & Gabbana purchase NYC condo:
"A source dishes that over the weekend the fashion duo bought a
two-floor brand-new apartment on 10th Ave. in Chelsea — in a building
where one-floor units start at a whopping $5 million. They celebrated
with model Adam Senn (who is starring in the new D&G ads along with
Madonna) at Il Bastardo in Chelsea on Tuesday night."

Warhol Brillo box goes for $842,500 at Philips de Pury auction.

Daniel Radcliffe denies smoking weed.

Dutch bear band Bearforce1 breaks up.

India creates third gender for voters: "Indian election authorities have granted what they called an independent identity to gays and transsexuals — a third gender — on the country's voter lists.

Members of these groups were referred to as male or female on the voter rolls in the past. Now they will have the choice to pick "O" — for others — when indicating their gender on voter forms, the Indian election commission said in a statement Thursday."

Tonight: The Ugly Betty episode that AfterElton says you must not miss.

New York is Burning: Voguing ball returns to NYC's Irving Plaza. "This Saturday, the House of Xtravaganza will host their first ball in over five years. I live for balls, and I’ve always lived for the Xtravaganzas; this ball will consist of 26 different competitions."

Author James Jones was forced to remove expletives and homosexual scenes from the 1951 novel From Here to Eternity: "One character, Maggio makes extra bucks by hanging out with older, rich
gay men who live in Honolulu, who pay good money for his company. The
original manuscript goes into great detail about what kind of sexual
favors soldiers like Maggio are willing to provide. The soldiers act as
if it’s simply their company that these older men are paying for, but
there’s an underlying, secret understanding that many of them will
provide sex. Maggio sees nothing wrong with this at all, since it is a
means to an end – a way to make quick money so he can go back and hang
out with the whores."

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