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Artist Joe Mullins has decided to torture a few celebrities by imagining them in ten years time.

Several of his other assessments, AFTER THE JUMP…

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Prop 8 proponents to get to keep internal campaign documents private?

Nude Brangelina immortalized.

Witness immunity sought for gay service members at "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" hearings. Alcee Hastings: "How can there be anything more important than a gay member of the
service having the right to testify before the Armed Services Committee
of the Congress that he is under the aegis of. But if they come and testify, that testimony could
be used against them under 'don't ask, don't tell.' In my judgment,
it's just a question of fairness."

On the New Jersey marriage vote: the letter.

David Huebner, the openly gay ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, is being sworn in this afternoon.

Mugshot: James Franco busted.

Franco pens WSJ op-ed about General Hospital "performance art."

Black gay New Yorkers take out full page ad against Reverend Donnie McClurkin.

Irish lawmakers open debate on gay rights bill: "Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said the bill would give gay couples the same rights as married heterosexual couples on questions of property ownership, inheritance, medical care and access to state benefits — and also the same right to go to court seeking financial support from higher-earning partners when relationships fail."

Rick Warren tweets he's prohibited from hurting anyone or hurting back.

Is the NRCC using anti-gay innuendo against Tennessee state senate candidate Roy Herron?

SMU rejects adding sexual orientation and gender identity seat to the student government body.

Elf with dynamite threat terrorizes mall in Atlanta: "When Caldwell, who was wearing an elf suit, reached the front of the line, 'he told Santa Claus that he had dynamite in his bag,' Morrow police Capt. James Callaway said. 'He said that two times to Santa Claus.'

Santa notified mall security and Morrow police quickly arrested the 5 feet tall, 108 pound Caldwell. The mall was evacuated and the bomb squad was called in to examine the packages."

Daily Beast: What's hot at Art Basel Miami.

Two openly gay candidates in pool for assistant bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.

Cory Monteith and Mark Salling play reindeer games.

Rich at FourFour takes a look at the Guidos of the new MTV show Jersey Shore.

First images from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

The Southern Voice is now the Georgia Voice.

Pittsburgh gay bar Pegasus to shut down.

She's starting to remind me of Carol Channing.

Michigan bus driver accused of anti-gay harassment: "When I got off the bus, I stood up and was about to get off the bus, she was like, now you can get your gay self off my bus. Well, she said get your gay tail off my bus."

Bus driver who refused to respond to requests for help from  gay beating victim Jayron Martin has been fired: "Langham Creek High School officials acknowledged that the day of the beating, Martin asked school leaders and his bus driver for help and protection.

A Cy Fair ISD spokeswoman said an assistant principal at Langham Creek is still under review.

At question — did the assistant principal respond appropriately when an openly gay student asked for help before he was beaten by another student.

The district said the school bus driver has been fired. As for the assistant principal, a district spokeswoman said more details have come to light on how he responded, but those details are not being released now."

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Federal judge rules that gay couple denied benefits should receive compensation: "U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt deemed the
denial of healthcare and other benefits to the spouse of federal public
defender Brad Levenson to be a violation of the Constitution's
guarantee of due process and discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation, which is prohibited by California state law."

Mary Cheney and Heather Poe welcome new baby: "Sarah
Lynne Cheney was born Wednesday morning at Sibley Hospital in
Washington, weighing 6 pounds and 14 ounces. She is the seventh
grandchild of the former vice president and his wife, Lynne."

Mariah Carey demands 20 fluffy white kittens, 100 doves, 80 security guards and more so she can turn on the Christmas lights at a London mall.

South African runner Caster Semenya keeps title after gender dispute.

Robert Pattinson can play things other than vampires.

Incoming gay Detroit City Council member Charles Pugh talks of AIDS crisis in city: “There needs to be more money targets at the crisis areas."

David Vitter won't comment on the Louisiana justice who refused to marry an interracial couple because he isn't familiar with Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court case which lifted the ban on interracial marriages.

Demi Moore has lost a chunk of her thigh!

WATCH: Band uses naked men as furniture in new video.

Levi Johnston never intended to go full-frontal in Playgirl.

Neil Patrick Harris has a signature pose.

Probably one of the skankiest beards in Hollywood.

Anti-gay evangelicals met with protest at Syracuse University: "Pesto, a junior from Westchester County, said he saw the Deferios’
signs earlier in the day. It made him uncomfortable, he said, so he
made his own sign. 'Corduroy skirts are a sin,' it said, referring to
what Michelle Deferio was wearing. 'I was just making a gay joke,' he said. But friends saw him and joined in, standing with him and making signs of their own. Other students came and, by 6:30, there were about 70 people at the scene, holding signs, cheering and challenging the Deferios."

If you were called "Mary" for 55 years would you really want your name changed to "Terry"?

Adam Lambert is starting to resemble a member of the Queen's Guard.

Gay vs Gay? Queer/trans anarchist group Bash Back protests Join the Impact demonstration in Minneapolis.

A guide to D.C. marriage equality discrimination.

Mall Santas and doctors neckties are to be avoided if you want to escape the flu.

Gay couples blast DOMA in new court filing: "DOMA marks a stark, and unique, departure from the respect and
recognition the federal government has long afforded to State marital
status determinations."

Via Boy Culture, Susan Boyle sings Madonna's "You'll See".

UK pit bull owner hunted after allowing his dog to attack blind woman's seeing-eye dog.

Get hubbied.

Lutherans upset over gay clergy split to form new denomination: "Leaders of Lutheran CORE said Wednesday that a working group would
immediately begin drafting a constitution and taking other steps to
form the denomination, with hopes to have it off the ground by next
August. 'There are many people within the ELCA who are very
unhappy with what has happened,' said the Rev. Paull Spring, chairman
of Lutheran CORE and a retired ELCA bishop from State College, Pa."

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Marriage Equality New York holding rally tonight to protest anti-gay vote in Maine: "Please join us at a rally on Nov 4th in Union Square on 14th Street
side at 5:30pm urging the NYS Senate to vote and in response to the
votes on marriage equality across the United States."

50 Cent is a power ______.

Venezuelan police harassing and arresting LGBT citizens: "Like most of those arrested, our identity
documents and mobile phones were taken away, we were beaten, our sexual
orientation was insulted in degrading language, and we were refused
permission to speak to the Justice Ministry officials and members of
the National Guard who were present."

Mark Kleinschmidt becomes openly gay mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Just Jared interviews Glee's Mark Salling.

Author details how Tom Cruise personally audited him for Scientology: "You tell the ashtray, 'Sit in that chair.' Then you actually go over
and put the ashtray on the chair. Then you tell the ashtray, 'Thank
you.' Then you do the same thing with the bottle, and the book. And you
do this for hours and hours."

Fort Worth, Texas task force makes recommendations on expansion of gay rights in the city: "Jon Nelson, an attorney and chairman of the task force, called the
recommendations 'one of the most far-reaching actions this city has
taken, in the shortest amount of time.'"

Louisiana Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell, who refused to marry an interracial couple, has resigned.

Female Spectacled Bears suddenly go bald in Leipzig.

Carrie Prejean – Miss California USA settlement details revealed:
"We've learned the Pageant will fork over around $100,000 for Carrie's
lawyers and publicists connected with the public battle royale. That
money goes directly to her flacks and not into her bank account. We're
told Carrie personally gets zilch.
What Carrie walks away with: Her book comes out on Monday and we're
told the Pageant won't fight her for writing it without its permission."

Sean Penn's son arrested at school.

Blu Dot tracks NYC abandoned chairs in "curb-mining" experiment.

Foundation for Reconciliation to deliver 2,000 signatures to Mormon leaders:
"About 50 people are expected to deliver the petition to the offices of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday. Organizer
Cheryl Nunn of Santa Cruz, Calif., says the petition is a
reaction to the Salt Lake City-based church's support for Proposition
8, a 2008 ballot initiative that banned gay marriage in California."

Brad Pitt dresses up his beard with beads.

Facebook: the movie?

Seattle gay rights pioneer Paul Barwick reflects on applying for a marriage license in King County, Washington in 1971: We knew they weren't going to give us one, but damn it, they were going to have to tell us no to escort us out the door."

Early marriage equality advocates?

Gay Annapolis alderman candidate to file complaint over gay 'child molester' smears.

Dallas Morning News corrects article labeling OUT and The advocate "alternative lifestyle magazines."

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison recommends gay man as U.S. Attorney: "Some Republicans are vehemently and unapologetically not ready for that. That could make it even harder for Hutchison to woo social conservatives in her bid to outflank and oust Gov. Rick Perry in March. "

Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga to hawk MAC lipstick for AIDS fund: "MAC Viva Glam Gaga Lipstick and Viva Glam Cyndi Lipstick, $14 each,
will launch in North America on March 18 and globally throughout the
month, with 100 percent of the proceeds being donated to the MAC AIDS
Fund."

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Marriage Equality New York holding rally tonight to protest anti-gay vote in Maine: "Please join us at a rally on Nov 4th in Union Square on 14th Street
side at 5:30pm urging the NYS Senate to vote and in response to the
votes on marriage equality across the United States."

50 Cent is a power ______.

Venezuelan police harassing and arresting LGBT citizens: "Like most of those arrested, our identity
documents and mobile phones were taken away, we were beaten, our sexual
orientation was insulted in degrading language, and we were refused
permission to speak to the Justice Ministry officials and members of
the National Guard who were present."

Mark Kleinschmidt becomes openly gay mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Just Jared interviews Glee's Mark Salling.

Author details how Tom Cruise personally audited him for Scientology: "You tell the ashtray, 'Sit in that chair.' Then you actually go over
and put the ashtray on the chair. Then you tell the ashtray, 'Thank
you.' Then you do the same thing with the bottle, and the book. And you
do this for hours and hours."

Fort Worth, Texas task force makes recommendations on expansion of gay rights in the city: "Jon Nelson, an attorney and chairman of the task force, called the
recommendations 'one of the most far-reaching actions this city has
taken, in the shortest amount of time.'"

Louisiana Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell, who refused to marry an interracial couple, has resigned.

Female Spectacled Bears suddenly go bald in Leipzig.

Carrie Prejean – Miss California USA settlement details revealed:
"We've learned the Pageant will fork over around $100,000 for Carrie's
lawyers and publicists connected with the public battle royale. That
money goes directly to her flacks and not into her bank account. We're
told Carrie personally gets zilch.
What Carrie walks away with: Her book comes out on Monday and we're
told the Pageant won't fight her for writing it without its permission."

Sean Penn's son arrested at school.

Blu Dot tracks NYC abandoned chairs in "curb-mining" experiment.

Foundation for Reconciliation to deliver 2,000 signatures to Mormon leaders:
"About 50 people are expected to deliver the petition to the offices of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday. Organizer
Cheryl Nunn of Santa Cruz, Calif., says the petition is a
reaction to the Salt Lake City-based church's support for Proposition
8, a 2008 ballot initiative that banned gay marriage in California."

Brad Pitt dresses up his beard with beads.

Facebook: the movie?

Seattle gay rights pioneer Paul Barwick reflects on applying for a marriage license in King County, Washington in 1971: We knew they weren't going to give us one, but damn it, they were going to have to tell us no to escort us out the door."

Early marriage equality advocates?

Gay Annapolis alderman candidate to file complaint over gay 'child molester' smears.

Dallas Morning News corrects article labeling OUT and The advocate "alternative lifestyle magazines."

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison recommends gay man as U.S. Attorney: "Some Republicans are vehemently and unapologetically not ready for that. That could make it even harder for Hutchison to woo social conservatives in her bid to outflank and oust Gov. Rick Perry in March. "

Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga to hawk MAC lipstick for AIDS fund: "MAC Viva Glam Gaga Lipstick and Viva Glam Cyndi Lipstick, $14 each,
will launch in North America on March 18 and globally throughout the
month, with 100 percent of the proceeds being donated to the MAC AIDS
Fund."

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Here Media chairman Stephen Jarchow on Gay.com purchase and expanding "empire": "As the result of
this deal, we have become a unique company that straddles traditional
distribution and digital distribution. We own pretty much the entire media for the gay
marketing space."

Irish hurler Donal Óg Cusack gives his first public interview since coming out.

Michael Jackson wears Tom Ford cologne and speaks to LaToya from beyond the grave.

Brad Pitt in motorcycle fender-bender.

Rep. Jared Polis holds LGBT town hall in Denver.

"All of us old junkies just turn into dowagers." Carrie Fisher gives a candid interview to Kevin Sessums at The Daily Beast.

NYT: Timing key in Olson-Boies Prop 8 challenge: "Mr. Olson’s problem, then, is that he may reach the Supreme Court too
soon. Public support for same-sex marriage is gaining ground,
particularly among younger people. But a majority of Americans remains
opposed to the practice."

Charlize Theron kisses woman for $140,000 at San Francisco auction benefit.

Beckham embracing the werewolf trend.

Diocese of South Carolina distances itself from Episcopal Church over gays and same-sex unions: "Eighty-seven clergy members voted to pass the resolution after a nearly
hour-long debate during a special convention in Mount Pleasant, Canon
Kendall Harmon said, with 17 voting no. The vote allows leaders of the
diocese to reduce its participation in the national church without
severing ties completely, as some dioceses and parishes have."

NYPD cars retrofitted with "rumble" technology.

Roadblocks to HPV vaccine for men continue…

Nude coffee maker Eric Williamson defends himself after incident: "I looked straight at the cops and said, 'You're telling me that none
of you guys have ever walked across your kitchen or run to the laundry
room to get some pants?' I was treated like an animal. If there was
something offensive, would not a knock on the door and heads-up
suffice?"

First look: Lady Gaga on Gossip Girl.

Male model fix: Andre Ziehe.

Food critic slammed by animal rights groups for shooting "inedible" baboon for sport: "Writing in yesterday's Sunday Times Style section, Gill said he was
driven by the urge to be a 'recreational primate killer' while on a
trip to Tanzania. 'I know perfectly well there is
absolutely no excuse for this,' he wrote. 'Baboon isn't good to eat, unless
you're a leopard. The feeble argument for cull and control is much the same as
for foxes: a veil of naughty fun.'"

Gay Iowa couples reflect on six months of marriage.

Transgender makeovers offered on busy Quito, Ecuador street.

College of William and Mary names transgender homecoming queen: “We figured it would be something different for the school to go
through, something that hasn’t happened too often. I was
kind of surprised that I won because I knew the other girls running. I
know that they’re really friendly; they’re wonderful people, so I was
unsure.”

Book: Magic Johnson blames Isiah Thomas for gay rumors.

Morrissey discharged from hospital following weekend stage collapse.

Washington man gets 18 months in prison for gay immigration fraud: "Steven Mahoney touted himself as an expert in immigration affairs and
ran Mahoney and Associates in Kent, which advised immigrants on how to
stay in the U.S. He pleaded guilty in April, acknowledging that between
1998 and 2007 he filed as many as 99 false immigration documents and
was paid between $1,000 and $4,000 for each."

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