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• This Week In Gayness: Baton Twirlers Busted For "I Kissed A Girl"

  Only 30-something percent of California voters are supporting the proposal to ban gay marriage there, but that doesn't stop the measure's wacky supporters from saying "elites" are denying the will of "the people." Libertarian Presidential candidate Bob Barr is such a nice, well-rounded individual, he won't let anyone use the words "gay" or "lesbian" on his website. Even in a positive manner. We used to think Canada was the sane, folksy antidote to our crazy U.S. culture, but not after this guy burst onto the national scene there... you won't believe what he said... Read More... Posted Oct 07 2008, 10:32 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: lesbian, politics, transgender, lgbt, mad men, advertisements, texas, canada, bigotry, this week in gayness, libertarians, montana, gayness, georgia, lawsuit, california, california gay marriage, homosexual, katy perry, cheerleader, gay and lesbian rights, execution, televangelist, california gay marriage ban, madison avenue, bob barr, amc

• While You Were Sleeping: Janet Jackson Hospitalized

  Flea is taking a break from the Chili Peppers; he's headed for higher ground at USC. A judge tossed the infamous lawsuit that alleged New York's Ladies Nights discriminate against men.. The View may be falling apart. Barbara Walters has called a staff meeting to deal on account of... who else? Read More... Posted Sep 30 2008, 09:54 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: new york, the view, red hot chili peppers, Heath Ledger, Barack Obama, school, college, insurance, janet jackson, ron paul, barbara walters, lawsuit, elizabeth hasselbeck, ladies night, jesse ventura

• While You Were Sleeping: The Cancer Scares

  The Rolling Stones song "Satisfaction" technically saved one Englishman's life. Jossip has a photo from the Ellen wedding. Heidi Montag's new song "Overdosin'" was met by a steady stream of sales yesterday. Not really, it was made fun of mercilessly online... Read More... Posted Aug 19 2008, 09:19 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: feminism, heidi montag, Hayden Panettiere, Heroes, guns, thievery, wedding, songs, old people, columbia, cancer, rolling stones, ellen degeneres, patrick swayze, lawsuit, portia de rossi, cigarettes, christina applegate

• Sloppy Seconds: Stripper Shoots Boyfriend Over $150

  Really, we didn't set out to make today about middle-aged blond ladies with implants and ties to the porn industry...  A top Superior Court official in Cobb County, Georgia resigned after the following allegations were made public: Sex in a judge's chambers, trysts at local hotels during business hours, obscene phone calls to female workers and a desire to see lesbian sex are among the many accounts of what was going on... for the past two decades. A new study indicates the pill may lead women to make incorrect mating decisions. Hmm... no comment.  And Paris Hilton is being sued for... Read More... Posted Aug 13 2008, 05:09 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: movies, stripper, paris hilton, george w bush, pamela anderson, guns, High School Musical, condoleezza rice, money, Christian, sex scandal, boyfriends, Breakup of the Week, tommy lee, cindy mccain, exes, sex addicts, georgia, lawsuit, california

• Sloppy Seconds: Carmen Electra's Stripping Tips

  A Baltimore cult starved a 19 month old to death for not saying "amen" before eating dinner. His mother, who was a member of 1 Mind Ministries, has been charged with first-degree murder, which suddenly seems insufficient for prosecuting criminals of this magnitude.  Jason Statham was physically removed from the Playboy Mansion, but it's not for stealing Hugh's stable of blonds...  The members of Velvet Revolver may have chosen their new frontman... Read More... Posted Aug 12 2008, 04:43 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: sloppy seconds, music, playboy, advertisements, condoms, sexy, jezebel, scarlett johansson, england, alcohol, Lenny Kravitz, sexual assault, baltimore, lawsuit, stripping, playboy bunnies, jason statham, velvet revolver, axl rose, playboy mansion

• Sloppy Seconds: The Million-Dollar Strip Club Buy

  Do you want your kids playing with Pregnant Paper Dolls? We guess so long as it's not Jamie Lynn Pregnant Paper Dolls... Lies and attacks usually help: McCain now trails Obama by a mere three points nationally.  We'd say the woman who witnessed all of the following might actually win a case against her lawyer boss... Read More... Posted Aug 01 2008, 04:54 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: Barack Obama, brad pitt, strip clubs, blow jobs, john McCain, money, angelina joile, naked people, sexual harassment, baby pictures, georgia, lawsuit, pregnacy, verne troyer

• Tom Cruise As Don Corleone

  Don't worry, we're not talking about the Godfather Part IV. It's actually the basis of a major, 250-million-dollar federal racketeering suit against the Church of Scientology that names Tom Cruise as the Don Vito of the modern era... Read More... Posted Jul 31 2008, 04:50 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: movies, crime, tom cruise, florida, celebrities, gays, Oprah, cults, lawsuit, mafia

• "Please Have An Affair With My Husband"

  Who knew the Delaware State Police was a hotbed of swingers activity, so much so that one woman had to file a sexual harassment suit to put an end to the sexual madness? Read More... Posted Jul 30 2008, 10:16 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: police, sex addict, sex, swingers, orgies, ex boyfriends, extra-marital affair, sexual harassment, lawsuit, Delaware

• Sloppy Seconds: The Next Ashley Alexandra Dupre Scandal Begins

  A nine-year-old girl successfully sued her parents to break away from her birth name. You will be astounded to hear what it was... although at least it wasn't Benson or Hedges (a pair of twins) or, better yet, Number 16 Bus Shelter, all of which are real. The most famous penis in the world is now 17.  50 Cent is suing Taco Bell. That's all you need to know. Read More... Posted Jul 24 2008, 05:20 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: Barack Obama, john McCain, penises, sex scandal, ashley alexandra dupree, extra-marital affair, lawsuit, pregnacy, baby, seniors, older men, daily candy

• Breaking News: Nerve Conquers All, Or At Least The Child Online Protection Act Trial

  Do you guys remember the Live From The COPA Trial blog Nerve ran a few years back?  Word just came in from Will Doig, our Editor-In-Chief, that Nerve, Salon, and other websites have won their ACLU-led free speech fight against the dangerous Child Online Protection Act, after years of appeals and other legal wrangling by the government...  Tonight, we'll be rounding up the neighborhood children, strapping them to the chairs, and prying their eyes open to see unquestionable filth like Victoria's Secret, Barack Obama.com, and the "penis balloons" tag on Scanner, all of which will surely damage them for life. Okay, we're kidding, but we'll definitely be celebrating our glorious victory, which is in no small part thanks to testimony by defendent and Nerve CEO, Rufus Griscom... Read More... Posted Jul 22 2008, 03:32 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: court, free speech, government, trials, lawsuit, victory, constitution, aclu

• While You Were Sleeping: Poor Bret Michaels

  An Austin frat owes somebody $4.2 million after one of their pledges drank himself to death. Should we make this rubber check out to the state of Texas or what? Perez Hilton has photos of Andy Dick from an outing just prior the fateful arrest. If it had fewer girls, more laughing gas, and lots of crystal meth, it would be just like our roommate's bed on a Wednesday night.  Is George Bush going to have to try and pardon Mister Cheney? Or commuter him? Or... Read More... Posted Jul 17 2008, 10:16 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: reality shows, high school, george w bush, texas, perez hilton, dick, reality show stars we'd like to fuck, Malaysia, sodomy, cheney, idiots, graduation, rock of love, austin, lawsuit, andy dick, frat, vh1, bret michaels, flaming shots

• Gay-Friendly West Village Not That Gay-Friendly

  Guess those rainbow flags hanging outside 75% of the restaurants in Greenwhich Village aren't quite as redundant as we thought. When Khadijah Farmer, a lesbian, went to a restaurant in the village after attending a pride parade, she probably didn't expect to get kicked out.   Read More... Posted May 14 2008, 04:40 PM by Katie Halper with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: lawsuit, gender discrimination, west village, Caliente Cab Company, Greenwhich Village, Khadijah Farmer, rainbow flags, pride, village, gender identity, gender discrimination lawsuit