** Pete Wentz - who last month graced the cover of OUT - contributes $50,000 to No on 8 to help fight against the constitutional marriage ban in California.

** Dallas GOP trying to stoke homophobia in re-election campaign of Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez. Valdez is the country's only Latina lesbian sheriff.

** Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker suggested Governor Sarah Palin was out of her league and should drop off the McCain ticket last week in her column. Parker this week realizes the very real hatred some from the GOP love to spew.

Is this Daniel Radcliffe relaxing between performances of Equus?

Nope. It's Jason Mraz being an ass. Hot as he may be in that donkey mask and moose knuckle glory his seriousness was on display yesterday when he wrote poetically about change on his blog.

** Speaking of Daniel Radcliffe. The Equus star gloats about writing steamy "love" notes to his 31-year-old co-star Lorenzo Pisoni on the show’s opening night.

“We’re getting on very well indeed. I’ve written some really, really deeply sexual things on some of the cards I’ve given him for opening night. But just to wind him up, you know…. He’s great. He’s a truly remarkable man. If I was gay or a female I’d just want to marry him. He’s gorgeous, and he’s a really cool bloke as well.”

** Millions of viewers tuned in last night to watch the US Vice-Presidential Debate. Governor Sarah Palin faced gaffe-prone Senator Joe Biden and initial results are claiming a Biden win. Palin certainly was able to tread water but she didn't give the performance needed. Sen. Biden on the other hand performed at his best. CBS and CNN among a few others found that viewers believed Sen. Joe Biden won. Perhaps that's because Gov. Palin didn't answer a single question.

The Obama/Biden camp quickly released this new ad focusing on health care.