* Poor, poor Maggie Gyllenhaal! Promoting her upcoming film, The Dark Knight, she graces the cover of Tatler but something terribly wrong happened in the dressing room. Fug that!

* The Los Angeles Times focuses on the LA Gay & Lesbian Center's - along with the West Hollywood Health department - HIV prevention online soap targeting young gay and bisexual men.

* Pretty boy Wentworth Miller joy riding on hydrogen.

* Sarah Silverman is no longer f*cking Jimmy Kimmel. It's over.

* Sen. John McCain says he doesn't support gay adoption. "I think that we’ve proven that both parents are important in the success of a family so, no I don’t believe in gay adoption."

* The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts has created an HIV prevention toolkit that aims to educate young women worldwide about the disease. At their international launch in Boksburg, South Africa CEO Mary McPhail stated, "We wanted to develop teaching methods which would get the message to young women that they are at risk. We wanted to get across that they can also be responsible for empowering their own lives and making their own decisions."

Now, if only the Boy Scouts could get over their gay bashing to do something as equally impressive. Rock on Girl Scouts! Rock on...

* The Gay Pimp - Jonny McGovern - has a new hit out. This time however he's dedicating the song to the ladies. Check out his new single, Don't Fall In Love With A Homo.

Madonna prepares to divorce Guy Ritchie, hires Paul McCartney's lawyer? Fellow bloggers DListed and Towleroad ran stories last week about Madge's divorce but according to her spokeswoman, Liz Rosenberg, "Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ritchie remain happily married."

HRC executives (that's the Human Rights Campaign not Hillary) gave over $4300 to Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign. They also gave Dodd $3000 - John Edwards $750 - Bill Richardson $500 - and Barack Obama $0.

What does gay look like? The Los Angeles Times recently published an article on the researching of "gay traits". No, not the affinity to Barbra Streisand or Rosie O'Donnell but finger length, hair whorls, and penis size. Nothing really new here - except that a lot more lefties are gay. Left handed, I mean.

Billy Crystal outs Jake Gyllenhaal. “He was always performing,” remembers Crystal. “He would sing from South Pacific and we’d all go, ‘He’s gay, he’s going to be gay.’” Jake played Crystal's son in City Slickers when he was 10. You can hear it for yourself In the DVD commentary of the new edition of City Slickers.

The latest viral video to stoke the fires of our upcoming Presidential election. The title may scare some off, "I'm Voting Republican", but most of you will get a laugh from it.

Leave it to Texas. Everything is big there - including their pollution.

The Spice Girls reunited. And this time they have their own plane.

Shia LaBeouf gets off.

Amy Winehouse plans one last blow out before entering rehab.

He's back on air and at it again. Don Imus to Jay Severin: "Why don't you like Huckabee? Because you're gay or what?"

It came from the White House. Former CIA Interrogator carried out torture because he was told to from the White House.

Being Gay Kept Rupert Everett Sane. Who knew.

CRUISING CODE: Is he tapping his foot because he's anxious or is my stall neighbor looking for a quickie? It's tough to read between the lines nowadays. Our friends over at Gawker have given us a little help. Now you can cruise guys without all that messing confusion.....

TOM FORD'S "VAGINAL" COLOGNE?: Tom Ford has a new cologne on the market with a troubling ad campaign. The ads show the cologne precisely placed in front of a sweaty model's hairless vagina. What exactly does this cologne smell like? Sweaty supermodel vagina? Yum.

GAY REPUBLICAN SCANDALS: It sure has been a tough year for self loathing closet case Republicans. How many Republican politicians can you fit in the closet? ALL OF THEM! Ted Haggard, Mark Foley amongst others are featured in the Top 5 Republican Gay Sex Scandals (in the past 12 months!).

MARC JACOBS' BOYTOY ROCKS DEAD MOUSE BROOCH: Jason Preston - who is Marc' new on-again, off-again boy toy - took to the streets of NYC wearing a hideous dead mouse brooch. Apparently it was a gift from Courtney Love. Nuf said....

HIV RATES ON THE RISE FOR GAY NYC MEN: A recent study has shown an very alarming trend in HIV rates for young gay and bisexual men in NYC. The reports shows that "over the past six years, the total number of new HIV diagnoses among gay men under 30 has risen 33%." The report shows that gay/bisexual men over 30 showed a decrease in HIV rates by 22.2%. The greatest burden continues to be on young Black and Hispanic men who continue to test at higher rates for HIV.

AMERICAN EAGLE SUPPORTING HOMOPHOBIC ADS?: A new ad campaign by American Eagle, It's a Mall World, has caught the ire of many LGBT activists. The ads - which can be seen on the AE website and shown during MTV's The Real World: Sydney - feature a "stereotypical gay man" in a recent episode. Check out the video and decide for yourself. Some say it's shameful and others say it is no different than Perez Hilton or William Sledd (who both got shows for their apparent gay personalities).

1st EVER QUEERS TO CUBA TOUR
A group of LGBT North Americans will make history on December 27, 2007 when they will begin an 8-day tour of Cuba. The group will enjoy the rich cultural experiences and meet with leaders working for sexual dignity in Cuba. "As a gay, I feel safer in Cuba than in Canada or the States. Soon island queers will enjoy greater rights and freedoms than their counterparts in the USA," said Marcel Hatch, coordinator of Cuba Education Tours of Vancouver.

UGLY BECKHAM BETTY
Victoria Beckham will make a guest appearance on the second season of Ugly Betty. But, the real reason Victoria got the cameo? The cast wanted David to show up on set.

GAY COUPLE JAILED FOR KISS
Arcigay, Italy's LGBT civil rights orgnization, has called for a "national gay kiss-in" at the Coliseum on August 2 after a gay male couple was arrested for kissing in front of the the historic monument. The two men shared a kiss and were immediately rushed to a police station, detained, and charged with lewd conduct. The price for the kiss: the two men could face up to two years in prison.

JAPAN TO GET OPENLY GAY PARLIAMENTARIAN?
Japan's LGBT community is anxiously awaiting the results of Kanako Otsuji's campaign which, if elected, would make Otsuji the first openly gay person in Japan's parliament. Otsuji was also the youngest person to get into the Osaka Assembly when she was just 28.

MORE SAME-SEX COUPLES ALLOWED TO WED
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has recently announced that same-sex couples from New Mexico will be allowed to marry in Massachusetts. New Mexico joins Rhode Island to be the only other state whose gay residents can marry legally in Massachusetts.

BECKHAM'S DEBUT SETS ESPN RECORD

David Beckham's much hyped debut with the Los Angeles Galaxy led to an estimated 1.5 million viewers, according to ESPN. The Saturday game was the largest audience for an ESPN telecast involving a Major League Soccer team.

GYLLENHAAL TOPS HOT 100 LIST
My baby daddy, Jake Gyllenhaal, topped AfterElton.com's Hot 100 List. The list was compiled and selected by gay male readers. This list is different than People's "Sexiest Man Alive" as witnessed by the dismal performance of George Clooney (recently named "Sexiest Man Alive").

Other hot stars who made the list: Chris Evans, LL Cool J, Gale Harold, T.R. Knight, Darryl Stephens, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Cillian Murphy. The list was rounded out at the bottom by Zach Braff.

SAD BECKHAM WATCHES HIS GALAXY LOSE TO MEXICO
David Beckham watched his Los Angeles Galaxy team lose 3-0 to the Mexicans Tigres UANL. Becks, who hurt his ankle playing for England versus Estonia in the Euro 2008 qualifying match last month, watched the game from a corporate hospitality suite with his ankle iced. Beckham is scheduled to make his Major League Soccer debut on Saturday when he laces up with his new Galaxy teammates in the Home Depot Center.

MORE TROUBLE AT PLANETOUT?
PlanetOut Inc. - which was recently saved from bankruptcy by Bill Gates - has announced that they will lay off 15% of their workforce. PlanetOut employed 273 employees including staff in their London and Buenos Aires offices. The restructuring will happen in the 3rd quarter of 2007.

SELMA HAYEK WORLD'S SEXIEST CELEBRITY
A new internet poll that included 3000 celebrities has ranked Selma Hayek as the sexiest celebrity. Hayek took 65% of the votes followed closely by Jessica Alba. The median age for the sizzling celebs was 36.

THRIVING & GAY IN LEBANON
A new story by National Public Radio unveils the thriving gay life in Lebanon in a country where homosexuality is illegal.

GAY ACTIVISTS WIN SODOMY VICTORY IN HONG KONG
Hong Kong's highest court unanimously ruled that two men who engaged in anal sex in a parked car should not be subjected to the country's maximum penalty of 5 years in prison. This decision by the high courts 5 judges is being exalted as a huge victory for Hong Kong's LGBT community.

Chief Justice Andrew Li noted that the law unfairly targets gays & lesbians and does not criminalize the same behavior for heterosexuals.

PLANETOUT GOING BELLY-UP?
PlanetOut Inc. has recently announced they will close their international offices in London and Buenos Aires. "While we plan to continue serving our global audience, we made this decision to streamline our business operations and reduce expenses," said Karen Magee, chief executive officer, PlanetOut Inc. PlanetOut was saved from bankruptcy by the Microsoft Mogul, Bill Gates, when his company, Cascade Investment LLC, invested $26.2 million in the struggling company. PlanetOut also owns The Advocate, Out, and Gay.com - among others.

MILWAUKEE BLACK GAY PRIDE
The organizers of Milwaukee's Black Gay Pride recently announced that Jennifer Holiday will be their national entertainer. The festival is put on by Charles "D" Productions and will run from August 12-19, 2007.

MINNEAPOLIS TO GET LGBT CENTER?
OutFront Minnesota is currently in discussions with Minneapolis City Council Member Lisa Goodman about the possibility of developing a LGBT community center on property known as the "meter farm" at 15th and Nicollet Avenue South. OutFront Minnesota is the state-wide LGBT equality organization but does not have a "community center" location in Minnesota.

"WE'VE COME A LONG WAY BABY": GAY PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
On August 9th the U.S. Presidential candidates will face-off in the first-ever Gay Presidential Debate. The debate will take place in Los Angeles and is being organized by LOGO and the Human Rights Campaign. The debate originally excluded Sen. Mike Gravel because he hadn't raised enough money but now Sen. Gravel will be included - among Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Chris Dodd, Dennis Kucinich and Bill Richardson - and the debate will be expanded to 90 minutes.

MARITAL STRAIN?: Is there tension in the Edwards household these days? Presidential candidate John Edwards recently had to read in a newspaper his wife's position on same-sex marriage.

"It's not the only thing we disagree about," the Democratic presidential candidate quipped Monday on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

"A lot of people I love and care about feel the same way Elizabeth does," Edwards said. "I'm very strong about ending discrimination against gay and lesbian couples."

Their difference of opinion? Elizabeth is in full support of same-sex marriage. Mr. Edwards only supports domestic partnership/civil unions.

FAREWELL CRUISING! AT LEAST IN RUSSIA...
I've said it before and I'll likely say it again. If you think you've had a bad day consider being queer in Russia. "Orthodox Christian" Russians recently hired a cruise ship to cleanse the Moscow River after a gay cruise ship sailed down the same river days earlier. This same group has organized nightly patrols of the city's "cruising" parks to get rid of the gays.

POSH SPICE is a grade A bitch WINS LIBEL CASE
Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, aaka Ex-Posh Spice, recently won a libel case against Star magazine for undisclosed damages by a London court.

The magazine alleged that the crew from her new US television show "can't stand her" and saw her as "very picky, demanding and rude". Despite the possibity that all claims are based in reality the article was printed before the show was set and crew hired - meaning it was made up.

Check out Victoria's new US show: Victoria Beckham: Coming To America sometime later this year.