As gay marriage in California gets put to a vote yet again in November, the anti-gay groups are out-fundraising us but look: it’s Brad Pitt to the rescue! The actor has donated $100,000 to the campaign and says, “because discrimination has no place in America, my vote will be for equality and against Proposition 8.” Meanwhile, his Jolie-Pitt Foundation is starting an HIV/AIDS clinic in Ethiopia. Okay Brad, just stop this. Ever since “Thelma and Louise,” you’ve been flashing your abs at me and swearing you won’t marry Angelina but it won’t work. I will never love you! Move on!
From San Francisco to London, the Guardian UK has picked the ten best places in the world to be gay in, the five worst places and the five most improved. No city in Canada appeared on any of the lists: not too hot, not too cold, we’re the porridge Goldilocks chose!
On the season finale of “Weeds,” Hunter Parrish did another nude scene and admits, “the first time I did it, I was like, ‘Uh oh, there’s a lot of people…staring at my butt.’” Glad to see this trouper kept calm and carried on!
As the US government paid $85 million for an 80% stake in AIG (capitalism has never been so communist!), Barack Obama unveiled his clearest, most direct campaign ad yet: