Andrew Shirvell, the suspended Michigan assistant attorney general who enjoys harassing gay college student body presidents, has been fired.

Andrew Shirvell, the Michigan assistant attorney general who moonlights as a gay college student body president's cyberbully without realizing how weird that is, has been temporarily suspended pending a hearing. Update: Now he's been fired.

Remember how Democrats would simply wait until after the election to pass all of their bills, during a pressure-free lame duck session? Did you buy that? Because they're already dropping most agenda items, including a "Don't Ask Don't Tell" repeal.

When Molly Ringwald "outed" Pretty in Pink's Ducky at a reunion, Jon Cryer got to thinking about his iconic 1986 character. According to Cryer, he saw Ducky as a street-smart kid and didn't mean to portray his character as gay.

Italian ice cream maker Antonio Federici has been ordered by Britain's Advertising Standards Authority to stop running an ad featuring two "sexualized" priests about to kiss "passionately." Last month the company ran ads featuring a pregnant nun (also banned).

You all can figure out the indiscreet implications of this ad from congressional candidate Sean Bielat, depicting an animated version of his opponent, gay Rep. Barney Frank, as, in TPM's words, a "hip-swerving disco queen." But it's still entertaining.

Does the Justice Department really need to appeal the recent decision that found "Don't Ask Don't Tell" unconstitutional, under its duty to defend existing federal law? Eh, not really, says ex-solicitor general Ted Olson, of Prop 8 trial fame.

Recently, Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson said he'd marry Alec Baldwin. Now, Baldwin has responded, saying that they won't marry—because New York doesn't support marriage equality. Baldwin's now vowed to "Fight Back" and change the law. Watch inside.

Hillary Clinton has made a straight-person version of the "It Gets Better" videos for gay teens, in which she says, "It will get better for you." That's a better line than, say, "My gay friend alleges that it gets better."

The Defense Department acknowledged today that it's allowing openly gay people to join now, following a court decision—still under appeal—that struck down "Don't Ask Don't Tell." Openly straight people are still allowed to join, too.

A gay man wrote an angry email to New York's homophobic governor candidate Carl Paladino. Carl responded, "Learn how to read." So the man wrote back, even more angrily—and so did Carl. Here is their full, 8-part exchange.

Continuing its trend of animating all of America's most water cooler-worthy scandals, Taiwain's Next Media Animation has just released its take on Carl Paladino, from his bestiality emails, to his love child, to his homophobic statements, and more. Watch inside.

The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to let it keep enforcing "Don't Ask Don't Tell" while it appeals the injunction.

Barack Obama's non-partisan (but kind of partisan) town hall for the kids on MTV, BET and CMT is underway. And according to someone who "auditioned" to ask something, the organizers want "light" questions. What kind of softballs should we expect?

After a federal judge yesterday ordered the military to stop enforcing Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Rep. Barney Frank called for the Obama administration to wait to appeal the ruling until after Congress can repeal the policy in a lame-duck session.

After at first defending a starkly homophobic statement about "dysfunctional homosexuals," New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino has issued a sprawling, six-point apology comparing himself to "Barrack Obama" and saying he has gay friends.

Tonight, Jon Stewart opened with a segment about the midterm elections. The focus of a portion of that segment was homophobic New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino, and Stewart didn't hold back when mocking Paladino's ridiculous hypocrisy. Video inside.

Filter-free madman Carl Paladino, New York's Republican gubernatorial candidate, went on television this morning to explain those anti-gay remarks he made to some Jews yesterday. The takeaway: Hey gays? Carl Paladino's your best friend.

Tonight's 60 Minutes featured Anderson Cooper's profile of Eminem, and—while certain parts lagged—it delivered the drama, including a discussion (and probe by Cooper) regarding the rapper's homophobic/misogynistic/violent lyrics and whether or not he could defend them. Watch inside.

The New York Times this weekend profiles two female conservative commentators at very different points in their careers: crazy Upper East Side islamophobic blogger Pamela Geller, and crazy Ann Coulter. What can aspiring female right-wing blowhards learn from their stories?