You've probably heard the horrifying story of the man and two teens who were tortured by Bronx gang members for being gay. Now, members of the Latin King Goonies are rolling over on the gang's leaders to clear themselves.

Sen. Jim DeMint says that even though "no one" came to his defense in 2004 after he said that gay people and unwed mothers should be banned from teaching, "everyone" quietly told him not to back down from his position.

Andrew Shirvell, the assistant attorney general in Michigan who moonlights as a creepy blogger dedicated to harassing a gay student-body president, has taken personal leave and will face a disciplinary hearing when he returns. His blog's private now, too! Sad.

For months, Andrew Shirvell, an assistant attorney general for Michigan, has been writing the blog "Chris Armstrong Watch," devoted to attacking the University of Michigan's gay student assembly president with homophobic and other horrible slurs. What is wrong with him?

Tonight, Stephen Colbert took to the Report to (through ironic satire, natch) blow holes in both the argument for "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and the claims by John McCain and others that the policy doesn't encourage witch hunts. Watch inside.

The first sign that Ann Coulter would not be an ideal speaker for a gay Republican group's 'Homocon 2010' came when she called John Edwards a 'Faggot' back in 2007. They had her anyway! And she was... Ann Coulter

Standing in a tent on the campus of The College of New Jersey, Matty Daley and Bobby Canciello earned a place in the Guinness World Records today by kissing for 33 hours. They livestreamed video of it and just finished.

"We are not asking you to agree with... homosexuality—we're asking you to do your job, to protect the Constitution," says Lady Gaga in a new message to the US Senate about repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Watch inside.

Christine O'Donnell—Delaware's anti-masturbation candidate for Senate who opposes anything that "legitimizes the homosexual lifestyle"—has a gay sister. And her gay sister has a Facebook profile where she calls herself a Democrat and says Christine isn't a homophobe.

Statistics being what they are, every homophobic politician must have a gay loved one hiding somewhere. Dick Cheney has Mary. Alan Keyes has Maya. And Christine O'Donnell, Tea Party Queen of Delaware, has a lesbian sister in L.A.

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has spent the past day apologizing for his state's homeland security department, which had been distributing "anti-terrorism" bulletins listing upcoming environmentalist and LGBT protests — at a cost of $125,000 to taxpayers, naturally.

Sen. Harry Reid will include a repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in the latest Defense Authorization bill! This isn't the easy battle to choose during election season, but did Lady Gaga's reassurances on Twitter help get it in there?

A charity network released a study of gay rights around the world and the results are terrifying: 76 countries prosecute people for their sexual orientation, and seven of those use the death penalty to punish same sex acts. [Independent]

Constance McMillen, the Mississippi teen who scared her school into canceling the prom because she wanted to bring her girlfriend, accepted $35,000 from the school district to settle a discrimination lawsuit. She'll use the money for college tuition. [AP]

Today we looked at the gayest cities in America (or not), causing one classification conscious commenter (alliteration!) to wonder: like a pride of lions or murder of crows, what does one call a group of gays or lesbians? Answers below.

Not in this order, at least. In a sorta-sociological article on The Daily Beast today, Richard Florida documents what he believes to be the the 20 gayest cities in the country. Are his conclusions correct? Eh, not really.

Last week we published a photo of GOP Rep. Aaron Schock at a White House picnic wearing a terrifying purple and teal outfit from Hell. Washington gays love him! And how does Schock respond to all of this gay-Internet fame?

One half of the Malawian couple who were convicted, and then pardoned, for being gay now has a girlfriend. Shortly after being pardoned, Steven Monjeza left his old partner for a woman because he "had enough" of being harassed.

The Mormon Church is being fined for improperly reporting its monetary backing of California's anti-gay marriage Proposition 8.

Yesterday, we asked you what Ted Haggard's big announcement could possibly be. There was great speculation! Well, he's starting a new church with the novel idea of helping people (and pulling in some cash), because "something is better than nothing."