Oh nice try, "Twilight" people -- you know perfectly well I have no interest in the movie or the books (based on my twin allergies to Mormon allegory and awful prose) but then you go and debut the film sequel's new pack of werewolves:

Great to see some sexy Native men on our screens but sorry Edward, sorry Jacob, I will never love you!

Right now, my heart belongs to FOX News' Shepherd Smith (yeah, I said 'FOX'), who broke away from his conservative pack when he just couldn't take their excuses for torturing people anymore.  Seriously, Smith's my big hero today:

Pack behaviour can be hard to break.  Buzzfree Prom, a Texas-based non-profit aimed at getting high schoolers to drink less on the big night (yeah, good luck with that) went for a provocative ad that misfired badly:

We gays can take a lot of abuse but mixing an orange jumpsuit with a fuschia corsage? That is pushing us to our limits!  When asked about using the fear of prison rape to motivate young people, the ad's creator said, "If you find it homophobic, that's your opinion."

Ah yes...opinion.  Often mutable and easily swayed, usually when in groups.  That's the pack mentality.  It's what drives homophobia and all the various fears of minorities but fortunately, opinions can change and new packs can be created.  I love the feeling of unity-in-diversity inherent in this new ad designed to defuse the white-hot gay marriage debate in Iowa:

No packs, just people.  I'll have more on this tomorrow...

Anti-gay crusader Maggie Gallagher is ridiculous. Sure, we all made fun of her anti-gay marriage ad last week (with this being the best parody yet!) but seriously, this is a woman who'd rather we all be polygamists. 

Some say that nothing her ideological kin say makes sense anymore but has anyone considered the flipside of their hysteria?  That heterosexual sex is equally if not more terrifying?  Consider this (probably NSFW) movie trailer:

Relax, you say: it's only a movie. Ron Jeremy's penis is not coming to kill you. Really?  Then how does it have its own Twitter page? 

There's a storm coming and I am afraid.  Not even the Taco Bell is safe anymore: 

"People are having sex everywhere and anywhere!"  It's terrifying!  Fortunately, this TV clip from Sweden proves that safe havens still exist for happy gay nudists:

Ray Lam has stepped down as NDP candidate for Vancouver False-Creek because of, he says, "inappropriate material on my private Facebook page."  Lam posted saucy photos of himself in his underwear and suddenly there they are in the Globe and Mail.  I don't get the controversy over his lack of pants:  since the public is always complaining of getting screwed by politicians, shouldn't they be pleased by one who's ready to go first?

Poor Lam obviously didn't pay attention to his Facebook etiquette classes back in the 1950s:

Speaking of saucy photos, here's Hugh Jackman getting ready for bondage action with a British Marine (note the smile!):

Oh, all right, it was just a stunt in London to promote his upcoming "Wolverine" movie, but meanwhile, in the current issue of "Uncanny X-Men," the comic book version of Wolverine is keen to bring back Northstar, Canada's greatest Quebecois gay Olympic athlete mutant superhero:

If you insist that your sexy athletes, you know, exist, then Nick Symmonds is your man -- he makes Nike's new "natural" ad campaign essential viewing:

Hey!  Look at this fucking hipster!

And finally, someone has (yes!) written some Anderson Cooper porn:

CNN's Anderson Cooper should have his dirty, little gutter mouth washed out with soap. 

Hot!  Oh wait...it's actually a whiny rant by an angry right-wing Christian.  Business as usual, never mind, let's move on...!

I can't discuss any more politics today!  Sure, I'm still irritated by the Alberta Tories' great transgender distraction, I'm relieved that Barack Obama has released the horrifying White House "torture memos" and I'm delighted by the gay marriage push in New York, but all that pales in comparison to the controversy that's going to bug me all weekend:

How could Rupert Everett do that to his face???

Ten years younger?  Sure, but a different person ten years back!  Everett debuted his new face on "The Martha Stewart Show" (of all places) last weekend and fortunately, it's not as frightening to see him in motion.  He can still move his eyebrows, which is more than you can say for Cher!

What do you think?  Was the dashing daddy inferior to this waxy wonder?

Okay, I know, I know, this is a CANADIAN blog but c'mon, America was hilarious yesterday -- how can I not follow up on it?

I mean, while Canada's gay news this past day consisted of an old photo of Michael Ignatieff at a Pride parade, nationally syndicated right-wing radio loon Michael Savage was losing his freaking mind:

It seems that rogue homosexual elements within Homeland Security are engaging in extra-constitutional activity. Where is the Republican Party to protect us from this rogue Obama government?

Well, Michael, they were out in the streets, protesting!  Yes, conservative Americans were teabagging all across the nation!  And CNN's Anderson Cooper was right in there:

He'll be here all week, folks -- try the veal!  Meanwhile, Vanity Fair's uber-wit James Wolcott did a fun round of compare-and-contrast:

"The wry urbanity of an NPR story poking light fun of the Tea Parties -- "Tea is a drink of serenity, not anger. Julee Rosanoff, one of the owners of the Perennial Tea Room in downtown Seattle, says, 'Tea is a calming drink. When people sit down to have a cup of tea, they are not in a hurry. It’s relaxing and constructive for discussion'" -- provokes Protein Wisdom hapless sidekick Dan Collins to get all hothead: "Who the fuck writes this crap for NPR, and who the fuck considers this in any way a legitimate analysis?" Perhaps Collins should brew himself a nice cup of herbal tea and soothe his anger by staring at the wallpaper until the patterns begin to gently sway."

And that was the crux of all this -- how can conservatives be this angry?  These people didn't blink while America bankrupted its finances, military and morality in Iraq but now they're upset?  While FOX cheerleaded, CNN attempted to find out what the hell is going on:

"Because he is."  An answer worthy of their similar approach to gay rights issues:  so solid, so unyielding, so utterly without thought.  My "favourite" example is the brief profile of one teabagger, 60-year-old retiree Joanne Wilder:

She lives on her Social Security and disability benefits. Last year, she petitioned the bankruptcy court for protection from creditors. She said she did not have to pay federal income taxes last year because her income was too low. "I don't want to see this country turn into a welfare, nanny state, where we stand in line for groceries, and we're in welfare lines, and in socialized medicine lines," Wilder said.

I'm sorry to have to say this, ma'am, but you are a fucking idiot.  "President Bush kept me safe"?  Joanne, you depressed me so much, I had to go watch that glorious video of UK singer Susan Boyle four times in a row just to erase the memory of you!

Ah, but speaking of glorious videos, that sign-language Britney Spears number I posted last week was very popular and now "Hunk du Jour" (presumably your daily stop after this page) has a profile of ASL-interpreter hottie Michael DiMartino:

"I'm ecstatic that people are taking notice," he says.  Of course we are, Michael -- loveliness like yours gives us hope for America, the hope we sure aren't seeing on the news channels.  And with that, I'm off for a soothing cup of tea!