We pick on right-wing propagandists FOX News a lot around here but sometimes you get a story that's so insane, even they're amazed by it.  So it is with the church in Connecticut that performed an exorcism to drive "homosexual demons" out of a teenage boy.  It's weird because usually the church is driving things into teenage boys.  Hey-yo!

I prefer to get my theology from Lady Gaga, who won at the MuchMusic Video Awards last night and thanked "God and gays."  Fair enough -- while gays styled her hair, danced in her videos and bought her CDs, it was God who gave her the phrase "disco stick."

I think we have a photo of Gaga's new look:

Oh no, wait, sorry -- that's Johnny Depp, starring as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's take on "Alice in Wonderland" next spring.  The interactive concept art is perfect for my Monday morning, post-acid-binge-weekend comedown.

Why was that White Rabbit always late, anyway?  He was on Gay Time, of course, and now I've got scientists to back me up.

U2's Bono got a bit of a fright from all those sex-change stories last week but the real terror (and by real, I mean I have no wisecrack on this one) was the brutal state-sanctioned murder of protesters in Iran this weekend. Sorry to end on a dour note but the footage of this astonishing moment in history is remarkable, disturbing and inspiring. 

Terrible things happen every day (like the MMVAs hosting the Jonas Brothers) but thousands of brave Iranians in the streets are proving you don't have to be afraid of the dark.

What can one do about protest shrinkage?  Xtra West reported this weekend on the Vancouver rallies on behalf of 62-year-old gaybashing victim Ritchie Dowrey, describing how "More than 2,000 gay men, lesbians and their allies took back Vancouver's West End."

But you wouldn't know it from reading the mainstream press: CTV declared that merely "hundreds of people" rallied (against an "alleged" gaybashing, no less), while the Vancouver Sun boldly pegged it at 800 and, my personal favourite, News 1130 lamely claimed, "Many people gathered in the West End Sunday afternoon."  I think they missed the protest and witnessed brunch.

Madonna was shown no Mercy (man, those headlines just write themselves!) as a Lilongwe high court judge ruled that allowing her to adopt a second Malawian orphan "could actually facilitate trafficking of children." Who knew Malawian orphans were a gateway drug?

Alaskan trash-hottie Levi Johnston appears on Tyra Banks' show today to explain why he's no longer with his baby's mother and how they had safe sex "most of the time." All of this, of course, is simply a Republican plot to make Sarah Palin look smarter.

Oh Seth Rogan, you know we love you -- fat, skinny, whatever -- but this SNL bit was just annoying:

"Queer as Folk" creator Russell T. Davies explains in an interview why Boyzone singer Stephen Gately said, "Feel my arse."  I'm lacing up my ice skates right now!

But of course the real groundbreaker this weekend was that Iowa Supreme Court gay marriage decision: "The Daily Beast" thinks it's the tipping point while the real fun is watching right-wingers try to wrap their heads around it.

Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert continues the ludicrous meme (utterly shot down here -- thanks, Anonymous Liberal!) that hate crime laws will mean the eventual oppression of Christians:

"A large part of this is that many people do not understand the Christian heart. They just don't like people who disagree with them. The true Christian heart can disagree with people, and still love them deeply."

That is indeed true, Mr. Gohmert, but don't underestimate the gay heart -- we can disagree with people and still make love with them deeply!

Sometimes it's just hard to find the right words.

Like what do we say to today's 'Day Without a Gay' organizers if the protest doesn't really pan out?

Can we ever get actors to shut up about how difficult it is for them to kiss another man?

How do we discuss the horrifying case of the brutal New York City cops who sodomized a guy with a nightstick? Or the incredibly disturbing fact that this wasn't the NYPD's first time?

Who's gonna tell "The Nanny" that the idea of her voice in the US Senate completely weirds everybody out?

What do Liberals say to Bob Rae after he avoided a Hillary Clinton scenario by graciously stepping aside without a fight? Ignatieff had better be worth it!

But finally, some good news today: a lesbian and gay marching band will be the first LGBT group to officially join a US inauguration parade when Barack Obama takes over on Jan. 20. That "first" clears up the confusion over that Pacific coastal group, Rimmers for Reagan!

There's tension in the air: the Liberals are about to vote on a new leader, everyone's trying to figure out how best to spend tomorrow's 'Day Without A Gay' and the Iowa Supreme Court begins hearings on gay marriage but there's no shortage of silly videos to amuse me today. I've even got the VGL Boys getting me through the recession:

It's no "Dick in a Box" but Andy Samberg's latest digital short is Pet Shop Boys-inspired comedy for your inner 12-year-old (and watch for Justin Timberlake as the DJ/janitor):

Someone found the infamous Crispin Glover interview on David Letterman's old show! I saw this when I was a teen and never forgot it:

Lily Allen's back!  Drunk or sober, she's always a delight:

And, best of all, we are less than six weeks away from the end of the George W. Bush presidency!  I wasn't sure I'd live long enough to type those words and when he joked, "Welcome to my hanging," well....I jizzed in my pants:

We've got plenty already, like the 69-and-still-fabulous Tina Turner! On her new world tour, she's broken out her old costume to go 'Thunderdome' on our asses:

Upon seeing this, the two-decades-younger Madonna fired her personal training staff and jabbed seven Botox syringes into her face at once.

Neil Patrick Harris has gone from supervillian to superhero, joining Jack Black, Margaret Cho and many more in "Prop 8: The Musical." Composer Marc "Hairspray" Shaiman admits it should've been written six weeks ago (you think?) but when a protest number is this fabulous, we're inclined to forgive: 

16-year-old Chantell Gregg is moving ahead with plans for a gay-inclusive social justice rally in Abbotsford, BC on Dec. 6, despite the backlash following its announcement. I never thought it would be so apt to say, "You go, girl!"

The legendary Pet Shop Boys took a break from working on their next album to write a song for Girls Aloud and the result is smooth and delicious: 

A new poll says 75% of the American public support gay rights -- despite the success of recent anti-gay propositions, it's true that most straight people are on our side, provided that we're out to them and not making fun of their pants.

And finally, the "pretty easy to look at" Brad Pitt appeared on 'Ellen' to let her know about the ongoing efforts to rebuild New Orleans and how she can convince George Clooney to appear on her show. Two words, he says: male strippers ("Make one a blond"). How do you think Oprah got Tom Cruise on her couch?