Towleroad - Daily Brief

I'm always loving the coverage that Andy (from Towleroad) has. Please check out some of the latest news from the US and around the world New Measure Targeting Anti-Gay Hate Drawn Up in Britain Justice Secretary Jack Straw today announced plans to "make inciting hatred against gay people" a criminal offence, the BBC reports. Said Straw: "It is a measure of how far we have come as a... • • Larry Craig Chosen for Induction into Idaho Hall of Fame You may have heard that a group in the famous potato state has chosen to induct its senator, Larry Craig, into the Idaho Hall of Fame. The AP reports: "The nonprofit Idaho Hall of Fame Association... • • Demonstrating with Christ Visitors to Rio de Janeiro over the weekend may have thought Jesus was celebrating gay pride. Activists in the Brazilian city stormed the Christ the Redeemer statue at the peak of the Corcovado... • • Towleroad Guide to the Tube #183 FRED THOMPSON: How to get applause? Ask for it. FILIPINO PRISONERS: The YouTube sensations are back, this time with their rendition of the "Rico Mambo". (source: perez) F**K BUSH: Editor who... • • Monet Damaged by Intruders at Orsay Museum in Paris A group of drunk people somehow got into the Musee d'Orsay in Paris and punched a hole through Monet's "Le Pont d'Argenteuil" over the weekend. The AP reports: "No arrests were immediately made... • • It's Time for Gay Love on Ugly Betty A few spoilers from the upcoming episode after the jump... Televisionista reports: "According to an official description of the 'A League of Their Own' episode of 'Ugly Betty,'... • • News: Kylie Minogue, Sydney, Spencer Tunick, Nikolai Alexeyev In the first nationwide law of its kind in Latin America, Colombia grants health benefits to same-sex couples. Jury in Princess Diana inquest gets an uncanny look at her final moments, as they... • • John Krasinski Hits the Showers Since I know there are a few fellow John Krasinski fans out there, I couldn't let these stills from Gregg Araki's Smiley Face go by without a mention. The stoner comedy premiered at Sundance way back... • • The Evolution of Lynne Cheney Second lady Lynne Cheney has a new book coming out and she spoke with CBS about it as well as about how she has "evolved" on racism and homophobia: In Blue Skies, No Fences: A Memoir of Childhood... • • Human Rights Campaign Dinner Features Pelosi and Protests The National Transgender Advocacy Coalition picketed Saturday night's Human Rights Campaign National Dinner in Washington, D.C., urging support for a trans-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act... • • Pariah wins £25,000 Iris Gay and Lesbian Film Fest Prize Tennessee native Dee Rees, an MFA candidate at NYU, won the Iris Prize, a £25,000 award thought to be the largest of its kind for a gay and lesbian film festival. Rees won for her short film Pariah,... • • Tom Ford is a Towel Snapper Tom Ford, whose latest ads have extolled the power of his masculinity over red-nailed women, takes an entirely different turn in the forthcoming issue of OUT, showing that he has just as much... • • Kansas Church: If Clay Aiken's Gay, He Can't Sing Here Parishioners at the Central Christian Church in Wichita, Kansas where Clay Aiken is reportedly scheduled to give a Christmas concert in late November are apparently worried they might have a gay... • • Novak: GOP Knew of Larry Craig "Weird Conduct", Ignored It On Bloomberg TV Saturday, right-wing pundit Robert Novak said that Senate Republicans knew about Larry Craig and his trips to the men's room for some time, but never took any action: "I have... • • Prince Harry Gone Wild, Snorting Vodka, Licking Male Nipple Video has surfaced of wild behavior from Prince Harry on a recent trip to Namibia with his friends. In the video, Harry is seen snorting vodka and cavorting drunkenly with his pals, one of whom... • •