For those of you not familiar, Dustin Lance Black is the Oscar-winning screenwriter of the Gus Van Sant directed Harvey Milk film called Milk, that starred Sean Penn and James Franco. He gave a very moving speech at the Academy Award Ceremony that actually got removed from the telecast in several Asian countries because he talked about homosexuality.

As it turns out, Mr. Black may have a sex tape–one which is dated in 2006 before he became famous, and it’s being shopped around by an agency called Starzlife, the website for which is maybe not so incidentally shut down at the moment.

Lance was scheduled to appear as the Grand Marshall in the New York City Gay Pride Parade and some are thinking it’s possible he may pull out.

Perez Hilton has all the NSFW pictures.

I suppose this disappoints me, only because it will confirm stereotypes about gay people and their sexual behavior to many homophobes who refuse to see us as more than just sexual deviants, but at the same time plenty of heterosexual male celebrities have had sex tapes and have not been vilified by the media at all. Not to mention in this case, it was made before Black was even a celebrity to begin with. Human beings are sexual beings, and yes that includes gay people. And the fact that he had sex, and happened to photograph it for film it four years ago, does not take away from his value and worth as a person or as a gay rights advocate.

Below is his moving speech from the Oscar ceremony.

I’m not entirely sure how I feel about Nurse Jackie yet. I have a soft spot for any show with strong female characters, especially ones that have any sort of depth to them, but the pilot episode reminded me way too much of a cross between House and Mad Men (that twist at the end was the exact same one from the first episode). I’ve seen episode two and it seems to be getting better, but also foraying into Grey’s Anatomy territory. I’m not instantly loving it like other Showtime shows, but I’ll give it time.

Miss Kathy Griffin paid visits to the Today Show and Letterman to promote the newest season of her hit Emmy-winning Bravo reality series My Life on the D-List, which seems to have a somewhat new format of her hanging out with celebrities for a day. Kathy also mentions how she and her mother were part of an anti-Prop 8. rally.

Her new goal this season is to finally win a Grammy, and one of the people she goes to for advice is none other than four time Grammy winner herself, super bitch Christina Aguilera. The first episode features another gay icon, Better Midler.

One of my favorite past Project Runway contestants Nick Verreos appeared at the Wizard of Oz exhibition with a bunch of models dressed as Dorothy to promote the Ruby Slipper collection–a collection of shoes by a myriad of different designers.

Since I love Nick and it was Dorothy themed, I couldn’t help but post it.

You can get a small look at some of the shoes here.

Gene Simmons thinks Adam Lambert should keep his sexuality to himself. Of course, considering how open he is about being a filthy man-whore, it seems to be a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

Kyle Maclachlan says now that he has a new baby, he may be quitting Desperate Housewives.  Considering his character hasn’t been interesting since season four, I can’t say I’m torn up about it.

A lesbian couple with foster children was denied family discount to an Idaho pool because they’re not a “real family”. Now the pool is considering doing away with the family discount altogether to keep from getting in trouble.

Is Conan O’Brien losing viewers to David Letterman? It seems he’s not fitting in so well in his new time slot, and Jay Leno’s older viewers care more to switch over to Letterman.

The New York Times profiles the partner of a gay soldier who must keep his face hidden or face his significant other being discharged from the service.  It’s heartbreaking.

Are the leaders of gay rights organizations like HRC responsible for Obama dragging his feet on DADT? The Daily Beast’s Jason Bellini claims they are.

A Sacramento morning talk show lost nearly all of its sponsors last week after two of its three hosts went on the air and bashed transgendered people, including encouraging violence against transgendered children. They took to the airwaves today and apologized.

Reverend Jeremiah Wright says “them Jews” are to blame for Obama not speaking to him since the controversy from the election.  Wow.  Because even more anti-semitism is going to get him to give you a call.

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The girls use Adam Lambert’s coming out in Rolling Stone as a springboard to discuss whether parents should ask their children about their sexuality if they suspect their son or daughter might be gay.

The conversation goes into strange territory when they start talking about playing with boys toys or girls toys, and strangely Sherri and Elisabeth seem to be on the right side of the argument while Joy has me scratching my head. Assuming that a child is gay or lesbian simply because they’re playing gender atypical toys is ridiculous. Especially since that would be more aligned with gender identity than sexual orientation.