I don’t know if any of you heard about this, but I had to post it ’cause I found it both poignant and hilarious, especially coming from a straight guy. Some background:

Kansas City Chiefs Larry Johnson has been suspended by his team after conducting a series of unnecessary remarks aimed at head coach Todd Haley after the team lost 37-7 against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday, and one of his Twitter followers.

The Twitter follower reffered to an incident where Johnson spat at a women in a nightclub, to which then Johnson commented on the followers profile photo calling it a “fag pic” and “ Christopher Street boy” which is a reference to a Pride march route in New York.

(via Pink News)

Then Jay Smooth (founder of longest running hip-hop radio station and most known for hip-hop blog Ill Doctrine) laid his ass the hell OUT.

Video below.

Jay was selected by Salon.com as one of the “sexiest men living”.

Is Tom Cruse a homophobe? The AV Club seems to have gotten that impression around the time that he was filming the movie Risky Business.

A federal bill was introduced Monday that would penalize anti-gay adoption states. States such as Florida and Arkansas would lose federal funding unless they changed their laws.

Former mob hitman Robert Mormando shocked a Brooklyn judge Monday by declaring he’s gay before being sentenced for his part in the shooting of a bagel store owner.

In spite of the fact that Adam Lambert is an out gay man, Details magazine still decided to sexually objectify a female model in the singer’s most recent photoshoot to promote his new album.

Gay Irish hurling star Donal Ol Cusack says the homophobic taunts and slurs have kept his mother from attending his games.

After reports that a gay man had planted a kiss on him at an appearance at a gay club, John Mayer sets the record straight partly because he doesn’t like the idea that gays can’t control themselves.

Illinois teacher David Burk was given merely a warning for making a comment disparaging “black fags” in the middle of class during a discussion about funding for the arts.

Rapper Warren G (yeah, I’ve never heard of him either) says he’s fine with gay people, as long as they stay in the closet.  ’Cause you know, people got kids and shit.

A male reporter embarrassed himself and George Clooney at the Venice Film Festival when he removed his shirt and proclaimed he wanted George to “take him now”.

Matt Damon and Steven Soderbergh talk more about “The Informant”, the film where Damon had to gain 30 lbs to play a man who blows the whistle on his company’s price-fixing scheme.

A gay man in Thunder Bay, Canada was brutally beaten by six to eight men with bricks, and will now require reconstructive surgery to deal with the damage done to his face.

Openly gay Representative Barney Frank is eyeing a position in the Obama cabinet.  I doubt it will happen, but if it did he’d be the first gay person ever in the Presidential cabinet.

Ntozake Shange was slated to write and direct the film adaptation of her play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, but now Tyler Perry has stolen the entire film from her.

Female UK prison officer wins case against correctional facility she claims treated her unfairly for being young, female, and pretty.

More tour dates have been canceled for homophobic Jamaican singer Buju Banton.  One of his most popular songs talks about shooting gays and burning their bodies.

Proud, admitted homophobe Tim Hardaway is now working hard to save gay lives.  He says “we don’t have to accept the act, but we have to accept them as people.” How generous of you.

Rafa talked about the incident with the crazed fan afterward.

Q. What did you think when the man came out of the stands and came up to you?

RAFAEL NADAL: No, for me it wasn’t the problem. The guy was really nice (laughter.)

Q. Did he say anything?

RAFAEL NADAL: Yes. He was a great fan. He said, I love you, and he kiss me. (laughter.)

Q. Was he speaking Spanish?

RAFAEL NADAL: No, in English, but I understand that. (laughter.)

Kinda funny, kinda scary! People are crazy.

If you know me, you might know that I have an unhealthy obsession with Johnny Weir.  He initially caught my attention because of his flashy costumes and flamboyant skating style, but after seeing his “Swan” program it was seriously a “you had me at hello” moment.  It is to date the only figure skating program that has literally brought me to tears.

As anyone who follows figure skating knows, he’s been quite the controversial figure, one because of the constant speculation about his sexuality (and really, who cares?), two because of his gender-bending skating style and costumes that often times give him a disadvantage with the judges as compared to “all-American” competitor Evan Lysacek, and three because of his brash and outspoken nature which has gotten him into hot water on numerous occasions.

There’s a documentary being released about Johnny in the summer–right now it seems the release is limited to festivals, but maybe it can at least get a limited theatrical release so I can see it before it goes to DVD.  It’s called Pop Star on Ice, and it looks both ridiculous and thrilling, which I think perfectly captures the essence of Johnny Weir.

A while back, former skaters Mark Lund and Nancy Kerrigan ripped Johnny a new one over his feminine style of skating on a television program about figure skating, and I in turn ripped them new ones with this article.

Here’s the trailer for Johnny’s movie.