u CBS working to include more gay, lesbian characters
u Ellen DeGeneres Announces She Is Leaving 'American Idol'
u Sarah Gilbert (Roseanne Show) on her now official status as a Lesbian
u 'The View' host Hasselbeck's lesbian theory: Older women just couldn't get a man
u New Jersey Supreme Court Declines Gay Marriage Case
u VIDEO: Lady Gaga visits Dallas country-western gay bar
u County settles suit by elderly gay couple
u Outspoken gay soldier discharged from Army
u U.S. Gay Rights Group Gets U.N. Accreditation
u Treating HIV also prevents its spread, study finds
u First gay marriage in Argentina set for August 13
u "The Kids Are All Right": Movie Review
u DC's gay marriage law survives court challenge
u Argentina legalizes same-sex marriage

"Cocktail Chatter"
Vodka was advertised as "White Whiskey - no taste, no smell." Its popularity skyrocketed as imbibers believed that there would be no alcohol on their breath and they would avoid hangovers. It quickly replaced other spirits in highballs and cocktails. Most famously it usurped gin as the spirit of choice in a martini. [THIS MONTHS COLUMN ]




"Fitness"
This health and fitness entree is brought to you by that guy who likes to read his fortune cookies between the sheets or in his bed, Ronald Blake