Actually, there's no damned embed code. So watch it here.

"'We've had quite a spike, mostly people who are curious come down and they wind up leaving and having a good time,' said Robert Parker, the manager of the Gay 90's club in downtown Minneapolis which features a popular 'drag queen' show. 'Mississippi, Alabama, California, Arizona, I've seen people from all over,' said Parker."

As for the Virginians and the tourist guides they refused to collect, Parker says, "Shame on them. [The club] is all about inclusiveness, including everybody no matter who and what you are, and I think if perhaps Republicans come and see that and they would come in and see that the world could be that way, and they may learn something."

"In a statement, Virginia Lt. Gov Bolling said he was sorry the cancellation occurred 'and wish it had not happened.' He said the delegation would reimburse the publisher for his costs." [ABC News]

"A notice at Pacha gave the following information for the club shutdown. There has been surveillance of the club since Aug. 11, 2007. Since that time, the warrent said, there have been drugs bought that included Ecstasy in various quantities for about $20 per pill; cocaine, up to as much as $750 worth; marijuana; and 'alleged' ketamine (which could mean it was sold as Special K, but might have been a substitute).

"The warrant cited drug buys within the cub on dates from August 2007 into June 2008, but the big drug buys only started occurring around December of last year." [EdgeNewYork]

Send your sightings, preferably with some identifying information, to stalker@gawker.com. Give us the time you saw the person, date, where, and, oh, maybe their name. Google if you must. Google Image even.

pretty sure i just saw saw the dude from gossip girl - the one everyone thinks is gay - at intersection of 30th and 5th

When Mrs Fowler isn't sneaking into private fundraisers with recording devices, and writing provocatively negative blogs about candidates she supposedly supports, she busies herself with a little operation called "Odysseus Cruising", a company owned by five private investors in the U.S. and E.U. The owners of Odysseus Cruising share a 75 foot yacht which they rent out to wealthy travelers who want to cruise the Greek Isles and Turkish Coast.

Mrs. Fowler owns the domain name Odysseus Cruising and lists them as her employer. So it's rather odd that Mayhill Fowler appears in the website's "guest book" where she raves about her cruise experiences and promises to "be back next year!". Her daughter, Caroline, also lists her praise in the guest book comments. Evidently, pretending to be someone you're not runs in the family.

That's one fewer name left in the list for Drudge's boat.

[New Yorker]

New York magazine recently called you a "stealth slut." What does that mean?

More often than not, whenever gossip has been written about me, the gossip is more interesting than the reality. I know some public figures hate gossip, but personally I like it because it makes my life sound more glamorous and interesting than it really is.

A part of me wants to sort of try and sound cool and feed this myth that I'm some sort of glamorous lothario, but I was raised by women — my mother and her mother and my aunts — and as a result most of my friends have always been women. So I guess some people in the media will see me with lots of different women and assume that I'm dating all of them, and as unsexy as this might sound, they're just my friends. Of course, I'm not a saint; occasionally I go out and get drunk and go home with a stranger, but I'm not at Tommy Lee levels or anything.

My, thanks! But Moby, how to you keep up this frantic Lothario pace at your age?

Is it a little bit more difficult now that you're older, staying out late and going to clubs?

No — if anything, I go out more and stay out later now than I ever have. The only difference is, the recovery time is longer. When I was 19, going out and drinking all night, by noon the next day, you're fine. And now, the hangovers really do last 24 hours. It's almost like every hour that I'm out drinking is going to involve four hours being hung over. The ratio just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

See, as a barely functioning alcoholic, I've tried every hangover cure. I'll stumble into the deli, and they'll have some new Russian hangover medicine, or I'll read online that it's all about bananas; it's potassium. The only thing I've found that works for me is water and Xanax. You take a Xanax, you drink a lot of water, you go to sleep for six hours, and that usually helps.

"It's not true. Period. Maybe I should have come out and said no, I'm not (gay), but I didn't want to draw any more attention to it ... I didn't have to prove to anybody that I wasn't (gay) ... I didn't feel like I really did," says Chesney.

Kenny Chesney: I'm Not Gay [CBS News]

Fashion Week: Heatherette [photos]

Heterosexual people getting so wasted, they slip into seemingly gay acts. The loose definition: "It is when you are soooo drunk (wasted) and dudes start dancing with you and you just sort of go along with it and then they start putting their arms around you and you just kind of keep rolling with it because you're drunk and you sort of think the dude is being your dancefloor bro, but then when you sober up you realize that the situash is sort of weird. when this happens, you tell your friends, 'dude, i got so gaysted last night.'"

Gaysted [BuzzFeed]

We, uh, don't have much to say about this except that it's the best "please don't let me give in to my gay urges" song we've heard since that last Toby Keith record.

[Via Slog.]

Sullivan Associate Charges His Firm With Gay-Baiting [NYO]
Eric M. Krautheimer [S&C]
Aaron Brett Charney [S&C]

Earlier: White Shoe Lawyers Probably Didn't Like 'Philadelphia' Either

Today I filed suit against my employer, the "white shoe" law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (legal counsel to Goldman Sachs and Microsoft), alleging discrimination and retaliation by S&C based on my sexual orientation. The systematic campaign of discrimination and retaliation conducted by S&C partners and employees is proved by tapes and additional evidence.

Complaint [Aaron Charney]

jetBlue

"He seems tough, has a sense of humor but he isn't actually handsome in a way that makes you feel weird or like you have an actual crush on him," says one young Brooklyn man who works in politics, and requested anonymity. "If a man-crush is too attractive, it raises the gay flags that send us straight men bounding for the hills."

New York's Guv Affair [NYDN]

Earlier: Hopefully, On Day One, Everything Changes Into Something Less Revealing

A recent national survey found that more online gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) individuals use social networks Friendster and MySpace per week compared to online heterosexuals. Other well-known websites such as YouTube, Craigslist and personal web logs also were found to be more popular among GLB individuals.

Even more significant is that gays and lesbians are online much more than their heterosexual counterparts. Excluding email, nearly twice as many gays and lesbians (32%) say they are online between 24 and 168 hours per week, compared to 18 percent of heterosexuals.

Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals Lead in Usage of Online Social Networks [PR Newswire]

Witnessed a "Clay Mate" (aka post-menopausal fag hag from the 'burbs) who insisted that her seven-months-pregnant daughter stand for a couple of hours with her in a big crowd in the cold in front of Tiffany's for the Unicef snowflake lighting with Clay Aiken this event a few weeks back. Was shocked when I spied the "man" himself waiting in the wings: he had an only slightly modified Dorothy Hamill wedge cut, very weak chin, and eye makeup that may have looked natural onstage but made me a little queasy in natural light. The most charitable thing I can say is that he is a strange looking cat. Anyway, after some bromides about the good work that unicef does, Clay was introducing his partner in turning on the snowflake's lights. The buildup was big: one of the NBA's all-time greats...a great scorer and rebounder...etc. etc. Finally, the big moment came—the player was...Darryl Hawkins. The few hetero male brows in the audience furrowed as the hulking ex-NBA-er came out. Of course it was Darryl Dawkins, not Hawkins. I guess Clay was thinking of something else when they were prepping him for the introductory remarks....

Earlier: Blind Item Guessing Game: Back Door Play

Which Middle-American pop star, who really should have learned to stay off the Internet, has been chatting online again? Apparently his ultimate romantic ambition is a simultaneous date with an entire NBA team (except he didn't use quite those words).

Don't Shoot The Messenger [Gatecrasher, last item]
Earlier: Gawker's Coverage of Clay Aiken

We knew 24/7 was crappy, but we didn't know they were bigoted and crappy! Next time you're desperate for a free publication, Brooklynites, pick up the L or the Brooklyn Rail or one of the other twelve — you'll be doing your part on behalf of faggots everywhere.

Galapagos

So what's happening at this point? According to the latest announcement from the AFA's chairman and founder, Donald Wildmon, the organization will no longer call for the boycott of Wal-Mart, because the retailer has promised not to contribute to controversial causes. Its official statement reads: "Wal-Mart will not make corporate contributions to support or oppose highly controversial issues unless they directly relate to our ability to serve our customers. Wal-Mart does not have a position on same sex marriage and we do not give preference to gay or lesbian suppliers. Wal-Mart does have a strong commitment to diversity among our associates and against discrimination everywhere." Whew, that's a relief for low-income families everywhere who haven't completed their Christmas shopping. What boggles the mind, however, is why Wal-Mart even decided to enter into an arrangement with an organization representing individuals that are very unlikely to shop there in large numbers.

Power to The People [NYS]

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Earlier: Gawker's coverage of Alicia Colon

In the interview, Cipel dissuaded the gay community from accepting McGreevey as one of their own, citing the fact that

"the former governor also frequently spoke about heterosexual encounters, including sex with prostitutes on trips to Germany and the Dominican Republic." According to Cipel, McGreevey's coming out was just "part of the spin."

Cipel calls McGreevey "Bisexual" [AP]
Earlier: Gawker's Coverage of Jim McGreevey

Well, not so fast, Daniel. All we really know now is that he hangs out with a super gay-named guy who dresses like the gayest gay on earth. But even that may not mean anything. Maybe Cesar is just . . . auditioning for American Idol? A stunt double for Ryan Cabrera? Until we get a little bit more confirmation, we're just going to continue to keep trying to nip this whole "Anderson Cooper is gay" rumor in the bud, before it gets totally out of hand.

Psych. Anyone know anything about Cesar? Do tell.

Update: Crikey, wrong again! Apparently Cesar is actually this man. What does this mean? Could Anderson Cooper not only be gay, but so gay that he has dated more than one man? Slut.

Anderson Cooper on the Dlist, Not To Be Confused With the DL [Manhattan Offender]
Earlier: Anderson Cooper's Friend: More Questions Than Answers

Gay City? [NYDN]
Percy's Big Gay Economic Development Plan [Percy Walker]

Golan Cipel is such a liar. To say he is not gay is such a lie. Ok, well maybe he isn't gay but he is surely, "a little bit gay". Ask anyone who worked out at the Reebok Sports Club on Amsterdam, where he frequented the locker room quite often and gave me "the eye" on several occasions and followed me from steamroom to shower to jacuzzi to shower often. No, I never did anything with him, but I know when a creepy, older guy is trying to come on to me and trust me, he was. So it sickens me every time I see him on TV acting like he can't understand why anyone thinks he's gay. Please, he even has a 80's porn star permanent tan line.

Again he pushed me on the chest back into the bedroom. I was in shock and I fell. And there was just this crazy look in his eyes. Didn't care. Tried to struggle with me. Tried to kiss me. I just remember holding my head and saying, "No. Stop." Fighting with him. And I moved to the other side of the bed here. And he was there where you stand. And I wanted to get out. But he's close to the door. I just remember wanting to ask him so many questions, but wanting to leave as fast as possible. And he said don't ever repeat this to anybody. Then I asked him, "Why did you think I was gay?" And he said, "Everybody's a little bit gay."

The Other Side: Former Aide Disputes Gov's Claims [WCBSTV]
Earlier: Gawker's coverage of Jim McGreevey

When Robin Williams is a guest on any program, hilarity is sure to ensue! Okay, that statement hasn't been true since some point in the late seventies when the entire country was suffering through an epic Quaalude binge. But his recent appearance with Anderson Cooper at least provides Anderson with a few chuckles. We're not sure what's so funny, but maybe Anderson knows something that we don't.

he and Mr. King discussed several of the factors contributing to the Democrats' election victory the day before, among them scandals involving several Republicans, including Representative Mark Foley. Mr. Maher then began to speculate on the sexual orientation of some high-ranking Republican officials, and Mr. King, seeming to forget that he was on the air, asked for names. The comments were broadcast live, but CNN's rebroadcast of the show later that evening cut a portion of Mr. Maher's remarks.

We'd suggest they research retiring RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman. From what we've heard from Bill Maher, he's gay.

Some Names Were Named, but Not for Long [NYT]
CENSORED BY CNN: BILL MAHER SUGGESTS RNC CHAIR MEHLMAN IS GAY.... [HuffPo]

What do you do when a girl you just started dating (and you really dig) approaches you with the idea of having a threesome with her good and hot friend? Do you go forward, since this will probably never happen again? Or do you say "no," because it is either a test or you think it will jeopardize your future?

Do it. Turn the tables and test her. Ask her if she and her friend have ever done this before and how often. Then, if she's more into the girlfriend when you're all horizontal, you've got some bisexuality going on here. While that could be really, really hot, it might bite you in the relationship butt later. Literally. It's better to know that now.

DEAR POST MAN [NYP]

Earlier: Fox 5 Not Afraid To Ask Hard Probing Question About Your Gay Husband