Page 1 News (06/01)

Talk About Your Department of Corrections: A man serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife is asking a federal judge to order the state to pay for a sex-change operation for him, saying that denying him the surgery amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. (Miss Thing might wanna try to sue someone to get a hot oil treatment while she's at it). Either way -- you go, (almost) girlfriend! (AP)

Craddle Robber: People magazine reports: Mira Sorvino Has a Boy / And I hear she had a baby, too. (People)

Oops, He Did It Again: Horny Prince Albert of Monaco will recognise a second illegitimate child, the 14-year-old daughter of a married Californian waitress who visited the Riviera state, according to a French book published today. Apparently those Prince Alberts make condom use prohibitive. (Times)

Gay Argument: Gay rights lawyers argued before New York's highest court on Wednesday in favor of providing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the state. In testimony that lasted over two hours, the New York court of appeals listened to lawyers working with Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union. The court heard four same-sex marriage cases in all. (Advocate)

You said 'serviced' (huh-huh): Advertisers and Fortune 500 powerhouses are spending their money and creativity where they hadn’t been before, tapping a new demographic that hadn’t been serviced appropriately – or openly – in years passed: the gay media market. (GayWired)

Stop it, Granny -- You're Embarrassing Me! A federal grand jury indicted two elderly women accused of befriending transient men and then collecting on life insurance policies worth $2.3 million after the men died in hit-and-run crashes. (AP)

Looking for Mr. Goodbody: The NY Times revisits the glorious early '80s when gyms became "the new singles bars": When men and women first began working out together in the late 70's and early 80's, the atmosphere at many gyms was as sexually charged as a John Travolta-era disco: beefy men and lithe women pumped iron, Jazzercised and gave each other the eye. I, for one, will never forget that unbelievably hot Rolling Stone cover from 1983 ... how I envied Christie Brinkley so ... (NYT)

New Voice: The Village Voice, the legendary half-century-old alternative New York weekly known for its muckraking spirit and vibrant arts commentary, has a new editor in chief, Erik Wemple, editor of Washington City Paper. (NYT)

Stranger Than Fiction: A couple sat by their daughter's hospital bedside for weeks after an auto accident until she came out of a coma and they realized she was not their daughter after all, but another blond-haired young woman injured in the wreck. Their own daughter, it turned out, was dead and buried. (AP)

No Match Required: Now I know why some people think their shit doesn't stink. (BA)