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Venus Envy: Leave it to those Boys of Bangkok to give this wounded world what it so sorely needs: Tranny Spice Girls. This five-girl singing group is called Venus Flytrap and the gals go by the stage names Cool Venus, Naughty Venus, Posh Venus, Sweet Venus and Hot Venus. I for one can hardly wait to see which one David Beckham runs off with. (PinkNews)

Church on Time: Hundreds of gay couples were granted the same state-level legal rights, if not the same title, as married couples Monday as New Jersey became the third state to offer civil unions. More than a dozen other couples applied for licenses for ceremonies later in the week. Couples who had not been joined previously could apply for licenses but must wait 72 hours before they can hold civil union ceremonies, the same cooling off waiting period for breeder weddings. (AP)

Gay Bash: I've always thought "film critic" Michael Medved was a closet-case douche bag, but his essay titled "Where Tim Hardaway Was Right" raises my level of contempt to an all-time high. (Source) Medved needs to come out of the closet and stop spewing hate. And if he won't do that, he should at least read what Barry Nickerson says about being gay in 2007. (Anchor)

Getting Lucky: While one state after the next amends its constitution to ban same-sex marriages, even Ireland is considering legalizing them. (PinkNews)

Active Duty: This story about an Air Force officer accused of raping four men and attempting to rape two others just had to mention that he was charged with "unlawful entry." (AP)

Berry Confusing: So I was wondering why there was so much hoopla over this new PINKBERRY frozen yogurt place around the corner from my apartment (I should have known it was something special when I saw L.C. go to one on "The Hills" -- OMG, and if Jason had been there I would have totally died!!!!) Beside the fact that the place is packed 24 hours a day despite it being negative 20 degrees outside, the stranger thing is the huge sign on the front glass PROHIBITING PHOTOGRAPHY INSIDE THE RESTAURANT (huh??). Turns out there's a frozen yogurt war going in this country that includes heated competition, multiple lawsuits, steamed neighbors, death threats, parking altercations and government officials being summoned. I guess I know where I'm heading tomorrow -- I gotta see why this "sour" yogurt is worth killing for. (NYT)

God Hates Fags: Despite its shift to the right, the U.S. Supreme Court wants nothing to do with an anti-gay billboard case brought by a conservative pastor who was forced to remove a Biblical condemnation of homosexuality. (365Gay)

Smells Like Middle-Age Spirit: As we approach what would have been his 40th birthday, ever wonder what would if be like if Kurt Cobain were still alive? (CNS)

Ensemble Cast: A very Altman-like tribute to the late director Robert Altman. (HollywoodReporter)

RIP: Remembing the day dignity died. (The Mid-February Thing)