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Omaha Beef: Reality television stars Trista "The Bachelorette" and Ryan (my distant cousin I've never met) Sutter have a real baby boy. Sadly, the name they picked is real idiotic. (People)

Judge Has Balls, Inmate Doesn't: A federal judge says that an inmate who castrated herself with a disposable razor blade after prison officials refused to treat her for gender identity disorder should have female hormone therapy paid for by the state. Jenniffer* Spencer, who was born biologically male, sued the Idaho Department of Correction and its physicians, claiming that her constitutional rights were violated and that she was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment when the doctors failed to diagnose gender identity disorder and treat her with female hormones. A trial over the lawsuit has not been scheduled, but U.S. district judge Mikel Williams ruled Friday that the state must provide Spencer with psychotherapy and estrogen pending trial. (Advocate) (*official tranny spelling)

Pregnant Pause: I'm a huge fan of Diane Sawyer, but how far has she sunk that she's interviewing Nicole Richie and Joel Madden about their love child. Suddenly that low moment in the '90s with Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie feels like you were interviewing John Lennon and Yoko Ono. (PITNB)

Mommies Dearest: When lesbian parenting goes bad. (365Gay)

Ladies First? Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton is launching a national effort to encourage her LGBT supporters to organize forum viewing parties nationwide on Aug. 9, the date of the LGBT-specific presidential forum that is being sponsored by gay cable channel Logo and the Human Rights Campaign. No word on whether the senator will address Gennifer Flowers' allegation that Bill Clinton once told her Hillary's "probably eaten more pussy than I have." (Advocate

Life Imitates Art, or Something: What better way for the magazine publishing newbies featured on SOAPnet's reality show "The Fashionista Diaries"to find out what the industry is really all about than to have the magazine they're working on (Jane) go under while they're filming the show! Not to fear (Conde) Nasty girls, you're being reassigned to CosmoGIRL! to work for Editor in Chief Susan Schulz. Jane magazine will be featured in the first six episodes of "The Fashionista Diaries" and the magazine's closure will be covered on the show. (OfficialSite)

Gettin' Busy: Birds do it. Bees do it. The top 237 reason everybody's doing it, too. (NYT)

Stone Cold: The cemetery headstone for a teenager who died in a car wreck was repossessed after a $750 bill went unpaid. (AP)

Minnie Mouse: The only thing Minnie Driver talks more about than the fact that she wasn't "really" a fattie back when "Good Will Hunting" was filmed is her pathetic love life. Get a backbone -- and some self- respect. (People)

No Shit, Sherlock: Star Jones has revealed in the new Glamour magazine that she had gastric bypass surgery. (People)

LGBT Health Care: The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation have just created the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender National Advisory Council. (DollyMix)

Died and Gone to Xanadu: A new LOGO series starring Olivia Newton-John? Sign me up! (Towleroad)