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Love Match: Mystery tennis hunk revealed. (Tennis Served Fresh)

Proposition Hate: Opponents of same-sex marriage in California are questioning the legitimacy of a trial over the state’s ban. But Ted Olson, one of the principal lawyers representing the plaintiffs, has a theory about the new objections: "They’ve got to complain about something," he said, because "they think they’re going to lose.” (NYT)

Peeling the Layers: Fake area newspaper gets real television show. (Arts Beat)

McMillen & Strife: Constance McMillen, the Mississippi lesbian teen who challenged her school district's ban on same-sex prom dates, asked a federal judge on Monday to reinstate the prom the school board called off. (USA Today)

The Straw That Broke the Faggot's Back: Barney Frank and Bob Herbert were the latest notables to go on the record yesterday saying Republicans should distance themselves from the Tea Party, whose true colors were made more vivid over the weekend when members called Frank a "faggot" and civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis a "nigger" during a protest of health care reform. I, however, see this as completely par for the course (Tea Partiers are disputing the claims, of course), and the writing on the wall for the president (and any other sane person) to stop making bipartisan overtures.

The Latest Temptation of Christ: A planned play at Tarleton State University that portrays a gay Jesus has the people of Stephenville, Texas, in a real tizzy, surprising even the show's ex-Mormon director, John Jordan Otte who says he believes that the message of Terrence McNally’s play, "Corpus Christi," is one of tolerance and acceptance, and that it can bring people together. (Dallas Voice)

Oh-Ro-You-Didnt!: Rosie O’Donnell’s forthcoming talk show will be squarely positioned as a suitable replacement for Oprah Winfrey, her producers said on Monday, adding a new twist in an effort by local stations to revamp their lineups in a post-Winfrey era. (NYT)

Captain of My Heart: Chris Evans has signed on to play Captain America, and I'm suddenly interested in the Steve Rogers epic. (Hollywood Reporter)

Heavy Roles: Check out what passes as "dramatic" weight gain in Hollywood HERE.

Media Shakeup: Political blogger Liz Benjamin is leaving The Daily News to host "Capitol Tonight" on Time Warner Cable, a show The Observer points out isn't even aired in the city. The is big blow for the paper and the LGBT population as she has been on the cutting edge of stories that affect us. (Observer)

Gay Justice: Lt. Dan Choi feels betrayed by HRC and Kathy Griffin. and says the cops refused him phone call and lawyer while in jail. In a revealing new interview, he said: "When I heard Kathy Griffin was going to be a spokeswoman for Don't Ask, Don't Tell, I wondered about that. I have great respect for her as an advocate. But if [the Human Rights Campaign] thinks that having a rally at Freedom Plaza with a comedienne is the right approach, I have to wonder. Don't Ask, Don't Tell is not a joking matter to me. ...Kathy Griffin and [HRC president] Jay Solmonese said they would march with me to the White House but didn’t. I feel so betrayed by them." (Can't say I didn't see this coming.) (AMERICAblog)

Here Comes the Rain Again: A new survey from Scotland finds that most lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have been verbally abused and a third physically attacked. Tragically, this does not surprise me in the slightest as I witness it even here in Chelsea, dubbed by The New York Times as the "gay epicenter" of the world. (BBC News)

'It's Gonna Take A Lot to Drag Me Away From You': A court in Blantyre, Malawi, has ruled that the case against a gay couple arrested in December and charged with "unnatural offenses" and "indecent practices between males" can proceed. (SDGLN)

What's Up, Docs?: In a ruling that could further delay a verdict in the lawsuit against California's Proposition 8, a federal judge has ruled that marriage equality proponents must turn over nonprivileged documents from the No on 8 campaign in 2008. (Advocate)

Bubble Becks: David Beckham gets cozy with the "coach of the year." (Towleroad)

Best in Show: Just what Sandra Bullock needs, marriage advice from Mo'Nique. (Tidbits)

Reese's Pieces: So, what do we think of Reese Witherspoon's new man? Handsome enough, but hardly Jake-dumping material. (Us Weekly)

Big Star Fades: Alex Chilton, who died of a heart attack Wednesday, three days before the scheduled performance of his band Big Star at the South By Southwest music conference, was memorialized by Hole and others at the Austin event. (NYDN)