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Mayor Stinks: Ft. Lauderdale's mayor, Jim Naugle, stands by his anti-gay rhetoric (he won't say "gay" though, only "homosexual" because he thinks so many gay people are unhappy. How lovely. How long before this cocksucker gets caught trying to pay Ted Allen to blow him? (NYT)

Garden State Equality: Even the general public in New Jersey is tired of this civil unions bullshit. (Advocate)

Stand and Deliver: David Beckham scored his first goal for his new team, L.A. Galaxy, last night, in a victory over D.C. United. At $1 million per goal he's only 249 away from earning his salary. (AP)

Rumor Has It: The "macho" world of Brazilian soccer is rocked by whispers of homosexuality. (AP)

Dr. 85202? The Times takes an interesting look at "the real face of plastic surgery" -- is it average people or Park Ave. socialites getting all this work done. My mom and I were just discussing this topic the other day, with me telling her how a friend's mom -- nearly 70 and on a fixed income -- had decided to have liposuction (she had to take out a $7,000 loan to pay for it). I said to my mom that this post-"Extreme Makeover"/"The Swan" world we're living in has turned getting plastic surgery into something as routine as getting braces on a kid's teeth, once a status symbol that has become commonplace. My mom agreed but said that it was actually the prevalence of plastic surgery television shows that has stopped her from going under the knife. Seeing the blood and guts and excruciating recoveries so many of these people go through has scared her off for good. (NYT)

Jailhouse Bitches 2: Two Virginia men who operated a gay porn business and are accused of killing a competitor have surrendered their assets to avoid separate charges of racketeering. Harlow Cuadra, 25, and Joseph Kerekes, 33, are accused of killing gay porn filmmaker Bryan Charles Kocis last January in rural Pennsylvania. (365Gay)

Not-So-G'Day, Mate: The gays in Sydney is stepping up security to fight back against a recent spate of attacks against the community. (365Gay)

House & Homo: Bryan Batt, who plays a closeted gay advertising exec on new television series "Mad Men," is a real-life gay who shares a New Orleans home and decorating business with Tom Cianfichi. (NYT)