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Letch Logo: At least the Catholic Church's Archdiocesan Youth Commission had the decency to tell kids what they were getting themselves into back in 1973. (AfroJacks)

And I Helped! Apparently making jokes about Shaken Baby Syndrome isn't cool -- even if you have an iPhone. (MSNBC)

The Maine Event: Maine became the latest New England state to take up the issue of same-sex marriage Wednesday, when thousands of Mainers emotionally told lawmakers why the state should or should not allow it. (NYT)

Becks Appeal: Move over, Skinny Bitches. The Skinny Bastard is coming to town. (NYT)

(Old) Navy Recruits: Well, something good has come out of this economic meltdown. Teenagers are too poor to shop at Abercrombie & Fitch anymore -- where they should have never been shopping in the first place. Everyone knows that's a 40-year-old gay man's store. (NYT)

You Mean They Finally Did Something Useful? The Log Cabin Republicans have negotiated a deal with the NY GOP -- Republican lawmakers will vote their conscience, rather than the party line in the upcoming vote on marriage equality. (Jenna Lowenstein)

As If: "Hills" star Lauren Conrad is hawking a new discount line of clothing in a store she's never heard of and would never set foot in again now that she has. ("Oh, my god. Are we in Brea????") (NYT)

Rosier Future? The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments as to whether a committee of the Florida Bar Association can present arguments challenging the state's ban on gays adopting children. (365Gay)

Trans-fixed: The New York state assembly passed a bill on Tuesday to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and expression in employment, housing, public accommodations, access to credit, and other key areas. The Gender Expression Non-discrimination Act also would add gender identity and expression as protected categories in the state's human rights law. (Advocate)

Justice for Angie Zapata: A jury took just two hours Wednesday to find a Colorado man guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of an 18-year-old transgender woman, and determined that the act was a hate crime. (NYT)

Walking the Plank: Oh, dear. I wonder how many albums this young fella must have stolen off the Internet to cause this much of a stir. (EmilyLitella.com)

Running With Erudition: Christopher Buckley remembers what it was like to be the only child of two charismatic -- and "complicated" -- parents. (MagPreview)