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Veronica's Closet: Archie's Riverdale high school gets openly gay student, Kevin Keller. (NYDN)

That Must Have Been One Expensive Flag: Attention, kids: for a mere $5,000 to $25,000, you too can get a table for The Center Dinner benefiting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in Greenwich Village, featuring the incomparable Jane Krakowski. (Individuals can attend for $500-$1,000). (The Center)

Little Big Man: David Rooney gives Leslie Jordan's solo show, "My Trip Down the Pink Carpet," a rave review, and from the sounds of things, it's easy to see why. (NYT)

Beautiful Music Together: Vivian Schweitzer profiles Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon, whose music publishing company is named for her and her partner. (NYT)

The Cliche Plan: You know it's bad when I don't even wanna see a film with a shirtless Alex O'Loughlin in it. But the tagline of "The Backup Plan" alone -- A Story About First Dates and Due Dates -- makes me wanna punch someone. (L.A. Times)

Righting the Wrongs of 2008: The Times editorial page says a state judge in Arkansas was right to strike down a pernicious 2008 law that effectively banned gay men and lesbians from adopting or fostering children. (NYT)

Hey, Jude!: Because we never tire of a gallery of 189 stars and their beach bods. (NYDN)

Premature Release: Alex Gibney's "Untitled Eliot Spitzer Film" is so hot, it's premiering before it's finished. And the ex-governor himself may very well be at the documentary's screening this weekend. (NYDN)

Valerie Cherish: Valerie Plame, the bombshell covert CIA agent who was outed by officials in the George W. Bush White House in 2003, is heading to the Cannes Film Festival next month to hype "Fair Game," in which she's played by Naomi Watts. (PageSix)

Hurry Up and Wait: Robert Gibbs now says the White House will wait for the Pentagon to complete its "don't ask, don't tell" review before pushing for repeal. (Is it any wonder people are chaining themselves to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and heckling the president wherever he goes?) (AMERICAblog)

Homophobic Racist Loves Chachi: It sounds like Scott Baio and his wife deserve each other. (The Huffington Post)

Oh, Canada!: A lesbian in Edmonton, Alberta, was brutally attacked, yet the police didn't see the crime worthy of a police report. (QueerTwoCents)