Democrats Doug Jones and Tina Smith Sworn In as Senators

Mike Pence on Wednesday swore in a pair of Democrats as the newest senators on Capitol Hill. Tina Smith from Minnesota and Doug Jones from Alabama, who won the seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Two down, (at least) four more to go.

Says my friend Jim:

This pic of the openly gay son of Alabama’s new senator, staring defiantly into the eyes of the outrageously homophobic VP who’s swearing in his dad, is everything!

The Minnesota lieutenant governor replaced unfairly embattled Senator Al Franken. Here's hoping she is as good or better than the former comedian -- and can hold the seat come election time.

Remains of the Day (12/14)

Boy Culture: Everyone's buzzing about new Alabama senator's cute zookeeper son

DELve Mag: Is this the best restaurant sign ever?!

HuffPost Queer Voices: Let Alabama be a lesson to all of you stupid queers who didn't vote for Clinton

Daily Intelligencer: Marco Rubio threatens to sink GOP tax bill if child credit isn't expanded

Oh La La: A body like that ought to be illegal

Towleroad: GOP Rep. Blake Farenthold to retire from Congress after vulgar details of office behavior emerge

The Gay Almanac: Three out gay men compete for Winter Olympic team

Curbed: New York City's best new architecture of 2017

The WoW Report: The Mormon church warns that jerking off will make you gay

NPR: New York Times names A.G. Sulzberger, 37, its next publisher

CNN Media: Disney is buying most of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion

The Randy Report: Republicans dismantle net neutrality -- get ready to be completely fucked (if Google won't allow the YouTube app on Amazon Fire, imagine the other turf wars we can expect now?)

Deep Dish: Looks like Santa's got some packages in his caboose 

Washington Blade: Trump admin not done fighting transgender military enlistments

Savage Love: Micromanaging other people's monogam(ish)y

OMG Blog: Mexican soccer star flaunts his family jewels

Poseidon's Underworld: A little camping trip, featuring Christopher Atkins and Linda Gray

The New York Times: Net neutrality rules are repealed, giving providers free rein

Gr8er Days: "Death Becomes Her" headed to Broadway with Kristin Chenoweth

Greg in Hollywood: Sonny finds out that Will kissed Paul and he’s furious: "I want my husband back" #DaysOfOurLives

The Associated Press: Wife wants seat of lawmaker who killed self over sex assault claim (way to let the body get cold, lady)

The Washington Post: If the Alabama Senate race had been a House election, the Republicans, who got fewer votes, would have won 6 out of 7 seats, and the Democrats, who won the vote statewide, only 1 out of 7 (that’s how gerrymandered Alabama is)

The Daily News: Iraq War veteran reveals secret, "hostage"-like sexual relationship with disgraced NBC host Matt Lauer

JoeMyGod: Founder of nation’s largest Christian festival arrested on multiple child molestation charges 

Outsports: I’ve had enough of politicians comparing gay men to pedophiles

The Village Voice: The year in art was all in the details

Hot Cat of the Day: I give theater critic Charles Isherwood's kitty five stars!