-Don't you love the story in The Washington Post on J. Edgar "Mary" Hoover attempting to prove that former President Johnson staffer Jack Valenti was gay. Seems that in the 1960's, Valenti had the nerve to invite a closeted gay photographer to one of his parties in Texas. First of ...

-Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 2 has gone hip on us! In a public appearance, she officially unveiled her new web site . Actually it is a site for the royal family of England and has links to you tube, virtual tours and if the Royals are coming to your neck of the woods. I had a great deal of fun on it...

-So the White House is fighting an invasion of raccoons. Being no dummies, the persistent creatures have found good digs and the squatters are resisting any attempts at eviction. Marylouise Oates (photo), author of the best selling " The Second Home Book", has a tip for the White House Sta...

-Well, the KKK's worst nightmare just happened this week. With the naming of the new Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, both parties now are headed by African Americans. Maybe they can hope that Grand Wizard David Duke will make a comeback. Think your days are over fellows, s...

-Well, I know that the Inauguration is over and President Obama has rapidly seized the reins of power. However, our own Jonathan Stoller sent me a link to the Denver Post and some of the best Inauguration photographs I have seen throughout this entire process. There is a classic one of Dick Cheney t...

6:30AM: Woke this morning and realized that the long awaited day had at last arrived. Laid in bed, turned on the television and almost immediately got teary-eyed. Have two concurrent emotions running through my head: One of unbelievable relief that "That Man" is leaving the White House and...

-At long last, tomorrow is the day! President-elect Barack Hussein Obama becomes our 44th President and in the middle of a tough winter, spring is in the air. A new day has come. The crowd estimates for the Inauguration ceremonies have been all over the place. I really don't care. Can't wait...

-You have to wonder what President-elect and Ms. Obama are talking about as they have their morning room service breakfast at the Hay-Adams Hotel overlooking the White House. What a moment for the two of them! -A few years back I had a delightful dinner with a South African Judge who was gay and liv...

-Where is the outrage? Why aren't we hearing stern condemnation from McCain, Romney and other Republican leaders? A serious candidate for Chairman of the Republican National Committee is distributing a music video called " Barack the Magic Negro" and it is totally and unquestionably ra...

-How very disappointing that Rev Rick Warren will deliver the invocation at the Inauguration of President- elect Obama. What were they thinking? This man compared marriage equality to "incest and child abuse". Now, we will all survive this bigot praying over us but how sad that those of us...