Wednesday's To Do List: Be Gay

Remember that old joke about "if being gay is an illness, let's all call in to work queer tomorrow?" Well, a new protest for December 10th is exactly that -- and designed to let the US workforce know what it's like to go "a Day Without a Gay." It's also International Human Rights day.

With the headlines dominated by how crappy the economy is, and how many people are getting laid off, I'll leave it to you to decide if protesting this way is a good idea right now.

Ecuador May Okay Same-Sex Marriage

That country's drafting up a new constitution that includes the right of same-sex couples to marry. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa says the need to include it is -- gasp! -- based on the teachings of Jesus: "Jesus of Nazareth never preached hatred, homophobia or segregation; instead he knew to say, 'Love one another.'"

Do Rainbows Cause Humpiness?

Link A Florida high school principal believes that just seeing an image of a rainbow will people to visualize gay sex immediately and lunge for the loins of others. Therefore, no students -- straight or gay -- will be allowed to fly those colors. And then the ACLU stepped in.

Aussies To Win 100 More LGBT Rights

Link Australia's new government gets a big hug for its plan to remove 100 anti-gay discriminatory laws from the federal books. Still no same-sex marriage, but a bill for that is on the way.

Cuba Considers Huge Gay Rights Bill

Link Now that Fidel's out and his brother's in, Brother Raul's daughter plans to help Dad move the nation into political modernity with an enormous nationwide gay rights bill. If it passes, the bill would make Cuba one of the world's most progressive nations in terms of LGBT rights.

Microsoft Co-Founder Leaves $65 Million to Gay Rights Groups

Link A high school classmate of Bill Gates, and one of the first five people to work at Microsoft, has bequeathed millions to help fund 10 of the US's biggest gay rights groups. According to the Pride Foundation, it's the biggest single bequest ever given to LGBT causes.

Florida Teen Sues School Over T-Shirt Flap

Link Heather Gillman didn't expect to end up in trouble for wearing a T-shirt that encouraged fair treatment for gay folks, but her high school had other ideas. Now there's a lawsuit, and the ACLU is involved. The kicker? Heather's straight.

Would You Thank Fred Phelps?

Link While the Rev we all love to hate is busy spreading hateful attention on the death of Heath Ledger (who pretended to be a gay man in "Brokeback Mountain"), a group of LGBT activists claims that psychotic pseudo-man of the cloth is actually the greatest boon for the gay rights cause since Stonewall.

Campaign Frustrates LGBT Activists

Link No, you're not imagining things. When the Prez '08 campaign was young, the Dems did a pretty good job of sounding pro-gay rights. But as the days go by, they just don't seem to be waving that rainbow flag quite as much.

Are the Recruiters That Hard Up for Baby Dykes?

Link A righty "news" website claims that California toddlers are the latest target of "gay rights" groups who plan to turn the little tykes into "flaming homosexuals." Don't think you're getting off the hook either, you tranny menaces! We see your "agenda" too!

Oprah Show Takes a Look at Global LGBT Rights

Link And frankly, there aren't many. In too many countries, our existence is either denied or threatened with imprisonment -- or a death sentence. This is an excerpt from Oprah's recent "Gay Around the World" show.