Remember Parents & Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX), that rag-tag group of heterosexual activists that just can’t seem to find many “ex-gay” people to advocate for? Last we heard from PFOX, the group was celebrating a court decision which said that “ex-gays”—people who were once gay, but are now totally heterosexual—should be covered under the District’s sexual orientation protections. PFOX was psyched with the ruling, because it meant that the group could begin to capitalize on protections that have been afforded to the LGBT community (hate crime legislation, anti-discrimination policies, etc.) and open up the possibility of suing on behalf of persecuted “ex-gays.”

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Two women, the Washington Blade reports, were ejected from Silver Spring’s Tastee Diner for hugging after completing their meal. Aiyi’nah Ford and Torian Brown say they were told by a manager to “take that outside” after embracing near the restaurant’s counter.

Bad move, Tastee. At 9 p.m. tonight, the diner will be chock-full of same-sex hugging. Instead of boycotting the place entirely, Ford and Brown have invited the public to inundate the restaurant with gay PDA. 94 guests are currently confirmed on Facebook; you can join them at 8601 Cameron Street, Silver Spring, Md. When you arrive, here’s the drill:

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A new D.C. law is making it a lot easier for a newborn to have two mommies from birth. According to the law, which went into effect on July 18, the District of Columbia will confer “the status of legal parent on both lesbian mothers who plan a child using donor insemination,” Nancy Polikoff reports.

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Recently, a couple of prominent gay bloggers have criticized mainstream media outlets major and minor for preferring the term “homosexual” over “gay” in its news coverage. Among the storied publications hanging on to archaic terminology for dear life? The Washington Post.

Earlier this month, John Aravosis’s praised the Washington Post for an op-ed supporting gay marriage—before quickly criticizing the paper for its incessant use of “homosexual” throughout the piece. In his indictment of the Post, Aravosis raises an interesting point about mainstream media coverage of shifting cultural attitudes. Even as a newspaper’s coverage tends towards the progressive—as is the case of the WaPo editorial—its commitment to formal style often keeps the discussion mired in the traditional.

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Yeah . . . get out of our fucking city.

It’s feast or famine over at the Gay Crime Log. The Sexist isn’t sure what she did to anger the Gay Crime Gods, but for the past two weeks, her D.C. police crime report e-mails have been barren. Today, her inbox was blessed with a mammoth three weeks of anti-trans hate crimes, costly club hook-ups, and anti-Fred Phelps action.

DOUBLE MOTIVE. “On Sunday, March 15, 2009, at approximately 2 a.m., two adult male victims reported they were robbed at gunpoint by three suspects. During the robbery, one of the suspects referred to one of the victims using a homophobic epithet. The victims received minor injuries. The suspects were described as black males, in their early 20’s. Two of the suspects wore their hair in plaits.”

YOU HAVE TO GO HOME, AND YOU CAN’T STAY HERE. “On Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at approximately 5 p.m., members of the Second District were dispatched to the area of Dupont Circle for a possible assault. Upon arrival, officers located an elderly male at the nearby bus stop. He was disoriented and possibly intoxicated. He was accompanied by another male, who advised he was attempting to get his friend home from the local bar. The two began to argue. The elderly male was transported home.”
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Now that e-Harmony is legally required to provide dating services for gays, newly single (possible) lesbian Lindsay Lohan has created a video profile seeking love in a spoof on the site for FunnyOrDie.com. In the faux singles ad, Lohan describes herself as “a workaholic, a shopaholic, and, according to the state of California, an alcoholic,” which is pretty funny, and also, depressing.

Daily Intel and Slate’s XX Factor have congratulated La Lohan on the video, saying she’s found the one way to make the public embrace her again, as XX Factor’s Samantha Henig writes, “in spite of the mess she has become—or rather, because she is so self-aware of said mess.”

But despite the funny lines she’s been fed, and her willingness to be a good sport by choking them out, I can’t help but noting that Lohan looks mechanical, exhausted, and lifeless throughout this thing. Perhaps it’s too soon for Lohan to enthusiastically embrace self-deprecating jokes on her very recent split with Samantha Ronson. She half-heartedly endures them instead—below.

“Seven or Better” is a new online dating site for women and men interested in meeting men with penises that are confirmed to be seven inches or longer (the site doesn’t clarify, but I’m assuming we’re talking erect). “Hello ladies,” the Web site begins. “Wouldn’t it be nice to know upfront if a man has what it takes to satisfy you sexually?”

No. But go on:

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The AP reports that President Obama has invited more than 100 gay and lesbian families to attend the White House Easter Egg Roll. The majority of tickets are offered online to the public (and sell out within seconds), but the President reserves a number for special guests. From the AP:

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From a Newsbusters post on Rachel Maddow hosting the Cable Positive Power Awards ceremony honoring HIV/AIDS educators comes this comment, courtesy of “urbuggenme“:

I am a respectable redneck, bigoted, racist, gay bashing homophobe, democrat slamming, liberal trashing, ACLU cussing, gun toting, Muslim hating, SUV driving – gas guzzling, cigarette smoking by the No Smoking sign, beer drinking, meat eating, resource wasting, free porno watching, God Fearing Christian…employed full time.

Great. But how does “urbuggenme” account for homosexuals like Maddow, who spend their time eating vegetables, saving resources, and loving Muslims—and still manage to hold down full-time jobs? Homosexuals with jobs! The gay agenda, it has gone too far.

Portia de Rossi, wife to Ellen DeGeneres, apologizes for all the pain her gay marriage has caused Prop 8 protesters, including Buddy the dog, “who was forced to wear this ridiculous sign even though he, himself, is gay.”