Friday’s News & Gossip Picks

Filed Under Gossip, Headlines | May 8th, 2009 

Friday’s news and gossip headlines includes: sick crime files, music gossip, celebs, politics, DADT and a few other mixed goodies.

I’m going to ease into Friday with some goodness…

Celebs:

- Neil Patrick Harris: How I Met Your Golden Girl (Picture it: Neil Patrick Harris getting it on with Betty White! — Betty’s game.)

- English writer, Alan Bennett turns 75 this Saturday. (Happy Birthday!) Blake Morrison salutes the comic writer who became a British national treasure.

Music:

- Kylie is coming to Toronto and Xtra has a couple of spare tix.

- Micah Barnes: I’m aggressively single.

- Lady Gaga On Success: ‘The Turning Point For Me Was The Gay Community’.

Pride Watch: – An update from Russia: Moscow authorities opposing gay parade.

Gay Marriage Politics:

- Obama Needs to End Silence on Biggest Civil Rights Move of Our Time.

- Same-Sex Marriage Passes NH House/Senate: Heated Battle Awaits Governor’s Decision.

Politics & Homophobes: Santa Fe, Texas, Council candidate yells gay slur about dad’s rival.

Military Matters: Video Report: He told, he’s out (Rachel Maddow talks again to Lt. Dan Choi, who was dismissed from the U.S. Army National Guard after declaring on the show that he is gay. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-PA, also joins the segment to discuss when President Obama can be expected to keep his promise to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’)

Hate Crime Watch: – Judy Shepard: ‘We still teach hate’.

Crime Files:

- Toronto Man accused of not disclosing HIV status to partner (And charged with attempted murder.)

- Scottish paedophile ring found guilty of more than 50 charges. (Gay rights campaigner led double life as ringleader.)