George Michael charged again; Anti-gay backtracking; Daniel Radcliffe talks nice; and Abe Lincoln for President

Now, George Michael is getting used to the attentions of the police, because he was recently caught again driving under the influence, and smashing into a shop with his car. At the same time he smashed into the headlines again, with another arrest. Like the site AfterElton.com says: “it seems he’s developed a fetisch for getting arrested.”

But George Michael isn’t the only one with a PR problem. Remember the ruckus last week over Judge Vaughn Walkers ruling that Californias Proposition 8, banning same-sex marriage in the state, was unconstitutional? Today, as the temporary stay on same-sex wedding bells chiming all over the state was lifted, a couple of anti-gay personages were busy backtracking. One was the american conservative commentator Glen Beck and the other was the Australian senate candidate Wendy Francis.

Cause for celebrations all around, in other words. Which brings us over to more somber political news concerning one of the forefather of the present United States, Abraham Lincoln. If you’re in NewYork, and feel like celebrating in the spirit of it all, you can go and watch “Abraham Lincoln’s Big, Gay Dance Party” which opens in New York.

And finally, Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame, talks nice about gay people in Out magazine as he is set to star in a new Broadway play called ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying‘, which will open in March next year.

Vicar banned from fostering, sunny prides, and “gay marriage is child abuse”

A former Anglican priest in Blackburn wanted to become foster parents, but when they said “we don’t want any gay couples in our house” the council rejected their application and banned them from fostering.

The former vicar is appealing the decision, because he says that “it is vital that as Christians we are allowed to live out our faith in public and not be eliminated from this kind of vital community work due to oppressive equality legislation”. Right, equality is oppressive and is bad for morals, hear.

If that makes you want to go and grab a drink, or a bottle, you could have headed to Brighton this last week for the biggest Pride ever there. More than 160.000 people showed up for the fun times there. And the weather was nice too!

And if you think that’s too crowded, Liverpool had its Pride too, where 21 thousand people turned up. There they enjoyed a march and a party. Or, if you still are annoyed with the crowds, you could have gone and drunk grave ale over Worcester Pride which was cancelled due to lack of sponsoring.

If you still haven’t found that drink, the strong one, after the vicar things, you might want to consider just ditching the going out and drink after shave when you read Australian Senate candidate Wendy Francis views on gay marriage.  The Queensland politician said gay marriage was “child abuse” and that legalizing gay marriage was akin to “legalizing child abuse.”