Ugh. Today’s post is brought to courtesy of a strong cup of coffee, followed by an equally strong cuppa tea. Your webmaster was out last night in Pantibar to mark Gooner’s bday. I thank the lovely bar dtaff in Pantibar for the state of me this morning. However, it’s not so bad as to stop me browsing the web and bringing you some stories from near and far.

Let’s start with a good news story which was doing the rounds this week, 2 lovely lesbians got married in Portugal on Monday. Check out their pic in that article, aren’t they just adorable!

Teresa Pires and Helena Paixao, both divorced mothers in their 30s who have been together since 2003, married at a Lisbon registry office.

sigh, t’would warm the cockles of your heart wouldn’t it?

Over to the Pinkpaper in the UK where they report

Newspaper ads depicting a gay couple have appeared in the national press this week as part of LloydsTSB’s new, all-encompassing marketing campaign.

Lesbian and gay customers are an important part of the LloydsTSB brand vision and these ads reflect that.
As an organisation we strive to set the benchmark when it comes to implementation of diversity and inclusion policies.

Good news for our trans friends in the US as Foreign Policy reports

The State Department announced today that from now on, if you bring a note from your doctor that you’ve undergone “appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition,” you’ll be able to get a passport to match. If you’re still in the middle of the process of switching over, don’t worry, you can get a “limited-validity passport” until everything is settled.

Over to Poland where Pink News reports Major Polish museum to hold exhibition on gay love

Poland is deeply Catholic and conservative and human rights groups say it has a poor record on gay equality.

Baby steps for them but it’s a start.

For all you Tegan and Sara fans, the Irish Times caught up with them

Tegan is particularly aware of the sisters’ importance to their young gay fans. Both of the twins are gay, and although Tegan is “fine with people not coming out and saying who they like to sleep with – “it’s really no one else’s business”, she believes that “the more people who come out and identify in the public eye as queer makes a difference. The more normal it seems to people, the better it’ll be for all of us. I think it’s really important.”

The wonderful but sometimes a tad eccentric lady Gaga released her new song Alejandro this week. The full length vid hit Youtube on Tuesday.

Coming in at a lengthy 9 minutes, the video, directed by Steven Klein, who collaborated with Madonna on the X-STaTIC PRO=CeSS video installation, offers a glimpse into the darker side of the always outrageous pop star. The intense video includes shocking scenes of Lady Gaga wrestling with religion and leashing scantly clad men into submission.

If you haven’t already watched, check it out now.

Those of you already suffering from Glee withdrawal, the last episode aired on Tuesday night in the US, good news, well sort of good news for you.

‘Glee’ books ‘get August release’ I don’t really see the big draw for me to be honest, unless the book sings, which would be fabulous. If the books aren’t enough and you want more, click here. Be warned, there be spoilers ahead. Glee, how we love thee, let me count the ways. You can’t really mention Glee without mentioning Sue Slyvester. Over at Hollywood crush they have compiled a list of classic
Sue lines. My favourite

9. “I’ll often yell at homeless people: ‘Hey, how is that homelessness working out for you? Try not being homeless for once.’”
Sue on “Sue’s Corner” segment, Episode 4 “Preggers”

Salon has an interesting article on, and I didn’t know this, The world’s best female Elvis impersonator Jacqueline Feilich.

You have an enormous following among Australia’s lesbian community.

When I started, I had a manager who was a lesbian. And she kept saying to me, “You wait, the girls are going to love you.” And I never thought about it from that perspective. It’s an honor, and I love it. People tell me that I’m a cross between Joan Jett and Suzie Quattro and Elvis, and, you know, I’ll take it. [Laughs] There’s such a huge gay community here. But, you know, I do understand it. Elvis very much crossed genders, thanks to his talent. I find that both genders admire him equally as much.

Check her out and try not to swoon

And over to the Daily Fail which reports, wait for this, I hope you’re all sitting down, because they never cease to amaze me with their ‘reports’ and ‘studies’, that
Women who work out together are far more likely to lose weight

Sian Lewis, director of female car insurance company Diamond which commissioned the survey, said: ‘It can be really hard to find the time, energy and enthusiasm for exercising when there’s no-one to do it with.

Well there you have it folks! You want to lose weight, drag a friend to the gym and Bob’s your uncle or something.

Before I go I shall leave you with this gem from the always entertaining Jezebel
“Camelflage” Your Lady Bits With This “Fashion Secret”

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