The AggreGAYtor: October 19

Oh Alana! (by GLAAD.org)

Anne Rice supports same-sex parenting, Kristina Bui has some explaining to do, and Honey Boo Boo continues to delight. Today’s AggreGAYtor is doing the purp walk.

• Gay Tory Conor Burns, who stores the bunting from past campaigns in his ear canal, claims that he hasn’t heard any “clamor” for marriage equality in the gay community.

• Fried blood sausage Nick Griffin publishes address of gay couple involved in discrimination case and encourages supporters to protest.

• Adrian Smith, the result of making copies of copies of Eddie Izzard, is upset that he was demoted due to mild anti gay-marriage Facebook message.

• Back in the colonies, marriage equality oppugnants are fretting about their lack of funding.

• Continuing on our tour through the amber waves of grain, Alabama Dem congressional candidate Daniel Boman implies his opponent is in the closet.

• Ohio GOP senatorial candidate Josh Mandel, former Russ Meyer starlet, wants to reinstate Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.

• And in Illinois, steeped Tea Party fave John Cabello nibbles on that old bestiality chestnut. God bless America!

• Pamela Anderson is spurned by New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Somewhere in a loft decorated with gothic crosses, Pam cries alone with her Baywatch red swimsuit in her hands, bemoaning the loss of her youth.

• Catholic fraternal organization the Knights of Columbus are funneling millions in donations to anti-gay causes.

• Former chair of Catholic Charities notices that NOM’s pants are on fire.

• Anne Rice, the ghost writer of the Earnest Goes to Camp series, likes to think of Louis and Lestat as same-sex parents.

• Today in bad ideas: Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin School District, who received national attention for rash of student suicides and dismal gay “neutrality” policy, appoints homophobic activist Bryan Lindquist to new anti-bullying task force. That’s like appointing Cruella de Vil to head PETA.

• Kristina Bui, the editor of University of Arizona’s student newspaper offers half-assed apology for publishing viciously homophobic cartoon.

• Although the AggreGAYtor is cynical about our nation’s obsession with slacktavism; after the breaded hate parades of the Chick-fil-A “Appreciation” day, it is still nice to see purple everywhere.

• Major national sports leagues will be taking part in today’s Spirit Day purple reign, including the NHL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, MLS, and MLB. OMG.

• Oh! And Honey Boo Boo will be wearing purple too, which frankly sells me on the whole concept. You win, GLAAD, OK?

• Polymer preservation enthusiast Michael Jeffries, the CEO of Aryan clothier Abercrombie and Fitch, makes some interesting demands of his flight crew.

• Recovering cockaholic Ted Haggard believes in separation of church and state. Whowouddathunk?

• MassResistance, a group made up of former cast members of Romper Room who had their binkies taken away too early, throw a temper tantrum over GOP support of gay candidate. Maybe if we jingle some keys in their face, this will all be over.

• Boston's Mayor Menino is uncomfortable about all the vibrators in City Hall Plaza.

• Mark Regnerus and his technicolor dream survey is refuted by yet another study.

• Speaking of surveys, new Gallup poll shows 3.4% of us identify LGBT.

• The Palm Beach County School District, who boasts our gayjordomo Kate X among its illustrious alumna, becomes the third school district in the nation to recognize LGBT History Month.

• Baylor-owned gym involved in discrimination case for refusing to sell gay couple family membership.

• Lufkin lesbian lobbies for Lifetime role.