Updated 2:45 p.m. EST

Speaking alongside his children and wife on stage at a press conference held moments ago in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum announced that he is dropping out of his bid for presidency. 

Mr. Gay World was crowned over the weekend, giving us a fresh face to bow before. So, which of the able-bodied delegates rose to the top of the pile to rule over the international Queendom?

Neil Patrick Harris will continue his world domination when he returns to the stage as the host of the Tony Awards in June. 

The Human Rights Campaign's titanic week-long release of the National Organization for Marriage's internal documents continues today with a leak that tackles Mitt Romney. 

Like that of the the shifty massage parlor near our regular cruising grounds on 10th, Broadway Bares has unveiled a tagline for its 2012 showcase, "Happy Endings." Fortunately for the gorgeous stars of the annual AIDS fundraiser it's just a tongue-in-booty-cheek reference to the show's 2012 theme which was unveiled today: fairy tales. Also unveiled today? A video from behind the scenes of the photo shoot teasing the highly anticipated event's return to NYC's Roseland in June. Follow the jump to watch the NSFW vid!

At this point, it's obvious that it's simply beyond Rick Santorum's will power to stay out of which holes people prefer to play with. Rick's latest commandment was issued to a young man waiting for a photo op alongside the anti-gay politician holding a satanic abomination of a pink ball.

(Jan Trojan, Aiden Andrews, Michael Camiloto, and John Passavant)

New York's annual Jeffrey Fashion Cares has always helped us really care about fashion. Thanks to NYMag, we have five demonstrations from the 2012 presentation begging us to care even more. 

At the GLAAD Media Awards in New York over the weekend, Glee guest star and professional swoon-inducer John Stamos put his lips to work to raise money for the organization. This is what $5,000 can get you with John (if you're lucky)...

President Obama's Senior Adviser David Plouffe did the "Quick! Look over there!" choreography that has been danced by the White House lately whenever its representatives are asked about marriage equality during a Sunday broadcast of ABC's This Week.

So, what does Plouffe have to say about the President Obama's thoughts on making marriage equality a plank in the 2012 Democratic platform? 

Judges signed on to next month's Mr. Gay World competition in South Africa sure will have their work cut out for them if the just-announced European delegation is any indication. If any judges are too overwhelmed to by the decision ahead to fulfill their duties, we'll volunteer to assume their roles. After all, we always have the measuring tape and banana oil tucked away in our homosatchels, ready for any emergency situation. See, despite what you may have heard on the gayvine, we are kind, caring and self-less. 

However, we may be biased as we have an early favorite within Europe's 2012 offerings. Do you?

Follow the jump and find out!

In a major coup for Heritage of Pride (organizers of New York City Pride), Coca Cola has signed on to become the big main sponsor of this year's festivities. Details follow. 

If you’ve read your March issue of Instinct, then you already know that we love us some Jay Brannan! The sensitive and sexy singer-songwriter can both melt your heart and make you laugh in the same sentence—not to mention we’re softies for indie artists. Sure, we raved that we loved the new songs off his upcoming album, Rob Me Blind, but now you can hear the goods for yourself...