Our girl (and U.S. Secretary of State) Hillary Clinton addressed a group of nearly 200 LGBT foreign service officers today during a celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA).

Clinton once again reaffirmed her mission to achieve equality for LGBT people in the U.S. and around the world.

More after the jump.

Today we honor our veterans, soldiers and servicemembers for their committment to serving our country and protecting our freedom. This Veterans Day, and every day, we thank you for your service to our country!

Freedom to Marry, in a partnership with SLDN-OutServe, has released a new video to illustrate the differences between a gay solider and a straight solider (hint: there are not any) to highlight the disparities in benefits for gay servicemembers and their partners and families.

Check it out after the jump.

Updated Friday, 11:20 a.m. EST

Florida Lt. Governor Jennifer "I don't look like a lesbian" Carroll has apologized for her first line of defense against accusations that she had an affair with a female aid.

So, what does the Lt. Gov. have to say about claiming she's 110% heterosexual simply because "women that look like" her aren't lesbians?

Little Boots had us shaking our Man-Spanx-wrapped booties with most of her adorkable pop-dance 2009 debut disc, Hands. This week, however, the quirky Briton returns to radio with the harder four-on-the-floor "Every Night I Say A Prayer," written with Hercules & Love Affair's Andy Butler. The track is already inciting quite the buzz, so follow the jump to get in on the action and let us know if you heart or hate Little Boot's new music!

Tracey Harris, an Iraq war veteran battling PTSD and multiple sclerosis, receives $1,448 less compensation annually from the Veterans Affairs administration than her heterosexual counterparts. Because of this shameful discrepency—and the fact that should she die her wife Maggie will receive nothing—Tracey has filed a lawsuit against the VA. The couple appeared on CNN today to discuss inequality and their fight against the "Defense of Marriage Act." Video, after the break. 

The literary trend of painting a biographer's subject with shades of gay continues to Richard Nixon, who is said to have had a long running fling with a mafia insider. Details follow. 

Do the genes that code for sass and homosezzuality rest on the same segment of a DNA helix? If you must search outside of the Instinct office for empirical evidence supporting the claim, look no further than the snarky "apology" the LGBT community of Minnesota has issued ousted anti-gay (ex) state Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch. It's science (and hilarious)!

In response to claims that he had a sex fling with his 80s wrestling colleague Brutus Beefcake, Hulk Hogan has filed a defamation suit against his ex-wife Linda—and come out as heterosexual (though if he was gay, he would totally embrace it). 

The incomparable Hercules & Love Affair has just released their new music video for their etheral single "Painted Eyes." Video after the jump.

Christopher Gorham might have kept his bangin' buff body secret under 17 lbs. of nerd during Ugly Betty, but, ironically, it's all out in the open (thank Oprah!) on the set of Covert Affairs. Follow the jump for a few more pics of the hunky actor in his latest role as a supermodel-slash-soldier.

Most who saw the original release in the grand picture houses of the day might have a hard time remembering the affair, but give 'em some gingko and turn their Jitterbug on silent because they'll be happy to learn that An Affair to Remember is finally out on Blu-Ray (after explaining to them what Blu-Ray is)! Of course, we kid. We love our silver-haired daddies as much as we love classic cinema, which doesn't get much better than All About Eve and An Affair to Remember, both out today on high-def Blu-Ray. 

If you wanna help us remember yet another affair close to our hearts (we tend to black out when it comes to our invariable infidelities) or learn more about the original stage diva to top all stage divas, register for free with...

The charismatic two-timing John Edwards is supposedly well endowed, according to Gawker. The publication bases this information, knowledge that is very integral to the political landscape of the country, might I add, on a viewing of the sex tape chronicling Edwards's notorious affair with Rielle Hunter.

According to Gawker, "the tape, say both our sources, is explicit and reveals that Edwards 'is physically very striking, in a certain area. Everyone who sees it says 'whoa'. She's behind the camera at first.'"

At least it sounds like Edwards might have a new career if his political one is surely over...