It looks like we won't be calling him Senator Barney Frank after all!

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has made his selection for the interim Senate appointment (his choice will be replacing newly confirmed Secretary of State John Kerry) and it isn't former House Rep. Frank. 

Find out who he picked, plus Barney's reaction, after the jump!

Updated on Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. PST

Today, openly gay interim judge, Tracy Thorne-Begland received a full time appointment to the Virginia Circuit Court following a vote by Virginia's General Assembly. This comes after last year's rejection of his nomination based on his sexual orientation.

More after the jump!

Could out going House Rep. Barney Frank soon be Senator Frank?

The out gay (and outspoken) Massachusetts House Rep. may be asked to temporarily fill Senator John Kerry's seat now that it appears that Kerry will be confirmed to replace Hillary Clinton as President Obama's Secretary of State. 

But would Barney take the gig?

See what he has to say after the jump.

Could Vogue editrix Anna Wintour soon be holding a new title?

Rumor has it we may be calling her U.S. Ambassador Wintour following her dedicated support of President Obama's reelection campaign.

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We had high hopes for Matthew Mitcham to take gold in the 10m diving competition closing out the London Olympics this weekend (and not just because of his promise to dive naked). The guy's charming, a great international ambassador for the LGBT community and just plain talented. When things didn't quite work out the way we all had hoped on Saturday, gay diving fans across the world tossed on their Vera Wang veils and held memorials for what Matthew said would be the end of his career. 

But according to an interview on his way out of London, it looks like we can put out the candles and start looking forward to Rio's Summer Games in four years because Matthew may very well not retire!