The Contemporary Chinese Dictionary—one of China's leading official dictionaries—has hit DELETE on its inclusion of the word "tongzhi" because of its increasing colloquial use as an affectionate slang term for "gay" in the 2012 edition. 

The reactionaries at "One Million" Moms were right on cue today in their condemnation of DC Comics for bringing the Green Lantern out of the closet. Also right on cue? GLAAD's adroit bitch slapping of the American Family Association subgroup.