It’s turning out to be a pretty political day on the blog! And in a brand-new interview with Instinct, California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom is sharing his fears over the prospects of a Romney/Ryan win, as well as his thoughts on gay Americans throwing their support behind the Republican ticket.

Read what the LGBT ally has to say, after the jump.

Updated Friday 12:37 p.m. PST

The National Log Cabin Republicans have officially condemned the ad published by Broward County, Florida Log Cabin Republicans that featured the body of slain U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.

See their Letter to the Editor, sent to the Florida Agenda (the newspaper that published the ad) after the jump.

So how did the Log Cabin Republicans (and their "cousins," GOProud) respond to Barney Frank's well-crafted verbal smackdown yesterday?

Find out after the jump!

The Log Cabin Republicans were thrown into a tizzy last week when, during the Democratic National Convention) Rep. Barney Frank compared them to "Uncle Tom" for their seemingly unending support of anti-LGBT Republican candidates. (Check out the LCR's not-so-happy response to that, here.)

Apparently, Barney has run out of f**ks to give, because he's not backing down from his statements against the GOP's dominant LGBT group. 

Oh no, today Barney had much more to say on the topic. You may want to pop some popcorn, because he's not playing.

More after the jump!

While GOProud seems to be reveling in their role as the abused stepchild, that's somehow hoping to get rich off of an inheritance (it's all very Dynasty), the Log Cabin Republicans are taking a more measured tone with regards to the Republican party's blatantly anti-gay platform.

While they're at least acknowledging that the GOP platform is devastatingly bad for gay Americans, they also seem to have hope that they're on their way to a pro-gay victory.

See what they have to say after the jump.

Masterfully using Tony Perkins's own words to prove the fallacy in his crusade against same-sex relationships, the Log Cabin Republicans have taken a full page ad out in the Tampa Tribune to address the Republican National Convention.

The LCR hasn't exactly graced the good side of the mainstream LGBT community recently, but the new ad might change that a bit. Check the ad out after the jump!

We're not going to sugarcoat it. This statement by the Log Cabin Republicans regarding the the GOP's explicitly anti-gay platform reads like an abused spouse trying to rationalize and qualify the behavior of their abuser to anyone that will listen.

When your biggest argument in support of your party's discriminatory platform is that unlike in 2008, they didn't actually state that gays shouldn't serve in the military, or they didn't explicitly say that gays facing death in countries like Iran should be blocked from seeking asylum in the U.S., you're standing on shaky ground.

Note that the platform doesn't say gays should be able to serve openly, or that LGBT refugees should be protected from death...

The Log Cabin Republican's are applauding the passage of language that the pro-gay conservative group says is a nod of support for the LGBT community.

According to Buzzfeed, A subcommittee of the Republican National Committee's platform-drafting committee passed language this morning that states: "We embrace the principle that all Americans have the right to be treated with dignity and respect."

Golf claps. More after the jump.

We weren't the only ones with our butt-enhancing tighty-whities in a bunch after the Log Cabin Republicans resoundingly applauded Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan while turning a blind queer eye to the VP contestant's horrible anti-gay history. The Courage Campaign was paying attention, too, and has started a petition asking that the LCR withdraw its support for one of the most anti-gay tickets in decades. Details and a new plea from LCR to Mitt Romney, after the jump!

The Log Cabin Republicans slow clapped the announcement of Rep. Paul Ryan as Romney's running mate over the weekend despite the fact that, in some instances, Ryan is even more anti-gay than his ticket-mate. 

They've been pretty quiet on the issue so far, but what do the Log Cabin Republicans have to say about all of the Chick-fil-A uproar?

Executive Director R, Clarke Cooper speaks out after the jump.

On Wednesdy we reported that Mitt Romney threw on the flip-flops in one single speech faster than we can through on our Havaianas if we see a hot piece walking down the beach in Fire Island.

LGBT dems were rightfully upset with Romney's light-speed contradiction during his NAACP convention speech, but the Log Cabin Republicans aren't exactly rushing to defend the GOP candidate, either. 

So, what does the LCR have to say about Romney's speech?