Hundreds of teenage boys - as young as in the seventh grade - have been kicked out of a controversial polygamist settlement on the border of Utah and Arizona and left to fend for themselves over the past few years, says the New York Times in a bizarre report this wekeend.

Boys are kicked out for small infractions - watching movies, TV, or using the Internet. They are forbidden to stare at girls, let alone ask them out. Short-sleeve shirts are banned because they are "immodest." More:

Some boys end up in unsupervised group rentals they call “butt huts” because of the crowded sleeping, while others live in cars or end up in jail.

Utah officials say they realized the extent of the problem only about four years ago, when they learned that hundreds of boys from the sect were roaming on their own and often in distress. While most have construction skills to help earn a living, few have more than a junior high education.

The underlying implication is that in order to have a society that mandates multiple wives (three to go to heaven), you need to get rid of some of the competition. One cast-off estimates that 70% of the boys in his school class have been banished.

Today the California legislature passed a bill to afford same-sex couples the right to marry in the state! Hip-hip-hooray!

But hold onto your confetti, fellas. This is the second time a bill like this has made it this far in the Golden State. Back in 2005, the state’s Terminator-governor took away all these equal rights with the stroke of a pen.

It’s historic, but unless Schwarzenegger comes ot of his time warp, the bill could be vetoed again. Arnold has until October 14 to make his decisions on this and all bills pending.

If you want to show your support, contact the governor’s office and let him have it. I mean eloqunetly let him know that it’s about time we were recognized as EQUALS in all facets of society including marriage.

Go to: gov.ca.gov/interact

The popular gay adult social networking site Manhunt.net is launching an offensive aimed at troubling new federal legislation known as Section 2257. Supposedly aimed at preventing child pornography, this Department of Justice law was amended in 2006 to require all people who post adult photos online to also provide personal information, including a photo ID such as a driver's license or a passport. The site says it has until September 10 to respond to object to this new legislation. Here's more:

The regulations would allow the Attorney General to conduct warrantless searches at will on the sites’ records, including your personal information.

There are few safeguards over what the FBI can do with the information it obtains.

If a site operator fails to comply with the regulations, he or she would face a prison sentence of up to 5 years.

Obviously, none of this has anything to do with child pornography. Instead, it is a blatant attempt to end the ability of consenting adults to use adult social-networking sites to meet other people for sex. Obviously, if these regulations go into effect, they will kill this industry.

There is a form letter on the Manhunt action page that those concerned can e-mail to the DOJ.

Former NFL player and star college athlete Dave Kopay, who came out in 1975 and wrote a best-selling memoir, announced that he will donate $1 million to the University of Washington's Q Center. Kopay, who played for the school and who led the team to the Rose Bowl in 1964, made waves in the '70s as the first professional athlete to come out.

Kopay was a top contender to become an NFL coach, but he believed his coming out dissuaded teams from considering him.

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Jennifer Self, director of the Q Center, called Kopay's gift "an act of forgiveness.

"When David was a student-athlete at the UW in the early 60's, as a gay man, he had nowhere to go for support, affirmation, resources, or safety,'' she said. "That is no longer the case, and thanks in part to him, the Q Center will be here in perpetuity."

Kopay said he was spurred on to donate after he read a story about a gay U of Washington student who had to live in a homeless shelter while attending school.

Let's all take a moment, drop whatever you're doing, sit back, relax, and appreciate the fact that the French national rugby team has absolutely no problem whatsoever getting naked in front of a camera:

Ah, yes. Gotta love it.

The new Dieux du Stade calendar, which has been smolderingly hot in past years (see above) is going way high-art for 2008, with superstar photographer Stephen Klein doing the photos. Several have been leaked to the press. Take a look!

Hot - but maybe not as hot as previous years?