Today the New York Daily News reported that pics of Hunter, a contestant on Bravo's new reality show Manhunt, were posted on the website of a gay bar Back Street Gay Dance Club in his home state of Arkansas. For some reason or another the pics are gone from the site but the controversey is far from over.

Fan sites and message boards have been arguing back and forth if it's him, if he's gay, and if it even matters. In fact someone on our very own board decided to post a topic and even created a poll Is Hunter Gay -Big Queer Community Message Board asking if the photos are him or not or if you even care.

If it is him who cares. I just hope he used the money for something good like his education. If it isn't him then perhaps the guy in the photos has found a new career.

I know I know you have been so upset becasue there aren't enough places for queers to meet online. I have to admit that I thought meeting people online was the one thing gays and lesbians conqured years ago but oh well what do I know?

Yes here you have it, a queer friendster (actually called Downelink) for all of us who need to expand our queer social network. Actually I was just telling someone the other day that I wish there was a queer speed coupling service.

Queer spped coupling would work like speed dating but for queer couples who want to meet other queer couples. Naive as I am I had innocently asked the question because I know a lot of queer couples who have been trying to meet others for socializing and emotional couple support but apprently it could be taken a whole other way.

Either way does anyone know of any such queer speed coupling?

A gay couple based in Atlanta, GA created an organization that held a nationwide boycott on October 8 across the USA.

According to the website Boycott for Equality " ... is a call for a nation-wide boycott in the traditions of Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King. We are asking all GLBT Americans and their Straight Allies to "drop out" of the United States economy for one day to demonstrate that we are vital and important members of our communities with significant economic presence. There are four elements to the boycott: withdraw from work, withdraw from your ATM, withdraw from commerce and withdraw from cell phone communication."

A country formed on the basis of freedom is nothing new so news of the formation of The Gay & Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Seas should come as no surprise to freedom seeking queers around the world.

The website features details on the Kingdom's declaration of independence, constitution, country profile, citizenship, and other pertinent details.

The Kingdom was formed in reaction to the anti gay marriage stance of the Australia Prime Minister and Australian parliament.

Until 1967 it was illegal (and a sin to many) to marry someone from a different race (www.LovingDay.org).

In light of this I ask you to imagine if the question asked in last week's debate wasn't "do you believe homosexuality is a choice" but "is it wrong to marry someone of another race?" Consider in this scenario that Mary Cheney is married to or seriously considering marrying a Latin, Asian, or African American man.

Now imagine, if you will, that a constitutional amendment has been proposed to ban interracial marriage and that Mary Cheney is the chair of the re-election committee to the very administration that proposed the amendment.

A lot has been made out of the fact that John Kerry mentioned Mary Cheney in the final debate and people from all sides have questioned why he would mention her. I say how could he NOT mention her in light of the very scenario I just proposed.

We know that Mary Cheney is a lesbian, she is public about it, and that her family has mentioned it in the past. The issue of sexuality has been brought up repeatedly in this campaign to divide our country but the simple truth is that there are gays and lesbians in every party and non-party. This is not a red state blue state issue.

The controversy about Mary Cheney being mentioned in the debate is a controversy for one single reason:

HOMOPHOBIA!

Some argue that sexuality is a "private matter" to which I say PISH PISH! The act of sex may indeed be private but sexuality or sexual identity should be no more private than gender, race or ethnicity. We assume people are heterosexual all the time so now it's time for all of us to stop assuming and start talking about it!

In years past it wasn't uncommon for mixed-race couples to tip toe around and be private about their relationship because it was frowned upon and seen as bad, wrong, illegal, or sinful. The simple fact is that Mary Cheney is a lesbian. She is the chair of her father's campaign. The administration she supports has been very divisive and un-American about the issue of homosexuality and Americans deserve to know that this issue is cross party.

I was so happy when I came across Debating the Veep's Daughter (requires login get free login password) with virtually the same arguments I've made but much more eloquently expressed by Andrew Sullivan.