Third Florida Gay Adoption Approved Despite State Ban, Justin Waller Charged, Gay Hating Fireman Promoted, Anderson Cooper To Move Into Historic West Village Firehouse, Lance Bass Power Bottom, David Beckham A Ten, Dan Felton An Eleven

As a Miami, Florida appeals court determines the constitutional validity of the state’s gay adoption ban, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Maria Sampedro-Iglesia early in January approved the adoption of a one year boy to Vanessa Alenier. The boy, who had been taken into custody by child welfare workers when he was born, is a relative of Alenier, who is gay and who lives with long time partner Melanie Leon. In her ruling, the judge wrote that “there is no rational connection between sexual orientation and what is or is not in the best interest of a child. The child is happy and thriving with [Alenier]. The only way to give this child permanency ... is to allow him to be adopted.”

Justin Waller, 31 years old, was formally charged Tuesday evening with second-degree murder in the horrific killing of his former live-in lover 41 year old John Lea. Lea’s body was discovered by New York City Police last Thursday, and Waller was arrested Friday in Vermont. Waller was held without bail and will make another appearance in a Manhattan court Friday.

The three firefighters in Secaucus, New Jersey who stand accused in a civil lawsuit of harassing two former gay residents were not reinstated to their positions with the volunteer fire department. However one of the men was promoted as the superintendent of the Department of Public Work. Secaucus lost the civil suit filed by the gay couple who said they were systematically harassed by the three while living near a firehouse. The three resigned from the department instead of facing an administrative hearing.

Anderson Cooper – not gay, but gay – and his boyfriend, bar owner Benjamin Maisani, will soon be moving into a historic West Village century old firehouse, bought for 4.3 million dollars in September. The three story Beaux Arts style building ceased formal operations in 2006, thanks to massive spending cuts by Mayor Bloomberg, and is it being busily renovated and brought up to code.

Toronto based photographer Mike Ruiz transforms professional gay Lance Bass into the S&M power bottom he really is.

David and Victoria Beckham grace the cover of the spring issue of 10 and 10 Men respectively, David tattooed and rough trade.

Male model Dan Felton, too, tattooed, and very rough trade, starring in an odd, strangely sexy short film titled Night Flight. (NSFW)