Coming Out Late In Life, Nepal Courts Gay Tourists, Gainesville Florida Mayoral Race Marred By Homophobia, Anderson Cooper Is Outside, Stars On Ice Sponsors Political Conservatism, Gareth Thomas And Nigel Owens To Participate In Cardiff Pride, Adrian Mutu, David Beckham Undergoes Successful Surgery But World Cup Participation Doubtful

A report on new, but little documented and little understood trend: seniors coming out late in life, including 75 year old Miami resident Bill Farthing, who, six years after burying his wife, recently completed sexual reassignment surgery and is now known as Chrissie.

Nepal is navigating new tourism ground, the conservative country offering gay couples the opportunity to marry at the base of Mount Everest, all in an effort to attract the lucrative pink dollar to the beautiful, but impoverished nation. And while the tourism campaign is rooted in commerce, it does serve as an indication that in a very short time – five years – Nepal, which has an openly gay parliamentarian, issues third gender identity cards, and it is rewriting its constitution to expand and strengthen gay rights, likely even to include the legalization of same sex marriage, has evolved. In fact, the openly gay Member of Parliament, Sunil Pant, Nepal’s most prominent gay activist, is championing the campaign to make the nation the new destination for gays.

In Gainesville, Florida, anonymous opponents of mayoral candidate Craig Lowe have distributed fake fliers mocking his sexual orientation. The fliers, ignorant and offensive, started to appear a week ago Sunday, left on cars outside a city Baptist Church. One read “Please help to make this town more like San Francisco, CA. Don’t let Traditional Value Activists use scare tactics against you!” Lowe, who has yet to decide whether to file a formal complaint, said “when someone poses as operating on your campaign’s behalf and is doing so in a manner to damage the campaign, I think that’s something that is very disturbing in the electoral process,” adding that “the biggest recourse is with the voters.” The election is Tuesday.

Absent of irony, Anderson Cooper graces the cover of the newest issue of Outside magazine.

An exhaustive report on the obvious and important distinctions between the homophobic Stars on Ice tour and the now apparently defunct Champions on Ice tour, and a reminder that Stars on Ice sponsor Smucker’s political contributions are decidedly right, so when you support Stars on Ice, you're supporting someone who likely wants to keep you second class.

Out rugby star Gareth Thomas and out rugby referee Nigel Owens are lending their support to the eleventh annual Cardiff Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival. The event, scheduled for September 4th, is a celebration of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender culture.

31 year old Romanian soccer star Adrian Mutu stars in the spring and summer 2010 fashion campaign for Italian brand Dooa.

David Beckham, seen below arriving in Finland, where he underwent surgery Monday, in an effort to repair a torn achilles tendon suffered in a game Sunday, and reports are that the operation was successful, and Beckham “hopes to make a swift and full recovery,” although it remains uncertain whether he will be able to play in June’s World Cup. He will be a in a cast for at least six weeks, and then will undergo a series of physiotherapy.