Mexico Supreme Court Rules Mexico City Gay Marriage Measure Constitutionally Valid, Republican Sharron Angle Will Not Allow Gays To Adopt And Believes The Fetus A Person Protected Under The Constitution, Justin Timberlake To Play Gay, Rio Sexiness, Simon Nessman, Michael Phelps, Cristiano Ronaldo

Mexico’s Supreme Court, by a vote of 8-2, ruled Thursday that law affording same sex marriages in Mexico City is constitutional; thereby rejecting an appeal by federal prosecutors who contended the marriage measure violated the charter’s guarantees to protect the family. Federal prosecutors had cited an article in the country’s constitution that suggests, but does not state that families are comprised of men, women, and children, reading that “men and women are equal before the law. This protects the organization and development of the family.” One of those who voted in favour of the gay marriage measure, Justice Jose Gudino, argued that while the constitution does protect the family, it does not define explicitly what family is, saying “it does not appear to me to be unconstitutional. The concept of the family established in the constitution ... is an open concept.” The court still needs to rule on a gay adoption clause and whether the ruling on gay marriage will affect parts of Mexico outside the capital city.

Sharron Angle, who among things is the Republican candidate for Senate in Arizona and an avowed Southern Baptist (in her mind, the two are related) filled out a questionnaire that asked 36 question and to paraphrase her Senate opponent, Democrat Harry Reid, her answers are “radical” and equally “frightening.” Among her contentions, gays would not be able to adopt, sexual orientation would not be a protected minority in civil rights laws, students and teachers should be able to talk openly about religion in schools, including the right to ‘publically acknowledge the Creator.” She also believes that clergy should by law be able to express their opinions on certain candidates from the pulpit, an action that the federal government bans. She added that if elected to Congress she would vote to prohibit abortion “in all cases” and that she considers the fetus a person protected by the Constitution. A Tea-Party favourite, Angle’s erratic and often off-message politicking has concerned the GOP who thought the campaign against a Democratic incumbent would be effortless.

Justin Timberlake will voice a gay character on The Cleveland Show.

Roberto Voltaire photographs the boys (and girls) on the beaches of Rio for Rio 40 Graus.

The beyond beautiful Simon Nessman for Blanco fall/winter 2010.

A shaved within an inch of his life Michael Phelps celebrates after winning the men’s 100 metre butterfly final at the United States National Swimming Championships held in Irvine, California.



Cristiano Ronaldo spotted Thursday signing autographs at an Adidas training camp, still in Los Angeles, which given what happened the last time he was there, has me worried.