Gay Man In Sanford Florida Targeted By Anti-Gay Vandals, Gay Man In Orange County Florida Attacked By Teenagers In Bias-Motivated Assault, Fort Worth Baptist Church Affirms Gay Congregation, Does The Down Low Still Exist, Chris Crocker Changes Look And Offers Explicit Nude Pictures, Ricky Martin Tattoo Photograph, Felipe Martin, Cristiano Ronaldo Right Side Bulge

A gay man in Sanford, Florida says he is the target of anti-gay vandals, Collin Edouard telling WFTV Orlando that the first message appeared Saturday, a second one, far more obscene, appeared Monday. That day a key fitting the lock was also left in his front door, terrifying the man, who asked for permission from the property management to move to another apartment within the complex. “This is definitely a hate crime, and it definitely targeting at me,” he said. The sheriff’s report deems the incidents “criminal mischief” enhanced by “prejudiced content.”

WESH reports on a brutal beating Monday in Orange County, Florida of a 20 year old gay man by a gang of nine teenagers, leading police to investigate the incident as a hate crime. According to the victim, he was walking when approached by the group who “asked if I was gay, and I said, ‘What if I am?’ The next thing I know, I felt somebody hit me from behind, and then they punched me.” The man, who identifies as bisexual, does not want to release his name for fear of being again attacked, and intends to move out of the area.

The Dallas Morning-News on the Fort Worth-based Broadway Baptist Church and their decision to end a relationship with the Baptist General Convention of Texas that was established in 1886 because the Broadway Baptist welcomes gay members. Brent Beasley, the pastor, said the split was “sad” but necessary. “We’re committed to welcoming all people here, and we would not want to do anything that would be hurtful to anyone just to please the BGCT,” he said. Both the Southern Baptist Convention and the BGCT believe that homosexuality is a sin, the SBC ending its relationship with the Broadway Baptist congregation in 2009.

Palm Springs, California Police Chief David Dominguez is among those being questioned in a investigation into an alleged anti-gay comment made by an undercover officer during a greatly debated sex sting in the city’s Warm Sands area that took place June 17th through the 20th, 2009, and resulted in the arrests of 19 men on suspicion of lewd conduct, that according to KSPS-2. Dominguez had stated his department would investigate the matter – the officer can be heard on the videotape shot by police to document the sting operation – but Wednesday City Attorney Doug Holland announced he was assuming the inquiry, saying “We are trying to figure out to the best of our abilities what actually transpired as part of this operation.”

If all men are on the down low, does the down low cease to exist? Benoit Denizet-Lewis, who coined the expression seven years ago for the New York Times magazine, examines the question at the Good Men Project.

Chris Crocker – the odd online sensation who wanted you all to leave Britney alone – continues his apparent unquenchable quest for fame with a series of self-published nude pictures. (NSFW)

Ricky Martin tweets a photograph of himself – shirtless, natch – having a tattoo retouched.

Via Made In Brazil, dreamy Felipe Martin all wet.

Cristiano Ronaldo, um, during a Real Madrid match Wednesday.