Church In Wilmington North Carolina Councils Gays To “Turn Or Burn,” Human Rights Campaign Begins 17-City 3-Month Long Tour, All-Girl Led Zeppelin Tribute Band Lez Zeppelin To Perform Same Sex Marriage At August 26 Concert, Liverpool Stanley Street Gains Official Recognition As City’s Gay Enclave, Diego Forlan, David Beckham, Male Model Sexiness Sammi Alliot

A sign outside of a church in Wilmington, North Carolina generated a lot of talk online Wednesday night, WECT reporting that the sign states: "God loves gays but hates a perverted life style." At the bottom of the sign, it states, "Turn or burn." Thursday morning, WECT spoke with members of Sea Gate Community Chapel on Oleander Drive. The sign maker herself said that it's not meant to offend anyone, because she feels no animosity towards homosexuals. "I love the gays," said Anna Benson, "I love everybody." Benson said the messages she posts are straight from the Bible. The church's pastor, David Heuring, said he stands behind any message on the sign as long as it's biblically correct. "We're going to teach the entire truth," said Heuring, "and I'll take the heat for it." Dozens of viewers have weighed in about this on Facebook. Some agreed with the sign's sentiments; many others said it is derogatory toward homosexuals.

The Human Rights Campaign wants equal rights for same sex couples in Utah, and is concerned about a lack of state laws to protect gay men and lesbian women from discrimination at work or while buying a home. The group kicked off a 17 city tour in Salt Lake City Friday. ABC 4 talked exclusively with the group’s President Joe Solmonese, “Our community has really experienced a great deal of hope about the path forward here in this State." The Human Rights Campaign is made up of 1,000,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from across the United States. For the next three days Solmonese is focusing all of his attention on Salt Lake City. “A disproportionate number of Utahns believe in basic fairness for LGBT people, believe that we should be protected from workplace discrimination, believe that we should be free from violence and fear and intimidation,” said Solmonese. The organization is filming a movie about the 17 city tour. A Thursday shoot overlooking the Salt Lake Valley is directed toward people who may feel lost or confused about their sexuality. “We’re going to be helping people I think to feel more empowered about being a part of their faith tradition, but also being armed to speak out and to push back against the religious indifference that exists here today,” said Solmonese. The tour officially kicks off Friday in Salt Lake City and will continue through Sunday. The tour continues through the United States, ending in Orlando, Florida October 28-30.

The legalization of same-sex marriage in New York did not happen quietly, so it only seems natural that the ensuing weddings proceed with equal noise and fanfare, at least, that seems to be the idea behind all-female tribute band Lez Zeppelin's scheduled rock concert wedding. NBC New York reports that Drummer Leesa Harrington-Squyres, an ordained minister, will perform an actual marriage ceremony just before the band's big end-of-summer concert at the Irving Plaza on Friday, August 26, according to a press release from Live Nation. The band is inviting "all lovebirds" of "all persuasions" to take part in the more intimate musical ceremony before the doors open to the general public. "In light of the historic moment here in our very own New York, and as we are in the unique position of actually being able to marry people, we thought it would be a beautiful and magical way to say 'thank you' to our fans," said band leader and guitarist Steph Paynes. After the service, the couples and their guests will get VIP access to special areas of the club for the concert to follow. Lez Zeppelin recently released Lez Zeppelin I, a recreation of Led Zeppelin's 1969 debut. A recent New York Times feature on Lez Zeppelin said the band has "somehow harnessed the energy, a kind of magical looseness that helped catapult Led Zeppelin into the rock ‘n’ roll canon.”

Liverpool's Stanley Street will be officially recognised as the centre of the city's gay quarter after plans were approved by Liverpool city council, the BBC reporting that the area which includes Stanley Street, Cumberland Street and Eberle Street will be developed to include a central square with restaurants and cafes. There are also plans to permanently pedestrianize Stanley Street to help bring in new business and investment. Councillor Nick Small said the area was a "really unique part of the city,” adding "It is quirky while cultured, it is diverse while inclusive and we think that by doing this we can bring more investment into the area." The streets, situated on the edge of Liverpool's business district, are still decorated with rainbow flags following last weekend's Pride celebrations, something Mr Small wants to see as a permanent fixture. "We are looking to get some rainbow flags on the street signs and we can do that quite quickly." He said that in the longer term they wanted to "look at pedestrian-zing the area". "We want to have a gay-friendly area using the LGBT aspect that we've got already in the area and bring in more investment into the area. By recognising and building on what we've got here at the moment we can put Liverpool on the map." Local business owners say that the development is long overdue. Steve Houghland, who owns Secrets bar on Stanley Street, said that "Liverpool needs it to compete with Manchester.”This is a real opportunity to bring more tourists into the city and to show that Liverpool has moved on. It is more accepted and it helps people to come out and enjoy themselves. At the moment it is just a street with a couple of bars in, but it needs to be put on the map. All the business are working together which is a positive for everyone." But some members of the local gay community are concerned that the area should not just be a money making exercise. Mike Homfray from Sefton and author of Provincial Queens: The Gay and Lesbian Community in the North-West of England said that "The commercial gay scene is only one small part of the lives of LGB&T people. We need to make sure that there is a variety of different things in that area. What we are desperately short of in this area are well funded LGB&T organizations. We no longer have a gay helpline in the area and it is still a difficult thing to do to come out for the first time. We need to make sure that we are not exposing them purely to something that is effectively a commercial scene which is out to make money."

Soccer star Diego Forlan wanders around a Miami, Florida pool, shirtless, naturally.

Not to be outdone, David Beckham rides the waves off Malibu, shirtless, naturally.

You might not be familiar with male model Sammi Alliot, but, um, you will want to.