On Twitter, Blake Shelton tweeted about swerving to run over a turtle in Oklahoma. NPR's Barbara King questioned the star, as did some fans. 
Then things got ugly. Shelton eventually admitted he wasn't even in Oklahoma and it was a joke. But some of his fans are still threatening turtles to "defend" the star against "liberals," showing the danger of a careless joke, on any subject.
Over at Huffington Post, Conor Gaughan has a great Chick-Fil-A essay titled We Are Not Arguing Over Chicken. The whole thing is a great read, but I feel I, like everyone else, must call out this great passage. "When gays get so angry about a chicken sandwich, it is because Chick-fil-A has given around $5 million to fight to discriminate against us. When we praise brave Eagle Scouts who give up their badges in protest of the Boy Scouts of America's prejudice, it's not about scoring political points; it's because there are kids in dens who are being taught to believe that they are less than equal. When we rant about the pastor who preaches that gays should be thrown into a concentration camp, we scream out of fear. And our fears are justified -- in the last seven days, a lesbian in Nebraska was carved with a knife, a gay man in Oklahoma was firebombed, and a girl in Kentucky was kicked and beaten -- her jaw broken and her teeth knocked out -- while her assailants allegedly hurled anti-gay slurs at her."
The television Critics Awards were fairly gay-free this year for a change, with Game of Thrones, Louie, and Breaking Bad taking home most of the honors. I feel that this year's Emmy Awards are going to follow suit.
The AARP has a great post up about dating over 50 for gay men, reminding us that if we find ourselves single and we don’t feel comfortable in the bars of our youth, there are other options in the world now. Including discovering it's perfectly fine to be happy and single.
Vietnam is considering legalizing same-sex marriage as it revamps marriage laws in general. The country has been undergoing a massive change in social acceptance of gays and lesbians over the last few years.
Sally Ride left a gift to the gay community when she wrote her own obituary mentioning her partner, even if my friend Chris Geidner was the only one who initially picked up on it. When was the last time that someone already in the history books in schools came out?
In an effort to globalize our Olympic coverage, here are the men of the German gymnastics team.
Bishop Gene Robinson is heading into the belly of the beast by attending a summit on same-sex marriage at a San Diego megachurch headed by Rev. Jim Garlow, who recently said gay marriage "may cost us our lives."
I'll be honest: I have no idea what Romney has been trying to say during his overseas trips, because he's walked back every statement he's made, from the London Olympics to whether he would support a preemptive strike on Iran by Israel.
Blink and you missed it, but there was a lesbian kiss that aired during the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, and since it aired worldwide (even NBC's coverage had it), there's a good chance that it was a first for many countries around the world.
But before that happened, head of the Gay Footballers Association Chris Basiurski kissed his boyfriend as his torch was lit in front of crowds during the official torch run.
A bigot w
ent to Chick-Fil-A (no, not Sarah Palin or Rick Santorum), and recorded himself chatting with the staff about how at least the fast food chain would "be safer for families" now that it had "purged the filth." The employee giggles right along and agrees. Who wants to bet that despite Dan Cathy saying that all customers would be respected, nothing happens to this agreeable employee?
It's amusing to be to see someone like Senator Scott Brown being dragged to the left a bit in his election battle with Elizabeth Warren, since it seems most politicians get dragged right. But he's come out and said he disagrees with Chick-Fil-A about gays.
Speaking of corporate involvement, despite Target advertising a same-sex wedding registry, the company says that it will be remaining neutral on the marriage amendment in Minnesota where it has headquarters. Can we just be honest and say "remaining neutral" at this level is the same as being either anti-gay or totally afraid of the people that are?
NBC remains tone deaf to criticism of their Olympic coverage. As to why they tape delayed the Opening Ceremonies, "They are complex entertainment spectacles that do not translate well online because they require context, which our award-winning production team will provide for the large prime-time audiences that gather together to watch them." Like Meredith Viera saying she didn't know who Tim Berners Lee was? And as for cutting the memorial segment, "Our programming is tailored for the U.S. audience. It’s a tribute to [producer] Danny Boyle that it required so little editing."
CNN says that when they played Pink!'s "Stupid Girls" as an intro to a story on Sarah Palin, it wasn't meant to be a commentary on the former governor
In case you didn't know, Olympic swimmer and all around bro Ryan Lochte has a diamond, ruby, and sapphire grill in the form of an American flag that he's wearing to some of his medal ceremonies. I'd really like to say something about the subject, but mostly what springs to mind is profanity of some sort, and I can't do that here.
This is one reason people hate the U.S./Photo: Adam Pretty for Getty Images
So many of you sent me this GIF of Tom Daley and his talent I can't credit any one of you, but I do appreciate the effort. For the record, on my cruise this winter, the divers in the show warmed up on a trampoline in the big outdoor theater, and this hottie with a mohawk always had his pants around his ankles after every flip, 2(x)ist undies on, pretending to be embarrassed about it, yet never tying the waistband of his shorts, day after day.
Of course Tom ups the ante by removing his completely
If you head on over to this website, enter a few musicians you listen to, and click the button, it shows you which internet meme you are. I'd personally like to protest my result, because as you all know, I'm not overly attached to anyone, nor am I likely to be. Which meme are you? Did anyone qualify for Neil deGrasse Tyson?
I would like to lodge a formal protest with the internet powers over my result
We pause the Meme for a Matthew Mitcham appreciation moment. Since Matthew doesn't compete until August 10th, he's been training and running around the Olympic Village taking photos, and we love him for it.
Here he is on a moose, presumably in the Canadian district
Here he is enjoying (mysteriously) Vegemite
And with American gymnast Jake Dalton
Gavin Creel gets some Book of Mormon tips from Adnrew Rannells and manages to cop a feel, too 
The poster for CBS's Partners has been released, and it shows the basic premise of three couples
How cute is NCIS star (and major GLBT ally) Pauley Perrette with her goddaughter and her two sexy daddies?
I didn't get a chance to post this on Friday, but Stephen Colbert's wrap up on the Boy Scout and Chick-Fil-A news was so spot on I can't just let it pass. And obviously I can't just let this Chick-Fil-A thing drop, either.
I'm not entirely sure the point these U.S. athletes are trying to get across in their attempt at a cockney accent, but I guess that's the point. Can a native speaker enlighten me as to what John Cleese has to do with ordering a sandwich?
After a speaker at a conference for the National Organization of the Deaf came out against equal rights for GLBT folks, the organization took a strong stance that gay rights are civil rights, just like the ones they fought for.
This video is called The Future Forms of Life, and the animation is based around the kinetic sculptures of Theo Jansen. I don't know about you, but if I saw these things headed down the street towards me, I'd grab a can of Raid fast.
The New Normal is taking advantage of the Olympics to plug their show, first as a series of video diaries to the unborn baby. Each segment reflects the personality of a character on the show, so it serves as a great introduction to them without hitting you over the head with "the ghey."
The 2012 U.S. Men's Gymnastic Team is pretty amazing. Sure, they're awesome to look at, but there's a story for each one that you can connect with, even if NBC wasn't shoving it down your throat with weepy video packages. Jonathan Horton is the natural leader, encouraging his team, telling them to keep it humble, but providing praise tailored to the personality of each teammate. Danell Leyva and his outspoken father have an amazing bond. John Orozco grew up in the Bronx, without a decent gym to train in, and worked at the gym he found to help his parents pay the mortgage. Sam Mikula brings a certain "Cali swag" to the games, but is also a relentlessly reliable competitor. I'd love to tell you something about Jacob Dalton, but I keep getting lost in his eyes and forgetting.
I dont' have the video of John Barrowman kissing Chris Hardwick from Nerdist on BBC America this week, as it's not available from official sources. But we do have John talking about the time he encountered George Lucas, and how he turned into the bumbling fanboy many people would.
And because Mondays are rough, here's a video of a rescued baby walrus cuddling with his keepers in Alaska.
When Gillete created this ad for the Olympics, they projected some images of Ryan Lochte and Tyson Gay on walls of buildings, but the motion images you see out over the water aren't post-production work: they sprayed water into the air and projected video on the screen that the mist created. Now where have I seen that before?
Finally, a little birdie tells me that today is snicks' birthday, so be sure to wish him well. He needs all the help he can get, he's nearly as old as I am.
