Good news! President Obama has given his stamp of approval to a compromise on repealing the Pentagon's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy, which effectively bars gay people from serving in the military. It might even happen this week!

When we've seen dancing soldiers videos before, the gay references were in the eye of the beholder. Not so with these soldiers who say (or read?) "It's alright to be gay in the military," then dance to Ke$ha.

This morning President Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be on the Supreme Court. But few people are talking about her qualifications. They only want to know if she's into the ladies. Let's look at the facts, shall we?

Heckling: Like talking, only louder and more disruptive. You do it when you really want to get your point across. Today at a fundraiser for California Senate candidate Barbara Boxer, Obama was heckled... by the good guys!

The Defense Department is worried that gay soldiers may not want to participate in a survey that will ask for their thoughts on repealing DADT. Perhaps that's because the law, which bars gays from openly serving, is still in place?

The first steps toward repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell will be announced today by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. A Pentagon spokesman said the initial changes would "provide for a more humane enforcement and application of the law." [WaPo]

A fondness of handcuffs and openly gay "socialization" in lazy European armies led directly to the killing of thousands in Bosnia, a retired US general told a Senate committee. The Dutch aren't happy about it.

Iraq vet, Army officer, Arab linguist, and avowed homosexualist Dan Choi has chained himself to the White House fence to protest Don't Ask Don't Tell. It's safe to say he did not inform Bravo of his intent.

Representative Buck McKeon and some of his Republican colleagues fear gays. They pretend there is some other reason they don't want them to serve openly in the military, but there isn't. Here's their latest wheeze for continuing their prejudice.

The CNN anchor tweeted a response to the National Enquirer story that said he and his boyfriend were adopting. Don't worry, he will still continue to be a daddy to countless others. His twitter stream is a wealth of information!

Colin Powell is in favor of repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

Are you watching the Don't Ask, Don't Tell hearings on the C-SPAN3 right now? (Or maybe you are reading Ana Marie Cox's liveblog?) Guess what: John McCain is the worst.

Obama is serious about repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell and he has the Pentagon's backing. Here comes the fun part: Senator Carl Levin is just not sure if he has 60 votes for repealing it! Whee!

Obama opened up his Human Rights Campaign dinner speech with a joke about Lady Gaga, and closed by reinforcing the point that he'd be working to effectively end the military's longstanding Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.

Wonder what it's like to guard State Department facilities in Kabul? In photos first published by Gawker, security contractors get their kicks peeing on one another, simulating anal sex, doing "butt shots," and "eating potato chips out of ass cracks."

What's the Kraziest TomKat in Hollywood up to these days? According to an Australian news report, making local film crews sign Don't Ask Us About Scientology agreements on the set of Holmes' new movie, for one thing.

Yesterday, Barack Obama proclaimed "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Pride Month 2009." Other than that, he has not really done much of anything, at all, for the gays, in his first couple months. Will his new Army Secretary help with that?