The Daily Politcs' Ben Smith takes note of a UCLA study on the residential locations of gays and lesbians in the United States: shockingly, New York City doesn't even make the top ten. (Ben theorizes that this is because of immigrants; maybe that Brooklyn judge was on to something after all.) And while certain pockets of Manhattan may still do okay on the gayometer, we can't help but be a little concerned: What with North Carolina billionaires offering economic plans based on draining us of all that glitters, we may be reaching a critical moment in this city's history: Deprive us of our gays and all we'll have left is Chipotles, Starbucks, and straight Jews. And nobody wants that. Any ideas how we can make sure they don't take our sunshines away?

Of the purported victim of Jim McGreevey's harassment, a tipster writes:

In an interview that aired last night on WCBS2, Golan Cipel (whose hotness was famously the downfall of everyone's fave Gay American, ex- NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey), refutes McGreevey's claim that the two shared an "immediate and intense and apparently reciprocated" attraction. According to Cipel, none of the softly lit, delicately scented, rapturous lovemaking that was like two souls being knit into one by the crochet hook of true, true love, uh, happened. Like, at all. In fact, he says he was sexually harassed. We find ourselves not caring so so much about who is right or wrong here and who is just trying to make a buck here. We just like comparing and contrasting the two accounts of that first encounter.

When Robin Williams is a guest on any program, hilarity is sure to ensue! Okay, that statement hasn't been true since some point in the late seventies when the entire country was suffering through an epic Quaalude binge. But his recent appearance with Anderson Cooper at least provides Anderson with a few chuckles. We're not sure what's so funny, but maybe Anderson knows something that we don't.

The Times takes a look at Bill Maher's recent appearance on Larry King, where

There's a curious incident in today's Post dating column. A lucky dumbass is faced with the following dilemma:

What with an important election coming up and all, the local Fox affiliate last night decided to air an in-depth examination of the day's vital question: Is your husband gay? (Or, to put it in their parlance, "Is the man of your dreams dreaming of another man?") There's video on the website, but there's also an accompanying "checklist" of clues that might provide you with answers. As a public service, we reproduce it after the jump.

• Kevin Federline gets mocked to his face at his own album release party and fails to notice. Do you ever feel kind of jealous of really stupid people? Like, nothing can hurt them. [cityrag]
  

Today, Rush & Molloy reprinted this sparkly gem from Lance Bass armcandy Reichen Lehmkuhl's "erotically charged" memoir, Here's What We'll Say: Growing Up, Coming Out, and the US Air Force (We smell book club potential!)

LES mascot and Rent star Dawson does a lot of work for PFLAG, the organization for families who want to support their gay relatives. She says it's because of her gay uncle Frank, but in this picture, it looks like she has a frank of her own. Is Rosario Dawson the world's most convincing tranny, or is that just an unfortunate dress wrinkle? WHO KNOWS?

Representing for the homos, we felt the need to point out this nugget of amazing trivia from Gail Sheehy's NYMag article about the remaining secrets of Grey Gardens (the Broadway musical version of this genius Maysles brothers documentary opens on Broadway tonight, btw — but if you cared, you'd already know and have tickets, we suppose). It explains why Little Edie felt the need to wear the getups that make her such a perfect Halloween costume — especially the sweater-as-turban headwraps.

Wow, this guru of internet advertising is pretty impressive, in a 'that Russian character in Everything Is Illuminated'way. A millionaire at 31! Imagine that! He clearly has a lot of wisdom to share. But maybe someone might want to consult with him about his logo design. Guess you don't even have to buy his audiobook to get his "secrets on a silver plate."
Millionaire fag offers advice [via Adrants]

It's probably just the five-year-old in us, but we can't help finding "back story" and "push hard" in the context of the New Jersey gay marriage story incredibly hilarious. In any event, as part of its coverage of yesterday's Supreme Court decision, the Times has the inevitable "but would Gay American Jim McGreevey get married?" piece. The former governor says that he would, and offers some thoughtful discussion about what the ruling will mean for young people. He also apologizes for opposing same-sex marriage while he was in office, saying "I only wish I had had the fortitude to embrace this basic right when I was governor."

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled today that the state Constitution entitles same-sex couples to all the legal benefits of marriage, but by another name. The high court adopted an approach similar to that taken by the Vermont Supreme Court in 1999, which ruled lawmakers can reserve the term "marriage" for the union of one man and one woman, but must grant all couples equal legal protections. Vermont lawmakers responded by allowing same-sex couples to form "civil unions."

No respectable gay man would let his gal pal traipse around in public looking so damn unsightly.

• Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie just might have called a truce, as the two dined together at a steakhouse last night. Figures Paris would take Nicole to someplace with food, where Paris could back her into a corner with all sorts of caloric manipulation and threats. It's like having a sitdown with Superman in a room full of kryptonite. [TMZ]
• Okay, so maybe Madonna did adopt a Malawian boy, despite her publicist's denials. UK rag The People says that if the boy exists, his name his Luca. And he lives on the seventh floor. [Page Six]
• Is Penelope Cruz a lesbian? If so, it might explain her willingness to work as Hollywood's most popular beard. [R&M]
• Four months after the fact, Page Six learns of Keith Olbermann's ex-lover's blog. [Page Six]
• It doesn't matter how much you pay Lindsay Lohan — if she's hungover, she's not going to show at your event. [SMH]
• For his final column, Lloyd Grove goes out with a bang: Horace Mann students use their Facebook profiles to write mean things about their teachers. Sigh. We're gonna miss you, buddy. [Lowdown]

• Jimmy Buffett is busted in France after customs discovers around 100 hits of ecstasy in his luggage. His flack claims that it was only 20 pills, and they were prescription medication — but Buffett agreed to pay a fine, which doesn't make sense if his stash were legal. No word on why authorities searched him in the first place, but it probably had something to do with all those glowsticks he was waving around. [Page Six]
• We wouldn't put it past Andy Dick to hit on his 18-year-old son. [Lowdown]
• Let's reiterate, for a third day in a row, that Madonna is not adopting a child in Malawi. She's just sprinkling orphans with Kabbalah water. [Page Six]
• Eva Longoria bruises a rib, which is only slightly more tragic than breaking a nail. [R&M (bottom)]

Former designer Helmut Lang has an interview in the latest issue of Fantastic Man, a biannually published "gentleman's style journal." We really don't know much about the publication, but you should subscribe to it this very minute, as it seems to focus on shirtless men holding cocks. Who has time for subtlety anyhow?

Yesterday, in re homophobic and unfunny Post caricaturist Sean Delonas, we asked if anyone had ever seen a pro-gay cartoon scribbled by the alleged friend of friends of Dorothy. As is their wont, Gawker readers responded en masse, providing us with a variety of images that proved Delonas' favorable coverage of homosexualists. We'd have to say that our particular favorite is the image above, since it proves that Sean actually has a firm sense of community and recognizes that attempts by outsiders to interlope would only subject that community to ridicule. Sean, we forgive you: You are truly a beacon of tolerance and understanding.

The other night, Fox News staple The O'Reilly Factory mislabeled perverse congressman Mark Foley a Democrat, outsmarting all of us with their sly psychological trickery. Another screen cap from the weekend suggests a larger plan, and our politicking sibling site Wonkette thinks the news channel might really be on to something. Why not take it to the next level?