News: Louis Smith, Bill O'Reilly, Madonna, Vermont Marriage

· UPS will no longer advertise on anti-gay right-winger Bill O'Reilly's show on FOX News.

· Japan will recognize the marriages of nationals who legally marry same-sex partners outside the country.

· British Olympic gymnastics bronze medalist and Rod 2.0 fave Louis Smith warms up for Europeans. Smith took silver in the London Open and heads to Milan for the Individual European Championships this week.

· Bilerico.com shut down for 9 hours by hackers who targeted the popular gay blog for the past year and a half.

· Two victories for gay rights in Delaware. The legislature rejects "a proposed same-sex marriage ban and approving a bill to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation—though not gender identity."

· Spain considers a criminal case against six former Bush administration officials—including former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales—who approved torture.

· British children's charity to Madonna: "Please think twice before adopting another African child."

· More than 300 supporters of marriage equality rally outside the office of Vermont's Republican Governor Jim Douglas, who promises to veto a gay marriage bill expected to pass the legislature next week. "He met for about 10 minutes with a handful of same-sex marriage supporters, but they came away unsatisfied. 'I don't believe we made any headway," Sandi Cote-Whitacre of Georgia Center tells the Burlington Free Press. "We let him know we were terribly disappointed and we weren't going away." The bill passed the Senate earlier this week and is expected to pass the House. A two-thirds majority in both houses would be required override a veto and "it remains unclear" whether marriage proponents have the votes.

Comments

[Anderson]

good gawd that louis smith is phine

[RJ]

Anderson, you ain't never lied. That pretty azz boy is gorgeous, and Olympic medalist AND sings? You go boy! You will make someone very happy down the road ... singing in the and performing stunts in the bedroom lol

[Barrett]

Hear hear for UPS!
The more people that boycott Bill O'reilly the better!