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Farm Bill Reform: Larry Craig's Toilet Stall Is the New Brokeback

Remember the slew of fag jokes that stemmed from Ang Lee's groundbreaking gay love story, 'Brokeback Mountain'? God, I miss those days. Yeah, the jokes were homophobic, but at least the harassment was associated with something hot. Jack and Ennis were guys we could get behind.

Now, alas, the easy gay joke previously afforded by two married man-loving cowboys has given way to tea room sex jokes paying homage to Larry Craig. It's all the rage. The latest is brought to you by none other than the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (or should that be irresponsible?) which has commissioned the following TV ad to promote its cause: getting the government to stop unloading bacon and burgers on school kids:



What fighting childhood obesity has to do with closeted married men having bathroom sex is beyond me. Anyone? Perhaps some of you would like to drop the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine a note and ask. Send mail to the organization's president, Dr. Neal Barnard, via his media director: Jeanne Stuart McVey, jeannem@pcrm.org

While we're on the subject, I loved a line (see bolded sentence below) from sex-expert-god Dan Savage in discussing toilet sex
and the never-dying Larry Craig story in his latest Savage Love podcast:

Do You Listen to the Greatest Gay Podcast Ever?

There are over 5 billion podcasts in iTunes now. OK, I made that number up, but there are a lot. How can you filter them down to find the good ones? I rely on word of mouth (I'd love to know which ones you think are good), so today I'm here to tell you about my favorite: 'HERE! with Josh and Sara.'

To put it simply, Josh and Sara's show is the cat's pajamas of the GLBT podcast world. You won't find a better queer podcast out there. They're like -- what? -- the Regis and Kelly of podcasts, only Josh and Sara's program is funny. And informative. And gay. So really, nothing like Regis and Kelly.

I often refer to Josh and Sara as the Steve and Eydie of podcasts actually because, well, they're talented, ultra-nice and, like Steve and Edyie, turn the people who are lucky enough to discover them into the most loyal fans ever. (Sidenote: I'm seeing Steve and Eydie in concert in a few weeks in Westbury, New York, if anyone wants to join me. They still do perform a few shows a year.)

What's so cool about this podcast? That's easy: Josh, Sara, and their executive producer Eric Feldman, have a talent for booking incredibly interesting guests every week. They've had a slew of big-name people on: John Waters, Martina Navratilova, John Cameron Mitchell, Charles Busch, Kevin Aviance, Paula Poundstone,
and the adorable Kate Clinton, to name a few. I was especially captivated by the one featuring actress Barbara Parkins who talked about the release of the 'Valley of the Dolls' anniversary DVD, what it was like filming the 1967 movie and why gay audiences adore it.



But what I love even more is

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