Between Canada working towards welcoming more gay refugees and America working towards deporting fewer of them, we look forward to an unprecedented number of gay people in the western hemisphere. Also: some other stuff about lesbians on the internet!

Lilith Fair is officially dunzo. Plus, Glee releasing an album of The Warblers, Jonathan Murray talks 25 years of The Real World, Jodi Picoult’s new novel, Michelle Rodriguez doth protest too much.

Jeremy Bernard has been a key fundraiser and gay agenda pusher for Obama since 2007, now he’s in charge of ALL THE PARTIES! Also, Obama’s hired a ton of gays, right?

Gaga acknowledged Madonna’s existence and the world didn’t end!

THIS DATA IS A SCIENTIFIC REASON TO CHALLENGE HOMOPHOBIA, VIOLENCE, AND HARASSMENT, EVERYONE.

“One thing I would really like people to realize is that this was never about getting attention. This was only about Sarah and I wanting to share a special event together, and about showing other LGBT kids that they don’t have to be afraid to be who they are because they are not alone. “

Christina Aguilera and her husband are getting divorced because obviously Christina wants to make out with girls. Join the club NO REALLY JOIN THE CLUB.

There’s something for everyone this Sunday Funday – from Ugandan lesbian Brenda Namigadde who is safe at least for now from persecution in her home country, to a bronze bust of Sean Connery in Estonia. The world is full of wonderful things.

Oh look there’s another high school administration that’s discriminating against an out lesbian couple at a formal school dance. It’s like they’ve never seen Mean Girls, don’t they know school dances are about accepting difference and being cute?

“We want the government to hang people who promote homosexuality, not for the public to attack them. We said they should be hanged, not stoned or attacked.”

Let’s enjoy this fine American moment together as a family, please.

We do care about the future when it includes a Muppet Movie featuring (maybe) Jim from The Office, Lady Gaga, Jane Lynch and Dave Grohl! In celebration of this fantastic futuristic event, we count down the top 10 queerest muppets of all time.

The first-ever GLBT History Museum in the US is opening in San Francisco, and it is every kind of perfect. Also, gay divorce allowed in Texas, two lesbian priests married in Massachusetts, Lady Gaga has invented something insane and awesome, Jezebel helps you get drunk-dressed, and MARIO BATALI HORROR MOVIE.

Congresswoman Giffords is getting better, Sarah Palin’s people say those crosshairs weren’t supposed to be “targets” necessarily, meet the gay intern who saved Giffords life and more updates on the Tragedy in Tuscon.

The Czech Republic uses a “sexual arousal” test on gay men seeking asylum. And they aren’t the first ones. Time to get depressed about the state of the world/ history.

According to a study released earlier this week, young gays and lesbians who commit misdemeanors are up to three times more likely to be punished than straight people who do exactly the same thing.

Grammy nominations are in! Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga and other people we like got nominated. Also Taylor Swift is Entertainer of the Year according to someone. Also some lists about gay things and characters and a Harry Potter thing.

Yesterday was the Transgender Day of Remembrance. So today we remember, but also look forward. Also: Queer As Folk/Glee, Harry Potter!, Anne Hathaway, Pretty Little Liars, queer youth, and zombies!

A dude in Michigan is facing felony charges for reading his wife’s email on their shared laptop. As if.

A UN General Assembly Committee just voted to stop including sexual orientation on a list that protects people against discrimination-based arbitrary executions. In other international news: two Brazilian troops arrested in connection with gay shooting, couples get married in the air, Australia tracks its own gay-friendliness and in France gay marriage goes to the courts.