Morning Meme: Henry Rollins For Marriage, Josh Thomas' Grandmother Wants To "Say Something," and Did "Family Guy" Go Too Far?

Every time I read that Proctor & Gamble and Walmart are producing another “family friendly” movie for television, I get nasty flashbacks to Nuke on As the World Turns. Then I read that it’s also a “backdoor pilot” and snicker.

Lesbian actress Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter) says she hates playing lesbian characters because then her costars think she’s hitting on them. Honestly, this is such a twisted version of “showering with homos” fear I don’t even know where to begin.

New Hampshire is seeking to modify voting laws to limit which college students can vote, and where they can vote. There seems to be a fear that young people vote for Democrats. More specifically, “They're "foolish," Speaker William O'Brien said in a recent speech to a tea party group.”

I’m feeling a lot better about my original generation iPad now that I found out just how bad the cameras are on the new iPad 2. Beyond that, most of the upgrades I don’t care about.

This week has TV Guide asking if Family Guy went too far? Seriously, an evil clone invented by a baby is what sent you over the edge with this show?

Michael Stipe says he’s 80% gay. Based on how he worded it, I’m guessing it’s the 80% of him that’s below the neck. (That is not a bisexual slam, read it again.)

Sadly, Minnesota teen Lance Lundsten’s death in January has been ruled a suicide by the coroner, despite his family protesting the initial reports. His friends say he was bullied at school for being gay. Not. One. More.Kid.

I adore Holland Taylor, and she’s only moved up in standing by the classy path she’s taking publicly with her costar Charlie Sheen.

Meanwhile, Roseanne is taking Sheen’s side against Chuck Lorre. Did I mention Roseanne has a new reality show to promote?

Miles Fisher, intense star of the viral sensation Pinkberry has landed a role in J. Edgar as an FBI agent who interviews Hoover at different points in his career.

Kansas lawmakers are moving to keep sodomy a crime on Kansas books as a symbolic stand against the Supreme Court and their same-sex loving ways.

Alan Cumming hosted the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission Awards. I’m told he wore a lilac plaid suit.

Tina Fey attempts to explain why Saturday Night Live is so inconsistently funny. But not why it’s so inconsistently funny now, and not in the past.

That spoiler about Cheyenne Jackson and Glee? We may have oversold it, but not by much.

I’m really torn about 82-year-old Freddy Schmitt being fired from American Airlines for defending Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal by saying, “Back then, a faggot coulda saved my life.” I do think homophobia and “unsafe work environments” are about intent more that words. I also get that huge companies generally have a zero tolerance policy that doesn't have any flexibility, mostly for legal reasons. But I still don’t like how this turned out.

Justin Bieber got a haircut, and even raised $40k for charity by auctioning off a lock of it. But you know who doesn’t like the new cut? Lesbians Who Look Like Justin Bieber.

Joan Collins has hinted that she might be in the Dynasty movie in some capacity. Can someone get snicks some smelling salts?

Chuck Norris thinks schools are liberal indoctrination camps encouraging people not to hate gays. And he thinks that’s a bad thing.

Meanwhile Henry Rollings has the Defense of Marriage Act Blues.

I don’t know how to spin this take on Keith Haring’s classic art by graffiti artist d**kchicken. Its definitely NSFW.  Beyond that, I leave it to you.

20-year-old Swedish football player Anton Hysen has come out as gay. He becomes the first elite Swedish player to come out, and he says that's "f**ked up."