Somehow not #1, Susan Sarandon...
According to a poll of British lesbians, the sexiest woman over fifty is...
...Dame Helen Mirren, who is still hotter than a solar flare the age of 62. Mirren is followed by Susan Sarandon (61 yrs), Meryl Streep (59 yrs), Goldie Hawn (62 yrs), Dolly Parton (62), and Joan Collins (75.)
In the most disgusting story to come out of the death of Jesse Helms, Senator Elizabeth Dole, who is in a fierce battle for re-election, tried to change the name of an AIDS funding bill to include Senator Helms in the title. If you don't know why this is offensive, here's a hint: it would be like naming a bill that protects detainee rights after Alberto Gonzales.
(By the way, we were just reminded of this video, from back in 1990, of gay activists "condomizing" Jesse's house.)
John McCain avoided answering a question from the New York Times as to whether he believed an orphanage was actually better for a kid than gay parents.
Massachusetts just voted to overturn a law banning out-of-state couples from marrying there. There's sure to be a surprise JetBlue sale to Boston this weekend...
And it was announced that on July 23, the House of Representatives will revisit "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," complete with lesbian military women testimony.