ABOVE: Stephen Dorff, always a snack.

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It's not exactly a codification of Obergefell, but the Senate — by a vote of 61-36 — has passed landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriages federally.

Applause in the Senate pic.twitter.com/PTQIhOKwUK

— Acyn (@Acyn) November 29, 2022

The Respect for Marriage Act will likely be approved by the House next week, and signed into law by President Biden.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D- New York) was emotional as he talked about his daughter, who is married to a woman, fearing that her marital union could be erased.

ABOVE: Are you a Golden Palace fan? The diluted Golden Girls sequel is coming to Hulu and is probably still worth a watch.

Bonus fleshback to adult star Mark Jennings (Image via TCS)

BELOW: Keep reading for another Bryan Singer slam, Chris Noth finds no support via the And Just Like That ... ladies, a call to execute Dr. Fauci, the aftermath of Manchin fucking with Biden's agenda and more ...

ABOVE: Jonathan Taylor Thomas is 40 years of age. Let that sink in.

BELOW: Keep reading for a DWTS gay-plosion, Biden's latest judge picks, some Mary Tyler Moore birthdays and deathdays, how a gay rep is helping push back against the California recall on Grindr and more...

ABOVE: I urge you to follow Todd Lien on IG. He's great! He has a small part in Boy Culture: The Series and was a delight to work with.

BELOW: Keep reading for solid-gold Tom Daley, the gay plight in Afghanistan, Willam and Matthew Camp team up for gay justice, Jeff Stryker blows out a big ol' candle and more ...

ABOVE: Yes, Paul Forman's IG is consistently this hot.

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Crowds showed up for even a truncated march! (All images by Matthew Rettenmund)

Pride was physically tumultuous for me in 2019, since I'd spent like six months with no exercise while nursing my sick pooch back to health; I'll never forget the feat of endurance it was to see Madonna perform then.

Pride in 2020 was virtually nonexistent.

Everyone was in good cheer.

This year, because NYC had not fully reopened when plans were laid, Pride was a mish-mash of classic and cautious, crowded and sparse, big and small — and I must say I was shocked just how often it landed on classic, crowded and BIG.

It was also punishingly humid out — we are entering a days-long heat wave — making this year's theme of The Fight Continues feel more like The Struggle Is Real.

Kids were the backbone of Pride this year.

On my way to the kickoff presser, I spied a family of hicks stumbling out of Port Authority, the teen son in a camo TRUMP cap, and then noticed a series of anti-vaxxer and anti-mask graffiti messages. I tried not to let this put me in the wrong mood. Most of New York state is vaxxed and I imagine way past 70% of NYC is by now, so the real nuts are in the minority, but it was still jarring to be reminded that fascism and populism masquerading as junk science are here to stay.

ABOVE: Sure, he wasn't the nicest, but Ryan O'Neal was fun to look at. Today, he's 80.

BELOW: Keep reading for a major gay milestone (Knottt!), Ted Nugent announcing he has COVID-19, the united Democratic push for D.C. statehood and to de-criminalize marijuana on the federal level and more ...