Rockstar announced tonight that The Ballad of Gay Tony will (ahem) come out on October 29 for 1600 Microsoft Points ($20). The 360-exclusive downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto 4 will put players in the role of Luis Lopez, underling to nightclub impresario Tony Prince (i.e. “Gay Tony”). This pack contrasts against the grittier The Lost and the Damned by showing night-life glamour rather than rough biker gangs. Rockstar will also release the previously announced “Episodes from Liberty City” retail disc on the same day. It will include both DLC packs on a disc for $39.99, and won’t require the original GTA4 disc to play. Finally, the company released a piece of promo artwork (above) available as a desktop background. Of course, it could always be Gay Tony himself, and Rockstar is further tweaking the absurd levels of homophobia among gamers.

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Broad Coalition Collaborating on Poll to Assist Community on Timing, Efforts to Repeal Prop. 8 Should Court Uphold Marriage Ban

Representatives from a diverse coalition of faith, civil rights and LGBT organizations will host a conference call to announce the launch of an innovative, collaborative polling project to help determine the timing and targeting of efforts to repeal Proposition 8, should the California Supreme Court uphold the constitutional amendment banning marriage for same-sex couples.

The polling project will share qualitative and quantitative polling data with community members and stakeholders as part of a larger strategy to involve the community in the decision making process and engage the broad coalition of organizations to better coordinate and partner with on-going efforts to restore marriage for same-sex couples in California.

Expected at the session are:

Tawal Panyacosit Jr., Director, API Equality
Rick Jacobs, Founder and Chair, Courage Campaign
Marc Solomon, Marriage Director, Equality California
Luis Lopez, President, Honor PAC
Ron Buckmire, Board President, Jordan/Rustin Coalition
Molly McKay, Media Director, Marriage Equality USA
Reverend Eric Lee, President and CEO, Southern Christian Leadership Council of Greater Los Angeles