Someone in the Vatican is illegally downloading hardcore pornography featuring transgender stars, bondage and lesbians.

Discovered by Torrent Freak, an American website that analyses file sharing, a number of films and pornographic clips were downloaded in the hub of the Roman Catholic church.

NEW YORK -- City Council Speaker Christine Quinn on Sunday officially threw her hat into the ring to be the next mayor of New York City. In a sign of the times, Quinn made the announcement via Twitter, followed by a posting of a video on YouTube.

Quinn, 46, who holds a substantial lead in most polls, is poised to become the first lesbian and the first women elected as mayor of New York City, the nation's largest city.

First, Quinn must survive the Democratic primary in September ahead of the November election. Democrats dominate city politics, with six out of seven registered voters.

It’s time to rid ourselves of fashion stereotypes within the LGBT community. This is the 21st century, people. We no longer live in dark days where men were only accepted in a suit and tie, and women only looked appropriate in cocktail dresses.

Men - gay and straight - are starting to wear color, print and fitted jeans. Women - lesbian and straight - are starting to look chic in pantsuits, boxy blazers and muted colors. It is safe to say that fashion is being inspired by both genders, and it’s only moving forward!

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today ignored the calls of national and home-state groups and delayed Judiciary Committee votes on five federal judicial nominees, including that of a lesbian.

Grassley, the committee’s ranking member, has routinely held back committee votes on judicial nominations for one, two, three or even six weeks, usually without providing a reason. Ninety-seven percent of President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees who have had committee votes scheduled have met with these delays, before confronting even greater obstruction on the Senate floor.