[Photo from the New York Times]

New York, among many other things, is a well know hub for the gays, transvestites, and cross dressers from around the globe. You can wear absolutely anything in this town and not get punished for it (ahem Kenny Kenny)...We have always been proud of our city for the tolerance that it's residents and business owners have shown towards those individuals that fall outside of what is generally considered "normal".  This is why when we hear stories like Khadijah Farmer's we feel gypped. Khadijah is a woman who got kicked out of a women's restrooms at the Caliente Cab Company restaurant in the West Village, by a bouncer that mistook her for a man. "I get mistaken for a man daily" admitted Khadijah, which is not exactly why she is upset. No, she's upset that the guy wouldn't even look at her id card that clearly states her gender, before ejecting her from the restroom and then the restaurant. Which is why the The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund filed the lawsuit on behalf of Ms. Farmer in State Supreme Court in Manhattan

A 2002 amendment to the city’s human rights law protects the rights of city residents whose gender expression is different from their sex at birth. This lawsuit could help set a precedent for sex stereotyping by a public accommodation. We say "you go girl!".

Gotham Magazine is debuting their annual picks of the city's top 100 bachelors. Here is a highlight a few of the several picks:

-Both Jason Strauss and Noah Tepperberg of Marquee fame.

-Jared Kushner, owner of the Observer. (ummm...isn't he dating Ms. Trump?)

-Eric Em, the "guest relations manager" (whatever that means) of Soho House.

-Kipton Cronkite, financial nerd.

-Jesse Keyes, real estate developer and co-owner of La Esquina, Lead invester of Goldbar.

-Richie Akiva, co-owner of Butter and self-perfected name dropper.

-Adam Albert, director of promoters, 1-OAK and Butter.

-Jeffrey Jah, Co-owner, Double Seven and Inn LW12

So let's get this straight, the top single men here are promoters and club owners?!! Doesn't this seem a little skewed? What about the artists, musicians, actors, writers, etc.? For a full list of bachelors, go here.

Sounds like an oxymoron right? Are you getting sick of hearing about all of the freebies that models are getting handed in this city? I mean they already have youth and beauty, and their apartments paid for, but then you find out that often times they are getting free designer clothes, gym memberships, every night out paid for, and weekends in Monaco.  We certaintly were getting sick of the model culture especially now with Paris fasion week, which is why we smiled when we found out about the company "Ugly Models" today.  Ugly Models was founded in 1969 by two photographers who realized there was a huge gap in the modeling market for what they call "interesting faces".  So, they started the first character modeling agency in the world and now showcase over 900 individuals from 18-100 years old and from the "wee-folk" (4'1) to the "giant" (7'6).  On their website they claim: "We can fulfill any requirement as no job is too big, outrageous, or bizarre."  We are glad that those individuals who really see modeling as a dedicated and legitimate job, and not just a way to get free coke and live on prince st., are getting a chance to practice their craft.  All joking aside, there is just one thing we are geniunely confused about...while there is no denying the supply of unfortunate looking broads and guids, a good percentage of the models here are, well, NOT-ugly.  Several are actually quite beautiful which disturbs us even more.  If people like these have to model for an agency that prides itself on providing "ugly" people, we are a little bit concerned with what the standards of beauty are these days...