When the Human Rights Campaign asked the public to help paint the town red to show support for marriage equality by changing their social media profile photos to the campaign's red equal sign, they probably didn't anticipate the myriad of interpretations it would inspire. As has probably been flooding your feeds, the social media push has spawned a vast array of takes on the now ubiquitous red square containing a whitish equal sign, some of which are pretty clever. A few even made us laugh. So, we've diligently trolled the deep, dark corners of the internet and meme underworld so you don't have to and present to you our picks for the 27 funniest or otherwise noteworthy versions of the red equality symbol.

Brad Pitt, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Yeardley Smith, George Clooney, Martin Sheen, John C. Reilly

There's only really two ways to get many of the biggest names and most well-respected actors on the planet in one room. The first way is to give out golden statues, and we just wrapped that up last week. The second way, on the other hand, is to offer them parts in a project that's too prestigious, well-written or morally important to pass up, and preferably all three. This, it seems, is how half of Hollywood was involved in this weekend's staged reading at the Wilshire Ebell of Academy Award-winning writer Dustin Lance Black's new play "8", which tells the story of the recent appeals court decision declaring gay-marriage ban Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional. More»

• Apparently Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz and Charlize Theron have all asked Victoria Beckham to design their Oscar gowns which means we only need two more actresses to dress for a complete Spice Girls tribute at the Academy Awards, you hear me Rooney Mara and Octavia Spencer? [Post]
• Federal appeals court rules California's Prop 8 banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional as a violation of civil rights, but proponents still have to to appeal that ruling before same-sex weddings can resume. [KABC]

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• The L.A. Clippers beat the L.A. Lakers 114-95 in last night's exhibition opener in which Mr. World Peace missed all eight of his shots. [KTLA]
• A new initiative by proponents of marriage equality attempts to get the issue of same-sex marriage in California back on the ballot, a measure that could extend the court battle over Prop 8 for several more years. [KABC]

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• Prop 8 heads to California Supreme Court today to determine whether its proponents can appeal the federal overturning of the measure to ban gay marriage. [HuffPo]
• Self-proclaimed etiquette and "learned elegance" aficionado The Countess LuAnn De Lesseps arrived to a seated charity dinner co-hosted by RHONY castmate Kelly Bensimon two hours late with an entourage. Très déclassé, darling! [Post]

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• You can now buy an iPhone from Apple without a two-year service contract allowing you to switch carriers—if you're willing to cough up the cash. [KABC]
• A federal judge rules to uphold Judge Vaughn Walker's prior ruling that CA's Prop 8 banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional despite Walker being gay. [KTLA]
• L.A. school board decides on menu overhaul of food served in schools, offering healthier options and nixing flavored milk, corndogs, and chicken nuggets. [LATimes]
• Crystal Harris, ex-fiance of Hugh Hefner, doubles down, calls off their wedding and drops her single "Club Queen" in the same day. Nice timing. [PE]
• Gary Busey got fired from a movie he was set to star in, and for which he'd already filmed half of his scenes, after production team complains about his bad behavior. [TMZ]

• Government shutdown looking even more likely as President Obama and GOP still don't have a budget worked out. [KTLA]
• An interesting wrinkle in the Prop 8 saga: Judge Vaughn Walker who struck down the CA gay marriage ban is a homosexual. It's a gay world, after all! [KABC]
• What?! Did Bravo is seriously cancel "The Real Housewives Of D.C" after one season? How will I go on?? [TMZ]
• Weather's supposed to get nasty this weekend. It was also supposed to thunderstorm last night but that never happened. Just saying... [LATimes]
• John Legend says Donald Trump is racist for questioning Barack Obama's nationality. What a weirdo. [PE]

• Oh no!  Tumblr has been down for 13 hours and counting. The error message says they'll "be back shortly." [HuffPo]
• California’s ban on gay marriage is back in court today. TV cameras will be allowed inside. [WSJ]
• Strawberry fields forever. NYC mourns the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death with tributes and testimonials. [Gothamist]
• Wikileaks Julian Assange says if he's killed or brought to trial he'll unleash a "thermonuclear device" of unreleased file.  Won't he do that anyway?  [Globe and Mail]
• Perfect holiday gift: Queen Elizabeth II's panties are up for sale for $9,000.  Talk about a bargain. [TMZ]

• Beverly Hills plastic surgeon famous for Heidi Montag's work, Dr. Frank Ryan, dies in PCH car wreck [TMZ]
• Bankrupt "RHONJ" Teresa Giudice goes on $60k home decor shopping spree [Post]
• Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. donates $1 million to Republican Governor's Association [BWeek]
• Michael Douglas reveals throat cancer diagnosis and treatment plan [HP]
• CA same-sex marriages put on hold indefinitely by federal appeals court [KTLA]

• According to Dina Lohan, Lindsay won't be doing the full court-ordered 90 days of rehab [TMZ]
• Hilary Duff's fiancé, Mike Comrie, has his bachelor party at Trousdale [Post]
• In case you weren't aware, finding work as a young adult has never been harder [CNBC]
• Judge is doubtful Prop 8 sponsors can legally appeal his ruling to overturn ban on gay marriage [HP]
• Jennifer Aniston one-ups Bill O'Reilly on parenting issue [PE]