If Proposition 8 has served any good whatsoever, it may be underlining how unfortunate the California voter amendment practice is and how reforming the process is long over due. In total, the state’s constitution has been amended over five hundred times, changed by ballot initiative, and more often than not, those amendments – both defeated and passed – frequently target minority groups that the process was in fact designed to help.
Saturday, Clay Aiken took to answering a questions posted on his official fan site, a question inquiring his thoughts on the California Supreme Court upholding Proposition 8. His response is articulate, nuanced, and thoughtful.
Susan Boyle is suffering, reports surfacing that she was admitted early Sunday evening to a London area clinic after she was assessed by medical staff under Britain’s Mental Health Act to be “exhausted.”
What was entertaining and/or instructive about this year’s model of the MTV Movie Awards you might ask? The answer would be decidedly not much, not much at all was entertaining about this celebrity freebasing, which was as abhorrent and awkward an affair as could be imagined, let alone brought to reality. The marathon of cultural irrelevance did manage to locate a low point heretofore hidden – the Sacha Baron Cohen as Bruno descending on Eminem and entourage, truthfully the most insulting and painful moment of television ever. Viacom, by the way, the corporate menace that owns MTV, has long pulled the YouTube clip, and as of this posting, the segment is reportedly to be edited from any and all rebroadcasts – a good thing too, since not only was the entire incident embarrassing, but poor Zac Efron: the consummate cutie deserved better.
An antidote, then, to that awfulness, Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson in Paris, where Rachel is reportedly to film a commercial for Lacoste, and the twosome, as cute as could be, take in tennis at the French Open.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
A Total Hilarious Parody Of A Total Eclipse Of The Heart
A friend from New York sent me this link in an email Friday, betting that one: I could not watch the video from beginning to end without doubling over with laughter and that two: I could not stop laughing long after the video ended. Um, he was right on both counts. I laughed so hard, I worked up a sweat. You’ve been warned.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
March In The Middle Equality Rally Recap, Prince Harry Plays Polo, Breaks Balloons By Butt, Cristiano Ronaldo Short Shorts, Susan Boyle Places Second
Thousands of participants gathered in Fresno, California Saturday, the site of the first Meet in the Middle Equality Rally, a protest aimed at the recent state Supreme Court’s upholding of Proposition 8. Organizers selected Fresno for its geographic location – it is the middle of state – and for its symbolic middle-American values, as activists affirm they need to convince the popular conceit of traditional middle-class America to support legislation to legalize gay marriage.
Prince Harry spent a busy Saturday in Manhattan, thoroughly enjoying himself and entertaining children this morning at Harlem’s Children Zone, where he lost a butt balloon busting contest, and later in the day leading his team to victory in a charity polo match 6-5, where Chloe Sevigny, Madonna, and Marc Jacobs were among those turning out to watch the polo match and circling the royal red head like sharks in a bit of a feeding frenzy.
For an alleged heterosexual, Cristiano Ronaldo really cares for teeny, tiny swimsuits that leave little, if anything at all, to the imagination, and when he cannot buy them short, he gets all crafty and makes said swimsuit short.
Susan Boyle’s dream died, sometime Saturday evening.
Prince Harry spent a busy Saturday in Manhattan, thoroughly enjoying himself and entertaining children this morning at Harlem’s Children Zone, where he lost a butt balloon busting contest, and later in the day leading his team to victory in a charity polo match 6-5, where Chloe Sevigny, Madonna, and Marc Jacobs were among those turning out to watch the polo match and circling the royal red head like sharks in a bit of a feeding frenzy.
For an alleged heterosexual, Cristiano Ronaldo really cares for teeny, tiny swimsuits that leave little, if anything at all, to the imagination, and when he cannot buy them short, he gets all crafty and makes said swimsuit short.
Susan Boyle’s dream died, sometime Saturday evening.
Adam Lambert Spends Salon Day, Prince Harry Is A Homey, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto Meet David Lynch, Final Three Pushing Daisies Air Beginning Tonight
Adam Lambert, back in Los Angeles, visits a West Hollywood salon to make with the manicure/pedicure.
Prior to playing a polo match later today, Prince Harry was up in Harlem, where he displayed charm and cuteness, playing with a group of children from the Children Zone, where, according to one child, the royal red head was taught the ways of being a homey and like that. Love him!
Chris Pine, also in Los Angeles, also in West Hollywood, makes his way to acting class.
Chris’s Star Trek co-star Zachary Quinto and his “friend,” producer Corey Moosa, made their way last night to the David Lynch/Danger Mouse event in Los Angeles, Quinto quite the hotness.
Pushing Daisies alert: ABC is airing the remaining three episodes beginning tonight – Saturday – in an episode called Window Dressed to Kill, the fate of the wholly original, daring show sealed with that network’s decision to cancel it in favor of, oh, The Bachelorette. Keep it classy ABC!
Prior to playing a polo match later today, Prince Harry was up in Harlem, where he displayed charm and cuteness, playing with a group of children from the Children Zone, where, according to one child, the royal red head was taught the ways of being a homey and like that. Love him!
Chris Pine, also in Los Angeles, also in West Hollywood, makes his way to acting class.
Chris’s Star Trek co-star Zachary Quinto and his “friend,” producer Corey Moosa, made their way last night to the David Lynch/Danger Mouse event in Los Angeles, Quinto quite the hotness.
Pushing Daisies alert: ABC is airing the remaining three episodes beginning tonight – Saturday – in an episode called Window Dressed to Kill, the fate of the wholly original, daring show sealed with that network’s decision to cancel it in favor of, oh, The Bachelorette. Keep it classy ABC!
Adam Lambert’s Lover Drake LaBry Revealed, Reverend Art Cribbs Loves Gays, anda Sykes' Twins, Tom Brady Is A Best Buddy, Jenson Button,
According to the National Enquirer, “American Idol loser Adam Lambert has found love” and his name is Drake LaBry, a twenty-four year old artist and interior designer from the great state of Louisiana. The twosome are so much in love that they want to settle down, and Adam’s family has fully embraced Drake, so much so that he was frequently seated next to the Lambert family at each Idol show, identified as a “friend.”
The Reverend Art Cribbs, a pastor of a San Marino, California Church, near Los Angeles, said that the wedding ceremony he preformed on May 23rd, 2009 will be his last until that state’ same-sex marriage is overturned. Reverend Cribbs, who has preformed marriage ceremonies for over twenty-years, told reporters that Proposition 8 and the state Supreme Court’s decision to uphold it violates the line between civil law and religion.
Wanda Sykes was on the Thursday episode of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where she shared photographs of her adorable twins – Olivia Lou and Lucas Claude – two of the cutest one month olds you are likely to ever see.
Hall of Fame DILF, presumptive starting quarterback for the New England Patriots, and constant cutie Tom Brady attended Friday night’s party to launch this weekend’s Best Buddies Challenge Hyannis Port – a one-hundred mile bike ride from Boston to Hyannis Port to raise money in support of people with intellectual disabilities. Brady is the honorary Chairman and Celebrity Ambassador for the event sponsored in large part by Audi America.
I am still not sure who Jenson Buttons is, but the twenty-two year is cute and seems intent to appear in public in as little clothing as possible, a choice I completely concur with.
The Reverend Art Cribbs, a pastor of a San Marino, California Church, near Los Angeles, said that the wedding ceremony he preformed on May 23rd, 2009 will be his last until that state’ same-sex marriage is overturned. Reverend Cribbs, who has preformed marriage ceremonies for over twenty-years, told reporters that Proposition 8 and the state Supreme Court’s decision to uphold it violates the line between civil law and religion.
Wanda Sykes was on the Thursday episode of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where she shared photographs of her adorable twins – Olivia Lou and Lucas Claude – two of the cutest one month olds you are likely to ever see.
Hall of Fame DILF, presumptive starting quarterback for the New England Patriots, and constant cutie Tom Brady attended Friday night’s party to launch this weekend’s Best Buddies Challenge Hyannis Port – a one-hundred mile bike ride from Boston to Hyannis Port to raise money in support of people with intellectual disabilities. Brady is the honorary Chairman and Celebrity Ambassador for the event sponsored in large part by Audi America.
I am still not sure who Jenson Buttons is, but the twenty-two year is cute and seems intent to appear in public in as little clothing as possible, a choice I completely concur with.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Who Was Angie Zapata, California Apologizes To The Gays, Chris Engen Denies, Phil Spector Sentenced, Al Roker, Prince Harry Takes Manhattan
The Denver News offers a portrait of Angie Zapata, the eighteen-year old Greeley, Colorado transgendered woman who was viciously killed in July of 2008, by thirty-one year old Allen Andrade, allegedly a gang member who murdered Zapata. The paper also offers an examination of seven yet to be answered questions from the trail itself.
Mark Morford, an often erratic columnist with the San Francisco Chronicle, rallies himself right, and offers an apology to the world on behalf of California’s mishandling of gay marriage, among the Golden State's other misdeeds.
The Young and the Restless actor Chris Engen is denying reports he quit the show over a gay kiss, and that he was unhappy with the direction his character had taken.
One chapter in the sad, wasted life of Phil Spector has been closed, the historically influential and talked music producer sentenced Friday in Los Angeles to nineteen years in prison for the second-degree killing of actress Lana Clarkson in 2003. Spector, who is sixty-nine years old, was convicted last month in case that took nearly six years to complete, with two trials.
Arguing that “folks need to lighten up” irrelevant public figure Al Roker showed up for jury duty Thursday in Manhattan, and promptly posted pictures of potential juries taken on an iPhone on Roker’s Twitter account.
Prince Harry, the red-headed royal rascal and sexy third in the line for the throne, has descended upon Manhattan, arriving Friday, causing and commotion quite quickly ensuing.
Mark Morford, an often erratic columnist with the San Francisco Chronicle, rallies himself right, and offers an apology to the world on behalf of California’s mishandling of gay marriage, among the Golden State's other misdeeds.
The Young and the Restless actor Chris Engen is denying reports he quit the show over a gay kiss, and that he was unhappy with the direction his character had taken.
One chapter in the sad, wasted life of Phil Spector has been closed, the historically influential and talked music producer sentenced Friday in Los Angeles to nineteen years in prison for the second-degree killing of actress Lana Clarkson in 2003. Spector, who is sixty-nine years old, was convicted last month in case that took nearly six years to complete, with two trials.
Arguing that “folks need to lighten up” irrelevant public figure Al Roker showed up for jury duty Thursday in Manhattan, and promptly posted pictures of potential juries taken on an iPhone on Roker’s Twitter account.
Prince Harry, the red-headed royal rascal and sexy third in the line for the throne, has descended upon Manhattan, arriving Friday, causing and commotion quite quickly ensuing.
Rolling Stone To Break News That Adam Lambert Is Gay, Kara DioGuardi Beats Them To The Breaking News, Rosie O’Donnell Offers The Adam L. Doll
Breaking news: American Idol runner up Adam Lambert might actually be gay! Alright, I know, it is less breaking news than news so obvious it is not news at all, nonetheless, according to the always reliable New York Post Friday, Mr. Lambert will announce his sexual orientation via a Rolling Stone cover, outing himself thusly, the issue due out in two weeks. The current cover – the Hot List issue – features a naked Lady GaGa, who inside the magazine mentions she is bisexaul, so perhaps Rolling Stone is now the place to discuss one's sexuality?
Kara DioGuardi, whose own sexuality is the subject of some speculation, beats Adam to the proverbial punch – outing wise – telling the ladies of The View “I don’t think Adam was ever in the closet. I think he was always openly out.”
Um, Rosie O’Donnell weighs in on Mr. Lambert, in a way only she could, by which I mean in a way where she scares and worries me and many others, offering one of her many “munny” creations, this one called an Adam L, done with “PINK and black Sharpies,” complete with a fabulous frightening haiku.
Kara DioGuardi, whose own sexuality is the subject of some speculation, beats Adam to the proverbial punch – outing wise – telling the ladies of The View “I don’t think Adam was ever in the closet. I think he was always openly out.”
Um, Rosie O’Donnell weighs in on Mr. Lambert, in a way only she could, by which I mean in a way where she scares and worries me and many others, offering one of her many “munny” creations, this one called an Adam L, done with “PINK and black Sharpies,” complete with a fabulous frightening haiku.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Adam Lambert Lashes Out At Clay Aiken, David Hyde-Pierce Announces Marriage, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, Chris Pine, NOM'S New York Consequence
Adam Lambert says about Clay Aiken and Aiken’s snide comments regarding Lambert’s talent “I’m glad he is getting headlines now though, because he wasn’t before,” and Adam added “if he wants to ride my coattails about it, good for him.” Snap!
David Hyde-Pierce said Thursday that he and his longtime partner Brian Hargrove “very quietly” married last fall, October 24th, 2008, in California before Proposition 8 was passed, effectively eliminating the right of gay men and women to marry in the state. Hyde-Pierce and Hargrove have been together for twenty-five years.
Leonardo DiCaprio, being bicoastal, in New York City, wanders the streets alone, looking, well, like Leonardo DiCaprio.
Orlando Bloom landed in New York City Thursday where he will light the Burberry sign, looking, well, like Orlando Bloom.
Chris Pine walked the streets of Los Angeles, looking, well, like Chris Pine.
The National Organization for Marriage, long absent from the gay marriage debate in New York State, have finally released an advertisement – New York Consequences – at least I think they have: the ad itself is inadvertently, um, hilarious, and lacks a kind of, um, intelligence, and then there is the southern gentleman narration, which is, um, nonsense, a lot like NOM itself.
David Hyde-Pierce said Thursday that he and his longtime partner Brian Hargrove “very quietly” married last fall, October 24th, 2008, in California before Proposition 8 was passed, effectively eliminating the right of gay men and women to marry in the state. Hyde-Pierce and Hargrove have been together for twenty-five years.
Leonardo DiCaprio, being bicoastal, in New York City, wanders the streets alone, looking, well, like Leonardo DiCaprio.
Orlando Bloom landed in New York City Thursday where he will light the Burberry sign, looking, well, like Orlando Bloom.
Chris Pine walked the streets of Los Angeles, looking, well, like Chris Pine.
The National Organization for Marriage, long absent from the gay marriage debate in New York State, have finally released an advertisement – New York Consequences – at least I think they have: the ad itself is inadvertently, um, hilarious, and lacks a kind of, um, intelligence, and then there is the southern gentleman narration, which is, um, nonsense, a lot like NOM itself.
Sergio Garcia High School Prom Queen, Levi Johnston Gets GQ, Nick Zano Nearly Nude, Chris Pine, AMC Messes With Mad Men, The Wearable Towel
Meet Sergio Garcia. He is eighteen, a senior at Fairfax High School, in the West Hollywood community of Los Angeles, California, and is the class of 2009’s prom queen. Garcia, who is openly gay, and is an aspiring chorographer and hair stylist, thought about running for prom king, but that did not seem like a good fit for the fabulous Sergio, and, according to the story in the Los Angeles Times, his successful campaign has started a serious dialogue on campus about gender and roles associated with gender.
Levi Johnston, in the new issue of GQ, instantly becomes a Hall of Fame DILF.
I love Hilary Duff and her cute boyfriend Mike Comrie, and now I love her sister, Haylie, and her equally cute boyfriend Nick Zano, who likes to stroll shirtless.
Chris Pine, being fine, walking, near Sunset and Vine.
Nikki Finke is reporting that ungrateful dullards who run AMC have demanded that Matthew Weiner cut at least two minutes from each episode of Mad Men, citing economic issues.
Um,the wearable towel, I think not. But then again ...
Levi Johnston, in the new issue of GQ, instantly becomes a Hall of Fame DILF.
I love Hilary Duff and her cute boyfriend Mike Comrie, and now I love her sister, Haylie, and her equally cute boyfriend Nick Zano, who likes to stroll shirtless.
Chris Pine, being fine, walking, near Sunset and Vine.
Nikki Finke is reporting that ungrateful dullards who run AMC have demanded that Matthew Weiner cut at least two minutes from each episode of Mad Men, citing economic issues.
Um,the wearable towel, I think not. But then again ...
Tom Brady, His Son John Edward Thomas, And A Tiny Dog Take A Bike Ride
Apparently, if a picture is indeed worth a thousand words, there is much that this picture from Wednesday, of Hall of Fame DILF and presumptive starting quarterback for the New England Patriots Tom Brady, his nearly two-year old son John Edward Thomas, and Brady’s new wife Gisele Bundchen’s petite pet Yorkie, all on a bike, bound for points unknown, tells. What exactly that is, I have yet to comprehend. Anyone have any thoughts?
Prop 8 Federal Lawsuit Fears, Protesting Passive President, Adam Lambert Irony Free, T.R.Knight, Patrick Wolf, Ambassador Anna, Zac, Cam Gigandet
The move to file a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 8 by Theodore B. Olson and David Boise, who were once court room combatants in 2000 in Florida in the famous Gore v. Bush case, has inspired the ire of gay activist who worry that the legal maneuver is premature and poses uncalculated risks. The suit, filed Friday in a San Francisco court on behalf of two gay couples who wanted to marry, but were denied because of Proposition 8, will argue that the California vote initiative denies same-sex couples the basic equal rights and protections guaranteed all Americans under the 14th Amendment. Several gay activist organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Human Rights Campaign, however, believe it is too soon for the involvement of the courts, and they contend that the ballot box is still the best weapon in the battle over equal rights.
President Obama, in California, was met with protestors Wednesday evening in Los Angeles, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where he was attending a fundraising event, who were demanding that Obama aggressively pursue political policies meant to ensure equal rights for gays, including the repeal of the military’s ban on gays serving openly.
Adam Lambert, who continues to insist that it is important to be true to yourself and that “you should be proud of yourself, and you should own who you are and what you’re about, and never make apologies for it” remains coy about his sexuality, irony apparently, something Adam has yet to fully understand.
Reports are that T.R. Knight is finished with Grey’s Anatomy, and that his character George is, um, a goner.
Patrick Wolf would very much like you to understand he is not the Jonas Brothers and so screaming for Mr. Wolf to get his “cock out” at a concert only angers the singer/songwriter; angers him a great deal in fact, making Mr. Wolf feel sexually objectified.
Is Vogue editor in chief and the curious pop cultural figure Anna Wintour eyeing an ambassadorship as her next assignment?
Zac Efron took his hair and two “unidentified” male companions to the Los Angeles Lakers’ game Wednesday night, the Lakers upending the Denver Nuggets 103-94.
On Tuesday, while filming scenes for the upcoming movie The Roommate, Cam Gigandet was caught playing with his, um, cam, not that anyone would ever mind.
President Obama, in California, was met with protestors Wednesday evening in Los Angeles, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where he was attending a fundraising event, who were demanding that Obama aggressively pursue political policies meant to ensure equal rights for gays, including the repeal of the military’s ban on gays serving openly.
Adam Lambert, who continues to insist that it is important to be true to yourself and that “you should be proud of yourself, and you should own who you are and what you’re about, and never make apologies for it” remains coy about his sexuality, irony apparently, something Adam has yet to fully understand.
Reports are that T.R. Knight is finished with Grey’s Anatomy, and that his character George is, um, a goner.
Patrick Wolf would very much like you to understand he is not the Jonas Brothers and so screaming for Mr. Wolf to get his “cock out” at a concert only angers the singer/songwriter; angers him a great deal in fact, making Mr. Wolf feel sexually objectified.
Is Vogue editor in chief and the curious pop cultural figure Anna Wintour eyeing an ambassadorship as her next assignment?
Zac Efron took his hair and two “unidentified” male companions to the Los Angeles Lakers’ game Wednesday night, the Lakers upending the Denver Nuggets 103-94.
On Tuesday, while filming scenes for the upcoming movie The Roommate, Cam Gigandet was caught playing with his, um, cam, not that anyone would ever mind.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Anti-Gay Douglas Drummond Pays Price, Fox Firm Results Fair, Carrie Prejean, Kris Allen, T.R. Knight’s Night Out With Marc Cornselsen, Rob Thomas
In 1993 Douglas Drummond, then a Long Beach, California City Council member, stated his admiration for Fidel Castro and his handling of gays in Cuba, noting with approval that gays cannot procreate, and asking “how do we deal with it short of killing them?” Today, Wednesday, Mr. Drummond, who has offered an apology after an apology for his uniformed stupidity, was rejected by a state Senate committee, who voted 3-2 to deny Douglas an appointment to the California Parole Board.
Despite a report that AT&T unduly influenced the voting results of the American Idol finale in favor of Kris Allen, Fox Broadcasting stated that the results stand, saying they were “absolutely certain” that the final tally was not skewed.
Carrie Prejean prefers Adam Lambert, I think; she tends to talk in way that commits criminal first-degree assault on correct grammar.
American Idol winner – Kris Allen – prefers, no, wants man hair.
Even if they wanted to, the terribly cute twosome that is T.R. Knight and Marc Cornselsen, could not, as residents of California, marry, but there is not stopping them from being out and about looking lovely and really romantic.
Rob Thomas – the Matchbox 20 one – has a big, bad gay chip on his straight shoulder and that inspired a very articulate, intelligent, and thoughtful piece on gays and gay marriage. Love him!
Despite a report that AT&T unduly influenced the voting results of the American Idol finale in favor of Kris Allen, Fox Broadcasting stated that the results stand, saying they were “absolutely certain” that the final tally was not skewed.
Carrie Prejean prefers Adam Lambert, I think; she tends to talk in way that commits criminal first-degree assault on correct grammar.
American Idol winner – Kris Allen – prefers, no, wants man hair.
Even if they wanted to, the terribly cute twosome that is T.R. Knight and Marc Cornselsen, could not, as residents of California, marry, but there is not stopping them from being out and about looking lovely and really romantic.
Rob Thomas – the Matchbox 20 one – has a big, bad gay chip on his straight shoulder and that inspired a very articulate, intelligent, and thoughtful piece on gays and gay marriage. Love him!
Sophia Bush Supports Gays, Alice Munro, Facebook, Hugh Jackman Back On Broadway, Chris Pine, Robert Pattinson Undresses, Rafa, Matt Striker’s Manhood
A number of stars came out Tuesday evening in Los Angeles, in West Hollywood, to show support for gay marriage, including Drew Barrymore, the seriously lovely Sophia Bush brandishing a “Legalize Gay Marriage” tee shirt, and Eliza Dushku.
Ontario farm country resident Alice Munro has been awarded the Man Booker International Award.
A Russian investment company has paid two-hundred million dollars for a 1.96 stake in Facebook, the social networking site reported Tuesday.
A zenith of Hall of Fame DILF will reportedly converge this fall on Broadway, as reports that Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig will appear in Keith Huff’s Steady Rain.
Chris Pine went for a walk, for Fiji water, at his neighborhood 7-Eleven, and while I am tempted to admonish the fine Mr. Pine for his use of plastic bags, no one save Chris could make a stroll to 7-Eleven sexy.
Robert Pattinson appears in various stages of undress, demonstrating his sexiness, filming a scene for the upcoming Twilight sequel New Moon.
Rafael Nadal, or Rafa, favored to win the French Open, in Vogue, photographed by Bruce Weber.
Wrestler Matt Striker purportedly offers documented proof of his, um, penal prowess, and as a warning, the pictures are very NSFW.
Ontario farm country resident Alice Munro has been awarded the Man Booker International Award.
A Russian investment company has paid two-hundred million dollars for a 1.96 stake in Facebook, the social networking site reported Tuesday.
A zenith of Hall of Fame DILF will reportedly converge this fall on Broadway, as reports that Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig will appear in Keith Huff’s Steady Rain.
Chris Pine went for a walk, for Fiji water, at his neighborhood 7-Eleven, and while I am tempted to admonish the fine Mr. Pine for his use of plastic bags, no one save Chris could make a stroll to 7-Eleven sexy.
Robert Pattinson appears in various stages of undress, demonstrating his sexiness, filming a scene for the upcoming Twilight sequel New Moon.
Rafael Nadal, or Rafa, favored to win the French Open, in Vogue, photographed by Bruce Weber.
Wrestler Matt Striker purportedly offers documented proof of his, um, penal prowess, and as a warning, the pictures are very NSFW.
Proposition 8 Challenged In Federal Court, Fresno Framed As Ground Zero In Battle Over Gay Marriage, Day In Pictures, Yana Kulinich Is The Enemy
The legal battle over Proposition 8, despite yesterday’s California Supreme Court 6-1 decision to uphold the ballot measure banning gay marriage in the state, is not necessarily over, as two attorneys, former United States Solicitor General Theodore B. Olson and David Boise, who famously represented Al Gore in the legal challenge contesting counted ballots in Florida, are scheduled to announce Wednesday the filing of federal lawsuit challenging the constitutional validity of Proposition 8.
The morning after the California Supreme Court ruled to uphold Proposition 8, the city of Fresno finds itself not only the center of California geographically, but the center of attention, as activists, proponents of gay marriage, fuelled with a new energy and sense of purpose, make the Fresno ground zero in the fight for equal rights. It all begins Saturday, of course, with the Meet in the Middle event, meant as a the starting point of sorts whose finish line will be the passing of a November 2010 ballot measure meant to overturn Proposition 8. Organizers, who hopefully have learned from the anemic and apathetic anti-Prop 8 campaign run last year, aim to employ methods used by both Harvey Milk and Barack Obama – activism that makes the personal the political.
The San Francisco Chronicle – who has done an outstanding job covering the Proposition 8 decision, including this analysis of the ruling – offers a slideshow of the day in pictures.
One Yana Kulinich, the woman quoted in a story I posted yesterday, the student from American River College who “drove” into San Francisco to applaud the Court’s ruling, has a bit of a pro-Proposition 8 history, including authoring this letter to the editor of the Sacramento Bee in March, and a bit of a connection to the fine folk at ProtectMarriage.com, who are, um, supplementing Yana’s financial needs, along with Yana’s dear friend Jorge Riley, who famously held a sign yesterday that read “Homosexual=Pervert.”
The morning after the California Supreme Court ruled to uphold Proposition 8, the city of Fresno finds itself not only the center of California geographically, but the center of attention, as activists, proponents of gay marriage, fuelled with a new energy and sense of purpose, make the Fresno ground zero in the fight for equal rights. It all begins Saturday, of course, with the Meet in the Middle event, meant as a the starting point of sorts whose finish line will be the passing of a November 2010 ballot measure meant to overturn Proposition 8. Organizers, who hopefully have learned from the anemic and apathetic anti-Prop 8 campaign run last year, aim to employ methods used by both Harvey Milk and Barack Obama – activism that makes the personal the political.
The San Francisco Chronicle – who has done an outstanding job covering the Proposition 8 decision, including this analysis of the ruling – offers a slideshow of the day in pictures.
One Yana Kulinich, the woman quoted in a story I posted yesterday, the student from American River College who “drove” into San Francisco to applaud the Court’s ruling, has a bit of a pro-Proposition 8 history, including authoring this letter to the editor of the Sacramento Bee in March, and a bit of a connection to the fine folk at ProtectMarriage.com, who are, um, supplementing Yana’s financial needs, along with Yana’s dear friend Jorge Riley, who famously held a sign yesterday that read “Homosexual=Pervert.”
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
San Francisco Simmers Post Prop 8, Cynthia Nixon And Melissa Etheridge Respond, American Idol Voting Scandal, Merv Griffin Outed, Gay Grand Thief Auto
Hundreds of protestors, angry at the California Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Proposition 8, marched on San Francisco’s City Hall Tuesday evening. Early in the day, police arrested at least one-hundred protestors who had blocked traffic near the city’s Civic Center, including several religious leaders. That protest, however, had been carefully choreographed, the organizers working closely with the police department and other city officials, nonetheless the point demonstrators intended to make, was well made.
Cynthia Nixon and Melissa Etheridge released statements on today’s ruling, Nixon saying that May 26th, 2009 will be remembered as a “dark day for the people of California.” Etheridge was more hopeful, stating that “California will get there. Change takes time.”
According to a report released late Tuesday, AT&T supposedly skewed the final results of American Idol, offering mobile phones, free text-messaging services, and instructions on how to vote in blocks for the ultimate winner of the show, Kris Allen. While it might at first appear innocuous, AT&T, aside from being one of the more prominent corporate sponsors of Idol, is the only mobile carrier that can be used to send text-message votes, and the company’s interest in the outcome of Idol seems obvious. Neither Fox nor AT&T commented.
A new book titled Merv Griffin: A Life in the Closet claims that Griffin, who never publically acknowledged he was gay, was something of a sex “fiend” who could count Marlon Brando, James Dean, Rock Hudson, and Liberace as lovers.
The newest edition of Grand Thief Auto is scheduled for release this fall, titled The Ballad of Gay Tony, and no, it is not a joke.
Cynthia Nixon and Melissa Etheridge released statements on today’s ruling, Nixon saying that May 26th, 2009 will be remembered as a “dark day for the people of California.” Etheridge was more hopeful, stating that “California will get there. Change takes time.”
According to a report released late Tuesday, AT&T supposedly skewed the final results of American Idol, offering mobile phones, free text-messaging services, and instructions on how to vote in blocks for the ultimate winner of the show, Kris Allen. While it might at first appear innocuous, AT&T, aside from being one of the more prominent corporate sponsors of Idol, is the only mobile carrier that can be used to send text-message votes, and the company’s interest in the outcome of Idol seems obvious. Neither Fox nor AT&T commented.
A new book titled Merv Griffin: A Life in the Closet claims that Griffin, who never publically acknowledged he was gay, was something of a sex “fiend” who could count Marlon Brando, James Dean, Rock Hudson, and Liberace as lovers.
The newest edition of Grand Thief Auto is scheduled for release this fall, titled The Ballad of Gay Tony, and no, it is not a joke.
George Takei Trashes Proposition 8 Ruling, Tom Brady Talks Fatherhood, Kris Allen Beats Adam Lambert Again, Shia Sighting, Channing Tatum, Jared Leto
George Takei takes on the California Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Proposition 8 while upholding the validity of eighteen-thousand gay marriages preformed in the state in the in nearly five month window of opportunity between June, 2008, and November, 2008, including Takei’s, whom wed long time partner Brad Altman, saying the court “decided to be indecisive,” adding that the ruling solves nearly nothing “because there is still inequality.”
Tomorrow, the June 1st issue of Sports Illustrated is out, featuring Hall of Fame DILF Tom Brady whom graces the cover, and inside tells of how he is all Dad like when he does get the opportunity to see son John Edward Thomas. “I don’t see him every day,” said Brady, “but we play when I change his diaper, lifting his leg up, playing with his toes, biting his feet.”
Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, seen here leaving the CBS Early Show Wednesday morning after performing, are not in competition on iTunes, since Allen, who placed number two this week in the top ten, easily outranking Lambert, who did not place on the list at all. Perhaps if Adam came out, officially, his sales ranking might improve?
Guess which Hollywood hobo went for a walk wearing a Los Angeles Dodger blue hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses?
Channing Tatum and girlfriend Jenna Dewan were out and about Saturday, the twosome taking their dogs for a run/walk through Runyon Canyon Park in Los Angeles, Mr. Tatum looking good enough to, well, eat.
Jared Leto, not to be outdone, went wandering shirtless Sunday through the streets of Los Angeles, but unlike Tatum, did not look, well, good enough to eat.
Tomorrow, the June 1st issue of Sports Illustrated is out, featuring Hall of Fame DILF Tom Brady whom graces the cover, and inside tells of how he is all Dad like when he does get the opportunity to see son John Edward Thomas. “I don’t see him every day,” said Brady, “but we play when I change his diaper, lifting his leg up, playing with his toes, biting his feet.”
Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, seen here leaving the CBS Early Show Wednesday morning after performing, are not in competition on iTunes, since Allen, who placed number two this week in the top ten, easily outranking Lambert, who did not place on the list at all. Perhaps if Adam came out, officially, his sales ranking might improve?
Guess which Hollywood hobo went for a walk wearing a Los Angeles Dodger blue hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses?
Channing Tatum and girlfriend Jenna Dewan were out and about Saturday, the twosome taking their dogs for a run/walk through Runyon Canyon Park in Los Angeles, Mr. Tatum looking good enough to, well, eat.
Jared Leto, not to be outdone, went wandering shirtless Sunday through the streets of Los Angeles, but unlike Tatum, did not look, well, good enough to eat.
California Supreme Court Ruling Guarantees Ballot Box Battle, Prop 8 Ruling Reaction From San Francisco, Courage Campaign New Advertisement
The Los Angeles Times reports on the California Supreme Court 6-1 ruling in favor of upholding Proposition 8, and argues that the decision guarantees another ballot box battle over the right of gay men and women to marry legally in the state.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports on the aftermath of Tuesday’s release of the ruling by the California Supreme Court to uphold the voter amendment to the state constitution known, innocuously as Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage, while upholding all eighteen-thousand gay marriage that took place between June, 2008, when the same court overturned a state-wide ban on same-sex marriage as being unconstitutional, and November 4th, 2008, when the proposition passed by a narrow margin. The mood, according to the Chronicle, was one of expected disappointment, most already assuming the court would not rule to overturn the will of the majority. Yet, there seems to be defiance, coupled with resilience, including Rick Schlosser, the executive director of the California Council for Churches, who filed a legal challenge to the proposition. Schlosser said the ruling “opens the door for discrimination against any majority.”
One Yana Kulinich, a student at American River College – the student council voted against marking the day of silence last month – was on hand to support the ruling, stating without a trace of irony that she was “really happy that Prop 8 was upheld, but I was just told by somebody that she’s going to harass me until the day I die. Now I’m really concerned for my safety.”
Courage Campaign , an online collective of progressive Californians, who have organized this Saturday’s Meet in the Middle event to take place in Fresno, California, has immediately launched a new television ad, in both English and Spanish, titled Fidelity, that illustrates the inherent love gay men and women feel , as well as underlining the effects of the court’s ruling.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports on the aftermath of Tuesday’s release of the ruling by the California Supreme Court to uphold the voter amendment to the state constitution known, innocuously as Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage, while upholding all eighteen-thousand gay marriage that took place between June, 2008, when the same court overturned a state-wide ban on same-sex marriage as being unconstitutional, and November 4th, 2008, when the proposition passed by a narrow margin. The mood, according to the Chronicle, was one of expected disappointment, most already assuming the court would not rule to overturn the will of the majority. Yet, there seems to be defiance, coupled with resilience, including Rick Schlosser, the executive director of the California Council for Churches, who filed a legal challenge to the proposition. Schlosser said the ruling “opens the door for discrimination against any majority.”
One Yana Kulinich, a student at American River College – the student council voted against marking the day of silence last month – was on hand to support the ruling, stating without a trace of irony that she was “really happy that Prop 8 was upheld, but I was just told by somebody that she’s going to harass me until the day I die. Now I’m really concerned for my safety.”
Courage Campaign , an online collective of progressive Californians, who have organized this Saturday’s Meet in the Middle event to take place in Fresno, California, has immediately launched a new television ad, in both English and Spanish, titled Fidelity, that illustrates the inherent love gay men and women feel , as well as underlining the effects of the court’s ruling.
California Supreme Court upholds Prop 8. Gay marriage ban remains. All 18, 000 marriages preformed before November 4th, 2008 valid.
The California Supreme Court has upheld Proposition 8, making gay marriage illegal in the state, but has allowed all eighteen thousand marriages performed before the gay marriage ban took effect to remain valid, thereby effectively creating two classes of gay men and women in the state. In the wake of the ruling, the calls for civil disobedience are clear and constant, made by gay activists.
Sonia Sotomayor Chosen Supreme Court Nominee, Gay Issues Threaten Churches, Where Have The Toronto Blue Jays Gone, Twitter As TV, Jesus Talks
President Obama has chosen United States Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York as his candidate to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Sotomayor, fifty-four, would be the Court’s first Hispanic Justice and only the third woman, if her nomination is successful. Thought to be the presumptive favorite since Souter announced his retirement, Sotomayor is purportedly a progressive liberal, who perhaps most famously, is known for siding with the owners of Major League Baseball in 1995 when she was a federal district judge, over a labor strike that led to the cancellation of that year’s World Series.
What is not initially known about Sotomayor is any opinion or view on gay rights, not necessary a good thing, since that issue has obviously overtaken abortion as the social cause, with religious organizations set this summer to tackle what role, if any, gay men and women should play within the hierarchy of several church groups, notably the Episcopalian Church who will consider a number of proposals related to gay issues, including whether to sanction a blessing for same-sex unions, when delegates gather in Anaheim, California this July.
How is possible that after a miraculous start, the Toronto Blue Jays have lost seven straight games, dropped from first to third, and the much hated Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees – who looked foolish and doomed only a month ago – now are first and second respectively?
Twitter is being developed into a television show – an unscripted program that threatens to find “a compelling way to bring the immediacy of Twitter to TV.” And with the announcement, pop culture as we once knew it, inches closer to inevitable extinction.
Jesus, in his first television interview, tells a Brazilian program – Fantastico – that Madonna is “only my friend.” And with the announcement, the screams and shrieks from the Central Park West home of Madonna could be heard throughout.
What is not initially known about Sotomayor is any opinion or view on gay rights, not necessary a good thing, since that issue has obviously overtaken abortion as the social cause, with religious organizations set this summer to tackle what role, if any, gay men and women should play within the hierarchy of several church groups, notably the Episcopalian Church who will consider a number of proposals related to gay issues, including whether to sanction a blessing for same-sex unions, when delegates gather in Anaheim, California this July.
How is possible that after a miraculous start, the Toronto Blue Jays have lost seven straight games, dropped from first to third, and the much hated Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees – who looked foolish and doomed only a month ago – now are first and second respectively?
Twitter is being developed into a television show – an unscripted program that threatens to find “a compelling way to bring the immediacy of Twitter to TV.” And with the announcement, pop culture as we once knew it, inches closer to inevitable extinction.
Jesus, in his first television interview, tells a Brazilian program – Fantastico – that Madonna is “only my friend.” And with the announcement, the screams and shrieks from the Central Park West home of Madonna could be heard throughout.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Nevada Governor Vetoes Domestic Partnership Bill, ProtectMarriage.com Talks Tough, What Ifs Of Prop 8, Spermine, Chris Pine Poetry, Cam Gigandet
Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons late Monday vetoed a domestic partnership bill which would have afforded the same benefits and rights the state extends to married couples to domestic couples, regardless of whether the couple was gay or straight. Gibbons, a Republican, who since taking office in 2006 has made fast friends with scandal, one seeming to appear every other day throughout his tenure, said that the bill – Senate Bill 283 – conflicts with a voter amendment passed in 2002 that defines marriage in the state of Nevada as that existing only between a man and woman. It all makes perfect sense of course, because if there is one place that historically has upheld the conventions of traditional marriage it is the great state of Nevada.
Andrew Pugno, the lead counsel for the fine folk at ProtectMarriage.com, the group largely responsible for the passing of Proposition 8, released a statement Friday in anticipation of the California Supreme Court releasing its ruling Tuesday on legal challenges filed against the voter amendment that effectively eliminated the right of gay men and women in the state to marry. Quote Pugno: “The wait is finally over. We are looking forward to the Court’s decision, and we’re confident that the right of the people to protect traditional marriage in the state constitution will ultimately prevail.”
What will happen if the Court finds Proposition 8 legal and nullifies all eighteen-thousand same-sex marriages preformed between June, 2008 and November 4th, 2008, or if agrees to recognize only those marriage as valid?
When the story of human sperm as an anti-aging cream made its way onto Nip/Tuck and into a storyline starring Joan Rivers, I shrugged, nonplussed by the camp aesthetic of one Ryan Murphy, and yet years later spermine – yes, synthesized human sperm – is being sold, by a Norwegian company called Bioforskning. There is more, but you have to read if for yourself.
Chris Pine, you are so fine, whether walking or simply supine, one day soon, I will make you mine.
The hot Hall of Fame DILF Cam Gigandet went shopping Sunday, being all Dad like, with girlfriend Dominique and their baby Everleigh Rae in tow.
Andrew Pugno, the lead counsel for the fine folk at ProtectMarriage.com, the group largely responsible for the passing of Proposition 8, released a statement Friday in anticipation of the California Supreme Court releasing its ruling Tuesday on legal challenges filed against the voter amendment that effectively eliminated the right of gay men and women in the state to marry. Quote Pugno: “The wait is finally over. We are looking forward to the Court’s decision, and we’re confident that the right of the people to protect traditional marriage in the state constitution will ultimately prevail.”
What will happen if the Court finds Proposition 8 legal and nullifies all eighteen-thousand same-sex marriages preformed between June, 2008 and November 4th, 2008, or if agrees to recognize only those marriage as valid?
When the story of human sperm as an anti-aging cream made its way onto Nip/Tuck and into a storyline starring Joan Rivers, I shrugged, nonplussed by the camp aesthetic of one Ryan Murphy, and yet years later spermine – yes, synthesized human sperm – is being sold, by a Norwegian company called Bioforskning. There is more, but you have to read if for yourself.
Chris Pine, you are so fine, whether walking or simply supine, one day soon, I will make you mine.
The hot Hall of Fame DILF Cam Gigandet went shopping Sunday, being all Dad like, with girlfriend Dominique and their baby Everleigh Rae in tow.
Proposition 8 Day Of Decision, Soulforce Calls For Acts Of Civil Disobedience, Empire State Pride Agenda Action, Zachary Boyd’s Pink Boxers
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009, is now officially known as the Day of Decision, the day the California Supreme Court releases its ruling on legal challenges made to the validity of Proposition 8, the voter amendment that was passed by a narrow margin on November 4th, 2008, that effectively eliminated the right of gay men and women in the state to marry; a right that had been granted by the very same Supreme Court in May, 2008, after the seven justices ruled 4-3 that the ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
DayofDecision.com has organized a number of rallies scheduled to occur tomorrow evening – at last count nearly one hundred cities will participate, including three Canadian cities: Toronto, Woodstock, (?) and Vancouver – and depending on the outcome, the rallies will be an opportunity to celebrate or to protest. One of the co-founders of Day of Decision, Robin Tyler and her wife will appear on NBC news Monday night, in anticipation of tomorrow.
Soulforce, late last month, called for civil disobedience following the outcome of tomorrow’s decision, a statement that can be found here.
In New York State meanwhile, gay activists, primarily Empire State Pride Agenda, are demonstrating a phenomenal comprehension not only of advocacy, but of the rules governing lobby and in the process are influencing a number of undecided legislators to support the passage of the gay marriage bill.
The Associated Press photograph taken May 11th of twenty-year old United States Army Specialist Zachary Boyd, who, stationed in Afghanistan, roused from sleep, fought a battle in pink I Love New York boxers and flip flops, is as accurate an image for the war being fought in Afghanistan and in Iraq as could be, and despite the inane commentary that the picture undermines the dignity of the fighting forces, this Memorial Day, Zachary Boyd in his underwear says more than any words ever could.
DayofDecision.com has organized a number of rallies scheduled to occur tomorrow evening – at last count nearly one hundred cities will participate, including three Canadian cities: Toronto, Woodstock, (?) and Vancouver – and depending on the outcome, the rallies will be an opportunity to celebrate or to protest. One of the co-founders of Day of Decision, Robin Tyler and her wife will appear on NBC news Monday night, in anticipation of tomorrow.
Soulforce, late last month, called for civil disobedience following the outcome of tomorrow’s decision, a statement that can be found here.
In New York State meanwhile, gay activists, primarily Empire State Pride Agenda, are demonstrating a phenomenal comprehension not only of advocacy, but of the rules governing lobby and in the process are influencing a number of undecided legislators to support the passage of the gay marriage bill.
The Associated Press photograph taken May 11th of twenty-year old United States Army Specialist Zachary Boyd, who, stationed in Afghanistan, roused from sleep, fought a battle in pink I Love New York boxers and flip flops, is as accurate an image for the war being fought in Afghanistan and in Iraq as could be, and despite the inane commentary that the picture undermines the dignity of the fighting forces, this Memorial Day, Zachary Boyd in his underwear says more than any words ever could.
Neil Lambert Outs Brother Adam Lambert
If there were still doubts remaining as to the sexual orientation of American Idol runner up Adam Lambert, his brother Neil might, via the board Somethingawful.com, cleared them up, accidentally on purposed outing Adam while simultaneously taking a swipe at Danny Gokey. Neil, who posts under the name negativeneil, wrote on May 16th that “the truth is, American Idol shouldn’t be about the contestant’s silly personal stories. Had Danny Gokey not gone the Pity Party route, he would’ve been out sooner because he’s just not that exciting of a singer. I don’t want to see Adam on-screen whimpering about how hard it is to be a gay man in America because it doesn’t have to do with his singing.” The rest of Neil’s musings, including just how cute he finds Kris Allen, is also available here.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Nigel Lythgoe Apologizes For Homophobic Harping, Annie Leibovitz Near Bankruptcy, Colin Farell Is Gay Brother’s Best Man, Sutherland Scandal Solved
The distraction that was the supposed scandal involving So You Think You Can Dance judge Nigel Lythgoe and his hateful and spectacularly ludicrous comments to same-sex contestants Misha Belfer and Mitchel Kibel made on the show and on Twitter has ended, Lythgoe offering an apology to GLAAD – who threatened a boycott – and to those who follow Nigel on Twitter.
Lythgoe, who insisted he was only expressing an opinion when he told the two that they would “alienate a lot of our audience.” Later, he tweeted that “the same-sex ballroom guys did remind me of Blades of Glory. However, I’m not a fan of Brokeback ballroom.” Is there a truth to Lythgoe’s inclination, that the audience for So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol, and their ilk would be alienated by gay contestants?
Annie Leibovitz faces financial straits once again, with reports that the famed photographer is being threatened with involuntary bankruptcy for an unpaid bill owed to a lighting company. Leibovitz late last year was forced to mortgage the rights to her work to combat a staggering debt she incurred resulting from a lawsuit filed by the owners of a townhouse damaged when she was renovating two townhouses she owns.
Colin Farell is reportedly to be the best man at his brother Eamon’s wedding this summer to Eamon’s longtime partner Steven Mannion. Unfortunately, Eamon Farell cannot marry in his home country of Ireland, since same-sex marriage remains illegal there, so the ceremony will take place at as yet to be named location.
Fashion designer Jack McCollough, whom was allegedly assaulted by one Kiefer Sutherland, has privately resolved the differences between himself and Sutherland, which of course is code for someone paid someone a substantial sum of money, all of which now means that the charges against the almost tolerable actor can be dropped.
Lythgoe, who insisted he was only expressing an opinion when he told the two that they would “alienate a lot of our audience.” Later, he tweeted that “the same-sex ballroom guys did remind me of Blades of Glory. However, I’m not a fan of Brokeback ballroom.” Is there a truth to Lythgoe’s inclination, that the audience for So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol, and their ilk would be alienated by gay contestants?
Annie Leibovitz faces financial straits once again, with reports that the famed photographer is being threatened with involuntary bankruptcy for an unpaid bill owed to a lighting company. Leibovitz late last year was forced to mortgage the rights to her work to combat a staggering debt she incurred resulting from a lawsuit filed by the owners of a townhouse damaged when she was renovating two townhouses she owns.
Colin Farell is reportedly to be the best man at his brother Eamon’s wedding this summer to Eamon’s longtime partner Steven Mannion. Unfortunately, Eamon Farell cannot marry in his home country of Ireland, since same-sex marriage remains illegal there, so the ceremony will take place at as yet to be named location.
Fashion designer Jack McCollough, whom was allegedly assaulted by one Kiefer Sutherland, has privately resolved the differences between himself and Sutherland, which of course is code for someone paid someone a substantial sum of money, all of which now means that the charges against the almost tolerable actor can be dropped.
Kradam Dine, Adam Lambert’s BFF And Ex-Boyfriend Cheeks, Tom Brady And Gisele Bundchen Baby, Jonathan Waud Nude, Janice Dickinson Dismisses Tyra
Friday evening American Idol winner and runner up, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert dined together after the twosome – now known affectionately and with fabulous simplicity as Kradam – appeared on Larry King Live.
Meanwhile, news about Adam Lambert’s best friend forever and rumored ex-boyfriend, now identified as Cheeks, whose work with Kathy Griffin apparently is well known.
As I posted a month ago, Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady, newly weds as of February, are reportedly expected their first child together. The reason the rumor has yet to be confirmed – not that Mr. Brady has another child, adorable son John Edward, whom he had with ex Bridget Moynahan, whom he cheated on with Miss. Bundchen – but that Tommy and Gisele’s reputations, complicated by their supposed shared Catholic faith, is at stake, with Gisele having conceived well before the couple officially married.
Make Me A Supermodel, a guilty pleasure better than America’s Next Top Model by bounds, this season features the ever so scrumptious and sexy Jonathan Waud, whose obvious charms are readily evident, as in the latest assignment that involved Waud wondrous naked body.
Tyra Banks, America’s Next Model maven is in damage control mode, having fired judge, former super model Paulina Porizkova for inexplicable reasons, with the chronically dangerous Janice Dickinson, herself fired from the show, weighing in on all things Tyra.
Meanwhile, news about Adam Lambert’s best friend forever and rumored ex-boyfriend, now identified as Cheeks, whose work with Kathy Griffin apparently is well known.
As I posted a month ago, Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady, newly weds as of February, are reportedly expected their first child together. The reason the rumor has yet to be confirmed – not that Mr. Brady has another child, adorable son John Edward, whom he had with ex Bridget Moynahan, whom he cheated on with Miss. Bundchen – but that Tommy and Gisele’s reputations, complicated by their supposed shared Catholic faith, is at stake, with Gisele having conceived well before the couple officially married.
Make Me A Supermodel, a guilty pleasure better than America’s Next Top Model by bounds, this season features the ever so scrumptious and sexy Jonathan Waud, whose obvious charms are readily evident, as in the latest assignment that involved Waud wondrous naked body.
Tyra Banks, America’s Next Model maven is in damage control mode, having fired judge, former super model Paulina Porizkova for inexplicable reasons, with the chronically dangerous Janice Dickinson, herself fired from the show, weighing in on all things Tyra.
Hilary Clinton Extends Equal Benefits To Gay United States Diplomats, California Day Of Decision, Church Of Scotland Approves Openly Gay Minister
According to an internal memo sent last week by the United States Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, all American diplomats will be offered equal protections and benefits for same-sex partners. A copy of the memo, addressed by Clinton to an association of gay and lesbian Foreign Service employees, read in part that “like all families, our Foreign Service families come in different configurations; all are part of the common fabric of our post communities abroad.”
The California Day of Decision is this Tuesday, the State Supreme Court releasing its ruling on legal challenges to Proposition 8 and to the validity of eighteen-thousand same-sex marriage performed between June, 2008, and November 4th, 2008, when the ballot measure amendment – Prop 8 – took effect. There are a number of predicted responses to the ruling, including a calling by several religious groups asking their members to engage in acts of civil disobedience if the Court strikes down Proposition 8, like blocking access to the Supreme Court’s headquarters in San Francisco. Regardless of the outcome, the battle over gay marriage is far from over in the state, whose once thought progressive ballot amendment measures act almost guarantees an endless back and
forth.
Saturday, the Church of Scotland voted to uphold a decision to install an openly gay minister, the first gay minister to serve in the Church’s history. The Reverend Scott Rennie, a thirty-seven year old divorced father of one, told the BBC that he was “personally hurt” by the uproar that greeted the initial decision and by the conflict that accompanied the debate, that was, typically, decidedly un-Christian in tone and topic.
The California Day of Decision is this Tuesday, the State Supreme Court releasing its ruling on legal challenges to Proposition 8 and to the validity of eighteen-thousand same-sex marriage performed between June, 2008, and November 4th, 2008, when the ballot measure amendment – Prop 8 – took effect. There are a number of predicted responses to the ruling, including a calling by several religious groups asking their members to engage in acts of civil disobedience if the Court strikes down Proposition 8, like blocking access to the Supreme Court’s headquarters in San Francisco. Regardless of the outcome, the battle over gay marriage is far from over in the state, whose once thought progressive ballot amendment measures act almost guarantees an endless back and
forth.
Saturday, the Church of Scotland voted to uphold a decision to install an openly gay minister, the first gay minister to serve in the Church’s history. The Reverend Scott Rennie, a thirty-seven year old divorced father of one, told the BBC that he was “personally hurt” by the uproar that greeted the initial decision and by the conflict that accompanied the debate, that was, typically, decidedly un-Christian in tone and topic.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Clay Aiken Apologizes To Adam Lambert, Lambert New Queen, Lambert Likeability, Kris Allen Hearts His Wife, Roseanne Calls Kris Closet Case
Clay Aiken apologized to Adam Lambert Saturday morning via Aiken’s web site for remarks he posted Thursday that were a tad critical of the American Idol runner-up and of the direction the American Idol franchise had taken in the opinion of Aiken. And while the apology is couched in a lot of anger, to be fair, Aiken is, in one regard at least, right – the posting was and is only an opinion.
Lambert, who was the presumptive favorite, is apparently being courted by Queen, to be the new lead singer of the seminal seventies art rock band that time cannot stop, Adam being considered this year’s Freddie Mercury, although I always that was Mika.
While Lambert may actually have lost the American Idol title, he appears to winning almost everything else, including the likelihood that he and not winner Kris Allen will receive the majority of post-Idol endorsement offers, the opinion of most marketers that Adam’s style and sexuality render him the most desirable for clients looking to create that ever coveted consumer cachet.
Mr. Kris Allen meanwhile appears on the Ellen DeGeneres show this Tuesday, May 26th, where he tells Ellen his wife deserves all the credit for all his success to date.
All of the American Idol drama has spurned Roseanne to suggest, via her blog, that the show is “as fixed as the American elections,” and continues calling Idol “homophobic, sexist, and hateful,” adding that the “closeted gay guy who goes to church won over the gay guy who is “out." She then calls California Governor Schwarzenegger a “closet case” and her ex-husband Tom Arnold a “sociopath.” At the very least, she is interesting, no?
Lambert, who was the presumptive favorite, is apparently being courted by Queen, to be the new lead singer of the seminal seventies art rock band that time cannot stop, Adam being considered this year’s Freddie Mercury, although I always that was Mika.
While Lambert may actually have lost the American Idol title, he appears to winning almost everything else, including the likelihood that he and not winner Kris Allen will receive the majority of post-Idol endorsement offers, the opinion of most marketers that Adam’s style and sexuality render him the most desirable for clients looking to create that ever coveted consumer cachet.
Mr. Kris Allen meanwhile appears on the Ellen DeGeneres show this Tuesday, May 26th, where he tells Ellen his wife deserves all the credit for all his success to date.
All of the American Idol drama has spurned Roseanne to suggest, via her blog, that the show is “as fixed as the American elections,” and continues calling Idol “homophobic, sexist, and hateful,” adding that the “closeted gay guy who goes to church won over the gay guy who is “out." She then calls California Governor Schwarzenegger a “closet case” and her ex-husband Tom Arnold a “sociopath.” At the very least, she is interesting, no?
Friday, May 22, 2009
John Waters Admits Sexual Attraction To Alvin Chipmunk
John Waters appeared on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson to talk about his art show, Rear Projection, and much, much more, including his sexual attraction to the cartoon character Alvin of Alvin and the Chipmunks fame and um, sploshing. And to be honest, Mr. Waters should be given his own talk show, preferably cable access, at least once week till the end of time. Loves him; wants him to be my BFF.
California Supreme Court Will Rule On Proposition 8 This Tuesday
The California Supreme Court announced on its web site Friday that it will hand down an opinion on the legal matter of Strauss v. Horton, the challenge filed November 5, 2008 to the state’s then passed Proposition 8, the constitutional amendment that effectively eliminated the right of gay men and women to marry in the state. The decision will be posted at 10:00 AM PST on Tuesday, May 26th, 2009.
Clay Aiken Hating On American Idol And Adam Lambert, Adam Lambert And Kris Allen Hug Out Their Love
When it was reported two weeks ago that Clay Aiken was removed and subsequently banned from the Kodiak Theater when Clay made and unannounced (and presumably unwelcomed) visit to American Idol allegedly to suggest singing duet with Adam Lambert and to talk touring together, the story seemed so plausible that I posted it.
Thursday, in a post-Idol Kris Allen is the winner world, it was reported that Mr. Aiken (whom I like to be clear) blogged, on his subscription only site, rather meanly, with a great deal of unnecessary vitriol about Lambert, writing that he had been on team Allen all the way, and that he found Lambert’s version of Ring of Fire “contrived, awful, and slightly frightening.” He added that he thought his "ears would bleed." He continued, lambasting the American Idol franchise for losing sight of the original mandate of discovering and supporting “real people.”
To be fair, I understand why Aiken would feel that way – given that American Idol has done all it can to distance itself from Clay and treat in ways less than kind, and behaved like a bully, but outside of that, Clay needs to remember to support his brothers and sisters, like Mr. Lambert, and to forgo the wallowing in the hate.
Meanwhile, a reminder of just how cute the relationship between Adam Lambert and Kris Allen is, the two supposed opposites clearing in like.
Thursday, in a post-Idol Kris Allen is the winner world, it was reported that Mr. Aiken (whom I like to be clear) blogged, on his subscription only site, rather meanly, with a great deal of unnecessary vitriol about Lambert, writing that he had been on team Allen all the way, and that he found Lambert’s version of Ring of Fire “contrived, awful, and slightly frightening.” He added that he thought his "ears would bleed." He continued, lambasting the American Idol franchise for losing sight of the original mandate of discovering and supporting “real people.”
To be fair, I understand why Aiken would feel that way – given that American Idol has done all it can to distance itself from Clay and treat in ways less than kind, and behaved like a bully, but outside of that, Clay needs to remember to support his brothers and sisters, like Mr. Lambert, and to forgo the wallowing in the hate.
Meanwhile, a reminder of just how cute the relationship between Adam Lambert and Kris Allen is, the two supposed opposites clearing in like.
Uruguay Lifts Ban On Homosexuals Serving In Military, American Military Ban On Gays Remains In Place And Confusion Over Repeal Reigns
Quite quietly, last Friday, Uruguay announced via the country’s presidential web site, that President Tabare Vazquez and Defense Minister Jose Bayardi signed legislation lifting a ban on homosexuals joining the armed forces that was implanted in the nineteen-seventies. The President had said that Uruguay does not discriminate “against citizens for their political view or their sexual choice.”
An unnamed senior American military official Friday stated that the Pentagon needs more time before it can lift the ban on gays serving opening, adding that President Obama does want to commit to his campaign promise to repeal DADT, but that the issue itself is a divisive one, and given the military is active in both Afghanistan and Iraq, a fight over policy changes, said the anonymous source, would prove detrimental. All this comes, of course, after weeks of continued impatience with an Administration seen as flip flopping on an issue that is fundamentally silly. An advocate of note, my friend Ana Marie Cox, who this week has hammered home the confusion and lack of real effort to repeal ban, and tried, bravely, and often in vain, to get answers.
An unnamed senior American military official Friday stated that the Pentagon needs more time before it can lift the ban on gays serving opening, adding that President Obama does want to commit to his campaign promise to repeal DADT, but that the issue itself is a divisive one, and given the military is active in both Afghanistan and Iraq, a fight over policy changes, said the anonymous source, would prove detrimental. All this comes, of course, after weeks of continued impatience with an Administration seen as flip flopping on an issue that is fundamentally silly. An advocate of note, my friend Ana Marie Cox, who this week has hammered home the confusion and lack of real effort to repeal ban, and tried, bravely, and often in vain, to get answers.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Young And Restless Actor Quits Over Gay Kiss, Ben MacKenzie, Bette Milder Hearts 50 Cent, Sean Penn Rescinds Divorce Request, Jonas Brothers
According to reports, actor Chris Engen walked off the set of the daytime drama The Young and the Restless, quitting the show because he refused to kiss co-star Yani Gellman. The story line of the show apparently had taken the two characters towards a same-sex relationship, and Engen allegedly was none too happy about it.
Southland’s Ben MacKenzie (whom might always be Ryan to you and I) makes with the gym and post-workout offers proof of the merits of weight training or of just being Ben. The show by the way, is quite good, offering a kind of bleached out, jaundiced view of Los Angeles closer to reality, and the writing is particularly pitch perfect, and it has a well written gay character who may or may not come out on the season finale, which airs tonight.
Hot new BFF couple alert: Bette Milder and 50 Cent, the twosome unable to contain their newfound friend love.
Claiming it was “an arrogant mistake,” Sean Penn filed an appeal Tuesday to dismiss his legal request to divorce wife Robin Wright.
Who is summering in the Hamptons? The brothers Jonas of course, the threesome trotting out five-hundred thousand for fourteen days to rent a home in Bridgehampton, New York, that includes a performance stage equipped with a fog machine. I think all homes should offer fog machines, just, you know, because.
Southland’s Ben MacKenzie (whom might always be Ryan to you and I) makes with the gym and post-workout offers proof of the merits of weight training or of just being Ben. The show by the way, is quite good, offering a kind of bleached out, jaundiced view of Los Angeles closer to reality, and the writing is particularly pitch perfect, and it has a well written gay character who may or may not come out on the season finale, which airs tonight.
Hot new BFF couple alert: Bette Milder and 50 Cent, the twosome unable to contain their newfound friend love.
Claiming it was “an arrogant mistake,” Sean Penn filed an appeal Tuesday to dismiss his legal request to divorce wife Robin Wright.
Who is summering in the Hamptons? The brothers Jonas of course, the threesome trotting out five-hundred thousand for fourteen days to rent a home in Bridgehampton, New York, that includes a performance stage equipped with a fog machine. I think all homes should offer fog machines, just, you know, because.
Adam Lambert Laughs Off The Gay Speculation, Kris Allen Shares Secrets, Idol Conspiracies, Marie Osmond Loves The Gay, Mark Sanchez Loves The Model
Adam Lambert, American Idol runner up, talks about the fashion, the finale, the Ford Fusion, but neatly manages to avoid answering a direction question about whether he felt the loss was in large part due to Lambert being gay.
An in another post-finale press run, Allen is asked directly if he would like to put to rest the speculation that he is gay, to which he answers no, adding that “speculation keeps things very, very, interesting.”
Kris Allen, the American Idol, talks about winning, Adam Lambert, and shares secrets’, including that he is a messy person.
Meanwhile, the conspiracy theorists have been hard at work, revealing that Idol is really a thinly disguised Christian competition or the more affordable answer that America played the gay card.
Marie Osmond offers words of wisdom when asked about loving her gay daughter, saying “I think it’s sad when we have to separate something from society. Whether it’s ‘Oh you’re Jewish’ and then it was ‘Oh you’re Mormon” or ‘Oh you’re gay.’ I love real people. A lot of women out there have gay children. Who cares? I want love. I am a Christian and Christ loved everybody.”
Mark Sanchez, rookie New York Jet quarterback who already appeared in a GQ summer spread apparently is dating the model who appeared with him in said spread – Hilary Rhoda, an Estee Lauder lady.
An in another post-finale press run, Allen is asked directly if he would like to put to rest the speculation that he is gay, to which he answers no, adding that “speculation keeps things very, very, interesting.”
Kris Allen, the American Idol, talks about winning, Adam Lambert, and shares secrets’, including that he is a messy person.
Meanwhile, the conspiracy theorists have been hard at work, revealing that Idol is really a thinly disguised Christian competition or the more affordable answer that America played the gay card.
Marie Osmond offers words of wisdom when asked about loving her gay daughter, saying “I think it’s sad when we have to separate something from society. Whether it’s ‘Oh you’re Jewish’ and then it was ‘Oh you’re Mormon” or ‘Oh you’re gay.’ I love real people. A lot of women out there have gay children. Who cares? I want love. I am a Christian and Christ loved everybody.”
Mark Sanchez, rookie New York Jet quarterback who already appeared in a GQ summer spread apparently is dating the model who appeared with him in said spread – Hilary Rhoda, an Estee Lauder lady.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Kris Allen American Idol, ACLU To Sue Elementary School, Ryan Phillippe Wears Sunglasses At Night, Chris Pine, Simone Sestito, Glenn Beck Dies A Lot
After an exhausting exercise in cultural emptiness that seemed to stretch beyond two hours (Rod Stewart? Really?) the guy next door Kris Allen was named the new American Idol, disappointing many who thought the guyliner Adam Lambert deserved to win, and lending currency to conspiracy theories. Those theories including the obvious that Allen, whose Christian background, and Lambert, who purported is gay, were pretty much polar opposites, therefore the record vote – over one-hundred million – was pop cultural payback by the religious right for Carrie Prejean or a clear message that America is rejecting progression, comfortable in its own, well-worn conservatism. I tend to think that American Idol is terribly timid and would rather honor pop music conformity, but then I still think the O.J. Simpson verdict was misread and it was all a horrible mistake.
The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening to sue the Mount Woodson Elementary School in Ramona, California, near San Diego, claiming the school censured sixth grader Natalie Jones, who was prevented from presented a report in class she had prepared on Harvey Milk, only after and until she was given permission by her parents. The school argued that Jones’ presentation – given in History class – was sensitive because, it fell into the category of sex education since Milk was gay.
Despite a number of reports that their relationship is rocky, Hall of Fame DILF Ryan Phillippe and “girlfriend Abbie Cornish returned to Los Angeles from the south of France at least looking like a couple, Ryan, as always, hidden behind sunglasses, scowling and skulking, and remaining sexy do so.
Chris Pine, you’re so fine, I would stand in line, just to make you mine, and when you were, I would buy you another shirt.
Mena Suvari and her completely cute fiancé Italian music producer Simone Sestito, enjoy a Roman holiday.
The distracting, simpering, and treasonous oddity that is Glenn Beck appeared on The View Wednesday morning, and while not pretty, it was justice served, as Whoopi caught Mr. Beck in one of his myriad of lies. It is great television.
The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening to sue the Mount Woodson Elementary School in Ramona, California, near San Diego, claiming the school censured sixth grader Natalie Jones, who was prevented from presented a report in class she had prepared on Harvey Milk, only after and until she was given permission by her parents. The school argued that Jones’ presentation – given in History class – was sensitive because, it fell into the category of sex education since Milk was gay.
Despite a number of reports that their relationship is rocky, Hall of Fame DILF Ryan Phillippe and “girlfriend Abbie Cornish returned to Los Angeles from the south of France at least looking like a couple, Ryan, as always, hidden behind sunglasses, scowling and skulking, and remaining sexy do so.
Chris Pine, you’re so fine, I would stand in line, just to make you mine, and when you were, I would buy you another shirt.
Mena Suvari and her completely cute fiancé Italian music producer Simone Sestito, enjoy a Roman holiday.
The distracting, simpering, and treasonous oddity that is Glenn Beck appeared on The View Wednesday morning, and while not pretty, it was justice served, as Whoopi caught Mr. Beck in one of his myriad of lies. It is great television.
New Hampshire House Stalls Gay Marriage Legislation, Requests Further Compromises
Breaking news: The New Hampshire House has voted against gay marriage legislation 188-186, refusing to accept changes made. The Senate has already passed the legislation, this morning in fact, by a vote of 14-10, but now the House wants to negotiate further with the Senate on a compromise, further stalling the bill that Governor John Lynch has steadily regarded with a passive/aggressive stance, at once opposing the proposal, then supporting it, then refusing to sign it, then agreeing to. There are more details to come.
Defense Of Marriage Act Sued, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III Is Real And He Hates You, Californians Deserve To Lose The Right To Vote
A group in Boston is so determined to have President Obama honor his campaign promise to repeal the dreadfully dumb Defense of Marriage Act they have filed a lawsuit challenging a portion of the act that prevents the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. The Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders filed the suit in a Massachusetts court Tuesday.
Daily Kos is reporting that Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, the Republican frontrunner to oppose whomever President Obama appoints as a candidate to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, is so notorious a homophobe he announced William Smith as the selection for chief council on the Republican Senate Judiciary Committee. Smith, it seems, great scholarly mind he is, likes to compare homosexuality to both bestiality and pedophilia.
It is hard not to, albeit from a safe distance, look at Tuesday’s special election held in California where voters – a small number to be precise – rejected five budget measures that would have restored fiscal strength to the state certain to be bankrupt, and wonder why the constitution grants the power to the citizens of California to determine their own fate when they cannot make reasoned, responsible choices. Voting to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that a gay marriage is fundamentally unconstitutional was unconscionable, but casting ballots to accept no responsibility for a financial crisis that threatens all aspects of the state’s infrastructure from education to roads, well, it may well be time to remove the state’s ballot measure system for the good of all.
Daily Kos is reporting that Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, the Republican frontrunner to oppose whomever President Obama appoints as a candidate to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, is so notorious a homophobe he announced William Smith as the selection for chief council on the Republican Senate Judiciary Committee. Smith, it seems, great scholarly mind he is, likes to compare homosexuality to both bestiality and pedophilia.
It is hard not to, albeit from a safe distance, look at Tuesday’s special election held in California where voters – a small number to be precise – rejected five budget measures that would have restored fiscal strength to the state certain to be bankrupt, and wonder why the constitution grants the power to the citizens of California to determine their own fate when they cannot make reasoned, responsible choices. Voting to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that a gay marriage is fundamentally unconstitutional was unconscionable, but casting ballots to accept no responsibility for a financial crisis that threatens all aspects of the state’s infrastructure from education to roads, well, it may well be time to remove the state’s ballot measure system for the good of all.
New York Gay Marriage Battle Missing Opposition, Christine Quinn, Resistance To Repeal DADT Ridiculous, Lambert Question, Lambert Or Allen Naked
Anti-gay groups and conservative charade Christians seem to have either forgotten entirely New York State or consciously chosen to forfeit the battle over gay marriage, according to a report in the New York Times, detailing the stunning and surprising absence of same-sex opponents.
Openly gay City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, meanwhile, in Albany, New York, where she lobbied on behalf of the gay marriage legislation about to be addressed by the State Senate , with undecided Senators and reports she felt “very optimistic” about the likelihood of the bill passing.
Despite the growing public pressure in the United States to for President Obama to fulfill his campaign promise to end the military ban on gays serving openly, his administration appears frustratingly reticent to repeal the ridiculously hurtful and insulting policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” And while the President could compromise, at least momentarily, by employing a stop-loss provision – an executive order that retains personal deemed necessary in a time of national emergency – the President seems to be sending a distinct message that gay men and women and the expansion and protection of their equal rights remains less than a priority.
The “is he or is not” question that I assumed Adam Lambert already answered is still be asked, although whether Lambert formally comes out or not now seems besides the point, overshadowed by the tremendous indifference the public has as to whether Adam is or is not gay. Is it progress? Is it an indication of changing social attitudes? Or, hours from now, is Adam Lambert about to become a hero to homosexuals everywhere?
One thing answered from last night’s post-show press conference: Adam Lambert and Kris Allen have provided American Idol with two of the cutest finalist ever, although both manage to avoid the question of who looks better naked.
Openly gay City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, meanwhile, in Albany, New York, where she lobbied on behalf of the gay marriage legislation about to be addressed by the State Senate , with undecided Senators and reports she felt “very optimistic” about the likelihood of the bill passing.
Despite the growing public pressure in the United States to for President Obama to fulfill his campaign promise to end the military ban on gays serving openly, his administration appears frustratingly reticent to repeal the ridiculously hurtful and insulting policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” And while the President could compromise, at least momentarily, by employing a stop-loss provision – an executive order that retains personal deemed necessary in a time of national emergency – the President seems to be sending a distinct message that gay men and women and the expansion and protection of their equal rights remains less than a priority.
The “is he or is not” question that I assumed Adam Lambert already answered is still be asked, although whether Lambert formally comes out or not now seems besides the point, overshadowed by the tremendous indifference the public has as to whether Adam is or is not gay. Is it progress? Is it an indication of changing social attitudes? Or, hours from now, is Adam Lambert about to become a hero to homosexuals everywhere?
One thing answered from last night’s post-show press conference: Adam Lambert and Kris Allen have provided American Idol with two of the cutest finalist ever, although both manage to avoid the question of who looks better naked.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Openly Gay Canadian Idol Theo Tams Talks Adam Lambert, Samantha Ronson Rages On Hatred, Zachary Quinto And His Boyfriend, Christian Bale Must Stop
Theo Tams, the openly gay winner of the most recent and ultimately final Canadian Final (it was cancelled shortly thereafter) who hails from tiny Coaldale, Alberta, talks about Adam Lambert, about being out, and the pressure that is Idol.
Samantha Ronson blogs passionately about hatred and intolerance, motivated by a gay bashing of a lesbian in Seattle who had attended a party Ronson had been a DJ at.
Zachary Quinto, his adorable adopted dog, his boyfriend, and his dog, go for a walk Tuesday in Los Angeles, although based on the hideous shirt Zachary wears, I wonder, could he really be heterosexual?
Christian Bale – so sexy in cargo anything: pants, shorts, etc – graces the cover of the June GQ, and inside talks … which was a mistake, given that at one point in the interview, he recalls being in Toronto, Ontario, filming American Psycho, seeing Life is Beautiful by himself, and upon leaving the theater, abandoning his then lifelong commitment to vegetarianism, because you know, a wistful comedy centered around the Nazis and concentration camps reminds me of meat too. Ugh, make him stop!
Samantha Ronson blogs passionately about hatred and intolerance, motivated by a gay bashing of a lesbian in Seattle who had attended a party Ronson had been a DJ at.
Zachary Quinto, his adorable adopted dog, his boyfriend, and his dog, go for a walk Tuesday in Los Angeles, although based on the hideous shirt Zachary wears, I wonder, could he really be heterosexual?
Christian Bale – so sexy in cargo anything: pants, shorts, etc – graces the cover of the June GQ, and inside talks … which was a mistake, given that at one point in the interview, he recalls being in Toronto, Ontario, filming American Psycho, seeing Life is Beautiful by himself, and upon leaving the theater, abandoning his then lifelong commitment to vegetarianism, because you know, a wistful comedy centered around the Nazis and concentration camps reminds me of meat too. Ugh, make him stop!
Gay Marriage Tradeoff, Adam Lambert And Kris Allen A Lesson In Acceptance, Glee Gab, Chace Crawford Is Footloose, Mario Lopez Throws Like A Girl
Does the drive by American activists to see a state by state passing of gay marriage legislation come at the expense of the lack of action on the promised repeal of the military ban on gays serving openly? The answer, according to New York magazine, is likely a muffled yes, as President Obama continues to make clear that the reappraisal of DADT is less than a priority.
American Idol may be, quite by accident, illustrating something much more important that the musical talent of this year’s contestants, with the wonderful Ann Powers writing in the Los Angeles Times that Adam Lambert and Kris Allen represent how, in a time of conflict between different and opposing groups based on politics, religion, and sexuality, cultural opposites can make, forgive the pun, beautiful music together.
Glee premieres Tuesday evening – I know, I write about too much – and three of the stars, one Jane Lynch, one Chris Colfer, and one Jayma Mays talk about back flips, singing, and the trio’s unanimous love of all things Adam Lambert.
Pretend heterosexual Chace Crawford is officially the star of a remake of Footloose, replacing Zac Efron who was rumored to appear, who said the film was not a “good fit.”
Purported heterosexual Mario Lopez is taught by Tommy Lasorda to throw a ball, all in preparation for Mario tossing the first pitch at Dodger Stadium Monday, prior to the Dodgers playing the New York Mets. All would be okay – the Dodgers won 3-2 in eleven innings – if not for the inordinate guyliner Lopez is wearing. Seriously, Mario needs a male makeup intervention.
American Idol may be, quite by accident, illustrating something much more important that the musical talent of this year’s contestants, with the wonderful Ann Powers writing in the Los Angeles Times that Adam Lambert and Kris Allen represent how, in a time of conflict between different and opposing groups based on politics, religion, and sexuality, cultural opposites can make, forgive the pun, beautiful music together.
Glee premieres Tuesday evening – I know, I write about too much – and three of the stars, one Jane Lynch, one Chris Colfer, and one Jayma Mays talk about back flips, singing, and the trio’s unanimous love of all things Adam Lambert.
Pretend heterosexual Chace Crawford is officially the star of a remake of Footloose, replacing Zac Efron who was rumored to appear, who said the film was not a “good fit.”
Purported heterosexual Mario Lopez is taught by Tommy Lasorda to throw a ball, all in preparation for Mario tossing the first pitch at Dodger Stadium Monday, prior to the Dodgers playing the New York Mets. All would be okay – the Dodgers won 3-2 in eleven innings – if not for the inordinate guyliner Lopez is wearing. Seriously, Mario needs a male makeup intervention.
Jenson Button’s Bare Butt, Celebrity Whores, Robert Pattison Parties, Pedro Almodovar Performs Oral Sex, Matt Lucas, Hugh Jackman Walks The Dog
Um, I am not sure whom Jenson Button is, but he – and his butt – is cute as a button.
Celebrity prostitute Kate Hudson and fraudulent MLB player Alex Rodriguez are a couple.
Robert Pattison, in Cannes, a little worse for the wear, as this boy, to paraphrase Ms. Cyndi Lauper (whom, by the way, will be appearing on Wednesday night’s American Idol finale reportedly doing a duet with Adam Lambert) apparently likes to have fun.
Pedro Almodovar, also in Cannes to promote Broken Embraces, told a gathering at a press conference that so dedicated a director is he that he routinely performs all action on set, to demonstrate exactly how wants a scene to go, going so far in fact, as to have mimed cunnilingus on actress years ago in order to show an actor how to do it right, although how exactly a gay man, well, um, I suppose it is not that important.
Matt Lucas, one half of Little Britain, does his best Susan Boyle for England’s Heat magazine, looking slimmer than Matt has ever seemed, having lost a lot of weight, telling the magazine he is on a restricted fifteen-hundred calorie a day diet as well as a exercise regime.
Hall of Fame DILF and sexiest man alive Hugh Jackman, in New York City, does the right thing, and stoops to scoop, taking his most adorable dog for a walk. Seriously, is there a single thing about this man that is not adorable and/or sexy. Look at that puppy!
Celebrity prostitute Kate Hudson and fraudulent MLB player Alex Rodriguez are a couple.
Robert Pattison, in Cannes, a little worse for the wear, as this boy, to paraphrase Ms. Cyndi Lauper (whom, by the way, will be appearing on Wednesday night’s American Idol finale reportedly doing a duet with Adam Lambert) apparently likes to have fun.
Pedro Almodovar, also in Cannes to promote Broken Embraces, told a gathering at a press conference that so dedicated a director is he that he routinely performs all action on set, to demonstrate exactly how wants a scene to go, going so far in fact, as to have mimed cunnilingus on actress years ago in order to show an actor how to do it right, although how exactly a gay man, well, um, I suppose it is not that important.
Matt Lucas, one half of Little Britain, does his best Susan Boyle for England’s Heat magazine, looking slimmer than Matt has ever seemed, having lost a lot of weight, telling the magazine he is on a restricted fifteen-hundred calorie a day diet as well as a exercise regime.
Hall of Fame DILF and sexiest man alive Hugh Jackman, in New York City, does the right thing, and stoops to scoop, taking his most adorable dog for a walk. Seriously, is there a single thing about this man that is not adorable and/or sexy. Look at that puppy!
Rodger McFarlane, Death Without Dignity For Gays Without Basic Civil Rights, John Eichelberger, Patrick Swayze Alive, Marc Sanchez Is No Tom Brady
Last week, on Friday, long time HIV/AIDS activist Rodger McFarlane died in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, where he had been travelling. Mr. McFarlane, 54, was ill, and took his own life. He helped create the Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS, the Gay Men’s Health Crisis Center, and Bailey House, a service providing housing for the homeless living with HIV. A statement by Rodger’s friends was released Monday by GLAAD, detailing the incredible and incalculable contributions he made during his lifetime for and to the gay community at large.
As though another reminder on the inequality of gay men and women were required, the New York Times reports on the story of Janice Langbehn, a social worker from Lacey, Washington, who, on vacation in Florida with her partner of eighteen years, Lisa Pond, and the couple’s three adopted children, were all denied access to Pond, who, having suffered an aneurysm, was admitted to a Miami trauma center where she soon died. Langbehn, aided by Lambda Legal defense, is suing the hospital. Of interest – both women had prepared living wills, advanced directives, and power of attorney documents, all of which was ignored by hospital officials and staff.
Pennsylvania Senator John Eichelberger, a Republican, surprisingly, is making plans to introduce legislation that would amend the state constitution so that no court could legalize gay marriage, adding to the burden faced by gay activists, who are still aiming to gain workplace protection for gays and lesbians in Pennsylvania, a state that despite appearances and expectations, is woefully unprogressive on social issues.
Like last week’s erroneous report that the California Supreme Court had overturned Proposition 8, Twitter and those who recklessly tweet spread another fallacious rumor rocketing through the world wide web internets – this time wrongly detailing the death of Patrick Swayze. He is alive, reports his publicist, very much alive, thank you.
Is Mark Sanchez, the rookie New York Jet quarterback who skipped his senior year at USC to enter this year’s NFL draft, the next Tom Brady? Um, no, he is not, but he is cute and he photographs well.
As though another reminder on the inequality of gay men and women were required, the New York Times reports on the story of Janice Langbehn, a social worker from Lacey, Washington, who, on vacation in Florida with her partner of eighteen years, Lisa Pond, and the couple’s three adopted children, were all denied access to Pond, who, having suffered an aneurysm, was admitted to a Miami trauma center where she soon died. Langbehn, aided by Lambda Legal defense, is suing the hospital. Of interest – both women had prepared living wills, advanced directives, and power of attorney documents, all of which was ignored by hospital officials and staff.
Pennsylvania Senator John Eichelberger, a Republican, surprisingly, is making plans to introduce legislation that would amend the state constitution so that no court could legalize gay marriage, adding to the burden faced by gay activists, who are still aiming to gain workplace protection for gays and lesbians in Pennsylvania, a state that despite appearances and expectations, is woefully unprogressive on social issues.
Like last week’s erroneous report that the California Supreme Court had overturned Proposition 8, Twitter and those who recklessly tweet spread another fallacious rumor rocketing through the world wide web internets – this time wrongly detailing the death of Patrick Swayze. He is alive, reports his publicist, very much alive, thank you.
Is Mark Sanchez, the rookie New York Jet quarterback who skipped his senior year at USC to enter this year’s NFL draft, the next Tom Brady? Um, no, he is not, but he is cute and he photographs well.
Adam Lambert’s Lover Drake, Adam’s Messy Bathroom, Adam’s Hair Issues, Ryan Phillippe, Skate Canada Cans The Gay, Johnny Weir Wonderfulness
Perez Hilton, who is reportedly furious that he missed the news about American Idol’s Adam Lambert dining out Saturday past in Burbank at Outback Steakhouse with someone he identified as being his “boyfriend” has posted a picture of someone named Drake, whom Hilton – so angry and unreliable – claims is Lambert’s lover.
As the attention paid to Tuesday’s American Idol finale amps up, finalists Adam Lambert and Kris Allen gave their first press conference late Monday, with the question supposedly everyone wants asked and answered not speaking its name. Adam did reveal one secret however, that he has “a very messy bathroom situation,” what with all the product, like nail polish and what you will.
A random, and rather ridiculous American Idol report, as the hair stylist for the show, Raissa Patton reveals that Adam Lambert has such thick hair it “shocked” her, and she confides, he really is a strawberry blonde. Oh, Patton does contend that hair can either "help or hurt" and I believe that should be everyone's credo.
Hayden Panettiere, her rumored new lover, the very cute Steve Jones, Ryan Phillippe, and Elton John’s boyfriend David Furnish, all on a yacht, in the south of France, and somehow, you or I were not invited.
Skate Canada, the governing body for the sport that came under fire for remarks made by the director of marketing and communications, former figure skater and self-hating homosexual Debbi Wilkes, who said late this past winter that the sport needed to “toughen” up, has tried, and failed to, um, set the record, um, straight. CEO William Thompson said that by tough, the executives meant moving away from elaborate, feathered costumes to a simpler look with “not too much flying off them,” language of course coded for not looking to gay. It all makes perfect sense of course, since the last thing anyone would want is to assume that all male figure skaters might be, you know, gay.
As an antidote to Skate Canada’s silliness, a trailer for the new documentary about Johnny Weir, skater and modern age bon vivant, who is kind of cute nearly nude, called Pop Star On Ice.
As the attention paid to Tuesday’s American Idol finale amps up, finalists Adam Lambert and Kris Allen gave their first press conference late Monday, with the question supposedly everyone wants asked and answered not speaking its name. Adam did reveal one secret however, that he has “a very messy bathroom situation,” what with all the product, like nail polish and what you will.
A random, and rather ridiculous American Idol report, as the hair stylist for the show, Raissa Patton reveals that Adam Lambert has such thick hair it “shocked” her, and she confides, he really is a strawberry blonde. Oh, Patton does contend that hair can either "help or hurt" and I believe that should be everyone's credo.
Hayden Panettiere, her rumored new lover, the very cute Steve Jones, Ryan Phillippe, and Elton John’s boyfriend David Furnish, all on a yacht, in the south of France, and somehow, you or I were not invited.
Skate Canada, the governing body for the sport that came under fire for remarks made by the director of marketing and communications, former figure skater and self-hating homosexual Debbi Wilkes, who said late this past winter that the sport needed to “toughen” up, has tried, and failed to, um, set the record, um, straight. CEO William Thompson said that by tough, the executives meant moving away from elaborate, feathered costumes to a simpler look with “not too much flying off them,” language of course coded for not looking to gay. It all makes perfect sense of course, since the last thing anyone would want is to assume that all male figure skaters might be, you know, gay.
As an antidote to Skate Canada’s silliness, a trailer for the new documentary about Johnny Weir, skater and modern age bon vivant, who is kind of cute nearly nude, called Pop Star On Ice.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Gay Marriage Debate Drags On And On, American Idol’s Godly Man Love, Robbie Williams Likes Adam Lambert, Calista Flockhart’s Son’s Hot Baseball Coach
The push for gay marriage legislation in New York State that, truthfully, appears embarrassing if only for the numbers of hideous hoops gay men and women in the United States are not only asked to jump through, but seem determined to do so, is this Monday back to being passive/aggressive, with Governor David A. Paterson talking about the same-sex marriage proposal before the state Senate – just talking apparently, not lobbying, just chatting. The reluctance to move full forward on equal rights for gay men and women across the nation has now officially crossed the line from insulting to inhuman, and no amount of rallies or cleverly worded opinion pieces or satirical blog postings will correct that. State by state acts of civil disobedience, however, would.
One of the other remaining American Idol finalists – one Michael Sarver, of whom I know nothing – put out a video on his MySpace page documented the rehearsals in preparation for the finale Tuesday night, and at one point his other Christian Idol brethren, the deeply dull Danny Gorkey, makes a comment about loving Sarver, but in the “Godly way,” an obvious and none too smart dig at the favorite to win American Idol, Adam Lambert. Quite quickly, Sarver took the video down and issued an apology, but thanks to the magic of the internet webs both are available here.
Talking of Adam Lambert, Robbie Williams talks about Adam Lambert, The Pet Shop Boys, beards, and dogs, not necessarily in that order, and not necessarily in a manner that makes sense.
I am not sure whom Calista Flockhart’s son’s baseball coach is, but based upon my own superficiality and the physical hotness presented in these photographs of said coach, I want to; yes, yes I do.
One of the other remaining American Idol finalists – one Michael Sarver, of whom I know nothing – put out a video on his MySpace page documented the rehearsals in preparation for the finale Tuesday night, and at one point his other Christian Idol brethren, the deeply dull Danny Gorkey, makes a comment about loving Sarver, but in the “Godly way,” an obvious and none too smart dig at the favorite to win American Idol, Adam Lambert. Quite quickly, Sarver took the video down and issued an apology, but thanks to the magic of the internet webs both are available here.
Talking of Adam Lambert, Robbie Williams talks about Adam Lambert, The Pet Shop Boys, beards, and dogs, not necessarily in that order, and not necessarily in a manner that makes sense.
I am not sure whom Calista Flockhart’s son’s baseball coach is, but based upon my own superficiality and the physical hotness presented in these photographs of said coach, I want to; yes, yes I do.
New York Gay Marriage Rally Remind Us Of The Obvious, Michael Steele Warns Of Gay Marriage, Dustin Lance Black, Ryan Phillippe Parties, Jake Plays Dad
Two rallies in New York City Sunday, one in favor of gay marriage, one against, did little more than to make distinct the arguments by both sides and to underline the time restraint at work if New York State legislators have hope to pass a same-sex marriage bill before the end of this session, due to recess in a little over six weeks.
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, in Georgia Saturday, said that the Party, who cannot speak its core issue because it has none, can recast gay marriage from being a social issue to an economic one and in the process appeal to a broader base of supporters. Steele, being Steele, told the audience that gay marriage will end up costing small business owners financially because they will need to cover same-sex spousal health benefits and other hidden costs.
Dustin Lance Black is scheduled to make his directorial debut and has cast Liam Neeson and Jennifer Connelly to star in What’s Wrong With Virginia, a script that Lance wrote. The film is being shot in Michigan in late July and will be produced by Gus Van Sant.
Ryan Phillippe continued his menacing manner, in Cannes, the Hall of Fame DILF and “girlfriend” Abbie Cornish indulging a tad too much, Ryan reportedly a lot worse for the wear.
Meanwhile pretend heterosexual Jake Gyllenhaal was out and about Sunday on an adventure with Deacon Phillippe, Ryan’s son with ex Reese Witherspoon; an event I doubt will inspire Mr. Phillippe with love, peace, or understanding.
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, in Georgia Saturday, said that the Party, who cannot speak its core issue because it has none, can recast gay marriage from being a social issue to an economic one and in the process appeal to a broader base of supporters. Steele, being Steele, told the audience that gay marriage will end up costing small business owners financially because they will need to cover same-sex spousal health benefits and other hidden costs.
Dustin Lance Black is scheduled to make his directorial debut and has cast Liam Neeson and Jennifer Connelly to star in What’s Wrong With Virginia, a script that Lance wrote. The film is being shot in Michigan in late July and will be produced by Gus Van Sant.
Ryan Phillippe continued his menacing manner, in Cannes, the Hall of Fame DILF and “girlfriend” Abbie Cornish indulging a tad too much, Ryan reportedly a lot worse for the wear.
Meanwhile pretend heterosexual Jake Gyllenhaal was out and about Sunday on an adventure with Deacon Phillippe, Ryan’s son with ex Reese Witherspoon; an event I doubt will inspire Mr. Phillippe with love, peace, or understanding.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Cynthia Nixon Announces Engagement, Chuck Renewed, Chris Pine Just Jogs Shirtless, Josh Hartnett Prefers Boss Boxerbriefs
Cynthia Nixon, attending Sunday’s Broadway Impact’s Action=Marriage Equality Rally, announced to the crowd she and longtime girlfriend Christine Marinoni are engaged. Now, if New York State sees to pass legislation to legalized same-sex marriage, the twosome can wed.
Chuck – featuring the cuteness that is Ryan McPartlin – has been renewed, the much loved, critically championed, but rating challenged NBC series being picked up for at least thirteen episodes for the fall schedule.
Chris Pine, was out and about in Los Angeles Sunday, in the ever trending Silver Lake, jogging per usual shirtless, and in the process reminding me of why he inspires lust.
Curiously, Josh Hartnett, in New York, rocking a geek sexy look, including a pair of black Hugo Boss boxerbriefs, is caught flossing sans floss.
Chuck – featuring the cuteness that is Ryan McPartlin – has been renewed, the much loved, critically championed, but rating challenged NBC series being picked up for at least thirteen episodes for the fall schedule.
Chris Pine, was out and about in Los Angeles Sunday, in the ever trending Silver Lake, jogging per usual shirtless, and in the process reminding me of why he inspires lust.
Curiously, Josh Hartnett, in New York, rocking a geek sexy look, including a pair of black Hugo Boss boxerbriefs, is caught flossing sans floss.
Adam Lambert Dines At Outback With Boyfriend, Jesus Lutz, Hilary Duff And Michael Comrie Walk For AIDS, Michael Phelps Pouts, Cam Gigandet Goodness
The New York Daily News – not really reliable - is reporting that American Idol presumptive favorite to win was out, at Outback Steakhouse in downtown Burbank no less, with the other two remaining contestants and a young gentlemen Lambert identified as “my boyfriend.” No photographs as yet.
The New York Post, meanwhile, as equally dubious, reports on Jesus Lutz, and purports to tell the real story including that Jesus had found Kabbalah before he met Ms. Ciccone, that he really wants to be a DJ, and much, much more.
Hilary Duff and her oh so cute boyfriend Mike Comrie – a nicer, more approachable couple than say, Tom and Gisele – were out and about in New York City Sunday, doing their part and taking their place in the annual Gay Men’s Health Crisis AIDS Walk through Central Park. Love her; love him!
Michael Phelps, who won the 100 meter butterfly and 200 meter freestyle at the Charlotte UltraSwim, his first meet since being suspended, was out and about looking sort of sad and serious Sunday.
Cam Gigandet might not be a skilled a soccer player as say Cristiano Ronaldo or David Beckham, but Cam, out Friday in Los Angeles kicking the ball around, is as cute as either.
The New York Post, meanwhile, as equally dubious, reports on Jesus Lutz, and purports to tell the real story including that Jesus had found Kabbalah before he met Ms. Ciccone, that he really wants to be a DJ, and much, much more.
Hilary Duff and her oh so cute boyfriend Mike Comrie – a nicer, more approachable couple than say, Tom and Gisele – were out and about in New York City Sunday, doing their part and taking their place in the annual Gay Men’s Health Crisis AIDS Walk through Central Park. Love her; love him!
Michael Phelps, who won the 100 meter butterfly and 200 meter freestyle at the Charlotte UltraSwim, his first meet since being suspended, was out and about looking sort of sad and serious Sunday.
Cam Gigandet might not be a skilled a soccer player as say Cristiano Ronaldo or David Beckham, but Cam, out Friday in Los Angeles kicking the ball around, is as cute as either.
Spring Sexy Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen Hails Cab, Aitor Ocio Model Citizen, Cristiano Ronaldo Captains Tight Trousers, Zachary Quinto And Noah
Wearing his own and now ubiquitous TB2 cap, and a gold wedding band, Mr. Tom Brady, Hall of Fame DILF made his way to wife Gisele Bundchen’s West Village apartment Saturday, every inch the hotness he is. Mrs. Tom Brady, looking effortlessly chic and cool, no mean feat, was seen jumping in and out of cabs, apparently to show she can. Meanwhile, there are more reports of the couple’s, um, behavior, May 2nd, at the annual Spring Fling, hosted by hair stylist Harry Josh, where Gisele and Tom were the model of heterosexuality.
I am not certain who Aitor Ocio is – well, to be honest, I know he is a thirty-two year old Spanish soccer player – but when you look like Mr. Ocio, seen here modelling his wares, you need not know more.
Manchester United stars celebrated winning their Premier League Championship Saturday, with a bit of party that seemed to circle most of London and then back again, the resplendently cute Cristiano Ronaldo looking stylish as always, working a nice nautical theme, terribly tight white pants onboard.
Zachary Quinto, with constant companion Noah, his lovable rescue Irish Wolfhound and Airedale Terrier mix, by his side, made with the So Cal sexiness Saturday, offering a glimpse of his underwear.
I am not certain who Aitor Ocio is – well, to be honest, I know he is a thirty-two year old Spanish soccer player – but when you look like Mr. Ocio, seen here modelling his wares, you need not know more.
Manchester United stars celebrated winning their Premier League Championship Saturday, with a bit of party that seemed to circle most of London and then back again, the resplendently cute Cristiano Ronaldo looking stylish as always, working a nice nautical theme, terribly tight white pants onboard.
Zachary Quinto, with constant companion Noah, his lovable rescue Irish Wolfhound and Airedale Terrier mix, by his side, made with the So Cal sexiness Saturday, offering a glimpse of his underwear.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Russia Refuses Gay Rights Rally, Broadway Impact Gay Marriage Rally Sunday, Misleading Gallup Poll, Supreme Court Nominee Face Gay Marriage Question
Hours before Russia was to host the finals of Eurovision 2009, authorities arrested at least forty participants who had gathered to protest the abysmal state of gay rights in the country before the rally itself could begin. Employing excessive force, the city once again embarrassed itself, and offering another reminder how little has changed in a country famously known for its abuse of civil rights, and suffocation of any progress.
Tomorrow, Sunday, May 17th, if you are in or around the New York City area, Broadway Impact is hosting an Action=Marriage Equality rally from 5:00PM to 7:00PM, at the corner of 6th Avenue and 42 Street. Among those scheduled to appear are Cheyenne Jackson, Cynthia Nixon, Senator Tom Duane, Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, and City Speaker Christine Quinn, in addition to the cast of Hair. For more information on tomorrow, and on the work done by Broadway Impact, you can click here.
A Gallup Poll released shows a “significant shift” in the number of Americans who identify as pro-choice, but the poll, trumpeted as the first time in fifteen years the majority of those questioned see themselves as opposed to abortion, is a tad misleading, which the fine folk at FiveThirtyEight.com can explain better than I, but as the Washington Post points out, the issue of abortion as a lead question by Republicans to whomever President Obama nominates is likely to place second behind queries on gay marriage.
Tomorrow, Sunday, May 17th, if you are in or around the New York City area, Broadway Impact is hosting an Action=Marriage Equality rally from 5:00PM to 7:00PM, at the corner of 6th Avenue and 42 Street. Among those scheduled to appear are Cheyenne Jackson, Cynthia Nixon, Senator Tom Duane, Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, and City Speaker Christine Quinn, in addition to the cast of Hair. For more information on tomorrow, and on the work done by Broadway Impact, you can click here.
A Gallup Poll released shows a “significant shift” in the number of Americans who identify as pro-choice, but the poll, trumpeted as the first time in fifteen years the majority of those questioned see themselves as opposed to abortion, is a tad misleading, which the fine folk at FiveThirtyEight.com can explain better than I, but as the Washington Post points out, the issue of abortion as a lead question by Republicans to whomever President Obama nominates is likely to place second behind queries on gay marriage.
Michael Phelps And His Visible Hole, Demetri Martin And Emile Hirsch Take Cannes, Ryan Phillippe Suits Up, Madonna Not Marrying Jesus
The return Friday of Michael Phelps to the pool, after serving a suspension for suspicion of drug use – although in truth, it all seems so deliberately vague I still cannot comprehend what, if anything, he was punished for – was a memorable one, if only for the mammoth media coverage Phelps drew. In terms of the meet – the Charlotte UltraSwim – Phelps won both the 100 meter butterfly and 200 meter free-style, breaking his own records in each event. Of special note, when Phelps bent over, there was a visible hole in his swimsuit.
Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock screened at the Cannes Film Festival, to good notices, stars Imelda Staunton, Demetri Martin, and Emile Hirsch on hand.
Also on hand at Cannes, Abbie Cornish and her Bright Star co-star, the terribly beautiful Ben Whishaw, but none more important as Abbie’s “boyfriend,” Ryan Phillippe, scowling and squinting, all the while remaining so sexy.
If it is Saturday it is Kabbalah day for Madonna and family, and while she and her children made their way to the Manhattan Kabbalah center, a spokesperson for Ms. Ciccone denying reports that she, Madonna, was playing to marry mattress du jour Jesus Lutz., but added the couple is “happy.”
Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock screened at the Cannes Film Festival, to good notices, stars Imelda Staunton, Demetri Martin, and Emile Hirsch on hand.
Also on hand at Cannes, Abbie Cornish and her Bright Star co-star, the terribly beautiful Ben Whishaw, but none more important as Abbie’s “boyfriend,” Ryan Phillippe, scowling and squinting, all the while remaining so sexy.
If it is Saturday it is Kabbalah day for Madonna and family, and while she and her children made their way to the Manhattan Kabbalah center, a spokesperson for Ms. Ciccone denying reports that she, Madonna, was playing to marry mattress du jour Jesus Lutz., but added the couple is “happy.”
Prop 8 Overturned Proves To Be Twitter Tall Tale, Charges Of Indoctrination Over California Gay Lesson Plans, Suze Orman, Jon Huntsman Ambassador
An archived story from the Los Angeles Times, dated May 13th, 2008, on the Supreme Court of California overturning the state ban on gay marriage as being unconstitutional cased a commotion, wholly unnecessary yesterday, and it began on Twitter, when a user posted the article, linking it with news that Proposition 8 had been overturned. It hasn’t, in fact there is no mention of Proposition 8 in the original Times’ piece, because the amendment had yet to be implemented. Perhaps most noteworthy – for several hours Friday several traditional media outlets believed the Twitter tale to be true and were intent on breaking the story, as fallacious as it was. The California Supreme Court has until June to reveal its ruling on challenges made to constitutional legality of Proposition 8.
When parental and political activism goes wrong, it goes wrong. Witness this tale from Alameda. California, where the school district, in an effort to impart ideas of respect and tolerance towards gays, implemented lesson plans in elementary that would illustrated different understandings of family – including those with same-sex parents – even including the true story of Roy and Silo, the fame New York City penguins. Uproar ensued, with outside agitation and involvement from conspiracy seeking conservative groups, who argue that the lessons are not attempts to reduce the incidents of bullying based on gay stereotypes, but rather an issue of indoctrination – you know, the whole frightening gay agenda where we take unsuspecting heterosexuals and convert them. Public meetings have been scheduled after which the school board will vote on May 26th whether to implement the changes or not.
The New York Times magazine profiles self-appointed evangelical financial advisor Suze Orman, who appears, despite the truth telling mantra, to be a bit of study in contradiction.
President Obama has appointed Republican Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Ambassador to China, the formal announcement made Saturday. Huntsman, who, as Governor, quickly revealed himself to be something of progressive politician, a proponent of gay rights for example, was widely believed to be a presidential candidate in 2012, although Obama’s appointment apparently eliminates that possibility.
When parental and political activism goes wrong, it goes wrong. Witness this tale from Alameda. California, where the school district, in an effort to impart ideas of respect and tolerance towards gays, implemented lesson plans in elementary that would illustrated different understandings of family – including those with same-sex parents – even including the true story of Roy and Silo, the fame New York City penguins. Uproar ensued, with outside agitation and involvement from conspiracy seeking conservative groups, who argue that the lessons are not attempts to reduce the incidents of bullying based on gay stereotypes, but rather an issue of indoctrination – you know, the whole frightening gay agenda where we take unsuspecting heterosexuals and convert them. Public meetings have been scheduled after which the school board will vote on May 26th whether to implement the changes or not.
The New York Times magazine profiles self-appointed evangelical financial advisor Suze Orman, who appears, despite the truth telling mantra, to be a bit of study in contradiction.
President Obama has appointed Republican Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Ambassador to China, the formal announcement made Saturday. Huntsman, who, as Governor, quickly revealed himself to be something of progressive politician, a proponent of gay rights for example, was widely believed to be a presidential candidate in 2012, although Obama’s appointment apparently eliminates that possibility.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Three Groups Fight Gay Marriage In Maine, Carrie Prejean Day Not, Bristol Palin, Grey Gardens For Rent, Javier Beltran, Pre-Idol Adam Lambert
An unholy trinity made up of The Roman Catholic Church, The Maine Family Policy Council, and the citizens of York County, Maine, represent the three groups committed to fighting and ultimately overturning the gay marriage law recently passed in the state. The three in question can begin to collect the needed signatures next week in time for mid-September so that the amendment can appear in a yet to be determined question on a ballot in November. Advertisements for Christianity, are they all not?
A proposal by the Vista Unified School District to mark June 1st Carrie Prejean Day in honor of the hate mongering Miss California failed.
Unwed single mother Bristol Palin is a high-school graduate!
The current owners of Grey Gardens, Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee – yes that Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee – have listed the famed Hampton haunt for a one-week, end of summer rental, August 28th till Labor Day for a mere thirty-thousand dollars. Oh, no pets.
The hotness that is Javier Beltran says his Little Ashes co-star Robert Pattison is an okay kisser. Just, you know, okay.
The TMZ.com people have collected a portfolio of presumptive winner Adam Lambert pre-American Idol, including high-school year book pictures, and Adam’s work channeling Liza Minnelli.
A proposal by the Vista Unified School District to mark June 1st Carrie Prejean Day in honor of the hate mongering Miss California failed.
Unwed single mother Bristol Palin is a high-school graduate!
The current owners of Grey Gardens, Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee – yes that Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee – have listed the famed Hampton haunt for a one-week, end of summer rental, August 28th till Labor Day for a mere thirty-thousand dollars. Oh, no pets.
The hotness that is Javier Beltran says his Little Ashes co-star Robert Pattison is an okay kisser. Just, you know, okay.
The TMZ.com people have collected a portfolio of presumptive winner Adam Lambert pre-American Idol, including high-school year book pictures, and Adam’s work channeling Liza Minnelli.
Harvey Milk Day Bill Passes State Senate Moves To Assembly, Profiling Paul Bockwoldt, Chace Crawford And New Man, Zachary Quinto, Adam Lambert Shops
Thursday, California legislators took another step towards passing a bill that would make May 22nd Harvey Milk Day in the state, as the Senate voted 24-14 in favor, sending the proposal to the Assembly for a full vote. All twenty-three Democrats present voted yes, but somewhat surprisingly one Republican, Abel Maldonado, from Santa Maria, bravely voted in favor, despite having cast a no vote only last year. Maldonado said two factors helped change his mind. One, he said he actually read the bill, and found behind the hysterical lies told by opponents, who wrongly suggest the Harvey Milk Day is another part of the homosexual agenda, the measure acts to “encourage” schools to teach about Harvey Milk and his struggle to bring about gay equal rights. Two, the testimony of one Dustin Lance Black, who Maldonado said he empathized with tremendously.
The New York Times, as a part of the newspaper’s one in eight million series, looks at Paul Bockwoldt, a twenty-eight year-old from Queens, the lone straight player on Gotham Knights, a gay men’s rugby team playing in a club league, that happens to count among its roster Paul’s older gay brother.
Gossip Girl boy Chace Crawford is out and about in New York City early Friday morning, getting breakfast with a mysterious tall, dark, and rather handsome fellow in the French blue shirt, who may or may not be Chace’s new man.
Zachary Quinto, without boyfriend Chris Pine, was out and about Thursday in Los Angeles, walking his cute dog.
American Idol’s presumptive winner Adam Lambert was also out and about Thursday in Los Angeles, shopping, as befits the boy, at Barneys New York, all of it documented minute by minute by minute.
The New York Times, as a part of the newspaper’s one in eight million series, looks at Paul Bockwoldt, a twenty-eight year-old from Queens, the lone straight player on Gotham Knights, a gay men’s rugby team playing in a club league, that happens to count among its roster Paul’s older gay brother.
Gossip Girl boy Chace Crawford is out and about in New York City early Friday morning, getting breakfast with a mysterious tall, dark, and rather handsome fellow in the French blue shirt, who may or may not be Chace’s new man.
Zachary Quinto, without boyfriend Chris Pine, was out and about Thursday in Los Angeles, walking his cute dog.
American Idol’s presumptive winner Adam Lambert was also out and about Thursday in Los Angeles, shopping, as befits the boy, at Barneys New York, all of it documented minute by minute by minute.
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