The Washington State secretary of state’s office said Monday that the supporters of Referendum 71 have gathered sufficient signatures to place the referendum on the upcoming November ballot. That referendum, supported by anti-gay group Protect Washington Families, who insists that they are not trying to withhold any equal rights from anyone, but are instead attempting to protect the traditional definition of marriage, aims to repeal a law that expanded the rights and protections of same sex domestic partners in the state. That legislation would afford homosexuals couples the same rights as those allotted heterosexual couples except for marriage.
Anti-gay hate monger Pat Robertson, recovering from heart surgery, contends that “only the prayers of thousands of believing people kept” him alive.
Tom DeLay, former House Majority leader, charged with money laundering, among other ethics violations, is scheduled to appear on the upcoming season of ABC’s cultural nonsense Dancing with the Stars, set to begin in September, the first promotional pictures of the disgraced Republican released late Monday.
Andy Roddick spent his twenty-seventh birthday Sunday with wife Brooklyn Decker, in Manhattan, quiet quietly.
The point of this post is not Hayden Panettiere, but rather her workout partner, the delicious, dreamy, and dangling trainer, as yet to be identified.
Brazil’s beautiful Edilson Nascimento – the series of photographs and the site sort of NSFW.
The beyond beautiful Alexander Skarsgard seen twenty-six different ways by Chris Maluszynski.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Rafael Nadal Shirtless Sexy, Much Music, Toronto International Film Festival, Disney Acquires Marvel, Taylor Lautner, Jacqueline Kennedy, Andy Warhol
The 2009 United States Open began Monday, in New York City, an excuse, somewhat, for Rafael Nadal sightings.
Much Music, which originated as the Canadian equivalent to MTV, but was often far more imaginative and interesting, celebrates twenty-five years on the air today, August 31st, 2009. A fatality at the hands of creator Moses Znaimer, the network continues to inexpiably exist like the chalk outline of crime scene.
The 2009 Toronto International Film Festival begins on September 10th, the Festival’s 34th incarnation, and as always it is a celebrity cluster, but beyond that, naturally, about the work, and this year the film’s with the strongest earliest word of mouth are Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces, Jane Champion’s Bright Star, and Todd Solondz’s Life During Wartime.
The Walt Disney Company announced Monday that it had agreed in principle to a cash and stock deal that would see the entertainment giant acquire Marvel Comics for four billion dollars.
Taylor Lautner, one of the stars of the upcoming Twilight saga New Moon, graces the cover of the October Teen Vogue.
Vanity Fair puts Jacqueline Kennedy on the cover of the magazine’s October issue.
Page Six reports that among the hidden items unearthed in the belongings of Andy Warhol is a portable cassette recording of the Warhol produced, Paul Morrissey directed outer space musical Man on the Moon. Warhol apparently recorded a performance of the very short lived Broadway vehicle from the audience.
Much Music, which originated as the Canadian equivalent to MTV, but was often far more imaginative and interesting, celebrates twenty-five years on the air today, August 31st, 2009. A fatality at the hands of creator Moses Znaimer, the network continues to inexpiably exist like the chalk outline of crime scene.
The 2009 Toronto International Film Festival begins on September 10th, the Festival’s 34th incarnation, and as always it is a celebrity cluster, but beyond that, naturally, about the work, and this year the film’s with the strongest earliest word of mouth are Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces, Jane Champion’s Bright Star, and Todd Solondz’s Life During Wartime.
The Walt Disney Company announced Monday that it had agreed in principle to a cash and stock deal that would see the entertainment giant acquire Marvel Comics for four billion dollars.
Taylor Lautner, one of the stars of the upcoming Twilight saga New Moon, graces the cover of the October Teen Vogue.
Vanity Fair puts Jacqueline Kennedy on the cover of the magazine’s October issue.
Page Six reports that among the hidden items unearthed in the belongings of Andy Warhol is a portable cassette recording of the Warhol produced, Paul Morrissey directed outer space musical Man on the Moon. Warhol apparently recorded a performance of the very short lived Broadway vehicle from the audience.
Pretend Pastor Arrested For Anti-Gay Hate, Mary Cheney Makes A Big Mistake, Budapest Pride Festival Marches Ahead, Whoopi Lends Support
Topeka, Kansas, by default, is home to a heard of lunatic fringe hate mongering fake Christians, the Pastor Bill Ball taking his rightful place next to Fred Phelps and his band of merry men eager to embarrass God. Ball and along with Chris Pettigrew, were arrested on August 24th, 2009 – multiple times mind you – in Primrose, Georgia, for displaying violently hateful signs deploring homosexuality and for preaching the same ugliness.
Mary Cheney, daughter of former vice-president and political traitor Dick Cheney, has reportedly donated one thousand dollars to the campaign of Representative Rob Portman, of Ohio, who is seeking a seat in the United States Senate. None of the story would be of interest in the least save that Cheney, who is openly gay, partnered, and who is raising a son with said partner, made the object of her generosity an anti-gay zealot who voted against allowing same sex marriage in 2004 and who voted to ban gay couples from adopting in the District of Columbia in 1999. Mary Cheney has yet to comment.
Whoopi Goldberg, who, along with the rest of The View, won a Daytime Emmy Award Sunday, has lent her support via video to the organizers and participants of the 2009 Budapest Pride Festival, in Hungry, scheduled for September 5th. The Festival, begun in 1995, was marred in 2007 by the appearance of ragtag collective of fascists and ultranationalists who attacked marchers and in 2008 by violent right wing extremists who attacked and threatened the participants and the authorities who had come to protect them. This year, in addition to Goldberg, thirteen embassies including ones from Canada and the United States, released a joint statement supporting the Pride Festival, saying in part that “human rights – including justice, equality, humanity, respect, and freedom of expression – and the rule of law are the foundations upon which democratic states are built.” Goldberg’s message of freedom and respect is below.
Mary Cheney, daughter of former vice-president and political traitor Dick Cheney, has reportedly donated one thousand dollars to the campaign of Representative Rob Portman, of Ohio, who is seeking a seat in the United States Senate. None of the story would be of interest in the least save that Cheney, who is openly gay, partnered, and who is raising a son with said partner, made the object of her generosity an anti-gay zealot who voted against allowing same sex marriage in 2004 and who voted to ban gay couples from adopting in the District of Columbia in 1999. Mary Cheney has yet to comment.
Whoopi Goldberg, who, along with the rest of The View, won a Daytime Emmy Award Sunday, has lent her support via video to the organizers and participants of the 2009 Budapest Pride Festival, in Hungry, scheduled for September 5th. The Festival, begun in 1995, was marred in 2007 by the appearance of ragtag collective of fascists and ultranationalists who attacked marchers and in 2008 by violent right wing extremists who attacked and threatened the participants and the authorities who had come to protect them. This year, in addition to Goldberg, thirteen embassies including ones from Canada and the United States, released a joint statement supporting the Pride Festival, saying in part that “human rights – including justice, equality, humanity, respect, and freedom of expression – and the rule of law are the foundations upon which democratic states are built.” Goldberg’s message of freedom and respect is below.
Wildfires, Gay Military Ban Statistics, Vermont Preps For Gay Marriage, Ellen DeGeneres, Tom Colicchio, Carrie Prejean, Tara Reid, Zachary Quinto Date
The Station wildfires burning in and around Los Angele County since late last week have intensified overnight, Sunday the lives of two firefighters lost in the war and destroyed at least twenty homes. The fire has doubled in size, to 85, 000 acres and thousand upon thousands of homes have been evacuated. The two firefighters, Arnaldo Quinones and Tedmund Hall, were killed trying to oversee workers at a California Department of Corrections inmate campsite near Mt. Gleason.
A stunning, sickening statistic: since the inception in 1993 of the military ban on gays serving openly – informally known as the policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” – more than 13,000 deeply dedicated, highly qualified gay and lesbian United States soldiers have been discharged from duty, a figure that means at least two individuals per twenty-four hours have been removed from active service.
Gay marriage is legal in the state of Vermont come midnight Tuesday, September 1st, but because that state has sanctioned same sex civil unions for nearly nine years, the rush to marry by gays and lesbians will not have the same urgency it had in other states.
The tremendously talented Portia de Rossi and wife Ellen DeGeneres appear on the red carpet at Sunday’s Daytime Emmy Awards, Ellen channeling Zac Efron.
Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio on gay marriage, and why religion or religious objections have no right to be a part of the conservation.
The woeful anti-gay hater Carrie Prejean is, naturally, suing the Miss. California organization, filing suit Monday in a Los Angeles County Superior Court claiming that Shanna Moakler and Keith Lewis discriminated against Prejean for her religious beliefs.
Tara Reid is photographed by Adam Bouska for the NO H8 campaign.
Is Zachary Quinto quite quietly openly the door to the closet? Quinto, out and about Sunday in his so hip it hurts neighborhood of Silverlake, in Los Angeles, California with the very openly gay, terrifically talented star of stage and television (the only reason I ever even bothered to endure the awfulness that was The Class) sexy red head Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
A stunning, sickening statistic: since the inception in 1993 of the military ban on gays serving openly – informally known as the policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” – more than 13,000 deeply dedicated, highly qualified gay and lesbian United States soldiers have been discharged from duty, a figure that means at least two individuals per twenty-four hours have been removed from active service.
Gay marriage is legal in the state of Vermont come midnight Tuesday, September 1st, but because that state has sanctioned same sex civil unions for nearly nine years, the rush to marry by gays and lesbians will not have the same urgency it had in other states.
The tremendously talented Portia de Rossi and wife Ellen DeGeneres appear on the red carpet at Sunday’s Daytime Emmy Awards, Ellen channeling Zac Efron.
Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio on gay marriage, and why religion or religious objections have no right to be a part of the conservation.
The woeful anti-gay hater Carrie Prejean is, naturally, suing the Miss. California organization, filing suit Monday in a Los Angeles County Superior Court claiming that Shanna Moakler and Keith Lewis discriminated against Prejean for her religious beliefs.
Tara Reid is photographed by Adam Bouska for the NO H8 campaign.
Is Zachary Quinto quite quietly openly the door to the closet? Quinto, out and about Sunday in his so hip it hurts neighborhood of Silverlake, in Los Angeles, California with the very openly gay, terrifically talented star of stage and television (the only reason I ever even bothered to endure the awfulness that was The Class) sexy red head Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Los Angeles Times On Gay Pride And Prejudice, Washington Post Profiles NOM Director, Homosexual Hate Singer Concerts Cancelled, Beth Ditto
The Los Angeles Times and an effortlessly intelligent editorial in anticipation of the January 11th, 2010 start date for the federal case against Proposition 8, the voter amendment that passed on November 4th, 2008 in California by a narrow margin and that effectively eliminated the right of gay men and women to marry. The Times suggests that the case – about whether the 14th Amendment of the American Constitution and the talk of equal protection and due process of law, prohibits Proposition 8 and other ban on the right of homosexuals to marry – is likely to turn acrimonious, a debate on the very nature of homosexuality often hysterical, with foes framing gays as the one and only threat to all that is good and traditional, an argument, fallacious through and through, that echoes the one that accompanied the passage of de-segregation in the 1960’s. But, as the Times piece concludes, “one day, society will look back with shock at how gay and lesbian couples were forced to justify their sexual identity and defend their family lives in order to gain the right to marriage, just as we now deplore how long and hard interracial couples had to fight for that same right.”
The Washington Post profiles Brian Brown, who, as Executive Director for the National Organization for Marriage, is one of those foes of gay marriage, which in itself seems unimaginable, since Brown appears to be a man of measured intelligence and of reason.
Concert promoters Live Nation have thankfully cancelled concerts by Jamaican reggae dancehall performer Buju Banton owing to a email campaign of protest once the scheduled series of seven American dates were announced, including one in San Francisco. Banton, whose 1992 song Boom Bye, Bye purposes pouring acid on homosexuals, then shooting them in the head, is a violent bigot, who, while distancing himself from that work, has never made any attempts to apologize for inciting hate.
The generously great Beth Ditto, she of Gossip, the antithesis of Banton, rocks out at the Reading Festival.
The Washington Post profiles Brian Brown, who, as Executive Director for the National Organization for Marriage, is one of those foes of gay marriage, which in itself seems unimaginable, since Brown appears to be a man of measured intelligence and of reason.
Concert promoters Live Nation have thankfully cancelled concerts by Jamaican reggae dancehall performer Buju Banton owing to a email campaign of protest once the scheduled series of seven American dates were announced, including one in San Francisco. Banton, whose 1992 song Boom Bye, Bye purposes pouring acid on homosexuals, then shooting them in the head, is a violent bigot, who, while distancing himself from that work, has never made any attempts to apologize for inciting hate.
The generously great Beth Ditto, she of Gossip, the antithesis of Banton, rocks out at the Reading Festival.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Funeral Of Edward Kennedy
Senator Edward Kennedy was eulogized by President Obama Saturday as “the heir to a weighty legacy, a champion for those who had none, the soul of the Democratic Party, and the lion of the United States Senate – a man whose name graces nearly 1,000 laws, and who penned more than 300 himself.” Obama was one of several speakers at Kennedy’s funeral, held at the magnificent one-hundred and thirty year old Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston, attended by some fifteen hundred mourners, including family, friends, colleagues, three former Presidents, and political allies and foes. The cellist Yo Yo Ma performed a selection from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 6 and the tenor Placido Domingo sang a selection by Cesar Franck. Kennedy was movingly remembered by his two sons – Ted Jr. and Patrick – both of whom have struggled, like their father, with private problems in a very public way. They were immediately followed by the President’s eulogy, who also spoke of Kennedy as a “kind and tender hero who persevered through pain and tragedy – not for the sake of ambition or vanity, not for wealth or power, but on for the people and the country that he loved.”
Adam Goldstein, Clay Aiken Rocking A New Look, Adam Lambert Fans Raise Funds, Lady Gaga Covers V, Penn Badgley’s Balls, Snuggly Scott Evans
Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM, has died. He was 36. Goldstein, who was set to star in a MTV intervention reality show that aimed to help teenagers break the cycle of drug addiction, reported died of a drug overdose. His body was discovered late Friday afternoon in New York.
Clay Aiken inadvertently debuted a new look Thursday that I like a lot, Aiken photographed with Decca Records A & R head David Novik, who uploaded the image to his Twitter account. Aiken recently signed with Decca and is at work on a new album tentatively scheduled to be released in 2010.
The Adam Lambert fan competition set up by Lambert this past week to raise money for DonorsChoose.org has already earned some fifty thousand dollars to go towards supplies for high need public schools in the United States.
Lady Gaga graces the cover of the September V magazine, photographed by Mario Testino, wearing Marc Jacobs. There are actually two covers available – one in blue and one in pink.
Gossip Girl boy Penn Badgley was among those who turned out last night in New York City at the 2009 United States Open launch party, photographed first holding a large lone yellow tennis ball, then a pair – Penn having being named for the line of tennis balls. Also attending, the so sexy Johannes Huebl.
Some scenes of the silly sexy Scott Evans, in form fitting boxers briefs no less, from Friday’s One Life to Live episode.
Clay Aiken inadvertently debuted a new look Thursday that I like a lot, Aiken photographed with Decca Records A & R head David Novik, who uploaded the image to his Twitter account. Aiken recently signed with Decca and is at work on a new album tentatively scheduled to be released in 2010.
The Adam Lambert fan competition set up by Lambert this past week to raise money for DonorsChoose.org has already earned some fifty thousand dollars to go towards supplies for high need public schools in the United States.
Lady Gaga graces the cover of the September V magazine, photographed by Mario Testino, wearing Marc Jacobs. There are actually two covers available – one in blue and one in pink.
Gossip Girl boy Penn Badgley was among those who turned out last night in New York City at the 2009 United States Open launch party, photographed first holding a large lone yellow tennis ball, then a pair – Penn having being named for the line of tennis balls. Also attending, the so sexy Johannes Huebl.
Some scenes of the silly sexy Scott Evans, in form fitting boxers briefs no less, from Friday’s One Life to Live episode.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Uruguay Closer To Legalizing Gay Adoption Rights, R-71 Battles, Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Jackson Homicide, Adam Lambert Is Eclectic
Legislators in Uruguay have passed a bill that allows gay and lesbian couples to adopt, that despite opposition from the country’s Roman Catholic Church. The measure passed Thursday by a margin of 40-13. It now moves to the Senate for approval. It has already secured the approval of the President, Tabare Vazquez, whose socialist party has legalized gay civil unions and ended a ban on gays serving in the military. Uruguay will become the first Latin American country to afford adoption rights to homosexuals.
Washington Families Standing Together, an advocacy group that supports extending and strengthening that state’s gay rights law, has sued the secretary of state to prevent Referendum 71 from qualifying for the November ballot. The group contends that the Secretary of State’s Office has accepted signatures that should not have been verified. Also on Thursday, the state’s Public Disclosure Commission ruled that the backers of Referendum 71 would not be exempt from full disclosure of donors.
Neil Patrick Harris talks about his stint as a judge on American Idol and what sort of song and dance can be expected at next month’s Neil Patrick Harris hosted Emmys.
Michael Jackson’s death has officially been ruled a homicide, the Los Angeles County coroners stating Friday that “the manner of death has been ruled a homicide. Cause of death was established as acute propofol intoxication. Other conditions contributing to death: benzodiazepine.” There are suggestions that given the well documented history of substance abuse Jackson suffered from, a charge of manslaughter is not likely. His doctor, Conrad Murray, has testified under oath that the singer pleaded with him for powerful does of propofol in the final hours of his life; a plea that the doctor testified he tried to resist.
Adam Lambert reports that despite touring throughout the summer, he is half-way recording his debut album, and says the work will be “quite eclectic.” He also talks about his partnership with DonorsChoose.org and the work he is doing to raise supplies for high need public classrooms in the United States.
Washington Families Standing Together, an advocacy group that supports extending and strengthening that state’s gay rights law, has sued the secretary of state to prevent Referendum 71 from qualifying for the November ballot. The group contends that the Secretary of State’s Office has accepted signatures that should not have been verified. Also on Thursday, the state’s Public Disclosure Commission ruled that the backers of Referendum 71 would not be exempt from full disclosure of donors.
Neil Patrick Harris talks about his stint as a judge on American Idol and what sort of song and dance can be expected at next month’s Neil Patrick Harris hosted Emmys.
Michael Jackson’s death has officially been ruled a homicide, the Los Angeles County coroners stating Friday that “the manner of death has been ruled a homicide. Cause of death was established as acute propofol intoxication. Other conditions contributing to death: benzodiazepine.” There are suggestions that given the well documented history of substance abuse Jackson suffered from, a charge of manslaughter is not likely. His doctor, Conrad Murray, has testified under oath that the singer pleaded with him for powerful does of propofol in the final hours of his life; a plea that the doctor testified he tried to resist.
Adam Lambert reports that despite touring throughout the summer, he is half-way recording his debut album, and says the work will be “quite eclectic.” He also talks about his partnership with DonorsChoose.org and the work he is doing to raise supplies for high need public classrooms in the United States.
Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission Fire Three Over Rainbow Lounge Raid
The Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission have just announced the firing of two agents who participated in the botched raid on the Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth, Texas, in the early hours of June 30th that left one patron with injuries that required a stay in hospital. TABC agent Christopher Aller and agent trainee Jason Chapman have been terminated. Their supervisor, Sergeant Terry Parsons, who did not attend the raid, was also fired, effective Sept 2nd. According to a report released in early August, the two agents – Aller and Chapman – did not acknowledge that they used force when arresting Chad Gibson or that Gibson was seriously injured. That report also underlined that the two attended the raid without the permission of the TABC, did not properly identify themselves as agents of the TABC, and disrupted the bar’s business during the said raid.
Brandon McInerney Pleads Not Guilty
Brandon McInerney, fifteen years old, charged with the hate crime killing of classmate Lawrence King, fifteen years old, in February, 2008 plead not guilty to all charges in a Ventura County, California courtroom late Thursday. McInerney, who killed King in an Oxnard, California classroom after waiting some twenty minutes, is accused of murder, and is being tried as an adult because prosecutors successfully argued that the twenty minutes it took for Brandon to fire a gun, constituted lying in wait. McInerney’s defense attorneys introduced a motion that the case be remanded to juvenile court, arguing that “he was a child at the time of the offense, and he should be treated as such.” Scott Wippert added that the ultimate goal is “to get him (Brandon) treated and rehabilitated in the juvenile system.” That motion will be heard September 1st. If tried and convicted as an adult on all charges, McInerney stand to be sentenced to fifty-three years in prison. Prosecutors had offered to have the sentence be twenty-five years to life contingent on Brandon pleading guilty to all charges as an adult. Yesterday, a pretrial date was set for October 23rd, and a trial date of December 1st.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
TABC Administrator Faces Censure, One Life To Live Gets GLADD, Chace Crawford, Trevor Donovan, Andy Roddick, Party In The Fire Island Pines
Alan Steen, the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission administrator who spoke with tremendous candor after a report was released that found fault with the TABC raid on the Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth, Texas, Steen saying at the time that the Commission “shouldn’t have even been there,” is now himself facing displinary action in the form of an internal inquiry. By a vote of 2-1 late Thursday afternoon in Austin, Texas, Steen’s fellow commissioners agreed to conduct an investigation into “allegations of wrongdoing” by Steen making public comments that condemned the TABC actions.
One Life to Live was out in full force at a GLAAD event in New York City Tuesday night, the summer series Venice Beach themed party attracting the always sexy stars Scott Evans, Brett Claywell, Nicholas Rodriguez, and head writer Ron Carlivati.
Chace Crawford, bachelor number one, out and about in New York City Thursday, eating alfresco solo.
Trevor Donovan, thirty, is set to star in the second season of 90210, where he will play eighteen year old Teddy Montgomery, a tennis champ with a mysterious past who returns to high school after an as yet to be explained absence. What is known about Teddy/Trevor is that he possesses a seriously sexy body.
A real tennis champ, Andy Roddick, the number one ranked American male, who expects to do very well at the upcoming U.S. Open appears at the tenth annual BNP Paribas Taste of Tennis in New York City Thursday, after an earlier appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman where he was beyond charming. He hit serves to Dave on 49th Street, while Rachel Ray tended to ball duties.
Finally, just because it is so silly, summery, and somewhat sexy, the Party in the Fire Island Pines version of the Miley Cyrus Party in the USA song, and as a warning, it is impossibly catchy. As in you will not believe it is impossible, but it is.
One Life to Live was out in full force at a GLAAD event in New York City Tuesday night, the summer series Venice Beach themed party attracting the always sexy stars Scott Evans, Brett Claywell, Nicholas Rodriguez, and head writer Ron Carlivati.
Chace Crawford, bachelor number one, out and about in New York City Thursday, eating alfresco solo.
Trevor Donovan, thirty, is set to star in the second season of 90210, where he will play eighteen year old Teddy Montgomery, a tennis champ with a mysterious past who returns to high school after an as yet to be explained absence. What is known about Teddy/Trevor is that he possesses a seriously sexy body.
A real tennis champ, Andy Roddick, the number one ranked American male, who expects to do very well at the upcoming U.S. Open appears at the tenth annual BNP Paribas Taste of Tennis in New York City Thursday, after an earlier appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman where he was beyond charming. He hit serves to Dave on 49th Street, while Rachel Ray tended to ball duties.
Finally, just because it is so silly, summery, and somewhat sexy, the Party in the Fire Island Pines version of the Miley Cyrus Party in the USA song, and as a warning, it is impossibly catchy. As in you will not believe it is impossible, but it is.
Kennedy Funeral Procession Reaches Boston, Facebook Tightens Privacy, Beautifu Brad Goreski, Evan Rachel Wood, Anderson Cooper Destroys Heidi Montag
The motorcade carrying the casket of the late Senator Edward Kennedy reached Boston, Massachusetts late Thursday afternoon, and moved through the city in a slow, somber funeral procession, after leaving the Kennedy compound in Cape Cod early in the morning. The final destination for the day is the library and museum in Dorchester, Massachusetts, where Kennedy’s body will in repose for a public viewing Thursday evening and throughout Friday.
Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said Thursday that Facebook has agreed to comply with changes made to the company’s privacy rules and to the collection of personal data. Those changes include new notifications for users, additions to the Facebook privacy policy, and a number of technical transformations to tighten security. Stoddart said that with the changes “Facebook is on the way to meeting the requirements of Canada’s privacy law.” Eliot Schrage, Facebook vice-president of global communications and public policy, stated the involvement of the Canadian government “has given us an opportunity to improve our policies and practices in a way that will provide even greater transparency and control for our Facebook users.”
Brilliant, bubbly and bow tied Brad Goreski talks about season two of The Rachel Zoe Project, his relationship with Taylor, his boyfriend of eight years, and his involvement in the great cause that is The Trevor Project.
Evan Rachel Wood, who appears this Sunday on HBO’s True Blood, where she will play a eleven-hundred year-old vampire, talks about watching Alexander Skarsgard shower and whether her character, Queen Sophie-Ann, is lesbian.
Anderson Cooper (the Coop, to his friends, of which I’m sure you are) defines Heidi Montag and much more in a way only Anderson could. Snap!
Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said Thursday that Facebook has agreed to comply with changes made to the company’s privacy rules and to the collection of personal data. Those changes include new notifications for users, additions to the Facebook privacy policy, and a number of technical transformations to tighten security. Stoddart said that with the changes “Facebook is on the way to meeting the requirements of Canada’s privacy law.” Eliot Schrage, Facebook vice-president of global communications and public policy, stated the involvement of the Canadian government “has given us an opportunity to improve our policies and practices in a way that will provide even greater transparency and control for our Facebook users.”
Brilliant, bubbly and bow tied Brad Goreski talks about season two of The Rachel Zoe Project, his relationship with Taylor, his boyfriend of eight years, and his involvement in the great cause that is The Trevor Project.
Evan Rachel Wood, who appears this Sunday on HBO’s True Blood, where she will play a eleven-hundred year-old vampire, talks about watching Alexander Skarsgard shower and whether her character, Queen Sophie-Ann, is lesbian.
Anderson Cooper (the Coop, to his friends, of which I’m sure you are) defines Heidi Montag and much more in a way only Anderson could. Snap!
Utah Governor Gary Herbert Talks Crazy Talk Insulting Almost Everyone
Utah Governor Gary Herbert said Thursday that he is not in favor of creating legislation that would operate as a protection against discrimination, in particular discrimination based upon sexual orientation. “We don’t have to have a rule for everybody to do the right thing, “he said, “We ought to just do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do and we don’t have to have a law that punishes us if we don’t.”
Herbert, who replaces Jim Huntsman, who resigned last month to accept an appointment by President Obama to be the ambassador to China, and was an ally to gays in the state of Utah, where it remains legal to be fired simply for being gay, was responding to a question about a proposed bill for the city of Salt Lake City that would protect LGBT from discrimination in areas of employment and housing. While conceding that “we shouldn’t discriminate against people,” Herbert expressed concern about going down a slippery slope of equal rights. “Pretty soon,” Herbert said, “We’re going to have a special law for blue-eyed blondes or people who are losing their hair a little bit.”
Herbert, who replaces Jim Huntsman, who resigned last month to accept an appointment by President Obama to be the ambassador to China, and was an ally to gays in the state of Utah, where it remains legal to be fired simply for being gay, was responding to a question about a proposed bill for the city of Salt Lake City that would protect LGBT from discrimination in areas of employment and housing. While conceding that “we shouldn’t discriminate against people,” Herbert expressed concern about going down a slippery slope of equal rights. “Pretty soon,” Herbert said, “We’re going to have a special law for blue-eyed blondes or people who are losing their hair a little bit.”
Jim Parsons Arrives, Chace Crawford, [title of the show], Parker Posey Ill, Jack Huston, Robert Pattison Shower Curtains, Madonna, Britney Spears
The Big Bang Theory’s big breakout star and the personification of geek sexy, Mr. Jim Parsons, arrives Wednesday afternoon for an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Chace Crawford has a rental problem, yes, that Chace Crawford, who talks about outrageous broker’s fees, Gossip Girl, turning twenty-four, Ed Westwick, dance classes and much more in the new issue of Interview.
The effortlessly talented and quite cute Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen, creative team behind the much loved [title of the show], are working on a as yet to be titled sitcom for ABC.
The equally effortlessly talented and lovely Parker Posey has had to withdraw from an Off-Broadway production, titled This, due to a developing case of Lyme disease.
Another in apparently an endless series of hotness attached to the third installment of the Twilight franchise, Eclipse, Jack Huston, arrives on location in Vancouver, British Columbia, sexy and swaggering.
The Twilight hotness – or at the very least, the original – Robert Pattison arrives on set Thursday morning. A home made shower curtain featuring Mr. Pattison, by the way, sold out in mere moments on the craft website Etsy.com.
They might tolerate dictators, but do not discuss gypsies with Romanians, or at least Romania fans of Madonna. Material Mom took time Wednesday night during a concert to talk tolerance and inclusion of Eastern Europe’s estimated millions of gypsies, including some two million in Romania, and well, it was not appreciated.
According to reports, two fans attending a Britney Spears’ concert Tuesday night in New York City, at Madison Square Garden, were removed from their seats towards the end of the set, told they were dancing “too provocatively,” and ordered to stop. Only in New York kids, only in New York.
Chace Crawford has a rental problem, yes, that Chace Crawford, who talks about outrageous broker’s fees, Gossip Girl, turning twenty-four, Ed Westwick, dance classes and much more in the new issue of Interview.
The effortlessly talented and quite cute Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen, creative team behind the much loved [title of the show], are working on a as yet to be titled sitcom for ABC.
The equally effortlessly talented and lovely Parker Posey has had to withdraw from an Off-Broadway production, titled This, due to a developing case of Lyme disease.
Another in apparently an endless series of hotness attached to the third installment of the Twilight franchise, Eclipse, Jack Huston, arrives on location in Vancouver, British Columbia, sexy and swaggering.
The Twilight hotness – or at the very least, the original – Robert Pattison arrives on set Thursday morning. A home made shower curtain featuring Mr. Pattison, by the way, sold out in mere moments on the craft website Etsy.com.
They might tolerate dictators, but do not discuss gypsies with Romanians, or at least Romania fans of Madonna. Material Mom took time Wednesday night during a concert to talk tolerance and inclusion of Eastern Europe’s estimated millions of gypsies, including some two million in Romania, and well, it was not appreciated.
According to reports, two fans attending a Britney Spears’ concert Tuesday night in New York City, at Madison Square Garden, were removed from their seats towards the end of the set, told they were dancing “too provocatively,” and ordered to stop. Only in New York kids, only in New York.
Pretend Pastor Insists All Gays Predators, Florida Adoption Foes Insist Gays Flawed, Italy Head Coach Talks Crazy, Rafael Nadal Sight For Sore Eyes
One upping hate mongering Randy Thomasson, whom, you might recall from a posting yesterday, believes slain gay civil rights leader Harvey Milk a “sexual predator”, rightwing lunatic fake Christian pastor Steven L. Anderson contends that all homosexuals are “predators,” saying “every gay person that I’ve ever known personally has been a predator.” Anderson, who prays for American President Obama to die, made the comments Tuesday during an appearance on the Alan Colmes radio show. Colmes pressed Anderson to define predator, and in reply was told “a predator as in someone who tries to molest other people, to force people into thing that they don’t want to do.” Colmes, thankfully, a man of great intelligence and patience, never let Anderson off easy, forcing him to defend his wobbly views of homosexuality and of religion, as well as his expressed desire to see Obama killed. It would all be simply sad if not for the fact that the pretend Pastor Anderson preaches to one Christopher Broughton, the individual who arrived at an Obama event last week armed with AR-15.
In a Miami, Florida courtroom Wednesday, both sides in the battle over the state’s strict laws that ban gay men and women from adopting presented their oral arguments before an appeals panel made up of three justices. The Department of Children and Families are appealing a November 2008 ruling that was made by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman who decided that the 1977 statue disallowing gays from adopting was unconstitutional. Today, in the courtroom the attorney for the DFC defended the ban, arguing that the state has a “sensible interest” in protecting children from social ills that are more prevalent among homosexuals than heterosexuals, saying that “there is evidence that homosexuals have higher rates of mental disorders, suicide, and domestic violence.” One of three justices, Judge Gerald B. Cope Jr. observed that Florida legislators opted not to ban drug addicts, child molesters, or murders from adopting, but explicitly prevent only gays from adopting. Cope asked "how can that be justified?”
Italian national soccer coach Marcello Lippi said that he would not select two players for his team is the two were involved in a relationship, saying that “in the current climate, two national team players could never be involved in an open relationship,” but Lippi added that the decision “is not a question of culture, but is more related to the fact that relation would create conflicts contrary to the interests of the dynamics of the group.”
Rafael Nadal, Wednesday, in Manhattan at a pre-U.S. Open event.
In a Miami, Florida courtroom Wednesday, both sides in the battle over the state’s strict laws that ban gay men and women from adopting presented their oral arguments before an appeals panel made up of three justices. The Department of Children and Families are appealing a November 2008 ruling that was made by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman who decided that the 1977 statue disallowing gays from adopting was unconstitutional. Today, in the courtroom the attorney for the DFC defended the ban, arguing that the state has a “sensible interest” in protecting children from social ills that are more prevalent among homosexuals than heterosexuals, saying that “there is evidence that homosexuals have higher rates of mental disorders, suicide, and domestic violence.” One of three justices, Judge Gerald B. Cope Jr. observed that Florida legislators opted not to ban drug addicts, child molesters, or murders from adopting, but explicitly prevent only gays from adopting. Cope asked "how can that be justified?”
Italian national soccer coach Marcello Lippi said that he would not select two players for his team is the two were involved in a relationship, saying that “in the current climate, two national team players could never be involved in an open relationship,” but Lippi added that the decision “is not a question of culture, but is more related to the fact that relation would create conflicts contrary to the interests of the dynamics of the group.”
Rafael Nadal, Wednesday, in Manhattan at a pre-U.S. Open event.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Ellie Greenwich, Dominick Dunne, Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson The New Tupac Shakur, Daniel Radcliffe, Scott Herman Shaves
Famed singer and songwriter Ellie Greenwich has died. She was 68. Greenwich, along with Phil Spector, wrote brilliant bits of pop beauty like Chapel of Love, Be My Baby, and River High, Mountain Deep, as well as Leader of the Pack, with her then husband Jeff Barry. The cause of death was a heart attack.
Dominick Dunne has died. He was 83. Dunne succumbed to pancreatic cancer. Dunne was the self-styled Boswell to a late 20th Century cavalcade of celebrity criminals, chronicling the trials of Claus Von Bulow, O. J. Simpson and Phil Spector, largely for Vanity Fair, in a monthly column. His interest in crime came largely from the brutal, tragic slaying of his daughter Dominique, killed in 1982 at the age of 22.
There are reports that the drug amounts given to Michael Jackson by Doctor Conrad Murray are inaccurate and that the low doses of propofol Murray admitted to administering would not have been fatal.
Is Michael Jackson still alive?
Daniel Radcliffe, hairy chest and all, is very much alive, thank you very much.
Real World star and underwear model Scott Herman is not a fan of hairy chests or body hair in general and offers tips on how to shower and shave, all of which is remarkable not as sexy as you might surmise.
Dominick Dunne has died. He was 83. Dunne succumbed to pancreatic cancer. Dunne was the self-styled Boswell to a late 20th Century cavalcade of celebrity criminals, chronicling the trials of Claus Von Bulow, O. J. Simpson and Phil Spector, largely for Vanity Fair, in a monthly column. His interest in crime came largely from the brutal, tragic slaying of his daughter Dominique, killed in 1982 at the age of 22.
There are reports that the drug amounts given to Michael Jackson by Doctor Conrad Murray are inaccurate and that the low doses of propofol Murray admitted to administering would not have been fatal.
Is Michael Jackson still alive?
Daniel Radcliffe, hairy chest and all, is very much alive, thank you very much.
Real World star and underwear model Scott Herman is not a fan of hairy chests or body hair in general and offers tips on how to shower and shave, all of which is remarkable not as sexy as you might surmise.
Irish Archbishop Hate, Randy Thomasson Hates Harvey Milk, Asexuals, Staged Nudity, Craig And Jackman, Alan Cumming, Justin Bartha, Ryan Gosling
The Catholic Archbishop of Ireland, Sean Brady, said Sunday, spoke out against a proposal before the Irish Parliament to recognize same sex unions, saying that the natural law – the one that defines marriage as that only existing between a man and a woman for the purpose of procreation – cannot be violated by legislative norms.
Randy Thomasson, President of anti-gay hate mongering SaveCalifornia.com, obsessed with Harvey Milk, released a statement Tuesday decrying the selection of Milk to California’s Hall of Fame, and the awarding posthumously of the Spirit of California medal. Thomasson said that Milk was “a notorious sexual predator … a public liar, and is in no way a good role model for children. It is sad and disappointing that the Governor and First Lady are honoring this man who did many dishonorable deeds.”
The Bay Area Reporter, meanwhile, reports on the outrage over the local coverage Thomasson received from the FOX affiliate in San Francisco when the announcement that Milk would be inducted into the Hall of Fame was made.
The San Francisco Chronicle examines the nascent culture of the asexual community.
The public nudity on display in New York City at the new Standard hotel in the High Line district was apparently staged by the staff.
The first formal look at the principle cast of the new play by Keith Huff, A Steady Rain, otherwise known as Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman. The work, which will begin previews on September 10th and opens September 29th, focuses on the lives of two Chicago police officers and the differing account of one particular police call.
Alan Cumming is releasing his debut musical album on September 22nd, titled I Bought A Blue Car Today, and in anticipation, will be appearing in London, England, on September 5th, at the Dress Circle store.
Justin Bartha, the only interesting thing about the dreadful movie The Hangover, departs from Los Angeles International Airport, looking sexy and stylish.
Ryan Gosling, out of his hobo gear, into some workout gear, gets physical.
Randy Thomasson, President of anti-gay hate mongering SaveCalifornia.com, obsessed with Harvey Milk, released a statement Tuesday decrying the selection of Milk to California’s Hall of Fame, and the awarding posthumously of the Spirit of California medal. Thomasson said that Milk was “a notorious sexual predator … a public liar, and is in no way a good role model for children. It is sad and disappointing that the Governor and First Lady are honoring this man who did many dishonorable deeds.”
The Bay Area Reporter, meanwhile, reports on the outrage over the local coverage Thomasson received from the FOX affiliate in San Francisco when the announcement that Milk would be inducted into the Hall of Fame was made.
The San Francisco Chronicle examines the nascent culture of the asexual community.
The public nudity on display in New York City at the new Standard hotel in the High Line district was apparently staged by the staff.
The first formal look at the principle cast of the new play by Keith Huff, A Steady Rain, otherwise known as Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman. The work, which will begin previews on September 10th and opens September 29th, focuses on the lives of two Chicago police officers and the differing account of one particular police call.
Alan Cumming is releasing his debut musical album on September 22nd, titled I Bought A Blue Car Today, and in anticipation, will be appearing in London, England, on September 5th, at the Dress Circle store.
Justin Bartha, the only interesting thing about the dreadful movie The Hangover, departs from Los Angeles International Airport, looking sexy and stylish.
Ryan Gosling, out of his hobo gear, into some workout gear, gets physical.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Senator Edward Kennedy
Senator Edward Kennedy has died. He was 77. The cause of death were complications from brain cancer. A study in dichotomy, Kennedy life was equal parts great tragedy and towering successes, and who likely remember as one of the masterful lawmakers in the history of the United States Senate. Above all, he was a Kennedy. and the family released a statement early Wednesday morning that read in part “We’ve lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism, and perseverance will live on in our heart forever.”
Nick Youngquest Gives Attitude, Neil Patrick Harris An American Idol, Patrick Wolf, Mika, Tegan And Sara, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Alex Meraz
One of the Gods of Football, the scintillatingly sexy Nick Youngquest, graces the cover of Attitude magazine, the September issue, the sex edition, Mr. Youngquest covering as little of himself as possible, and inside the covers completely nude.
Neil Patrick Harris will be a guest judge on the next season of American Idol, appearing at the auditions today in Dallas, the episode to air in early 2010 on Fox.
Patrick Wolf talks to Out magazine about living the glamorous life, wearing Viviane Westwood hot pants, and how, when he retires, he will become a bear.
Mika wants you to polish up your disco balls and arm yourself with pompoms as he announces a North American fall tour beginning in Toronto, Ontario on October 12th and ending in Vancouver, on October 27th.
Tegan and Sara announce their fall tour of North America too, as well as reveal the cover and track listing for their forthcoming album Sainthood.
Jackson Rathbone, a star of Eclipse, the third Twilight movie, arrives in Vancouver, British Columbia, rocking a new look.
Kellan Lutz, too, in Vancouver, shooting Eclipse, attends to getting physical, enjoying an early morning run Tuesday through the streets of the city.
Alex Meraz, one of the new stars of the Twilight franchise, as envisioned by Tyler Shields in a video portrait.
Neil Patrick Harris will be a guest judge on the next season of American Idol, appearing at the auditions today in Dallas, the episode to air in early 2010 on Fox.
Patrick Wolf talks to Out magazine about living the glamorous life, wearing Viviane Westwood hot pants, and how, when he retires, he will become a bear.
Mika wants you to polish up your disco balls and arm yourself with pompoms as he announces a North American fall tour beginning in Toronto, Ontario on October 12th and ending in Vancouver, on October 27th.
Tegan and Sara announce their fall tour of North America too, as well as reveal the cover and track listing for their forthcoming album Sainthood.
Jackson Rathbone, a star of Eclipse, the third Twilight movie, arrives in Vancouver, British Columbia, rocking a new look.
Kellan Lutz, too, in Vancouver, shooting Eclipse, attends to getting physical, enjoying an early morning run Tuesday through the streets of the city.
Alex Meraz, one of the new stars of the Twilight franchise, as envisioned by Tyler Shields in a video portrait.
Harvey Milk Day, Harvey Milk Earns Spirit Of California Medal, Guiding Light Gay Character To Live On, Chuck Bass Comes Out, Michael Urie Cuteness
Supporters of Harvey Milk Day are once again attempting to convince California Governor Schwarzenegger to sign legislation that would see the day honored in schools throughout the state. Schwarzenegger has already vetoed a version of the bill, suggesting that Milk’s influence was limited to San Francisco and should be celebrated there. The bill would see each May 22nd, the date of Milk’s birth, designated as a day of significance, proclaimed by the Governor, encouraging public schools in the state to observe the day and to conduct lessons on Milk and his impact. Democratic Senator Mark Leno, openly gay, who sponsored a version of the bill vetoed, said that remembering Milk is critical because “he literally gave his life so I and others can serve in public office and that every generation of LGBT Californians can pursue their every hope, dream, and aspiration.” The supporters are hoping to capitalize on the recent awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, given to Milk posthumously by President Obama. Those opposed to the creating a day honoring Milk contend that the move is masquerade in order to get the “gay agenda” into classrooms.
Oddly, Tuesday the Governor released the list of names being inducted into California’s Hall of Fame, and among the names, which include Carol Burnett and Danielle Steel, is Harvey Milk. Others include John Madden and Andrew Grove. The honorees will be awarded the Spirit of California medal at a ceremony on December 1st.
The Guiding Light ends its fifty-seven run on daytime television September 18th, and with it comes to an end the storyline of Olivia and Natalia, two middle-aged mothers who fell in love and whose relationship, fictional though it is, has grown greater than the show itself. Crystal Chappell, who plays Olivia, and who is genuinely overwhelmed by the fan support for the storyline, said that she had “never had this experience with a fan base before. It struck a nerve. I love this story line because it is about universal love and acceptance.” Towards that end, Ms. Chappell is creating a new character, a single gay career woman living in Venice Beach, California, that will debut as a web series, titled Venice, scheduled to air in November.
Neal Bledsoe, formally of Guiding Light, is set to appear on an upcoming Gossip Girl arc, playing New York University’s head of freshman affairs Josh Ellis, who will be romantically involved with – Chuck Bass! I know, right? In the Gossip Girl books, Chuck Bass, played on television with zeal by Ed Westwick, is bisexual, so …
Ugly Betty’s American Ferrera and Michael Urie don Indian inspired costumes for an upcoming episode, the still not officially out Urie cut as the proverbial button.
Oddly, Tuesday the Governor released the list of names being inducted into California’s Hall of Fame, and among the names, which include Carol Burnett and Danielle Steel, is Harvey Milk. Others include John Madden and Andrew Grove. The honorees will be awarded the Spirit of California medal at a ceremony on December 1st.
The Guiding Light ends its fifty-seven run on daytime television September 18th, and with it comes to an end the storyline of Olivia and Natalia, two middle-aged mothers who fell in love and whose relationship, fictional though it is, has grown greater than the show itself. Crystal Chappell, who plays Olivia, and who is genuinely overwhelmed by the fan support for the storyline, said that she had “never had this experience with a fan base before. It struck a nerve. I love this story line because it is about universal love and acceptance.” Towards that end, Ms. Chappell is creating a new character, a single gay career woman living in Venice Beach, California, that will debut as a web series, titled Venice, scheduled to air in November.
Neal Bledsoe, formally of Guiding Light, is set to appear on an upcoming Gossip Girl arc, playing New York University’s head of freshman affairs Josh Ellis, who will be romantically involved with – Chuck Bass! I know, right? In the Gossip Girl books, Chuck Bass, played on television with zeal by Ed Westwick, is bisexual, so …
Ugly Betty’s American Ferrera and Michael Urie don Indian inspired costumes for an upcoming episode, the still not officially out Urie cut as the proverbial button.
Monday, August 24, 2009
NOM Invades Iowa, DOMA Suit Dismissed On Technicality, Adam Lambert Gives, Lance Bass Mixes It Up, Jake Gyllenhaal Beached
The National Organization for Marriage, affectionately known as NOM, initiated a campaign Monday in Iowa to in effect re-ban gay marriage in that state. Brian Brown, the executive director, sent out an appeal to supporters that sought donations on behalf of Republican Stephen Burmeier, who intends to put the issue to a ballot, similar to Proposition 8, and who is up for election in two weeks. In April, somewhat surprisingly, Iowa became the third state in America to legalize same sex marriage. NOM was involved in helping to pass Prop 8, the California voter amendment that passed on November 4th, 2008, effectively eliminating the right of gay men and women in the state to marry.
United States District Judge David O. Carter ruled Monday that the first case brought against the federal Defense of Marriage Act by an Orange County, California couple who argued that the Act was unconstitutional because it violated Constitution be dismissed because the suit was improperly filed in state court. That couple, Arthur Smelt and Christopher Hammer, have been engaged in a five year long legal battle in the United States, arguing for their right to legally marry. The two men are both disabled and live on fixed incomes. They were married in California in 2008, one of eighteen thousand gay couples to do so before Proposition 8, but their marriage is not recognized formally at the federal level. Despite today's setback, their attorney expects the lawsuit to be back in court in two to three months.
Adam Lambert has partnered with DonorsChoose.org to support public education in the United States and is asking his fans to help.
Professional gay Lance Bass – who is suddenly smoking sexy – out and about on a date in London, England with an as yet to be identified man, who is as equally sexy, but sadly, the date ended in a headlock and not the good kind either, as it seems the unidentified male objected to being photographed.
Professional beard Jake Gyllenhaal, pale, but pretty nonetheless, on the beach.
United States District Judge David O. Carter ruled Monday that the first case brought against the federal Defense of Marriage Act by an Orange County, California couple who argued that the Act was unconstitutional because it violated Constitution be dismissed because the suit was improperly filed in state court. That couple, Arthur Smelt and Christopher Hammer, have been engaged in a five year long legal battle in the United States, arguing for their right to legally marry. The two men are both disabled and live on fixed incomes. They were married in California in 2008, one of eighteen thousand gay couples to do so before Proposition 8, but their marriage is not recognized formally at the federal level. Despite today's setback, their attorney expects the lawsuit to be back in court in two to three months.
Adam Lambert has partnered with DonorsChoose.org to support public education in the United States and is asking his fans to help.
Professional gay Lance Bass – who is suddenly smoking sexy – out and about on a date in London, England with an as yet to be identified man, who is as equally sexy, but sadly, the date ended in a headlock and not the good kind either, as it seems the unidentified male objected to being photographed.
Professional beard Jake Gyllenhaal, pale, but pretty nonetheless, on the beach.
Utah Mayor Proposes Nondiscrimination Measure, Provo Paper Deems Proposal Gay Agenda, Michael Jackson Death Details, Zac Efron Reveals, Kellan Lutz
Salt Lake City, Utah Mayor Ralph Becker, in early August, proposed a nondiscrimination ordinance that would expand and strengthen the rights and protections of citizens and city employees, and includes a clause that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Becker pledged such an ordinance during his 2007 mayoral campaign.
The proposal has not gone over well with the fine folk who manage the nearby Provo, Utah newspaper, The Daily Herald, an editorial Sunday titled Crazy Quilt Gay Agenda in SLC, who suggest, somewhat inexplicably, that if the ordinance were to pass, state officials “should immediately pass a statewide preemption statue covering discrimination, just like the statute that applies to firearms.”
According to a search warrant affidavit unsealed Monday in Houston, Texas, Michael Jackson died from deadly levels of an anesthetic, propofol, administered by his doctor, Conrad Murray. The affidavit states that Murray had been treating Jackson for insomnia for approximately six weeks, administering 50 milligrams of propofol intravenously each night. The night he died, Jackson was treated with a variety of sedatives, beginning at 1:30 AM with valium and ending, at 10:40 AM, with a 25 milligram dose of propofol.
Zac Efron, on set of The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud, in Vancouver, British Columbia, offering a healthy glimpse of what makes him so Efron-vescent!
Kellan Lutz, a tall drink of cool water, departing Los Angeles, California for Vancouver, flashing a killer sexy smile.
The proposal has not gone over well with the fine folk who manage the nearby Provo, Utah newspaper, The Daily Herald, an editorial Sunday titled Crazy Quilt Gay Agenda in SLC, who suggest, somewhat inexplicably, that if the ordinance were to pass, state officials “should immediately pass a statewide preemption statue covering discrimination, just like the statute that applies to firearms.”
According to a search warrant affidavit unsealed Monday in Houston, Texas, Michael Jackson died from deadly levels of an anesthetic, propofol, administered by his doctor, Conrad Murray. The affidavit states that Murray had been treating Jackson for insomnia for approximately six weeks, administering 50 milligrams of propofol intravenously each night. The night he died, Jackson was treated with a variety of sedatives, beginning at 1:30 AM with valium and ending, at 10:40 AM, with a 25 milligram dose of propofol.
Zac Efron, on set of The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud, in Vancouver, British Columbia, offering a healthy glimpse of what makes him so Efron-vescent!
Kellan Lutz, a tall drink of cool water, departing Los Angeles, California for Vancouver, flashing a killer sexy smile.
Circumcision Combats HIV, Kids in the Hall, Martina Navratilova Introduces Girlfriend, Danyl Johnson, Barbara Streisand Tapes, Michael Phelps Casted
Although still in draft form, a proposal by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a controversial one, suggesting the promotion of routine circumcision for all baby boys born in America in an effort to reduce the spread of HIV. The proposal reportedly will also put forth that circumcision should be offered to adult heterosexual men whose sexual practices are high risk. The CDC report employs information from studies that suggest heterosexual men who are circumcised reduce the risk of being infected with the virus that causes AIDS. There is no evidence to promote that circumcision protects homosexual or bisexual men.
Canadian iconic comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall are reuniting, currently filming what will be an eight-part mini series titled Death Comes to Town, in North Bay, Ontario. The series will debut on CBC in January.
Martina Navratilova, fifty-two, and new girlfriend Julia Lemigova, thirty-six, were spotted in the south of France this weekend, the first time the two have appeared together in public. Lemigova is a former Russian beauty queen, whose past is the subject of great gossip.
Britain’s X-Factor has begun again, and so far the early favorite is Danyl Johnson, a twenty-seven year old dance and drama teachers who identifies as bisexual and as a “rubbish boyfriend.”
The ex-boyfriend of Barbara Streisand, one Barry Dennen, credited with discovery Streisand, is attempting to auction off three tapes he recorded of her earliest performances in and around 1960. Dennen, who is gay, said she asked for the tapes back, once, in 1965, but he refused. Streisand’s attorneys are looking to block the sale.
Michael Phelps appeared in public, in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday, taping an appearance on the Shaquille O’Neil reality series Shaq Vs wearing a walking cast on his right foot, the result reportedly of the car accident Phelps was involved in a little over a week ago.
Canadian iconic comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall are reuniting, currently filming what will be an eight-part mini series titled Death Comes to Town, in North Bay, Ontario. The series will debut on CBC in January.
Martina Navratilova, fifty-two, and new girlfriend Julia Lemigova, thirty-six, were spotted in the south of France this weekend, the first time the two have appeared together in public. Lemigova is a former Russian beauty queen, whose past is the subject of great gossip.
Britain’s X-Factor has begun again, and so far the early favorite is Danyl Johnson, a twenty-seven year old dance and drama teachers who identifies as bisexual and as a “rubbish boyfriend.”
The ex-boyfriend of Barbara Streisand, one Barry Dennen, credited with discovery Streisand, is attempting to auction off three tapes he recorded of her earliest performances in and around 1960. Dennen, who is gay, said she asked for the tapes back, once, in 1965, but he refused. Streisand’s attorneys are looking to block the sale.
Michael Phelps appeared in public, in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday, taping an appearance on the Shaquille O’Neil reality series Shaq Vs wearing a walking cast on his right foot, the result reportedly of the car accident Phelps was involved in a little over a week ago.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Caster Semenya Questions Racist, Mr. Gay Europe, Sandra Bernhard, Ryan Phillippe Smiles, Kellan Lutz, Peter Facinelli Navel Gazes, Pawel Milner Models
While the results of the gender verification test performed on eighteen year old South Africa runner Caster Semenya are pending, is the conversation one of gender identity or of simple racism? The head of South African athletics, Leonard Chuene, who has resigned from the IAAF until the tests are completed, thinks the latter, saying that “if gender tests have to take place, they should have been done quietly. It is a taboo subject. How can a girl live with this stigma? By going public on the tests, the IAAF has let down this young child. Chuene added “who are white people to question the makeup of an African girl? I say this is racism, pure and simple. In Africa, as in any other country, parents look at new babies and can see straight away whether to raise them as a boy or a girl.”
Spain’s Sergio Lara, a stunning twenty-six year old who hails from Barcelona, was crowned Mr. Gay Europe in Oslo, Norway, the second straight year a Spaniard has earned the title.
Sandra Bernhard and Choire Sicha in conversation about Sandra’s new musical album, Whatever It Takes, fame as a factory, Britney, Sandra’s girlfriend Sara, and Cicely, the daughter the two are raising.
Ryan Phillippe, the most beautiful man in the world, out early Saturday morning in West Hollywood, not scowling, not skulking, but smiling, and still sexy, with two unidentified children in tow.
Kellan Lutz and his hot self, post-photo shoot for a new H & M campaign.
Hall of Fame DILF Peter Facinelli arriving in Los Angeles, California from Vancouver, British Columbia Friday, to spend the weekend with his family, including attending one of his daughter’s soccer games, offers a glimpse of his naval.
Pawel Milner, male model extraordinaire, in or out of clothes.
Spain’s Sergio Lara, a stunning twenty-six year old who hails from Barcelona, was crowned Mr. Gay Europe in Oslo, Norway, the second straight year a Spaniard has earned the title.
Sandra Bernhard and Choire Sicha in conversation about Sandra’s new musical album, Whatever It Takes, fame as a factory, Britney, Sandra’s girlfriend Sara, and Cicely, the daughter the two are raising.
Ryan Phillippe, the most beautiful man in the world, out early Saturday morning in West Hollywood, not scowling, not skulking, but smiling, and still sexy, with two unidentified children in tow.
Kellan Lutz and his hot self, post-photo shoot for a new H & M campaign.
Hall of Fame DILF Peter Facinelli arriving in Los Angeles, California from Vancouver, British Columbia Friday, to spend the weekend with his family, including attending one of his daughter’s soccer games, offers a glimpse of his naval.
Pawel Milner, male model extraordinaire, in or out of clothes.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Gay Mayor To Marry, Lowes Settles Sexual Discrimination Suit, Chad White, Kerry Degman, And Scott Herman Model Underwear, Adam Lambert, Kris Allen
When E. Denise Simmons was elected the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts last year, she become the first openly gay black mayor elected of a major American City. And on Sunday, August 30th, another first, as Simmons weds her longtime partner Mattie B, Hayes in the Saint Bartholomew Episcopal Church, a historic church that has served the community for over one-hundred years. In making the announcement of the pending nuptials, Simmons said that she believes that this is the “very first African-American church to hold a same gender wedding, and that’s something that just wouldn’t have happened years ago. But times are changing, people are becoming more accepting of their fellow citizens, and we are slowly arriving at more of a live-and-let-live kind of world.”
The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission late Friday announced that 1.7 million dollar settlement had been reached in a sexual harassment case brought by three individuals against Lowes Home Improvement Warehouse Inc. One women and two men, all three in their twenties, claimed they had been subject to months of physical and verbal abuse by a Lowes’ outlet store manager in Longview, Washington. All three were fired. Although Lowes denies all charges and claims not to be liable, it settled “in the interest of avoiding disruption and litigation costs.”
Chad White and Kerry Degman, together and solo, wearing and not wearing underwear, with the aid of photographer Joe Lally, would like to remind you that Sex is no Enemy, and yes, it is NSFW.
The Real World’s sexy Scott Herman too, models underwear or rather Undergear, and it too is NSFW.
Adam Lambert models, fully clothed unfortunately, a glam Tudor inspired set of photographs for Robert Seebee.
Lambert, along with American Idol winner Kris Allen, has a day in the life documented, Friday, August 7th to be exact, as the twosome makes their way from a performance on Good Morning America to an American Idols Live concert later that night in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission late Friday announced that 1.7 million dollar settlement had been reached in a sexual harassment case brought by three individuals against Lowes Home Improvement Warehouse Inc. One women and two men, all three in their twenties, claimed they had been subject to months of physical and verbal abuse by a Lowes’ outlet store manager in Longview, Washington. All three were fired. Although Lowes denies all charges and claims not to be liable, it settled “in the interest of avoiding disruption and litigation costs.”
Chad White and Kerry Degman, together and solo, wearing and not wearing underwear, with the aid of photographer Joe Lally, would like to remind you that Sex is no Enemy, and yes, it is NSFW.
The Real World’s sexy Scott Herman too, models underwear or rather Undergear, and it too is NSFW.
Adam Lambert models, fully clothed unfortunately, a glam Tudor inspired set of photographs for Robert Seebee.
Lambert, along with American Idol winner Kris Allen, has a day in the life documented, Friday, August 7th to be exact, as the twosome makes their way from a performance on Good Morning America to an American Idols Live concert later that night in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Friday, August 21, 2009
American Lutheran Church Repeals Gay Clergy Ban
As expected the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, which counts nearly five million among its followers, Friday voted to reverse a ban on the appointment of non-celibate active gays and lesbians to clergy. With the vote, the Lutheran Church becomes the second ministry in as many months to move towards inclusion, following a vote taken by the Episcopalian Church that too reversed a ban on ordaining monogamous gay bishops. The motion passed will allow local congregations to choose ministers who are in “lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships.”
Remembering Alain Brosseau, Gay In The Sault, Wisconsin AG Will Not Defend Gay Legislation, thirtysomething, Well Hello Mr. Hamm
Friday night, in Ottawa, Ontario, as Capital Pride begins, residents of the city and members of the police department will gather along the Alexandra Bridge to remember Alain Brosseau. who, at the age of thirty-three, was murdered twenty years ago today walking home from his place of work, the Chateau Laurier hotel, attacked by a group of teenagers who chased him, beat him, and dangled him by his feet over the side of that bridge before they let him fall. They thought he was gay. He was not. In the aftermath of the attack, Canada’s first hate crime was created, set up by the Ottawa Police Services. A film based on the murder that night of Brosseau titled Nice Shoes Faggot, will screen tonight at the National Gallery.
What is life like for a gay man or woman living in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario?
This Tuesday, August 25th, the first season of thirtysomething ever available arrives on DVD, and while it only cruelly survived barely four seasons, and was never a ratings hit, the show remains a pop cultural paradigm and a source of great debate.
Jon Hamm, his sexiness, and his beloved St. Louis Blues cap take a stroll through the streets of Manhattan.
What is life like for a gay man or woman living in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario?
This Tuesday, August 25th, the first season of thirtysomething ever available arrives on DVD, and while it only cruelly survived barely four seasons, and was never a ratings hit, the show remains a pop cultural paradigm and a source of great debate.
Jon Hamm, his sexiness, and his beloved St. Louis Blues cap take a stroll through the streets of Manhattan.
Lutheran Church Vote On Repealing Gay Clergy Ban, Michigan Gay Teen Targeted, Affectionate Men, Britney Will Steal Your Dog, Jane Lynch Loveliness
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, is scheduled to vote Friday on whether to reverse a ban on appointing non-celibate active gays and lesbians to the church clergy. The policy, up for vote, at the organization’s national assembly in Minneapolis, Minnesota, would permit congregations to ministers who are in “lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships.”
On Tuesday, a sixteen year old boy in Portage, Michigan plead guilty to a charge of aggravated assault in connection to the beating of fifteen year old boy. Another fifteen year is also charged with a similar count. The two beat the other at least twenty times in the face and head, while using a number of anti-gay slurs. Police concur that the boy was likely targeted because of his sexual orientation, but, according to Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Fink, the two cannot be charged with committing a hate crime because Michigan’s ethnic-intimidation law does not include sexual orientation. The sixteen year old is scheduled to be sentenced September 14th.
A collection of black and white photographs, mostly from the mid-twentieth century, that captures “affectionate men.”
Britney Spears tattoos, a dognapping of a Chihuahua named Hudson Hayward Hemingway sporting pink earrings, South Florida - I think that pretty much says all you need to know.
Jane Lynch, all around superstar, and the hardest working woman in show business, shares my dislike of those who break the social contract, such as those who pass on the right. I love her more!
On Tuesday, a sixteen year old boy in Portage, Michigan plead guilty to a charge of aggravated assault in connection to the beating of fifteen year old boy. Another fifteen year is also charged with a similar count. The two beat the other at least twenty times in the face and head, while using a number of anti-gay slurs. Police concur that the boy was likely targeted because of his sexual orientation, but, according to Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Fink, the two cannot be charged with committing a hate crime because Michigan’s ethnic-intimidation law does not include sexual orientation. The sixteen year old is scheduled to be sentenced September 14th.
A collection of black and white photographs, mostly from the mid-twentieth century, that captures “affectionate men.”
Britney Spears tattoos, a dognapping of a Chihuahua named Hudson Hayward Hemingway sporting pink earrings, South Florida - I think that pretty much says all you need to know.
Jane Lynch, all around superstar, and the hardest working woman in show business, shares my dislike of those who break the social contract, such as those who pass on the right. I love her more!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
West Hollywood Memorializes Gay Marriage, Bryan Batt, Top Chef Gaiety, Marc Jacobs, DILF Peter Facinelli, Eric Dane, Gisele Bundchen
The West Hollywood, California City Council plans to permanently commemorate the area where some six hundred same sex marriages where performed last year, in the five months from June, 2008 through till November 4th, 2008, by placing a historic plaque at West Hollywood Park, near North San Vicente Boulevard. The plaque will bear the words “I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else’s freedom, just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is taken from me. The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity,” a quote from Nelson Mandela. The city of West Hollywood will unveil the plaque September 8th.
Mad Men’s brilliant Bryan Batt gives great interview, via New York magazine, in which Batt talks his character Salvatore Romano, of the relationship between Don Draper and Sal, the two sharing secrets, and just when we can expect the belting out of big, bouncy Broadway show tune. Love him!
Top Chef, sixth season gayer? Impossible!
Marc Jacobs creates originals for one, um, Miss Piggy.
Peter Facinelli – who is so good as Coop on Nurse Jackie – is an obvious Hall of Fame DILF selection, in Vancouver, British Columbia filming Eclipse, out and about with wife Jennie Garth and three adorable daughters, and his guns.
Eric Dane, dressed.
Maybe I am in denial owing to my large love for one Mr. Tom Brady, but Gisele Bundchen seems, um, not pregnant, as she and a friend make their way out and about in Boston, Massachusetts prior to Thursday’s New England Patriots game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Mad Men’s brilliant Bryan Batt gives great interview, via New York magazine, in which Batt talks his character Salvatore Romano, of the relationship between Don Draper and Sal, the two sharing secrets, and just when we can expect the belting out of big, bouncy Broadway show tune. Love him!
Top Chef, sixth season gayer? Impossible!
Marc Jacobs creates originals for one, um, Miss Piggy.
Peter Facinelli – who is so good as Coop on Nurse Jackie – is an obvious Hall of Fame DILF selection, in Vancouver, British Columbia filming Eclipse, out and about with wife Jennie Garth and three adorable daughters, and his guns.
Eric Dane, dressed.
Maybe I am in denial owing to my large love for one Mr. Tom Brady, but Gisele Bundchen seems, um, not pregnant, as she and a friend make their way out and about in Boston, Massachusetts prior to Thursday’s New England Patriots game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Parents Television Council Objects To Mad Man Getting Gay, Project Runway, An Apology Owed To Alan Turing, Marc Jacobs To Wed This Weekend
Apparently, the fine folk at the Parents Television Council are plenty upset with Sunday’s third season premiere of Mad Men, outraged that AMC would think to allot the show a TV-14 rating, which means that the episode in question was suitable viewing for fourteen year old children, because of certain situations the PTC objected to. What was of concern most to the PTC? That would be the gay kiss between Salvatore Romano and a bellhop.
The long, national nightmare mere hours from ending, as Project Runway begins season six Thursday evening, on a new network.
Alan Turing, mathematician and the mind behind the modern computer, was convicted of the crime of homosexuality in Britain in 1954, at the age of forty-one and killed himself soon after, Now, Richard Dawkins has begun a campaign demanded the British government acknowledge the “consequences of prejudices” that led to Turing’s needless suicide. Most importantly, Dawkins said that a formal apology would “send a signal to the world that needs to be sent,” arguing that Turing would be alive today if not for the repressive, religious motivated laws that drove him to despair.
Marc Jacobs is set to marry his hot Brazilian boyfriend Lorenzo Martone this weekend, in Provincetown, Massachusetts, in a private affair, with, according to details, no guest list. There is, however, an after party, because nothing Marc Jacobs does can ever be done if not witnessed by many.
The long, national nightmare mere hours from ending, as Project Runway begins season six Thursday evening, on a new network.
Alan Turing, mathematician and the mind behind the modern computer, was convicted of the crime of homosexuality in Britain in 1954, at the age of forty-one and killed himself soon after, Now, Richard Dawkins has begun a campaign demanded the British government acknowledge the “consequences of prejudices” that led to Turing’s needless suicide. Most importantly, Dawkins said that a formal apology would “send a signal to the world that needs to be sent,” arguing that Turing would be alive today if not for the repressive, religious motivated laws that drove him to despair.
Marc Jacobs is set to marry his hot Brazilian boyfriend Lorenzo Martone this weekend, in Provincetown, Massachusetts, in a private affair, with, according to details, no guest list. There is, however, an after party, because nothing Marc Jacobs does can ever be done if not witnessed by many.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Adrian DeWind, Obama In Reverse, Caster Semenya Gender Controversy, Brian Boitano, Bear Grylls Naked Again, Zachary Quinto, Ryan Gosling
Adrian W. DeWind has died. He was 95. Though having fashioned a career as an expert on tax laws in the United States, Mr. DeWind will likely be remembered as the founder the Human Rights Watch.
Why does President Obama keep reversing his position on gay marriage?
The International Association of Athletics Federation announced Tuesday that eighteen year old South African runner Caster Semenya, who broke the female world record in the 800 meter while winning the gold medal at the IAFF World Championships in Berlin, is the subject of a gender verification process in both South Africa and in Berlin, by a team comprised of a endocrinologist, a gynecologist, and a psychologist. The results will take at least one week.
Is Olympic gold medal winning figure skater Brian Boitano gay? Is he out? Does it matter? What would he make? For dinner, I mean? If you watch Mr. Boitano’s new Food Network Show premiering Sunday titled “What Would Brian Boitano Make?” you will get the answer, abeit indirectly, to one – and only one – of the aforementioned questions.
Bear Grylls is naked again, performing nude pushups, naturally.
Zachary Quinto, fully clothed, appears in Glendale, California for Save the Arcades, a campaign for Stride Gum that aims to, um, save the arcades.
Ryan Gosling, fully clothed as well, makes a deposit at a bank and then departs, all of which is more than enough.
Why does President Obama keep reversing his position on gay marriage?
The International Association of Athletics Federation announced Tuesday that eighteen year old South African runner Caster Semenya, who broke the female world record in the 800 meter while winning the gold medal at the IAFF World Championships in Berlin, is the subject of a gender verification process in both South Africa and in Berlin, by a team comprised of a endocrinologist, a gynecologist, and a psychologist. The results will take at least one week.
Is Olympic gold medal winning figure skater Brian Boitano gay? Is he out? Does it matter? What would he make? For dinner, I mean? If you watch Mr. Boitano’s new Food Network Show premiering Sunday titled “What Would Brian Boitano Make?” you will get the answer, abeit indirectly, to one – and only one – of the aforementioned questions.
Bear Grylls is naked again, performing nude pushups, naturally.
Zachary Quinto, fully clothed, appears in Glendale, California for Save the Arcades, a campaign for Stride Gum that aims to, um, save the arcades.
Ryan Gosling, fully clothed as well, makes a deposit at a bank and then departs, all of which is more than enough.
Ricky Martin Celebrates First Birthday Of Twins, Kylie Minogue Has Instinct, Andy Warhol Unpacked, Levi Johnston Nude And Solo, Mad Men Mistake
Ricky Martin has released a number of photographs of himself – the proud daddy – and his oh my goodness they are so cute twin sons, Matteo and Valentino, who were born a year ago this month.
Kylie Minogue, in anticipation of her first ever North American tour, graces the cover of Instinct magazine, inside talking the eighties, gays, and well, gays.
The now famed 1980 Andy Warhol silk screen of Michael Jackson sold Tuesday to a private buyer for an undisclosed price.
Archivists in Pittsburgh have begun the onerous task of uncrating and cataloguing some six hundred cardboard boxes, filing cabinets, and a shipping container collected by Warhol. Hired by the Andy Warhol Foundation, the archivists will take at least years to document all that Warhol kept – and he kept everything – in order to create a clearer portrait of the 20th Century post-modernist. And if you know me - and why would you not - you know I great this news with a odd combination of excitement and fear.
Something Andy would have wholeheartedly approved of, StraightCollegeMen.com has offered the oddly sexy Levi Johnston 25,000 dollars to appear nude in a solo video. The offer comes after Unzipped made him an offer based on his reply to a question last week by Andy Towle as to whether he would ever consider posing nude. And as a warning, the linked sites are NSFW.
An episode of Mad Men, the third of this, the third season, titled My Old Kentucky Home, was accidentally downloaded to iTunes late Tuesday evening to Mad Men season pass subscribers. Unfortunately – or fortunately, depending on your point of view – the episode contained one rather substantial spoiler regarding the character of one Peggy Olson. I will not – since I am an avowed Mad Men manic – divulge said secret, but be warned the link does.
Kylie Minogue, in anticipation of her first ever North American tour, graces the cover of Instinct magazine, inside talking the eighties, gays, and well, gays.
The now famed 1980 Andy Warhol silk screen of Michael Jackson sold Tuesday to a private buyer for an undisclosed price.
Archivists in Pittsburgh have begun the onerous task of uncrating and cataloguing some six hundred cardboard boxes, filing cabinets, and a shipping container collected by Warhol. Hired by the Andy Warhol Foundation, the archivists will take at least years to document all that Warhol kept – and he kept everything – in order to create a clearer portrait of the 20th Century post-modernist. And if you know me - and why would you not - you know I great this news with a odd combination of excitement and fear.
Something Andy would have wholeheartedly approved of, StraightCollegeMen.com has offered the oddly sexy Levi Johnston 25,000 dollars to appear nude in a solo video. The offer comes after Unzipped made him an offer based on his reply to a question last week by Andy Towle as to whether he would ever consider posing nude. And as a warning, the linked sites are NSFW.
An episode of Mad Men, the third of this, the third season, titled My Old Kentucky Home, was accidentally downloaded to iTunes late Tuesday evening to Mad Men season pass subscribers. Unfortunately – or fortunately, depending on your point of view – the episode contained one rather substantial spoiler regarding the character of one Peggy Olson. I will not – since I am an avowed Mad Men manic – divulge said secret, but be warned the link does.
Proposition 8 Hearing Date Set For January 11th, 2010
United States District Judge Vaughn Walker has set January 11th, 2010 as the trail date for challenge to Proposition 8. Walker, ruling on a request by lead attorneys in the case, David Boise and Ted Olsen, has barred three gay rights advocacy from participating into the suit. Walker however, did allow the city of San Francisco to join the suit, to gauge the impact of Proposition 8 on municipal government.
Don Hewitt, Introducing Theodore Olson Who Will Save Us All, Fort Worth Police Chief Apologizes Promises Changes, Richard Hatch Taken Back
Don Hewitt has died. He was 86. Hewitt was as important to the growth of television news as Edward R. Murrow or Walter Cronkite, including producing and directing the first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon which changed in an instant the political discourse forever. He also, perhaps most famously, created and produced CBS’s Sixty Minutes, which debuted on September 24th, 1968 and still runs today, and that too changed the way in which news was defined and delivered.
The New York Times profiles, at length, Theodore Olson – Ted – the conservative attorney who, along side liberal David Boise, begins arguing Wednesday before a federal court in San Francisco, California, the unconstitutionality of Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban passed by a narrow majority on November 4th, 2008. Olson, who contends that the case will change the legal and social climate in a way that Brown vs. Board of Education did, is confident that Proposition 8 will be overturned, and mentions that the gay men and women have Rob Reiner – yes, that Rob Reiner – to thank for his involvement in the landmark case.
Fort Worth, Texas police Chief Jeff Halstead said Tuesday that the bungled raid on the Rainbow Lounge in the early hours of June 30th was the result of “flawed policy” and that it should have never happened. Halstead, who said he was “apologizing for the actions and the reflection that this gave our community,” insists that new policy is being implemented that will insure that the serious breach of police authority and the abuse of power never occur again.
On the Today show Tuesday morning, former Survivor winning contestant and convicted criminal Richard Hatch claimed, inexplicably, that he was sent to prison on charges of tax evasion because he was gay – a charge that was deemed “delusional” by the United States Attorneys office, who prosecuted the case. Hatch, speaking for the first time since being released from jail in a taped interview, said that he knew “without question that there are personal issues involved for the prosecutor. I don’t why. The prosecutorial misconduct has been egregious.” Within hours of that interview airing, Hatch, who has been serving the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, was taken back into custody by federal officials. Although it might be easy to speculate, no official reason has been given as to why Hatch has been returned and once again incarcerated.
The New York Times profiles, at length, Theodore Olson – Ted – the conservative attorney who, along side liberal David Boise, begins arguing Wednesday before a federal court in San Francisco, California, the unconstitutionality of Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban passed by a narrow majority on November 4th, 2008. Olson, who contends that the case will change the legal and social climate in a way that Brown vs. Board of Education did, is confident that Proposition 8 will be overturned, and mentions that the gay men and women have Rob Reiner – yes, that Rob Reiner – to thank for his involvement in the landmark case.
Fort Worth, Texas police Chief Jeff Halstead said Tuesday that the bungled raid on the Rainbow Lounge in the early hours of June 30th was the result of “flawed policy” and that it should have never happened. Halstead, who said he was “apologizing for the actions and the reflection that this gave our community,” insists that new policy is being implemented that will insure that the serious breach of police authority and the abuse of power never occur again.
On the Today show Tuesday morning, former Survivor winning contestant and convicted criminal Richard Hatch claimed, inexplicably, that he was sent to prison on charges of tax evasion because he was gay – a charge that was deemed “delusional” by the United States Attorneys office, who prosecuted the case. Hatch, speaking for the first time since being released from jail in a taped interview, said that he knew “without question that there are personal issues involved for the prosecutor. I don’t why. The prosecutorial misconduct has been egregious.” Within hours of that interview airing, Hatch, who has been serving the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, was taken back into custody by federal officials. Although it might be easy to speculate, no official reason has been given as to why Hatch has been returned and once again incarcerated.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
GLSEN Fights Homophobia, Australian Rugby Does Too, Tim Tebow, Ryan Kwanten, Michael Buble, Nick Adams Sings Solo, Top Chef Returns
GLSEN has created a new campaign in an effort to combat the use of the phrase “that’s so gay” among the young, featuring a series that inverts the slang to make clear how harmful the “that’s so gay” is.
The Australian rugby national team players – the Wallabies - in a way inconceivable for say NFL, NHL, or even MLB players, also attempt to combat homophobia in a new campaign that tackles discrimination and popularly held stereotypes. And it does hurt one tiny bit that the team is beyond cute.
Tim Tebow, Christian, circumciser, starting quarterback for the Florida Gators, and, well, sex on a six foot three stick, talks about the Gators, God, gridiron, and offers proof of said sexiness in the September GQ.
True Blood's Ryan Kwanten too is featured in the September issue of GQ, cute, and in various stages of undress, but a tad too knobby knees.
Michael Buble, whom I find annoying, makes his way through the streets of Vancouver, British Columbia Monday with new girlfriend in tow.
Nick Adams, whom is anything but annoying, opened his one man show at New York City’s famed Birdland Club Monday, to a sold out audience, and why not given the obvious talents of Mr. Adams.
The sixth season of Bravo’s Top Chef starts Wednesday.
The Australian rugby national team players – the Wallabies - in a way inconceivable for say NFL, NHL, or even MLB players, also attempt to combat homophobia in a new campaign that tackles discrimination and popularly held stereotypes. And it does hurt one tiny bit that the team is beyond cute.
Tim Tebow, Christian, circumciser, starting quarterback for the Florida Gators, and, well, sex on a six foot three stick, talks about the Gators, God, gridiron, and offers proof of said sexiness in the September GQ.
True Blood's Ryan Kwanten too is featured in the September issue of GQ, cute, and in various stages of undress, but a tad too knobby knees.
Michael Buble, whom I find annoying, makes his way through the streets of Vancouver, British Columbia Monday with new girlfriend in tow.
Nick Adams, whom is anything but annoying, opened his one man show at New York City’s famed Birdland Club Monday, to a sold out audience, and why not given the obvious talents of Mr. Adams.
The sixth season of Bravo’s Top Chef starts Wednesday.
Report Details Systematic Abuses Of Gays In Iraq, Fight To Overturn Anchorage Alaska Mayor Veto Begins, Sentencing In Syracuse Transgender Murder
There are reports of a rise in persecutions and killings of gay men in Iraq, with the Iraqi LGBT – a London based advocacy organization – estimated that there have been at least eight-seven documented murders of gay men this year alone. Most alarming, according to a report released Monday by the New York based Human Rights Watch, is that the numbers of Iraqis killed in the last two years because they were gay or were suspected of being gay could tally well into the hundreds.
That report – titled They Want Us Exterminated: Murder, Torture, Sexual Orientation and Gender in Iraq – outlines an utter abdication on the part of the Iraq government to protect homosexuals, which is made more stunning since homosexuality is not illegal in the country. The crimes against gay are being committed in the name of morality, says the report, with religious objection the impetus. The report details cases of sickening torture inflicted upon those thought to be gay – the practice of glue shut a man’s anus has become a popular trend - and calls on the United Nations and other nations to help provide relief, either by direct involvement or by offering refugee status.
An update on the decision by Anchorage, Alaska Mayor Dan Sullivan to veto a ordinance passed banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, because Sullivan said, he does not believe discrimination based on sexual orientation exists, as groups supporting the ordinance have mobilized demanding that the City Assembly exercise their right to veto the mayor’s veto.
In Syracuse, New York, Dwight DeLee received the maximum sentence available under the law for the brutal murder of transgendered LaTeisha Green. DeLee, twenty years old, was sentenced as that county’s first hate crime homicide prosecution and was given a twenty-five year sentence. During the trial, evidence showed that DeLee and others had made anti-gay slurs moments before Green was shot while she sat in a car on November 14th, 2008. According to the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, the conviction of DeLee was the first hate crime conviction in New York for a transgendered victim and only the second in the United States.
That report – titled They Want Us Exterminated: Murder, Torture, Sexual Orientation and Gender in Iraq – outlines an utter abdication on the part of the Iraq government to protect homosexuals, which is made more stunning since homosexuality is not illegal in the country. The crimes against gay are being committed in the name of morality, says the report, with religious objection the impetus. The report details cases of sickening torture inflicted upon those thought to be gay – the practice of glue shut a man’s anus has become a popular trend - and calls on the United Nations and other nations to help provide relief, either by direct involvement or by offering refugee status.
An update on the decision by Anchorage, Alaska Mayor Dan Sullivan to veto a ordinance passed banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, because Sullivan said, he does not believe discrimination based on sexual orientation exists, as groups supporting the ordinance have mobilized demanding that the City Assembly exercise their right to veto the mayor’s veto.
In Syracuse, New York, Dwight DeLee received the maximum sentence available under the law for the brutal murder of transgendered LaTeisha Green. DeLee, twenty years old, was sentenced as that county’s first hate crime homicide prosecution and was given a twenty-five year sentence. During the trial, evidence showed that DeLee and others had made anti-gay slurs moments before Green was shot while she sat in a car on November 14th, 2008. According to the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, the conviction of DeLee was the first hate crime conviction in New York for a transgendered victim and only the second in the United States.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Anchorage Alaska Mayor Dan Sullivan Vetos Sexual Discrimination Ordinance
Despite indications to the contrary, Anchorage, Alaska Mayor Dan Sullivan vetoed an ordinance passed last Tuesday by the city Assembly that banned discrimination based on sexual orientation. The vote, passed by a 7-4 margin, by law can be overturned by the mayor within seven days because it failed to secure a majority. The veto can now, in turn, be overturned by the Assembly, but it requires a majority – the eighth vote. Sullivan, in an email, said that his “review shows that there is clearly a lack of quantifiable evidence necessitating this ordinance. My review also shows that the vast majority of those who communicated their position on the ordinance are in opposition.” If you would like to contact Mayor Sullivan, to express a dissenting view from that which he contends is the majority, that information is available here.
Alexander Skarsgard Nudity, Straw Dogs, Hero Magazine Male Model Goodness, BYU Football, Tom Brady, George Michael Sober, Tyra Airs Out Her Hair
True Blood - I still contend it is like a low level Angel, but with more sex and violence – offered some of what it offers best last night, male nudity, on this occasion featuring that brooding Swede Alexander Skarsgard, whose Eric is one of the more interesting characters on the HBO show.
Skarsgard is set to star in the remake of the 1971 Sam Peckinpah film Straw Dogs, a film still so far ahead of its time in terms of detail and subject matter that a remake defies logic, and yet the remaining cast was confirmed Monday, James Woods joining Skarsgard, James Marsden, and Kate Bosworth.
Hero Magazine, a new, biannual United Kingdom publication, purports to be about “the faces of tomorrow’s fashion,” and it is, but it is also about the bodies of today’s young, indescribably cute young men, as you will no doubt quite quickly be able to tell.
The Brigham Young University men's football, well some of it, makes a vague attempt to model, well sort of.
Tom Brady, New England Patriots quarterback, returns to the field in a preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles, modeling with ease but one of the reasons he was so sorely missed all of last season.
George Michael, despite police and witness accounts, contends that he was absolutely “stone cold sober” early Friday morning when the Range Rover he was driving collided with an articulated lorry in Berkshire. Michael was held for questioning by police, as I posted Saturday, but released a short time later.
In the entire world I can think of nothing less pressing an issue that hair weaves, and yet Tyra Banks and an auditioned flash mob disagree. And as an aside - flash mob? How very 2001 Miss Tyra.
Skarsgard is set to star in the remake of the 1971 Sam Peckinpah film Straw Dogs, a film still so far ahead of its time in terms of detail and subject matter that a remake defies logic, and yet the remaining cast was confirmed Monday, James Woods joining Skarsgard, James Marsden, and Kate Bosworth.
Hero Magazine, a new, biannual United Kingdom publication, purports to be about “the faces of tomorrow’s fashion,” and it is, but it is also about the bodies of today’s young, indescribably cute young men, as you will no doubt quite quickly be able to tell.
The Brigham Young University men's football, well some of it, makes a vague attempt to model, well sort of.
Tom Brady, New England Patriots quarterback, returns to the field in a preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles, modeling with ease but one of the reasons he was so sorely missed all of last season.
George Michael, despite police and witness accounts, contends that he was absolutely “stone cold sober” early Friday morning when the Range Rover he was driving collided with an articulated lorry in Berkshire. Michael was held for questioning by police, as I posted Saturday, but released a short time later.
In the entire world I can think of nothing less pressing an issue that hair weaves, and yet Tyra Banks and an auditioned flash mob disagree. And as an aside - flash mob? How very 2001 Miss Tyra.
White House Argues Defense Of Marriage Act Discriminates, Bryan Batt And Matthew Weiner On Gay Mad Men, Falcon Studio Retrospect, Madonna, Tom DeLay
The Obama Administration filed court papers Monday that claim the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that defines marriage as that only existing between a man and a woman, discriminates against gays, while government attorneys continue to defend the same legislation in a California court as two gay couples argue that the law is unconstitutional. Tracey Schmaler, a Justice Department spokesperson, said that “the administration believes the Defense of Marriage Act is discriminatory and should be repealed.” She said that the act prevents equal rights and benefits. She added that the Department is required “to defend federal statutes when they are challenged in court. The Justice Department cannot pick and choose which federal laws it will defend based on any one administration’s policy preferences.”
Thankfully – and I mean that literally – Mad Men returned last night, the premiere of its third season full of character changes and sly jokes. The episode, Out of Town, prominently presented a stunning bit of Sterling Cooper art director Salvatore Romano drama, so wondrously performed by Bryan Batt, as his Sal, a deeply closeted and conflicted Catholic man, married to loving wife, who hides his sexual orientation just barely below the surface, has something akin to a religious experience with a stolen moment of sex with a bell boy who resembled a young Al Pacino. The moment, sadly, was truncated, ruined by a fire alarm, but it and the aftermath were some of the show's best acting and writing. Batt and his character’s creator, Matthew Weiner, talks about this and a lot more, and be warned, there are a number of spoilers. Weiner – whose attention to detail is exhaustive – in particular has pointed insights on one of the most fashionable and nuanced gay characters to grace the television landscape ever.
Falcon Studios, purveyors of fine gay pornography for almost forty years, is the subject of a large coffee table collection of the company’s work, Ultimate Falcon, published this month in Europe and October in North America, the site NSFW.
Madonna, currently in the motherland, Italy, celebrated her fifty-first birthday Sunday, August 16th, quite quietly, with family and friends, and Jesus. Today, she, Jesus, and children Lourdes, Rocco, David, and Mercy, visiting the home of Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana – who are still not gay, I’ll remind you – where the Material Mom took to the waters.
Full disclosure: I have not ever nor will I ever watch Dancing with the Stars. That said, the new cast for the upcoming season was announced Monday morning, with much hoopla, and among the names is one Tom DeLay – the anti-gay, pro-life Tom DeLay who resigned as Republican House Majority leader after being convicted of campaign finance violations. America keeps dying day by day.
Thankfully – and I mean that literally – Mad Men returned last night, the premiere of its third season full of character changes and sly jokes. The episode, Out of Town, prominently presented a stunning bit of Sterling Cooper art director Salvatore Romano drama, so wondrously performed by Bryan Batt, as his Sal, a deeply closeted and conflicted Catholic man, married to loving wife, who hides his sexual orientation just barely below the surface, has something akin to a religious experience with a stolen moment of sex with a bell boy who resembled a young Al Pacino. The moment, sadly, was truncated, ruined by a fire alarm, but it and the aftermath were some of the show's best acting and writing. Batt and his character’s creator, Matthew Weiner, talks about this and a lot more, and be warned, there are a number of spoilers. Weiner – whose attention to detail is exhaustive – in particular has pointed insights on one of the most fashionable and nuanced gay characters to grace the television landscape ever.
Falcon Studios, purveyors of fine gay pornography for almost forty years, is the subject of a large coffee table collection of the company’s work, Ultimate Falcon, published this month in Europe and October in North America, the site NSFW.
Madonna, currently in the motherland, Italy, celebrated her fifty-first birthday Sunday, August 16th, quite quietly, with family and friends, and Jesus. Today, she, Jesus, and children Lourdes, Rocco, David, and Mercy, visiting the home of Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana – who are still not gay, I’ll remind you – where the Material Mom took to the waters.
Full disclosure: I have not ever nor will I ever watch Dancing with the Stars. That said, the new cast for the upcoming season was announced Monday morning, with much hoopla, and among the names is one Tom DeLay – the anti-gay, pro-life Tom DeLay who resigned as Republican House Majority leader after being convicted of campaign finance violations. America keeps dying day by day.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
White House To Compromise Health Care Reform, Usain Bolt, Andy Murray, Juan Martin Del Porto, Jenson Button, Orlando Bloom, Justin Timberlake Plays
The Associated Press is reporting that the White House is prepared to compromise its position on the option of government run health insurance, to appease Republicans who aim to impede the reform of the American health care system. Instead of a government run health care plan, which would have served as an alternative to private providers, a number of health care cooperatives would implement health care coverage. The Obama Administration also hinted that it would be amendable to removing the end of life section of the reform’s final bill, a clause that has been used by opponents of the health care revisions in ways unconscionable.
Jamaican sensational sprinter Usain Bolt broke his own and the world record in the men’s 100 meter dash Sunday at the IAAF Championships in Berlin, Germany, running the final in an astonishing 9:58 seconds.
Scotland’s Andy Murray won the Rogers Cup in Montreal Sunday, coming from being down in the second set to Argentinean Juan Martin Del Porto 6-5 to take the match in three sets. With the win Murray moves all the way to number two in the men’s ATP tour rankings, and is the first British man to ever win the tournament.
Juan Martin Del Porto, who seemed to be well on his way to a victory, was overcome late in the second set with fatigue and an injury.
The so sexy Jenson Button finds his feminine side.
Orlando Bloom, in Los Angeles, likes himself some Tequila.
Justin Timberlake – who has become a brand inside a brand – has a new fragrance for Givenchy called Play.
Jamaican sensational sprinter Usain Bolt broke his own and the world record in the men’s 100 meter dash Sunday at the IAAF Championships in Berlin, Germany, running the final in an astonishing 9:58 seconds.
Scotland’s Andy Murray won the Rogers Cup in Montreal Sunday, coming from being down in the second set to Argentinean Juan Martin Del Porto 6-5 to take the match in three sets. With the win Murray moves all the way to number two in the men’s ATP tour rankings, and is the first British man to ever win the tournament.
Juan Martin Del Porto, who seemed to be well on his way to a victory, was overcome late in the second set with fatigue and an injury.
The so sexy Jenson Button finds his feminine side.
Orlando Bloom, in Los Angeles, likes himself some Tequila.
Justin Timberlake – who has become a brand inside a brand – has a new fragrance for Givenchy called Play.
Vaughn Walker: A Beginners Guide To The Judge Who Will Hear The Federal Challenge To Proposition 8
The San Francisco Chronicle reports on United States federal chief justice Vaughn Walker, who will hear the arguments in the federal lawsuit being brought against Proposition 8. Walker, who was recommended for appointment as federal judge in 1987 by then President Ronald Regan, was an arch conservative corporate attorney, whose nomination was met with opposition by gay rights groups who were angered that Walker, representing the United States Olympic Committee, prevented a group from San Francisco to call an athletic competition the Gay Olympics. That antidote is oft repeated mostly because to secure the legal fees owed in victory, Walker placed a lien against Tom Waddell, the openly gay athlete who founded the Gay Games and who was dying at the time of AIDS. Walker removed the lien just after Waddell died.
Walker, finally confirmed in 1989 by then President George H.W. Bush, is now seen in a different light by most – he vehemently opposed the attempting mass wiretappings by George W. Bush and is on record as supporting the legalization of drugs – as something of a liberal, who favors minimum involvement by the government and seems to believe in liberty and personal freedoms. Will Walker be an ally to gays in the United States, able to envision the constitutional challenge that David Boise and Ted Olson intend in the lawsuit against Proposition 8?
Walker, finally confirmed in 1989 by then President George H.W. Bush, is now seen in a different light by most – he vehemently opposed the attempting mass wiretappings by George W. Bush and is on record as supporting the legalization of drugs – as something of a liberal, who favors minimum involvement by the government and seems to believe in liberty and personal freedoms. Will Walker be an ally to gays in the United States, able to envision the constitutional challenge that David Boise and Ted Olson intend in the lawsuit against Proposition 8?
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Mormons Mobilize To Fight UK Equality Bill, National Kiss-In, Quebec Gay Rights, Colton Haynes Shirtless, Leonardo DiCaprio Rides A Big Banana
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to reports, intends to organize a number of religious groups in the United Kingdom to fight the extension of gay rights in the Equality Bill; changes which would effectively eliminate the right of religious organizations from hiring only heterosexual employees. The LDS Church’s involvement in 2008 to pass Proposition 8, the voter amendment that returned a ban on same sex marriages in the state of California, is well documented.
The first Great National Kiss-In took place Saturday in fifty cities throughout the United States and Canada meant to mark the recent events that have occurred in three different cities where gay men or women were harassed, detained, or arrested for kissing in public, most famously in Salt Lake City, in July when two men kissing on property owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were charged with trespassing. In Salt Lake City Saturday, an estimated one-hundred and fifty gay and straight individuals gathered in Liberty Square to show solidarity and support for homosexual equal rights.
A look at the recent changes to laws in Quebec made to afford a number of equal rights to gays, including those to the province’s adoption and civil union laws, the federal legalization of same sex marriage, and the impliementation of laws forbidding discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment and housing in Quebec.
The serious sexy Colton Haynes, rumored to have lost the role of Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise after being outed, is set to star in an interesting project for Showtime – Look, based on the film of the same name. Colton is photographed by Tyler Shields, shirtless, and, well, seriously sexy.
Leonardo DiCaprio, so straight it hurts, has left Spain for France, where, in Saint Tropez, he and two other male companions rode a big banana.
The first Great National Kiss-In took place Saturday in fifty cities throughout the United States and Canada meant to mark the recent events that have occurred in three different cities where gay men or women were harassed, detained, or arrested for kissing in public, most famously in Salt Lake City, in July when two men kissing on property owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were charged with trespassing. In Salt Lake City Saturday, an estimated one-hundred and fifty gay and straight individuals gathered in Liberty Square to show solidarity and support for homosexual equal rights.
A look at the recent changes to laws in Quebec made to afford a number of equal rights to gays, including those to the province’s adoption and civil union laws, the federal legalization of same sex marriage, and the impliementation of laws forbidding discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment and housing in Quebec.
The serious sexy Colton Haynes, rumored to have lost the role of Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise after being outed, is set to star in an interesting project for Showtime – Look, based on the film of the same name. Colton is photographed by Tyler Shields, shirtless, and, well, seriously sexy.
Leonardo DiCaprio, so straight it hurts, has left Spain for France, where, in Saint Tropez, he and two other male companions rode a big banana.
Gays In Treatment, Montreal Gay History, Chaz Bono, Bryan Singer, Mars Meteorite, Liza Minnelli And Craig Ferguson Together At Last
According to a new study by the UCLA School of Public Health, gay, lesbian, and bisexual men and women are twice as apt to seek to help from mental health professionals as are heterosexual men and women. The study suggests that “discrimination, violence, and other stressful life events may be greater among sexual and gender minorities,” as well as indicting that homosexuality – particularly among ethnic minorities who are likely to encourage individuals to seek treatment. The study perhaps most pointedly, found that those in the population of the minority sexual orientation predispose those individuals to seek treatment, despite a number of barriers in place preventing access.
It is Montreal Pride weekend, and to celebrate a look back at the history of gay rights in Montreal from 1648 to 2006.
Chaz Bono in Beverly Hills Friday, was out and about shopping at, where else, the Beverly Center, for an item of luxury for his girlfriend Jennifer Elias. Chaz, who is currently in transition, was born Chastity to Sonny and Cher.
Bryan Singer is set to direct the film version of Battlestar Galactica, and apparently is already in talks to have Justin Timberlake join the cast.
The Mars rover has made a stunning discovery – a bluish metallic fragment of a meteorite that NASA officials believe to be at least three billion years old.
Lovely Liza Minnelli on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson last night, where it was a kind of Liza Minnelli-pollaza, the second segment below, where Liza talks about being a gay icon, being the model for Eloise, Kay Thompson, living in New York, plastic surgery, Cabaret, Los Angeles, and much more.
The third segment was Liza alone, accompanied by a pianist, singing The World Goes Round, from the much underappreciated 1977 Martin Scorsese directed New York, New York. By the way, she, being Liza, kills.
It is Montreal Pride weekend, and to celebrate a look back at the history of gay rights in Montreal from 1648 to 2006.
Chaz Bono in Beverly Hills Friday, was out and about shopping at, where else, the Beverly Center, for an item of luxury for his girlfriend Jennifer Elias. Chaz, who is currently in transition, was born Chastity to Sonny and Cher.
Bryan Singer is set to direct the film version of Battlestar Galactica, and apparently is already in talks to have Justin Timberlake join the cast.
The Mars rover has made a stunning discovery – a bluish metallic fragment of a meteorite that NASA officials believe to be at least three billion years old.
Lovely Liza Minnelli on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson last night, where it was a kind of Liza Minnelli-pollaza, the second segment below, where Liza talks about being a gay icon, being the model for Eloise, Kay Thompson, living in New York, plastic surgery, Cabaret, Los Angeles, and much more.
The third segment was Liza alone, accompanied by a pianist, singing The World Goes Round, from the much underappreciated 1977 Martin Scorsese directed New York, New York. By the way, she, being Liza, kills.
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