Miss Beverly Hills Labelled Fraud By City Of Beverly Hills, Gay Conversion Therapy Complaint, Johnny Weir Make Beauty Out Of Ugly, Golden State Warriors Host LGBT Night, Alexander Skarsgard For The Last Magazine

A report that Lauren Ashley, the purported Miss California USA contestant who claimed she was Miss Beverly Hills and whose violent opposition to gay marriage and to gays in general, is a fraud, according to the city of Beverly Hills. In a statement released late Wednesday, the city said it “does not sponsor a beauty pageant and has no association with Miss California USA” and “as such, there should be no individual claiming the title of Miss Beverly Hills. In addition, the statement, authored by Mayor Nancy Krasne, said that “we are dismayed by potential association with the city of Beverly Hills, which has a long history of tolerance and respect.”

Paul Miller, a psychiatrist and a former advisor to anti-gay adulterer Iris Robinson, who claimed he could convert homosexuals to heterosexuality, has been reported to the General Medical Council. The complaint was filed by Patrick Strudwick, the openly gay journalist whose investigative report on conversion therapy in the United Kingdom exposed a network of accredited psychiatrists claiming to cure gay men and women of their sexual orientation. Strudwick, posing as a patient, saw Miller, who suggested Strudwick was gay because he was “wounded as a child,” and, according to Strudwick, violated numerous codes of conduct. The Royal College of Psychiatrists said it does not regard homosexuality as a psychiatric disorder and that individuals have “the right to protection from therapies that are potentially damaging.”

Johnny Weir, a model of decorum and self-esteem, despite continue to evade questions regarding his sexuality, said Wednesday that he wants the two broadcasters working for RDS – the French language version of TSN, Canada’s version of ESPN – to understand that their words, hateful and homophobic, hold real meaning and their impact far reaching. Weir, speaking at a press conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, said that he found the comments made last week about Weir “offensive,” but said he did not want nor need an apology. “I want them to think before they speak. I want them to think about not only the person they ‘re talking about, but also other people like that person,” Weir said, adding that “what people as a majority need to do is think, and think about who they’re affecting ... I don’t want, 50 years from now, more boys and girls to go through this same thing.” Weir said he hoped some good could come of the statements, the subject of a formal complaint to the Canadian Broadcasting Standard Council, saying “I hope more kids can grow up like I did and more kids can feel the freedom to express themselves. Out of ugly, I think the most important thing in life is to make something beautiful.”

The Golden State Warriors, perhaps to atone for the sins of Tim Hardaway, are hosting their first official Gay and Lesbian night at the Oracle Arena on March 11th, for a game that sees the Warriors hosting the Portland Trailblazers. Those in attendance are also to participate in an open gym at the Arena earlier in the day, when they are able to play basketball on a NBA court, that event sponsored by the Rockdogs, a gay basketball team from San Francisco. There will also be a special tailgating event, and a commemorative tee shirt. This is third time a NBA team has hosted a LGBT night: the Philadelphia 76ers hosted the first in 2004, and the Toronto Raptors hosted one in 2007.

Alexander Skarsgard is photographed by Kenneth Cappello for The Last Magazine, issue 4, Skarsgard in a shower, smoking sexy.

Alexander Skarsgard was seen in New York City on February 17th at Pravda attending the launch party for the issue.