01/11/2008
News: Sir Edmund Hillary, HIV, Paula Abdul, Emperor Hadrian
Man who sued over same-sex marriage question on Massachusetts bar exam apologizes: "I’m an Irish immigrant to this country. And you know, it’s hard to ignore the fact that all communities into America are first discriminated against and attacked before eventually being accepted. In hindsight I see the parallels in the discrimination that were once felt by the Irish in this country, and to a large degree it’s opening up my mind and my heart to want to stop the discrimination that the gay community is confronted with. Because you know it happens to all of us at one point or another; but we have a tendency to have collective amnesia and we forget about it."
Orlando Bloom gets high on Nepal.
Research team finds proteins that could be used to stop HIV: "A research team announced yesterday that it has identified about 270 human proteins that the AIDS virus apparently needs to infect a person, instantly providing researchers with dozens of new strategies for blocking or aborting HIV infection. The vast majority -- more than 200 -- were not previously known to play a role in the complicated choreography by which the virus attaches to a cell, enters it, gets copied and establishes permanent residence. The discovery was made with a technique called a 'genome-wide scan,' which is only a few years old. Current AIDS drugs work by interrupting one of four main steps in HIV's life cycle. The new study suggests that there are many more to target."
Sir Edmund Hillary, first to scale Mount Everest, dies at 88. Graphic illustrates his rise to the top. And here's a Google Earth tour.
REPORT: Paula Abdul set to cast Super Bowl spell...
British Museum exhibit opens with major focus on Roman Emperor Hadrian's homosexuality: "His first move, within hours of coronation, was to withdraw his troops from Mesopotamia, now Iraq, and fortify the empire's boundaries by building his eponymous wall in northern England and others in the Danube and the Rhine valleys, ushering in a new era of peace. The reign that followed can be traced through 200 ancient treasures, many of which have never been display in Britain. Several of the artefacts relate to his male consort, Antinous, who accompanied him on his travels around the empire. These items include a poem written on papyrus, featuring the two men hunting together, and new finds that include memorials to the dead lover at Hadrian's villa in Tivoli. Although it was not uncommon for his predecessors to have taken gay lovers alongside a female spouse, Hadrian was unique in making his love "official" in a way that no other emperor had before him."
Quartet of stars discovered swirling around one another in an area the size of Jupiter's orbit.
Adios: Britney Spears flees to Mexico with paparazzo boyfriend.
Chicago-area teen continues battle to wear anti-gay T-shirt to school: "Twice, Neuqua sophomore Alexander Nuxoll of Bolingbrook has filed for an injunction that would suspend "the school's policy that allows speech in favor of homosexual conduct, but bans speech critical of homosexual conduct," said his attorney, the Alliance Defense Fund's Jonathan Scruggs. And twice now courts have denied that request. Now, Nuxoll and his legal counsel are set to seek an appeal of these decisions."
Rodrigo Santoro hangs 10...
Figure skating champ Christopher Bowman dead in potential drug overdose.
Eminem turning into fat Elvis, says mom: "The rapper has been living in a constant state of depression, cut off from human contact while he eats massive amounts of food. Reportedly well on his way to obesity at the rate he's going, the 5 foot 7 rapper currently weighs in at approximately 203 pounds and was hospitalized over the Christmas holiday for possible heart problems as well as pneumonia. Suffering from insomnia, Eminem has taken to ordering in--mostly Mexican food and filet mignon--often paying for himself and his entire entourage."
Colton Ford and gay rapper Cazwell in new video.
Paris Hilton targeted for Scientology by Tom Cruise?
Hustlers in South Africa target gay man after having sex with him on the beach.
Posted 1:01 PM EST by Andy Towle in AIDS/HIV, Britney Spears, Chicago, Deaths, Eminem, Gay Marriage, Nepal, News, Orlando Bloom, Paris Hilton, Rodrigo Santoro, South Africa, Space | Permalink
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poor alexander... let us hope that some day in the future some hot man will spread those lovely cheeks and introduce him to the divine mysteries of gay love, then alexander will break down in tears and realize the error of his ways...
Posted by: the queen | Jan 11, 2008 1:13:13 PM
Orlando is so hot!
That's funny 'bout Eminem. He used to be cute, but not now.
No Paris! Not Scientology. Just wear a red string for Kabbalah in support of Madonna (like me).
Posted by: Jordan | Jan 11, 2008 1:15:04 PM
I'm a little put off by the Colton Ford thing...yeah, he's waaay hot. But the uber-masculine posturing and porn star slant of the video? What's he selling? The music or his body? Since I can't hear the music at work, it must still be the body, so who cares? Keep his mouth shut and his legs apart.
Posted by: woodroad34 | Jan 11, 2008 1:29:21 PM
So, then, the Emperor Hadrian may be the "father" of the kind of "gay" most of y'all seem ascribe to. He and his partner were out of the closet, and both were masculine men and did masculine things--no fems or sissies allowed. Yeah, but who else but a Roman Emperor could live an openly gay life 1800 years ago? Fems were openly gay 1800 years ago without being empresses, but just like nowadays, we just couldn't keep a man.
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | Jan 11, 2008 2:02:38 PM
Woodroad34, be glad you can't hear the Colton Ford "song."
Posted by: jeff | Jan 11, 2008 2:15:08 PM
Always been curious as to what it must have been like living in ancient times as a "gay" man. Can you imagine all those hot sweaty legions of men fighting all day and rest at night with frantic orgies? Aah ancient times!!
Orlando Bloom is hot on a rainy but not windy saturday afternoon...Yeah-huh!
Now, I know the article Andy linked says that Sir Edmund Hillary was the first "known" man to climb Everest, but how is it that almost every other major media outlet is referring to him as the 1st man to do so? Including my baby Anderson Cooper on last nite's show? Are people so dupe as to believe in this day and age that modern men actually "discovered" already known places? A la Christopher Columbus? Or am I missing something here?
Although Rodrigo Santoro is a great actor(he was ah-mazing in "300"), he does nothing for me, really!
Posted by: Shabaka | Jan 11, 2008 2:59:53 PM
A friend of mine likes to refer to men like Colton Ford as having "an amazing body with the face to protect it."
Posted by: Davey | Jan 11, 2008 3:11:33 PM
OMG! Saw the Paula Abdul pic and searched franticly through the post looking for a Charo reference! I guess I'm showing my age. Or could it be Paula will be as big a joke as Charo in ten years. Oops, she already is.
Posted by: mista | Jan 11, 2008 4:55:11 PM
Surprise miss paula abdul you pass, I greet you in the name of our lord and savour jesus christ. Please I don't like surprises, also the only surprise I love is from God almighty. Just call me anytime at 215-900-5653 and 267-297-7300. If you are coming to see me sister bring security from the system, or I can come to see you, all I have to do is schedule a day off from investigating. God's willing talk to you soon. 911
Posted by: His majesty world emperor kirk jr. | Feb 25, 2009 7:52:42 AM
Hello, miss paula, as always I will greet you in the name of our lord and savior jesus christ. This is His majesty world emperor kirk jr. your brother, also my new landline phone number is 267-335-5659. Don't be late I am waiting. God's willing talk to you soon.
Posted by: His majesty world emperor kirk jr | Mar 26, 2009 1:13:25 PM