06/26/2008
News: Ian McKellen, Cher, The Onion, Larry Sinclair, Gay Androids
Supreme Court rules in favor of right to bear arms.
Sir Ian McKellen made a Companion of Honour by the Queen.
Cher has a stalker who tried to grab her by the wrist in Nashville.
Obama-accuser Larry Sinclair, who was arrested last week when his criminal record caught up with him following an appearance at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., is being defended by some as a "political prisoner".
Remember Britain's Got Talent's angelic bullied choirboy Andrew Johnston? He didn't win, but he did just get a £1 million deal with Simon Cowell's record label.
Houston-area homes and vehicles targeted by spray paint vandals using racial and homophobic slurs: "Fort Bend County Sheriff's detectives are investigating more than a dozen incidents of theft and vandalism involving racist and obscene words spray painted on homes and vehicles. The incidents were reported about 7:30 a.m. Sunday in the New Territory development, said sheriff's spokeswoman Terriann Carlson. 'It appears that white spray paint was used on all of the vehicles and the residences and racial and derogatory slurs such as the swastika symbol, and male body parts,' Carlson said. The slurs also targeted homosexuals, she said."
HRC President Joe Solmonese on the first congressional hearings to educate members about gender identity issues. More on the hearings from Pam.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: HIV/AIDS infection rates for drug users, prostitutes and gay men around the globe are on the rise. "'HIV is a long-term and complex disaster on many levels ... For marginalized groups across the world — injecting drug users, sex workers and men who have sex with men — rates are on the increase,' said the Geneva-based humanitarian agency. Those groups, living on the fringes of society in many countries and especially in the developing world, 'often face stigma, criminalization and little, if any, access to prevention and treatment services,' it added."
West Hollywood's historic 'Tara' mansion may get new life as a same-sex wedding location.
The Onion celebrates Gay Pride.
Lesbians in Vancouver claim comedian crossed homophobic line during routine: "Ms. Pardy alleges that she and her same-sex partner were subjected to a tirade of homophobic and sexist comments by Mr. Earle. Mr. Earle denies that he discriminated, while admitting that his interactions with Ms. Pardy and her partner were heated."
A Cristiano Ronaldo fix for you.
18-year-old gay Boston drop-out Alex Quince triumphs with perfect score on the GED reading test: "A quiet teenager making A's and B's, he ran away from home, dropped out of school, and tried everything from marijuana to heroin. He struggled with his sexual orientation. When his mother called his cellphone, sick with worry, he responded with a text message. 'I'm gay,' it said. 'I'm not coming home.'"
Hugh Jackman has left the beaches of Sydney and is now stunning onlookers in St. Tropez.
Does everyone in the world have a sex tape?
A police force of 2,000 guarded today's gay pride parade in Jerusalem. If numbers are correct, that's one officer for every person who took part.
Gays in Oregon question commitment of Senator Gordon Smith. HRC's David M. Smith: "Our view of Gordon Smith is, he has been a leader on a number of our issues. His record is strong and he is very clear about it, and we appreciate everything he's done and continues to do. [But] we will not be endorsing him."
With Wall-E on the verge of release, Radar posts a brief history of gay androids.
ABC: Barack and Michelle Obama putting mark on the fashion world.
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That's a wonderful picture of 2 old queens.
Posted by: crispy | Jun 26, 2008 2:39:11 PM
Hell, yes. I'm all for the "right to bear arms." The bigger the "guns" the better!
Posted by: mygrain | Jun 26, 2008 2:39:50 PM
LOL@CRISPY,
how come you can get away with lines like that on this blog, and I can't? It's race, darlin'...I'm tellin' you, it's race. They're hard on those of us with Scandinavian blood.
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | Jun 26, 2008 2:50:10 PM
And as far as that nut, Larry Sinclair. Yeah, he's a political prisoner--send his crazy ass to Guantanamo....give him the Cheney/Bush treatment.
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | Jun 26, 2008 2:57:34 PM
The chutzpah of Solmonese posting about the hearing on trans rights boggles the mind.
Posted by: adam | Jun 26, 2008 2:58:14 PM
THANK YOU for the link to THE ONION!! Totally my kind of humour!
Posted by: virgoboy | Jun 26, 2008 3:12:59 PM
No surprise that in its gay android survey "Radar" forgot "Chrome" -- the as yet unfilmed sci-fic novel about gay robots in love written by George Nader. Yes the pal of Rock Hudson who was briefly a star but "retired" when he decided to live an openly gay life.
Posted by: David Ehrenstein | Jun 26, 2008 3:13:07 PM
Link for latest Jeff Rense — Larry Sinclair interview
http://rense.gsradio.net:8080/rense/special/rense_L_Sinclair_062508.mp3
Posted by: sisterrosetta | Jun 26, 2008 3:29:15 PM
I don't know how I missed the first Andrew Johnston posting. That was just amazing! SO glad he's making it. It sounds like he deserves it.
Now I just need to stop crying at my desk after watching that video.
Posted by: MT | Jun 26, 2008 3:41:22 PM
Regarding Cristiano: who the hell wears a huge white plastic necklace to the beach? With a cross on it??
Posted by: Paul R | Jun 26, 2008 4:00:19 PM
Well Crispy,
Judging from your post on the Ian McKellen piece, "Companion of Honour," "Gods and Monsters" is one of your favorite movies of Mr. McKellen's also.
A real masterpiece that. It should have won for best picture.
Posted by: westcoastkid | Jun 26, 2008 4:47:01 PM
I prefer him as Gandalf.
But honestly, I have no idea what you're talking about!
Posted by: crispy | Jun 26, 2008 4:53:55 PM
Cristiano is so hot
Posted by: daveynyc | Jun 26, 2008 5:01:08 PM
Is anyone else disturbed the the Queen's housedress/frock? Sir Ian certainly could have dressed her better.
Posted by: Amanda reckonwith | Jun 26, 2008 5:04:32 PM
Without getting into a lot of detail, in the Movie Gods and Monsters James Whale (McKellen) and his straight gardener friend Clay Boone (Brendan Fraser) meet Princess Margaret in a reception line at a Hollywood garden party.
Whale exclaims to a friend, "He hasn’t met a princess before – only old queens,”
I thought you may have been referencing that scene. Watch the
movie sometime soon, it's great viewing.
Posted by: westcoastkid | Jun 26, 2008 5:21:48 PM
Oh, gotcha! I saw Gods and Monsters ages ago, but I don't remember that line. Funny coincidence.
I was just referring to the fact that he's an old queen in real life. :)
Posted by: crispy | Jun 26, 2008 5:27:30 PM
Sorry. Crispy, this is what I am referring to:
Without getting into a lot of detail, in the Movie Gods and Monsters James Whale (McKellen) and his straight gardener friend Clay Boone (Brendan Fraser) meet Princess Margaret in a reception line at a Hollywood garden party.
Whale exclaims to a friend, "He hasn’t met a princess before – only old queens,”
I thought you may have been referencing that scene. Watch the
movie sometime soon, it's great viewing.
Posted by: westcoastkid | Jun 26, 2008 5:29:51 PM
Androids and robots don't choose to be gay, it's just their programming at work.
Posted by: anon | Jun 26, 2008 5:44:51 PM
18 comments and not one comment about HIV on the rise. Gays in the US are the ONLY group where there was a rise in the rate (again, in the US).
Why is it that every group can bring the rate down except young gay guys? At what point is society supposed to overlook this negligence? The compassion, or what little is left, is undeserved. Why should healthy people who take responsibility pay for the one group who consistently refuse to do anything?
Not one comment people. Because the Queen is so much more important.
Posted by: Wow | Jun 26, 2008 8:45:04 PM
I'm so fucking sick of people bitching that one item gets more comments than another. It doesn't mean people care more about the damn queen than HIV infection... it just means there's nothing left that anyone can say about HIV. Honestly, how many more times can we say "practice safe sex"?
If you just want to talk about HIV infection, go to the goddam CDC's website or another site that doesn't also cover entertainment. Christ.
Posted by: crispy | Jun 26, 2008 10:01:13 PM
it should be interesting to everyone that larry sinclair was arrested in DC with a warrant from Delaware.
Interestingly Delawares Attorney General is Joe Biden's son. The AG signed off on the bogus warrant.
Joe Biden is considered to be a major lead for Obama's VP.
Sinclair was held in jail for three days and was not allowed to make a phone call.
Also, his social security benefits were cancelled given the connection to being charged with a crime--something odd about that.
Connection? Look into the facts or just continue to call him a nut. Continue to ignore that something fishy is going on connected to Sinclair. People are scared of what he has to share.
Posted by: tofer | Jun 26, 2008 10:36:44 PM