04/19/2007
Mixner: U.S. in state of Gay Apartheid.
Signorile: Did the DNC LGBT fundraiser really bring in a million dollars?
New York local mag HX sold. Matthew Bank: "We've had an incredible time creating what we feel is the best local gay magazine the world has ever seen, and I am proud that even in this difficult economy we were able to ensure that this magazine that is dear to the hearts of so many readers will be able to continue under capable new ownership."
Paula Abdul and Cindy McCain pill panic?
Propofol, drug used for surgical anesthesia, found in Michael Jackson home. Entertainment Weekly publishes four tribute covers.
Canadian HIV vaccine ready for human trials.
Human Rights Campaign volunteer assaulted at Omaha Gay Pride after tossing stickers into Bible-beaters wagon.
Farrah Fawcett laid to rest.
White House won't appeal $500K ruling in favor of transgender employee of the Library of Congress in discrimination case.
God Says No: James Hannaham, author of new novel about religious repression, life in the closet, and sex in the bathroom, is interviewed by Salon.
Single colony of ants a new world superpower!
Thomas Norman, veteran district attorney who prosecuted Harvey Milk - George Moscone murder case which resulted in a lenient verdict against Supervisor Dan White and the subsequent White Night riots, dies.
Victory Fund endorses 15 new candidates.
The Hitler stealth planes that could have dropped a bomb on NYC: "The 142-foot wingspan bomber was submitted for approval in 1944, and it would have been able to fly from Berlin to NYC and back without refueling, thanks to the same blended wing design and six BMW 003A or eight Junker Jumo 004B turbojets. As the documentary shows, had the Nazis extended the war in 1946 and developed the atomic bomb as planned, the Ho 18 could have been their Enola Gay."
Vibe magazine to close immediately.
Ghosts: Stephen King remembers Michael Jackson. Public viewing scheduled at Neverland.
Oraine Barrett does Brazil's DOM magazine.
Muslim mayor in conservative Amsterdam suburb flies flag for gays: "Ahmed Marcouch, 41, is on a self-appointed mission to end homophobia in Slotervaart, just a stones' throw from the capital but light-years away from its anything-goes mentality. To make his point, Mayor Marcouch recently invited Amsterdam's annual Gay Pride parade to pass through his constituency when it takes place in August. 'It is necessary to confront this issue, to say that homosexuals are normal people like all of us and that we require them to be respected,' Marcouch told AFP."
New Project Runway is 100% heterosexual safe.
Cristiano Ronaldo attacks "fan" over video camera: "Ronaldo reportedly kicked in the window of a car the girl was sat in, sending shards of glass all over her. The teenager was treated for cuts on her arm in hospital and later reported the attack to police, it was claimed...The teenager is said to have told police she was videoing Ronaldo because she was a fan. However, some reports said she was with a freelance paparazzi photographer who had allegedly been following the star."
Christian group wants to burn gay book.
STUDY: Homosexual activity a nearly universal phenomenon in the animal kingdom.
Anderson Cooper shops for marijuana.
Activists plan "world's largest gay wedding ceremony" in Sydney, Australia.
A first look at Bruno.
ACLU gets involved in Fresno hospital discrimination case: "Civil rights groups are urging a hospital in central California to change its policies after employees briefly barred a lesbian from visiting her partner, who went into seizure at a gay marriage march. Kristin Orbin collapsed May 30 after walking 14 miles in the protest march. She was taken to Fresno's Community Regional Medical Center where she says an ambulance driver kept her partner from seeing her in the emergency room."
Janice Dickinson needed a hospital, get her out of there.
Social networking and Iran: a fascinating look at the hand Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have had in toppling state media control.
Destination Wedding: a Toronto synagogue grapples over same-sex marriage.
Former American Idol contestant Blake Lewis says he gets hit on by men and women, often at the same time: “Usually I get swingers. The guy will come up to me first usually, and ask if I’m gay. When I say no, he’ll point to his girlfriend and say that she wants me to come home with both of them that night. I tell them my girl back home wouldn’t appreciate it, but thanks anyway. It’s very flattering though!”
An interview with soap actor and brother of Chris Evans, Scott Evans.
Marriage equality tide rises around Rhode Island: "The slower pace in Rhode Island, where the state Senate voted last week to allow same-sex partners to make funeral arrangements, has frustrated some local activists, many of whom rallied outside the State House in Providence last weekend to call for immediate equality."
A fascinating chart on gay rights from Nate Silver.
Mariah: wet and obsessed.
Brian Graden to leave MTV Networks.
Maplewood, New Jersey takes lead in pushing legislature to legalize same-sex marriage: "In what is thought to be a first among New Jersey municipalities, the Maplewood Township Committee is expected to adopt a resolution Tuesday evening calling on state legislators to sanction same-sex marriage. Mayor Victor DeLuca said he hoped the resolution could serve as a catalyst for legislators' passage of a same-sex marriage bill before the year's end."
Ed Westwick shows off fall fashion for GQ.
Melbourne Sun: Are you in favor of same-sex marriage in Australia?
It's Britney, bitch.
Council of Fashion Designers of America rewards L.A. at annual awards. Bradley Cooper among guests...
Taxes on property reassessment sting domestic partners who have lost their loved one.
New Opera browser turns your computer into a server: "The concept is somewhere between a personal web server and a file sharing application, technologically and conceptually. The interface is straightforward, divided into panels for each service that you choose to "host." All of them behave in the same stupid-simple way: you start a service, whether it be photo sharing, music streaming, web hosting, or straight file sharing, select a shared directory, set your privacy preferences and go." More from TechCrunch.
Rhode Island passes Domestic Partner rights — for the dead.
Jason Mraz shares his tips for squatting in the woods.
Dixie Carter's 'Exorcise' Video.
Setting the Gay Wedding Table: the birth of a new California campaign? "...a little-known gay-rights group based in politically savvy Sacramento has suddenly become a major power broker — by very cleverly and very quietly filing the first official ballot language for a pro–gay marriage measure for 2010. 'We really see ourselves as moderators of the situation,' says Chaz Lowe of Sacramento, co-founder of a brash new group that is taking action without waiting for the old guard — Yes on Equality. 'That way, there doesn’t have to be infighting between Equality California and the Courage Campaign.'"
'Loving Day' is coming up.
What to expect from Neil Patrick Harris this Sunday at the Tony Awards: "Maybe no shirt. Maybe just the tux and the tie. Maybe not."
Conan O'Brien stole his set from Super Mario Brothers.
New Zealand's first Gay History book is a finalist for the country's major literary prize.
Ricky Martin's Miami mansion is for sale: $11 million.
Original Land of the Lost actor Wesley Eure: I'm gay.
Hills airhead and PETA spokesperson Audrina Patridge chows down on burgers in Carl's Jr. T&A ad: "I had an absolute blast shooting. It was my first experience shooting a spot with food, and when I pulled up, I was literally salivating looking at all the rows and rows of perfect burgers waiting for me!"
20 years ago yesterday.
Stem cell contact lens cures blindness for some.
Catfight between Real Housewives of New York and New Jersey.
Bombay Dost, India's first and only LGBT magazine, relaunches: "The original Dost, which printed from 1990 to 2002, was available mostly through roadside vendors and often wrapped in plain brown paper. 'There is a sense that certain sections of Indian society are now much more liberal and tolerant, something that would be unheard of back in 1990,' editor Vikram Phukan told Advocate.com via e-mail. Six weeks into the relaunch, Bombay Dost has sold two thirds of its initial print run -- nearly 1,000 copies."
ABC News profiles gay Indian Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil.
Blake Lewis returns.
Former candidate names South Carolina lawmakers who are closeted: “We have more gay people serving in South Carolina than probably in anyplace in the United States; they’re just not out of the closet. We have an awful lot of people in the closet — Lindsey Graham, Glenn McConnell who’s our Senate president pro tem, our Lt Governor [André Bauer].”
Alberta, Canada passes legislation allowing parents to pull their kids out of school when classes are being taught on sex, religion or sexual orientation. Lawmaker: "People of Alberta are better off for it and we had the courage to actually bring it forward."
Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler reviewing legality of state recognizing same-sex marriages performed elsewhere: "The Baltimore Sun reports Gansler is expected to make a decision within the coming weeks, and his office would not comment to the newspaper while the issue is being researched. Maryland law defines marriage as only between a man and a woman; however, the state has legally recognized the marital status of couples married in other states."
Yesterday: Manhattanhenge.
Prince Harry plays with the luckiest balloons in the universe.
Inside last week's Lambda Literary Awards - a photo gallery.
WaPo: The Mormons are coming! "With the battle moving east, some advocates are shouting that fact in the streets, calculating that on an issue that eventually comes down to comfort levels, more people harbor apprehensions about Mormons than about homosexuality."
New Hampshire LGBT youth organization Seacoast Outright facing financial difficulties, to close after 15 years: "The executive director said the group has been in existence for more than 15 years with its main focus being to support youths who may not have a support system because of their sexuality. Seacoast Outright meets with youths twice a week and is viewed by many as an extended family. Wesley said the group has been serving upward of 20 youths who knew the organization was struggling, but were hopeful it would survive."
New trailer for Torchwood: Children of the Earth.
Sun sets for 97-year-old Millvina Dean, last known survivor of the Titanic: "As a two-month-old baby, Dean was the youngest passenger on board the giant liner when it sank on its maiden voyage with the loss of more than 1,500 lives."
Beau Breedlove denied restraining order against Oregonian reporter: "The judge told Breedlove that he'd need to fear that Walth posed 'an immediate threat of physical violence' in order to get one. Background.
Minnesota man convicted in hate crime attack on lesbian: "The 35-year-old woman testified in December that Warren punched her in the face, pinned her to the floor and threatened to rape and kill her after making obscene comments about her sexual orientation."
L.A. Times: California gubernatorial candidates face a marriage equality "minefield".
Twilight's Kellan Lutz gets out in the sunlight.
There was more ass than Bruno's at the MTV Movie Awards.
Jennifer Hudson is pregnant.
Australian broadcaster told to apologize for gay slurs.
Drag queen Dina Marie says NYC 'HK Lounge' owner homophobic: "The straight owned and straight operated venue clearly stated to me that they 'didn't want me and any of the fags'. That we were all 'jokes' who brought nothing to the table."
Mo: Britney's new (spoof) fragrance for gays.
Pastor in San Marino, California will not perform any more marriages until Prop 8 is overturned: "The Rev. Art Cribbs, pastor of the 60-member San Marino Congregational United Church of Christ, says he has been marrying couples for more than 20 years but the wedding ceremony he performed on May 23 would be his last until gay couples are given the same right."
Lambda Literary Awards handed out in New York.
Quincy, Massachusetts Church of the Presidents has its rainbow flag stolen for the fourth time in nine months: "The flag was stolen last August, and again last September. Two months later it was burned, and this week it was stolen yet again. It’s a symbol of the congregation’s support for equal rights for [GLBT] persons."
Candy Spelling: Tori Spelling killed my husband.
Mixner: On becoming a civil rights movement.
Get a new free Pet Shop Boys song here.
St. Petersburg, Florida vetoes unmessaged rainbow flag: "They say the flag does not meet St. Petersburg's street banner policy, which states all banners must carry a written message."
Orlando Bloom celebrates Burberry Day!
New Yorkers plan weekend rally to pressure state senator George Onorato, who continues to refuse to meet with his constitutents on same-sex marriage.
T.R. Knight done with Grey's Anatomy? Looks that way.
Mom saves the day.
British soap EastEnders to feature gay Muslim storyline.
Gay Times: Cristiano Ronaldo is the sexiest man alive.
Pennsylvania court rules in favor of an accountant whose license was revoked following a hate crime conviction: "The panel, in a 2-1 ruling, ordered the board to impose a lessor punishment on Kevin Allen Ake, who was convicted of a felony in Chicago for leaving messages on the answering machine of a lesbian he believed had him kicked out of the YMCA for trying to start a Bible program."
Fred Hochberg sworn in as 23rd president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Porn actors Damien Crosse and Francesco D'Macho get married.
Senator David Vitter does not support the Uniting American Families Act.
Once Upon a Time: A significant Keith Haring mural turned 20 this week.
7 unanswered questions in the Angie Zapata murder case.
Harrah's Casino hopes you don't boycott Nevada because of its Domestic Partner bill-vetoing governor.
Schwarzenegger parole board appointee rejected for anti-gay comments: "Douglas Drummond, a former Long Beach City Council member, had been censured by the council for voicing support of Fidel Castro's sequestering of gays in Cuba, applauding the fact that same-sex couples don't reproduce and saying about gay political activity: 'How do we deal with it short of killing them?'"
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