04/19/2007
Turn up the auto-tune. Portuguese footballer and future Armani underwear model Cristiano Ronaldo is exercising his pipes for a television ad for Portuguese bank BES.
Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
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Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo will replace David Beckham at Emporio Armani:
"The Portuguese star will model the brand's spring and summer collection in 2010 after being named as the face and body of the company. Becoming the 'new official ambassador' for the company, the world's most expensive football player will don jeans and underwear in advertising campaigns. Beckham was affiliated with Armani from 2007, but has relinquished the role after moving on to create his own range of underwear."
Above, a shot of Ronaldo modeling some underwear after qualifying for the FIFA World Cup in 2006. That's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari giving him a hand.
Cristiano Ronaldo's thighs and calves have been insured by Real Madrid for $144 million:
"Real Madrid is attempting to protect themselves in case Cristiano, 24, ever gets seriously injured during a soccer match, according to Spanish newspaper El Mundo. While the sum may sound extravagant, the amount realistically quantifies Cristiano's dollar value to Real Madrid in terms of market and monetary income. In June, Real Madrid shelled out a stunning $131 million transfer fee to acquire the Portuguese international winger from Manchester United. That amount (which was only the transfer fee) does not include Cristiano's lofty salary of over $18.7 million a year. The insuring of Ronaldo's legendary pins comes shortly after Czech footballer Zdenek Grygera delivered a vicious kick to Cristiano's leg near the knee during a recent friendly."
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."
Newsman Walter Cronkite gravely ill.
Baby flamingos frightened by pink sock.
Pizza Hut gets a new name.
Rich Juzwiak at FourFour takes a hard look at the recently-broadcast PBS DADT documentary Ask Not.
Labor leader Stuart Appelbaum comes out: Being gay. It's who I am.
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera files amicus brief in support of Olson-Boies challenge to Proposition 8.
California marriage equality battle goes to Chinatown: "Lost in the 2009 election wreckage for gays was the marriage campaign's relative success in Asian communities, which have swung toward support of same-sex marriage at a faster rate than the rest of California and have become a model for other groups."
Barney Frank introduces legislation decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Long Island man charged with assault as a hate crime and aggravated harassment in homophobic attack.
Cristiano Ronaldo extends tanning streak.
Window Media publisher and Avalon Equity partner David Unger axed by the Small Business Administration.
Wayne Besen on Obama and the Democratic Party: "The Democrats took our money, our votes and our volunteer hours and now they tell us to wait patiently, like good little gays. As far as I'm concerned, if the donkeys can't deliver now, they can kiss my ass. The Democrats run the show in Washington and if they will not act like a majority party, then they do not deserve to be one."
Karen Ocamb: Will gays divorce the Democrats?
Democrats caving on health care reform? Where in the world is Kathleen Sebelius?
Justin Chambers takes a swim in Hawaii.
Porn producer and actor Michael Lucas to appear on Ugly Betty: "How will ABC deal with a porn star on one of its prime time programs? I am curious to see how this will play out. Now, I am not suggesting that my little walk-on will change the world. But I hope it will be one step taking us out of the privacy of people’s bedrooms and onto a larger stage. And I hope the American public will enjoy seeing a porn star as a real person, not just as a hot body."
21 hurt in Sao Paulo Gay Pride bomb attack.
Robert Pattinson hit by NYC cab.
Can Apple control the derogatory use of the word "gay" in their user-generated app reviews? If so, they should.
Australian man awarded $468,736 for school bullying he endured in the 90's: "He told a civil hearing in the NSW Supreme Court he was abused by older students, including being struck with a broom, having his knuckles rapped with a steel ruler and being called 'sterile', 'faggot', 'pedophile' and 'Nazi'.
A preview of San Francisco's Frameline Film Festival.
Savage: One year Civil Disobedience plan for gay rights.
Schwarzenegger: Prop 8 challenge should be decided by the courts.
End sign?
Listen: Mariah Carey's new single "Obsessed".
Portland Mayor Sam Adams woes continue: home payment default.
Gizmodo's review of the iPhone 3GS.
Madonna's new kid Mercy and her peeps.
Biologists: Same-sex relationships may drive evolution. "Same-sex sexual behaviors are flexibly deployed in a variety of circumstances, for example as alternative reproductive tactics, as cooperative breeding strategies, as facilitators of social bonding or as mediators of intrasexual conflict. Once this flexibility is established, it becomes in and of itself a selective force that can drive selection on other aspects of physiology, life history, social behaviour and even morphology."
Australian poll: 60% support marriage equality.
It's the 15th anniversary of the O.J. chase.
Thousands flock to Banksy show. "During the show’s opening weekend, almost 8,500 people flooded the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, about eight times what the venue would normally expect."
Sex change in China could require permission from the police: "The proposed guidelines, posted Tuesday, say candidates for surgery must show an agreement from police to change their sex on their identification cards once the procedure is complete. The ministry posted the draft guidelines to invite public and professional opinions before July 10. China has no laws against sex change surgery, and the ministry says the guidelines are necessary to regulate the procedure."
Jamie Dornan all buttered up for new Calvin Klein campaign.
Anti-gay attack on College Street in Toronto: "Around 2:30am on the morning of Jun 7 — after a night out at El Convento Rico dance club on College St — Corey John and Takonda Majikwa were walking west toward Ossington when a group of men approached them. 'They were drunk and had open beer bottles in their hands,' says John. 'When they approached us they were making remarks as 'faggot,' 'fudge packer' and 'you and your girlfriend.'"'
Why people tend to enjoy Cristiano Ronaldo's time off best.
Larry Kramer praises book on pre-Oscar Wilde gay sex in Britain: "Certainly nothing like this has appeared in America, thus allowing queer and gender studies to pretty much swamp, nay drown, the gay history field with their gobbledygook theorizing of what might have happened. This ludicrous state of affairs prohibits making statements such as: "they did then what we do now," without the wrath of queer theorists raining down insults of an uncommonly vitriolic nature. You don't have a right to say that! say they. You can't prove it! say they. It's been here all along since the beginning of history, say many others of us. Well now it can be said, and proved, in Britain at any rate, thanks to Upchurch."
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