Another actor makes weird comments about on-screen kissing...a dozen years after the fact.
Soap star Michael Muhney (also from Veronica Mars) talks "heteroflexibility" with AfterElton.
Was Canada's Federal Tourism Minister Diane Ablonczy punished for approving a fund that provided $400,000 to Toronto's pride festivities?
Rapamycin, an antibiotic, shows signs of delaying the aging process.
It's safe to say that John Micklow (pictured) might not have the sexiest name for a male model, but he's in the right line of work.
Metrosexual manual Details wonders if straight men will take to wearing male engagement rings. Marriage is sacred, but must it also be so precious?
Come Together: Madonna's new single "Celebrate" from her career-spanning hits package Celebration will hit airwaves July 28.
Miami Social, Bravo's latest reality show, debuts Tuesday, July 14, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, featuring two out men. One is HuffingtonPost blogger Michael Cohen, who will be launching Style Lab, a sort of fashion/style version of MySpace in the fall, and the other is Ariel Stein, who I hear you might not love to hate so much as just hate.
Announcing the arrival of Icarus, "the first magazine devoted to gay-themed speculative fiction and writing—from fantasy to horror to science fiction, and all the weird tales that fall between the cracks." The first issue features stories by Jameson Currier, Jeff Mann, Tom Cardamone and Joel D. Lane, interviews with Dan Stone and Peter Grahame and poetry by Lawrence M. Schoen.
A frighteningly detailed portrait of the late Michael Jackson taken for Q Magazine's August 2009 cover reveals the netting of his wig, salt-and-pepper stubble, the most surgically tortured nose since Ann Miller and a telltale gauntness. How could people around him not have feared the worst?
No-Brainer: Jackson's family will not bury him until the L.A. coroner is done with his brain, which they're still examining. Also of note, his sister La Toya was the family member who signed his death certificate. (She infamously agreed her brother may have been guilty of molestation charges, but later recanted, saying an abusive husband had driven her to say it.)
A lawyer who prosecuted an infamous 1983 gay-bashing case in Ireland (the unrepentant perps were convicted but a judge decided nothing would be served by jailing them) passes away.
Swami Baba Ramdev has filed suit in India to reverse the decriminalization of homosexuality, which he terms a "disease" that "can be treated by yoga, pranayama (breathing exercises) and other meditation techniques."
In loose order, some highlights from the service for Michael Jackson held today at L.A.'s Staples Center, which might very well go down in HIStory as the most-watched broadcast of all time. I thought it was more reserved and tasteful than it might have been:
Along with Elizabeth Taylor, Quincy Jones and Liza Minnelli, Diana Ross also bowed out of participating.
The entire highway was shut down to facilitate the transport of Jackson's body and the arrival of a fleet of A-listers. This was the largest public event in Los Angeles since the 1984 Olympics.
Jackson's brothers were wearing his trademark single gloves. Sister Janet cut a striking figure of grief alongside her parents.
Fans were not above shouting out, "I love you Michael!" and other things through any lulls in the program.
Corey Feldman arrived dressed like his former friend, just like he did when he was an adolescent.
Mariah Carey performed an emotional (or overwrought, depending on your taste) version of "I'll Be There." Will she be able to get away with releasing this version as a single?
John Mayer, who had nothing to do with Jackson, performed a mostly instrumental version of "Human Nature."
Jennifer Hudson belted out "Will You Be There," which ended with a haunting use of a recording of Jackson's own voice. This and Stevie Wonder's performance of "I Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" and "They Won't Go When I Go" might be among the program's artistic highlights.
The Rev. Al Sharpton's short eulogy proclaimed that Jackson had broken the color barrier, paving the way for Oprah Winfrey's and Barack Obama's success and said, "I want his children to know—wasn't nothing strange about your daddy. It was strange what your daddy had to deal with."
The Rev. Bernice King—daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and an avowed foe of marriage equality—spoke alongside her brother Martin Luther King III at the memorial, focusing on the healing power of his music when her mother, Coretta Scott King, was in ill health.
Gay-friendly Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), stating she represented the House in appearing and expressing her condolences and promoting a bill to recognize Michael Jackson's humanitarian contributions, strongly made the point that everyone in this country is innocent until proven guilty, an unusual reference to legal controversies that dogged Jackson.
Following an alternately raw, sad and funny remembrance by Brooke Shields, Jermaine Jackson delivered a surprisingly touching take on Charlie Chaplin's "Smile," which was covered by his brother in 1995.
Usher offered up his version of the prophetic "Gone Too Soon."
Director and collaborator Kenny Ortega presented a (maudlin, if I may) performance of "We Are the World" from the This Is It comeback show as performed by the show's troupe. (A blonde, white female sang Michael Jackson's part from the original song.) As the song progressed, Smokey Robinson (who'd spoken of his respect and affection for Jackson), sister LaToya and other celebrities joined in...as did his grieving children.
The final number in the concert memorial was "Heal the World," complete with another stageful of children.
The moment everyone will be talking about: Jackson's emotional 11-year-old daughter closed the service by saying, "I just wanted to say, ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine...and I just wanted to say I love him so much," before burying her face in Aunt Janet's arms.
Los Angeles is asking citizens to donate money to "help give Michael the world class memorial he deserves."
Shi Pei Pu, the male opera singer who fooled an accountant at the French Embassy in Beijing into believing he was a she during a lengthy affair that inspired the Tony-winning play M. Butterfly, died at age 70 (link may be NSFW) on June 30 in Paris.
Pu convinced Bernard Boursicot he was a woman forced to play male roles, keeping both his lover and their carefully orchestrated sexual activities in the dark. Boursicot, whose previous erotic experiences had been with men, was hoping to become straight by sleeping with Pu. Where was Ex-Gay Watch when you needed them?
Years after Boursicot left China, Pu purchased a child and claimed he was their son, which Boursicot believed. Their affair was rekindled when Boursicot was stationed in Mongolia, but the Chinese pressured him to become a spy once they learned of the arrangement.
In the '80s, the former lovers were both convicted of espionage in France, allegedly the first time Boursicot realized his lover was a man. Making an already interesting story much more so, Boursicot had since become openly gay, and yet slashed his own throat upon hearing of Pu's deception.
The lovers were sentenced to six years. Both were pardoned after a year.
Told Pu had died, Boursicot said:
"He did so many things against me that he had no pity for, I think it is stupid to play another game now and say I am sad. The plate is clean now. I am free."
Same-sex marriage stalls in Rhode Island: "None of the bills legalizing same-sex marriage in
Rhode Island advanced to a floor vote this session, continuing a trend
begun in 1997."
Stampp Corbin on the Obama Pride reception: "There will be some who even will gather in the Capitol in October to
protest your administration’s lack of attention to equal protection for
LGBT Americans. You want pressure? We’ll give it to you in spades."
Beau Breedlove has sour grapes over his affair with Portland Mayor Sam Adams. Adams was cleared of wrongdoing last week. Now, because the Oregon AG said he no longer had credibility after posing nude for Unzipped magazine and getting paid for it, Breedlove seems to want revenge: "It really upsets
me. It’s just lie after lie after lie until we’re at the end of the
bowl and the last person to be burned from the situation is me."
Gay resort opens near Tampa: "While open to anyone, the hotel caters almost exclusively to gay
men. Photos of butt-baring hot guys adorn the walls — and are available
for $169 apiece. The second-floor club has a darkened maze room and
other "intimacy zones.'' The courtyard boasts a kumquat tree and a
50-man hot tub, possibly the largest in Tampa. If it sounds like
a bathhouse, don't describe it that way to the owners. Technically, and
according to the city, the Ybor Resort & Spa is a hotel and a men's
health studio. Sex and nudity in public areas is not allowed."
New York local mag HXsold. 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."
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.
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."
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."
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."
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