Jude Lays Down the Law for Dior Homme Sport

Jude Law gives his best face in new ads for Dior Homme Sport fragrance, shot by Australian photographer Daniel Askill in the Bahamas in May.

Said Askill: "It was hard for me to decide whether to take it on because I had directed an ad for Dior before with Hedi, it was one of the last major projects before he left, so it was a very tumultuous time. The new ad was completely different from Hedi's aesthetic. This time it was the marketing guys calling all the shots, but in the end it was still a great project. I would be working with an A-list actor and shooting in the Bahamas with a team of 70 people, so ultimately I felt it was too good to pass up."

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Avoid the Dreaded 'Bat Wing' Syndrome!

The description on Amazon for Bálla Scented Scrotum Talc for Men gets straight to the point:

"Balla Powder for Men is the ideal anti-chafing and anti-wetness solution for clammy sacks. Guaranteed to prevent the dreaded 'bat wing' syndrome, Balla Powder for Men is lightly scented with a masculine fragrance, for anyone else who plans to work in your close quarters. Can be sprinkled into your fudgies for all-day-long comfort and dryness. A fabulous post-workout treatment, Balla Powder for Men can also be used between your cheeks, as well as on fetid feet and aromatic armpits."

Because nobody wants a nasty bat flying into their hair?

(via boingboing)

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Truth Wins Out launches effort to block Focus on the Family founder James Dobson's induction into the Radio Hall of Fame. Wayne Besen: "It is outrageous and insulting that James Dobson would be nominated for the Radio Hall of Fame. We believe that character counts and nominees should have careers based on honesty and integrity - not discrimination, distorting research and outright lying."

Iran state media Photoshops missile test image to make it seem more impressive.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules benefits to gay couples following the 2004 marriage decision can't be applied retroactively.

Spotlight on Jennifer Hudson's album cover.

Following GLAAD's lead in April, Californians Against Hate launches boycott of San Diego's Manchester Grand Hyatt.

Divorce drama: beefcake GQ cover of Christie Brinkley's husband Peter Cook unearthed from 1981.

California's Kern County rebuffs conservative group, refuses to ban same-sex marriages: " The Campaign for Children and Families hoped the passage of a gay marriage ban in Kern County would embolden other counties to follow suit. But supervisors declined to act on the measure after Bernard Barmann, the county's lawyer, said it would be illegal for the county to adopt its own same-sex marriage ban. The Kern County clerk's office stopped offering all marriage ceremonies on June 15, the day before gay marriage became legal."

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Bermuda man who attacked gay man with a machete gets seven years in prison: "Cooper, 26 – older brother of the murdered Cooper twins – had a history of violent crime and homophobia before he launched the attack on Shawn Nusum, 25, in the early hours of November 15 last year. His Supreme Court trial heard how he had taunted Mr. Nusum, of St. David's on previous occasions over his sexuality, calling him a 'faggot' and similar names. On the night in question, the pair got into a dispute in Club Ovation, Water Street, St. George's, when Cooper taunted Mr. Nusum once again. He later lay in wait for Mr. Nusum, and as he left the premises he hit him about the face with a machete. The victim suffered a fractured nose, jaw and cheekbone. A cut to his left eyebrow has left him unable to raise it, and he will be permanently scarred."

T.R. Knight and Mark Cornelsen take the kids out for a ride.

Michael Jackson arrives in Vegas wearing pyjamas, a dreadlocked wig, a surgeon’s mask, a baseball cap and sunglasses.

A Guide to the Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Film Festival which kicks off tonight.

Michelle Williams planning Heath Ledger film: "The actress - who was left devastated when her former fiance was found dead in his apartment after an accidental drug overdose in January - wants the actor's friends and co-stars to share their stories on him so little Matilda can see her father through their eyes."

Former gay porn model "Lamar" killed in head-on collision following Chicago's black gay pride celebration.

Lesbian adopted by lover into IBM family fights for share of fortune: "Patricia Spado was adopted by Olive Watson, the daughter of Thomas Watson Jr, in 1991 when the pair were both in their 40s and at a time when gay couples were not allowed civil partnerships. They lived together for 14 years but, a year after the adoption, their relationship ended. Miss Spado, now 60, claims the purpose of the adoption was to allow her to qualify as an heir to Miss Watson's inheritance."

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Jason Giambi's Pornstache Getting its Own Day at Yankee Stadium

The mustache that New York Yankee Jason Giambi grew in late June has caused such a fuss and developed such a fanbase that it's getting its own day from the organization. Not since the beards of the New England Patriots has facial hair on an athlete drawn such attention.

According to New York magazine, "They’ll distribute 20,000 fake mustaches at Yankee Stadium (this afternoon), and they say the faux facial hair will also be worn by team broadcasters and maybe even players. They’re even calling in the big guns, claiming the endorsement of the American Mustache Institute, which has provided one of its trademark over-the-top quotations: “Giambi’s significant first-half production as well as his powerful lip fur — indicating great intellect and good looks — make two very compelling reasons for his place on the American League All-Star roster.”

The promotion is an effort to get Giambi and his pornstache voted to the All-Star team at MLB.com.

(screencap via deadspin)

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Neil Patrick Harris Plays 'Pretend' Again for Old Spice

Neil Patrick Harris "used to be a doctor for pretend" and shoots the live action version of his Old Spice ad in the halls of this "pretend" hospital. Love it!

And here's the print ad, if you missed it.

Watch the clip, AFTER THE JUMP...

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Template for a Scent

Josh Hartnett's commercial for Diamonds by Emporio Armani fragrance debuted at the Milan's men's shows this week. It features a shirtless Hartnett slipping on a crisp white shirt and a swank outfit before being assaulted by the flashes of the paparazzi.

Which means it's pretty much the same commercial Matthew McConaughey did for Dolce & Gabbana's 'The One' fragrance back in February, in reverse.

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Justin Timberlake Plays for Givenchy

Via Just Jared come these new images from Justin Timberlake's campaign for the new Givenchy fragrance "Play" which I posted about back in February.

Two more AFTER THE JUMP...

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Spice up Your Life with Neil Patrick Harris

Not only can Neil Patrick Harris convincingly play a heterosexual womanizer on TV, he can also hawk traditionally macho brands to consumers. Harris appears in a really great ad for Old Spice antiperspirant in this month's GQ (p. 47).

The ad references back to his Doogie days, reading, as he's pictured placing a stethoscope on a patient's nose: "Body odor protection recommended by former TV doctors, like me."

It also reads, in the small print, "Take it from me, I used to be a fake doctor."

(AfterElton also spotted the ad in Entertainment Weekly)

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Josh Hartnett Smells Like Bling

Unlike some actors, Josh Hartnett appears thrilled by the attention he's getting from paparazzi in his first ad for Emporio Armani's Diamonds fragrance. Hartnett was announced as the smell's spokesmodel in May.

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Tom of Finland Lays Pipe for Fragrance Ad Campaign

Etat Libre d'Orange has taken an appropriately sexual approach to the guerilla marketing campaign for its new Tom of Finland cologne which I posted about back in January.

According to fragrance site Scented Salamander, "The perfumer-composer for the fragrance is Antoine Lie and to him it had to smell like 'a guy coming out of a shower. He's clean, but not fragranced. And he puts on leather pants.' There is also an outdoorsy aspect to the scent and themes of 'metal, leather, sensuality, beauty and radiance' inspired by Tom of Finland's drawings. Perfume wearers will be carded -- that's right -- as a suggestive sketch is part of the outer packaging (must be on the other side). You will have to be 21 in the US and 18 elsewhere." Notes include a crumpled leaf, suede, metal, pepperwood, iris, tonka, vetiver, and musks.

So for the campaign, Tom of Finland's images have been pasted around Paris. Not randomly, of course, but to protruding public fixtures which tell a tale of their own: men come in all shapes and sizes.

A few more of their paste-ups, AFTER THE JUMP...

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Indiana Jones Has His Chest Waxed

You may remember that Harrison Ford was shooting that spot for Conservation.org about the problems of deforestation in which he went in for a chest wax to demonstrate the pain felt by the earth's forests.

Well, here's the spot. It's actually a bit more effective than I thought it was going to be.

Watch Ford's face as she rips off the wax. You know he's just dying to let out an expletive.

And don't tell me that chest waxers don't love it in some sort of sadistic way. Look how she's checking out the strip to see how much she got...

Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...

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Matthew McConaughey Won't Take His Shirt off for America

You may remember Matthew McConaughey's ad for Dolce & Gabbana's The One fragrance, which I posted back in February.

The Daily Mail reports that McConaughey insisted on shooting two ads, one with shirt and one without, to "preserve his modesty" in America:

"'Matthew didn't want to be bare-chested on billboards in America, although he doesn't seem to have a problem stripping off in his films,' says a source. He insisted on having his shirt on for the ad in the States, and off in the one for Europe and Asia.'"

Since when is Matthew McConaughey modest about his body? Haven't seen the one with his shirt on, but really, who wants to? Watch the European version, AFTER THE JUMP...

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CHINA: Raw video footage of first moment's of earthquake in a mountain region near Chengdu.

2013: McCain's new ad. He also held a crystal ball press conference.

FANTASIA: The best thing about last night's American Idol.

SHAVING: An ad from Germany.

Check out our previous guides to the Tube here.

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Diamonds and Armani are Josh Hartnett's Best Friend

Actor Josh Hartnett will join James Franco, Justin Timberlake, Matthew McConaughey, and Henry Cavill as smell spokesmodels later this year when he begins hawking Emporio Armani's new fragrance Diamonds for Men.

*Note: image for illustration purposes only, not an ad.

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John Mayer Has Kristy McNichol Hair Envy

John Mayer has an announcement:

"Today I set off on my newest project; to grow and maintain an authentic '80s style feathered haircut. It's something I've wanted to do for some time and I'm very excited to bring this amazing look into today's pop culture landscape. The feathered cut projects an attitude of ease and quiet confidence that seems to have all but eluded our generation. This is a work in progress, and as my hair grows longer it will serve to become a more stirring and poignant statement."

Mayer cites Michael J. Fox and Shaun Cassidy as his inspirations, while worshiping Kristy McNichol as "the goal personified."

AFTER THE JUMP, Mayer leaving a salon in NYC's meatpacking district yesterday, first phase complete. We wish him well on his latest endeavor.

And hopefully, when he's done, he'll put it together with this.

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Harrison Ford Gets Chest Wax to Feel the Pain of the Forests

This just may be the first time I've seen a celebrity use depilation to raise awareness about the environment.

Access Hollywood reports: "In an effort to showcase the pain involved in deforestation, Harrison willingly subject himself to the painful process of stripping his chest of all its follicles. Having worked with Conservation International for 15 years, it was Harrison’s hope that his trip to the salon might just shock people into thinking 'green.'"

If he's going to go this route, I think a "Boyzilian" would probably offer more shock value. Also, where are the "after" shots? Not that I'm looking forward to seeing Indiana Jones be stripped bare, but let's see it rip.

UPDATE: Here's the video...

I'm still not convinced that this trip to the salon is gonna save any trees but can we all agree Harrison Ford at 65 is still looking mighty fine?

One more shot, AFTER THE JUMP...

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James Franco the Face of Gucci by Gucci

Take a whiff.

James Franco has been announced as the new face of Gucci by Gucci, a new men's fragrance being launched in the fall, WWD reports. Franco joins fellow actors Justin Timberlake (for Givenchy), Matthew McConaughey (for Dolce & Gabbana), Henry Cavill (for Dunhill) and, most recently, Patrick Dempsey for Avon, in hawking the man scents.

Franco, will also, of course, be playing Scott Smith, lover to Sean Penn's Harvey Milk, in the upcoming Gus van Sant film Milk.

*Note - the photo above is illustration only, not an ad.

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John Barrowman on Botox: How to Avoid the Nicole Kidman Look

John Barrowman tells New! magazine that he occasionally uses Botox and offers tips for men who want to do the same:

"I don’t swear by it, but I think it’s quite good. The key is to not do the forehead. Men need forehead lines and doing the forehead makes you look like Nicole Kidman! If you’re going to do anything, just do it round the eyes, that’s all men need."

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Pete Wentz: Christian Siriano Wants His Look Back

Fierce hot mess tickety-tack trannies...

(via TMZ)

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Eric Bana Now Comes in Domed Version

Eric Bana, GQ coverboy and subject of royal catfights, showed up to The Tonight Show the other night with a head freshly shaved for his bad guy role as Nero in JJ Abrams' Star Trek film. I have to say I approve.

More shots at Just Jared.

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Justin Timberlake Bringing Givenchy Back

Justin Timberlake is reported to be the new face for Givenchy: "The Sexy Back singer is allegedly in talks to front the campaign and to model in advertisements for Parfum Givenchy’s men’s fragrance. If Timberlake signs up for the deal he will be adding model to his burgeoning CV, which already includes fashion designer, actor and restauranter. He will join Liv Tyler in Givenchy's A-list line up of spokespeople."

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Matthew McConaughey Rips Off His Shirt for Dolce & Gabbana

Matthew McConaughey does what he does best in this sexy new spot for Dolce & Gabbana's new fragrance, The One for men. He rips off his shirt. The campaign was shot by Jean Baptiste Mondino in Paris late last year.

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Yes, it's Unusual: Tom Jones Insures Chest Hair for $7 Million?

You mean in case he's attacked by a stalker with an Epilady?

Via the UK's Mirror: "So it should come as no surprise to learn that Sir Tom Jones, 67, whose mop of luxurious curly brown hair has made him a hit with the ladies, has had his chest hair insured - for the princely sum of £3.5million! Top insurance house Lloyd's of London was approached about the deal and, after initial concerns that it might prove too much of a risk, went ahead. 'Like a vintage wine, Tom just gets better with age,' says our body hair mole."

And was that last turn of phrase really necessary?

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Grizzly Adams Celebrates Beards and Bears at the Super Bowl

Anybody catch the segment yesterday in the NFL Super Bowl countdown celebrating the beards/bears of the New England Patriots and hosted by none other than Grizzly Adams?

The segment, heralded by trumpets, is amusingly tongue-in-cheek but thoroughly built for bear lovers. The Griz narrated an analysis of "five guys who embody" what a beard means: "The unified facial front of the Patriots offensive line."

Left tackle Matt Light was compared to Matthew McConaughey. Said Light: "We don't get scared. That's part of a beard." Left guard Logan Mankins' beard was compared to Merlin Olson's. Said Mankins: "It's got a lot of girth on it right now, so...it's a pretty good beard."

Center Dan Koppen was dubbed the "resident redbeard". Tom Brady said "he looks like he got kidnapped by an Amish family." Right guard Stephen Neal's beard was compared to that of businessman, governor, senator, and civil war general Ambrose Burnside.

Right tackle Nick Kaczur was told he looked like Abraham Lincoln. Said Kaczur: "I don't really like having upper lip hair really."

Then they launched into Brady. "There was a time when Tom Brady was one of those guys, a time when he wore the robust badge of courage along with his brothers in the trenches. But oh how times have changed.

Said Light: He's actually sported some upper lip plumage over the years. Added Koppen: "He needs to, sort of cover up the butt on his chin that he has, but Tom's one of those guys he's the best dressed person in America, or the world. I don't think us five can sway his personality."

Finally, Grizzly Adams concludes: "The beard. It's become an unbreakable bond of solidarity."

Of course it has. Just ask the guys attending Bear Week in Provincetown, where there's no doubt also plenty of talk about male bonding, girth, butts on chins, and brothers in the trenches.

Here's the clip. Enjoy:

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David Beckham Smells Like 'Lavender, Puppies, and Rainbows'

At least after he visits the tanning salon:

"David and Victoria Beckham have been spotted fake-baking at the Sunstyle tanning salon in West Hollywood, which prides itself on being 'paparazzi-free' - but thankfully for us, not spy-free. A witness told The Post's Don Kaplan the LA Galaxy midfielder tried to slip discreetly out of a booth smelling of 'lavender, puppies and rainbows . . . The beds have got some sort of nozzle that sprays you with a scent so you don't leave the booth smelling like charred flesh.'"

What, no unicorns?

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Tom Brady to Get Buzzed Before Super Bowl

Tom Brady has a stylist on call named Pini Swissa who plans to have at him before the Super Bowl:

"Swissa, who operates the creatively titled Salon Pini Swissa on Newbury St., is in Arizona this week to cheer on the Patriots as they tangle with the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII. He's also brought his barber shears and said he plans to give Brady a close crop Saturday evening before the big game. In fact, Swissa says he's on call in the Grand Canyon State. He's already trimmed Brady's locks once this week and said teammates will phone him with a time and location for another Brady haircut on Saturday. 'I did Tom Brady (Tuesday), and right before the Super Bowl, it's a surprise for everybody. Saturday night, I'm gonna cut it off. Saturday night, we're gonna cut it really, really off. We've been doing it the last couple Super Bowls, and Tom Brady is the last person to be superstitious. Every Super Bowl, I cut his hair off. I hope the helmet's gonna fit after I cut his hair off.'"

Pini should give him a 'boyzilian' while he's at it.

By the way, we have a little Super Bowl poll going on over in the right hand column.

(via deadspin)

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Tom of Finland Cologne Promises Not to Drown Out the B.O.

Here's a first look at the packaging for Tom of Finland cologne, which is about to launch in Europe.

According to fragrance site Scented Salamander, "The perfumer-composer for the fragrance is Antoine Lie and to him it had to smell like 'a guy coming out of a shower. He's clean, but not fragranced. And he puts on leather pants.' There is also an outdoorsy aspect to the scent and themes of 'metal, leather, sensuality, beauty and radiance' inspired by Tom of Finland's drawings. Perfume wearers will be carded -- that's right -- as a suggestive sketch is part of the outer packaging (must be on the other side). You will have to be 21 in the US and 18 elsewhere."

Notes include a crumpled leaf, suede, metal, pepperwood, iris, tonka, vetiver, and musks.

A crumpled leaf? And what's tonka — little toy cars? Gotta love that. (I guess it's a vanilla-smelling bean too. I think I like the car smell better)

The fragrance promises that it "does not disturb the odor of men" which I guess means you'll still be able to inhale the rich aromas of musky armpit, taint, and other places your nose might care to travel.

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David Beckham Sparks 'Boyzilian' Craze, Tractor Exhaust Pipe Condoms

David Beckham's recent Emporio Armani underwear ads have sparked a rush to the spa for men in the UK, The Guardian reports:

"All over the country more and more men (gay and straight alike) are marching into beauty salons and demanding a 'Boyzilian', or as one Yorkshire-based salon bills it, 'the Full Monty'. In other words, the complete or near-complete removal of hair in intimate areas using wax. If you have £120 to spare, you can even get it done in Harrods, in the Refinery spa. On Thursday in Norwich, 44-year-old father Stuart, from near Ipswich, had taken the day off work to make the 100-mile round trip to the Lounge, a new hairdressing salon which incorporates 'Norwich's only dedicated waxing bar'. It was his second visit to 21-year-old beautician Amanda Senior, who charges between £40 and £60 depending on how hairy the client. It is cheaper if men just want their bikini line done, though the treatment is called the 'Speedo'. 'It just looks nice and tidy,' said Stuart after his 'back, sack and crack'. 'Of course it is slightly painful, but in my experience not nearly as sore as having your chest waxed. It's much better than shaving it, too. You don't get those awkward nicks and it doesn't grow back anything like as quickly.'"

Meanwhile, in China, a condom maker is using Beckham's image to market condoms, and given Victoria's Beckham's comments about her husband's assets, we assume they're magnums.

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Tom Brady Gets Fresh

While I'm on the topic of Brady, Stetson has released another image from its fragrance campaign ahead of schedule, in hopes of capitalizing on the upcoming Super Bowl. This one's for their new cologne, Stetson Fresh.

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Henry Cavill Smells Like London

The Tudors' Henry Cavill is the latest male star to align his face with a fragrance, signing up to represent the new dunhill LONDON scent.

You Londoners can smell the lad as he does a meet and greet at Selfridges on Oxford Street, January 16th at 12.30 pm.

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Elton John to play gig in Abu Dhabi: "Sir Elton John has surprised fans by announcing he will play his first gig in the United Arab Emirates later this month. The flamboyantly gay star, who has sold 250m albums in a four-decade career, will perform at an open-air concert in Abu Dhabi's Emirates Palace Hotel. The decision could leave Sir Elton open to charges of hypocrisy, because of the UAE's poor record on human rights. Homosexuality is illegal: those convicted of it face jail sentences, or compulsary psychiatric 'treatment', including the injection of hormones designed to 'cure' them."

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Miami commissioner Marc Sarnoff fends off resident bothering him about his sexuality: "Let me state that bringing the persons sexual preference to bear in a conversation is not only wrong, but it denigrates all the progress we as a tolerant society have made. It reminds me of the Boy who cried Wolf. When the Wolf arrives no one believes them. Equally when race is brought into an issue and it is not present it belies the credibility of the story teller the next cry for wolf. No one will believe their stories. You demonstrate today that we have a great deal more to achieve as a society before we can call ourselves tolerant. As long as one of you is out there we have much prejudice to stamp out and in time we will."

Miss Jackson poised for some Feedback.

Apple rumored to start record label with Jay-Z. Announcement forthcoming at Macworld?

Long Island, New York law firm turns focus to LGBT issues.

South Korean police officer comes out, vows to fight prejudice: "On Dec. 30, Private Kim Hyun-jong (not his real name) posted an article about his homosexuality on the online riot police community Web site. He is the second policeman from the squad to have openly come out after YooJeong Min-shik identified himself as being gay and refused to finish his service term for which he was prisoned in 2006. In South Korea, men can serve in the riot police as part of their mandatory military service. In the article, Kim said that coming out was not easy, but what was more important was that he faced discrimination and insults, that should be outlawed at military camps. Kim, who works at a police station in Yongsan, Seoul, said his coming out was almost an 'outing' (forced to make a coming out by others) after some fellow policemen read some private information he had saved on his computer. He said he first tried to deny it, but later made up his mind to declare his sexual identity."

Roman Catholic bishop in Spain claims that underage boys want abuse: "There are 13 year old adolescents who are under age and who are perfectly in agreement with, and what’s more wanting it, and if you are careless they will even provoke you."

Gayhane: Gay Muslims find nightlife in Berlin. "European Muslims, so often portrayed one-dimensionally as rioters, honor killers or terrorists, live diverse lives, most of them trying to get by and to have a good time. That is more difficult if one is both Muslim and gay. 'When you’re here, it’s as if you’re putting on a mask, leaving the everyday outside and just having fun,' said a 22-year-old Turkish man who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear that he would be ostracized or worse if his family found out about his sexual orientation. Safety and secrecy come up regularly when talking to guests, who laugh and dance, but also frequently look over their shoulders. To be a gay man or lesbian with an immigrant background invites trouble here in two very different ways."

Ryan Reynolds is a ruff ryder.

'Obscene' Terence Koh Jesus statue causes uproar in Britain.

STUDY: Gay seniors rely on friends for medical care when ill. " Those who were helped were suffering from HIV/AIDS, cancer, muscular/skeletal illnesses, cardiovascular disease, or other afflictions associated with aging, according to the Rockway Institute. Thirty-eight percent of the survey participants reported to have received care within the past five years from people who weren't health care professionals. Of the group who received help, 76% said that they had also assisted others in their time of need. The sample comprised 199 LGB adults ages 40–85 who were located through elder care agencies in New York City and Los Angeles."

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Survivor winner Todd Herzog talks to AfterElton about his win and certain homophobic contestants: "Jean-Robert was really, really, really homophobic. But I knew that by letting the girls know [I’m gay] they could feel comfortable around me and that I could make a tighter alliance with them. With Amanda, Courtney, Peih-Gee, and Denise being in the finals with me, I knew I needed to take the girls because the girls feel more comfortable around the gay guy. He had a lot of opinions on it, saying, 'It's wrong. It's a choice,' things like that. But I think getting to know me really changed his mind quite a bit, because he told me that out of a lot of gay guys he's met, I surprised him. He'd always thought that the gay culture was to sleep around and drink and party and do drugs, and he was shocked that that's just not me."

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