Ricky Martin Photographed for Spain's 'Vanity Fair' with Twins and Partner Carlos

Ricky Martin appears for the first time with his partner Carlos in Vanity Fair's Spanish edition, and twins Matteo and Valentino. According to the publication, this is the first time that Carlos has joined Ricky and the twins in an official photo shoot, for an article called "The New Life of Ricky Martin".

Martin also appears with the twins on the cover. Check out that and another shot,
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Ricky Martin's Che

A new shot from EW.

(via Ed Kennedy at AfterElton)

GLAAD, Ricky Martin Protest Ex-Gay Therapies Promoted On Univision

On January 31st, Univision, the United States' largest Spanish-language TV network, aired a lengthy interview with an "ex-gay" therapist and one of his allegedly successful patients in Guadalajara, Mexico. I couldn't catch many details of the degayification methods under discussion -- my Spanish isn't so good -- but they seem to have involved talking, music, Jesus, and non-alcoholic beverages. At the end of the spot, the anchor asked the audience to weigh in: Does homosexuality result from nature or nurture?

Ricky Martin didn't like the segment so much, and neither did GLAAD. Immediately after the spot aired, Ricky tweeted “El heterosexual nace o se hace?” -- were you born straight or not? And last night, GLAAD took Univision to task for giving short shrift to the overwhelming evidence that degayification therapies are generally harmful and ineffective, not to mention unnecessary. From GLAAD's release:

The [Univision] segment essentially applauded a man who claimed he "successfully became straight," and interviewed at length a so-called expert therapist who was allowed to make false claims about success in changing sexual orientation. Although sparked by reports of hundreds of clinics in Ecuador that attempted to change their victims’ orientation, sometimes with torture tactics, the show neglected to appropriately include victims of “conversion therapies.” The segment also neglected to report that organizations like Exodus are often not licensed and have been discredited by major mainstream psychological associations.

The American Psychiatric Association states that “The potential risks of ‘reparative therapy’ are great, including depression, anxiety and self destructive behavior, since therapist alignment with societal prejudices against homosexuality may reinforce self-hatred already experienced by the patient” (from its position statement on Psychiatric Treatment and Sexual Orientation). The Ecuadorian government has discredited and declared illegal these so-called treatments, and has affirmed its commitment to investigate any centers that offer them.

Watch the original Univision broadcast AFTER THE JUMP ...

Ricky Martin's 'Sexy and I Know It' Glee Performance: VIDEO

Ricky Martin is appearing on next week's Glee as "the sexiest Spanish teacher in Ohio" and his full performance of LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It" is now online.

Check it out, AFTER THE JUMP...

First Look at Ricky Martin on 'Glee': VIDEO

Ricky Martin is set to play the sexiest Spanish teacher in Ohio on next week's Glee.

Check out the promo, AFTER THE JUMP...

First Look: Ricky Martin Tweets Photo with Cast of 'Glee'

Ricky Martin sports a pompadour in a photo he tweeted late last night which shows the singer on the set of Glee, along with ten of its cast members including fellow gay actor Chris Colfer.

Martin is to play what a Glee insider called in November, “the hottest Spanish teacher ever in the history of Ohio.” He will reportedly headline two big musical numbers in the episode, which is supposed to air later this month.