An interesting commentary on the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial. With the testimony in the Proposition 8 trial now closed, it’s time to consider: Which side will win? Will Judge Vaughn Walker find that California’s limitation of marriage to one man, one woman violates the U.S. Constitution? Legal doctrine affords both sides avenues for victory. [...]
Written By: Richard on October 19, 2009
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AfterElton.com has a post evaluating a couple of recent SNL skits. They score them on political usefulness, gay friendliness and humor. This one, a 300 spoof, averaged a B+. Visit AfterElton.com for the rest.
Written By: Richard on October 17, 2009
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I have found myself unexpectedly moved by Stephen Gately’s death. “Unexpectedly” because I wasn’t even a fan of his music. I think it’s a combination of (1) the fact that a 33-year-old, otherwise healthy, young man suddenly died just days before my own 33rd birthday; (2) that as an out gay celebrity he was a [...]
Written By: Richard on October 13, 2009
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See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. Actually, it’s not so funny. It’s hard to put my finger on it, but I think it comes down to, the humor feels like they’re laughing at us, not with us. Brian Juergens at AfterElton.com stated it nicely: Rampant dated gay stereotypes (hairdressing! fashion! lisps!)? Check. [...]
Written By: Richard on October 13, 2009
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More details have emerged about Stephen Gately’s death. The resulting picture is less suspicious, a little more salacious. I feel very bad for Gately’s husband Andrew Cowles. Apparently, Gately and Cowles had gone out drinking while on holiday in Majorca. They came back to their room with a third companion, a Bulgarian named Georgi Dochev. [...]
Written By: Richard on October 11, 2009
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From The Sunday Times: Boyzone singer Stephen Gately has been found dead at the age of 33, it was reported today. Gately was believed to have been holidaying in Majorca when he died yesterday, according to a newspaper. Boyzone manager Louis Walsh told the News of the World: “We’re all absolutely devastated. I’m in complete [...]
Written By: Richard on October 10, 2009
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Ep501 Ep502 Ep503 Ep504 Ep501 501: Sympathy for the Devil Original Air Date: 10 September 2009 Overall: 4.0 / 5.0 (a strong start to the season) No gay content Review forthcoming. Links: Review at The Torch Online Ep502 502: Good God, Y’all Original Air Date: 17 September 2009 Review forthcoming. Ep503 503: Free To Be [...]
Written By: Richard on October 9, 2009
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Full Sail University is conducting a survey about gaymers and gay content in games. According to the Informed Consent page, “This survey is designed to learn more about video game players.” The student researcher, Paul Nowak, spoke with Joystiq.com about the survey. Joystiq: A gay gamer survey has been done before, why do it again? [...]
Written By: Richard on October 9, 2009
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An op-ed from Bryan Ochalla at Advocate.com. Video games have grown up a lot in the last few years, “but we still haven’t seen the kind of normalization [of LGBT characters and story lines] that we’ve seen in movies and on TV for some time,” laments Brenda Brathwaite, a veteran game designer and the author [...]
Written By: Richard on October 6, 2009
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Ep 1 Ep 3 Links Other Videos Ep 1 Season 15 of The Amazing Race features a pair of gay brothers, Sam and Dan McMillen. Official Recap from CBS.com Recap from Homorazzi.com Ep 3 Official Recap from CBS.com Recap from Homorazzi.com Next up are The GayBros that are doing well, but Dan is pretty impatient [...]