Entertainment: December 2009
Rosie O'Donnell is off the market!
Filed by Bil Browning | December 31, 2009 9:30 AM |Because the romantic life of celebrities is what we peons live for... The comedian and former TV talk show host -- who in mid-November revealed that her longtime partner Kelli Carpenter moved out of their home two years ago --...Read More
WTF? Deep fried fish eaten alive
Filed by Bil Browning | December 30, 2009 10:30 AM |WARNING: Graphically disturbing! I have never seen anything like this before in my life. According to the Huffington Post, Chinese chefs have found a way to keep a fish alive while deep frying it so it can gasp for air...Read More
Neil Patrick Harris: My new goal
Filed by Bil Browning | December 29, 2009 11:00 AM |I can't say why yet, but I'll be in Los Angeles in late March. Hopefully, dreamboat Neil Patrick Harris will be there too since he doesn't stop by Indianapolis often ever. Even though Neil missed my birthday party and didn't...Read More
Guest conductor steals the show
Filed by Bil Browning | December 28, 2009 12:30 PM |After winning an auction to conduct the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus during their holiday show, the guest conductor stole the show. If this doesn't hit you with a sock full of giggles, you must be suffering from post-Christmas Grinchiness....Read More
Suddenly Hunky: Shirtless Lance Bass
Filed by Prince Gomolvilas | December 27, 2009 5:30 PM |After reading Joe Mirabella's post about how Lance Bass saved Christmas, I remembered how I recently stumbled across hot, shirtless, and surprising pictures of the former boy-band member. For me, Lance Bass saved my screen saver. (I mean, how many...Read More
Gay Bookstores: A Dying Breed
Filed by Jesse Monteagudo | December 27, 2009 2:30 PM |Like many lesbians, gay men, bisexuals or transgender people, I came out of the closet with the help of gay books and gay bookstores. Though we didn't have a gay bookstore in Miami when I came out in the early...Read More
The LACE Grannies say, "Down With Christmas!"
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | December 24, 2009 11:30 AM |The Ladies Auxiliary for Cultural Enrichment, aka LACE, are at it again. This time they're on YouTube warbling a holiday song titled "Down With Christmas," sung to the tune of a popular carol. Every year at this time, Edna, Agnes,...Read More
The LACE Grannies say, "Down With Christmas!"
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | December 24, 2009 11:30 AM |The Ladies Auxiliary for Cultural Enrichment, aka LACE, are at it again. This time they're on YouTube warbling a holiday song titled "Down With Christmas," sung to the tune of a popular carol. Every year at this time, Edna, Agnes,...Read More
Merry Happy and More
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 23, 2009 9:30 AM |Just a quick personal note to say thank you to the amazing people associated with Bilerico -- its writers, its editors and especially the readers and all who've left me many wonderful, supportive and sometimes hilarious comments. I am thankful...Read More
Merry Happy and More
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 23, 2009 9:30 AM |Just a quick personal note to say thank you to the amazing people associated with Bilerico -- its writers, its editors and especially the readers and all who've left me many wonderful, supportive and sometimes hilarious comments. I am thankful...Read More
Santa, Bound by L. Frank Baum
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 22, 2009 12:30 PM |I always figured Santa is a friend of Dorothy. Not far from the Laughing Valley where Santa and all his magical helpers live, and beyond the Forest of Burzee, there stands a huge mountain that contains the Cave of Demons....Read More
Santa, Bound by L. Frank Baum
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 22, 2009 12:30 PM |I always figured Santa is a friend of Dorothy. Not far from the Laughing Valley where Santa and all his magical helpers live, and beyond the Forest of Burzee, there stands a huge mountain that contains the Cave of Demons....Read More
Katy Perry offends LGBT people in a bout of twitterrhea
Filed by Jerame Davis | December 22, 2009 9:30 AM |Singer Katy Perry, who is no stranger to controversy with both the religious right and the LGBT community, is at it again. Now, instead of crooning about promiscuous lesbian fantasies or insulting an ex-boyfriend by insinuating he's gay, she seems...Read More
Ricky Martin comes out for acceptance
Filed by Pedro Julio Serrano | December 21, 2009 3:00 PM |In a recent op-ed in Puerto Rico's major newspaper, my fellow Puerto Rican and international superstar Ricky Martin came out against hate crimes and asked people to move on from tolerance and embrace acceptance. His op-ed was published also in...Read More
Santa, Superman and Tim? 1947
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 21, 2009 11:00 AM |Slash fiction writers, get your fingers ready. Before there was a Jimmy Olson, Superman circulated with another boy. Read more about Superman and Tim via eBay...Read More
Videogame Censorship, LGBT, and Birdo (Part III)
Filed by Austen Crowder | December 21, 2009 9:30 AM |This is part three of Austen's three-part series on videogame censorship. Part one dealt with the videogame crash, Nintendo of America's early "Seal of Quality" validation process, and the birth of Birdo as a Mario character. Part two dealt with...Read More
Videogame Censorship, LGBT, and Birdo (Part II)
Filed by Austen Crowder | December 20, 2009 2:30 PM |This is part two of my three-part series on videogame censorship. Part one dealt with the videogame crash, Nintendo of America's early "Seal of Quality" validation process, and the birth of Birdo as a Mario character. Part two deals with...Read More
Super-Heroic Holidays Past
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 20, 2009 10:00 AM |Original Wonder Woman greeting card from 1942. Original 1945 Superman Christmas art by Win Mortimer after the jump....Read More
Videogame Censorship, LGBT, and Birdo (Part I)
Filed by Austen Crowder | December 19, 2009 2:00 PM |It's easy to tick off a few tropes in Nintendo's core cast of characters. Mario, the everyman hero; Luigi, the trusty, goofy sidekick; Peach, the ever-present damsel in distress; Daisy, the strong, independent woman; Bower, the sociopathic villain; Wario, the...Read More
Santa Balls
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 19, 2009 10:00 AM |1932 golf trade card for Terminal Magic Shops...Read More
Santa Balls
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 19, 2009 10:00 AM |1932 golf trade card for Terminal Magic Shops...Read More
Queer music Friday - Billie Joe Armstrong
Filed by Alex Blaze | December 18, 2009 5:00 PM |Billie Joe Armstrong, lead vocals for Green Day, has been out about his bisexuality for over a decade. The band itself has come back, as political as ever, this past May with 21st Century Breakdown. Personally, I love "Welcome to...Read More
Tribute to Herbert List
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 18, 2009 9:30 AM |An image credited to a Herbert List caught my eye on eBay a few weeks ago, so I searched around and was blown away by what I found. Magnificent work, haunting, disciplined, filled with light, truth, and clarity. When I...Read More
Erotic Art by Felix Volloton
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 17, 2009 11:30 AM |The latest video in my Erotographica collection features Felix Vallotton (1865-1925). Vollotton remained one of the leading figures of Symbolism until his death. He turned his unsparing gaze on the double standards of the Parisian bourgeoisie, the raging battle of...Read More
7 Gayest Offbeat Video Games of the Decade
Filed by Austen Crowder | December 17, 2009 9:30 AM |At heart I am a gamer girl - always have been - and I spend an inordinate amount of time studying the history of video games and pinball. I've been looking for an opportunity to write some dorky articles. I...Read More
Delightfully topical vintage French postcard
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 16, 2009 5:00 PM |Titled "woman of the future," early 1900s French anti-suffrage propaganda. From a series of "humor" cards, intended to demonstrate how ridiculous women would look in positions of authority. This one mocks the idea of a woman mayor. I think she...Read More
In a bad mood? This will cure it!
Filed by Bil Browning | December 16, 2009 2:00 PM |Thanks to Bamboo Nation and Louise on the Left, I bring you today's cure for a bad mood. What could be cuter than a 5 year old Japanese kid rocking out on a ukulele? Here he is with a Jason...Read More
The Advocate: "Beau Bridges on Sex Changes, High Heels"
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | December 16, 2009 1:00 PM |The Advocate on Monday published an article on an interview with actor Beau Bridges, who portrays a transgender detective on TNT's TV show, "The Closer." The article is written by "Advocate.com Editors," who appear not to have read the GLAAD...Read More
Where the Mannequins Are (vintage lobby card)
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 16, 2009 9:30 AM |This is wrong on so many levels....Read More
Where the Mannequins Are (vintage lobby card)
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 16, 2009 9:30 AM |This is wrong on so many levels....Read More
Handjobs Are the Perfect Christmas Gift!
Filed by Prince Gomolvilas | December 15, 2009 12:30 PM |When I first saw the commercial for a product called a "Handjob," I thought it had to be a joke. I mean, there's nothing strange about a grip pad that helps you open tight jars - I believe there may...Read More
Yellow is the Color that Career Girls Wear
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 15, 2009 11:00 AM |I'm too distracted by the shoes to figure out what kind of career makes you dress like a canary....Read More
Yellow is the Color that Career Girls Wear
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 15, 2009 11:00 AM |I'm too distracted by the shoes to figure out what kind of career makes you dress like a canary....Read More
The Gay Agenda Revealed
Filed by Bil Browning | December 15, 2009 9:30 AM |I loved this Houston Chronicle cartoon about the election of openly lesbian mayor Annise Parker....Read More
Kisses & No Christmas Shopping!
Filed by Michael Buckley | December 15, 2009 8:00 AM |Some personal thoughts on filming and creating my What the Buck videos....Read More
Grindhouse Buddha (vintage lobby card)
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 14, 2009 3:00 PM |This film had it all: racism, sexism, and sacrilege. Good thing Buddha's not an angry god....Read More
Grindhouse Buddha (vintage lobby card)
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 14, 2009 3:00 PM |This film had it all: racism, sexism, and sacrilege. Good thing Buddha's not an angry god....Read More
"Brokeback" and "Bruno" Top List of Highest-Grossing LGBT-Related Films of the 2000s
Filed by Prince Gomolvilas | December 14, 2009 10:00 AM |While I question the importance of box-office numbers when it comes to cinema (millions of Twilight fans don't negate the fact that those movies make me want to punch the screen), I do think they're a good barometer of public...Read More
The fabulous mermaids of Weeki Wachee
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 14, 2009 9:30 AM |A fond flashback to the 1960s cheese that was Weeki Wachee, Florida, and images of their underwater acrobats. More after the jump....Read More
Queer music Friday - Lou Reed
Filed by Alex Blaze | December 11, 2009 5:00 PM |Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side. Here's "Sunday Morning" from his work with the Velvet Underground. More after....Read More
Tushie Toppers: The Butt Cover
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 11, 2009 10:30 AM |Does the sight of your pet's bunghole bother you? Do you find yourself staring at it fixedly? You could see a therapist. Or, you can buy the "Rear Gear Butt Cover" from this enterprising Etsy "artiste," which promises "No more...Read More
The Greg Grunberg Story: An Update
Filed by Rebecca Juro | December 10, 2009 7:30 PM |Once my response to Greg Grunberg's email about my post regarding his tweets about Chaz Bono that many transpeople and allies found to be transphobic hit The Bilerico Project, things started happening pretty quickly. Bil got in touch with Rich...Read More
Erotographica presents: Egon Schiele
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 10, 2009 5:00 PM |The amazing and wonderful Egon Schiele!...Read More
Three male nudes by Norbert Heuler
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 10, 2009 11:30 AM |Moody images of men by Berlin photographer, Norbert Heuler. Two more after the jump, but maybe not safe for work....Read More
Vintage mermaid sex(ist) humor
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 09, 2009 12:00 PM |Seeing this vintage postcard reminded me that this was a popular joke when I was a kid, and, albeit briefly, a popular subject of het male speculation. I think I'll go back to blocking that memory now....Read More
Vintage mermaid sex(ist) humor
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 09, 2009 12:00 PM |Seeing this vintage postcard reminded me that this was a popular joke when I was a kid, and, albeit briefly, a popular subject of het male speculation. I think I'll go back to blocking that memory now....Read More
Lady Gaga X Factor - Bad Romance as Batgirl
Filed by Michael Buckley | December 09, 2009 8:00 AM |Comment Questions of the Day: 1. Who do you want to win X Factor? Who was your fave this week? Are you surprised Danyl is not in the finals? 2. What did you think of Lady Gaga and Janet...Read More
Greg Grunberg Responds...and So Do I
Filed by Rebecca Juro | December 08, 2009 7:30 PM |Early yesterday afternoon, I received a email through the Bilerico Project from "Heroes" star Greg Grunberg about my recent post about his tweeting about Chaz Bono. It read: My comments about Chaz Bono letting himself go had NOTHING to do...Read More
Vintage lobby card: Why So Reluctant, Sadist?
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 08, 2009 3:30 PM |Lobby card for a film I'd never heard of before. Apparently it was a Danish film titled "Jeg - en marki" and was made in 1967. According to IMDB, the "hero" of this story is named "Marcel de Sade." And according...Read More
Sex and Sexual Semiotics in Literature
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 08, 2009 10:30 AM |(You're free to share this, just spell my name right.) FaceBook just kicked me to the curb, presumably because some of my naughty vintage erotica offended them. Why do people keep banning sex-related imagery in the 21st century? As I...Read More
They'll Get Down on You
Filed by Prince Gomolvilas | December 07, 2009 11:30 AM |Back when I was obsessing over boy bands in the late 1990s and early 2000s, I somehow missed the power and the magic of b4-4, a Canadian trio who holds the distinction of producing perhaps the single most disturbing music...Read More
They'll Get Down on You
Filed by Prince Gomolvilas | December 07, 2009 11:30 AM |Back when I was obsessing over boy bands in the late 1990s and early 2000s, I somehow missed the power and the magic of b4-4, a Canadian trio who holds the distinction of producing perhaps the single most disturbing music...Read More
"Heroes" Star Greg Grunberg Tweets Transphobia
Filed by Rebecca Juro | December 06, 2009 4:30 PM |UPDATE: Greg Grunberg e-mailed a response to this post. Read the message and Becky's response in this post. Since I started using Twitter several months ago, I've built up quite the list of personal friends and aquantances as well as...Read More
What Kid DOESN'T Enjoy Playing in an Elephant's Rear?
Filed by Prince Gomolvilas | December 06, 2009 2:30 PM |Remember how the Japanese manufactured a giant play toy in which children were encouraged to climb inside Pikachu's vagina? Click to enlarge:...Read More
Vintage Postcard: ca. 1900 prefeminist potty humor
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 06, 2009 1:00 PM |Now that we know more and understand more, we may see layers of subtext in this postcard, ca. 1900-1905, that its creators did not consciously intend. Pre-feminist patriarchal potty humor with an overlay of trans bathos, OH MY....Read More
Naked Man Furniture [NSFW]
Filed by Prince Gomolvilas | December 05, 2009 12:00 PM |I'm not sure what inspired the band, Valley Lodge, to depict a house full of furniture made out of naked men in the music video for the song, "All My Loving," but I must admit that it is pure genius!...Read More
Paint by Vulvas
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 05, 2009 10:00 AM |I think her bush strokes still need some work. via www.regretsy.com...Read More
Queer music Friday - Cris Williamson
Filed by Alex Blaze | December 04, 2009 5:00 PM |Cris Williamson is famous for producing the first album with lesbian themes back in 1975 with The Changer and the Changed. It was released by Olivia Records, the first all-women record label. She eventually started an independent label of her...Read More
Victory! NCLR Wins Landmark Title IX Retaliation Lawsuit on Behalf of Former Head Basketball Coach
Filed by Kate Kendell | December 04, 2009 3:00 PM |Whoever said "victory was sweet" may have been a sports figure, or perhaps a lawyer vindicating the rights of a sports figure--say, for example, a lawyer vindicating the rights of a lesbian basketball coach fired from her job when she...Read More
Marriage was a drag in 1930
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 04, 2009 2:30 PM |Upholding the British naval traditions of rum, sodomy, and the lash.... Possibly from a line-crossing ceremony...Read More
Using My Gay For Good
Filed by Michael Buckley | December 04, 2009 8:00 AM |I made this video to show at a charity event I was at this week. I talked about how I used my status on the internet to help LGBT equality. I am happy that I am the first gay...Read More
Dragon Age: Origins - Humans Top and Elves Bottom
Filed by Jason Tseng | December 02, 2009 4:00 PM |So, I won't deny that a large part of Dragon Age: Origins' squee factor for me was the possibility of getting it on with hot elf assassin, Zevran. What can I say? I always had a thing for Legolas. (I'm...Read More
Found: Paint-on Stockings ca. 1940s
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 02, 2009 11:30 AM |Found some lovely gems from the 1940s when the nylon shortage made women find creative solutions. Some just drew on seams; others went for full leg-painting plus seams. More after the jump. ...Read More
Meredith Baxter Comes Out: Family Ties, Family Lies?
Filed by Keri Renault | December 02, 2009 10:46 AM |I almost choked on my cornflakes this morning. Milk dribbled down my chin as I smiled. America's favorite 1980's sitcom mom, Meredith Baxter of "Family Ties" came out gay during a surprise Today Show interview with Matt Lauer. Visit msnbc.com...Read More
Miley Who?!! World AIDS Day! X Factor & Movie Bombs!
Filed by Michael Buckley | December 02, 2009 8:00 AM |Comment Questions of the Day! (Discuss!) 1. Thoughts on X-Factor Final 4? Who was your fave this week? Do you think Cheryl loves me too? HA! 2. Did you want Donny Osmond to win Dancing with the Stars? Thoughts...Read More
GLAAD responds to Cleveland Show criticism
Filed by Bil Browning | December 01, 2009 1:00 PM |Sunday I posted about a blatantly transphobic and homophobic episode of Family Guy spinoff, The Cleveland Show. I criticized GLAAD for immediately denouncing an episode of South Park that used the word "faggot" repeatedly to illustrate how stupid the word...Read More
Girls on the Loose: Camp Lobby Card
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 01, 2009 12:30 PM |"Just because I've started wearing pajamas to bed doesn't mean my feelings for you have changed."...Read More
Girls on the Loose: Camp Lobby Card
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | December 01, 2009 12:30 PM |"Just because I've started wearing pajamas to bed doesn't mean my feelings for you have changed."...Read More
