Entertainment: April 2010

Alex Blaze

Queer music Friday - Nicki Minaj

Filed by Alex Blaze | April 30, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

MC Nicki Minaj confirmed her bisexuality in a Details interview this week. Here's Mariah Carey's "Up Out of My Face," on which Minaj appears....Read More

Father Tony

Happy Anniversary to JoeMyGod

Filed by Father Tony | April 30, 2010 3:00 PM | comments

My favorite curmudgeon today begins his seventh year as JoeMyGod. Like their coffee, many people will not start the day without him. He perpetually scowls at my camera but I ignore that. You may click here for one of the...Read More

Bil Browning

[PIC] Liberal Teabaggers Emerge

Filed by Bil Browning | April 30, 2010 1:00 PM | comments

That most rare of all beasts, the liberal teabagger, has arrived. Like the Biblical locust, these creatures only emerge rarely and in response to a tyrant's decree unfairly targeting a minority people originally welcomed to the country to serve as...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Bad B movie poster: Hot Money Girl!

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 30, 2010 10:30 AM | comments

Nothing says trash cinema than "trash" on the poster. Seems the more things change, the more the sexism stays the same....Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Bad B movie poster: Hot Money Girl!

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 30, 2010 10:30 AM | comments

Nothing says trash cinema than "trash" on the poster. Seems the more things change, the more the sexism stays the same....Read More

Peter Monn and Alex Paredes

Talking with Jason Sechrest...aka..Jason Curious...The Oprah of Porn!!!

Filed by Peter Monn and Alex Paredes | April 30, 2010 12:14 AM | comments

Lately, we've been heard telling people that beauty pageant queens, porn stars and drag queens are the NEW Gold Celebrities of 2010...and talking with Jason Sechrest, owner and developer of JasonCurious.com, couldn't make this more true! He is the most...Read More

Sean Martin

Summer Vacation Reform!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 29, 2010 6:00 PM | comments

When you're having this much trouble just talking about whether or not to talk about something, you know there's something essentially wrong......Read More

Tobi Hill-Meyer

NSFW: Representing Trans Women in Queer/Feminist Porn

Filed by Tobi Hill-Meyer | April 29, 2010 3:00 PM | comments

Last year I wrote about my film Doing it Ourselves: The Trans Women Porn Project as an attempt to represent trans women engaged in sexuality the way they wanted to be represented as opposed to what typically lines the shelves...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Vintage Ad: the Cradle Age

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 29, 2010 11:30 AM | comments

You just don't see many grown men in baby bonnets anymore. Unless you know where to look. *wink*...Read More

Sean Martin

Goldman Sex!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 28, 2010 6:00 PM | comments

The financial industry is actually easy to understand when you look at it just the right way....Read More

Guest Blogger

Sex and the Sublime: The Real Power of Madonna

Filed by Guest Blogger | April 28, 2010 3:00 PM | comments

Editors' Note: Guest blogger Reid Uratani is a graduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His work centers on a variety of topics, mainly focused on the ways in which queer subcultures mobilize in relation to larger communities....Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Lady Olivier: backstage memorabilia

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 28, 2010 2:30 PM | comments

Fabulous rare photo of Sir Laurence Olivier preparing for a female role (...or perhaps a date with Danny Kaye)....Read More

Michael Buckley

Justin Bieber Fans Are Threats!!! - The Soup Stole From Me! - Gabby on SNL! - Eclipse!

Filed by Michael Buckley | April 28, 2010 8:00 AM | comments

Comment Questions of the Day: Answer any or all! 1. Do you still have Bieber Mania or are you over it? 2. What did you think of Gabourry Sidibe as host of SNL? 3. Is Joe Biden a wacky...Read More

Sean Martin

Aiko and the Matrons!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 27, 2010 6:00 PM | comments

Sometimes, when you turn him or her loose, a character takes you down utterly unexpected roads. Aiko, for example: we all know him as the acerbic-tongued waiter at the posh resto that Doc and Raid frequent. But I wasn't prepared...Read More

Michael Hamar

Gay Surfers Website Launches

Filed by Michael Hamar | April 27, 2010 4:00 PM | comments

I have loved surfing since my son began surfing 14 years ago. Taking up the sport in mid-life was a challenge, but the thrill of the ocean, the great exercise and the camaraderie are great. For one stretch of time...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Odd Photo: Athletic Poles [Maybe NSFW]

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 27, 2010 12:30 PM | comments

Well, they are Poles, apparently a racing team, and, gee, they look happy to see us. I'd like to meet the person who made those uniforms, though, and discuss wardrobe malfunctions. Maybe NSFW photo after the jump....Read More

Bil Browning

When milquetoast offends

Filed by Bil Browning | April 27, 2010 11:30 AM | comments

Quite a few readers have sent in this Pickles comic strip and flagged it as offensive. I've seen the same topic float around a few mailing lists. Personally, I can see it as sexist but I don't know that it...Read More

Sean Martin

If I had a million dollars...

Filed by Sean Martin | April 26, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

Financial reform must look pretty sad right now... Click the image for a larger version....Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Bad B movie poster: I Hate My Body

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 26, 2010 10:30 AM | comments

Transexploitation! This actually looks like something I'd want to watch, if only to find out if they really deal with the issue. Any Bilerico friends know this film?...Read More

Michael Buckley

Vanessa Hudgens In Rent? NO! & Glee: The Power of Madonna

Filed by Michael Buckley | April 26, 2010 8:00 AM | comments

Comment Questions of the Day: Answer any or all! 1. What did you think of Rage? (Go check it out and come back later and tell me- please vote!) 2. Did you love the Power of Madonna episode on...Read More

Waymon Hudson

Sunday Funnies: That's Gay Salutes the Freedom Federation & ENDA, Stewart vs DADT, & Colbert on Outing Lindsey Graham

Filed by Waymon Hudson | April 25, 2010 10:00 AM | comments

Sunday Funnies' prayers have been answered! Bryan Safi, our favorite satirist from InfoMania's That's Gay, has started doing hilarious mini-webisodes called "That's Gay Salutes", a very special series of salutes to our worst enemies! In the first installment, Safi burns...Read More

Waymon Hudson

Sunday Funnies: That's Gay Salutes the Freedom Federation & ENDA, Stewart vs DADT, & Colbert on Outing Lindsey Graham

Filed by Waymon Hudson | April 25, 2010 10:00 AM | comments

Sunday Funnies' prayers have been answered! Bryan Safi, our favorite satirist from InfoMania's That's Gay, has started doing hilarious mini-webisodes called "That's Gay Salutes", a very special series of salutes to our worst enemies! In the first installment, Safi burns...Read More

Peter Monn and Alex Paredes

Drag Mainstreamed: Rupaul's Tyra Sanchez Interview!

Filed by Peter Monn and Alex Paredes | April 24, 2010 2:00 PM | comments

Editors' Note: Peter and Alex are Bilerico-Indiana contributors. They recently scored an interview with RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Tyra Sanchez that we thought we'd bump over to the main site since it would have general appeal. The show's finale is...Read More

Alex Blaze

Queer music Friday - R.J. Helton

Filed by Alex Blaze | April 23, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

Waymon pointed me to another Christian music singer who's gay, former American Idol contestant R.J. Helton. He came out in 2006 after his first Christian album and his run on Idol. Here's his performance of "Blessing," a song about a...Read More

Jason Tseng

Archie Comics Gets First Gay Character

Filed by Jason Tseng | April 23, 2010 11:00 AM | comments

I've never been an avid Archie reader, but for a comic to have one of the longest publishing runs in the industry (since 1939) you've got to give some props to that kind of longevity. We all know that comic...Read More

Peter Monn and Alex Paredes

Top to Bottom and Back Again: Inside the Life of Porn Star Rob Romoni!

Filed by Peter Monn and Alex Paredes | April 23, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

Once again we've squared away a grade A interview for you guys...this time, gay porn star Rob Romoni. We've gotten to know Rob a little bit though twitter, because he always responds to our tweets, and he is at once...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Mom? Dad? Vintage photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 23, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

I just love finding funky old photos of people being sexually silly. Guessing this is ca. 1950s-60s. Orange you glad you saw it?...Read More

Sean Martin

A Decision on DADT!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 23, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

How does it go? Denial, bargaining, acceptance? Click the image for a (much) larger version....Read More

Monica Roberts

Bi African-American Ballplayers Sue Gay Softball Organization For Discrimination

Filed by Monica Roberts | April 22, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

If the GLBT community wants their rights and humanity respected, protected and codified under the law, it is imperative for them to remember and realize that they must do the same thing for others inside and outside the GLBT community....Read More

Bil Browning

Caption This: Randall Terry's wooden delivery

Filed by Bil Browning | April 22, 2010 2:30 PM | comments

Today's Caption This photo is extra special. Taken during the National Equality March, it shows Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry very excited to be arguing with an elderly gay guy. The floor is yours. (Hat tip to Awkward Boners who...Read More

Alex Blaze

Wait, Charles in Charge is still alive?

Filed by Alex Blaze | April 22, 2010 12:30 PM | comments

Here's a bizarre celeb story about Scott Baio (I'll admit to having to look him up on Wikipedia when I read this one, but I do remember Charles in Charge). Last week he tweeted some rightwing elitist bs about the...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

World's Worst Album Cover Ever?

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 22, 2010 11:30 AM | comments

What, really, can one say? Except that it would've been even more interesting if instead of clowns they were a pair of tragedy/comedy masks....Read More

Sean Martin

I Protest!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 22, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

Freedom of speech can be elegantly eloquent in its liberation. Then again......Read More

Bil Browning

NPH Alert: Viewing my celebrity boyfriend

Filed by Bil Browning | April 21, 2010 4:00 PM | comments

Neil Patrick Harris was on the View yesterday and the conversation turned to actors who've come out of the closet. The women bring up Rupert Everett who has claimed that would-be-stars should keep their sexual orientation a secret if they...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Bad B movie poster: Girl With an Itch

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 21, 2010 2:30 PM | comments

I kept telling her to apply a little cortisone cream......Read More

Sean Martin

Sarah Palin's Gay Friends!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 21, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

Apparently, there's a contest on to find Sarah Palin's elusive gay friends. Well, who better? Click the image for a (much) larger version. And bear in mind that no cupcakes (or baked goods of any kind) were harmed in the...Read More

Michael Buckley

Taylor Swift Loses ACM Awards!!! Hallelujah! - Carrie Underwood Wins Big!

Filed by Michael Buckley | April 21, 2010 8:00 AM | comments

Comment Questions of the Day: 1. Who would be your ACMA Entertainer of the Year?? 2. What was your favorite performance of the night? 3. What did you think of Laura Bell Bundy's routine? 4. What did you think...Read More

Guest Blogger

An unrequited love letter to Glee

Filed by Guest Blogger | April 20, 2010 1:00 PM | comments

Editors' Note: Guest blogger jb beeson is deputy executive director for the National Youth Advocacy Coalition. Dear Glee, Let's get this out of the way - I'm a gleek. When I heard about you, I was more than excited -...Read More

Guest Blogger

An unrequited love letter to Glee

Filed by Guest Blogger | April 20, 2010 1:00 PM | comments

Editors' Note: Guest blogger jb beeson is deputy executive director for the National Youth Advocacy Coalition. Dear Glee, Let's get this out of the way - I'm a gleek. When I heard about you, I was more than excited -...Read More

Sean Martin

Coolness...

Filed by Sean Martin | April 20, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

Everything comes with a price, in one form or another..... Click the image for a (much) larger version....Read More

Waymon Hudson

Interview: InfoMania's Bryan Safi on Satirical Comedy, Activism, & (gasp!) Gays at Prom

Filed by Waymon Hudson | April 19, 2010 6:00 PM | comments

Comedian and writer Bryan Safi has been making you laugh since he first burst onto the online viral video scene with his "That's Gay" segment on Current TV's InfoMania. Safi uses his biting wit to explore and expose stereotypes and...Read More

Bil Browning

Betty White holding a flaming chainsaw while riding John Ritter

Filed by Bil Browning | April 19, 2010 2:00 PM | comments

Today's "Caption This" post should spark some interesting titles. It's not enough that Betty White, America's favorite elderly comedienne, has earned a spot hosting Saturday Night Live thanks to a fan movement on Facebook, but now she's a fantasy pin-up...Read More

Bil Browning

Betty White holding a flaming chainsaw while riding John Ritter

Filed by Bil Browning | April 19, 2010 2:00 PM | comments

Today's "Caption This" post should spark some interesting titles. It's not enough that Betty White, America's favorite elderly comedienne, has earned a spot hosting Saturday Night Live thanks to a fan movement on Facebook, but now she's a fantasy pin-up...Read More

Sean Martin

Edjication!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 19, 2010 12:00 PM | comments

One wonders what the new version of the three Rs will be now. Click the image for a larger version....Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Inflatable Musician vintage photo [NSFW]

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 19, 2010 10:30 AM | comments

And, now, from the annals (or is that anals?) of 19th c. musical history, the most unusual wind-instrument you'll ever see.... It's after the jump since it's Not Safe For Work....Read More

Michael Buckley

My Parents Reject Me For Being Gay

Filed by Michael Buckley | April 19, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

The 6th episode of Dear Buck where I change your life or not. Take it all with a grain of gay salt. I ain't no expert! Just what I think and having fun! How do you get advice: You...Read More

Jason Tseng

Theatre Review: Rescue Me, A Post-modern Classic with Snacks!

Filed by Jason Tseng | April 18, 2010 2:30 PM | comments

No myth from Greek Classicism is complete without a good ritual sacrifice. One of the most famous of these stories is Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon who was sacrificed by her father in order to appease the Goddess Artemis who...Read More

Waymon Hudson

Sunday Funnies: Daily Show & the Gun Closet, Maddow & Stewart, and Gay Animals

Filed by Waymon Hudson | April 18, 2010 10:00 AM | comments

There were some funny LGBT-themed videos this past week! Also, keep an eye out later this week for my exclusive interview with Sunday Funnies staple and brilliant satirist, InfoMania's Bryan Safi! He'll be talking about his videos, his inspirations, and...Read More

Waymon Hudson

Sunday Funnies: Daily Show & the Gun Closet, Maddow & Stewart, and Gay Animals

Filed by Waymon Hudson | April 18, 2010 10:00 AM | comments

There were some funny LGBT-themed videos this past week! Also, keep an eye out later this week for my exclusive interview with Sunday Funnies staple and brilliant satirist, InfoMania's Bryan Safi! He'll be talking about his videos, his inspirations, and...Read More

Alex Blaze

Queer music Friday - Jennifer Knapp

Filed by Alex Blaze | April 16, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

Christian music star Jennifer Knapp came out as a lesbian this week. Another artist this week I had never heard of until now, but she sounds great. Here's her big hit, "A Little More." There was a great interview with...Read More

Bil Browning

Separated: Melissa Etheridge & Tammy Lynn Michaels

Filed by Bil Browning | April 16, 2010 4:00 PM | comments

Lesbians around the nation wept (for joy) last night after People magazine broke the news that rocker Melissa Etheridge has left her wife, Tammy Lynn Michaels. A mob of hopeful women broke into an impromptu version of "Come to my...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Vintage Lesbian Demographics

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 16, 2010 10:30 AM | comments

Found this fabulous curiosity as I surfed a "funny images" site, but have no idea where it's from. Looks at least 60+ years old. Any of the fine researchers here have ideas what book/pamphlet/magazine it's from or who may have...Read More

Sean Martin

Doc and Raider: the rest of the (somewhat) brief history

Filed by Sean Martin | April 16, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

Naming a cartoon character can be perilous: once you've identified and labeled them, that's it. There are no redos, not without killing them off and starting over. If you do a Google search for "Doc and Raider", you'll not only...Read More

Dr. Jillian T. Weiss

GLEE: Go Call Your Congressman

Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | April 15, 2010 12:00 PM | comments

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury: I stand in the dock accused of defamation, of discrimination, by maligning the good intentions of GLEE, that favorite television show of the gays, by that most savage means and instrumentality of slander --...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Vintage Male Wrestlers [Maybe NSFW]

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 15, 2010 11:30 AM | comments

This vintage male wrestlers photo may be safe or not safe, depending on where you work, of course. Presumably an image from a gay wrestling mag of the 50s or 60s, but I'd be more than happy to be corrected...Read More

Sean Martin

Doc and Raider: a (somewhat) brief history

Filed by Sean Martin | April 15, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

A few people whose introduction to my boys comes from either here or the blogsite (docandraider.blogspot.com) have been asking "Who are these two?" "How did they get together?" "How many t-shirts do they own, anyway?" So I thought for the...Read More

Dr. Jillian T. Weiss

Is GLEE Really A Friend of the LGBT Community?

Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | April 14, 2010 7:00 PM | comments

In yesterday's episode of Glee, there is a comment about she-males. The thoroughly despicable, cartoonish Coach Sue is seen cutting a nerdy male student's ponytail and utters "there, you no longer confuse me with your shemale looks". "She-males" is a...Read More

Bil Browning

Homosexuality is something you're born with like red hair or a dead twin

Filed by Bil Browning | April 14, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

My favorite animated gay is coming back to the small screen next week when Comedy Central finally releases the The Drawn Together Movie on DVD. The animated show ran from 2004-2007 and featured several toon characters brought from their worlds...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

The Constipation of our Forebears: vintage Ex-Lax ad

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 14, 2010 10:30 AM | comments

Strange to consider now but until the mid-20th century, people were convinced that constipation caused colds, flu, acne, mood swings, even appendicitis and that daily laxatives and/or enemas were preventive medicine. Of course, now we know that too many laxatives...Read More

Sean Martin

Gay Evolution 7!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 14, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

Sometimes it's better to accept the inevitable.. Click the image for a (much) larger version. And thanks to Father Tony for inspiring the new format....Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Just Grab: vintage photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 13, 2010 12:30 PM | comments

Suffice to say, this is my kind of military salute....Read More

Peter Monn and Alex Paredes

Indy's Own Sean Cody Porn Model Rylan!!!

Filed by Peter Monn and Alex Paredes | April 13, 2010 10:30 AM | comments

We've been wanting to do this interview for awhile, so when we were out recently and ran into our friend Garret, we asked him again if he'd be willing to do an interview about his experiences as a porn model...Read More

Sean Martin

Gay Evolution 6!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 13, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

On matters of reproduction... Click here for a larger version....Read More

Davina Kotulski

That's boring and gay

Filed by Davina Kotulski | April 12, 2010 6:00 PM | comments

Really? Did Tina Fey really need to say "That's boring and gay?" Some are upset over the twisted SNL skit Fey did with a 16 year old singer, but I fell asleep before it came on. But, Fey offended me...Read More

Paige Schilt

Forgetting the Alamo, Or, Blood Memory

Filed by Paige Schilt | April 12, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

Have the conservative Christians on the Texas Board of Education got you down? Has the board's partisan bid to impact national social science curricula made your blood boil? The antidote might just be Micaela Campos--a Chicana baby dyke with a...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Pre-Modern Feminist advertising: Kotex

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 12, 2010 10:30 AM | comments

Kotex ran an ad campaign around the the theme of "there is no average woman" in the 1940s, a lovely blip in pre-feminist time when women were filling in for absent soldiers in factories and other traditionally male-dominated professions. With...Read More

Sean Martin

Gay Evolution 5!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 12, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

Real estate, dancing, and Darwin! Click here for a larger version....Read More

Don Davis

On Having A Laugh, Or, Porn Never Looked So Good

Filed by Don Davis | April 10, 2010 2:00 PM | comments

What with nuclear disarmament, a Supreme Court nomination, and the looming possibility that I may actually have to shovel my driveway all falling upon our heads at once, we are not going to have a lot of free time over...Read More

Alex Blaze

Queer music Friday - Marie France

Filed by Alex Blaze | April 09, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

Marie France is a glamorous rock and pop singer of transsexual history who's been famous for her music, acting, and modeling here in France since the 1970's. Her current musical project is an hommage to Brigitte Bardot, France's Marilyn Monroe....Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Giant Love: vintage photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 09, 2010 12:30 PM | comments

Probably a posed photo to demonstrate the height of the tall man -- Victorians loved their human curiosities. But whatever their relationship actually was, the look in the eyes of the smaller fellow is filled with such admiration that I...Read More

Sean Martin

Gay Evolution 4!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 09, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

Well, *someone* had to step up and do it... Click here for a larger version....Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

African-American drag comedy: vintage albums

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 08, 2010 11:30 AM | comments

Two now-obscure performers hamming it up to hilarious effects. I know nothing about them but their truly strange album covers speak volumes. Hope anyone doing research in this area can tell us more about them. So much has been lost:...Read More

Sean Martin

Gay Evolution 3!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 08, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

And so the Great Trial begins... Click here for a larger version....Read More

Michael Buckley

Heidi Montag Can't Hug or Jog? - Sheridan Sues Cherry - Erykah Badu Naked

Filed by Michael Buckley | April 08, 2010 8:00 AM | comments

In this video, I cover Heidi Montag not being able to hug or jog due to her her new boobs. What is a back scoop? Sounds dirty! Dancing with the Stars how do you feel about ringers and lifts....Read More

Bil Browning

Lin Yu Chun: The new Susan Boyle?

Filed by Bil Browning | April 07, 2010 3:00 PM | comments

Remember last year when Britain's Got Talent contestant Susan Boyle took the world by storm after stunning the reality show's judges with her rendition of 'I Dreamed a Dream' from Les Miserables? Meet this year's singing show phenomonen: Lin Yu...Read More

Father Tony

GALLA at the Stonewall Library and Archive

Filed by Father Tony | April 07, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

On Friday April 9, I'll be moderating a panel presentation called "The Art of Blogging". This is one component of the very popular annual three day Gay and Lesbian Literary Arts Festival (GALLA) sponsored by Fort Lauderdale's Stonewall Library and...Read More

Sean Martin

Gay Evolution 2!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 07, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

This is what happens when "education" meets "edjicashun"... To be continued! Click here for a larger version....Read More

Rebecca Juro

"Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives" Fails, as a Movie and as a Concept

Filed by Rebecca Juro | April 06, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

It's rare that a three-and-a-half-minute trailer tells you just about everything you need to know about a movie, but in the case of "Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives" the movie is everything you see in those few minutes but more... and...Read More

Bil Browning

Dancing with the Stars: Interracial & gay marriage waltz

Filed by Bil Browning | April 06, 2010 4:00 PM | comments

We never watch Dancing With the Stars (I know, a reality show I don't watch! *gasp!*), but apparently last night's episode was memorable for one beautiful waltz. Actress Niecy Nash and her partner, Louis van Amstel, performed a number based...Read More

Alex Blaze

"Is homosexuality a problem in need of a cure?"

Filed by Alex Blaze | April 06, 2010 3:00 PM | comments

This video's pretty amazing - CNN just let exgayologist Richard Cohen present his scientifesque theories that gay people can change to straight if they just beat pillows hard enough in a news segment. CNN's Kyra Phillips challenges him a little,...Read More

Don Davis

2nd Amendment Foundation And Black Community Agree To Joint Gun March, Rally

Filed by Don Davis | April 06, 2010 10:30 AM | comments

New York (FNS)--In an effort to help dispel concerns of racism, Terri Stocke, President of the Second Amendment March, agreed to coordinate with members of the Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network and the Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/Push Coalition in...Read More

Father Tony

Mark Angelo Cummings - Songs in the Key of F2M

Filed by Father Tony | April 06, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

Within five minutes of my arrival at the Hollywood home of folk rock vocalist and acoustic guitarist Mark Angelo Cummings and his wife Violet, Mark took off his shirt to display his remarkable physique. (May all the handsome men I...Read More

Sean Martin

Life Lessons!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 06, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

There's a couple of lessons to be learned here... Click here for a larger version....Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Gams a Girl Can Dream About, vintage photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 05, 2010 11:30 AM | comments

Is that the biggest Barbie Doll in the world or what? I suspect it's "or what" but I don't know what what is. Any ideas, oh brave readers?...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Gams a Girl Can Dream About, vintage photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 05, 2010 11:30 AM | comments

Is that the biggest Barbie Doll in the world or what? I suspect it's "or what" but I don't know what what is. Any ideas, oh brave readers?...Read More

Sean Martin

Gay Evolution 1!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 05, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

Wouldn't "intelligent design suggest that God has a sense of style? And if so, what does that say about us? Click here for a larger version....Read More

Michael Buckley

Suicidal? Call 911!

Filed by Michael Buckley | April 05, 2010 8:00 AM | comments

The 2nd episode of Dear Buck where I change your life or not. How do you get advice: You can ask here in the comments or on Buckhollywood.com during the live shows or when I tweet and ask you...Read More

Terrance Heath

Livin' La Vida Out Loud

Filed by Terrance Heath | April 04, 2010 5:30 PM | comments

This was my first experience of Ricky Martin. I didn’t know his name. I’d never seen him before. But by the time he was done, I -- like a lot of people -- wanted to know “Who is that guy?!”...Read More

Waymon Hudson

Sunday Funnies: Colbert vs Ricky Martin, GOP & Faux Lesbian Bondage

Filed by Waymon Hudson | April 04, 2010 11:30 AM | comments

There were some funny LGBT-themed videos this past week! Let's get right to the satire! First, Stephen Colbert tackles the shocking revelation that Ricky Martin is Gay! Colbert's tubetop alone is worth it. The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm /...Read More

Waymon Hudson

Sunday Funnies: Colbert vs Ricky Martin, GOP & Faux Lesbian Bondage

Filed by Waymon Hudson | April 04, 2010 11:30 AM | comments

There were some funny LGBT-themed videos this past week! Let's get right to the satire! First, Stephen Colbert tackles the shocking revelation that Ricky Martin is Gay! Colbert's tubetop alone is worth it. The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm /...Read More

Alex Blaze

Queer music Friday - Ricky Martin

Filed by Alex Blaze | April 02, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

I joked the other day on twitter that Perez Hilton is no longer America's most famous latino gay man now that Ricky Martin came out. Ricky Martin's fame outside the US dwarfed his fame inside the US, making his coming...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Mr. Teazie Weasie: vintage ad

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 02, 2010 11:30 AM | comments

Who wants to bet that Raymond had to deal with lots of teazie-weasie from his friendie-wendies over this endorsement?...Read More

Dr. Jillian T. Weiss

Beautiful Darling: A Positive Transgender Media Portrayal

Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | April 02, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

With all the talk about negative portrayals of transgender people in movies lately (and by the way, did you hear they're changing the trailer on the trashy one?), it's heartening to hear that some directors have class. From Wednesday's New...Read More

Sean Martin

If at first you dont succeed...

Filed by Sean Martin | April 02, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

You must try, try, try again... Click here for a larger version....Read More

Bil Browning

A Typical Weekend in LA: A Dramatization

Filed by Bil Browning | April 01, 2010 6:30 PM | comments

Note: Fresh off my week in Los Angeles, I've been bitten by the Hollywood bug and decided to dramatize my weekend. This makes for the perfect April Fools post since it's a fine line between "based on a true story"...Read More

Davina Kotulski

Sarah Palin comes out - sorta

Filed by Davina Kotulski | April 01, 2010 6:00 PM | comments

In an interview yesterday discussing the military's USO line up for Iraq this year, Sarah Palin commented that she was "proud to be an American and a heterosexual," but that if she "ever were to, say, find myself stranded on...Read More

Alex Blaze

Whinny now or forever hold your peace

Filed by Alex Blaze | April 01, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

I have an announcement to make. You've probably already heard hints of this, but I just need to come out and say it: I'm marrying Princess. That's right. Princess, in the picture to the right, and I will be America's...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Janet and Solita: 1921 photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | April 01, 2010 11:30 AM | comments

Wonderful rare photo of Janet Flanner and Solita Solano in happier days, enjoying the sunshine together....Read More

D Gregory Smith

Ricky Martin Back In?

Filed by D Gregory Smith | April 01, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

After "The Week From Hell", in which Ricky Martin publicly came out as a "Fortunate Homosexual Man", his publicist has released a statement wherein Ricky jumps back in: "I never thought this would be taken seriously. I'm very sorry to...Read More

Sean Martin

An Interview Exclusive!

Filed by Sean Martin | April 01, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

They had real stuff, they just couldn't find it. We think their dog ate it. Or an elephant sat on it. Click here for a larger version....Read More

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