Entertainment: September 2010
Carnival Cut-Out Cut-Ups: Vintage photo
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 30, 2010 | 11:30 AM |There's always something great about people being silly and these two old dudes, out for kicks at an early 20th century carnival, clearly were having fun. But, gee, wouldn't this make a fun prop at Pride?...Read More
Carnival Cut-Out Cut-Ups: Vintage photo
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 30, 2010 | 11:30 AM |There's always something great about people being silly and these two old dudes, out for kicks at an early 20th century carnival, clearly were having fun. But, gee, wouldn't this make a fun prop at Pride?...Read More
Nick Youngquest strips for the camera
Filed by Bil Browning | September 29, 2010 | 1:30 PM |Rugby star Nick Youngquest did a recent photoshoot with Joseph Blue that is well worth the ogle. Youngquest, known for being pro-gay, has decided to pursue a modeling career and if you think the outtake below is hot, wait until...Read More
Just got laid
Filed by Bil Browning | September 27, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Why is this egg getting more action than I am? *sighs*...Read More
Love Warriors: My hard-hitting marriage equality manifesto
Filed by Davina Kotulski | September 27, 2010 | 4:00 PM |After Prop 8 passed I couldn't help feeling that it was somehow my fault, like couldn't I have done more. I raised money, I went door to door in my neighborhood, I went to farmer's markets and cultural fairs and...Read More
Transgender Pinocchio
Filed by Bil Browning | September 26, 2010 | 2:30 PM |What's your opinion on this? I've been sent the same video by two different Projectors now. One thought it was a great trans-positive toon while the other found it slightly offensive. See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor....Read More
You want to eat spinach? I'll make you eat spinach
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 26, 2010 | 11:30 AM |The other day I was on the phone with Bilerico contributor Yasmin Nair, and she asked what Alberto and I had for dinner. We take cooking seriously, so I told her was a "train-wreck." We made our favorite spinach recipe,...Read More
My UnBEARably Inauspicious Film Debut
Filed by Father Tony | September 25, 2010 | 2:00 PM |Last summer, I was selected to be an extra in Bear City, winner of some indie film festival awards. For three enjoyable days and nights, I hung around with my fellow extras at the New York City Eagle, a venue...Read More
Revealing Sam Steward
Filed by Jesse Monteagudo | September 25, 2010 | 10:00 AM |Today Samuel M. Steward (1909-1993) is remembered, if at all, as the author of the "Phil Andros" gayrotic novels and stories and as the friend of Gertrude Stein, Alice Toklas, Thornton Wilder and other famous writers. Justin Spring rescues Steward...Read More
Queer Music Friday: LZ Love
Filed by Paige Schilt | September 24, 2010 | 5:00 PM |Singer-songwriter LZ Love's career spans decades, genres, and genders. As a back-up singer, she has collaborated with everyone from the Godfather of Soul to Spearhead. As a solo artist, Love has made her mark on the European dance charts. Since...Read More
Something Got Lost In Translation
Filed by Don Davis | September 24, 2010 | 1:00 PM |I have no idea what's going on in this Russian video, but as far as I can tell someone is stalking Paris Hilton, and then there's a dark tunnel and fish, and then she's apparently working at some place that...Read More
Let's Get Physical: Lesbian pulp fiction
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 23, 2010 | 11:30 AM |Fun cover from the late 50s/early 60s. "Peggy Swenson" was a pseudonym used by science fiction author Richard E Geis when he wrote pulp sex books (he penned over 100 of them!)....Read More
Cricket: Jimmy Anderson naked
Filed by Bil Browning | September 23, 2010 | 9:30 AM |Suddenly I'm a fan of cricket! Attitude magazine's cover this month features British cricket star Jimmy Anderson and the athlete shows some skin that's well worth viewing. Take a peek at Anderson's naked photos after the jump. They just show...Read More
Boys of Summer: Classical Fantasy Photos
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 22, 2010 | 2:30 PM |Two sweet and unusual photocards (probably from a larger set) from Italy depicting a group of young men re-enacting a classical idyll. Guessing these were shot between the 1940s - 1950s. They're after the jump. [Maybe NSFW]...Read More
True Blood a Metaphor for Trans Folks?
Filed by Tobi Hill-Meyer | September 22, 2010 | 12:30 PM |Vampire-Human relationships in True Blood are set up as a metaphor for same-sex relationships. They are hated by the right wing Christians, legally persecuted, and at one point they sneak in a reference to vampire-human marriages being legalized in Vermont....Read More
Against Equality Is Hitting the Road with Our New Book!
Filed by Yasmin Nair | September 21, 2010 | 3:00 PM |The recent Prop 8 decision by Judge Vaughn Walker was greeted with great celebration in mainstream gay and lesbian circles. Defenders of gay marriage have been lovingly quoting entire sections of the decision and drawing some strange conclusions. For Jennifer...Read More
Pin-Up Women: the art of Pearl Frush and Zoe Mozert
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 21, 2010 | 11:30 AM |I recently did a big show on Pin-Up art of the 1940s-1950s (you can watch a video anthology of the show on youtube) and was interested to learn that two of the most prominent artists were women. Pearl Frush and...Read More
Kelly McGillis and Partner Get Civilized - or Unionized
Filed by Dana Rudolph | September 20, 2010 | 3:00 PM |Civilly unionized? United civilly? Yet another reason civil unions don't work: there's no verb form. Regardless of the linguistic hurdles, however, I'd like to send best wishes to actor Kelly McGillis and her partner, sales executive Melanie Leis, who had a...Read More
How Glee Facebook Status Updates Are Promoting Equality
Filed by Leone Kraus | September 20, 2010 | 10:00 AM |I have a confession to make - I don't own a television. My pop-culture intake comes from free video content on Hulu and Facebook status updates. (I gave up television when it became impossible to watch it for free with...Read More
Hans Schmidt by Vaughn Bass: Wrestling Art
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 20, 2010 | 9:30 AM |While famous pin-up artist Vaughn Bass usually drew leggy women, in the 1950s he illustrated calendars for a wrestling association, and captured some of the hunkiest men of the day in their hottest poses. Here is wrestling champ Hans Schmidt...Read More
CAMP ROCK 2 - The Final Jam ROCKED!!! - "We Can't, We Can't Back Down!"
Filed by Michael Buckley | September 20, 2010 | 8:00 AM |Comment Questions of The Day! Answer any or all! 1. Did you love Camp Rock 2 as much as I did? 2. Do you think Demi's hair is too dark? LOL 3. What was your favorite song? Who was...Read More
Light in the loafers
Filed by Bil Browning | September 19, 2010 | 7:00 PM |I swear, it's like my shoes are trying to send me a message about flaming so much. (And for those of you who've seen my odd tiptoe-style walk, you'll find this even funnier.) I'm not sure how I missed seeing...Read More
My tomato sauce recipe
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 18, 2010 | 10:00 AM |Instead of getting right in to how to make tomato sauce, it's important to understand why. Sure, it's a lot easier to buy a jar and it'll probably be cheap enough anyway, but it really doesn't taste the same. But...Read More
Queer music Friday - Our Lady J
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 17, 2010 | 5:00 PM |Our Lady J made headlines a few weeks ago because she was hanging out with Daniel Radcliffe. I looked her up on YouTube and this song, "Pink Prada Purse," is pretty cute and fun:...Read More
Thoughts on Gaga: Part Infinity
Filed by Guest Blogger | September 17, 2010 | 1:00 PM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Zack Rosen is a Leo who is losing his hair. He blogs at The New Gay. Hey, did you hear that Lady Gaga appeared at the VMA’s with discharged gay soldiers to make a statement about...Read More
Toilet Fetishes of the Rich and Famous: John Lennon's potty
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 17, 2010 | 10:30 AM |I have occasionally idly wondered about collectors who purchase the hair or underwear of dead Hollywood stars...but this sale is really special. I suppose if you have a fascination with toilets, owning this decorative fixture would be a coup --...Read More
Toilet Fetishes of the Rich and Famous: John Lennon's potty
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 17, 2010 | 10:30 AM |I have occasionally idly wondered about collectors who purchase the hair or underwear of dead Hollywood stars...but this sale is really special. I suppose if you have a fascination with toilets, owning this decorative fixture would be a coup --...Read More
Racist toothpaste?
Filed by Bil Browning | September 15, 2010 | 4:00 PM |Has your current toothpaste been a little lazy about keeping your teeth pearly white? America's most popular brands have been forced to bend to the pansy liberal FDA and add government handouts like Fluoride to each tube. It's a government...Read More
Dirty Dancing! Sister Act! My Awesome London Trip!!
Filed by Michael Buckley | September 15, 2010 | 8:00 AM |I'm back from my trip to London. Let me know if you took any trips this summer! This was our first vacation since March 2009 so I was so happy!!!...Read More
Stepping Out with Mr. 1937: vintage ad
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 14, 2010 | 4:30 PM |I just love this debonair man-about-town with the center of his suit cut away. Is that a snap-crotch girdle or are those rivets? He's after the jump....Read More
Stepping Out with Mr. 1937: vintage ad
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 14, 2010 | 4:30 PM |I just love this debonair man-about-town with the center of his suit cut away. Is that a snap-crotch girdle or are those rivets? He's after the jump....Read More
Dear Bil, I Spent The Evening With Your Boyfriend, And....
Filed by Father Tony | September 14, 2010 | 3:30 PM |Funny, but he didn't ask me to say hi. Sunday night, with "Fashion Week" in full swing here in NYC, I walked over to Lincoln Center to attend the Tommy Hilfiger show. Actually, I was very close to getting Neil...Read More
Gaga takes DADT repeal to Ellen's season premiere
Filed by Bil Browning | September 13, 2010 | 3:00 PM |Lady Gaga didn't just take an escort of soldiers discharged under DADT to the MTV Music Video Awards, she took her message to Ellen Degeneres' show too. Ellen's season premiere was taped last night immediately following the awards show and...Read More
Oh my nerves! Vintage advertising
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 13, 2010 | 9:30 AM |Before there was valium or prozac, there were always dubious quack remedies to help women medicate their sometimes grim realities. (Personally, I like to think the gal on the left is Mary's childless-by-choice lesbian sister who is too happy with...Read More
Oh my nerves! Vintage advertising
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 13, 2010 | 9:30 AM |Before there was valium or prozac, there were always dubious quack remedies to help women medicate their sometimes grim realities. (Personally, I like to think the gal on the left is Mary's childless-by-choice lesbian sister who is too happy with...Read More
Why are you friending me?
Filed by Phil Reese | September 12, 2010 | 4:00 PM |I love the internet and the ability it has to connect us all, making the world a lot smaller, tighter-knit place. That's why I love Leone Kraus's posts as well as Nathan Strang's & Jerame Davis'. But just because you...Read More
Hypnotic "Chloe" - Rent it, see it
Filed by Michelle Marzullo | September 12, 2010 | 11:30 AM |There are those moments in your life when you meet someone you know would somehow change you--that person you felt more than you thought--that you saw yourself inside of and thought yourself in terms of. Be it fleeting or lasting--those...Read More
Hypnotic "Chloe" - Rent it, see it
Filed by Michelle Marzullo | September 12, 2010 | 11:30 AM |There are those moments in your life when you meet someone you know would somehow change you--that person you felt more than you thought--that you saw yourself inside of and thought yourself in terms of. Be it fleeting or lasting--those...Read More
Queer music Friday - Chuck Panozzo of Styx
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 10, 2010 | 5:00 PM |I didn't know until this morning that Chuck Panozzo, bass player for prog rock band Styx, was gay. According to his Wikipedia entry, he came out back in 2001 as both gay and seropositive. Since I've put up bands on...Read More
Private Pictures: men stepping up the fun
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 10, 2010 | 10:30 AM |I found a handful of very sweet private photos of folks dancing and having fun together and this is the first of the lot. This one looks reasonably recent, and captures a some darling older guys enjoying some dance moves...Read More
Private Pictures: men stepping up the fun
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 10, 2010 | 10:30 AM |I found a handful of very sweet private photos of folks dancing and having fun together and this is the first of the lot. This one looks reasonably recent, and captures a some darling older guys enjoying some dance moves...Read More
Microsoft: It's Okay to be from Gay
Filed by Phil Reese | September 09, 2010 | 3:00 PM |Microsoft's XBox Live complaints team--which is obviously competing for some sort of epic fail trophy somewhere, especially when it comes to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues--suspended a user from West Virginia because of what he put in the location...Read More
Private Pictures: Keeping your balls in the air
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 09, 2010 | 12:30 PM |Another of my private picture finds, this one looks to be from the 1970s-80s, and shows a trio of cut-ups who know how to throw a party at home. So cute!...Read More
Private Pictures: Keeping your balls in the air
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 09, 2010 | 12:30 PM |Another of my private picture finds, this one looks to be from the 1970s-80s, and shows a trio of cut-ups who know how to throw a party at home. So cute!...Read More
The babies conundrum
Filed by Phil Reese | September 08, 2010 | 3:00 PM |My boyfriend and I are not in agreement on babies. I want them, he doesn't. We've apparently been able to find a sort of middle ground arrangement that would work for both of us--only trouble is it will involve a...Read More
Private Pictures: vintage lesbian dance party
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 08, 2010 | 2:30 PM |Another rare image, this one from the mid-20th century, taken at a private party where women weren't afraid to be themselves -- at least when they were in friendly company....Read More
Private Pictures: vintage lesbian dance party
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 08, 2010 | 2:30 PM |Another rare image, this one from the mid-20th century, taken at a private party where women weren't afraid to be themselves -- at least when they were in friendly company....Read More
Nation Building!
Filed by Sean Martin | September 07, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Even though resources may get tight, sometimes you just have to soldier on....Read More
Private Pictures: hanging with the homegirls
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 07, 2010 | 3:30 PM |Another vintage delight, this private photo was one of a series of images snapped at a relaxed, casual social gathering of women who love women, ca. 1950s. Love the haircuts and slacks!...Read More
Private Pictures: hanging with the homegirls
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 07, 2010 | 3:30 PM |Another vintage delight, this private photo was one of a series of images snapped at a relaxed, casual social gathering of women who love women, ca. 1950s. Love the haircuts and slacks!...Read More
Philerico world commences
Filed by Phil Reese | September 07, 2010 | 8:30 AM |I've only been Philerico for a few moments, but just know I'm already drunk with power! There's going to be some changes around here. First of all, please refer to me as Supreme Leader for the rest of the week....Read More
Ahnold!
Filed by Sean Martin | September 03, 2010 | 6:00 PM |It's always curious when a politician does something you wouldnt normally expect....Read More
Book Review: "Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation"
Filed by Austen Crowder | September 03, 2010 | 1:00 PM |Kate Bornstein's Gender Outlaw is a canonical work in the world of postmodern gender criticism. The book is fifteen years old, though, and that is a veritable eternity in the realm of gender theory and trans* lives. Gender Outlaws: The...Read More
Dont Make Me Turn This Peace Talk Around!
Filed by Sean Martin | September 02, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Somehow the participants at these things always seem to remind me of something. Now what could it be.......Read More
Choosing Children: Help Preserve a Vital Piece of LGBT History
Filed by Dana Rudolph | September 02, 2010 | 3:00 PM |With Eric Stonestreet winning an Emmy Sunday for his portrayal of a gay dad in ABC's Modern Family, and the summer movie about two lesbian moms, The Kids Are All Right, garnering early Oscar buzz, it is easy to forget...Read More
Orlando's Parliament House in Trouble
Filed by Jesse Monteagudo | September 02, 2010 | 2:00 PM |I first stayed at the Parliament House in Orlando in the summer of 1976, just a year after Bill Miller and Michael Hodges purchased the Abbey, a rundown motel at 410 North Orange Blossom Trail, and turned it into Florida's...Read More
Moving On!
Filed by Sean Martin | September 01, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Now that the dust-up in Iraq is over, it's time we turned our attention to another, just-as-vital issue....Read More
"Power to Be Strong"
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | September 01, 2010 | 2:30 PM |Since the 1980s, well over a hundred pop songs about HIV/AIDS were released -- mostly in the West. In my current A & U column, I write about an Eastern newcomer to the list -- "The Power To Be Strong,"...Read More
Watch: Male pole dancers
Filed by Bil Browning | September 01, 2010 | 9:30 AM |Relax fellas, this isn't the kind of pole dancing you've imagined. Yes, there's skimpy briefs. Yes, they don't have their shirts on. But one's covered in body hair and another is definitely still in his teens. Oh, wait. That does...Read More
