Entertainment: October 2012
Tired of Bronco Bamma & Mitt Romney [Video]
Filed by James Holmes | October 31, 2012 3:30 PM |This little girl expresses the feelings of many Americans, and after being trapped inside watching 24 hour news thanks to Hurricane Sandy and living close enough to Virginia to see every ad imaginable, I am too honey. I am too. Read More
Tom Goss' New Sexy Single Released
Filed by Bil Browning | October 29, 2012 3:00 PM |Here's your beefcake video of the day... Friend of the site Tom Goss' new video has dropped and it's a catchy tune with a sexy video.Read More
Against Equality: Prisons Will Not Protect You
Filed by Yasmin Nair | October 29, 2012 12:30 PM |LGBT organizations have rallied around hate crime legislation to address the violence faced by queers people. Hate crime legislation ostensibly provides added protections to minority groups and serves as a deterrent, but it only extends the reach of the prison industrial complex.Read More
HBO Star Lena Dunham on Her 'First Time'
Filed by Karen Ocamb | October 28, 2012 3:00 PM |Wow - just how puritanical has America become? I prefer Lena's approach.Read More
Showtunes Sing-Off: 'Take That Look Off Your Face'
Filed by James Holmes | October 27, 2012 3:30 PM |God bless you, Tim Burton, for giving us the greatest Halloween/Christmas movie ever. The Nightmare Before Christmas magically combines my two favorite holidays into a twisted musical classic. Read More
Grrr Out the Vote: Gay Bear State of the Union
Filed by James Holmes | October 26, 2012 3:30 PM |Never has a political ad made me feel patriotic, sentimental, sad, and horny all in less than two minutes. Read More
Return to Studio 54: A Conversation with Jack Ricardo
Filed by Jesse Monteagudo | October 26, 2012 1:30 PM |Maybe in reading this book, the young might also learn about the wastefulness and the perils of overindulgence, in sex, in dope, in dance.Read More
Chris Kluwe Shows Off His Abs & Hair Dickey
Filed by Bil Browning | October 22, 2012 11:30 AM |Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe is best known to LGBT people for his spirited defense of Baltimore Ravens player Brendon Ayanbadejo's outspoken position on marriage equality. But there's more than brains to Chris Kluwe - there's abs and a beautiful hair dickey too.Read More
Showtunes Sing-Off: 'Take That Look Off Your Face'
Filed by James Holmes | October 20, 2012 3:15 PM |I've been accused of not knowing enough about the shows I use for my sing-off posts. I usually disagree, but this is one that I know very little about - it's just what my partner woke me up singing this morning. Read More
It's All a Bunch of 'Hocus Pocus'
Filed by James Holmes | October 19, 2012 1:00 PM |I like to be able to say that Bette Midler helped me realize I was gay. And with the announcement of a guest appearance on Glee, she has a new gaggle of gaybies on the way. Read More
The First Lady Debate
Filed by Bil Browning | October 19, 2012 11:30 AM |Jimmy Kimmel asked people what they thought of "last night's First Lady debate" between Michelle Obama and Ann Romney. Of course, several people swore they'd watched the whole thing and declared a winner. Read More
Bindr: An App for Republicans Looking to Hire
Filed by James Holmes | October 18, 2012 3:30 PM |I really love all the Mitt Romney "binders of women" jokes going viral since Tuesday night's debate, but this may be my favorite. Read More
Rosie Perez Laughingly Sets Mitt Romney Straight
Filed by Karen Ocamb | October 18, 2012 1:30 PM |Terrific actress Rosie Perez responds to Mitt Romney joking with his 1% audience about how easy it would be for him to win the election if he was Latino.Read More
Jimmy Kimmel Proves (Once Again) That Americans Are Stupid Liars
Filed by Bil Browning | October 17, 2012 3:00 PM |If there's one thing I like about Jimmy Kimmel it's his willingness to point out just how ridiculous the average person is. This time around, Kimmel points out the lengths people will go to just to seem like they're not as dumb as a brick.Read More
New 'Carrie' Trailer Released
Filed by James Holmes | October 17, 2012 2:00 PM |When all else fails - remake it. Oh, it was already remade? Well screw it - pass me the pig's blood and let's do it again anyway. Read More
Sharon Needles Stars in PETA Ad: Flesh Is for Zombies
Filed by James Holmes | October 16, 2012 2:30 PM |First - knowing Sharon is on team vegetarian makes me love her even more. Second - she proves that fake blood can be just as sexy as the real thing. Read More
Glee's Darren Criss Croons at Outfest Legacy Awards
Filed by Karen Ocamb | October 16, 2012 1:30 PM |What an extraordinary sense of LGBT history in one place at the 8th annual Outfest Legacy Awards. Out producers Bruce Cohen and Nina Jacobson - who co-founded the out entertainment group Out There in 1995 - co-chaired with out director Bryan Singer. Read More
Gay Comic Convention, Bent-Con, Returns For Third Year
Filed by Viktor Kerney | October 15, 2012 4:30 PM |We have a lot of different groups within the LGBTQ community. But one subculture is growing stronger by the minute... the LGBTQ geeks.Read More
Showtunes Sing-Off: 'Tomorrow'
Filed by James Holmes | October 13, 2012 3:00 PM |One of the earliest musicals I remember is the 1982 film version of Annie. It was a regular rental from the video store, and "Tomorrow" was a common bedtime song from my mom. Read More
Pitch Imperfect
Filed by Joseph Gentile | October 12, 2012 2:00 PM |Tomboy Cynthia Rose of "Pitch Perfect," an uproarious musical comedy, shines as a gay acapella singer performing for the all-female Barden Bellas, until she tries, and fails, at propositioning the straight Bellas for a couple of cheap laughs. Read More
'The New Normal' Takes on Marriage Equality
Filed by James Holmes | October 10, 2012 2:00 PM |I finally saw this week's episode of The New Normal late last night after my shift at the night job. I have been skeptical of the show, but it is really starting to grow on me.Read More
Drown Before You Swim [Contest]
Filed by Bil Browning | October 10, 2012 11:30 AM |Today we get to bring you an extra special contest featuring singer/songwriter Matt Gold. Up for grabs are three autographed copies of his new double disc CD "Drown Before You Swim."Read More
My Own 'Growing Up Gay'
Filed by James Holmes | October 09, 2012 3:00 PM |The creator of Born This Way: Real Stories of Growing Up Gay has a new book out today. Here is my own story to go with it. Read More
Interview with Gay Fiction Author Marten Weber
Filed by Kergan Edwards-Stout | October 07, 2012 2:00 PM |Author Marten Weber answers questions about his work, writing process, and issues with which the LGBT community grapples.Read More
Non-Showtunes Sing-Off: 'One Less Bell to Answer'
Filed by James Holmes | October 06, 2012 10:00 AM |Be prepared to scold me, but I had never heard this song until Glee came along. I even own the 5th Dimension album Portrait on vinyl but had never given it a thorough listening to. Read More
Big Bird: Love the Sinner - Hate the Sin
Filed by James Holmes | October 05, 2012 4:30 PM |While Mitt has been declared the winner of Wednesday's debate by most, he figuratively "flipped the bird" to everyone raised on Public Television. Here is a great roundup of the reactions. Read More
Mitt Romney Style [Video]
Filed by James Holmes | October 04, 2012 3:30 PM |If you have no clue what "Gangnam Style" is, you have probably been under a rock - but if you do not know, the following video will require some much needed context. Read More
Heterophobia [Video]
Filed by James Holmes | October 03, 2012 3:00 PM |Students at Mount Allison University in Canada have made an excellent video pointing out the ridiculousness of homophobia and the excuses used to support it.Read More
Penis Contest: Do You Know What Your Man Feels Like?
Filed by James Holmes | October 02, 2012 3:30 PM |I'm not completely sure where this video originates, but I would love to see a GSN version - or maybe a FOX make-over with a high production value and a former 90s celeb as a host.Read More
Author David G. Hallman Shares His Inspiration [Interview]
Filed by Kergan Edwards-Stout | October 02, 2012 1:00 PM |Author David G. Hallman shares the inspiration for his novel Searching for Gilead, and the loss of love detailed in his memoir August Farewell.Read More
Athletes Come Out
Filed by Norm Kent | October 01, 2012 11:45 AM |In 1975, David Kopay, three years after retiring from professional football, acknowledged in a Washington Star interview that he was a gay man. It was unprecedented. Unfortunately, homophobia in sports still exists today just as it did yesterday. Read More
