Entertainment: December 2012
Non-Showtunes Sing-Off: 'Changes'
Filed by James Holmes | December 30, 2012 5:30 PM |I know last week's post included David Bowie, but what better symbolizes the end of a year than the hope for "Changes?" God knows I could use a few. Read More
'Rescue Me' Singer, Fontella Bass, Dead at 72
Filed by James Holmes | December 28, 2012 5:30 PM |I considered saving this for a sing-off post, but who can go up against the original? She and her voice will be missed. Read More
It's My Birthday!
Filed by James Holmes | December 27, 2012 5:30 PM |We're gonna have a good time.Read More
Can You Quack Like a Duck? [NSFW]
Filed by James Holmes | December 26, 2012 5:30 PM |Prepare to be disturbed. Prepare to be confused. Read More
Out Indie Artist Matt Gold Learns He Must 'Drown' Before He Can 'Swim'
Filed by Kergan Edwards-Stout | December 26, 2012 12:30 PM |Out indie artist Matt Gold explores themes of sexuality, abandonment, love and loss on his debut album "Drown Before You Swim"Read More
Non-Showtunes Sing-Off: Bowie & Crosby 'Little Drummer Boy'
Filed by James Holmes | December 22, 2012 3:00 PM |This week's sing-off is brought to you by my Christmas Tree.Read More
Queer Music Friday: Le1f
Filed by Alex Blaze | December 21, 2012 3:30 PM |A little search of the site shows that no one has posted one of the best videos of the year to this site, Le1f's unapologetically queer "Wut."Read More
Sebastian V: The Promiscuous Traveler
Filed by Jesse Monteagudo | December 20, 2012 11:00 AM |The gay sex tourism industry, we are told, "is a niche tourism market that is starting to catch on more predominantly around the world."Read More
Dead Kids Sell Advertising: Commercializing Tragedy
Filed by Bil Browning | December 19, 2012 6:00 PM |After last week's school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, I questioned how long it would be before all of the squalling and bawling on Facebook turned back into Christmas commercialism.Read More
Andy Richter & George Takei Help You Come Out for X-Mas
Filed by James Holmes | December 19, 2012 3:30 PM |Holidays are a great time to come out. Luckily Andy Richter, George Takei, and friends are there to help. Who doesn't want George Takei to be hiding in their curtains? Read More
'Star Trek Into Darkness' Full Teaser Trailer Released
Filed by James Holmes | December 17, 2012 3:30 PM |Never have two hands touching through glass held so much meaning. Read More
Les Miserables Giveaway [Contest]
Filed by Bil Browning | December 16, 2012 5:30 PM |Courtesy of Universal Studios, this week's giveaway is a prize package featuring the new musical Les Miserables.Read More
Showtunes Sing-Off: 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'
Filed by James Holmes | December 16, 2012 1:45 PM |I've found it difficult to write anything this weekend, especially something lighthearted. But we must keep up our spirits - so for this week's Sing-Off, I chose the most depressing Christmas song ever written. Read More
A New Novelist & Wonderful LGBT Advocate
Filed by Michael Hamar | December 11, 2012 2:30 PM |I e-mailed the author of a new LGBT-themed book that I'd enjoyed and, to my surprise, I got a reply that led to an interview. How did a straight author write the best gay novel I've read in a long time? Read More
Popular Gay Author Morphs into Female Broadway Legend
Filed by Kergan Edwards-Stout | December 10, 2012 5:00 PM |Arthur Wooten, best known for his gay novels "On Picking Fruit" and "Fruit Cocktail," tackles his battle with disease by writing a "fictional memoir," with Wooten as "legendary Broadway star" Angie Styles.Read More
Bauballs: Testicles for Your Christmas Tree
Filed by James Holmes | December 10, 2012 2:00 PM |Santa be warned - placing presents under my tree may result in a tinseled teabagging. Read More
LGBT Ally Mexican-American Singer Jenni Rivera Believed Dead in Plane Crash
Filed by Karen Ocamb | December 10, 2012 1:00 PM |Mexican-American singing sensation Jenni Rivera is believed to be dead. Mexican authorities have found wreckage of a small plane they think is the one carrying Rivera and six others that disappeared shortly after take off Sunday morning. There were no survivors.Read More
Lesbian Eloise Klein Healy Named LA's First Poet Laureate
Filed by Karen Ocamb | December 09, 2012 4:00 PM |Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Friday that lesbian poet Eloise Klein Healy has been named as the City of Los Angeles' first Poet Laureate.Read More
Showtunes Sing-Off: 'Turkey Lurkey Time'
Filed by James Holmes | December 08, 2012 4:05 PM |This week's sing-off is brought to you by Glee's Thanksgiving episode - which I think is the best Glee I have seen this season. Is it because they do a "Let's Have a Kiki"/"Turkey Lurkey Time" mash-up? Probably. Read More
God's Diary
Filed by James Holmes | December 07, 2012 5:00 PM |Or how the Bible fell from heaven and fiction became the law. Read More
'Star Trek Into Darkness' Teaser Trailer Released
Filed by James Holmes | December 06, 2012 2:30 PM |After much wait, we are finally getting a sequel to J.J. Abrams 2009 reboot of Star Trek. I can't wait to see my beloved Zachary Quinto in those sexy pointed ears. Read More
'Humping Pact' Gives Back to Nature [NSFW]
Filed by James Holmes | December 05, 2012 3:00 PM |Anyone in the DC area have the afternoon off? I have an amazing flashmob idea. Read More
The Best Twitter Exchange You'll See Today
Filed by Bil Browning | December 04, 2012 5:00 PM |This isn't LGBT related, but it did make me giggle. I'm a big proponent of gun control, but this woman's comeback to Piers Morgan on Twitter still made me laugh. I think you will too.Read More
'Drag Race' Season 3 Winner Raja Releases New Video
Filed by James Holmes | December 04, 2012 1:30 PM |Here is a double dose of Season 3 winner Raja singing a duet with herself in her new song "Sublime." Check it out. Are you thirsting for more, or should she stick to lip-syncing?Read More
Exclusive Q & A with Drag Race's Pandora Boxx: Part II
Filed by James Holmes | December 03, 2012 4:00 PM |Last week I was lucky enough to have a chance to chat with my favorite former RuPaul's Drag Race and All Stars Drag Race contestant, Pandora Boxx. Check out Part I first then dive in to Part II. Read More
Is There a Connection Between Lefties & LGBT People?
Filed by Jesse Monteagudo | December 03, 2012 1:30 PM |According to a study by Canadian scientists, lesbians and gay men are more likely than others to be left-handed. This was not the first time that scientists noted a connection between being queer and being left-handed.Read More
Exclusive Q & A with Drag Race's Pandora Boxx: Part I
Filed by James Holmes | December 02, 2012 7:00 PM |Last week I was lucky enough to chat with my favorite former Drag Race contestant, Pandora Boxx. We covered so much that I had to split the interview into two post. Today we focus on Drag Race. Tomorrow, the world. Read More
Canadian Football Star Speaks About His Two Moms
Filed by Dana Rudolph | December 02, 2012 1:00 PM |Canadian football star Jon Cornish of the Calgary Stampeders won the Canadian Football League's "Most Outstanding Canadian" award November 22 - and came out about his two moms during his acceptance speech.Read More
