Friday, April 6, 2007
Have an extra $24,000,000? You can buy the place Ellen and Portia do it.
Click here for the listing and more pics.
Disney opens wedding chapel to gay couples
Walt Disney World has opened its wedding chapel to gay couples, responding to concerns raised by at least one gay visitor.The company announced out of California that same-sex couple "commitment" ceremonies will be allowed at the Disney Wedding Chapel and other locations at Walt Disney World and at Disneyland in California. Disney previously allowed for private ceremonies in rented meeting rooms.The revised policy, spokesman Jacob DiPietre said, is "to be consistent with our policy of creating a welcoming and respectful environment for all of our guests."
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Tranny busted in a wig and bikini
by The Associated Press
(Mason, Ohio) A volunteer firefighter who was found at a park wearing a woman's wig and bikini was arrested on charges of drunken driving and indecency, officials said.
Steven S. Cole, 46, of Waynesville, told an officer he was on his way to a Dayton bar to perform as a woman in a contest offering a $10,000 prize, the arrest report said.
He was arrested Tuesday after police received a report of an intoxicated man walking and driving around Heritage Oak Park in Mason. Police said Cole was wearing a blond wig, pink flip-flops and a string bikini with the top filled out by tan water balloons.
His blood-alcohol test registered 0.174, more than twice Ohio's legal driving limit of 0.08, the arrest report said.
He was due in court Thursday on charges of drunken driving, public indecency and disorderly conduct. A phone message left at his home Thursday was not immediately returned.
Cole has been a Wayne Township firefighter since 2000. Township officials said he will be placed on administrative leave.
(Mason, Ohio) A volunteer firefighter who was found at a park wearing a woman's wig and bikini was arrested on charges of drunken driving and indecency, officials said.
Steven S. Cole, 46, of Waynesville, told an officer he was on his way to a Dayton bar to perform as a woman in a contest offering a $10,000 prize, the arrest report said.
He was arrested Tuesday after police received a report of an intoxicated man walking and driving around Heritage Oak Park in Mason. Police said Cole was wearing a blond wig, pink flip-flops and a string bikini with the top filled out by tan water balloons.
His blood-alcohol test registered 0.174, more than twice Ohio's legal driving limit of 0.08, the arrest report said.
He was due in court Thursday on charges of drunken driving, public indecency and disorderly conduct. A phone message left at his home Thursday was not immediately returned.
Cole has been a Wayne Township firefighter since 2000. Township officials said he will be placed on administrative leave.
Lesbian daughter of Dick Cheney having a boy (the only boy she's ever had in her)
It'll be a boy for Mary Cheney! Her dad revealed the gender of his future grandchild yesterday during an interview with ABC News Radio."I'm delighted I'm about to be a grandparent for the sixth time," said Dick Cheney. "I'm looking forward to the arrival of a new grandson." The veep confirmed that the baby is due next month; this will be the first child for Mary and partner Heather Poe, and the third grandson for the Cheneys.
But he wasn't touching the question about the same-sex family's legal standing. "I think each state ought to have the capacity to decide how they want to handle those issues," he said. " . . . And I obviously think it's important for us as a society to be tolerant and respectful of whatever arrangements people enter into."
On this date in history
April 5, 1895 - Playwright Oscar Wilde lost his criminal libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry, who'd accused the writer of of being gay.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Vote Sanjaya!!!
Kentucky Fried Chicken has offered the "American Idol" wannabe a free lifetime supply of their Famous Bowls if the 17-year-old hirsute crooner sports a bowl hairdo in one of his next televised performances.
In an open letter to Sanjaya, KFC President Gregg Dedrick writes, "We're sure America will be as 'bowled-over' by your take on this classic look as they are by our KFC Famous Bowls."
In addition to the poultry perks, KFC will also make a contribution in Sanjy's name to Colonel Scholars, a charity that provides young people with college scholarships. Who knew bad singing and funny weaves could do so much good?!
Last year, Katharine McPhee was offered $10,000 and a year's supply of their Famous Bowls to write and star in a KFC ad.
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Random Gay Trivia
Katharine Lee Bates, best known for writing the lyrics to the song American the Beautiful, also wrote six volumns of poetry, textbooks, and children's fiction. Her twenty-five year romance with Katharine Coman ended with Coman's death, and Bates expressed her grief through a book of forty-seven sonnets, Yellow Clover: A Book of Remembrance, which was published after Bates died in 1929.
6 Words That Sound Obscene But Aren't
Bunghole
The hole in a cask, through which it is emptied or filled
Tonguer
One who makes or inserts the tongues of shoes
Cockhead
The top of a grinding-mill spindle
Cummingtonite
A type of mineral composed of magnesium-iron silicate
Prick Shooting
Shooting with a bow and arrow at a fixed mark
Dick-ass
A donkey
The hole in a cask, through which it is emptied or filled
Tonguer
One who makes or inserts the tongues of shoes
Cockhead
The top of a grinding-mill spindle
Cummingtonite
A type of mineral composed of magnesium-iron silicate
Prick Shooting
Shooting with a bow and arrow at a fixed mark
Dick-ass
A donkey
Blind Item
Which two famous-for-going-to-parties Hollywood female best friends recently stayed in a hotel together? The maid had to call the manager to ask if she should wipe up the cocaine, or clean around it.
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Whats next...dumpster diving?
That's no crazy lady rooting through the trash, that's Cynthia Nixon!
A visitor to Riverside Park last Thursday threw out an empty Ziploc bag that had contained some candy. "A woman got up off the bench and fished through the garbage to get my Ziploc," she says. "I was standing there in utter shock that Cynthia Nixon picked my trash out of the garbage. She then turns to me and asks, 'Is it okay to take this?' "
The lady said that it was.
"She then took her son's half-eaten snack and placed it in my used baggie."
Miss Nixon introduced herself and even posed for a picture with her new friend.
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Bush backs policy keeping open gays out of military
US President George W. Bush Tuesday said the policy that bans gays from serving openly in the US military was "good policy," but declined to take a moral stand on homosexuality.
Asked about recent comments from the military's top officer that homosexuality was "immoral," Bush said, "I will not be rendering judgment about individual orientation."
But, he added, "I do believe the 'don't ask/don't tell' policy is good policy."
In March, Peter Pace, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Chicago Tribune that he thought homosexual acts were immoral, sparking an outcry from gay rights groups and a rebuke from the Bush administration.
"I believe homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts," he said.
"I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way."
Pace was defending the duty to apply the 1993 "don't ask, don't tell" law that allows gays to serve only if they do not declare their sexual orientation or engage in homosexual conduct.
At the time, Joe Solomonese, president of Human Rights Campaign, said Pace's comments "were irresponsible, offensive and a slap in the face to the gay men and women who are currently serving their country with honor and bravery."
The comments also drew measured criticism from the Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who said Pace's "personal opinion doesn't really have a place here."
The controversial policy has been in place since 1993 and, according to a 2005 report, has forced some 10,000 soliders from the ranks despite the struggle to meet recruiting goals.
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Asked about recent comments from the military's top officer that homosexuality was "immoral," Bush said, "I will not be rendering judgment about individual orientation."
But, he added, "I do believe the 'don't ask/don't tell' policy is good policy."
In March, Peter Pace, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Chicago Tribune that he thought homosexual acts were immoral, sparking an outcry from gay rights groups and a rebuke from the Bush administration.
"I believe homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts," he said.
"I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way."
Pace was defending the duty to apply the 1993 "don't ask, don't tell" law that allows gays to serve only if they do not declare their sexual orientation or engage in homosexual conduct.
At the time, Joe Solomonese, president of Human Rights Campaign, said Pace's comments "were irresponsible, offensive and a slap in the face to the gay men and women who are currently serving their country with honor and bravery."
The comments also drew measured criticism from the Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who said Pace's "personal opinion doesn't really have a place here."
The controversial policy has been in place since 1993 and, according to a 2005 report, has forced some 10,000 soliders from the ranks despite the struggle to meet recruiting goals.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Family Pride
Gay Families Prepare For White House Egg Rollby 365Gay.com Newscenter StaffPosted: April 3, 2007 - 1:00 pm ET
(Washington) More than one hundred gay and lesbian families have signed up to take part in this year's annual White House Easter Egg Roll - twice the number that had signed on this time last year.
The annual event on the White House lawn is open to the public.
Thousands of tickets - an estimated 16,000 last year - are given away on a first-come-first-come basis beginning at 7:30 a.m. Saturday.
National Park Service officials said that children of all ages may attend as long as there is at least one child 7 years old or younger, and no more than two adults per group.
Last year Family Pride, a national organization that advocates for gay families encouraged gay and lesbian parents to bring their kids to the Roll. About 50 families signed up on the Family Pride website and more than 100 showed up for tickets.
Wearing rainbow-colored leis as a unifying symbol they joined the thousands of other families whose children searched for eggs hidden on the grounds, despite a driving rain.
Publicity surrounding last year's Roll angered social conservatives pushing for a federal constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, calling it a publicity stunt and a protest.
But Family Pride maintained it was not a protest - there were no signs and no chants - just the rainbow leis.
First lady Laura Bush's office issued a statement to quell the conservative protest saying all families are welcome to attend.
Mrs. Bush and the President posed for pictures - but only with the families of White House staff.
By the time the gay and other families got in the President and First Lady had left in what was seen as a move to avoid having their pictures taken with gay families.
This year a Family Pride contingent will begin standing in line Friday night at 7:00 pm in order to secure early tickets to participate in the Roll.
"We believe that by participating fully and openly in time honored traditions like the Egg Roll we can help the American public come to know our families," the group said in a statement.
"Last year’s Egg Roll was an amazing time and, for one weekend, this country was introduced to our families on a grand scale. And in addition to educating people about our lives, we had a great time rolling eggs, meeting amazing children’s characters and participating in a wonderful family celebration."
The egg roll has been a Washington tradition since the mid-19th century. Children use spoons to push colored eggs through the grass in a race. Past events have included petting zoos and White House staff members in bunny costumes.
Keith Richards: `I snorted my father'
"The strangest thing I've tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father," Richards was quoted as saying by British music magazine NME.
"He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared," he said. "... It went down pretty well, and I'm still alive."
"He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared," he said. "... It went down pretty well, and I'm still alive."
Ricky Martin defends Mexican singer who came out of closet
The Associated PressMEXICO CITY: Puerto Rico's all-time top-selling artist Ricky Martin defended the right of gay pop stars to come out of the closet as he toured Mexico and geared up for his "Black and White" tour across the United States.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Martin said he felt solidarity with Mexican Christian Chavez, a singer of the group RBD who recently publicly said he was gay.
"Life is too short to live closed up, guarding what you say," Martin said. Chavez "has to be free in many aspects. I wish him much strength."
Martin said his foundation People for Children, which helps exploited children worldwide, inspires him in his song writing.
"When you start to work with social problems, it gets the attention of the media and people think it's a farce," he said. "It's a spiritual search. The philanthropic work helps me write music and the music helps me in the philanthropic work."
In an interview with the Associated Press, Martin said he felt solidarity with Mexican Christian Chavez, a singer of the group RBD who recently publicly said he was gay.
"Life is too short to live closed up, guarding what you say," Martin said. Chavez "has to be free in many aspects. I wish him much strength."
Martin said his foundation People for Children, which helps exploited children worldwide, inspires him in his song writing.
"When you start to work with social problems, it gets the attention of the media and people think it's a farce," he said. "It's a spiritual search. The philanthropic work helps me write music and the music helps me in the philanthropic work."
The singer, named Person of the Year in 2006 by the Latin Recording Academy, said it was great that more and more celebrities were working with charities.
"If this is a fashion then I hope a lot more fashions like this come along," he said.
Martin will tour in the United States from California to Miami in April and May.
"If this is a fashion then I hope a lot more fashions like this come along," he said.
Martin will tour in the United States from California to Miami in April and May.
Random Gay Movie Trivia
In 1986, William Hurt became the first actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a gay character. The film? Kiss Of The Spiderwomen.The Group (1966), was the first mainstream Hollywood film to use the word "lesbian". It starred Candace Bergen in the lesbian role.
China's First Gay TV Show Set To Launch
by The Associated Press
(Hong Kong) A Chinese Web site will launch Thursday what its producer describes as the country's first show to focus on gay issues and the first with an openly gay host.
The weekly, hourlong Internet TV show "Tongxing Xianglian," or "Connecting Homosexuals," will debut Thursday on www.phoenixtv.com, producer Gang Gang said in a phone interview with The Associated Press.
The Web site is run by the same media company that runs the Phoenix satellite TV station. Gang said clips from the online show will be aired on the broadcaster.
Gang said while homosexuals have appeared on Chinese TV shows, this will be the first show to focus on gay issues and the first with an openly gay host, AIDS activist Didier Zheng.
He said he hopes the Beijing-based show will improve public understanding of Chinese homosexuals.
"There are many people in China's gay community, but people don't have a deep enough understanding about this community. This community faces a lot of trouble and difficulties. They face a lot of pressure," Gang said.
Homosexuals were strongly persecuted after China's 1949 communist revolution, condemned as products of decadent Western and feudal societies.
Official attitudes gradually have changed since the late 1980s, and in 2001, the China Psychiatric Association stopped listing homosexuality as a mental illness.
The new show will explore homosexuality from legal, parental and sociological perspectives, dealing with issues like gay marriage, Gang said. The program will also feature a friend-matching portion.
It remains to be seen if the new show will face censorship.
Though the communist government promotes Internet use, it has also set up an extensive surveillance and filtering system to prevent Chinese from accessing material considered obscene or politically subversive.
The show's host, Zheng, 27, is a France-educated activist at the Chi Heng Foundation, which works with AIDS orphans and promotes AIDS prevention.
"I hope to convey my love in caring for gays, my hopes for them to get better recognition in society," said Zheng, a Chinese citizen who pursued graduate studies in psychology at the Sorbonne.
Gang said he believes gays in China face less discrimination than in the West, where criticism of homosexuals stems from Christian beliefs.
"The pressure comes more from the Chinese problem of saving face," he said.
(Hong Kong) A Chinese Web site will launch Thursday what its producer describes as the country's first show to focus on gay issues and the first with an openly gay host.
The weekly, hourlong Internet TV show "Tongxing Xianglian," or "Connecting Homosexuals," will debut Thursday on www.phoenixtv.com, producer Gang Gang said in a phone interview with The Associated Press.
The Web site is run by the same media company that runs the Phoenix satellite TV station. Gang said clips from the online show will be aired on the broadcaster.
Gang said while homosexuals have appeared on Chinese TV shows, this will be the first show to focus on gay issues and the first with an openly gay host, AIDS activist Didier Zheng.
He said he hopes the Beijing-based show will improve public understanding of Chinese homosexuals.
"There are many people in China's gay community, but people don't have a deep enough understanding about this community. This community faces a lot of trouble and difficulties. They face a lot of pressure," Gang said.
Homosexuals were strongly persecuted after China's 1949 communist revolution, condemned as products of decadent Western and feudal societies.
Official attitudes gradually have changed since the late 1980s, and in 2001, the China Psychiatric Association stopped listing homosexuality as a mental illness.
The new show will explore homosexuality from legal, parental and sociological perspectives, dealing with issues like gay marriage, Gang said. The program will also feature a friend-matching portion.
It remains to be seen if the new show will face censorship.
Though the communist government promotes Internet use, it has also set up an extensive surveillance and filtering system to prevent Chinese from accessing material considered obscene or politically subversive.
The show's host, Zheng, 27, is a France-educated activist at the Chi Heng Foundation, which works with AIDS orphans and promotes AIDS prevention.
"I hope to convey my love in caring for gays, my hopes for them to get better recognition in society," said Zheng, a Chinese citizen who pursued graduate studies in psychology at the Sorbonne.
Gang said he believes gays in China face less discrimination than in the West, where criticism of homosexuals stems from Christian beliefs.
"The pressure comes more from the Chinese problem of saving face," he said.
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