Photographs of actress Lucy Lawless, who you remember for her title role on the television series "Xena: Warrior Princess." http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/5551260.phpPhotographs of actress Lucy Lawless, who you remember for her title role on the... more
If you thought it was going to be a long time before you ever witnessed Lady Gaga make a grandly gay appearance on the C-Span television network, well you’ll just have to think again! Our Lady Gaga of the Immaculate Penis spoke before thousands in attendance at The National Equality March on Washington today. And there were two very memorable parts: first, when they placed a riser behind the podium for her to stand on and speak, and second, when she wooed the audience with a Judy Garland joke. Reminders: Obama makes Lady Gaga joke, Gaga makes Judy Garland joke. Oh yes…America, the Beautiful!!
This includes color photographs and the video of Lady Gaga's speech.If you thought it was going to be a long time before you ever witnessed Lady Gaga make... more
Domenica 11 ottobre il movimento gay italiano si riunirà per decidere quale sarà la sede del prossimo Gay Pride nazionale.
Se Fabrizio Marrazzo sogna di riportare la manifestazione a Roma, Franco Grillini vorrebbe commemorare i 30 anni dei fatti di Giarre (che hanno dato vita al primo circolo omosessuale italiano) con un pride a Catania.
Anche Napoli (che ha ospitato uno dei primi pride italiani nel 1996) è nella rosa delle candidate.Domenica 11 ottobre il movimento gay italiano si riunirà per decidere quale sarà la... more
"BELGRADE — Organisers of a Gay Pride parade in Belgrade on Saturday called off the march after the government said it could not prevent clashes with extremists, rejecting a suggestion to shift the venue.
The event would have been the first for nearly a decade since the last gay rights march broke up amid violent clashes with right-wing extremists.
Nationalists hailed the cancellation saying it was a defeat for "infidels and Satanists."
Organiser Dragana Vuckovic told B92 television that Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic "handed us a paper informing us that the parade was not possible (in central Belgrade) because the risks were too high,."
Vuckovic said organisers cancelled the event, planned for Sunday, after police suggested it could instead take place in a field.
"That would be unacceptable for us. As a result we decided to cancel" the event, she told AFP.
The Beta news agency said police had proposed a large open space across the Sava river from the city centre, to host the event. It had been planned for outside the philosophy faculty in the middle of Belgrade.
"The message of equal rights is transmitted symbolically when a group on the margins is able to parade in the centre of the capital," Vuckovic said.
She said the organisers were calling on the government to open an investigation to determine who had threatened the march.
Vuckovic hailed messages of support from the authorities and vowed to try again next year but alleged there had been "operational obstructions" to staging the parade.
President Boris Tadic warned Friday against creating an "atmosphere of chaos" and "threats and violence" in Belgrade after two French football fans were injured in a clash with fans of Partizan Belgrade.
Football supporters are prominent in the nationalist and right-wing groups which had threatened violence against participants in the gay rights march.
"The state will do everything to protect people, whatever their national, religious, sexual or political orientation, and no group must resort to threats and violence, or take justice into its own hands and jeopardise the lives of those who think or are different," Tadic said.
Organisers had said they expected up to 1,000 people to join the parade, among them a number of public figures, foreign diplomats and gay activists from neighbouring countries.
Interior Minister Ivica Dacic had said that thousands of police would be deployed.
The ultra-nationalist Serb Popular Movement 1389 hailed the cancellation of the march as "a great victory for normal Serbia."
The group said it would be going ahead with its own demonstration planned at the philosophy faculty at 8:00 am (0600 GMT), three hours before the Gay Pride would have begun, for a "non-violent and non-deviant popular Serb rally."
"In our city, infidels and Satanists will not pass," it added.
The parade, supported by the ministry for human rights and minorities, would have been the first gay rights march since a rally in 2001 ended in violence when police failed to protect participants from attacks by football hooligans.
In March parliament passed a law banning discrimination against homosexuals despite opposition from nationalists and religious leaders, but gays and lesbians are still blocked from marrying, adopting children and other rights enjoyed by heterosexuals.
Belgrade Pride organisers had also called on the Serbian Orthodox Church to make an appeal for calm. But the Church said it could not accept the event, calling it a "Shame Parade, Parade of Sodom and Gomorrah".
Ultra-nationalist group, Nasi (Ours), warned that "European Union and American leaders who support (homosexuals) should know that as long as there are Orthodox Serbs there will be no homosexual parade in Serbia.""BELGRADE — Organisers of a Gay Pride parade in Belgrade on Saturday called off the... more
This article is about the raid that happened last night in Atlanta. According to the source, patrons are the bar were forced to lay on the floor and where then searched and ided. Several workers at the bar were arrested. Many reports include homophobic remarks and behavior from the police officers.
I really thought this sort of thing wouldn't happen in my city.This article is about the raid that happened last night in Atlanta. According to the... more
"Two Weeks" is a wonderfully imaginative, acclaimed animated short film created by Gabe Askew, set to the music of Grizzly Bear’s "Two Weeks." Describing his animated short, Askew says that he chose the song "Two Weeks" by his favorite indie band Grizzly Bear because it inspired him. Even though the video is about two men, the film's lyrics really should be viewed as relating to intimate relationships in general.
Askew described his short film as, “The story of a relationship where one person is uncertain of the other's loyalty. You get sucked up into the daily grind and forget to tell the one you love how you feel. They get insecure and worry that you aren’t committed. And the line ‘I told you I would stay’ is like a battle cry for fighting to keep your relationship together when it seems to be on the brink.”
This piece presents a number of color illustrations, as well as the beautiful animated short film, “Two Weeks.”"Two Weeks" is a wonderfully imaginative, acclaimed animated short film created by... more
Danyl Johnson, a teacher from Reading (UK) gave what Simon Cowell called, “singlehandedly, the best first audition I have ever heard” on Britain’s X-Factor talent show over the past weekend. Amidst the subsequent commotion from the press, Johnson talked to “The Mirror” (UK), telling reporters that he’s bisexual. “The Mirror” reported: “The 27-year-old dance and drama teacher gave the two girl judges a cheeky wink during his mind-blowing performance in last night’s live show. But he said he’s a ‘free spirit’ who dates both women and men.” He said: “I don’t like to conform or be put into one box or another...If I like someone’s personality it doesn’t really matter what they look like or what sex they are.'”
This piece presents a number of color photographs, as well as the HQ music video of Daryl Johnson's amazing performance.Danyl Johnson, a teacher from Reading (UK) gave what Simon Cowell called,... more
Same Sex ChaChaCha
Recently, Ballroom dance champion Christopher Beroiz teamed up with dance class producer Steve Valentine to teach ballroom dancing to men and women in same-sex relationships. In this pod, VC2 Producer Alex Reiter visits their class and learns how they are inventing a new dance vocabulary. http://current.com/items/89081915_same-sex-chachacha.htm
Internet Famous Class
In the Internet Famous class at Parson's New School, students blog, facebook, twitter, and digg their way to internet fame and hopefully an A. In this pod, by vc2 producers Still Point Pictures, we'll see how one student named Andrew Mahon is using the internet to build his brand. http://current.com/items/89780332_internet-famous-class.htm
Megan Fox turns heads everywhere she goes, yes, we know that. She was spotted doing just that with her fabulous figure in Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica, California on August 13, 2009.Megan Fox turns heads everywhere she goes, yes, we know that. She was spotted doing... more
Perhaps it's not as iconic a still life as the cop-shattered storefront window with the big Huey Newton poster in it. But the image of an American Apparel shop's plate glass, smashed because it displayed a pro-gay marriage T-shirt, should give us pause. The incident happened this week at a suburban Washington, D.C. store in Silver Springs, MD, and was followed by death threats phoned to employees of the Georgetown American Apparel store. At the center of the storm is a company-made T-shirt whose lettering proclaims, "Legalize Gay . . . Repeal Prop 8 Now!" -- a reference to last November's successful ballot measure that overturned the right of same-sex couples to marry in California. (A previous message shirt had zeroed in on California's alien amnesty debate, with the legend, "Legalize LA; Immigration Reform Now.")Perhaps it's not as iconic a still life as the cop-shattered storefront window with... more
Intervista a Stefano Aresi (Milk Milano) sul pride.
Ha in mente una città da proporre?
Io ho una idea peregrina da tempo… e ne abbiamo anche parlato in associazione. Trieste. Perché?, si chiederà lei. beh per mille motivi: Non c’è mai stato un pride, parrebbe possibile un dialogo con quella che è la città più mitteleuropea d’Italia, è un po’ all’estremo – è vero – ma logisticamente parrebbe sensato, è in quell’est che ci ha sorpreso con punte di omofobia folli ma potrebbe stupirci in senso opposto, lavorandoci; è vicinissima al confine della ex-jugoslavia con la conseguente possibilità di un fenomeno di un traino per i nostri fratelli e le nostre sorelle che nel proprio paese – pur avendo più diritti di noi sulla carta, in alcuni casi – devono lottare con le unghie per avere un pride come quello che potremmo realizzare in Friuli Venezia Giulia; la città ha poi un alto valore simbolico come crocevia di culture, ed è pure considerata dagli austriaci come il loro “porto”… quindi una presenza d’oltralpe sarebbe garantita… Mi pare una occasione molto ghiotta, no?
(...)Intervista a Stefano Aresi (Milk Milano) sul pride.
Ha in mente una città da... more
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Crowds packed 5th Avenue in Manhattan for New York City's 2009 Gay Pride Parade. This year also marks the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, a violent clash that ushered in the gay liberation movement.
By Video Journalist Olu Gittens (Producer / Reporter/ Cameraperson / Editor / Writer / Narrator)
Program on Manhattan Neighborhood Network
Production Facilities courtesy of MNN
Copyright 2009 by Olu GittensNEW YORK, NEW YORK - Crowds packed 5th Avenue in Manhattan for New York City's 2009... more
“The Gay Village” is a 1 1/2 min. short film (with music) directed by Daniele Napolitano at Cut Studios, promoting Rome’s Gay Village Summer Events. The Gay Village has just settled in for a whole summer of excitement, cool music and transgressions. Got some fetish? ‘Cause there’s a lot in here. Just step right in here and don’t feel ashamed of enjoying (or of not enjoying).
This piece includes a number of cool, very sexy photographs and the decadent short film, “The Gay Village.”“The Gay Village” is a 1 1/2 min. short film (with music) directed by Daniele... more
“The Gay Village” is a 1 1/2 min. short film (with music) directed by Daniele Napolitano at Cut Studios, promoting Rome’s Gay Village Summer Events. The Gay Village has just settled in for a whole summer of excitement, cool music and transgressions. Got some fetish? ‘Cause there’s a lot in here. Just step in and don’t feel ashamed of enjoying (or of not enjoying).
This piece includes a number of cool, very sexy photographs and the decadent short film, “The Gay Village.”“The Gay Village” is a 1 1/2 min. short film (with music) directed by Daniele... more
Promotional film about Queer Youth London and South East LGBT Youth Group.
We are a youth-led regional group that is part of the Queer Youth Network, a national organisation by by and for LGBTQ Young People.
Find out who we are, what we do how you can get involved at one of our regular monthly meetings. March with us in your local Pride parade, join us for an LGBT Youth picnic or local gathering. Regular events also take place in other cities including Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow, Plymouth, Cardiff, Leeds, Newcastle and Liverpool.
We are a national youth-focused organsation that supports the overall well-being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Transsexual, Intersex, Questioning, Curious, Asexual, Pansexual or Queer and /or people who are potentially socially marginalised as a result of their identity, as well as those who advocate on their behalf by:
-Creating effective opportunities for our voices to be heard.
On Sunday (06-28-09) was the 36th Annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade.
The gay community gathered on a joyful march along Market Street in the spirit of its celebration theme: "In order to form a more perfect union…"
Mayor Gavin Newson e other local authorities participated on this event to show their support and commitment to preserve everyone's civil rights.
This event that usually attracts a joyful crowd this year seemed to have motivated everyone to come out. It felt like the rainbow was attracting everyone to show their support to marriage and family equality.
Prop. 8 gave the gay community a sense of union that is beyond the aspect of civil union. It made us realize that denying lawful recognition to longtime commitment among same gender couples affects the lives of their children as well.
The thought that children of same sex gender grew up by under the social stigma of their illegitimacy status, it's enough reason to recognize that Prop. 8 is extremely unfair!
Meanwhile, gays everywhere shall stand up and keep on shouting out loud: "homophobia got to go!"On Sunday (06-28-09) was the 36th Annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade.
The gay... more
I am sitting here right now smiling just a little, fondly recalling that famously controversial children's book, the one about the gay penguins.
Remember? That positively adorable pair of them, at the Central Park Zoo, who had adopted an abandoned egg and then hatched it themselves and were raising the chick together as a couple, even though the chick was clearly not theirs -- though of course how penguins can actually tell whose kid is whose is still a question. Never mind that now.
The best part: the story was absolutely true. The book, "And Tango Makes Three," was beautiful and sweet and touching in all the right ways -- except, of course, for the fact that it was also totally evil.
For indeed, the penguins in question, named Roy and Silo, were both males. This meant they were clearly in some sort of ungodly, aberrant homosexual relationship, mocking natural laws and defying God's will that all creatures only cohabitate with the opposite sex and buy microfiber sofas from Pottery Barn and eat their meals in silent resentment and never have sex.
Worst of all, the book depicted this relationship, this "family," as perfectly OK, as no big deal, as even (shudder) normal. After all, Roy and Silo didn't seem to give much of a damn. Tango sure seemed happy, what with not being left for dead and all. As of this writing, the Central Park Zoo has yet to be swallowed into a gaping maw of sinful doom. Any minute now, I suppose.
I am right now amused at this because it turns out Roy and Silo were not really so much of an anomaly at all. Nor were they some sort of unholy freakshow, an immoral mistake in the eyes of a wrathful hetero God. Far from it. Turns out they were, in fact, far more the norm than many humans, even to this day, want to let on.
Behold, the ongoing, increasingly startling research: homosexual and bisexual behavior, it turns out, is rampant in the animal kingdom. And by rampant, I mean proving to be damn near universal, commonplace across all species everywhere, existing for myriad reasons ranging from pure survival and procreative influence, right on over to pure pleasure, co-parenting, giddy screeching multiple monkey orgasm, even love, and a few dozen other potential explanations science hasn't quite figured out yet. Imagine.
Are you thinking, why sure, everyone knows about those sex-crazed dolphins and those superslut bonobo monkeys and the few other godless creatures like them, the sea turtles and the weird sheep and such, creatures who obviously haven't read Leviticus. But that's about it, right? Most animals are devoutly hetero and straight and damn happy about it, right?
Wrong.
New research is revealing so many creatures and species that exhibit homosexual/bisexual behavior of some kind, scientists are now saying there are actually very few, if any, species in existence that don't exhibit it in some way. It's everywhere: Bison. Giraffes. Ducks. Hyenas. Lions and lambs, lizards and dragonflies, polecats and elephants. Hetero sex. Anal sex. Partner swapping. The works.
Let's flip that around. Here's the shocking new truism: In the wilds of nature, to NOT have some level of homosexual/bisexual behavior in a given species is turning out to be the exception, not the rule.
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TEXAS - A crowd of more than 100 protesters chanted "No more!" from the steps of the Tarrant County Courthouse Sunday evening as they demanded an investigation into a police raid earlier in the day at a gay night club.
One patron was seriously injured in the raid, several protesters said, as police used excessive force in making seven arrests. Police defended their actions.
Speaker after speaker demanded an inquiry into the late-night raid at the Rainbow Lounge on South Jennings Street.
"I was scared," patron Todd Camp said at the protest Sunday afternoon. "I have never seen anything like this in my life."...
Witnesses say that police arrived at the nightclub about 1 a.m. Sunday and arrested seven people and that one of those arrested suffered a fractured skull during the take down and is at a Fort Worth hospital.
Personally I believe this was done purposely, for them to do a "random bar check" with multiple cruisers and officers is hard to believe. They used excessive force, cracking one guys skull. To do this on the Stonewall anniversary is pretty unacceptable, I hope they get to the bottom of this.TEXAS - A crowd of more than 100 protesters chanted "No more!" from the steps of the... more
Jesse Levey is a Republican activist who says he believes in family values, small government and his lesbian mothers' right to marry.
Levey is part of the "gayby boom" generation. The 29-year-old management consultant is the son of a lesbian couple who chose to have a child through artificial insemination. He's their only child.
Critics of same-sex marriage say people such as Levey will grow up shunned and sexually confused. Yet he says he's a "well-adjusted heterosexual" whose upbringing proves that love, not gender, makes a family.
"You can imagine what my parents thought when I was 13 and listening to Rush Limbaugh everyday," Levey says. "But my family had strong family values. I was raised in a loving, caring household that let me be a free thinker."
The modern gay rights movement began 40 years ago this weekend during the Stonewall Riots in New York City. While much of the controversy surrounding gay rights today has centered on same-sex marriage, a battle is brewing over another family issue: Is it bad for children to be raised by gay or lesbian parents. Explore the modern gay rights movement »
It damages the children, says Dale O'Leary, author of "One Man, One Woman: A Catholics Guide to Defending Marriage." She says that all children have a natural desire for a parent of each gender.
But children of same-sex couples are forced to repress that desire because their parents won't accept it, she says. Their parents won't acknowledge their children's needs because they don't want to admit that they have caused their children to suffer.
"A baby is not a trophy -- the child's welfare has to be considered," she says. "These children are more likely to experiment with same-sex relationships. They're more likely to be confused and hurt."
Children of same-sex couples come out of the closet
O'Leary says she doesn't personally know any same-sex parents or their children. That's the problem, some children of same-sex children say. So many people are talking about them; not enough are talking to them, they say.
Some gayby boomers say they are tired of hearing that their family isn't legitimate. It's an argument many have heard since they were children. They learned that they didn't fit the definition of the "right" family, and worried how others would react if they found out about their parents.
The result: the children of same-sex couples often lived lives that were more closeted than their parents.
"Many of us were so closeted that we didn't know others like us were out there," says Danielle Silber, a 26-year-old fundraiser for the International Rescue Committee, who was raised by lesbian mothers and gay fathers in Takoma Park, Maryland.
"In middle school, because of pervasive homophobia and taunting, I didn't tell any of my new friends in school about my family to the point where I wouldn't invite them to my birthday parties," Silber says.
Silber says she didn't tell her parents about her fear of harassment because she was afraid to stand up for her family in school even though she was proud of them.
"Although I would normally turn to my family, I couldn't because I was ashamed that I was ashamed of them," she says.
Shame has now turned to pride for some gayby boomers. Many are now adults. They're writing memoirs, searching one another out online and have even formed their own support and advocacy group.
Their numbers are increasing as well, according to COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere). At least 10 million people have one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender parent.
"As Harvey Milk [the first openly gay man elected to a major public office] said, the more people know us, the less they'll vote against us," says Silber, coordinator of COLAGE's New York chapter. "The more our voices are heard, the less other people will be bigoted."Jesse Levey is a Republican activist who says he believes in family values, small... more
