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The Sundance Channel has just launched the first online exhibition from acclaimed filmmaker and photographer Bruce Weber, entitled “Gone Fishing: A Little Journey in My Backyard.” The exhibition includes more than 70 photographs, videos from many of his films, as well as a wealth of information about Weber himself. The exhibition also presents the Bruce Weber-directed Pet Shop Boys’ video “Being Boring,” in its entirety.
“Being Boring” may well be the most beautiful thing the Pet Shop Boys ever recorded, a song that deals with youth, beauty, sex and the intimation of death in the face of the devastation wrought by the AIDS crisis. Over a lush musical soundscape of warm basslines and sustained strings, Neil Tennant opens up lyrically, but it’s with the last of the three verses that “Being Boring” really makes its magic felt, as the tone shifts from one of gentle reminiscence to become a lament for friends lost. That verse takes on an extra sense of poignancy with the knowledge that Tennant had recently lost a close friend to AIDS, but in spite of that the song retains an air of positivity: it’s more a celebration of life than a mourning of death.
This piece includes a number of B&W photographs from the video, as well as the Pet Shop Boys’ music video “Being Boring.”
Please visit my website to view these photographs, as well as to watch the very touching music video:
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/being-boring-a-lament-for-friends-lost/The Sundance Channel has just launched the first online exhibition from acclaimed... more
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Mr. Gay election (that should have been today in China) was a very important sign for a country that until 2001 was considering homosexuality a mental disease.
But Chinese police cancelled the election because the regime does not tolerate homosexuality.
http://www.inaltreparole.net/en/world/cinaconcorsogaybloccato150110.htmlMr. Gay election (that should have been today in China) was a very important sign for... more
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Former Wales and Lions captain Gareth Thomas has broken one of the major taboos that surround sport by revealing he is gay.
The 35-year-old joins stars like basketball's John Amaechi and hurling's Donal Og Cusack who have come out.
"Just because you are gay, it doesn't mean you fancy every man who walks the planet," Thomas told the Daily Mail.
"I don't want to be known as a gay rugby player. I am a rugby player first and foremost. I am a man."Former Wales and Lions captain Gareth Thomas has broken one of the major taboos that... more
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“That Sticky Candy” is a series of figurative art pieces by Scott Hunt, an artist whose work has been exhibited internationally and whose art is part of the permanent collection of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. These charcoal and pastel drawings take their inspiration from 1940s and 50s photography; they present and subvert conventional perceptions of gay identity. Hunt tackles the theme of homosexuality without the demure or closeted strategies often associated with gay subject matter in art. In doing so, one discovers that his direct approach to homosexuality and gay male sexuality in visual art is, in a way, surreal as well.
For Hunt, the title of this series refers to a metaphor that speaks about how something that one might crave and be pleasured by can become messy and constricting. In particular, gay men have been yoked to the idea that they are hypersexual beings, and in this work Hunt attempts to point out how limiting that is, that a gay identity is infinitely more complex and broad than that.
This piece presents a number of these figurative art works, as well as a memorable slide show of additional art pieces from Scott Hunt's series, “That Sticky Candy.”
Please visit my website to view these figurative art pieces and the notable slide show:
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/that-sticky-candy-subverting-conventional-stereotypes-of-gay-identity/“That Sticky Candy” is a series of figurative art pieces by Scott Hunt, an... more
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Yes, these are my very heart-felt holiday thoughts and wishes to everyone far and near: “This is the first day of my life, glad I didn't die before I met you. Now I don't care, I could go anywhere with you and I'd probably be happy.”
Includes a number of colorful photographs and maybe the sweetest music video ever, Bright Eyes' “First Day of My Life.”
Please visit my website to view these photographs, and to watch this wonderful music video.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/my-thoughts-and-wishes-to-all-for-the-coming-year-happy-holidays/Yes, these are my very heart-felt holiday thoughts and wishes to everyone far and... more
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“Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Jess, Bend, Oregon, 2009” is a solemn, emotionally moving photograph by the award-winning Los Angeles photographer Jeff Sheng. “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” is his new photography project, consisting of a series of photographs of closeted men and women in the United States military. The portraits represent Sheng's deep interest in the intersections between public and private space, and our government's ever-intrusive policing of our most private spaces.
Please visit my website to view this wonderful, very touching photograph in high-resolution:
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/photo-of-the-day-dont-ask-dont-tell/“Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Jess, Bend, Oregon, 2009” is a solemn,... more
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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
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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
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"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... more
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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
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"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... more
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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
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Tonight on Max and Jason: Still Up
You can take a class on that?! featuring:
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
Catch the whole show. Tune in every weeknight at midnight/11 central for Max and Jason: Still Up.
http://current.com/max-and-jason-still-up/
Original air date: 08/5/09Tonight on Max and Jason: Still Up
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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... more
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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... more
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“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... more
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