Gay News from London

Winter woof land

2011-11-30T18:40:00.000+11:00

Thanks Chris for this photo from Electric Orange. Winter woofs!

New Flower Service

2011-04-27T07:25:00.000+10:00

As workmen begin installing the flowers for the Prince William and Catherine Middleton's Royal wedding, uur friends at The Garden Party Flower Service launched a new Flower Service today at http://www.thegardenparty.co.uk/ Head over and take a look.

Image by shannonpatrick17 via Flickr

One Direction Gay Ad for Nintendo

2011-04-15T18:34:00.000+10:00

Those One Direction guys are so metro-sexual with their tactile hugging and playfulness. They are toally surrounded by those One Direction Gay rumours. Irrespective of that, just like JLS they have an advertising deal with Nintendo! The only trouble with this is, they haven't released any music yet. The same thing happened with JEdward - thankGod they didn't release any music.

Getting an ad deal with Nintendo is really basically because they are famous for being an X-Factor contestant and of course for being cute, popular..... They are also at the top of their career (to date) and may have signed up for peanuts. JEdward allegedly earned £3 in their first year from PAs and advertising deals.

Anyway they are definitely getting cuter since they appeared on the X-factor?

Do you think One Direction deserve an ad deal with Nintendo?

Do you think One Direction are getting cuter?

Comments please

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Steven Davies becomes the first English Cricketer to come out

2011-02-28T23:18:00.002+11:00

There are few top British Sportsmen who are out. There are none in Soccer, one in Rugby (Gareth Davies) and now there is one in Cricket. Stephen Davies is the first professional cricketer to come out as gay. Well done Stephen!

Stephen told the coach, who passed on the news to the England team. The team were unfazed by this and congratulated Stephen on his courage.

Gareth Davies took the monumental step of coming out as a gay rugby player last year. He is now a role model for many gay teens and adults as well as breaking down gay stereotypes.

Stephen Davies played for Worcestershire before leaving for the Brit Oval on a three year contract in August.

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Jack Mackenroth HIV Role Model

2011-02-11T17:31:00.000+11:00

Jack Mackenroth s pretty hunky. Originally from Seattle, this hunk of a man started off life in fashion. He opened his own super trendy fashion store "jack" in the West Village.

Jack is a pretty good swimmer, a reality TV star, AIDs activist and fundraiser and is HIV positive. All round super cool guy!

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4 Hour Body

2011-01-14T07:27:00.000+11:00

This is a must for all gym boys out there. I have started the 4 Hour Body diet (yeh) - follow my progress here The Four Hour Body - Paul Thompson

The Pope Books Take That for the Next Vatican Show

2010-12-19T06:25:00.001+11:00

After this weeks Royal Variety Performance (the one where Duchess Camilla was attacked with a stick when caught up in the London riots), the Pope has booked Take That. The show included hundreds of near naked male dancers.

Naked from the back

The five Take That members sang on top of a raised platform while the remainder of the stage was covered in male dancers wearing nothing but flesh-coloured jockstraps.

As the song continued the men re-enacted the five poses on the front of the band’s new album, Progress.

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Oh Dear John Travolta in another Gay legal case

2010-12-14T19:56:00.000+11:00

Image via Wikipedia

Who cares (but John Travolta) is John Travolta is gay or not? In an interview with The Advocate, Carry Fisher answered questions about Johns sexuality. Fisher and Travolta go way back. On a question about whether Travolta was gay, Fisher said:-

“Wow! I mean, my feeling about John has always been that we know and we don’t care. Look, I’m sorry that he’s uncomfortable with it, and that’s all I can say. It only draws more attention to it when you make that kind of legal fuss. Just leave it be.

There have been a number of guys who have alleged that they have had relationships with Travolta.

Image via Wikipedia

On being gay John , get over it!

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No gays at the Chymorvah guesthouse Cornwall

2010-12-14T19:47:00.000+11:00

Martin Hall and his civil partner Stephen Preddy, were turned away from a homophobic guesthouse at Marizion in Corwall, on the grounds of "we dont allow unmarried couples to sleep in our guesthouse". Given that Hall and Preddy are in a civil partnership, this is a bit hard to believe.

It transpires that the owners are some sort of religious nut cases who have taken some line from the Bible a little to far. It is incredible in this day and age that people still think this way. It is obviously far more important to ignore the "LOVE" and "ACCEPTANCE" message from their faith and focus on - shock horror - the possibility that two people might actually have SEX.

Peter and Hazelmary Bull denied the allegation that they discriminated against Martyn Hall and Steven Preddy because they were gay, but insisted their faith meant they believed unmarried couples should not share a room under their roof.

A second case of homophobic prejudice. Sad old couple!

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Zayn Malik Shirtless Again

2010-12-07T06:22:00.002+11:00

Yet another photo of Zayn Malik Shirtless. People keep asking me for them...

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Justin Bieber Shirtless

2010-12-07T06:18:00.000+11:00

Fresh from his appearance on the X-Factor, Justin Bieber shows off his (minite) tattoo in this beach shot.

Maybe the X factor boys will rush out and get tattoos too.

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Todays Hunk

2010-12-01T10:14:00.002+11:00

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Friday Abs

2010-11-27T01:28:00.000+11:00

Just some gratuitous flesh in diesel underwear for Friday.

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One Direction will appear at GAY

2010-11-13T18:52:00.001+11:00

The tabloids are full of One Direction shots as this week the X Factor is now down to 9 contestants. One Direction are going to be the next Take That. The act which is voted off always appears in Londons biggest gay club, GAY thanks to an amazing coup by Jeremy Joseph. It does go to show that X Factor considers its gay audience an important sector to back the acts. Sharon Osborne always used to say that boys bands like One Direction should definitely get the gays behind them (although I think she meant it metaphorically not physically).

We might go to see One Direction at GAY

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Erasure demands respect for gay bully victims

2010-11-13T18:40:00.000+11:00

Erasure's "A Little Respect" in the eighties quickly became an iconic song for the gay community and has been adopted as one of our most played anthems (especially in the RVT). There have been thousands of cover versions (the Almighty Records ones are best) but now Erasure are re-releasing "A Little Respect" with proceeeds going to The Hetrick-Martin Institute (home of the Harvey Milk High School) and Cyndi Lauper's charity the True Colors Fund. "

A Little Respect" comes with a movie style video which was inspired by the bullying incidents occurring recently in the USA. Andy Bell from Erasure felt the need to act - "I am honored and moved beyond words to serve as an Ambassador to the The Hetrick-Martin Institute. Every opportunity we have to spread tolerance and compassion must be seized and I will take special pride in doing so on HMI's behalf." Erasure's "A Little Respect" is available for download in December and all proceeds are going to the The Hetrick-Martin Institute and the True Colors Fund.

Watch the original below.

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Stonewall Awards London - 2010

2010-11-06T03:18:00.000+11:00

The fifth Stonewall Awards, hosted by Sue Perkins, were held last night at London's V&A and attended by 450 people including celebrities, politicians, sportspeople and writers. The event celebrates those who have made a positive impact on the lives of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Britain in the last year.

Chris Grayling Bigot Of The Year

Bigot Of The Year

Former shadow home secretary Chris Grayling was named ‘Bigot of the Year’.
Tory MP Mr Grayling, who was secretly recorded in May saying that bed and breakfasts should have the right to bar gay couples.

Gareth Thomas, Hero Of The Year

Gareth Thomas, Hero Of The Year

Gareth Thomas, who became the first out gay professional rugby player last December, was named ‘Hero of the Year’. He attended the London ceremony with his parents. Some audience members were in tears as he spoke after accepting the award. Mr Thomas said: “I don’t really know what denotes a hero. I’m just myself. But when you live in a world that tries to make different a wrong thing, to me, being a hero is just being honest. He added: “To be a hero, you have to follow in a hero’s footsteps. And there’s people here tonight who’ve been my heroes all my life and will be forever – that’s my mother and father.”

Stella Duffy, joint winner of ‘Writer of the Year’

Stella Duffy for Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore

Rupert Smith joint winner of ‘Writer of the Year’

Rupert Smith joint winner of ‘Writer of the Year’
Rupert Smith author of MANS WORLD, which is also shortlisted for the inaugral Creen Carnation prize.

Patrick Strudwick, ‘Journalist of the Year’

Patrick Strudwick, ‘Journalist of the Year’
Gay British journalist Patrick Strudwick spent several months investigating gay-to-straight conversion therapy, undergoing "treatment" from two psychotherapists who made no secret of their view that homosexuality was far from natural, but rather a composite of "mental illness, addiction and anti-religious phenomenon". Mr Strudwick, said: “I am dedicating this award to all the victims of hate around the world who have told me their stories. Their strength and dignity spurred me on.” He also thanked the thousands of people who added their support to his campaign to stamp out the controversial therapy.

John Partridge, Entertainer of the Year

John Partridge, Entertainer of the Year
EastEnders actor John Partidge won the ‘Entertainer of the Year’ award for his gay storyline in the soap. He paid tribute to screenwriter Dominic Treadwell-Collins for managing to “tell a gay story at 7.30 in the evening”.

Martina Navratilova, Sports Person Of The Year

Martina Navratilova, Sports Person Of The Year
Martina Navratilova won huge applause when she was given the sports award. The tennis star is currently in Colorado training to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and pre-recorded a message of thanks.

John Bercow, Politician of the Year

John Bercow, Politician of the Year
Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow was named ‘Politician of the Year’. The MP, whose wife Sally recently completed a charity parachute jump for Stonewall, praised Mr Summerskill for his “truly inspirational leadership”.

The Times, ‘Publication of the Year’

The Times, ‘Publication of the Year’
The Times won the award for ‘Publication of the Year’

Coronation Street, Broadcast of the Year

Coronation Street, Broadcast of the Year
Corrie which broadcast its first lesbian storyline and first lesbian kiss this year, won the award for ‘Broadcast of the Year’.

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One Direction - Trouble in Da House

2010-11-06T02:48:00.000+11:00

There is trouble in the house - the X Factor house that is, between the boys in One Direction. Inside the house the boys are bitchin and fighting for the mirror. Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Zain Malik and Niall Horan have been doing really well with X factor fans, so much so that there is plenty of cat calling and nail scratching over who is the most popular.

There is so much friction in the group. The other boys are jealous that Harry and Liam are getting all the press attention. It’s a real sore point.

Louis [Tomlinson], Niall [Horan] and Zain [Malik] are worried that they aren’t as popular and that no-one knows who they are.

Liam’s mother is adding to the heat by telling him to scratch those other boys eyes out, as he is the most popular. She said this week “Liam has a very strong following. “I can’t speak for the other boys, I don’t know about their solo careers, but Liam gigged all over the country so he has both options open really.”

Well there you go.

Mums the word.

Matthew Morrison, Chord Overstreet & Cory Monteith in shirtless Glee

2010-11-01T20:48:00.000+11:00

The new season of Glee is well underway here in the UK, but I haven't watched any of them yet! Too busy with holidays and selling the house. Last week we were in Barmouth in Wales in a caravan for a week. It was really cool to get away, but there was NO television reception. What I missed was the guys from Glee getting their shirts off in their production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. How camp can Glee get?

Matthew Morrison (hot hot hot)

Cory Monteith

Cory doesn't have a hair on his chest AND its getting a bit saggy. You are supposed to be the Quarterback Cory. You need to hit the gym Cory! And get a pair of man bikini briefs.

I havent seen anything of the new sexy blond boy, Chord Overstreet, but he gets his kit off as Rocky.

Tell me guys, leave a comment - WHO has the best chest?

Corrie,
Chord or
Matthew?

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2010-11-01T08:07:00.000+11:00

One Direction are still in the X Factor

Forbidden love: As well as Zain, Liam Payne, second from left, and Lousi Tomlinson, far right, are also in secret relationships despite Simon Cowell's 'love ban'

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Zayn Malik Shirtless

2010-10-29T06:06:00.000+11:00

Zayn Malik Shirtless

Zayn Malik Shirtless - The cute one from One Direction in this years X factor

Which Member of One Direction is Gay?

2010-10-28T21:28:00.000+11:00

Which Member of One Direction is Gay? Are there any gay members of One Direction? Do any of them actually know themselves? Take a look at the history of boy bands with members coming out as gay.

Irish boy band Westlife star Mark Feehily declared he was gay and in a relationship with Kevin McDaid, who used to be in boyband V. Westlife memebrs fully supported Mark as did Westlife's fans.

Irish boy band Boyzone were the biggest boy band in Britain - six number ones, 10 million albums, sold-out arena tours with a not a dry seat in the house - and Stephen Gately was (secretly at first) gay. Sadly Stephen passed away last year from a congenital heart problem.

Lance Bass from US boy band N-Sync came out in 2006. "I knew that I was in this popular band and I had four other guys' careers in my hand, and I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said (that I was gay), it would overpower everything," said Bass at the time, referring to bandmates Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake.

Jonathan Knight from US Boy Band New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) is reported by Perez Hilton as gay. Johnathan dated a Brazilian model (Kyle Wilker), until he spilled the beans on his boy band boyfriends.

UK boy band Take That have no out gay members. Robbie Williams has joked many times about being gay but has sued The Mirror for libelous reports about his sexuality.

McFly are very cool and very supportive of their gay fan base. The boys recently got their willies out on the stage of gay London club institution G.A.Y. The one on the left is particularly cute. He has an amazing body.

So which one of One Direction do you think is gay?

The one in purple?

The One Direction boys are working very hard on the X Factor to make it in the tough world of music. I'm sure they will do well winning or otherwise. They really don't need speculation on their sexuality, but they are sure going to get it.

JLS last year's X Factor definitely all look straight. It will be interesting to see if a boy band every has an out gay member from the get-go.

Comments please guys!

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Yet another flash of white underwear from David Beckham

2010-10-28T07:41:00.001+11:00

You'd think he would at least be wearing Armani underwear! This time it was on the pitch in LA whilst playing against FC Dallas

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Is Simon Cowell Gay?

2010-10-28T03:57:00.001+11:00

With the X-factor back on prime time TV in Britain, all of the tabloids are busy scraping up as much muck as they can and slinging it at everyone in the hope it will stick to someone. This week it was Simon Cowell's turn. Tough as an old leather handbag, Simon Cowell is not going to blink an eye at the rumours going around that he is gay.

I don't think Cowell is on anyones gaydar, but co judge Louis Walsh this week cleared it up for us, stating this week that his 51-year-old friend is easily "distracted by a pair of breasts".

Lois Walsh told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper this week that, "He's not gay. Not at all. He's camp. He's theatrical. But he's absolutely not gay. No way. He loves women. Haven't you seen the way he looks at girls? He'll get distracted by a pair of breasts."

Well I guess that clears it up then.

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Bert is not gay - say Sesame Streets producers

2010-10-25T22:24:00.001+11:00

Apparently the use of the word Mo in reference to Bert does not mean he is gay. Mo is a derogatory US word used to refer to gays as well as hairstyles. The LA Times says the reference is about the hairstyle and not the sexuality (of a puppet)! Gay news

Australian Labor PArty may recognise gay marriage yet

2010-10-25T22:19:00.002+11:00

Doug Cameron declared that the feeling of the ALP was that they should be the progressive party. Hallelujah! Finally the ALP have realised that the rest of the world is moving on and that human rights including those of gay voters have finally been recognised around the rest of the developed world. Cameron declared that gay marriage was inevitable! Maybe it is inevitable that Australia will catch up with the northern hemisphere this decade.

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Zac Effron Naked

2010-10-22T08:36:00.000+11:00

Judging by my requests, here's the shot everyone has been waiting for Zac Efron Naked

Zac Efron Naked

This is the first real shot of Zac Efron naked. Poor Zac is stuck in some terrible movies. He needs a new agent we think.

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Chris Evans Half Naked

2010-10-20T00:31:00.000+11:00

Chris Evans Shirtless

Heres another one of those Chris Evans half naked phots. This time posing with a DHL courier. This was taken on location when the "not Another Teen Movie' was being shot.

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1 Direction Half Naked

2010-10-19T08:00:00.002+11:00

Xfactor 2010 boy band 1 Direction are already doing the shirtless photo shoots and half naked pics for the teen Xfactor market

1 Direction Shirtless

1 Direction were shot half naked at the "judges" houses stage of the competition

1 Direction Naked

1 Direction pretty pale an pasty English boys huh!

1 Direction looking rather unsexy and a bit nervous in this phot shoot

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Take That and Robbie Williams The Flood Video

2010-10-18T08:00:00.001+11:00

Talking of Boy Bands, Robbie Williams much publicised return to Take That is complete with their new video "the Flood" Released this week on breakfast TV it shows the "boys" in ridiculous bowling socks (which are supposed to be 1920s rowing socks.

Take That bearing their arses for publicity in 1991

Take That with Robbie Williams in G Strings

Take That Now

Robbie Williams apparently is planning to flop it in Trafalgar Square in order to beat JLS in the album charts next month. Meanwhile, here's the release of the new video from the album Progress. Released this week on breakfast TV is The Flood

Take That and Robbie Williams The Flood Video

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The next big UK boy band is set to be X Factor's "1 Direction"

2010-10-17T23:46:00.009+11:00

1 Direction

The next big UK boy band is set to be X Factor's "One Direction" or "1 Direction" or "Wand Erection" according to mentor Simon Cowell (well he would say that wouldn't he). Millions of teenage girls (and a few boys) will be voting for "cute" boys Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson & Niall Horan

Last night Harry Styles had a bad attack of nerves and almost threw up back stage before coming on to sing Kelly Clarkson’s ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’

1 Direction

Its funny to see photos of Take That at this stage in their career, looking all innocent and boyish. Now they look ridiculous trying to look like boys.

I'm sure we will see much more of 1 Direction, at least up until the Christmas finale.

Are any of the boys gay? There has to be one. But now they are all claiming to be straight. Check out their video diary:-

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JamesBond Nude Scenes

2010-10-17T20:54:00.000+11:00

James Bond Nude Scenes PART 2 - The most popular videos are a click away

James Bond, the MI6 agent everyone wants to be. He always gets the man and also gets the girl. Nearly every James Bond movie has James Bond Naked and a James Bond nude scene. Gay News London

Great new guys underwear

2010-10-05T20:10:00.000+11:00

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Great new styles of guys underwear I found at

http://www.guysunderwear.org

Hopefully someone wi get me some for Christmas (hint hint).

Which two lesbians are in the worlds most powerful women list?

2010-09-30T16:46:00.005+10:00

No, not Oprah. She's not a lesbian. But she is a powerful woman. Suprise suprise, its Lady Gaga at number 7 on the list and Ellen De Generes at number 10.

Both women need no introduction to British readers. Ellen de Generes has recently been judging American Ido with our own Brit, Simon Cowell and Lady Gaga has been dominating just about every music award going.

Other people in the top 100 list include USA House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and US politicians include Janet Napolitano.There are also three women CEOs (Kraft, Westpac and Pepsico)
There are no British politicians or CEOs on the list; the only British women is The Queen.
And the Top Ten most powerful women in the world are:-

The top ten:

1. Michelle Obama (46)

2. Irene Rosenfeld (47) CEO Craft Food (who closed down British Cadbury's factories)

3. Oprah Winfrey (56)

4. Angela Merkel (56) German chancellor.

5. Hillary Rodham Clinton (62) US Secretary of State.

6. Indra Nooyi (54) CEO of Pepsico.

7. Lady Gaga (24)

8. Gail Kelly (54) CEO of Australian Bank Westpac.

9. Beyoncé Knowles (29)

10. Ellen DeGeneres (52)

Josh Ohl

2010-09-21T17:13:00.000+10:00

Josh Ohl almost nude

Josh Ohl the All American Guy - well it doesnt get any more All American than Josh Ohl. Looks like Josh is a farmers boy from Ohio. Shots of Josh show him wrestling and playing football just like a real All American Boy.

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Josh Ohl almost naked

Josh Ohl

Josh Ohl almost nude

Josh Ohl almost naked

Josh Ohl almost nude

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Cristian Ronaldo Shirtless in Armani Ad

2010-09-16T21:50:00.000+10:00

Cristian Ronaldo Shirtless in Armani Ad

Cristian Ronaldo Shirtless

Nope To The Pope

2010-09-16T21:23:00.002+10:00

Why we shouldn't welcome the Pope

Pope QuotesGalileo: Pope Benedict was in charge of Roman Catholic doctrine in 1990 when, as Cardinal Ratzinger, he commented on the 17th-Century Galileo trial. In the speech, he quoted Austrian-born philosopher Paul Feyerabend as saying the Church’s verdict against Galileo had been “rational and just”.

Islam: Reported in the Guardian 16.09.2006: In a speech in his native Germany, the pontiff quoted a Byzantine emperor who characterized some of Muhammad’s teachings as “evil and inhuman,” particularly “his command to spread by the sword the faith.”

AIDS: 17.03.09 the condition was “a tragedy that cannot be overcome by money alone, that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems”.

Gay people: In December 2008 Pope Benedict claimed that the existence of gay people is as great a threat to humanity as the destruction of the rainforest.

Transgender people: He also attacked transgender people and claimed that a “blurring” of genders would lead to the extinction of the human race.

Child sexual abuse in America: Benedict said “I acknowledge the pain that the church in America has experienced as a result of the sexual abuse of minors.” As Penn and Teller paraphrase this “My church feels bad because children got abused”, not “Here’s what I’m doing to stop my employees raping your kids.” USA, 2008 visit.

Cristiano Ronaldo's new Armani Jeans Ad

2010-09-10T18:01:00.004+10:00

Cristiano Ronaldo's new Armani Jeans Ad

Armani Jeans certainly have a great range of ads now Cristiano Ronaldo is their poster boy!

Peggy Mitchell's last dum dum moment in East Enders

2010-09-09T23:53:00.001+10:00

This is the moment EastEnders stalwart Peggy Mitchell wails with horror as she sees her beloved Queen Vic - and the memories of a decade and a half in Albert Square - go up in flames.

The landlady, played by Barbara Windsor, watches as her beloved pub is engulfed in flames, marking the end of 16 years of brawls, bust-ups and barbed comments during her tenure on the show.

The inferno begins after her crack addict son Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) sets fire to the Vic, ripping the heart out of Walford.

Dramatic pictures from tonight's episode show the landlady's moment of realisation that the blaze has spread beyond her control.

As it dawns on her that Phil is trapped in the blaze, Peggy makes a desperate bid to rescue him, unaware that Stacey Branning (Lacey Turner) and her baby Lily are also stuck upstairs.

The mouthy matriarch is leaving Albert Square after 16 years in the soap, although it is unclear whether she perishes in the fire.

Show bosses remain tight-lipped as to whether anyone makes it out of the blaze alive.

Rugby star Gavin Henson Naked

2010-09-08T07:17:00.000+10:00

Rugby star Gavin Henson Naked

Rugby star Gavin Henson gives us the chills!

The 28-year-old Welsh hunk stripped down in the name of charity, posing with two huskies for Cosmopolitan magazine to help raise awareness of male cancer for Everyman.

The arctic theme is because Gavin is set to appear in new ITV1 show 71 Degrees North starting September 14.

FYI: Gavin and singer Charlotte Church called it quits back in May. They share two children, Ruby, 2, and Dexter, 1.

Shirtless Mark Salling

2010-09-05T21:54:00.002+10:00

Shirtless Mark Salling has been beefing up for the new season of Glee.

I think he has gone too far - he was much better skinny.

Interview: Jonathan Hellyer, star of Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

2010-08-26T00:06:00.003+10:00

Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, currently playing at the Shaw Theatre, is a tapestry of monologues and songs inspired by the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Developed in the late 1980s and originally titled, The Quilt, Elegies, as it is often shortened to, is a moving, often funny and sometimes heartbreaking collection of stories written from the perspective of characters who've died from AIDS, with the songs representing the feelings of friends and family dealing with the loss.

Dan HG spoke to Jonathan Hellyer (who plays Brian), better known as the man behind the frock of the jaw-droppingly sharp and hysterical cult hit, The Dame Edna Experience.

Dan: Tell us about Edna, where did she come from and when did it all start…

JH: Well… 1993, Birmingham. I was a regular and a member of the Nightingale, Birmingham's big gay club – and I was always known during lock-ins for doing "voices" and things like that, and Edna, and Kenneth and all those silly people and one day they said to me, would you, if we got you some glasses, and a wig and a frock, host a charity night for Birmingham AIDS Trust as, Edna? – and I said yes, I would. And it all went rather well! We had this night, it was supposed to be an hour long show and it lasted three, funnily enough, and so the DE Experience was born. That night there was an agent in the audience who came to me after the show and said, "I could get you loads of work", and I said, "No thank you, I'm happy being a nurse", and he said, "No, I really could get you loads of work", so I thought about then I took some work and then it grew from there. In 1994 I played my first ever gig in London which was at the 2Brewers on a Sunday afternoon – rather marvelous too, and it was in the back room of the old 2Brewers, a superb cabaret venue, a real dive – print that. Now it's Costa Coffee or something. I don't know anyone who aspires to becoming a drag act – I can't imagine a more lacklustre aspiration, but apparently people do, but I didn't, I fell into it very much by accident and that's why it seems . . . a bit casual for me, nothing permanent about it – and here we are, 15 years later…

Dan: Why do you think its so funny after so long, and why do people still come to see it, week after week after week at the Vauxhall Tavern? How do you manage to keep it funny and relevant?

JH: Well Dan, when you finish asking the question finally, I don't write it at all, I hoof it, I make it up on the spot. That is probably a really really dangerous thing to do, unless you know what you're doing and of course I know what I'm doing with that audience – I've never written any show I've ever done, and I think that's probably what keeps it fresh, but it doesn't always work, some of the things I say just go over people's heads, which is OK, because there is a relationship between me and the audience, between the act and the audience, and when you tell someone close to you a joke, they don't always get it, but I think the thing that keeps it fresh is that it's not written, its raw, so that I'm flying by the seat of my pants!

Elegies is at the Shaw Theatre until 28 August 2010. Tuesday to Saturday at 7.45 p.m. Saturday Matinees at 4.30 p.m.

Gay Games comming to London in 2018?

2010-08-18T16:55:00.000+10:00

London is bidding to host the tenth Gay Games in 2018. The Gay Games, recently held in Cologne, are one of the largest sporting and cultural events in the world.

London coordinator, Jonathan Harbourne, is the founder of the London Raiders softball team and member of the LGBT Sports Network. In a press release he wrote: "Cologne was so inspiring, they put on an amazing Games. Many Brits came home with medals and the LGBT Sports Network is looking forward to putting on a party to welcome home all the athletes.

"We’ve come back fired-up to bring the Games to London – taking it to the next level. London is in such a strong position to host the games in 2018. The 2012 Olympics will provide the best facilities in the world . . . this is going to be great for LGBT people, great for sport, and great for London."

The London 2018 Gay Games Bid committee are seeking volunteers to join their team, at all levels, to produce a winning bid. A public meeting is planned for January 2011 to bring together all potentially interested parties.

The website launches at the end of next month.

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'Homosexuals not welcome' say couple who want to foster

2010-08-11T06:57:00.000+10:00

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"'Homosexuals not welcome' say couple who want to foster John and Collette Yallop, from Blackburn, insist they're not homophobic A former vicar and his wife are considering legal action after being barred from fostering children because of their Christian beliefs on homosexuality.

John and Collette Yallop, from Blackburn, told Lancashire County Council they would not want gay couples hoping to adopt, to come to their home.

Rev Yallop, who manages the St Barnabas Church and Community Centre in Johnson Street, Blackburn, said he was not prepared to allow gay couples in his home because of the ‘confusion’ it would cause to his children, aged five and seven.

The Yallops claim they've been refused because of their faith.

They have two children of their own and have been trying to foster since March.

They insist they're not homophobic and say inviting gay couples into their home for the handover process would be detrimental to their family life."

How are they not homophobic????

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/lancashire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8900000/8900453.stm

Drug sniffer dogs to be used at Brighton Gay Pride - from Pink News - all the latest gay news from the gay community - Pink News

2010-08-07T03:36:00.001+10:00

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"Drug sniffer dogs are being deployed by police at Brighton Pride, the first time such a tactic has been used at a Pride event." Apparently this is to target dealers.

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Joe McElderry comes out as Gay

2010-08-02T08:03:00.001+10:00

"X Factor winner Joe McElderry has come out as gay just weeks after he claimed that he was straight. Earlier this month, pranksters hacked into his Twitter account and posted messages including: 'It's been difficult living a lie for so many years…' Despite denying publicly that he was gay, the incident prompted him to come out to his mother.

Today, on his official website, he said: 'I have always been a very honest person and so it is important for me to continue to be honest.

'It has been the most amazing year so far and I feel so privileged. It’s also been a time of real self realisation and I feel as if I have grown up so much in these few months. 'There has been speculation about my sexuality in the past and I have always been honest at the time I have been asked.

'Over the past few weeks I have really had time to reflect and to realise who I am. I spoke to my friends and family about this in the last few days and it was important to do the same for you all as you have been so supportive. 'I have had nothing but support from you and many of you have been very open in saying that you will continue to support me whatever my sexuality. It is important to me to let you know first, so that you know the stories in the papers are true. I made the choice to speak openly about this.'

source http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/07/31/twitter-prank-forces-x-factor-winner-joe-mcelderry-to-realise-his-is-gay/

Gay Australian cabinet minister Penny Wong comes out against gay marriage - from Pink News - all the latest gay news from the gay community - Pink News

2010-07-28T20:47:00.000+10:00

Gay Australian cabinet minister Penny Wong comes out against gay marriage

UNBELIEVABLE!

Australia's first openly gay cabinet minister Penny Wong is AGAINST LGBT marriage. I don't know what Australia is coming to - they seem to be going back to the dark ages when Europe and even the US are now more progressive than any other time in the history of mankind.

Penny Wong claims "'The party's position is very clear and that is an institution between a man a woman,” she said.

Adding: 'I do respect the fact that's how people view the institution.'

What a sell out Penny. You should be ashamed of yourself!!

source : http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/07/27/gay-australian-cabinet-minister-penny-wong-comes-out-against-gay-marriage/

Sexy Abs- Zac Efron

2010-07-25T01:38:00.001+10:00

Zac Efron with a treasure trail...

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Anger in Rome over Gay Catholic Priests

2010-07-25T01:04:00.006+10:00

There has been anger and bewilderment in Rome after Italian newspaper "Panorama" published an article called the 'wild night of gay priests

Journalists took a hidden camera to follow catholic priests who have sex with men in the gay area of Rome. Among those interviewed by the paper 98 percent of bar goers knew a gay priest.

The diocese of Rome yesterday expressed sorrow for the information posted weekly on the sex lives of gay priests in the Italian capital.

Apart from the gay priests in Romes gay area, the diocese of Rome also highlights that over 1,300 priests serve in Rome and are involved in charities, universities, hospitals and in support of the poor.

Irish civil partnership bill has become law

2010-07-23T17:15:00.000+10:00

The Irish civil partnership bill has been signed into law by President Mary McAleese meaning there are now gay civil partnerships in Ireland as well as Britain.

Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern described the Act as

“one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation to be enacted since independence” and “the epitome of a Christian and pluralist society.”

The gay civil partnerships bill was supported by all parties in the Dail, although individual politicians have criticised the legislation. It is expected to become law in the autumn, 17 years after homosexuality was fully decriminalised in the Irish Republic.

The new legislation lays out fines of up to €2,000 and/or up to a six month jail term for those who flout it.

Sherlock Holmes and Watson may be gay

2010-07-23T15:29:00.001+10:00

The latest production from the BBC starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson shows the couple fighting crime in contemporary London.

In a similar vein to Torchwood, the couple are seen discussing their sexuality. We are lead to question whether they are "Just good friends" or are they gay.

The three-part BBC1 drama Sherlock re-imagines Holmes in today's Baker Street acting as a crime 'consultant' to the police. Holmes is seen brandishing a 'smartphone', using the internet and texting criminals in a bid to solve crimes.

In one scene, Watson asks Holmes whether he has a girlfriend. He replies: 'Girlfriend, no. Not really my area.'

The conversation leads to Holmes saying: 'John, I think you should know I consider myself married to my work and while I am flattered by your interest, I am really not looking for anyone.'

We are lead to believe that Sherlock Holmes and Watson are gay, but not interested in each other. Maybe the series will pan out to explore their sexuality further.

Its about time we had a main stream detective series include a gay character.Maybe Sherlock is the one.

source : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1296997/Sherlock-Holmes-modern-mystery-Could-Watson-gay.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

2 bed house for sale, Elsley Road, Battersea - Ref:6672291

2010-07-22T20:57:00.000+10:00

2 bed house for sale, Elsley Road, Battersea - Ref:6672291:

2 bedroom house for sale in Battersea : Elsley Road, Battersea, London, SW11 Shatfesbury Estate

My dream home! A stunning 2 double bedroom Shaftesbury cottage that has undergone total refurbishment. Double reception room, contemporary kitchen and a fantastic 44 ft private garden. Upstairs are 2 double bedrooms and a large, modern bathroom. Viewing recommended.

Beautiful garden for a Battersea house!

Beautiful kitchen

Cool bathroom

What a find (shame its my own)!

Has the time come for gay marriage in the UK?

2010-07-22T17:26:00.002+10:00

"The deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, Simon Hughes MP has told Yoosk.com, a question and answer website, that gay couples are likely to gain full rights to marriage under the current Parliament.

Gay Marriage In the UK

This would be a revolution for gay rights, but there is still a long way to go before same-sex couples achieve full rights to marriage as they are arguably entitled to under human rights law. Simon Hughes also said 'I don't know the answer because we haven't had the discussion', but that 'I see absolutely no reason why we shouldn't all be able to support what Nick Clegg said, which is that it would be appropriate in Britain in 2010-11 for there to be the ability to have civil marriage for straight people and gay people equally". With public opinion softening after five years of civil partnerships with no apocalyptic results, it is possible that the time for gay marriage in the UK might finally have come.

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Zac Efron Bares His Chest in Hawaii

2010-07-17T04:23:00.000+10:00

Zac Efron, who is in Hawaii this week ahead of the 2010 Maui Film Festival (where he will be honored with the Shining Star Award on Wednesday night), spent part of his weekend doing a bit of swimming with his younger brother Dylan and managed to show off a little bit of his physical fitness. Look at Zac and his many chiseled muscles: A shirtless Zac Efron showed off his rock hard bod while taking an early morning swim with his brother Dylan in Maui on Sunday … Next up for Zac: he stars in the big screen drama Charlie St. Cloud which hits theaters July 20, 2010.

Cristiano Ronaldo Armani Underwear Campaign 2010

2010-07-17T04:10:00.000+10:00

Eye candy for today we we have Cristiano Ronaldo Armani Underwear Shots from the 2010 Armani Underwear campaign from Madrid.

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Adrien Brody Packed on Muscle to Fight Aliens - Great man

2010-07-14T03:08:00.001+10:00

Adrien Brody talked to the L.A. Times about his 25-pound transformation to action hero for the sci-fi thriller Predators:

Adrien Brody isn't kidding himself — he knows that when people hear his name, "action hero" isn't the first description that comes to mind.

"The comment is constantly like 'skinny actor.' I'm thin. I'm not skinny at all," said Brody, 37, seeming slightly irritated as he reclined poolside at a Los Angeles hotel last month. "It's that they harp on a physical thing, because I don't think there's a question about my ability as an actor."

In the new film, Brody plays an amoral mercenary who leads a group of assassins through the inhospitable landscape of an alien planet, where they have been planted to exterminate a menacing breed of alien species.

"It's a role that a studio wouldn't necessarily have me on a list for. And I had to kind of do some convincing, that I'm capable of physical transformation. It was a very challenging thing for me to embark on. I think that fans have expectations if you're going to reboot a series like that — so there's a certain amount of risk that inspires me. It's very different from something I've done before...When I was training, I wasn't really showing off the progress, and at the end, I think I scared them because I had grown a lot and they were all pretty shocked at how I looked."

"When I was training, I wasn't really showing off the progress, and at the end, I think I scared them because I had grown a lot and they were all pretty shocked at how I looked," he said, glancing down at his body. His flannel shirt fell loosely onto his frame, and it appeared that he had since shed much of the muscle mass he gained for the film.

John Barrowman co-star's 'baby offer'

2010-07-14T02:57:00.001+10:00

John Barrowman claims one of his Desperate Housewives co-stars offered to make his dream come true - by having a baby for him.

The Torchwood star, who joined the cast in Wisteria Lane, revealed that Drea de Matteo said she would help him have his longed-for child.

John told the new edition of Heat magazine they had become close on-set after he was cast as Patrick Logan, the evil ex-boyfriend of Drea's character, Angie Bolen.

"Drea said we're like brother and sister, separated at birth and that she'd have my kids," he said.

"She's got this amazing New Jersey drawl, 'I usually don't like actors, but I like you. You want a kid? Come to me, I'll have a baby for ya'. Brilliant."

John, who begins a new series of his Tonight's The Night series on BBC One on Saturday, has spoken of his desire to be a father since tying the knot in a civil partnership with long-term partner architect Scott Gill.

In a recent interview he said: "I think I would be a good dad. Scott and I have an incredible amount to offer a child."

(UKPA) – 13 July 2010
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Killer who murdered London gay man must serve full sentence - from Pink News - all the latest gay news from the gay community - Pink News

2010-07-12T19:54:00.002+10:00

A man who attacked a south London gay couple, leaving one dead, has failed to get his jail sentence reduced. David Kilcullen, 47, of Bickley, was jailed for a minimum of 32 years in prison last December for the murder of Gerry Edwards, 59, and the attempted murder of Chris Bevan, 57. He took a knife to their Bromley home in March 2009, stabbing Mr Edwards to death and severely injuring Mr Bevan. The judge said Kilcullen had had at least an 'undercurrent of homophobic attitude'. He appealed to have the sentence reduced but the News Shopper reports this was rejected at the Court of Appeal by Mr Justice Griffith-Williams. Kilcullen pleaded not guilty to the attack, falsely claiming the pair had sexually assaulted him. But the jury heard that he had visited their home to steal, expecting Mr Edwards, who was dying of AIDS, to be alone in the house. Mr Bevan spent months in hospital recovering from a brain injury. Gay news for the Queer Australian

Well done Matt Mitcham

2008-08-24T02:55:00.001+10:00

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AUSTRALIAN Matthew Mitcham last night produced the dive of his life to win a shock gold medal in the men’s 10m platform and end host nation China’s stranglehold on the Beijing Olympic diving competition.
The 20-year-old Sydney diver produced the highest scoring dive in the history of the Olympics with his sixth and final effort to become Australia’s first male Olympic gold medallist in diving since Dick Eve in 1924.
Mitcham finished with an overall score of 537.95 to defeat Zhou (533.15), who had led the final until the final round, to grab Australia’s second diving medal of the Games.
“It’s absolutely surreal. I never thought that this would be possible,” Mitcham said.
“I wasn’t even sure of my medal chances at all. After I did my last dive and I saw I was in first, I thought, “That’s it, it’s a silver medal, I am so happy with this’ and then I won. I can’t believe it, I’m so happy.
“I had some very wise words and some very good advice before coming into the 10m competition, to just enjoy it, have fun and that’s what I thought right from the very first dive in the prelims to the very last dive in the final.

“I was definitely stressing it to myself, just enjoy the moment, there is nothing you can do to change what’s about to happen, so just enjoy it and it worked.”
The result was a major turn-around for Mitcham from his performance in the 3m springboard, in which he failed to make the final after struggling to keep his nerves under control.
“Absoultely everything I have done has been for this,” Mitcham said.
“Coming back and doing everything that I did was to win an Olympic gold medal. That was my aim when I was training every single day, twice a day, 11 sessions a week, 30 hours a week, before every single dive, it was like `I want to win Olympic gold’ and that made me try my hardest in every single training session for the last year and a half.

2008-08-01T18:17:00.000+10:00

Aquatic athletes are as revered in Australia as NFL stars are in the United States, so the news that Matthew Mitcham is gay made headlines throughout Australia. It was The Sydney Morning Herald that broke the story; in the course of profiling the diver as part of its Olympics coverage, a reporter from the paper asked Mitcham whom he lived with.

“I hadn’t planned to do it at all,” Mitcham says today. “It was just a question” — which he answered by saying he lived with his partner of two years, Lachlan — “and it went from there.”

One might think that the fuss would have bothered his fellow divers, but they’re nonchalant about his sexual orientation. “They don’t seem to mind that I’m a big homo,” says Mitcham, who trains six hours a day at the New South Wales Institute of Sport, a facility for elite athletes in 31 sports at Sydney’s Olympic Park. “I make jokes about it all the time. I haven’t made an issue of it, so they just reciprocate that attitude.” Plus, he says, because of its artistry and grace, diving is “such an easy sport to be out in — much easier than football, where you have to be rugged and strong and masculine.”

Mitcham is so focused on Beijing that he hasn’t been out with friends for more than a year and a half. And now that he’s won his ticket to China, he’ll be cheered poolside by Lachlan, courtesy of a $5,000 travel grant from Johnson & Johnson’s Athlete Family Support Program (no, there wasn’t an outcry, as you might expect in the States). His mom may be there too, thanks to some Sydney gay men and lesbians who offered to cover her expenses. “I’m very proud to be part of the gay community,” he says.

Well done Matthew! I am so pleased that in Australia Johnson and Johnson supported Matthew (without any drama) and so proud of Sydneys’ Gay and Lesbian community for sending over mum too! I am supposed to be supporting England but with my dual nationality, I will be supporting you mate.

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New gay version of the Evelyn Waugh novel Brideshead Revisited

2008-07-23T05:52:00.001+10:00

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A new gay version of the Evelyn Waugh novel Brideshead Revisited is set to open in limited release this week.
Set in England at the dawn of the Second World War, the film circles around Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode), a young middle class painter who befriends the charmingly quirky Lord Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw) during their tenure at Oxford. The writers of the film make Sebastian’s interest in Charles overtly sexual, whereas the novel left their “man-love” completely ambiguous. Nevertheless, their budding friendship is challenged once Sebastian brings Charles home to his sprawling estate at Brideshead, where Charles meets the devout Lady Marchmain (Emma Thompson), an expert in Catholic guilt, and Sebastian’s jaded sister Julia (Hayley Atwell). Drawn both to Julia and to the luxury of Brideshead, Charles’ desire to become closer to the family only distances him from Sebastian, who in Charles saw an escape from the oppressive Catholic lifestyle Lady Marchmain demands. As Charles’ decisions send Sebastian into an alcoholic tailspin, he learns just how deep Lady Marchmain’s hold over her children runs.

Brideshead Revisited, according to The Telegraph, “a new film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited will out Sebastian Flyte as a homosexual and even feature a gay kiss between him and Charles. In one controversial scene in the new £10 million film, which has its world premiere in New York on Tuesday, a love struck Sebastian attempts to kiss Charles on the mouth before his amorous advances are resisted.

The scene has been welcomed by some gay rights campaigners who have already dubbed the film ‘the most overtly’ gay Brideshead ever. But it is set to infuriate purists who insist that the relationship between the two friends has been distorted. Brideshead Revisited tells the story of Charles Ryder and his infatuation with Lord Sebastian Flyte, his aristocratic family and their ancestral home, Brideshead. The two men meet while students at Oxford and Ryder finds Flyte’s decadence and loucheness irresistible.
Although fans of the novel and the 1981 Granada television adaptation which starred Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews have debated the nature of the relationship between the two friends neither the book, which appeared in 1945, or the TV adaptation carry any overt references to homosexual feelings.”
Said screenwriter Andrew Davies: “I think it will probably upset the purists. But one thing we wanted to make clear was that Sebastian was gay and that Charles although terribly fond of him is heading in another direction sexually. Waugh had a very skilful way of skating over the sordid details so we can imagine what we like about them. This ambivalence was probably the result of his own sexual ambivalence.”
Sebastian is played by Ben Whishaw, and Charles by Matthew Goode. Below, Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews in the PBS series which transfixed viewers in 1981.

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2008-07-17T03:27:00.000+10:00

Went to see the DE Experience aka Jonathan Hellyer in his new show at the weekend. Jonathan Hellyer’s new alter ego, former porn star Livinia Slutford, lies somewhere between outstanding and outrageous, but definitely ‘out there’.

“Fabulously filthy, with a voice like an angel and the sharpest claws in the business, gorgeously couture-clad Livinia leaves good taste in tatters. X-Factor wannabes are left weeping by her astounding vocal versatility - from Aretha and Frank to Lennox and Winehouse – and, after an hour in her company, you’ll be left wrung out, begging for more.”

Livinia was really great - not as great as the RVT’s DE Experience( possibly because Johnathon had toned down his act in this new character for the Edinburgh fringe audience). Well done Jonathan - good luck in Edinburgh we love you.
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Homophobic Lillian Ladele

2008-07-12T19:46:00.001+10:00

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A marriage registrar was harassed for refusing to conduct same-sex ceremonies, a tribunal has ruled.

Lillian Ladele, who said the civil partnership ceremonies went against her Christian faith, hailed the decision as a “victory for religious liberty”.
The tribunal ruled that Miss Ladele was discriminated against on grounds of religious beliefs and was harassed.
Islington council said it was “disappointed” and was considering an appeal against the ruling.
Until December 2007 registrars in Islington effectively worked on a freelance basis and could swap with each other to avoid same-sex ceremonies14 But since then they have been under direct control of the local authority which, it is claimed, has led to far less flexibility about the registrars’ responsibilities.
Miss Ladele said she was being effectively forced to choose between her religion and her £31,000-a-year job as a result.
She said she was picked on, shunned and accused of being homophobic for refusing to carry out civil partnerships.
Miss Ladele said: “I am delighted at this decision.
“It is a victory for religious liberty, not just for myself but for others in a similar position to mine.
“Gay rights should not be used as an excuse to bully and harass people over their religious beliefs,” she said.
Councillor John Gilbert, Islington Council’s Executive Member for Human Resources, said: “We’re clearly disappointed with the result, as we consider our approach was the right one.
“We are now considering the judgment carefully in order to decide whether we should appeal.
This is a disaster for several reasons:

I’m sorry her religion prohibits her from treating all citizens as equals, but that really is her problem.
She wasn’t performing same sex marriage, in the UK we still can’t get married.
When do religious views that require discrimination stop becoming acceptable? I’m not sure a fundamental Muslim would be allowed to refuse service to a woman in the UK solely on the basis if her being a woman.
She’s not the victim although she has taken on that role very convincingly. New found gay rights in the UK are at risk from this ruling.
She whines that she was effectively being forced to choose between her job and her religion and YES she was. If her chosen religion restricts her ability to perform her job that is her own choice. Get another job.

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Josh Hartnett shirtless in the West End

2008-07-10T00:31:00.001+10:00

David an I have booked to see Josh “I have the deepest voice in the world” Harnett appearing in London’s West End in new stage version of the 1988 Oscar-winning film “Rain Man”. The show commences at the Apollo Theatre Aug 28 (prior to an official opening Sept 9th)

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Sexy Josh Hartnett will play Charlie Babbitt (originally played on screen by Tom Cruise) with British actor Adam Godley as his autistic savant older brother Raymond (originally played by Dustin Hoffman, who won the Best Actor in a Leading Role award).

Other Hollywood stars to appear on the London stage include Nicole Kidman - who caused a stir when she appeared naked in ‘The Blue Room’ - Christian Slater, who enjoyed three stints as R.P. McMurphy in ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’, and Ashlee Simpson, who wowed critics with her performance in ‘Chicago’.

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Josh’ bio goes like this:-
Hartnett was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 21, 1978. Following his high school graduation, he attended New York’s SUNY-Purchase, but his time there ended after he was offered a role on the short-lived TV series Cracker. He also did a number of TV commercials and plays, and in 1998 he got his screen break with the plum role of Jamie Lee Curtis’ son in Halloween: H20. Although the film received poor reviews, it did moderately well at the box office, and that same year Harnett’s profile further increased when he starred in The Faculty.

One of a number of films to exploit the current trend in teen horror movies, it featured Hartnett fighting off alien teachers alongside the likes of fellow up-and-comers Elijah Wood and Shawn Hatosy. Although the film didn’t do as well as expected, thanks in part to the fact that the teen horror craze was beginning to lose steam, it in no way interfered with the increasing number of opportunities available to the young actor.

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Hartnett could subsequently be seen in a number of diverse films; among his projects in 2000 alone, he played an Iago-like character in O, the teen re-telling of Othello; the son of Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton in the comedy-drama Town and Country; and the paramour of the eldest of the ill-fated Lisbon sisters in Sofia Coppola’s adaptation of The Virgin Suicides.

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2008-07-03T07:07:00.000+10:00

Marat Safin blasted past Feliciano Lopez to reach his first Wimbledon semi-final at the ninth attempt and make a mockery of his slow slide down the rankings to his current world number 75. Feliciano Lopez looks better naked though.

Marat Safin is not bad though!

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2008-07-03T06:57:00.000+10:00

Three gay rights protesters say they were punched while being forcibly removed yesterday from a conference at which rebel bishops were trying to attract recruits to a network for Anglicans who believe all same-sex relationships should be condemned.

The protest, led by Peter Tatchell, comes as the Anglican communion goes through what is possibly its greatest crisis in 450 years, with many senior clergy predicting that a split in the Church is almost inevitable.

Yesterday’s meeting, at All Souls Church, London, followed a conference in Jerusalem of Anglican bishops from around the world who are defying the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, because they believe he has failed to follow the biblical line on homosexuality.

The General Synod of the Church of England is also in danger of being split this weekend in an equally passionate dispute over whether to permit women bishops.

“We were punched and physically ejected,” Mr Tatchell said yesterday. “We were very polite. We folded up our banners and tried to walk into the conference. They did not say a word to us, they just started punching and shoving.”

After they were turned out, the protesters unfolded banners with slogans saying “Church of Hate! Stop Crucifying Queers!”, “Defend gays, fight Christian bigots” and “Anglicans Repent Your Homophobia”.
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2008-06-19T19:24:00.000+10:00

Abssssolutely Beckham, indeed!

Golden Balls David beckham has done it again! The sexy soccer stud flexes his killer abs and bulges out in a new black-and-white ad campaign for Emporio Armani Underwear, unveiled today on a giant billboard at Macy’s in San Francisco.

The new David Beckham Emporio Armani pics were shot on Malibu Beach in California by the same photography team, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, that shot his last campaign. They’ll debut in the August edition of Vanity Fair magazine, and also on www.emporioarmani.com on Monday, June 23.

Doesn’t leave much to the imagination.
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2008-06-11T17:31:00.000+10:00

Tom Cullis certainly knows how to coax out the best in a boy! In this case favourite hunk, Benjamin Godfre in his white speedos!

Go Ben go!

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2008-06-11T17:12:00.000+10:00

Ah four consecutive days of summer in London. I think its time to get some new Speedos. Inspiration from Benjamin Godfre who is certainly showing some Speedo bulge.

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2008-06-05T16:30:00.000+10:00

AfterElton.com gay mens reader’s hot 100 list vote Chris Evans as Number Eight

The handsome 26-year-young actor slipped a few spots from last year (he was riding high on plenty of shirtless Fantastic Four promotion last summer), where he played Johnny Storm, the Human Torch but that doesn’t mean he’s cooled in the least. In fact, the stunner has spent the last year picking projects that seem selected in an attempt to convince us that he’s more than a pretty face: his turn as a gruff scientist in Sunshine and as the romantic lead in The Nanny Diaries allowed him to keep his shirt on more than normal. But we won’t hold it against him.

Chris Evans had small parts on television series such as Boston Public and The Fugitive and a role in the TV series Opposite Sex before landing his first notable role as Jake Wyler in Not Another Teen Movie. The film contained a somewhat notorious spoof of the Varsity Blues movie, where (to attract the attention of a girl) Evans entered the room wearing nothing more than whipped cream and cherries covering his nipples and crotch, and a banana sticking out of his buttocks.

After filming wrapped on Not Another Teen Movie, Evans landed several more lead roles in The Perfect Score and Cellular.

Evans has approximately five projects in various stages of production, so we should be seeing a lot more of him in the year to come … and “see more of him” we certainly hope to do!
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2008-06-05T15:29:00.000+10:00

AfterElton.com gay mens reader’s hot 100 list vote Van Hansis as Number Seven

A newcomer to the Hot 100 this year, 26-year-old actor Van Hansis crashed into the top ten without mussing a single hair on his adorable head. Known to audiences worldwide for playing gay teen Luke Snyder on As the World Turns, Van holds the distinction of being one half of the first gay kiss in the history of daytime television. But those who have followed his character’s story from the beginning know that he’s more than just a sensational smooch.

A subtle actor with a great deal of nuance for his age (not to mention the ability to navigate the oft-absurd waters of soaps with impressive ease), Van grew up in a household with no television (he has called his upbringing “nearly Amish”) but is adapting to big city life and stardom like a pro.

His place at the top of the list is a testament to gay viewers’ investment in his character’s story and in his skill in connecting with his audience, and we look forward to what this role and future projects have in store for him. Wait, did we mention that he’s adorable? Yes? Okay, never mind.

When he learned that he made the list, Van said, “Yessss! I’ve never been on a hot people list before, so it’s really exciting … I’m thrilled that so many people have responded so well to Luke and Noah’s story. Thank you! I’m thrilled to be a part of [After Eltons] list.”

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2008-06-05T07:39:00.000+10:00

It is hard to separate Gale Harold from Brian Kinney, the character he played so successfully for five years on the American version of Queer as Folk. The character (and by association Harold) has always been a flashpoint with gay men. Some folks loved Queer as Folk’s Brian for his sexiness, intensity and unapologetic hedonism. Others saw the character as essentially amoral and repugnant.

Back in January, Brian Kinney actually topped our list of the most popular gay TV characters of all time, and that fact set off a firestorm of debate. Quite possibly we’ll see a similar debate about Gale Harold’s high ranking on this year’s Hot 100, but it’s worth reminding ourselves that Gale Harold is not Brian Kinney. Whether or not you were a fan of Queer as Folk, there’s no disputing that Gale Harold the actor is one sexy man. And he certainly deserves credit for taking on a prominent gay role (and seeming to relish in the portrayal) at a time when many of his acting peers were reluctant to play gay.

Harold has signed on for the next season of Desperate Housewives. Regrettably, he’ll be playing Susan’s love interest and not Andrew’s, but at least this may allow the actor to finally step out from behind the long shadow of his Queer as Folk character.
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2008-06-05T07:36:00.000+10:00

Neil Patrick Harris

It’s difficult to say exactly why 34-year-old Neil Patrick Harris vaulted all the way from #53 in last year’s poll, to #5 this year, but given the number of out actors in the top five, our readers clearly find gay men comfortable in their own skin to be very hot. And that definitely describes this former child star who made the difficult transition to adult actor with a grace and ease few others have managed. No doubt his many gay fans were also pleased when Harris and boyfriend David Burtka appeared together on the red carpet at last year’s Emmy awards, one of the rare times a high profile gay couple has made such an appearance. And the fact Harris seems to have been hitting the gym of late probably didn’t hurt his high ranking either.

Like Torchwood’s John Barrowman and Xanadu’s Cheyenne Jackson, Harris is another out actor who has no trouble finding work. From his Emmy-nominated role on CBS’ How I Met Your Mother to his hilarious performance as a warped version of himself in the Harold & Kumar movies to his frequent appearances on Live with Regis & Kelly and most recently on Million Dollar Password, Harris is a man of diverse talents and interests.

One of those interests is magic, with Harris having performed tricks on Johnny Carson, Jay Leno and most recently Ellen DeGeneres’ show. In fact, Harris sits on the Board of Directors of Hollywood’s Magic Castle. Perhaps Harris can use those magic skills to move even higher on next year’s Hot 100. As he told us when informed about making this year’s Hot 100, “I am honored to be so hot. It is one thing to think kindly of yourself, but to have that feeling validated by the readers of AfterElton.com - well, that’s just fantastical. Here’s hoping that the four men above me (pun sort of unintentional) age rapidly in the next twelve months.”
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2008-06-05T07:33:00.000+10:00

AfterElton.com gay mens reader’s hot 100 list vote Cheyenne Jackson as Number Four

While we harbor no illusions that landing in the top five of the AfterElton.com Hot 100 list can make up for his unjustly not receiving a Tony nomination for his hilarious turn as Sonny Malone in the Broadway musical Xanadu (both Ben Brantley and Christopher Isherwood of The New York Times named Jackson as the actor they believed should have been nominated), we do hope that this accolade softens the sting at least a little.

Like his Scottish counterpart John Barrowman, Cheyenne Jackson is foremost a musical entertainer. He first garnered widespread notice in 2004’s hit off-Broadway show Altar Boyz, and the following year his profile rose even higher when he originated the role of Chad in the Elvis Presley inspired musical All Shook Up. But it sky-rocketed last July when Cheyenne skated to the rescue of Xanadu by stepping into the skates of Sonny a week before the show was scheduled to debut after the original Sonny injured himself during rehearsals (Jackson was familiar with the role having played Sonny during workshops). Additionally, Jackson earned stellar reviews for his role in 2006’s United 93 where he played the openly gay Mark Bingham.

The 32-year-old Jackson is a very busy man frequently appearing in various readings of new works, singing in concerts, and making appearances on behalf of GLBT organizations including AMFAR and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. An avid dog lover, Cheyenne has also joined Bernadette Peters for her Broadway Barks campaign to help raise awareness concerning homeless animals.

Like Barrowman, Jackson is another actor with leading man looks (inherited in part from his Native American father) who chose to be out and proud when staying in the closet might have been the safer thing for his career. When we asked him last year what effect being out had on his career, Jackson said, “I think it’s been a detriment, probably just a little bit. Had I not been out and open, I think I might have gotten some movies that I screen-tested for. People may have said, ‘The dude’s gay; how are we going to market this?’ But it’s not an issue for me, because being out is very freeing.”

And might we add, sexy.

When asked about how he felt coming in at number four on our list, Cheyenne said, “Look out, Barrowman. I’m coming for you!”
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2008-06-03T20:58:00.000+10:00

AfterElton.com gay mens reader’s hot 100 list vote Luke MacFarlane as Number Three

Making the highest debut of anyone on the Hot 100 List is, 28-year-old Canadian Luke MacFarlane rocketing into the third position. The secret to his stunning success? Portraying Brothers & Sisters’ adorable Scotty Wandell, who recently “wed” his partner Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys) in television’s highest profile same-sex commitment ceremony, certainly didn’t hurt; nor did MacFarlane’s decision to come out to a Canadian newspaper last April. Throw in the fact that the frequently stubble-faced thespian is not only smoking hot, but possesses an innate sweetness that caused fans to fall hard for his portrayal of the sometimes hapless Scotty, and you have his recipe for success.

MacFarlane’s profile will likely on increase this fall when Brothers & Sisters returns to ABC and fans tune in to see what’s next for Kevin and Scotty. Additionally, in November, Canadian audiences can see MacFarlane play James Nichol in Iron Road, a TV mini-series set in 1882 about an immigrant Chinese woman who falls for the son of a railroad tycoon. The role casts as MacFarlane as the heterosexual love interest — adding yet another actor to the growing list who have proven being a gay heartthrob doesn’t mean you can’t play a straight love interest.
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2008-06-03T20:55:00.000+10:00

AfterElton.com gay mens reader’s hot 100 list vote John Barrowman as Number Two

We voted for John Barrowman as number one, but after “I’d’ do anything” I think we have seen enough of John for a while.

In the past twelve months, he has released an album, published an autobiography (co-written with his sister), starred in the second season of Torchwood, guest starred on three episodes of Doctor Who, one episode of Hotel Babylon, served as a judge on I’d Do Anything, appeared on Any Dream Will Do, and hosted the children’s program The Kids Are All Right. And those are just the highlights. Okay, some of the highlights.

Additionally, John and his partner, Scott Gill, gave gay fans everywhere an extra little thrill when they appeared together at last year’s London Pride. John actually pulled Scott up on to the stage, giving his hubby (the two entered into a civil partnership back in 2006) a kiss in front of a cheering crowd. An outspoken advocate for gay rights, John has been out professionally for years, and as his list of credits prove, his openness hasn’t held him back.

John moved from #10 on last year’s list all the way up to #2 where Jake Gyllenhaal edged him out in a photo finish. AfterElton.com asked John how he felt coming in second to the Brokeback Mountain star. With his usual cheekiness, John told us, “I’m thrilled with the results. Who wouldn’t want to come in behind Jake Gyllenhaal?”

Is it any wonder gay men love him so much?
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2008-06-03T20:51:00.000+10:00

AfterElton.com gay mens reader’s hot 100 list vote Jake Gyllenhaal as Number One

Given how little we’ve actually seen of Jake over the past twelve months – two films that grossed only $43 million between them; his very low profile since the death of friend and Brokeback Mountain co-star Heath Ledger – it truly is a testament to Gyllenhaal’s enduring appeal to gay men that he topped our list for the second straight year. (It should be noted, however, that he edged out John Barrowman by only the narrowest of margins.)

What accounts for Jake’s ongoing appeal to gay men? His doe-eyed, boy next door (yet somehow smoldering) looks certainly don’t hurt, but we suspect what really makes gay men go for him is that he doesn’t have an issue going for us. From playing gay in Brokeback to appearing at a GLAAD award show to not feeling the need to distance himself from his gay fans (remember the shout out to us done in drag on Saturday Night Live?), Jake has done as much as any actor to show straight guys there isn’t a good reason to be afraid of gay guys (or gay roles).

Jake’s upcoming projects will showcase his range and willingness to tackle a variety of roles. This December he’ll be starring in director Jim Sheridan’s drama Brothers, then in 2009 moviegoers will see him tackle the romantic comedy Nailed before playing Dastan in Prince of Persia (based on the video game of the same name). Alas, none of his roles have him playing gay again, but we are curious to see what he does with his upcoming role as Joe Namath.
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2008-05-28T01:15:00.000+10:00

Australian Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham came out to the media for the first time on Saturday, in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald. He’ll be the first openly gay athlete from Australia to compete in the Olympics:

“The gold medal hopeful’s journey has not been easy. Those close to him have seen Mitcham, 20, battle depression, retire in his teenage years after physical and emotional burn-out, then nine months later resume his sport and build himself into the champion he is today. One person who has been by his side for the entire tumultuous journey is his partner, Lachlan. ‘We can’t afford for Lachlan to go at the moment,’ Mitcham said. ‘But Johnson & Johnson offer grants to go to Beijing and I’ve nominated Lachlan as the support person I want to go.’ It’s not only Lachlan who has helped Mitcham to Beijing. His coach, Chava Sobrino, had faith in him when no one else did and resurrected his career. Former athlete Sarina Bratton cares for him like a son and fellow diver Alex Croak is a constant sounding board and his best friend. ‘That little support network has made my dream possible,’ Mitcham said. ‘It would have been impossible and I probably wouldn’t have made it without their help.’”
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2008-05-27T04:14:00.000+10:00

ABC just released pics of Kevin and Scotty’s wedding on the upcoming Very Special Episode of Brothers & Sisters, and we’ve got ‘em for ya. Last time we reported on the upcoming gay wedding finale, Luke MacFarlane hadn’t come forward yet to publicly announce that he is gay. Now it’s all the more wonderful to see these pics … oh damn, we always cry at weddings!

“Prior Commitments” - Kevin and Scotty make a commitment to be life partners, Saul finally deals with his identity in a public way, and the family discovers that William (guest starring Tom Skerritt) kept yet another painful secret from his family, on the season finale of “Brothers & Sisters,”

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2008-05-23T06:16:00.000+10:00

Here comes the bride, da da da da. And, Oh look! Here comes the other bride! It’s true, Ellen and Portia plan on making it official. Taking advantage of the new CA ruling overturning the ban on gay marriage, Ellen announced to the audience of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that she was engaged.

After a long ovation she joked, “Thank you. I’ll tell you who the lucky guy is soon.”

Celebrities are speaking out on the decision by the California Supreme Court to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Ellen Degeneres: “I’m thrilled that the California supreme court overturned the ban on gay marriage. I can’t wait to get married. We all deserve the same rights, and I believe that someday we’ll look back on this and not allowing gays to marry will seem as absurd as not allowing women to vote. P.S. I’m registered at Crate & Barrel.”

T.R. Knight: “Our ‘certain inalienable rights’ are protected today. It makes me proud to live in a country that works to correct its sins.”

Melissa Etheridge: “I feel they have made an honest woman of me. What a wonderful blessing for us and the gay community. We’re moving forward. It makes me feel happy for the whole human race that we are finally getting out of our differences and coming together and we are putting this all behind us.”

Chad Allen: “I have to say I was completely shocked at the level of emotion of my own reaction. It’s not that I didn’t care, it’s just that I didn’t know that I cared that much… I’m thinking about getting married. I am in love with my partner, deeply madly in love with him, and though I am not ready to propose yet, it is in there.”
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2008-05-23T01:30:00.000+10:00

Rising star-to-be Ben Barnes appears in The Chronicles Of Narnia. Ben played the part of Dakin in The History Boys in 2005. Here he is chatting up Orlando Wells’s Irwin (asking for a blow job I recall).
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2008-05-20T18:04:00.000+10:00

Finally, California’s supreme court ruled today that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to wed.

In a 4-3 decision that flies in the face of public opinion in the state, the court found said there was no legally justifiable reason why the state should withhold the institution of marriage because of a couple’s sexual orientation, and that domestic partnerships were not a suitable substitute.

The court rejected arguments that marriage should be preserved for heterosexual couples on the basis of tradition. Citing a 1948 case overturning a ban on interracial marriage, Chief Justice Ron George wrote in his opinion that “history alone is not invariably an appropriate guide for determining the meaning and scope of this fundamental constitutional guarantee”.

“Our state now recognizes that an individual’s capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual’s sexual orientation,” the chief justice wrote.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Republican governor of California, has twice vetoed legislation that would have granted marriage to same-sex couples, but said in a statement he respected today’s decision and “will not support an amendment to the constitution that would overturn this state supreme court ruling.”
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2008-05-20T18:00:00.000+10:00

Actor George Takei (Mr Sulu in Star Trek, later Heroes) has announced that he would be marrying his longtime lover, Brad Altman, this summer. This comes after California overturned its same-sex marriage ban.

Takei, 71, took to his official blog to announce this good news. Check out what he had to say:

“Our California dream is reality. Brad Altman and I can now marry. We are overjoyed! At long last, the barrier to full marriage rights for same-sex couples has been torn down. We are equal with all citizens of our state!

The California Supreme Court has ruled that all Californians have a fundamental right to marry the person he or she loves. Brad and I have shared our lives together for over 21 years. We’ve worked in partnership; he manages the business side of my career and I do the performing. We’ve traveled the world together from Europe to Asia to Australia. We’ve shared the good times as well as struggled through the bad. He helped me care for my ailing mother who lived with us for the last years of her life. He is my love and I can’t imagine life without him. Now, we can have the dignity, as well as all the responsibilities, of marriage. We embrace it all heartily.

With time, I know the opposition to same sex marriage, too, will be seen as an antique and discreditable part of our history. As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy remarked on same sex marriage, ‘Times can blind us to certain truths and later generations can see that laws once thought necessary and proper, in fact, serve only to oppress.’

For now, Brad and I are enjoying the delicious dilemma of deciding where, when, and how we will be married. Marriage equality took a long time, but, like fine wine, its bouquet is simply exquisite.”

Congratulations to the happy couple! Isn’t it just great that everybody can now marry the one that they love in California? California just became even better!

Fantastic Mr Sulu. I hope your gay marriage is as successful as ours.
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2008-05-17T06:39:00.000+10:00

In Australia marriage is for one man and one woman. It is not for two men or two women, unless one is no longer a man or woman. A woman born a man may marry a man, as long as he remains a man, and she keeps taking her hormones.

The only way gays may marry in Australia is by sex-change, a rather extreme declaration of love, and anything that even “mimics” marriage is likewise banned.

The federal Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, said last week his government would make 100 or so changes to tax, social security and other laws to stop discriminatory treatment of gay couples. The changes are welcome and enjoy bipartisan support. But he has scuppered civil unions.

“We don’t support a measure that mimics marriage,” he told The 7.30 Report, which sounds a lot like: “you’re not welcome in our marriage club, and don’t start one of your own.”

That notable gay-rights activist, George Bush, said in 2004: “I don’t think we should deny people rights to a civil union, a legal arrangement, if that’s what a state chooses to do.”

But the Rudd Government is doing precisely that, forcing the ACT to water down its second attempt at introducing civil partnerships, and making things tricky for its senior minister, Penny Wong.

In 2006, Wong said the Howard Government was more extreme and conservative than Bush for having the Governor-General invalidate the ACT’s first attempt. When asked this week whether her government was too, she concentrated on the 100 changes.

Meanwhile, Labor does “positively encourage” a nationally consistent system of relationship registration, an unfortunate term more often used for dogs, although there’s no proposal to microchip gay couples.

McClelland said such a system might be for more than gay couples. It might be for financially dependent carers, or good friends or two firemen who pretend to be gay to get benefits (as in last year’s Adam Sandler comedy, I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry).

This wider net is more palatable to the religious right, as the qualification moves from bonking to banking. It also increases the potential cost to taxpayers if it means Chuck and Larry, for example, qualify for the family Medicare Safety Net.

Both registration and civil unions would qualify couples for almost-equal treatment, but civil unions look like weddings. Ergo, they are bad.

The ACT Attorney-General, Simon Corbell, thought the attitude to civil unions would change with the government. In December, Kevin Rudd said this issue was for the states and territories. But Rudd’s government has since decided to mimic its predecessor, and heavied Corbell to water-down his plan. It vowed to again override the legislation if he didn’t.
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2008-05-07T05:15:00.000+10:00

I cant believe Londoners voted for Boris Johnson. He is going to be our worst night mayor.

According to pollsters Ipsos Mori, the congestion charge topped the list of reasons for dissatisfaction with Mr Livingstone. I cant help disagee with most people then. I think the congestion charge is great. The roads are now much freer of through traffic, which was causing not only congestion but the worst air quality in Western Europe.

Also safety and crime and the health service were the top priorities for improving London as a place to live. Right now as I write this there is a shooting on the Kings Road. There is a helicopter above our apartment. I cant get to the Queens Head to play Trivial Pursuit with Jacquie Dee tonight! So much for a great fight on crime Boris. I feel less safe than ever.

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2008-04-23T15:56:00.000+10:00

KEVIN Rudd has been presented with his first major challenge on gay law reform from within his own party, with ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope challenging him to allow gay and lesbian civil unions in the territory.

Mr Stanhope said the Prime Minister - a self-described social conservative - should allow the move, arguing that if Mr Rudd could demand China respect the human rights of Tibetans he should defend the rights of his own citizens at home.

It is the first time Mr Stanhope has spoken publicly about the federal Government’s intervention to see the ACT laws blocked.

The Rudd Government is in discussions with the ACT Government to remove clauses in its civil partnerships bill that would allow gay couples to hold a public ceremony marking their union.

In a speech to lawyers, Mr Stanhope said a national bill of rights could protect Australian citizens against such interventions. The Rudd Government has committed itself to an inquiry on a charter of rights, but has ruled out any model that would undermine the authority of parliament.

“I have hopes that a Prime Minister and a Government capable of advocating for the basic rights of the Tibetans will - must - comprehend the justice of formally extending each of those same basic rights to folk back home,” Mr Stanhope said.

“I have hopes that this Prime Minister … will respect the right of the component parts of our federation to legislate as they are constitutionally empowered to do and as they have received a mandate to do.”

He said legislating for civil partnerships was within the powers of the states and territories. “We know that what the ACT is attempting to do is no more than to extend to same-sex couples equality with other Canberrans, under ACT laws,” he said. “Not commonwealth laws: that would require a national bill of rights. Just ACT laws … in the community to which they contribute, and to which they belong.”

But Mr Stanhope said that unfortunately for the men and women in the ACT who desire recognition of and respect for their long-term “enduring primary relationships, efforts by the ACT Government to deliver these things have been thwarted”.

“The evidence suggests the rights of a significant number of Canberra’s men and women cannot be guaranteed by my Government, because of church disapproval,” he said. “This in a nation that has committed … to a separation of church and state.”
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