Now that they've tied the knot, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have finally made it - to the cover of People. The tabloid will release some exclusive shots from the lady's wedding this Friday.
It's as if Lou Dobbs is writing the website's "news" headlines. [CD]
"I thought it was awesome. I was really excited when I heard about it, and the fact that they are openly out there… they look so happy together. It's great that people are able to marry each other whether you are gay or straight." —Tila Tequila, reality show star and the reason gays are allowed to marry in California, seen here with girlfriend and Yahoo heiress Courtney Semel [Us]
"Cracks" are beginning to show in Lindsay Lohan's lesbian veneer. Anonymous busy bodies tell OK! that the actress and her gal pal Sam Ronson have been bickering and Lohan's been getting close to the cock:
The time has come! Ellen DeGeneres and lady love Portia de Rossi will reportedly tie the knot this weekend:
Conventional wisdom says that blacks will turn out in droves in California — and in every other state — to support Barack Obama come November 4th. Conventional wisdom also says that blacks are a generally homophobic lot who will vote for the anti-gay marriage resolution that will be on the ballot in the Golden State. So we can conclude that on election day, blacks will greatly contribute to the end of gay marriage in California. Right?
Wrong, says Timothy Stewart-Winter in the LA Times. Sure, we all know that blacks will be voting in record numbers this election, he writes, but do we really know that blacks are more against gay marriage than anyone else?
Almost everyone’s heard the proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Hell, Senator Hillary Clinton loves that saying so much, she used it for a book’s title - and in stump speeches! Well, if that adage proves true, then one could say it takes a nation to birth a party platform. And it may be as painful.
As we speak, operatives and politicos on both sides of the aisle are hammering out their final philosophy, the document that will guide them to November and, they hope, to the White House.
Rather than keeping the drafting internal, both party’s are trying to reach out to voters, the Republicans with a website and the Democrats with community drafting committees. These structures, set up by Barack Obama and spread across the land, give ordinary citizens a bit more say in the matter. But, as with all civil negotiations, everyone wants a piece of the political pie.
Too bad no one ever said democracy’s fair - or, if they did, had never heard of the Rolling Stones.
The New York Times finds itself embroiled in some gay drama.
Longtime copy editor Charles Cretella has been suspended for two weeks after allegedly sexually harassing a newer hire. But Cretella claims he's getting the shaft - and now he's suing:
It looks like David Paterson’s going to top the Alliance Defense Fund!
A New York state judge indicated yesterday that she will rule in the Governor’s favor after the ADF, an anti-gay group based in Arizona, filed a suit saying he acted unjustly in ordering New York to recognize out-of-state gay marriages:
Are you a homosexual person living in New York City who would like to associate with other homosexual persons who probably have fancier business cards than you? Then join, ahem, "Patrick McMullan, Peter Davis, Michael Musto, Sam Bolton, Scott and Naem, Chuck Attix, Timo Weiland, Mark Warfel, Sparrow, Juliano De Rossi, Eric Spear, Will Wikle, and Alan Rish" for their event "Angels & ____," an event that could only be made more aggravating than including a period or other unnecessary punctuation. "This is the most omfg glam gay party of each and every month," says co-co-co-co-co-host Kristian Laliberte. "So if you don't come I can only surmise you are watching a repeat of Kim Kardashian's less than stellar performance co-hosting the red carpet at the teen choice awards last night."
Finally - some closure in South Carolina’s “So Gay” advert scandal.
Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, we all now have an inside view as to what went down after the State’s tourism officials first heard of the controversial ad, which had been designed and distributed in London:
Kathy Griffin, comedian and victim of a quitting assistant, normally charges in the tens of thousands of dollars to appear at your corporate retreat or nine-year-old's birthday party.
But there is another way to attach yourself to Griffin and generate at least a fraction of the buzz that would come with actually booking her: Trying to book her, getting no response, and then launching a marketing campaign that says "We tried booking Kathy Griffin but she ignored us" when you're actually trying to get everybody mentioning the non-scandal and linking to your site.
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South African newspaper The Sunday Sun must print an apology after publishing an inflammatory article by journo Jon Qwelane.
Qwelane caused a stir earlier this month after writing that while he doesn’t approve of Robert Mugabe’s insanity, he does appreciate the Zimbabwe President’s anti-gay politics. Homo activists were not impressed and promptly organized a protest.
After hearing activist calls for media justice, press ombudsman Joe Tholoe ruled yesterday that while Qwelane didn’t necessarily incite homophobic hate, he did cross the line:
Isn't the multi-culti niche supposed to be the one bright spot in the tsunami that is media revenue? Perhaps not. Since its incorporation in December 2000, PlanetOut — operator of Gay.com, Kleptomaniac.com, and, before selling them off, RSVP Vacations and Out and The Advocate magazines — has lost a total of $99.8 million. In 2007, CEO Karen Magee was paid, in salary and bonuses, a total of $522,600 for helping the company lose only $51.2 million that year. [SF Biz Times]
Nike’s done good. The athletics company received queer jeers last week after unveiling the ad above, which many took as a slight to the gays - and, possibly, Larry Craig. Fearing a lavender backlash, Nike has now decided to yank the ads:
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