So far, Sam’s mother has been mentioned on the show, but never seen in the previous two seasons. The guest shot is also something that appears to be special to Lynch’s family. Lynch’s stepdaughter is such a huge fan of the show that during her wedding ceremony with Dr. Lara Embry, her now wife, the show was mentioned in the vows.

Lynch is currently on the show Glee as the resident villain Sue Sylvester. Lynch has appeared in many films and shows, including a guest shot on Criminal Minds playing the mother of Dr. Spencer Reid, Diana Reid. Her character in that show is schizophrenic, which can be very hard to portray on the screen.

Lynch will be appearing on iCarly on 11 September at 8pm EDT, 7pm CDT.

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In a recent episode of Futurama, Apple was the target of the show’s often sarcastic humor when they went after both Twitter and Apple via Mom’s megacorporation which includes the building of robots, delivering packages, and creating apps for a phone installed inside the eye socket. The comparison between Mom and Steve Jobs was rather spot on.

The first picture is from the press conference given by Apple to announce the release of Ping, and the second is Lady Gaga’s original page

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Yes we were; nice Jewish lesbian feminist girls and we made a book. The first one of its kind – decades ago and it is still being used in Women’s Studies classes, to this day!  And now, the Union of Orthodox Rabbis is proclaiming acceptance of gay and lesbian Jews.

Ok, so it’s the “love the sinner hate the sin” line perhaps, but for Orthodoxy to come out with a proclamation such as this one, we have something to celebrate. Something IS changing.

Gloria Greenfield was the driving force behind and in front of “Nice Jewish Girls” and with pen and her press (Persephone Press), she made sure we were a force to be seen and heard. Amazing, beautiful and unstoppable, she got us onstage to read our contributions.

We filled an auditorium somewhere in Boston, eight of us, facing a room full of beaming ‘Nice Jewish Girls’ and their non-Jewish lovers and friends. Outside the hall a group of self –proclaimed Preservers of Judaism were yelling at the women going in, and claiming our “Excommunication!”

Growing up a rare Jew in Japan; sent to Catholic missionary school, for lack of choice, I fully understand the idea of excommunication.  We also knew Jews cannot be excommunicated!

So the taunts were laughable and we laughed!

The men in the black robes soon left with little impact on the magnificence of the evening and everything we believed it stood for. Our ‘Nice Jewish girl’ faces glowed, as we read our stories aloud – all about being Nice Jewish lesbians- to our non Jewish girlfriends and their friends.

We were so validated by what we had accomplished; the book, the stories, our lives, regardless of black gowned frowns. Unstoppable, our courage and energy took up all the space. There was no place left for the men to go but back to where they came from.  Change happens. They may be singing a different tune today. Who knows?

And now the Orthodox Rabbinate have  made an important – sensational- statement; Jews must accept all Jews, as a requirement of Torah, rather than rejection as professed by the men in black those decades ago – how nice for us ‘Nice Jewish Girls’   these 2.5 decades later.

Picture:- Left to right:  front row: Evelyn Torton Beck,Adrienne Rich, Gloria Greenfield, Melanie Kaye Kantrowitz, Standing, left t o right:  Savina Teubal, Josylyn Segal, Rachel Wahba, Irena Klepfisz.

The Book can be purchased at Amazon, in a new edition -( which excludes the original pictures.)

By Rachel Wahba

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The move by Wynn Resorts comes after Waits was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, specifically marijuana, and Hilton was arrested on felony cocaine possession charges. So far, formal charges have not been filed. Some allegations have surfaced that Hilton was trying to hide the baggy of cocaine powder inside her vagina or flush it on a trip to the bathroom, but that trip to the bathroom was delayed while a female officer was called to the scene. The baggy fell out of her purse when she went for some lip balm.

The two were pulled over because they were leaving a rather wide trail of marijuana smoke behind them as they drove along. A suspected butt of a marijuana cigarette was found in the Cadillac Escalade in which the couple was stopped in front of the Wynn Las Vegas.

Hilton will be arraigned on 27 October for possession of the baggy that contained 0.8 grams of cocaine. She faces probation if convicted.

Waits was driving the car when they were pulled over, and police report that he had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol. He failed a balance and walk-and-turn field sobriety test. His attorney, Richard Schonfeld, did say that Waits passed an eye test checking on dilation of his pupils, and that he was concerned that Waits was pulled over without any indication that he was driving impaired or that he had made a traffic infraction. Blood was drawn at the time of his arrest, but results will not be released until the case goes to court. Waits was held overnight before being freed on $2,000 bail.

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Lesbians everywhere hated the theme song to the original L Word, but when spinoff The Real L Word premiered, the theme song was cute, fun, pop candy. Leaving lesbians everywhere saying, “Wait…who sings that?”

The group behind the song is Love Darling. They are an indie rock trio out of Hollywood, fronted by queer hottie Shay Magro. Also there are two other guys in the band, if you are into that, Mike Wolpe handles the bass, guitar & keys and Christian Jovanny Trujillo is on drums & percussion. The group is on their second album, the first was Pawnshop Radio ON and their newest is Sunshine Dust.

Let me tell you, Sunshine Dustis hot. In a summer full of disappointing music, Love Darling is giving the music world a piping hot injection of awesome. The band has said that their influence includes Smashing Pumpkins and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and that is evident in their music. They are hard enough to be rock and soft enough to appeal to the mainstream. Sunshine Dust delivers music that is repetitive enough to be catchy without the mindless repetition that plagues most of today’s music. The band’s lyrics are original and relatable without becoming mushy or pretentious. Shay Magro has a sultry voice with an edge. She sounds a little like Kiyomi from Hunter Valentine, but smoother and softer. If you love Hunter Valentine, you can’t miss Love Darling.

The first single is This Time, it’s a solid offering from the album and represents the band’s trademark style. A lot of the time, a band will suck you in with one song and then once you hear the rest of the album, it’s a big let down. However, those who purchase the entire album won’t be disappointed, This Time is not the best song Sunshine Dust has to offer. Other strong titles are Cadence, Close to Me, On the Line and my personal favorite, Forget This Part.  

But don’t just take my word for it, you can listen to the single, This Time, below:

LoveDarling ThisTime by AkidaMusic

Learn more about the band at http://www.lovedarlingmusic.com/ or fan them on Facebook!

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Singer/Songwriter Jewel has a new album to shill, so she went on Chelsea Lately to try and let someone who cares know. No, I don’t care about her music and chances are you haven’t cared since “Foolish Games” came out. “Why are you being so hard on, Jewel?” You are probably asking yourself. I know, I know, I never thought I would be lambasting Jewel either. I mean Jewel? Who cares!

Well, so she was blabbering about her album and about how she and her husband are backpacking around the country when she decided to tell the world that while she travels with her husband, she wears “lesbian shoes.” You know, like “ugly comfortable lesbian shoes.” Because lesbians wear ugly shoes.  Girl, don’t insult my shoes. You don’t know me. I’m assuming that Jewel isn’t referring to lesbian shoes such as these pink, peeptoe, hidden platform Christian Louboutins that I have been wearing all summer. Because those would be a bitch to travel in.

 Now THOSE are some hot lesbian shoes. Watch the clip below:

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“And now, Radio Four will explode.”

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Posted by Melanie Nathan; 08-31-10-

- A Personal Memory

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, 93, has reportedly been rushed to a hospital after being found unresponsive by her husband.

Gabor’s husband, Prince Frederic Von Anhalt, called 911 Tuesday morning, and the actress was taken from her Bel Air home to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The television and film star had just finished one of several hospital stays in recent weeks after falling at her home and breaking her hip. She said she wanted to spend her final days at home after she returned from the hospital August 17, having received her last rites from a priest.

Gabor was born in Budapest in 1917 and followed her sister Eva to Los Angeles. After her debut in the 1952 film Lovely to Look At, she appeared in We’re Not Married! with Ginger Rogers, Moulin Rouge, and Death of a Scoundrel.

She was as well known for her off-screen persona as her film and television appearances. Gabor’s husband is her ninth, and she has been married to such notables as hotel magnate Conrad Hilton. Also of note was her three days spent behind bars when she slapped a Beverly Hills police officer in 1989 and was found to be driving with an expired license. Gabor was fined $13,000 in court costs.

I personally recall an encounter with GABOR when I was seconding my Cousin as a stylist back in the 80’s in Los Angeles.  Zsa Zsa Gabor may be best remembered by most for her refusal to admit her age.  That received a lot of press – as I recall her driver’s license may not have been correct.

Well she did the same when it came to the size of her clothing – we were trying to style her for a Vogue Magazine cover. However when she could not fit into the dress that my Cousin had provided, based on the information Zsa Zsa provided herself, – she threw her bra at my cousin and fired us from the job; yelling ,  “AND my name is not ZSA ZSA – it is MS. GABOR to yooooo DAHLING!”

I wish her well and a speedy recovery.

Melanie Nathan
nathan@privatecourts.com

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According to her, “I don’t care what anyone says. I know that I’m a damn good actress.… And I know that in my past I was young and irresponsible — but that’s what growing up is. You learn from your mistakes.” She also denies abusing alcohol and drugs “If I were the alcoholic everyone says I am, then putting a [SCRAM] bracelet on would have ended me up in detox, in the emergency room.”

Lohan may have talked to Vanity Fair about her relationship with Samantha Ronson, who visited Lohan regularly in jail and rehab. Rumors have swirled that Lohan’s problems with alcohol, drugs and rebellious behavior may be linked to her incomplete identity as a lesbian.

Lohan also talked about her associations with the wrong people “So many people around me would say they cared for the wrong reasons. A lot of people were pulling from me, taking from me and not giving. I had a lot of people that were there for me for, you know, the party.”

Like many girls growing up, she looked up to many of the women in the tabloids. She says “I would look up to those girls. . .the Britneys and whatever, and I would be like, I want to be like that.”

Regarding her father, Lohan stated “I think my biggest focus for myself is learning how to continue to get through the trauma that my father has caused in my life.” She also talks about feeling heartbroken because of her sister’s attendance in court and seeing her sister crying.

Lohan has a lot on her plate including five twelve-step program meetings, two psychotherapy sessions and two behavioral therapy sessions a week. She will also be working on rebuilding her career. Her next film, Machete, comes out on Friday. So far, reviews on that have been lackluster, but not because of her acting.

“I want my career back. I want the respect that I had when I was doing great movies. And if that takes not going out to a club at night, then so be it. It’s not fun anyway.” October’s Vanity Fair goes on sale the end of this week.

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According to one source quoted by Showbiz Spy, “That’s why the first thing she asked the cops in Vegas was to use the bathroom. . .She knew it would be her only chance to hide the cocaine and avoid arrest. Paris is not as dumb as she seems. She’s one of the most clever and manipulative people one can ever meet. And she thinks quick, just like she did in Vegas. She has cat like reflexes. . .That’s what I’ve heard from a very good source, she’s a pro at it. Paris travels all over the world and parties like a rockstar. I love her but she definitely needs professional help. It’s time she looks at herself in the mirror and realizes she’s not 21 anymore.”

The source, who claims to be a friend of Hilton’s, also detailed that the socialite often stashed drugs inside her vagina using lubricated condoms in order to elude airport security. It is an old smuggler’s trick, as is coating the drugs with a particular substance and swallowing them.

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Hilton apparently asked to be allowed to go into the Wynn Las Vegas resort after her boyfriend Cy Waits, a Las Vegas nightclub mogul, failed a field sobriety test. According to Lt. Flynn, Hilton denied owning a small plastic “bindle” which contained just under a gram of cocaine powder. The “bindle” fell out of Hilton’s purse when she went to get a tube of lip balm.

Flynn wrote in his report “Hilton said she needed to put some lip balm on, and I handed her the purse from the table. She began to open it, I saw a small bindle of what I believed to be cocaine in clear plastic baggy begin to fall from the purse and into my hand.”

According to Flynn’s report “Hilton admitted the Albuterol … was hers and is prescribed to her, but the suspected cocaine was not. I asked Hilton whose cocaine it was, and she said she had not seen it but now thought it was gum.”

Hilton’s laywer, David Chesnoff, said “as previously stated, the facts of the situation will be tested in a courtroom.” The felony charge that she faces would get her only probation if convicted, but one to four years in a Nevada prison if she broke that probation. She spent less than three hours in jail before being released without bail. Waits faces only a misdemeanor for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He spent the night in jail before being released on $2,000 bail.

Waits is a managing partner of several nightclubs at Wynn’s Encore Resort and of Drai’s after hours club at Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon. Some hundred people were there snapping pictures of Hilton and the police officer.

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Editors say Qadita.net will be the first Arabic website to include a section on gay and lesbian writing, including reviews of Arab gay-oriented cinema and literature.

Two prominent Israeli-Arab literary figures yesterday launched www.Qadita.net, an Arabic-language politics and culture website they say will tackle issues widely considered taboo in the Arabic press, according to Israeli news HAARETZ.

The site’s editors are author Ala Hlehel and Anton Shalhat, a journalist and culture critic.

Hlehel said quality will be the sole determining factor for featuring items on the site. “We’ll post controversial texts that touch on social and cultural sensitivities,” he said. “The margins of freedom of the press in Arabic are shrinking under political and social tension from the whole Arab-Islamic scene, with its suffocating effect on free creation.”

Hlehel said yesterday that the site is aimed at “restoring the written word as the center of content in Arabic discourse and returning cultural texts as the focus of the Arab literary, cultural, political and societal experience.”

This will be the first Arabic website to include a section on gay and lesbian writing, he said.

“That section will be featured prominently on the home page,” he said. “It will include texts written by Arab gays and lesbians who, naturally, will publish anonymously.” He said the section would include reviews of gay-oriented cinema and literature in the Arab world and beyond.

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And the final two Emmys went to Modern Family and Mad Men.  The show Modern Family has been noted for the fact that it has a gay couple with a child.  Modern Family will even have a gay kiss sometime next seasons.  The show beat out Curb Your Enthusiasm, Glee, Nurse Jackie, The Office and 30 Rock for the Emmy.  The comedy has won rave reviews, and was expected to win instead of Glee because it is a more traditional sitcom.  So far, despite the fact that they will have a gay kiss, it does not appear that they will have any picketing from Westboro Baptist Church.

Mad Men won yet again for Best Drama beating out Breaking Bad, Dexter, The Good Wife, Lost and True Blood.  Lost was in its final season in which nothing really got answered.  True Blood, which is about vampires, has had some notice as having parallels to the LGBT community and the controversy surrounding people being out of the coffin. . .er closet.  It also stars Anna Paquin, who recently revealed that she is, indeed, bisexual.

That wraps up the coverage of the Emmys.  Our apologies for not being able to get everything up.  One disappointing note is that Sir Ian McKellen lost for his role in The Prisoner.

Archie Panjabi won for her role on The Good Wife. She was nominated against Sharon Gless of Burn Notice, Rose Byrne of Damages, Christine Baranski of The Good Wife, Christina Hendricks of Mad Men, and Elisabeth Moss also of Mad Men. For many, the loss by Hendricks was probably something of a disappointment as they would probably have loved to see the busty actress get up on stage. Panjabi is a native of London and her parents are Sikhs. This was her first nomination and win.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama

Aaron Paul won for his role in Breaking Bad. He won against Martin Short from Damages, Terry O’Quinn of Lost, Michael Emerson of Lost, John Slattery of Mad Men, and Andre Braugher of Men of a Certain Age. It was the second nomination and first win for Paul. Aaron Paul does not appear to be related to either Ron Paul nor Rand Paul.

Outsanding Lead Actress in a Drama

Kyra Sedgwick won for the Closer, a show that recently had an episode with a transwoman character played by Beau Bridges, who lost for Outstanding Guest for that role. She beat Connie Britton of Friday Night Lights, Glenn Close of Damages, Julianna Margulies of The Good Wife, Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order: SVU, and January Jones of Mad Men.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama

Bryan Cranston won for Breaking Bad. He beat out Michael C. Hall of Dexter, Kyle Chandler of Friday Night Lights, Hugh Laurie of House, Matthew Fox of Lost, and Jon Hamm of Mad Men.

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

The Daily Show won once again. The show helmed by Jon Stewart has had a strong season, including several parodies of Glenn Beck, including one where he went after Bert of Sesame Street. It beat out The Colbert Report, Real Time With Bill Maher, Saturday Night Live, and The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien. The victory came despite the drama that marked Conan O’Brien’s departure from The Tonight Show and Stephen Colbert’s trip to Iraq.

Making nerds look good and sexy, Jim Parsons of The Big Bang Theory. He was nominated against Larry David of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Matthew Morrison of Glee, Tony Shalhoub of Monk, Steve Carell of The Office, Alec Baldwin of 30 Rock. Tony Shalhoub was nominated for his role in Monk, which came to a conclusion this past year. Monk won three Emmys in the past for his role in Monk. Alec Baldwin has one two for his role on the show that often tapes just a few floors up from Keith Olbermann.

For Best Directing in a Comedy, Ryan Murphy continued the winning streak for Glee by beating out Paris Barclay, also nominated for Glee, as well as Jason Winer of Modern Family, allen Coulter of Nurse Jackie and Don Scardino of 30 Rock.

The winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy went to Eric Stonestreet of Modern Family. The actor, who wanted to be a clown when he grew up, is one half of the gay couple in the series. He nominated opposite Ty Burrell, also of Modern Family, Jon Cryer of Two and a Half Men, Chris Colfer, of Glee, and Neil Patrick Harris, of How I Met Your Mother. He was also nominated against the man who plays his boyfriend on Modern Family Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd won for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. The two wrote the pilot for Modern Family.

Unfortunately, the actress had to cut her stay short.  She flew back to American on Friday after finding out that her mother, Emma, had a stroke.  Goldberg has the support of the producers of her show who stated “the thoughts and sincere best wishes of the producers and the entire Sister Act company are with her at this difficult time.”

Goldberg has always credited her mother’s advice as to why she has been such a success.

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Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Lynch, , gay actors, actresses, writers, producers and directors have a multitude of nominations.  In the Supporting Actor in a Comedy category, half of the nominees are gay, and a fourth is nominated for playing gay.  The Advocate has done our homework in its countdown to the Emmys. ! A collective thanks in the coming out climate – mayby a few closet doors will open to reveal more..

Gay, Gay friendly, an industry comes to life- or should we say would never have been but for our brothers and sisters; as I fondly remember my own Hollywood days, with an ex- a film Editor who chose to stay quiet for fear of no jobs. The irony- the closet was shut tight not only to the hetero colleagues but queer to queer too! Ah those were the 80’s and this be the 2010’s-

Best Comedy Series

Glee and Modern Family seem to be running neck and neck for the win, according to most predictions, with Glee eking out a win. Other nominees are Nurse Jackie, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock, and The Office.

Best Drama Series

Mad Men and True Blood are both gay favorites and both nominated, and while both are deserving, Mad Men is the critical favorite. Still, some are predicting Lost will take the prize over the other nominees, including The Good Wife, Dexter, and Breaking Bad.

Best Comedy Actor

Glee’s Matthew Morrison scored a surprise nomination, but most predictions are giving this prize to The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons. Other nominees are Steve Carell for The Office, Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock, Tony Shalhoub for Monk, and Larry David for Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Best Comedy Actress

United States of Tara’s Toni Collette has won this prize before, but this year seems to be Edie Falco’s turn for the also gay-inclusive Nurse Jackie. Lea Michele of Glee will have to settle for a nod, as will Julia Louis-Dreyfus for the now-canceled New Adventures of Old Christine, Amy Poehler for Parks and Recreation, and Tina Fey for 30 Rock.

Best Supporting Actor Comedy

Packed with actors who are gay and actors who are playing gay, most predictions are handing this award to one of two nominees for Modern Family — Eric Stonestreet as deliciously over-the-top Cameron and Ty Burrell as his straitlaced brother-in-law. Glee’s Chris Colfer may be a dark horse. Other nominees are Jesse Tyler Ferguson for Modern Family, Neil Patrick Harris for How I Met Your Mother, and Jon Cryer for Two and a Half Men.

Best Supporting Comedy Actress

The best chance at a gay win goes to Jane Lynch as evil (if misunderstood) coach Sue Sylvester on Glee. Modern Family’s Julie Bowen and Sofia Vergara will give her a run for her money, but Lynch has a solid lead. Other nominees are Holland Taylor for Two and a Half Men, Jane Krakowski for 30 Rock, and Kristen Wiig for SNL.

Best Supporting Drama Actress

As bisexual private investigator Kalinda on The Good Wife, Archie Panjabi was undoubtedly the breakout star of this TV season. But she has some stiff competition from the Mad Men girls, Christina Hendricks and Elisabeth Moss. Other nominees are Christine Baranski for The Good Wife, Rose Byrne for Damages, and the dark horse, Queer as Folk’s Sharon Gless for Burn Notice.

by Melanie Nathan
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According to Las Vegas police spokesman Marcus Martin, “Officers noticed a vehicle leaving [a] smoke trail of a controlled substance [and] made a stop based on that.” Hilton and her friend must have been really lighting up the joints. Perhaps they were trying to fend off a squad of Roman soldiers trying to catch them. During the stop, they also noticed what appeared to be a drug on Hilton herself and tests later showed that it was cocaine. One has to wonder why she was covered in cocaine. Somehow it is doubtful that it was from her rolling around in a pool of money since no one outside of cartoons actually does that.

On lookers and other people gathered around the traffic stop out of curiosity. This being Las Vegas, a bit of street theater is always welcome.

According to Police Watch Commander Lieutenant Wayne Holman, Hilton was being held until morning when she would be released on her own recognizance. Hilton’s manager and publicist, so far, is being silent. The police have not released the name of the man arrested with Hilton.

This summer, Hilton was arrested after the Brazil-Netherlands World Cup match in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The charges of marijuana possession were later dropped. Some Americans might say that one needs to be high to watch soccer though there are undoubtably many Europeans who feel that is more true of baseball.

In 2007, she spent twenty-three days in jail on alcohol-related reckless driving charges.

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The dancer partnered with Cho has not been revealed, but the new dancers apparently begin learning how to move with their partners on the dance floor beginning this day. So far, all of this is speculation.

According to reports, basketball player Rick Fox, singer Michael Bolton, TV reality star Audrina Patridge, Jersey Shore hunk (of what?) The Situation, David Hasselhoff, singer Brandy, and Florence Henderson will all be competing as well. ABC will not comment until Monday with regards to who will be there.

For Bristol Palin, daughter of failed Vice-Presidential candidate and half term Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin, this is an attempt to jumpstart her career as right now she seems to be mostly famous for being the nation’s most visible single mother.

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Of course, at this point, about the only way to shock the majority of the American public is to do something which would be considered to be a legal offense. Most Americans have seen just about everything, though do not be surprised if there are some people with delicate sensibilities who will think that anything that Spears does is shocking. Though, the photo shoot might be shocking if it involves her wearing a nun’s habit and not being sexy at all.

Spears is also planning on marrying her agent and boyfriend Jason Trawick, and possibly having a double wedding with her sister Jamie Lynn Spears. “Britney was half-joking about creating a huge, over-the-top Hollywood affair at first. But when the two couples went back to her California home, the sisters couldn’t stop talking about it. They’re continuing to discuss details about the big day and are determined to ensure it is the wedding of the century.”

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As I went walking, I saw a sign there,
And on the sign there, It said “no trespassing.”
But on the other side, it didn’t say nothing!
That side was made for you and me.

In the squares of the city, In the shadow of a steeple;
By the relief office, I’d seen my people.
As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking,
Is this land made for you and me?

The song was written by Woody Guthrie because of his disdain for “God Bless America”, and after his experiences crossing the nation including seeing a lot of the horrible parts of the way that the nation treated its people.

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Lohan went into jail on 20 July, but stayed there for roughly fourteen days, and then was in rehab for less than a month.  She is now suppose to be in an intensive out patient rehab program, but some of her friends are worried that she will not be able to keep to it.  One source told People Magazine “Lindsay says she’s determine to stay sober and focus on work, [but] it’s too soon to tell what will happen.  We’ve seen these moments of ‘purity’ before, but as soon as she gets a taste of the nightlife and the drama, she usually falls back into old habits fast.”

In fact, after getting her licence reinstated, she was seen hitting the town in a rented Maserati, a Red Bull in her hand and picking up friends at 12:30 am.

Still no word if Robert Downey Jr., who went through this in his youth, will be paying her a visit any time soon.  A visit would help, but it seems unlikely.

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Of course, the person who is playing this joke is probably working off the old stereotypes not too badly showcased in the song “Real Men” by Joe Jackson. That stereotype being the overly muscled, well toned, perfectly tanned and coifed young man. Please enjoy this cover version by Tori Amos, lyric follow.

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Take your mind back – I don’t know when
Sometime when it always seemed
To be just us and them
Girls that wore pink
And boys that wore blue
Boys that always grew up better men
Than me and you

What’s a man now – what’s a man mean
Is he rough or is he rugged
Is he cultural and clean
Now it’s all change – it’s got to change more
‘Cause we think it’s getting better
But nobody’s really sure

And so it goes – go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are

See the nice boys – dancing in pairs
Golden earring golden tan
Blow-wave in the hair
Sure they’re all straight – straight as a line
All the gays are macho
Can’t you see their leather shine

You don’t want to sound dumb – don’t want to offend
So don’t call me a faggot
Not unless you are a friend
Then if you’re tall and handsome and strong
You can wear the uniform and I could play along

And so it goes – go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are

Time to get scared – time to change plan
Don’t know how to treat a lady
Don’t know how to be a man
Time to admit – what you call defeat
‘Cause there’s women running past you now
And you just drag your feet

Man makes a gun – man goes to war
Man can kill and man can drink
And man can take a whore
Kill all the blacks – kill all the reds
And if there’s war between the sexes
Then there’ll be no people left

And so it goes – go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are

Oh, and apparently there’s a couple of lesbian kisses involved in this as well.

Queue the slut shamming!

In truth, most teens lose their virginity by the time they are eighteen, and many talk about sex non-stop. As for the pot and drinking, that happens a lot too. Oh yes, and may girls to make out with other girls while they are young, especially in this day and age.

No one went after Matthew Broderick for Ferris Beuller or Tom Cruise for Risky Business or for that matter, any male star making the transition from teen heartthrob to star.

At one point, Demi Moore’s character tells Lola “You’re my daughter, and I won’t let you turn into a porn star!” According to Moore, though, Miley Cyrus “is a true professional, and she truly has a wonderful family. It really shows.”

As for the slut shaming, it has already begun. As per the source for much of this, “Good for Lola’s mom. Now why won’t Miley’s parents tell her the same thing? It doesn’t matter if it’s in film and fake. This is the image she’s presenting to her fans, and her parents should be ashamed of themselves for allowing Miley to take this kind of role. Now more than ever, Miley’s young fans that were instrumental in her rise to fame are being alienated by her adult career choices.”

Still, as Cindi Lauper said:

Oh mother dear we’re not the fortunate ones
And girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun

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Hasselbeck has also begun to show a change in her social beliefs. According to Hasselbeck “I think there are a lot of, maybe, conservatives out there who are talking about gay marriage and not necessarily with someone who wants to have gay marriage or has been in a gay marriage. You know, I had Melissa Etheridge over, we had dinner, we talked for hours about gay marriage, and I would really challenge people: Get out there. Instead of just talking about it and hating on it, actually talk to someone who’s loved someone else and have the conversation about what can be done.”

Hasselbeck also revealed recently that she has become uncertain about the issue of abortion. She said “I am a person that does believe that life begins at conception, but I also don’t believe that the government should tell women what to do with their bodies.” In this, she would mirror many Americans who believe that abortion should be legal, but would not have an abortion themselves.

It has been said that the more people know lesbians and gays, the more they are supportive of LGBT rights.

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Roadside Attractions has taken on the distribution of the film, but the movie that premiered at Sundance ‘09 has had a troubled history already with about four or five different release dates.  Now, the distributors of Winter’s Bone, Good Hair, and The Cove, are setting their sights on 3 December to release this gay romcom.

The film will probably be up against many of next year’s Oscar fair as well as coming out at a time when many movie theaters will be showing films which are less likely to pull in the crowds ahead of the Christmas film rush.

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Jolie and Pitt are raising six children together, three of them their biological children.  Previously, Jolie was married to Billy Bob Thornton and Jonny Lee Miller.

Regarding her and Pitt’s relationship, she stated “We push each other to be better, even if it’s just a better bike rider or a better pilot.  We’re constantly in competition.”  Regarding flying “There is nothing freer than flying and looking down on the world. It’s the only place I am totally alone. I learned to fly in England and have had my pilot’s license for a few years – Brad flies, too.”

Jolie has plans to write and direct her own film in the near future.  The couple has been in the tabloids repeatedly since the two became a couple, often with people going after Jolie for ‘stealing’ Pitt away from Jennifer Anniston.  Speculation has endured regarding Anniston’s sexuality, however.  Jolie has admitted to being bisexual and having had at least one girlfriend.

One of Jolie’s earliest roles was in the video for the Meat Loaf song “Rock ‘n’ Roll Dreams Come Through”.

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Since then, One Iowa and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) have urged Clear Channel to correct the ‘misinformation.’ Clear Channel, which has had its own problems with the LGBT Community in the past, sent out remarks regarding what Mickelson stated. They stated that Mickelson “confused strong opinion with medical fact, and contained factual errors regarding HIV/AIDS, it’s spread and current efforts to inform the public about this disease.” Apparently, people are going to go on assuming that Mickelson was just being dense and did not understand the current research on HIV/AIDS.

Carolyn Jenison, the Executive Director of One Iowa, stated “Jan Mickelson’s comments on HIV/AIDS are reprehensible. Stigma and discrimination surrounding the discussion of this epidemic are barriers to prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Clear Channel did the appropriate thing in responding to and correcting this misinformation.”

Cindi Creager, GLAAD Director of National News stated “We thank Clear Channel for addressing this issue in an on air clarification, to ensure that WHO-AM’s millions of listeners will have the facts about HIV/AIDS, and dismiss the highly offensive, anti-gay and misinformed statements made my Jan Mickelson last week. We’ll continue to pay close attention to future broadcasts, and Mickelson’s defamation will not go unchallenged.”

In truth, the comments are far from out of character and far from ‘factual errors’ given that Mickelson has a long history of anti-LGBT commentary. The day before he made those remarks, he had a heated argument on air with openly gay GOP presidential prospect Fred Karger.

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In an open letter to Hasselbeck, Peter LaBarbera attacked her saying that she had abandoned her conservative and Christian principles. He also stated “caving on same-sex marriage only hurts your credibility.” Of course, he went on to perpetuate the whole idea that someone can be ‘ex-gay’ by stating “there are many ex-gay men and former lesbians who have overcome homosexuality in their lives.” Unfortunately, neither he nor anyone else associated with the ex-gay movement has ever been able to provide more than a few individuals who have ‘overcome homosexuality’ long term. In fact, there are far more ex-ex-gay men than there are ex-gay men.

The Souther Poverty Law Center labeled AFTAH as a hate group earlier this year on grounds that it spread discredited and slanderous propaganda, including conversion therapy, aka ‘the ex-gay movement.’

AFTAH and the American Family Association have both gone after Ann Coulter and Glenn Beck for their support of LGBT issues. Recently, Coulter agreed to speak before GOProud, and Glenn Beck stated that same-sex marriage was not an issue because he thinks “we have bigger fish to fry.”

Some younger Conservatives may be finally realizing that they have to start supporting the LGBT Community, but as evidenced by a large swath of the Tea Party movement, not all Conservatives, young or old, are starting to warm to LGBT issues.

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Regarding her family’s reaction “We’re working on it… They love me… I know without a doubt, my family, they love me. And you know, we’re working on it. Keep praying for us.”

As Cher put it when Chaz Bono, then Chastity Bono, came out, her reaction was primal. Still, hopefully things will work out for Sykes in the end and her family will accept her for who she is and not for the stereotype that they want her to be.

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Portman has admitted to being uncomfortable and even terrified of kissing Kunis in large part for the concerns that the lesbian sex scene within the story would end up being, as it has, picked up and fed into the sensationalism that can mark the buzz around a movie.

She has stated “I was terrified.  At the moment I lived in a state of inner terror.”  She has done nude scenes in the past.  According to her, “Nudity is something absolutely natural and I’m not prudish — but in a film it can be distracting.  Doing Black Swan I couldn’t say no. The project is a huge opportunity for me to show a new me. I can’t always play the nice mothers. My other problem is that single pictures are being taken out of context and put on the internet.”

Portman has her degree in psychology from Harvard College, which she received while shooting the Star Wars prequels.  She has also starred in a wide range of movies had spent more time in front of the cameras at that point than George Lucas had spent directing.  Kunis, for her part, is probably most famous for her role as Meg on Family Guy, though she too has done a wide range of films over the years.

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Recently, Coulter was ‘fired’ from WND’s “Taking Back America” conference, which Farah seems to want to keep just for bigots only, because she decided to take a speaking fee from GOProud, which is a Republican and Conservative LGBT group much maligned by many of the people on the Left and the Right, and certainly by many people after they compared Coulter to Judy Garland. Farah pulled her speaking engagement because he was concerned about her appearing at GOProud’s HomoCon 2010 (not to be confused with the furry gathering AnthroCon) because he felt that she was supporting the idea that “sodomy is just an alternate lifestyle.” You know, like. . .what IS an alternate lifestyle anyway?

Coulter fired back calling Farah a ‘swine’ and a ‘publicity whore’ and WND ‘fake Christians’.

Appearing on Sirius’ gay themed channel, OutQ, Farah stated “This is my beef with conservatism: it’s always losing ground. That’s why I don’t consider myself a conservative.” One has to wonder what he does consider himself, a blancmange, perhaps, or a coatrack, or perhaps a programable toaster oven? He certainly comes off as being from the Paleolithic era.

Then he had to defend his appearance on a gay hosted and LGBT themed radio channel, and in this email, he went on to say “Talking to homosexuals and engaging them on the issues of the day is one thing. Accepting paid speaking assignments from homosexual activist lobbying groups promoting same-sex marriage, open homosexuality in the U.S. military ranks and hate crimes legislation is quite different…I [do not] believe GOProud has a conservative agenda at all on taxes, health care and the role of government. GOProud is, as its chairman has stated, 100 percent about the promotion of a radical, anti-American, anti-freedom homosexual agenda.”

Well, anti-freedom. Talk about your nice rationales. Thus, the United States must restrict the freedoms of its lesbian, gay and transgender citizens in order to make sure that other citizens still have the right to beat, rape, torture, murder, verbally assault, destroy the property of people who are lesbian, gay or transgender. If one were to say that the United States must restrict the freedoms of Blacks, Jews, Hispanics or any other group for that reasoning, they would be thought of as racist and antisemitic. Of course, men like Farah tend to be racist, homophobic and antisemitic at the same time. They just prefer to hide the other prejudices.

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Her release from the rehab program at Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center came after she spent fourteen days in jail for violating her probation stemming from a 2007 drug case.

Lohan is 24 years old, and only about three years away from the fabled 27 Club, a listing of musicians who have died at the age of 27. The list includes Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Kurt Kobain.

The following song by 22 year old artist Emilie Autumn kept getting stuck in my head whenever I read stories about Lohan. I am not sure why. Lyrics follow, though they are also in the embedded video.

Thank God I’m pretty
The occasional free drink I never asked for
The occasional admission to a seedy little bar
Invitation to a stranger’s car
I’m blessed
With the ability to rend a grown man tongue-tied
Which only means that when it’s dark outside
I have to run and hide can’t look behind me
Thank God I’m pretty

Thank God I’m pretty
Every skill I ever have will be in question
Every ill that I must suffer merely brought on by myself
Though the cops would come for someone else
I’m blessed
I’m truly privilaged to look this good without clothes on
Which only means that when I sing you’re jerking off
And when I’m gone you won’t remember
Thank God I’m pretty

Thank you God
Oh, lord
Thank you God
Oh, oh and when a gaggle of faces appears around me
It’s lucky I hate to be taken seriously
I think my ego would fall right through the cracks in the floor
If I couldn’t count on men to slap my ass anymore
I know my destiny’s such, that I’m all stocking and curl
So everybody thinks that I’m a fucking suicide girl

Thank you God
For the occasional champagne I never asked for
The occasional admission to a seedy little bar
Invitation to a stranger’s car
I’m blessed
With the ability to rend a grown man tongue-tied
Which only means that when it’s dark outside
I have to run and hide can’t look behind me
Thank God I’m pretty

Thank God
Thank God
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you God!

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The judge needs to investigate certain legal matters which stem from a 2007 conviction and to investigate whether or not prescription sedative may have had on Michael’s behavior. He was warned that he could face jail time.

In 2008, Michael was arrested after being caught in a public toilet while possessing crack cocaine and marijuana. He has said that he has cut down on the marijuana recently, going from smoking 25 cannabis laden cigarettes to seven or eight.

Michael is in a long term relationship with art dealer Kenny Goss. He has also lashed out in frustration over people judging him for his drug use and penchant for casual sex. He has said “People want to see me as tragic with all the cottaging and drug-taking. I don’t see them as weaknesses any more. It’s just who I am. I’ve done different things at different times that I shouldn’t have done, once or twice, you know. Of course, nobody wants to regularly smoke crack.”

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Stonestreet asserts that it will be the fourth episode when the two kiss. He stated “It’s a sweet moment for our show, not just a sweet moment for Mitch and Cam.”

Ferguson joked, though, about the possibility of his winning an Emmy and where it will go “I just bought a new house and there’s no space for anything so I think it would have to go in a box for a while, or a door stop. I think that would be awesome. In the freezer maybe.”

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On the second day of filming, Spears wore a white trouser suit similar to the outfit worn by Madonna for the promotion of their collaborative song. Heather Morris, who plays Glee member Brittany, played Britney Spears’ role in the re-imagined video.

On the first day on the set, Spears tweeted to her followers “Glee. About to do my first shot of the day for Glee tweeties! Here we goooo!” and “What’s up GLEEKS? Having so much fun on set!! Can’t wait for you guys to see the episode!”

Apparently TV boss Ryan Murphy was pleased with Spears’ performance and he is already making plans to have her back on the show soon. He stated “Probably, yeah… probably… Britney came this week and shot, and I got to hang out with Britney. She was sweet, she was great.”

The episode featuring Spears will debut on 28 September.

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LikeZEBRA has announced a contest for those who are a fan of Margaret Cho.  The contest began on 23 August, and the prise is a signed copy of Cho’s new album given to a member of the likeZEBRA.com website.  The site specializes in unsigned and independent artists.  Her new comedy album, Cho Dependent, hit record stores on 24 August, and features musicians such as Andrew Bird, Tegan and Sara, and Fiona Apple.

Those who are interested in winning a signed CD need to become a fan of Margaret Cho on likeZEBRA.com via her profile at http://www.likezebra.com/margaretcho.  The winner will be chosen randomly at the end of the week.

According to likeZEBRA A&R director Jon Taggart “I am pleased to see that such a well-known entertainer recognizes the benefits of independent outreach.  We’re happy to share Margaret Cho’s comedy music with fans and hope this inspires more humorous musicians to create accounts on the site.”

According to their press release, “likeZEBRA exists as a launching pad for independent and unsigned artists.  By providing musicians with the tools they need to pursue their passions in the music industry, the website equips artists to successfully reach out to fans of independent music.  Originally launched in 2009, likeZEBRA.com recently underwent a large-scale optimization in response to the high volume of musicians and fans utilizing the site.”

Over all, the reason why Glee might not do as well as some would hope is that the Emmy voters tend to be older and more Conservative than the mainline audience that the high school comedy is aiming for.

Glee is still considered the leading contender for best comedy, and actress Jane Lynch, who recently married her long time girlfriend, is seen as more than likely to win best supporting actress for her role as the scheming cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester.  The show, though, faces tough competition from the more traditional sitcom Modern Family, well, traditional in terms of format as Modern Family does involve a gay couple.  It also faces off against three time Emmy winner 30 Rock.

O’Neil stated “If you ask most American TV lovers, they think ‘Glee’ is going to win; if you ask most Hollywood insiders they would say ‘Modern Family’; but if you ask Emmy historians they would probably say ‘30 Rock’ has the edge. It’s a fascinating match-up.”  Modern Family has already one three technical awards in the Emmys, and Glee won two.

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The tome’s full title is Being Gay is Disgusting, God Likes the Smell of Burning Fat.”  According to Falzon  “Having investigated religion and the religious for many years.  Nowadays my primary beef is that nobody seems to have read the book that they claim is their guide to life and the afterlife. I find this wilful ignorance of one’s own faith to be incomprehensible. The Bible’s a hard read, though, so I’ve taken it upon myself to make it more readable and entertaining, and this first instalment is the five books of Moses.”

Regarding backlash, Falzon said “I expect a lot! But I only expect it from people who haven’t read ‘Being Gay is Disgusting’ and probably never will. From the exposure I’ve had so far in non-religious, religious, straight and gay circles, I have had overwhelming support – people do seem to get the joke, particularly about why I’ve used that title.”

Regarding the title of the book, Falzon stated “There are laws passed all over the world restricting the rights of gays,” he says. “The UK’s Section 28 was only repealed in 2003, California’s Proposition 8 is brand new, and even in Australia, gay sex was illegal until 1994! The source of these and other laws and bigotry against gays is rooted firmly in the Bible, as if anti-homosexual rules are written on every page. But in fact, in the whole 1,500-page King James Bible, homosexuality is mentioned all of six times. By contrast, UNICORNS are mentioned nine times – 50% more often. Clearly, gay people weren’t a huge priority for Yahweh. But the way Christian groups carry on, the Bible might as well be called ‘Being Gay is Disgusting’ because the only laws passed nowadays that have anything to do with the Bible are about restricting the rights of the LGBT community. It’s bullshit. So my book is part-parody and part-protest.”

According to Falzon, his writing style is reminiscent of Douglas Adams, best known for his Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy Series,  “My writing style has been greatly influenced by the whole Adams family: Douglas and Scott.”

The book is designed to take people out of their comfort zone, and it is targeted to believers and unbelievers equally.  According to Falzon “Look, if you’re an atheist and say the bible is untrue, then you should read it so you know what you’re talking about. If you say the Bible is true, then you’d REALLY better read it, because you’re supposed to be following it!”

The book is available from Amazon.com, or from his own website as an autographed hard-cover.

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Film Showing and Reception Set for Sept. 14, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO-  Twenty-five years after its premier, the groundbreaking documentary “Choosing Children”—the first film to explore and chronicle the journey taken by lesbians and gay men to become parents after they came out—will return to the silver screen at the Herbst Theater on Sept. 14 to celebrate its 25^th anniversary.

The landmark film, produced by two Bay Area filmmakers, Academy Award winner Debra Chasnoff and Kim Klausner, was released in 1985, introducing viewers to the first generation of lesbians and gay men who chose to become parents after coming out, and contributed to an expanded definition of family that has since opened the doors for millions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to become parents. “Before the early 1980s, it was just assumed that if you came out, you gave up the chance and the right to be a parent,” says Chasnoff. “But a small number of brave lesbians and gay men began to challenge that belief. With “Choosing Children” we wanted to share their stories with the world and inspire others that they, too, could redefine family for themselves.”

Chasnoff and Klausner conducted a nationwide search for lesbian-headed families that were navigating what was then a very new legal, political, and social terrain. Ultimately, they found six families who reflected some of the racial and ethnic diversity of our vibrant communities, and who had “chosen children” in different ways. Their stories provide an intimate look at the challenges and joys faced by this early generation of lesbian and gay parents in their quests to build their families—stories that are still fascinating and relevant today.

“Without the pioneering generation that we were able to capture in “Choosing Children,” none of us would have the rights or opportunities for creating families that we have today,” Klausner says. “It is almost beyond comprehension how much the political and social landscape has changed since we made the film.”

The film poignantly captures some of the important history that has contributed to today’s LGBT family rights victories, including the recent Proposition 8 decision by Judge Vaughn Walker here in California. It is partly why so many community groups are cosponsoring this evening celebration for LGBT families, our allies, prospective parents and others.

One of the arenas where the most significant advances have been made is the legal system.

“The legal advances we have made for our families are nothing short of breathtaking,” says National Center for Lesbian Rights Executive Director Kate Kendell. “These gains are largely due to this early generation of lesbians and gay parents, who charted a previously unseen path in order to become parents and raise children, becoming role models for LGBT people everywhere.”

Many Bay Area organizations are joining together for this community-wide screening and celebration to mark the 25th anniversary of Choosing Children, celebrate all the wonderful children LGBT people are now parenting, and raise funds to permanently preserve this historical gem on DVD. The restored 35 mm film print, courtesy of the OUTFEST Legacy Project and the UCLA Film Archive, was a huge hit at last summer’s Los Angeles Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.

If you’ve never seen Choosing Children, here’s your chance to soak up a delightful piece of our cultural history. If you are planning on having children, you will be inspired by the courageous pioneers in the film who figured out how to bring kids into their lives, co-parent with a same-sex partner, and handle concerns from relatives and schools. If you saw the film “back in the day,” this will be a trip down memory lane (including a rarely heard song by Holly Near) and a special moment to marvel at how much progress we’ve made.

The 25^th Anniversary Screening and Reception includes a viewing, and remarks by Chasnoff, Klausner, and the Honorable Donna Hitchens, founder of the National Center for Lesbian Rights who is featured in the film, and dessert reception The event is presented by the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Groundspark, COLAGE, Frameline, Equality California, Our Family Coalition, and PFLAG to celebrate the advances our movement has made in family law and society, and to raise funds to permanently preserve this historical film on DVD.

TICKET and EVENT INFORMATION

“Choosing Children” 25^th Anniversary Screening and Reception

What: “Choosing Children” 25^th anniversary celebration to raise funds to permanently preserve this historical film on DVD
When: 6:30 p.m. on September 14, 2010 (Program begins at 7 p.m.)
Where: Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA
Cost: $25 (regular admission); $10 (student admission)

Learn more and order tickets

By Melanie Nathan
nathan@privatecourts.com

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NBC may have allowed same-sex couples to apply for the “Modern Love” wedding contest, but that does not mean that any of those couples were going to make it to the final round.  The four finalists were revealed on this morning’s Today Show, and none of them are same-sex couples.  The show actually extended the contest deadline and called for same-sex couples to apply after facing pressure from GLAAD over their decision to exclude lesbians and gays from the contest.

The winners of the contest will be married on-air on 6 October.  What the entire process regarding them being chose has not been fully explained, but it is likely that the same-sex couples were not excluded based upon their sexual orientation.  The likelihood is that, given the short announcement time, that there were not many lesbian and gay couples who signed up.

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She has since posted a video link on her Twitter account to thank her fans for making her the most popular person on the site. She wrote “Hello world. This is Lady GaGa, queen of Twitter. I wanted to thank all my beautiful little monsters for following me. Thank you for beginning my reign as Twitter queen. I vow to always tweet and tweet again.”

The twenty-four year old singer is currently on tour in support of her Monster Ball album. She apparently picks up some 171,000 new followers every week; however, the fastest growing star appears to be Justin Bieber, who is amassing some 200,000 followers a week.

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Miller was out in Manchester to see his father, the comic Vince Miller, perform. The two thugs threw punches at him, but according to his Twitter page “I was attacked by a couple of lads tonight but escaped unharmed I just don’t want people worrying.” After some 12,000 followers responded, he updated that it was related to the series.

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According to Donovan at the Breakthrough of the Year Awards, “It was cool when they came to me with it, I was honored, flattered that they thought I could take on something like this and handle it in the way it is being written and what we shot so far is done very, very smart, very intelligent. It’s really going to deal with his inner turmoil, the battle, and the struggles for self acceptance that I don’t think gets addressed enough.”

The show set in the 90210 zip code (basically part of California) is about teenagers growing up. The show is essentially a teenage set soap opera.

The character’s coming out also comes as Donovan goes from being having a recurring role on the show to being a staple on the show.

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Shannon has, however, threatened to sue Pratt if he sells the tape or it ever gets released.

While billed as being a lesbian sex tape, one has to wonder if that classification is accurate when stretched to include someone who is more of a cyborg or a fembot than human. Maybe it should be dubbed a ‘robosexual’ sex tape.

Maybe it should remain lost somewhere where the sun doesn’t shine along with the rest of the tapes.

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The actress, who was born in British India, was diagnosed at having manic depression in her twenties. When she was fifteen, she lived in Paris where her mother had to come and rescue her. She was notorious for wearing Chnel fashions and having a gaggle of older admirers.

Porter knew the actress back in the 1960’s, and Moseley was Lawrence Olivier’s personal assistant. Leigh and Olivier had a long standing affair that Olivier’s lesbian wife, Jill Esmond, tolerated. According to the authors “They were both beautiful and both wanted more. And Vivien loved to torture Olivier with her affairs, especially after she grew more mentally ill, depressed and manic.”

Isabel James may have been the first of Leigh’s female lovers. According to the authors, and based on letters and interviews, James and Leigh had a three month affair in 1938. Leigh had at least two other lesbian affairs as well as numerous affairs with men from Marlon Brando to Rex Harrison.

The more shocking aspect of the biography is her trips to Scotty’s Garage, which was a brothel masquerading as a petrol station. It had one petrol pump and up to twenty two male attendants. “In the 1940s the world’s most recognisable star would drive down to Scotty’s with her friend, George Cukor, the initial director of Gone with the Wind, and they would both pick out young men for the night. They would pay the men with gifts such as cigarette cases, jewels or even stocks and bonds. She depended on the professional discretion of men not to boast they had just serviced Scarlett O’Hara,” according to one source. Scotty’s Garage closed in 1960. That same source stated “Today she would be diagnosed as bipolar and there are drugs that would help, but in those days people did not know how to deal with a star who tore off all her clothes and ran out of her house.”

The book is to be published in the US later this year.

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Of course, the fact that she looks incredibly sexy in one of those ‘butchy’ outfits seems to get lost on her.  Some women can look sexy in a potato sack.  One does have to point out that wearing leather outfits and cowboy hats is certainly not ‘femme’ either.

The thirty-two year old did lay down one condition for her new role, and that is she refused to expose her breasts on camera.  “That was one of my first conditions before we even started, ‘I’m not taking this off and you’re still interested [director] Robert [Rodriguez] , you can pay me’ — I’m joking.  But I understand why some did. I think it’s that some people have that Cleopatra appeal, some people have that warrior appeal, and some people have the mother appeal – whatever your power is as a woman, go for it! Run with it!” she said.

Of course, some women just chew up the scenery without the need to expose anything more than their face and hands.

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