High Schooler Makes Impassioned Speech for Gay Rights
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Legal Issues, Videos,
Graeme Taylor, a student at a Michigan high school (and an incredibly brave kid), recently made a speech during a school board meeting regarding his teacher Jay McDowell. Dowell was suspended when he disciplined a student who made anti-gay remarks during his class.
In his speech, Taylor refers to a “silent Holocaust” of gay people. He claims there are an “estimated 6 million” homosexuals who commit suicide every year because of the hostile environment toward gay people. (The number is wildly inflated.)
Public awareness to the plight of homosexuals has been experiencing an awakening lately, as many celebrities have stepped forward to make “It Gets Better” messages aimed at gay teens.
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Sara Gilbert: Out of the Closet
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Television, Child Stars,
During the summer press tour of the Television Critics Association (TCA), Sara Gilbert - best-known for her role as wisecracking Darlene on Roseanne - announced that she is, in fact, homosexual.
Gilbert has recently signed on to co-host and executive produce a new talk show called The Talk. Julie Chen, Leah Remini, Holly Robinson Peete, Sharon Osbourne and Marissa Jaret Winokur are also on the show – which seems to have an MSNBC meets The View vibe.
Sara explained her decision to spill the beans at TCA: “So obviously I’m going to be discussing my life more, and I felt that the first place I wanted to do it wasn’t in a CBS press release It just seemed impersonal, and I felt like I’d rather come in person and talk to you about all that stuff here.”
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The Glee, Newsweek Summit is On
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Television, Rivalries, Rumors,
The battle between Newsweek and Glee is well on its way to being resolved peacefully - and without any media back-and-forth bickering. Recently, writer Ramin Setoodeh wrote a controversial article regarding homosexual actors and actresses. In it, he named new Glee cast member Jonathan Groff and made quite a few remarks about the actor’s inability to play a straight love interest to actress Lea Michele.
Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy fired back after the article was published, demanding a boycott of the entire magazine. In a (considerably lengthy) statement to Setoodeh, and by extension the world, Murphy extended “an open invitation to Mr. Setoodeh to come to the writers room of our show, and perhaps pay a set visit. Hopefully then he can see how we take care to do a show about inclusiveness…a show that encourages all viewers no matter what their sexual orientation to go after their hopes and dreams…”
In response, Ramin Setoodeh has accepted the offer. This oughtta be good.
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Glee Creator Demands Newsweek Boycott
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Movies, Television,
UPDATE: Ramin Setoodeh, the author of the Newsweek article, will be sitting down with Murphy and the other Glee writers.
Newsweek may have recently fired the first bullet in a media war. A recent article in the mag has been labeled everything from “antiquated” (Entertainment Weekly) to “horrendous” (Kristen Chenoweth). The article deals with the hot-button topic of homosexuality, alleging both that A) homosexual actors are not convincing in straight roles; and that B) we as an audience cannot accept homosexual actors in straight roles. The Newsweek piece mentions Glee star Jonathan Groff, who is playing Lea Michele (Rachel Berry) love interest Jesse St. James, and several other openly homosexual actors and actresses.
Glee creator Ryan Murphy has come forward in the press, urging people to boycott Newsweek as a result. He says the article is “damaging, needlessly cruel and mind-blowingly bigoted.” “Would the magazine have published an article where the author makes a thesis statement that minority actors should only be allowed and encouraged to play domestics? I think not,” Murphy said in a statement. He found it “shocking” that “Newsweek went ahead and published such a blatantly homophobic article in the first place.”
“Today, I have asked GLAAD president Jarrett Barrios to stand with me and others and ask for an immediate boycott of Newsweek magazine until an apology is issued,” Murphy stated.
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Anna Paquin Reveals She’s a Bisexual
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Music, Television, Videos,
I have a feeling True Blood fans will be viewing Sookie Stackhouse a lot differently from now on.
In a new PSA for Give a Damn, a campaign that fights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality, Oscar winner Anna Paquin makes a surprise announcement: “I’m bisexual.”
The 27-year-old, who is engaged to HBO co-star Stephen Moyer, joins a list of celebrities - gay and straight - for the cause. “One hate crime is committed approximately every hour of every day in this country,” Paquin states in the clip.
Others supporting organizer Cyndi Lauper in the campaign include Elton John, Jason Mraz, Whoopi Goldberg, Clay Aiken and Wanda Sykes.
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Ricky Martin Took His Time, Gives an Answer
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, Videos, Rumors,
Better late than never, right?
Approximately ten years after asking Ricky Martin about his sexuality, Barbara Walters - and the rest of the world - finally heard him address the questions.
In a message posted today on his personal website, the “Livin’ la Vida Loca” singer - and father of twin boys Matteo and Valentino - admitted what most people had already assumed by now: Yes, he’s gay.
So what prompted the 38-year-old to open up…now? You can read his full statement after the jump.
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VIDEO: Meredith Baxer Reveals She’s a Lesbian
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Television, Videos,
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After years of playing wife and mother Elyse Keaton on Family Ties, Meredith Baxter (formerly Meredith Baxter-Birney) made a big reveal on the Today show this morning: she’s a lesbian.
The news comes following reports by the National Enquirer that the actress was recently spotted on a cruise sponsored by a lesbian travel company. Pictures of the 62-year-old and her partner of four years, Nancy Locke, were also posted on Perez Hilton yesterday.
Meredith, who has been divorced three times, said her self-discovery didn’t come until fairly recently. “I am a lesbian and it was a later-in-life recognition of that fact,” she claimed. “Some people were saying ‘Were you living a lie?’ And, you know, the truth is — not at all. This has only been like the past seven years.”
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Stop the Presses: Michael Jackson’s Sexuality Questioned
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Child Stars, Rumors,
Try not to guffaw when you hear this one. Entertainment Tonight is reporting on the “explosive new allegation” that Michael Jackson was, in fact, a homosexual. Can we be serious for a second? It’s not new news or old news, in fact it’s not really news at all, that anyone might think/claim/say/assume the King of Pop could have possibly had some homosexual leanings. I’m not saying he was or wasn’t, I’m just saying that when you’re a man who wears a lot of make-up, impregnates women through IVF and acts flamboyant as all hell, the issue’s going to come up.
A lot.
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Pete Wentz Admits to Kissing Boys
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music,
I wonder how open he plans on being after his baby is born.
In an interview with Out magazine, musician Pete Wentz has admitted to a bit of experimentation in his early years. The Fall Out Boy star says he was about 16-years-old when he first kissed man. A few other same-sex smooches followed until he was around 22. (He’s now 29.)
And while this might not be the best news Joe Simpson has heard, Ashlee’s new husband claims it was really all just a phase. “When I said that I make out with dudes, there was a slight sense of sexual rebellion in that. And I probably even made it a bigger deal than it was.”
Now if Tony Romo were to admit the same thing, then we’d have a big deal.
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Details from New Hugh Hefner Biography
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Television,
While one would expect sexy details in a profile of Hugh Hefner, the interesting thing about Steven Watts’ new book is that most of his accounts are true.
To assist with Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream, The Girls Next Door star gave the author access to personal documents. As a result, the upcoming release is - in Hugh’s words - the “most authoritative book ever written” about him.
So what should curious readers come to expect from Mr. Playboy? The tales include an attempted wife-swapping with his Playboy co-founder, a sexual encounter with sister-in-law (with his brother’s permission), a “one-time homosexual experience” and a homemade porno. And that’s all probably in just Chapter One.
Well - if that proposed biopic ever gets off the ground, Robert Downey Jr. will probably have a lot of ground to cover!
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