HOTTIE OF THE DAY!

Well Folks.. I hope you had a great day back after the holiday. I am off.. So hope you enjoy today's Hottie of the Day.

Meet Portuguese Model Danny Lopes.

I must admit, I have a thing for Portuguese Men!

GAY STUDENTS IN NEW ZEALAND FACE DISCRIMINATION AT THEIR PROM

Some schools in New Zealand are being allowed to bring their lover (same-sex or not) to their high school prom, however, there is a catch!! They must sign a waiver stating they are really gay in order to bring their date.. Ummm.. How 'Effed up is that??

Rainbow education officer Serafin Dillon knows of four Auckland colleges that do not allow same-gender ball partners unless pupils sign contracts stating their sexual orientation.

She would not name the schools but said their policies were discriminatory and breached the Bill of Rights.

"If this was in the workplace it would be discrimination and it would be unheard of. But because it's a school they think they can somehow get away with it."

There is some good news out of this. There will be an alternate prom for those who want to bring whoever as their date to the ball. Mum, Dad, Best Friend, Pet??

Rainbow Youth, an education service for non-heterosexual young people, is holding an alternative ball next month "where it doesn't matter who your date is or who wears a dress".

The group declined to reveal the location for fear of attacks. [SOURCE]

CANADA IMPLEMENTS FIRST GAY FRIENDLY HOTLINE TO REPORT HATE CRIMES

Brampton Ontario, has implemented the first hotline for the LGBTQ community in North America. This hotline is for those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people to call in if want to report a hate crime.

This is pretty big stuff here!

Insp. Brian Cryerman of the Peel Regional Police diversity relations unit says the initiative will make it easier for people to come forward with complaints.

Cryerman says people should still dial 911 for crimes in progress.

The recorded hotline will be monitored by diversity relations officers, and callers will be contacted within 24 hours. [SOURCE]

Being from Toronto, which is beside Brampton, I have to say I am impressed. I am actually impressed that Brampton is the one to have come out with this first. I would have thought it would have been Toronto. Oh Well, I am glad this is place and soon all provinces will follow.

MAJORITY OF AMERICANS SUPPORT GAY WORKERS

In a recent poll, the American workplace is increasingly supportive of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender workers, finding that a majority support marriage-like benefits. This is great news. Glad to see educated people are supportive of gay's rights..

The 2008 Out & Equal Workplace Survey conducted online by polling group Harris Interactive in conjunction with Out & Equal, a group dedicated to ending gay & lesbian discrimination in the workplace, and Witeck-Combs Communications finds that a majority of workers agree that performance, not sexual orientation or gender identity, should be the basis on which to judge GLBT people and most support marriage-like benefits for gays couples.

“It's encouraging that heterosexuals appear more and more committed to ending these forms of employment discrimination and to extending equal benefits to all employees,” said Out & Equal Executive Director Selisse Berry in a prepared statement.

The survey found that nearly eight out of ten (79%) heterosexual adults strongly or somewhat agree that how an employee does his or her job should be the standard for judging an employee, not their sexual orientation. And, seven out ten (71%) believe that also extends to gender identity.

Even with benefits, the workplace is becoming more lenient:

Three-quarters (75%) of heterosexuals surveyed agreed gay and lesbian employees should receive leave when they lose a spouse/partner or close family member. More than two-thirds (68%) agreed gays and lesbians should receive leave rights for medical and family emergencies. And, a majority (64%) of heterosexuals feel that gay and lesbian employees should receive untaxed health benefits under federal law. [SOURCE]

Although this is good news, the article does state that gays continue to report workplace discrimination. A majority of gay adults (65%) report they faced some sort of discrimination. Nearly half (47%) of gays and lesbians say they have overheard anti-gay comments on the job. And, more than one-third (36%) of gay adults claim they remain closeted at work.

Not Cool..

JENNIE & SHANNEN DO ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

Well Tonight is the Night where 90210 2.0 Premieres. Really Excited here, mostly bc I will be able to see some of the old cast back in action. Here is Jennie and Shannen on the upcoming cover of Entertainment Weekly. They discuss the drama from the past, the new friendship on the new set.. its juicy guys.. I Mean it.. Here is some Q&A from the article:

EW: The other day you had your first scene together in 14 years. When did you last see each other before the scene and what was it like shooting together again?

Doherty: [Laughs] Oh, God. When was it? Ten years ago? I don’t know. A long time. I can only speak for myself, but being with someone I knew made it easier for me my first day on set. At least for me there was an appreciation that we’d been through the first 90210 together and now we’re going through it again, but in such a different way be­cause we’re both adults now. The only weird thing was while we were trying to catch up everyone was watching us. Every single eyeball was on us. I don’t know what they were expecting. I was more interested in talking to her about Dancing With the Stars. I thought she did an amazing job.

Garth: There had been so much buildup. Everyone was asking me before what it was going to be like. I was like, “I don’t know. I haven’t talked to her in 10 or 15 years.” I had that tension and I started to let it get to me. Is she going to be nice? Is it going to be a bad envi­ronment? But when I saw her every­thing was fine. [To Shannen] I was go­ing to call you and tell you this—I got your number from Gabe but I never called. I felt a certain comfort too in having you there and I did not think I would feel that way. It was at some point around 2 a.m., and I felt like it’s so nice to have someone here who is a partner, someone who knew where we’d been and what it was like with the real show.

Doherty: I think when you’re 18, your per­sonalities conflict, and then you meet up 10 or 15 years later and the playing ground is totally different and you’re fine. Like Jennie said, of course there were nerves going in. But half of it was the buildup everyone else put on it. When I was driving to the set I was get­ting phone calls, and I finally turned my phone off because I thought, I have to go in there with a completely fresh attitude and start over and give everybody a chance and everybody has to give me a chance. Once I was able to turn all of that off, the first moment I saw her it was like, Okay, this is going to be good. It was like, “Hey.” Then a hug. It’s like going to a war together. You’ve already been in the trenches together. You learned so much from that first war. That second war, you know what you need to do to make the set the most peaceful environ­ment you can possibly have.

EW: Okay, but back to the fistfight: fact or fiction?

Garth: I don’t think we ever hit each other.

Doherty: We had our moments.

Garth: I just remember being outside and the boys having to try to settle us down.

Doherty: No, we never punched each other.

Garth: Scratching? I’m not going to deny that. [SOURCE]

EEEK... Anyone else Excited??

JOSH HARTNETT MAY HAVE A SEX TAPE - SWEET!!

Happy Tuesday Everyone. To start off the day I have some good news for those who have a little crush on actor Josh Hartnett. Seems like the studly actor was caught engaging in some sexual activitiy in a public library with a lady friend and was caught on a security tape. Woot Woot.

Hotel personnel watched as the 30-year-old actor and the woman hit the library in London's Soho hotel for some "hot and heavy" action.

"Josh and the girl were getting pretty hot and heavy. After stumbling in quite late, they legged it to the library and immediately closed all the curtains so that no one could see in," a spy told the Mirror.

"Unfortunately the hotel has security cameras all over the place — the library included. This means their every spit and cough was recorded, and cringing hotel workers saw all of Josh's X-rated moves.

"No one quite knew where to look and there was a very awkward silence. Josh didn't seem bothered that the library wasn't locked and anyone could just burst in. He just kind of went for it.

"After the event, someone had a quiet word in Josh's ear and he was asked to take his personal business elsewhere in future. Josh took it on the chin and didn't kick up a fuss. He's been as good as gold since." [SOURCE]

I wonder if it will be available on the internet soon... I hope it's better than Colin Farrell's sex tape. I love the dude, but man that was one blah video.

HOTTIE OF THE DAY!

Alright Everyone.. I am off for the day!! Going to see The House Bunny with my Boyfriend and enjoy the rest of the evening. Love Anna Faris. She should be hilarious in this movie.. Woot Woot

Here is model Kyle Ledeboer.

Definitely has a nice set of WashBoard Abs. Hate Him!!

Later!!

THE EVOLUTION OF RICKY MARTIN'S GAYNESS

The Evolution of Ricky's Gayness continues...

For a long time, the latin singer has always been plagued with gay rumours. I dunno why, to me he seems straight but I guess to others he looks gay?? Go Fig!

After becoming the father of twins who were conceived by artificial insemination, the rumours are now even more rampant. Here is a story that looks at his love life through out the years:

Enrique Martin Morales, better known by his stage name Ricky Martin, has long been rumoured to be gay. Martin, however, told Plus 7 Days magazine in in 2000 that he was "a normal man. I love women and sex. I am a real hot-blooded Puerto Rican, but have never been attracted by sex with a man."

Martin said in 2003 that he been dating Mexican TV host Rebeca de Alba on and off for over 14 years and was thinking about starting a family.

However, the two later parted ways. He has also been linked romantically to Daisy Fuentes, actress Lilly Melger and tennis star Gabriela Sabatini, among others.

Though Martin has blown off rumours about his sexual orientation and been consistently linked to romantic relationships with women, rumours he is gay or bisexual continue to follow him regardless.

When asked by Barbara Walters in 2005 about his sexual orientation, the Puerto Rico-born singer replied that "sexuality is something that each individual should deal with in their own way. And that’s all I have to say about that."

In addition to his career as a multi-platinum selling artist, Martin is also known for his charitable activism, including his contributions to the fight against the sexual exploitation of children.
After a sabbatical to get acquainted with his new children, Martin will reportedly return to the studio sometime next year. [SOURCE]

Well what do you guys think? It's hard to say in today's world. It seems like the media makes everyone gay and really its making it too hard to find out who is and who isn't. I guess we can leave that one still to Fame Blogger Perez Hilton!

94% TOP US COMPANIES PROTECT GAY EMPLOYEES

Good News for the working Gays in the U.S.!! Looks like the majority of the Fortune 500 companies include sexual orientation in their employment nondiscrimination policies. From a survery that was done, 471 (94.2%) of the 500 American corporations voluntarily include sexual orientation. Not bad eh? I mean it should be 100% but hey at least it's close!

"In 2003, when Equality Forum began contacting the Fortune 500 companies, 323 (64.6%) companies explicitly provided sexual orientation protection in their workplace policies," the group said in a statement.

"Equality Forum reached out to the CEOs, Human Resource Directors and all members of the Boards of Directors of the 177 (35.4%) companies without this protection."

By 2004, 405 (81%) Fortune 500 companies had extended protections.

"The Fortune 500 have overwhelmingly decided that including sexual orientation is in the best corporate interest and helps communicate corporate values to the estimated $660 billion annual domestic GLBT consumer market," stated Malcolm Lazin, Executive Director, Equality Forum. [SOURCE]

Damn Straight! We Gays Rock!

LANCE IS EXCITED TO HAVE FEMALE LACEY AS A PARTNER ON "...STARS"

Dancing With Stars Producers have come forward to talk about their first gay competitor and to tell the truth about the partnership of Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer. It seems like there was never the intention to have a male-male partnership on the show, however the pairing of couples is not random according to the producers:

Think the producers behind "Dancing with the Stars" find it easy to match up the show's celebrities with their professional partners? Think again.

"It's not random at all," Deena Katz, senior producer for the award-winning ABC reality show, told the Daily News of the pairings.

Height, personality, looks and even age were considered for this season's cast match-ups, which Katz says took about a week to hash out.

Further on in the article we see a deeper discussion about having Lance on the show. They talk about his involvement and how some people think viewers would react to having two males dancing with each other on Prime Time TV:

Which begs the question: Should openly gay contestant Lance Bass have been paired with a man?

USA Dance doesn't have explicit rules against same-sex competitive couples, Prince says - even though the pairing is not a common practice in the U.S.

"He happens to be gay, but that's not why he's on our show," Katz explained. "We're not a dating show - although sometimes it ends up that way."

Bass' manager, Cindy Owen, said the network "never had the intention" of partnering her client with a man, adding "he's very excited to have Lacey [Schwimmer] as a partner."

According to GLAAD president Neil G. Giuliano, Bass' participation in the show "presents a great opportunity for audiences to see gay people included in pop culture in a matter-of-fact kind of way."

"Could it be great to see two gay dancers paired on a show like this? Absolutely! We know that there are many competitive gay and lesbian dance pairs out there, and that might be something ABC and other networks' dance shows would want to consider including in the future."

Chuck Stewart, founder of Out Dancing Ballroom, a same-sex dancing troupe from Los Angeles, says that the show's producers can do whatever they want, but may be limited by more conservative expectations.

"Who do I think is afraid? The advertisers," he said. "I personally think if you got two hot guys together dancing, people will watch." [SOURCE]

NBC "SORTA" APOLOGIZES

AfterElton.com received an email from Gary Zenkel, President, NBC Olympics about his report about Matthew Mitcham's win and not mention anything about his partner. Here is what he had to say:

"We regret that we missed the opportunity to tell Matthew Mitcham's story. We apologize for this unintentional omission." [SOURCE]

What do you guys think? Was this a very sincere Apology? Do you think people are making more out of it than they should be??

HOTTIE OF THE DAY!

Hi Everyone. Man, Today has been a slow day for stories. I do apologize. I guess Tuesday is not a happening day.

I hope you all have a great night though. I am leaving you with

Håkon Kvæken. Nice Body!! OUCH!

AFTERELTON.COM'S FALL TV PREVIEW - GAY EDITION

I Love AfterElton.com!! It has the best Gay Entertainment info out there. Always info about gay movies, TV, Books etc. Its Insane.

Today they poster their Fall TV Preview with their votes on which show will produce the best gay material. The shows range from Desperate Housewives to The Office. Check It Out Here

LESBIAN THROWN OUT OF FED BUILDING FOR WEARING A LESBIAN SHIRT

Get this. A woman was thrown out of a Federal Building in Southern California for wearing a shirt with the word "Lesbian" on it. I love their reasoning.. "Its Offensive".. Bah Ha Ha Ha Ha.

Lapriss Gilbert says she went to the building in Van Nuys on Monday to pick up a Social Security card for her son. But before she could make it to the queue she was stopped by a security guard.
Gilbert said she was told that the t-shirt, which bore the words “Lesbian.com,” was offensive. The web site is a popular educational resource for lesbians.

Gilbert told The Contra Costa Times that the guard demanded that she leave the building or face arrest.

“As an African-American and a lesbian, I haven’t been through one day without facing some sort of discrimination…but this is just shocking,” Gilbert, 31, told the newspaper.

The guard was not a government employee but works for Paragon, a private company hired by the Department of Homeland Security.

A spokesperson for the department said the guard’s actions were “inappropriate and unacceptable” and that Paragon had been contacted.

Gilbert and her mother Tanya, who is also a lesbian and a longtime LGBT activist, say they are contacting an attorney. Gilbert told the Times that she may file a federal civil rights lawsuit.

The younger Gilbert called her mother after being escorted out of the building. The mother called police but before officers arrived another Paragon guard told Gilbert she could enter the building and escorted her to the Social Security line.

A witness contacted by The Times backs up Gilbert’s account.

“For her to be told to leave was completely unnecessary, especially considering how peaceful and quiet she was responding the the security officers,” Paul Dumont told the paper. “Nobody in that office felt her t-shirt was offensive by any means.”

In a statement to police, Dumont said the guard’s “loud, unreasonable, aggressive and angry approach to the situation almost caused chaos.” [SOURCE]

Wow, I hope this so-called gaurd gets canned.. Thats so unacceptable. Geesh!!

SOME HALLMARK STORES NOT GOING TO BE CARRYING "GAY CARDS"

Certain Hallmark shops are simply not going to be carrying "Gay" cards because.. well they are gay!!

A manager says seven Hallmark greeting card stores in the Treasure Valley will not carry the company's new same-sex marriage cards.

Cassi Jacobsen, an assistant manager for the Jordan's Hallmark store in Nampa's Karcher Mall, says the family that owns the seven area stores has decided against carrying the new line of greeting cards. She said the owners were out of town and not immediately available for comment.

Reaction to the cards has been mixed.

Idaho Family Values Alliance Executive Director Bryan Fischer sent out a press release Thursday calling for local-area Hallmark stores not to carry the cards.

But Delmar Stone of Nampa, executive director of the National Association of Social Workers Idaho Chapter, called the cards "wonderful." [SOURCE]

Well obviously these stores are promoting homophobia. I am not sure how long this will last. If Hallmark wants their stores to sell them then would it not be mandatory for them to be in all stores? I Guess we will have to wait and see.

NBC SENDS OUT HOMOPHOBIC VIEWS ON OUT OLYMPIC WINNER MATTHEW MITCHAM

Wow. Looks like we have a Homophobic Network Station on our hands. After winning his gold medal, Matthew Mitcham had an interview with him thanking his mum and partner. NBC had a clip of him winning and showed him in an interview on TV but decided to remove any mention of his partner or show the pic of him hugging his mum and bf. How Rude eh? Here is the story:

After pulling off a last minute victory against the Chinese in the 10m dive, Mr Mitcham, while hugging his mother and his partner, he told reporters: "I want to thank absolutely everyone who helped; my partner Lachlan and my mum [Vivienne] here to support me and watch me get gold, because it was so important to have those two people here with me.

"I did not think I had a chance to get the gold and to actually get that was mind-blowing! I was crying thinking I had silver. And to get gold! I was a blubbering mess."

Despite intensive coverage by NBC of other Olympic athletes' families, Mr Mitcham's partner received virtually no attention during the network's coverage.

Cyd Zeigler of Outssports said: "It's a big story. The only openly gay male athlete in Beijing pulled off one of the great upsets at the Olympics in a spectacular fashion.

"If he had had cancer, or if his parents had been killed in a car crash when he was 2, or if he had just proposed to his girlfriend, they would have mentioned it. But they never showed him hugging his boyfriend, never mentioned it. They referred to 'personal problems,' but I'm afraid they decided Matthew’s sexuality was off limits. A real shame."

The following interview with Mr Mitcham in which he appears with his mother and partner, did not feature on NBC's Olympic coverage of his historic win. [SOURCE]

HOTTIE OF THE DAY!

Its The End of a Monday.. Surprisingly Pretty Busy. BAH!

Hey at least in today's Post we got two Hotties. Here is today's Hottie of the Day.

Meet Fabio Luiz.

Love the little hair on his chest in the pic above.

Sexy!!

CANADA'S CAPITAL SHOWS ITS PRIDE!!

"O Canada!" 35000 people came out to celebrate Pride in Canada's Capital Ottawa this past weekend. Woot Woot!!

Rainbow flags of all shapes and sizes wound their way through Ottawa with the 35,000 people who turned out for Ottawa's 19th annual gay pride parade Sunday afternoon.

Thousands of spectators gathered to watch around 1,200 members of the city's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community and their supporters, some elaborately costumed and others scantily clad, march along Wellington Street to city hall as part of the final day of Capital Pride, their week-long annual community festival.

Julien Lavoie, a spokesman for Capital Pride, said the parade, which paused at the Supreme Court and the Parliament Buildings, was partly intended to send a political message.

He said those Ottawa buildings are the sites of major battles for gay and lesbian rights.

"So it's important for us to keep remembering that and celebrating those victories," he said.

"And then it also has kind of a looking-forward message, saying maybe this is not enough and maybe there's still some inequalities that gays and lesbians face."

Capital Pride closed Sunday night after a day of concerts at the Festival Plaza. [SOURCE]

Thats Brilliant. So Excited to see that many come out. I know Ottawa is not so populated as Montreal or Toronto but hey.. at least they had a good showing!!

FRIDAY'S DELAYED HOTTIE OF THE DAY!

Here is Friday's Delayed Hottie of the Day!

Meet Terron Wood,

who is with Major Model Management in New York. Wicked Body!!

ED WESTWICK SPEAKS OUT ABOUT GAY RUMOURS WITH CHASE

Looks like Ed Westwick is speaking out about those pesty rumours about him and Chase. I mean if they are not true then I can understand the frustration regarding the issue, however if it is true then.. well.. it's just plain hot!!

Ed sits down with weekend's edition of high brow Page Six Magazine:

"People think Chace is gay, and thought I was gay, that we were humping. It’s not true, but hilarious. People project their fantasies onto people. I’ve never been someone who makes it my objective to go out and pick up chicks. But I’ve met some fantastic ladies here. You know those amazing conversations where you find yourself in a café talking until 2 a.m. and never see them again." [SOURCE]

CONSERVATIVE ACTIVISTS REACT TO GAY MEDIA

Conservative activists are reacting all over the US in regards to Hallmark's "Gay" cards and Ellen's Cover on People Magazine. Groups such as Focus on the Family and American Family Association are beginning their protests. Oh My.. Watch Out Everyone (Insert Sarcasm). Jeff Bercovici from Portfolio.com discusses the following:

I was certain there would be some sort of aggressive response from the usual religious/"traditional values" groups, such as Focus on the Family and the American Family Association, to the issue, which features the marriage of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DiRossi on the cover. Just this week, after all, AFA exhorted its members to protest Hallmark's decision to start selling same-sex wedding cards. (Some 3.4 million people supposedly receive AFA's action alerts.) And People isn't exactly an obscure target -- it's the biggest media company in the world's most profitable title.

But so far, nothing. I've contacted spokespersons for Focus, AFA and the Catholic League just to make sure I'm not missing something, but none had any comment. A People spokeswoman says there hasn't been any negative reaction so far from readers or advertisers -- although that could change, since the magazine is only now going on sale in many parts of the country.

LESBIAN/BI WOMEN SHOWING OFF THEIR OLYMPIC WINNINGS!

On the topic of the Olympics, the Lesbians are doing quite well themselves. Six of the 13 out lesbian and bisexual women competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ended up winning gold, silver, or bronze medals. Not too bad eh?

Its great to see the LGBTQ do well in the Olympics. Like Matthew, it gives us visibility and to show the world we are meant to be on this planet too.

OUT GAY SWIMMER WINS OLYMPIC GOLD!

Openly Gay Australian Swimmer Matthew Mitcham had a near-perfect dive to win Olympic gold on Saturday in front of a crowd that included his partner Lachlan Fletcher, he made history. Mitcham will go down as the most significant out male Olympic athlete ever.

In a Post-Dive Interview:

“I want to thank absolutely everyone who helped; my partner Lachlan and my mom [Vivienne] here to support me and watch me get gold, because it was so important to have those two people here with me,” Mitcham said in a post-dive interview. “I didn’t think I had a chance to get the gold and to actually get that was mind-blowing. I was crying thinking I had silver and to get gold, I was a blubbering mess.” [SOURCE]

Good for him. Proud to say there is an openly gay athlete in the Olympics. To be gay is one thing but to show the world you're out and proud is another. Matthew is an inspiration for all athletes, in/out of the closet.

LANCE BASS IS GOING TO BE DANCING!!

For awhile now, there have been rumours about Mr. Bass being on Dancing With The Stars. It was never confirmed until Today. Seems like the Out Singer will be dancing one the show this fall. Will he be dancing with a male?? Not from the look of things. He has been paired up with Lacey Schwimmer from So You Think You Can Dance fame.

Here is the full list of contestants:

Lance Bass

Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito

Team USA beach volleyball player Misty May-TreanorFormer

"World's Fastest Man" Maurice Greene

Grammy-winning recording artist Toni Braxton

Kim Kardashian

Hannah Montana's Cody Linley

Oscar/Emmy winner Cloris Leachman

TV vet Ted McGinley Brooke Burke (Wild On, Rock Star)

Comedian Jeff Ross

Recently retired Super Bowl champion Warren Sapp

All My Children Emmy winner Susan Lucci

There are 13 contestants and 7 of them are men. This season also features the oldest competitor ever (Cloris Leachman) and the youngest ever (Cody Linley). Crazyness. I have to say I wanna see Susan Lucci do her thing. Love that woman!

Stars premieres on ABC September 22nd.

Happy Monday Everyone!

Well its Monday and I am well rested and full of energy from my relaxing weekend. I have to say i didn't do much at all except on an impulse with my boyfriend, we went out and picked up the new iPhone. He got the black and I got the white (see above - minus the half naked man.. ha ha ha)

I think mine is nicer but he likes the black cause its more sleek.. Hmmm.. I dunno what do you guys think?

Anyways, its Great.. I can chat on msn, facebook all the time.. Don't need WiFi for everything. I love it.

So today I will be posting quite a bit since Friday was a no show. Again so sorry. These allergies are killing me. One day I am perfect and the next I am half dead. So I will post two Hotties today.. Keep coming back during the day to get ur updates!

HOTTIE OF THE DAY!

Alright Everyone, Again i am super sorry for no postings the last 2 days. Please forgive. Been sick!!

Hope today made up for it. Some Juicy stuff like I promised. I wanted to continue to blog but I gotta get going.

I will be leaving you with HOTTIE

Danish Model Christian Jørgensen, who I came across on Queerity.com.

Definitely a HOTTIE!!

NYC HOMOPHOBIC BEATER ARRESTED

A Victim of a hate crime that took place on July 29th is hoping to see justice to the man who beat him with an unidentified object.

“We don’t like faggots on Barker Street,” the man is alleged to have told the victim, according to court documents filed by prosecutors.

The man suffered bruises and cuts to his face and head, back and stomach.

Police arrested James Champagne, 24, earlier this week night, police said.

He is charged with third-degree assault as a hate crime, a felony, and second-degree aggravated harassment, a misdemeanor.

If convicted, Champagne could face up to four years in prison. Without the hate charge, a conviction would bring as little as a slap on the wrist.

Neighbors of the victim expressed shock at the attack.

The Rev. Terry Troia, executive director of Project Hospitality and a member of the borough president’s Anti-Bias Task Force, told The Staten Island Advance that anti-gay crimes often go unreported.

“This is really a crime against all of us,” she told the paper. [SOURCE]

How bad is that? lets hope this man is charged with a Hate Crime. I mean if i was the poor victim and saw this disgusting excuse for a human being get released with a slap on the wrist, I would be LIVID..

BLACK EYED PEAS MEMBER DROPS THE G-BOMB

When TMZ Camera's asked apl.de.ap from the Black Eyed Peas what he thought about Ricky Martin and Clay Aiken becoming fathers, the Politically Incorrect Singer replied:

"That's Gay"

According to TMZ:

...literally seconds after he dropped the statement, the furious backtracking began! His assistant wanted us to "edit that part out." We didn't. [SOURCE]

Damn.. this is probably not gonna be good PR for this individual and for the group. I wonder how he will reply to this backlash? Maybe use the same line Brian McFadden used?? "I Know Someone Who Is Gay"...

GAY CARDS MADE BY HALLMARK

Awww. You probably understand sometimes the frustration when you go looking for a card for your loved one, especially if they are gay. I have gone several times to look for an anniversary card and they always have a man and woman on the cover or something of the sort about a man and a woman. Not really fair if you're gay right? Nope!

Anyways, Hallmark has decided to make some profit in this field. Good Idea!!

Hallmark has joined California and Massachusetts in recognising gay partnerships.

The popular greeting card company has been rolling out same-sex wedding cards featuring two tuxedos, overlapping hearts or intertwined flowers, with best wishes inside.

"Two hearts. One promise," one says.

The language inside the cards is neutral, with no mention of wedding or marriage, making them also suitable for a commitment ceremony.

Hallmark says the move is a response to consumer demand, not any political pressure.

"It's our goal to be as relevant as possible to as many people as we can," Hallmark spokeswoman Sarah Gronberg Kolell said. [SOURCE]


I think this is bloody brilliant. I can't wait for them to cross the border up to Canada. Next anniversary I will so get one. I love the one above, "Heterosexuals are so last year". MUHAHAHAHA.. BRILLIANT!!

BRIAN SPEAKS: IM NOT HOMOPHOBIC

After blogging about Brian McFadden explaining how only gay men wear pink, the former Westlife singer speaks on his behalf:

"To come to the conclusion that I am homophobic from these sentences is far from the truth. Some of my friends and colleagues are gay and if I was truly homophobic then I have picked the wrong industry." [SOURCE]

What do you think folks? Doesn't it sound like when a homophobe says "I don't hate gays, I have know SOMEONE who is gay"??? Hmmm Interesting

ELLEN'S WEDDING PHOTOS

People Magazine has posted a little Tease of the wedding photos of Ellen and Portia's wedding. The cover and the one pic of them walking into the distance is available on their website.

The magazine will be on newsstands this Friday.

In an exclusive interview and photos, DeGeneres, 50, and de Rossi, 35, share the most romantic moments of the night with PEOPLE.

"What can I say? I'm the luckiest girl in the world," says DeGeneres. "She's officially off the market. No one else gets her. And now she'll cook and clean for me."

...After exchanging Neil Lane rings, the couple and their guests sat down for an all-vegan menu prepared by their personal chef David Silberkleit while Sweet Lady Jane created a vegan red velvet cake for the celebration.

"The love we felt from the people surrounding us, and the love we have for each other, made this the most beautiful and emotional day," says de Rossi. "And one that we'll never forget."

NEW KIDS JORDAN KNIGHT GAY?

Hmmm.. According to Blogger Perez Hilton, One of the New Kids on The Block is going to step out of the closet. I kinda had a feeling that Jordan was gay.. Well good for him! Check out the details and his bf below:

Say hello to Harley (below). He's Jonathan's bf and he also works as a trainer at Barry's Bootcamp in Los Angeles.

The pair have been VERY open recently, going to homo central The Abbey in West Hollywood and kissing publicly over dinner at the restaurant Beso [SOURCE]

US TENNIS PROS TAKE THEIR SHIRTS OFF FOR NEW CALENDAR

Looks like the Association of Tennis Professionals are taking their tops of for a new calendar being released tomorrow. Woot Woot!!

We will be able to see Ivan Ljubicic, Fernando Verdasco, Juan Monaco, Paradorn Srichaphan, Dmitry Tursonov and Tommy Haas.

Included are some photos of these stars! There is only one problem. Looks like the US Tennis Association is not to happy with the photo shoot. They think it looks rather pornish!! Ha Ha Ha. [SOURCE]

Not bad eh? Where is Andy Roddick?? Hope he is going to be in this calendar as well. Can't get enough of him shirtless. Hot!!