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This just in from Reuters:

Bishop Under Police Guard After Gay Comment

Yeah, because you know how violent those crazy queers get, riots and everything. Thug life! Okay, you got me on Stonewall (but Judy Garland died, fer chrissakes).

"ROME: The head of Italy's bishops conference was under police guard after someone spray painted 'shame' on the doors of his cathedral over his comparison of gay rights to incest and pedophilia.

"A police spokeswoman said Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco was being accompanied by an escort after graffiti reading 'Shame on You Bagnasco' appeared at the San Lorenzo Cathedral in the northern city of Genoa on Monday."

Holy cats. "Shame on you"?? Next those militant homos will be chalking the sidewalk asking him where he got that fabulous robe. Somebody call out the OVRA! Read More | Comment »

Who knew (other than the hundreds of thousands who have attended over the last 17 years) that the Dinah Shore, the annual Palm Springs lesbian blowout that happened this past weekend was so ... so ... Girls Gone Wild?



(See first video below...)



And, please, do not read that as a prudish comment. I mean that in a "Watch out! White girls dancing!" way. Really. This clip, a mere snippet of an actual DVD (imagined target audience: "Look, there's Pam and she's grinding!!!"), makes me think the event might be better served in Alaska as a sidebar to the Iditarod. (Think: Parkas -- and how much better that dancing would look under them.)

Now to cleanse, we present an altogether different Dinah Shore. Dinah Shore herself with Iggy Pop. (She calls him "Jimmy" -- "James" is his given name -- and is so freaking cute and maternal that I just want to hug them both.)

"They call him Mr. Pop."




And yes, that is Mr. David Bowie on keys and (sometimes Austinite) Mr. Hunt Sales on drums. And of course, who (who lived through it the first time) could forget Bowie's own appearances on the gracious Southern Belle's shows?



Bowie's time with Dinah is formative TV time for me. I clearly remember watching one of these interviews one afternoon in the mid-Seventies with one of my best buds and her mom and getting into a rather forward-thinking discussion about bisexuality -- forward-thinking for the time and considering two of us were teens. (Not that it matters, but in hindsight, I think the discussion foreshadowed a bit about all three of us to some degree.)

I'd forgotten about this Lisa Robinson piece about the Bowie/Dinah taping in Hit Parader magazine; it provides an interesting view from that era (from the second paragraph until about the 23rd).

I adore Dinah, the late great star. The annual lesbotron fete is named for her because of its proximity to a golf tourney which also bears her name. A lot of dykes don't know who she is/was, despite the fact that one of the largest lesbian weekends is named for her. I nominate these clips as another darned good reason (that Iggy & Davey are fabulous dancers, notwithstanding). Read More | Comment »

Is it just me? Is it just late? Or is it indeed a bittersweet irony to savor as another one of those wacky Italian bishops steps in it? Read More | Comment »

I rented a movie last night and, purely for sociological reasons, braved the stereotypical walk to the queer section of I Luv Video. Don't know what it is, but I always feel cheesy. Maybe it was because I was about to pick up Eating Out without reading the back. Really, just a dart 'n' grab, perhaps due to my embarrassment at the title – only because I hadn't yet seen the content.

Five minutes into it, we debated throwing it out. It was bad. Very, very bad. Poor acting. Ridiculous plot: Boy pretends to like boys to get girl. Girl has phone sex with boy while girl's best friend (a boy) partakes in a little fellatio. And that's not even when the shit gets dumb.

Would that we turned our lezzie movie night into what could have been a very successful drinking game: One swig for every time they tried to be clever (key word here: tried) with some cliche, metaphor, or simile. Really, you'd be hammered by the second sex scene.

Maybe then it would actually be tolerable.

Memorable Lines:
* Referring to a gay man as "Blowmeo." (This one I actually might use.)
* "I couldn't be more positive if I were raped and tossed into the Dumpster at the dirty needle exchange." (Everyone loves AIDS jokes.)
* "Guys around here are like day-old doughnuts. I eat them because they're there, but I don't want to invest anything in them."
* "You know how chicks get naked in front of puppies? We're just puppies with dicks."
* "Look, let's get a Sofia Coppola things straight here. Being gay is more than listening to good music and eating low-fat foods." Read More | 2 Comments »

Okay, the chemistry between MSNBC Countdowner Keith Olbermann and Air America's Rachel Maddow is so cheek-pinchingly cute that I forget for a moment that she is a hot, steaming cup of very out lesbian, and that he's ... well, he's Keith.

It's been refreshing to see the Air Am phenom pop up as a regular guest commentator on so many mainstream outlets (Paula Zahn Now, CNN, Good Morning America, Olbermann). The hair may be a little longer, the clothes a little more professional and a little less North Hampton casual, but her TV stints are no gloss-over from her clearly left and confidently out radio show. And much like her radio patter, she lays out at least one good LOL per topic.

Recently on Countdown, on Coulter: "I'm of two minds about even talking about her, because I know that Ann Coulter needs publicity like a tapeworm needs a large intestine."

Tonight on Countdown, on Fox's possible involvement in a Dem candidate debate: "They'd be better off having the candidates debate in mime."

This week's Gay Place crush: Rachel Maddow & Keith Olbermann. Read More | Comment »

Gay bloggers. Oh yeah.

Inspiration? Sez Joe from Joe.My.God: "I am continually torn between my distaste for the rise in PC culture and my desire to see those that bad-mouth gay people get punished," he says. "For example, the silly punishments meted out on students who say, 'That's so gay,' versus Ann Coulter's usage of 'faggot'." Read More | Comment »

What's more a-buzz than a bug swarm in Locust Ridge, Tenn.? Dolly Parton fessin' up to some hot yummers same-on-same-on action -- ahem, we mean, that she shared in an interview that she sometimes has lesbian fantasies. When she's luvin' up on her husband, no less. Read More | 1 Comment »

And so does Obama.

In the recent wake of Gen. Peter Pace's redorkulous comments deeming homosexuality an "immoral act," our superstar candidates are tongue-tied.

First, Hillary sidesteps the question. Then, Obama pretends not to hear it. Edwards, well, he's a little worried about his family.

So, here we are, facing another election and watching it get tooth-and-nail between the candidates. Isn't it refreshing that the real issues - like gay sex and pride parades - aren't being washed out by insignificant distractions like that measly little war in Iraq, the polar division of our country, or global warming? Read More | 1 Comment »

Not referring to a softy in yer shorts, no, but rather the reunion. Sigh. It's been way too long. Coochie Coo is back.

(Say it to all the babies.) Join Kitty and the rest of the Ultra-Ultra's for cocktail, cock-talk, and maybe a Kate or two at the puffiest bar in town.

Tonight, dammit!

Thursday, March 29, 8pm, the Peacock Lounge, 515 Pedernales. Read More | Comment »

I liked Creative Loafing Atlantan Curt Holman's think piece about the recent media obsession with Straight Panic (the desperate need to not be perceived as gay) so much that I commented on it.

You know, you can do that with stories online … Read More | Comment »

A judge in Clearwater, Fla., ruled in favor of FTM transgender dude Julio (nee Julia) Roberto Silverwolf to continue receiving agreed upon alimony payments from ex-spouse Lawrence Roach:

"Circuit Judge Jack R. St. Arnold … ruled that in the eyes of the law, nothing changed significantly enough to free Roach from his $1,250-a-month obligation."

Well, duh. It's not like Silverwolf's new manself will be released from any car payments or house payments or contracts or debts he incurred from back in his Julia days, now, will he? Read More | Comment »

Little late to be marking the 24th year after the passing of Peter Ivers, but we were thinking about him and invite you to, too. Indulge us, will you? Ivers was the man behind the Lady in the Radiator (David Lynch's Eraserhead) and early-Eighties late-night TV savior, New Wave Theater on USA Network's NightFlight.

Circumstances surrounding Ivers' murder in March 1983 still remain a mystery.

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'Twas the perfect weather to hold on for dear life on the back of a friend's Vespa and take a ride to Daily Juice for a Marigold dosage. (Take one and call me in the morn.)

In the sunshine, outside, I squeezed the disposable cup tightly, slurping up this moment of mango beauty.

Then, written in green scroll on this what I thought to be "plastic" cup: "100% Bio-degradable. Made of Corn."

Now, that is beautiful. There's hope for us yet. Read More | Comment »

What do the composers Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Samuel Barber, and Leonard Bernstein all have in common?

They all think it's pretty stuffy in the glass closet that continues to be perpetuated by historians so afraid to mention the unmentionable.

They were queer. (And brilliant.) Read More | Comment »

Hee hee hee. The kids behind John McCain's MySpace page got spanked when a site to which they linked punk'd 'em by inserting a spoof image with text boasting McCain's purported pro-gay-marriage stance:

"Today I announce that I have reversed my position and come out in full support of gay marriage -- particularly marriage between passionate females."

[Towleroad]
[PinkDome] Read More | Comment »

Dennis Rodman. Dave Navarro. Joan Jett.
Butch. Butcher. Butchest?

Some are banking on rumors of the Carmen Electra/Joan Jett hook up, while others are sayin' it ain't so.

Only Dinah will know for Shore... Read More | 1 Comment »

Enjoyed this hot steamin' cup of Pam, today as we read about the wack-job military recruiter who went off on a job candidate:

"Corey Andrew had his profile and resume posted at CareerBuilder.com, and it caught the eye of Army recruiter Marcia Ramode, who contacted him. He wasn't interested in a position in the military, particularly because of the ban on gays and lesbians in the military.

When Andrew informed Ramode that he is gay and believed that the DADT policy was wrong, the two engaged in a three-day e-mail exchange that included statements by Ramode, in her official capacity as a recruiter, that boggle the mind." Read More | 1 Comment »

The Equality Ride page has a sponsor link that lists bio info and pics for all the feisty riders on this year's quest to engage in reasonable discourse with conservative college campuses across the country.

And dang, are they sweet. Click on a cutie-pie and make with the skrilla, dilla. These kids are not just talkin' the talk, but they are walkin' the walk … or in their cases, bussin' the bus. Read More | Comment »

We saw SoulForce media director Paige Schilt briefly at the UT/ET Student Action Summit today and she mentioned that the Equality Riders are in Clinton, Miss., and that more arrests have occurred. We'll wait for an update from them before passing along more that we heard, but in the meanwhile, South Florida's Express Gay News (SoFlo Represent!) has this article. Read More | Comment »

The lead item this week in Queerty is about Michigan's Triangle Foundation, a nonprofit which is lobbying to pass Matt's Safe Schools Law, similar to Texas' Dignity for All Students Act and Corinne's Law.

We'd planned on blogging about all this even before we learned (ahem, rather late in the game) about UT and ET's Student Action Summit which occurred today (Sunday) and will culminate in some good old fashioned lobbying down at the Capitol tomorrow (Monday).

We love when we are in sync with Queerty, as they are personal heroes of ours. We'll pre-emptively save you the trouble of calling us Queerty wannabes, as we acknowledge that, while we defer to them re: blogging all things queerly, we will never be as dishy nor edgy (although we know of at least one local PSO that already wants to kick our ass, that's gotta count for something) nor fabulous. Can't a girl have a dream?

Anyway, today's sessions at UT were pretty informative. COLAGE (Children of Lesbians & Gays Everywhere) screened a student-produced film called In My Shoes: Stories of Youth with LGBT Parents, which includes vignettes told from the perspective of the kids in these very courageous families, especially this one with this very cool 16-year-old girl who goes down to the county office with her two (very hot) moms and goes totally off (in a very decorous and thoughtful manner) on the county supervisor -- or whomever that pasty white dude was -- who wouldn't marry her two (very, very hot) moms. And it was Valentine's Day, no less. Read More | Comment »