AIDS LifeCycle 2015 Celebrates ‘Red Dress Day’

OK, OK. So these two cyclists on the record-breaking 2015 AIDS LifeCycle are flaunting their red short shorts instead of a red dress on Thursday.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Gay Seeking Young Men Dating Sites

Internet space allows more freedom to express yourself because of lack of contact between people, what makes it so popular. Another advantage of using these single dating sites is that people who have sexual orientation to persons of the same sex, and in most cases be rejected by their communities to care for their partners independently in these sites. This is the perfect method for the men who are looking for other men. Nowadays we live...

Fantasy baseball picks

Excerpted from Stephan Host’s April 2nd blog entry: Greetings minions! Baseball season has quickly sprung upon us. Alas! Tis the time I grant you my fantasy draft picks. Heed my magnificent choices: Outfielders – Known for their swiftness and agility, unicorns bred by Maltyreo the Magnificent are your best bet. If need be, relegate a hobgoblin to right field. Catcher – I would recommend a stalwart wood ...

What'll Ernest do next?

Though he was widely thought deceased from lung cancer since 2000, actor Jim Varney recently shocked the nation as he appeared at a chic Hollywood bistro and shouted that he's "ready to get back to business!" Widely admired and respected for portraying Ernest P. Worrell, a lovable doofus, he's ready to make the next Ernest film, sure to be a colossal box office blockbuster. Due to The Review's contacts in high places,...

New research sheds light on vagina smell

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - "The Olfactory Correlates of the Human Vagina," a study recently published by Dr. Francis Hemingsworth of the University of Virginia, has quickly become a revelation in the field of Olfaction and Anatomical Studies nationwide. The groundbreaking report has challenged the widespread and age-old intuition that vaginas smell like tuna. Trials controlling for age and gender consistently pointed to Nickelodeon's...

Exclusive: New “Star Trek” TV Series Proposed, Includes a Gay Main Character

There’s a new Star Trek TV series in the works that includes two gay characters: a male main character and a secondary female character. But it is all just a pipe dream? The proposed project, the work of a company called 1947 Entertainment, would continue the ongoing story of Star Trek from the original movies and TV series, not jumping forward or backward in time. That said, according to a source closely involved in the project, it aims for...

The Lady Gaga backlash begins

The self-appointed queen of gay culture has offended fans she claims to represent. Is it a sign that her star is on the wane? Torchbearer? ... Lady Gaga's Born This Way has upset some of her gay fans....

Gay asylum claims not being counted despite pledge, admit ministers

Immigration minister Damian Green says the number of asylum applications based on sexual orientatioin could 'only be obtained through examination of individual case records at a disproportionate cost'. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Ministers have admitted they are failing to collect data on the number of people who claim or are refused asylum on the basis of their sexuality, despite...

Homophobic attacks: 'There's so much hatred out there'

Philip Sallon with his friend Boy George. Photograph: Phil Loftus/Capital Pictures They've put him in a private room. Through the window, the London Eye can be seen turning languidly in the heat. On the table there is a jar of gefilte fish and a can of pickles; on the wall is a get-well-soon card from the Pet Shop Boys. A bouquet of flowers from Vivienne Westwood (who was turned...

South Africa gay rights activists warn of homophobic attacks after murder

International footballer Eudy Simelane was apparently sexually assaulted and tortured before being killed three years ago. Human rights campaigners have warned of an "epidemic" of brutal homophobic attacks in South Africa after the murder and alleged gang rape of a lesbian activist.Noxolo Nogwaza was killed last month after what appeared to be a so-called "corrective rape", an increasingly...

Evan Davis: 'I'm a presenter who is gay rather than a gay presenter'

The Today anchor on Britain's lack of identity, being seen as a lightweight – and being papped at the shops Evan Davis: 'Mistakes are nothing to be ashamed of.' Photograph: Richard Saker /Rex You have two new TV programmes coming out. One of them, Business Nightmares, has some amazing cases, doesn't it? Persil Power, so strong it shredded knickers…One...

Ricky Martin: 'I thought homosexuality was evil'

Puerto Rican singer reveals his struggle to come to terms with being gay ran deeper than a fear of commercial failure Ricky Martin ... 'I needed to make girls crazy and I couldn't say I was gay'. Photograph: Thais Llorca/EPA ...

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Deal done’ on dispute, but doubts linger

Middleman: Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa is flanked by his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong (right) and Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya at the ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting in Jakarta on Friday. Marty said Namhong and Kasit requested a meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to discuss the Cambodian-Thai border dispute.JP/Ricky Yudistira Sat, 05/07/2011Adianto P. Simamora and Dina IndrasafitriThe Jakarta...

Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to Establish 'Special Rapporteur' for LGBT Human Rights at OAS

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff and President Obama have released a joint statement detailing ongoing commitments between Brazil and the United States. Under a section labeled "Democracy, Human Rights, Racial Equality and Social Inclusion," the leaders recognize the need to promote respect for the human rights of LGBT people, and made note of plans to establish a "special rapporteur" to that end at the Organization of American States (OAS)....

Obama tries to reassure public on economy, jobs

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is reassuring the public that jobs and the economy are his top priority. At the end of a historic and emotionally charged week that began with his nationally televised announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan during a raid by U.S. special forces, Obama on Saturday returned to promoting his energy agenda. U.S. forces raided a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where bin Laden had lived for several years, killing the al-Qaida leader. The news of bin Laden's demise dominated the week's headlines....

Brazil Approves Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples

The Brazil Supreme Court has approved civil unions for same-sex couples. The AP reports: "In a 10-0 vote, with one abstention, the justices said gay couples deserve the same legal rights as heterosexual pairs when it comes to alimony, retirement benefits of a partner who dies, and inheritances, among other issues. The ruling, however, stopped short of legalizing gay marriage. In Latin America, that is legal only in neighboring Argentina and...

Movies: Thor and His Hammer

Hemsworth & Hammer. NATHANIEL ROGERS ...would live in the movie theater but for the poor internet reception. He blogs daily at the Film Experience. Follow him on Twitter @nathanielr.<1--more--> NOW PLAYINGIt's not every day you drive right into a golden god while cruising around New Mexico's deserts. But that's just what happens to Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) as THOR begins. She's chasing a thermo-magnetic storm (or some...

Woman In Tyler Clementi Case Makes Plea Deal

Molly Wei, one of the two Rutgers University students facing charges in the Tyler Clementi case, could have her criminal record erased as long as she agrees to terms reached in plea bargain yesterday. ABC News reports on the terms of her plea deal: "In exchange for help in the prosecution of a fellow student, Dharun Ravi, Wei agreed in court today to join an intervention program that requires her to perform 300 hours of community service over...

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Do Começo ao Fim

FROM BEGINNING TO ENDRealizador: Aluisio AbranchesAno:2009País: BrasilDuração:94 minDo Começo ao Fim é uma história de amor. A história de Francisco e Thomás e da sua família: Julieta, Alexandre e Pedro. Com uma narrativa particular o filme pretende contar a história de um amor incondicional como uma possibilidade, como um contraponto para um mundo cheio de violência, medo e intolerancia. 1986, Thomás, filho de Julieta e Alexandre, nasce...

Suit Against Homophobic Soccer Exec Dropped

By Michelle Garcia Vlatko Markovic One of two pending lawsuits against the president of Croatia's soccer federation was dropped Thursday. A spokesman for the Zagreb, Croatia, county court said Thursday that the judge rejected...

Holder Attempts to Stop DOMA Deportation

By Michelle Garcia Atty. Gen. Eric Holder has asked the Board of Immigration Appeals to reconsider the deportation of a gay man who entered into a civil union with his American partner. Holder's filing was related to application...

Another Loss for Prop. 8 Supporters

By Advocate.com Editors California Republican state senator Tom Harman (pictured) saw his bill — which would have granted groups and individuals the right to defend ballot initiatives in court and could have helped Proposition...

Culhane: Same sex marriage round-up

Let’s do a round-up of a few major legal and political developments relating to the marriage equality movement. I’ll leave it to you to connect the dots. King and Spalding and DOMA I’m a bit late to weigh in on this, but it’s taken me awhile to sort through my feelings on the decision of King and Spalding to withdraw from their representation of the House in defending the vile Defense of Marriage Act. In sum, I agree with this writer that the firm made what’s essentially a business decision – probably a good one, given the reported threat...