Puerto Rico-native and openly gay featherweight boxing sensation Orlando Cruz made news again Wednesday when he publicly proposed to his long-time boyfriend Jose Manuel on Facebook. Speaking in Spanish, Cruz declared, “Through the ups and downs we’ve had, you’ve always been there for your number, as one says. I’m a little bit nervous, but that aside, I…
http://youtu.be/IjMHjuET8iM WWE superstar Darren Young made history yesterday as the first openly gay wrestler ever at the WWE. He came out in an interview with TMZ at LAX yesterday. When TMZ asked whether a gay wrestler could succeed in WWE, Darren laughed, saying, “Absolutely. Look at me. I’m a WWE superstar and to be honest…
The Board of Governors of the Nicky Awards have announced the recipients of the Aug. 25 event’s highest honors. Popular T.V. and movie star Wilson Cruz and national gay and lesbian Task Force (N.G.L.T.F.) Deputy Director Russell Roybal as well as the local chapter of Gay for Good will be receiving the Harvey Milk Award which…
Despite an accomplished career on the court, Tim Duncan, NBA power forward/center for the Antonio Spurs, is facing a barrage of rumors about his sexuality as stories about the reason behind a divorce gag order move into overdrive. The 14-time NBA All-Star has long been the subject of gossip and conjecture about his sexuality. But…
San Diego REPertory Theatre presents Dirty Little Secrets starring Jai Rodriguez, Emmy Award-winning television host and actor (Rent, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy). The production is an R-rated cabaret of songs, stories and dancing revealing his life, lusts, loves and lessons learned. Dirty Little Secrets will only be performed for one night Tuesday, Aug….
Lesbian author Linda Kay Silva has just released her new book titled The Horde. A sequel to her well-received book Man Eaters it has romance, action and zombies – all with a twist! Summary follows: They just keep coming. Dragging their lifeless limbs and gnashing their broken teeth, the horde of man eaters presses forward….
I’m not sure why Woody Allen decided to set Blue Jasmine in San Francisco. He can turn a city into a main character of his films; from Manhattan to Vicki Cristina Barcelona to Midnight in Paris. But in Blue Jasmine, the city is neither lovingly shot nor does it really have a role to play…
Audiobooks are still a fairly rare commodity when it comes to gay literature. Unlike reading your fantasy gay novel on the beach or lying in bed on a lazy Sunday afternoon, audiobooks can bring those characters you fantasize about to life in new and exciting ways. And that’s just so with Jordan L. Hawk’s“Widdershins (Whyborne & Griffin).”…
You never thought you’d get this old. When you were five, for instance, twelve was a big age. At twelve, you thought twenty-one was the height of maturity. At twenty-one, eighty seems unattainable. Yet, somewhere along the line, you learn what it takes to use the years well. Does wisdom come with age? Is it…
dvd of the week After nearly twenty years of big name American directors circling an adaptation of the classic beat novel On the Road, it was the Brazilian Walter Salles, who directed Central Station and The Motorcycle Diaries, who managed to get it made; his first English-language film. Nowhere near as acclaimed as those two…
