Smurfs star Neil Patrick Harris and his partner, actor turned chef David Burtka, have denied they are the perfect role models for a gay couple. Speaking to E!Online at the recent 40th anniversary gala of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center Harris said, “We’re super happy to lead by example, but even to define ourselves…
Olivier Award-winning playwright Katori Hall is featured in a new video from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) as part of its Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. In the web ad, Hall confidently explains, “Over time, equality wins – that’s the beauty of America.” Hall is a playwright and performer from Memphis, Tenn. and is perhaps…
thursday, nov. 24 San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival The San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival is a favorite of festival-goers from around the globe. All venues are conveniently located in the Town and Country Convention Center. There are large concert rooms with double dance floors and small, intimate “listening” rooms. All are non-smoking. The…
Over the last month, animal activists have mounted concern over the separation of Buddy and Pedro, two male partner penguins at the Toronto Zoo who have been estranged for breeding. The two ‘love birds’ have had quite a past; Buddy, 21, used to have a female partner for “quite a few years” before meeting Pedro,…
A new website dubbed Marriage for a Reason was launched Monday by the Catholic church, premiering first at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) fall symposium. The site is aimed to educate Catholics and non-Catholics about the “essentials” of marriage. The frequently asked question, “Why can’t marriage be “redefined” to include two men…
I have memories from my childhood of my mother and father getting up at the crack of dawn Thanksgiving Day to make sure the turkey got in the oven on time. Marinated with butter and herbs, it seemed to cook for hours and hours – filling the house with that classic Thanksgiving smell. Looking back,…
How gay times change. In the ’80s and ’90s, a combative gay youth chanted “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it”. Then came the young millennium gays who worked to alter their queerness, usually by morphing into muscle jocks, sporting cargo shorts and tight fitting Abercrombie & Fitch tanks. Today’s gay youth have a…
We’ve all been to Palm Springs (I am guessing) and I suspect we’ve all been there for just one or two things; the White Party or Dinah Shore, to relax by the pool at a Warm Sands resort or to simply escape the city and find some peace and tranquility out in the desert. But…
David Testo, former Major League Soccer player with the Columbus Crew (Ohio), has come out and admitted he is gay. According to Outsports.com he told the CBC, “I’m gay; I’m gay. I did not choose. It’s just part of who I am. And it has nothing to do with the talent of a soccer player….
Brett Ratner has resigned as the producer of the 2012 Oscars after using a gay slur in response to a question about his methods and procedures as a producer on film sets saying, “Rehearsal is for fags.” In an open letter Ratner wrote, “Over the last few days, I’ve gotten a well-deserved earful from many…
