Daniel Radcliffe on everything queer

Daniel Radcliffe has been making some public statements lately that make him seem, to my mind, one of the coolest mo'fo's around. Seriously. I'm sure some people get angry with him over his lack of PC, but, like Hillary making a joke about Indian grocers, I wonder if he says them because he feels so part of the community.

On rumors that he's gay:

I grew up around gay people my entire life, basically, that's possibly why I'm quite camp, and some people think I'm gay when I meet them, which I think is awesome.... [Apparently] someone said 'Daniel Radcliffe is gay. He's got a gay face!' [Laughs] I really don't know what a gay face is. But I think it's wonderful that Dumbledore was outed as gay ... Half of me thinks Jo Rowling just did that to see if she could piss off the right wing, but I'm not sure how true that is.

On wanting to play gay:

I'd love to play a drag queen or transvestite, but not just because of the costumes. Wait, what am I saying? Yes, because of the costumes! If the script was good - I wouldn't just do it because I got to dress up. Although I maintain that I look good with eye make-up. And I'm not going to be an emo kid, so the only other option is drag queen.

On how to avoid the paparazzi:

The one piece of advice I would give to any actor is, if you want to go out on the street without being recognized, without even being looked at, go out with a 6' 8" beautiful transsexual. No one gives you a second glance. Especially when you're 5' 5"

See, now I just wanna hang out with him, though I still contend that Emma Watson is the best actor out of the leads in the Harry Potter series. And he's getting better looking the older he gets...

Speaking of Harry Potter -- my mother said it wasn't good. What were y'all's thoughts?

GLEE PREVIEW

I watched it on HULU after a huge response on Twitter after it premiered this past Spring, but then it got pushed aside for new episodes into the Fall and I nearly cried.

How could they tease us with a halfway decent show and then strip us of a follow up?

Because it's on FOX.

That's ok, here' the preview for the next season and I am positively GIDDY with the upcoming season!

And for those who have not checked it out yet, here is the entire Hulu archive of GLEE footage and the Pilot.... which, I just discovered, I could embed:

I actually have to give a nod to, of all places, ManhuntDaily -- Manhunt, which despite its operator's support of John McCain in 2008 and provides for the sexual outlet of innumerable gay boys in the world, runs a damned good blog... so much so it's been blogrolled.

Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Version

It's making the rounds on YouTube and Twitter, thought you may enjoy it:

I LOL'd a lot. I thought you might, as well.

RIP, MJ

Today is MJ's funeral. Bad was the first album I ever bought. I was being selfish and wanted the cassette, which my mother couldn't dub (we had a single deck) so other people couldn't have a copy of it. But The Wiz sticks with me as amazingly, simply Michael. But you know my fondness for Broadway. He was the king of showmanship, afterall.


Don't try to read anything into my choices of music this morning. The videos suck, by the way. Just turn 'em on while you're doing something else. You'll be doing yourself a favor.

Go here for a live stream of MJ's funeral today, starting at 1pm.

Good-bye, productivity.

Things I've learned about myself, playing Sims 3:

• I believe -- and now have proof -- that money solves all problems and makes life easier
• I would rather be flirty or charismatic than ambitious or hard-working
• Bigger is usually better
• The ability to buy new things is better than the ability to spend time with other people
• Fewer clothes is always best
• I have no concept of heterosexuality

Meanwhile, everything else I'm doing is falling behind. However, my apartment is clean. It's a side effect of waiting for my SIM to sleep. Weird.

Avenue Q Closing

I got this from a brief perusal of PerezHilton's website, and I wanted to just make a quick point about using the man as a source before I continue:

I think Mr. Hilton is a silly little man with more readership than good sense. I think he is an attention whore, and I think it's absurd that we would somehow give credence for a celebrity blogger as an actual celebrity. I think he's hateful and mean spirited. But all those things describe most bloggers. More recently, Mr. Hilton decided to take his own hypocrisy to a new level, going to so far as to refer to will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas as a faggot, because, according it him, it was "the worse possible thing that thug would ever want to hear." GLAAD was right in condemning him for his actions, especially because, being open and queer, you'd think it would ring as an absurdity for the man who brought down Carrie Prejean for being against same-sex marriage would then launch into homophobic vitriole for the sole reason that it was hateful. In short, I have little love for Perez Hilton.

That said, he's very good at what he does and there is usually a snippet or two of interesting news on his site, this included from a post yesterday:

After 9 years on Broadway, Avenue Q is closing, PerezHilton.com has learned.

The Tony Award-winning musical will play its last performance on September 13th.

It was a very good run!

Sigh. It was a good run, and I thought I'd share another bit of music from the show that was just recently in Cincinnati to large crowds.

Ha -- I thought it was appropriate :-).

First On Screen Man-on-Man Kiss

Check out the story here about the first on-screen man-on-man kiss ever which occurred 10 years ago this month. The video above is the actual event on the TODAY show with Al Roker running over to chat with the young couplem whom he believed to be heterosexual with one of the guys proposing to his girlfriend back in Ohio. It's kind of a cool story.

Farrah Fawcett Loses Her Battle with Cancer Today

It was just announced that Farrah Fawcett has lost her battle with cancer, she was 62.

She had been diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006. As she underwent treatment, she enlisted the help of actor Ryan O’Neal, who had been her longtime companion and was the father of her son, Redmond, born in 1985.

Her struggle with painful treatments and dispiriting setbacks was recorded in the television documentary “Farrah’s Story.” Fawcett sought cures in Germany as well as the United States, battling the disease with iron determination even as her body weakened.

“Her big message to people is don’t give up, no matter what they say to you, keep fighting,” her friend Alana Stewart said. NBC estimated the May 15, 2009, broadcast drew nearly 9 million viewers.

In the documentary, Fawcett was seen shaving off most of her trademark locks before chemotherapy could claim them. Toward the end, she’s seen huddled in bed, barely responding to a visit from her son.

May she now find peace.

Juliet

Adam Lambert to Come Out

And no one is surprised.

Rumor has it that Mr. Lambert, second place in the most recent American Idol (World's Biggest Karaoke Contest) and rumored homosexual, will be coming out on the cover of the next Rolling Stone. 

If you didn't know that he was gay already, I don't think you've really been paying attention. 

After all, Idol judge Kara DioGuardi had this to say on the View a few days ago: "I don't think that Adam was ever in [the closet]. I think he was always openly out."

I'm sure it'll be a "big deal," though, especially in the mainstream media (which amuses me that other bloggers abbreviate that as "MSM"). 

New Logo Series: Beautiful People Premieres TONIGHT

If you've ever watched anything on the LOGO channel then you know that its filled with repeats. I used to be an avid LOGO watcher until it well...it all started repeating.

Well, I'm happy to report there is a new show that starts tonight, 10:30pm EST on LOGO called "Beautiful People". Based on the life of fashion maven Simon Doonan, Beautiful People follows young Simon as he desperately seeks out the beautiful things in dreary suburban London. Hope its good, but I'm not holding my breath!

Check out the preview here!

Beautiful People - LOGO Channel

Juliet

Lambert on Larry King Live

How does Ryan Seacrest get to interview people on Larry King Live? Anyways, this is my only post on this year's American Idol.

Seacrest: Let me ask you this: The speculation about your sexuality, do you think that had anything to do with coming in second place?

Lambert: No, I think if anything, I think it -- I think my lifestyle is just I'm different. I'm a little bit -- I'm not your typical guy next door. The guy next door versus the guyliner. Sexuality aside, I think it more had to do with maybe my appearance and what songs I gravitated toward and my performance style. I think that had more to do with it.

Seacrest: Kris, when I asked the question, you were nodding your head, why?

Allen: Because I agree with him. It's not about who he is or who I am. It's about -- what we want, we want it to be about the music, you know?

I love how Adam Lambert is still not saying that he's gay or not. I mean, whatever. I kinda think Kris Allen is hot. But isn't "Kris" the female spelling of the name?

Can Marie Osmond Change Morman Minds?

After watching Entertainment Tonight this evening, I noticed that their top story was about how Marie Osmond has a gay daughter. (Enter sarcastic tone) Oh no! Really? How in the world will the Morman church handle this? So I wanted to see if the clip was on YouTube.com and well, I came across an interview with Marie Osmond on a Morman talk radio segment. Could Marie Osmond help Mormans to understand what it REALLY means to be Christian? Take a listen:



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Quick News Round-Up

Just wanted to cover a couple of quick bullet points this morning:

• Washington State's "everything but marriage" law was signed by Gov. Gregoire, giving same-sex couples all the rights of marriage except for the word. It is considered the most sweeping DP law in the country. Per the Governor: “Despite the sameness, the absolute sameness of straight couples and gay and lesbian couples, nonetheless here in the state of Washington we saw discrimination. We saw inequality that had to be addressed.” The law will go into effect in July, though a referendum may occur in November.
• Rochelle Hamilton should win the awesomest teenager of the year. She took on Vallejo City School District over harassment after she came out... and won in a settlement. In the suit, Hamilton states that she was forced to attend a group therapy session that taught kids how not to be LGBT. The settlement includes a requirement for the district to make a more stringent anti-harassment rule, come up with a way to deal with complaints, and provide training for staff and administration. Well done.
• The Assembly of that state Nevada passed a DP law 26-14, will likely pass the Senate, but Gov. Gibbons states he will veto it (unfortunately, we do not have the votes to override). I think I also heard Nevada will be passing a sexual orientation protection bill (no gender), but I can't find the newssource.
• Obama's pick for the head of the CDC, New York's Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Friedan is drawing some heat from AIDS activist. Per Housing Works: "Frieden has simultaneously employed an authoritarian, my-way-or-the-highway approach and an unabashed secretiveness undignified of a public servant. He has excluded AIDS groups wherever possible from having input into life-and-death AIDS funding, testing, and care policymaking decisions."
• More ongoing weirdness in the Florida gay adoption ban: you still can't adopt if you're gay in Florida, but the state must recognize out of state adoptions to same-sex couples.
• And in pop culture, Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon plans to marry long-time girlfriend Christine Marinoni; and Fergie comes out as bisexual.

I know, I know, not a lot and it's real quick. Bad, bad homosexual blogger.

Outing Paul Newman

A new biography will be, reportedly, outing Paul Newman. Darwin Porter, who, in previous biographies, has "outed" Merv Griffin, writes about an interview with Marlon Brando where Brando states:

He never fooled me. Paul Newman had just as many on-location affairs as the rest of us, and he was just as bisexual as I was. But, where I was always getting caught with my pants down, he managed to do it in the dark.

In this incidence, the reference is to a supposed relationship with James Dean. The estate of Paul Newman is saying that this is false, and it is a continuation of rumors that went on about Mr. Newman throughout his life.

Just for the record, the Merv Griffin biography says this about the legendary television figure:

He lost his virginity, to a female, that is, when Judy Garland seduced him. His first crush was Errol Flynn, whom he saw passed out naked on a couch. His roommate a year and a half was Montgomery Clift. He lived with Roddy McDowall here at the Dakota, where he introduced Eddie Fisher to Elizabeth Taylor. He maintained a virtual male harem and a pimp who supplied porn stars, but I don't go into his pay-for-gay guys. I keep it to his A-list dates like Rock Hudson, whom he met through Henry Wilson, Rock's agent, and who advised him to keep his sexuality quiet.

And there was a young James Dean selling his sex for cash. Plus Judy Garland's 'Meet Me in St. Louis' boy next door, Tom Drake, who, by the way, ended up a used car salesman. There was Peter Lawford, Robert Walker, Gordon Scott the then-Tarzan. And lots about Merv's prolonged sexual tryst with Marlon Brando. There are his experiences at Liberace's all-male orgies. His first encounter, a boyhood friend he grew up with, later tried writing a book about Merv. This being an era when male actors felt homosexuality was a danger to their career, lawyers shot down that book fast.

I write that friends who went to school with him in San Mateo say, when he was a young homosexual growing up, he was sexually molested.

I mean, I'm as jaded and interested as the next guy -- god knows that, in the cocaine hey-day of the 1970s what the actors were doing -- but a lot of this seems pretty fanciful.

Though, trust me, to have been a fly on the wall in the bedroom for a Dean-Newman tryst in the 1970s... WOWZA!

Megan Fox on Bisexuality

Megan Fox speaking about her sexuality and being viewed as a sex object:

I know I'm seen as a sex object. I'm just really confident sexually and I think that sort of oozes out of my pores. It's just there. It's something I don't have to turn on. But I have no idea how to handle it. I don't want to have to be like a Scarlett Johansson—who I have nothing against—but I don't want to have to go on talk shows and pull out every SAT word I've ever learned to prove, like, 'Take me seriously, I am intelligent, I can speak.' I don't want to have to do that. I resent having to prove that I'm not a retard—but I do. And part of it is my own fault...

I have no question in my mind about being bisexual. But I'm also a hypocrite: I would never date a girl who was bisexual, because that means they also sleep with men, and men are so dirty that I'd never want to sleep with a girl who had slept with a man.

I'm sure my readers who like women have no problem hearing Ms. Fox speak so candidly about her sexuality, or will disagree that she's seen as a sex object.

I guess my question, though, is: where are the openly bisexual men?

LoveGame, Lady Gaga

I just got into Lady GaGa -- actually didn't know who the hell she was until very recently -- but I have to say that her new single LoveGame is sick and fierce. Check it out.

Thanks to RandyXBoy (NSFW)

Bea Arthur Dies at 86

Good night, Dorothy. Good night, Bea.

Roast of Pamela Anderson
Bea Arthur Uncensored
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Bea Arthur died today at 86 of cancer. (Video thanks to RandyXBoy -- NSFW -- neither is the video.)

WEARING WHAT WEDNESDAY (Part Deux!): The Wolf Pack

Thanks to Towleroad...


Meet New Moon's Wolf Pack (follow up to Twilight). USA Today has the rundown on how they searched for the exquisite young gentleman.

Thought you might like a bit more this AM.

No Movie for Xena

It appears there will be no movie made of the cult classic and longish running, campy-as-hell series Xena: Warrior Princess. The relationship between Xena and Gabrielle was long rumored and insinuated to be more than just friends and partners in justice.

From The Torch Online (thanks to @AfterEllen):

Rob Tapert, the co-creator of television’s Xena: Warrior Princess, has given up hope that there will ever be a live-action feature film version of the classic show, at least not any time soon or starring series leads Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor.

“It’s something that just won’t happen,” Tapert told TheTorchOnline.com in an exclusive interview. “I don’t think it’s going to happen for Lucy and Renee. In twenty years or ten years, in some amount of years, like McGyver, like Charlie’s Angels, it [could] happen like that [with other actresses].”

I'm a not-so-closeted Xena fan, and I used to watch the reruns late at night in college (though I prefered Hercules, with Kevin Sorbo's hot body, but Xena provided a lot of juicy men for you to watch... and, for the women folk out there, seriously -- isn't Lucy Lawless gorgeous?).

It is, indeed, a sad day for Hollywood, especially, as one commentator points out, movies can be made of much shorter run and less popular shows like Reno 911.

Unnecessarily Cute ASL boy

This video made the rounds on the blogosphere a few times since it was posted in December, and I was pretty sure everyone had seen it, but I mentioned it over the BIG GAY WEEKEND, and I found out most of my friends didn't know what I was talking about.

Here it is:

Yes, that is Womanizer in sign language, and done amazingly well.

Anyways, so the boy is cute and I've become kind of addicted to watching his videos on YouTube. He posted his next round a few weeks ago, and it's equally as delicious:

Anyways, thought you'd enjoy.