http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/ Gay and Lesbian Social Networking, Community, News, Articles, Videos, Blogs and Personals en-us http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/images/pbwlogo_200.jpg http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/ Copyright 2012 - PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:00 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541047 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541047 LGBT Media in Español In 2001, I approached Troy Masters and Paul Schindler, publisher and editor-in-chief, respectively, of LGNY (Lesbian and #38; Gay New York) with a crazy idea: Will you help me launch a bilingual Spanish/English periodical for LGBT Latinos? After much consideration, Troy and Paul agreed. And so we gave birth to LGNY Latino. Unfortunately, LGNY Latino never found [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nlgjareact.wordpress.com and #038;blog=4964850 and #038;post=4420 and #038;subd=nlgjareact and #038;ref= and #038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /> Health and Fitness Health and Fitness The NLGJA Blog via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 01:20:17 PST In 2001, I approached Troy Masters and Paul Schindler, publisher and editor-in-chief, respectively, of LGNY (Lesbian and #38; Gay New York) with a crazy idea: Will you help me launch a bilingual Spanish/English periodical for LGBT Latinos? After much consideration, Troy and Paul agreed. And so we gave birth to LGNY Latino. Unfortunately, LGNY Latino never found [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nlgjareact.wordpress.com and #038;blog=4964850 and #038;post=4420 and #038;subd=nlgjareact and #038;ref= and #038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541046 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541046 Hot photos from our Poolside Photoshoot! <b>So you've already seen a couple photos from our recent, sexy swimsuit shoot, but in case you missed out on all the other hotness, check out part 1 of the photos below!</b><p> No better way to shop for new swimsuits then to see them in action, right? <p> <img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8028/7203597010_2027723b54_z.jpg"><br><a href="http://www.andrewchristianshop.com/Shock-Jock-Bikini-by-PID12644-BLK.aspx?mmcid=12645">By that sexy color-blocked bikini that's looming large over here</a><br><a href="http://www.andrewchristianshop.com/Essential-Bikini-by-Andrew-PID24176-TEAL.aspx?mmcid=24191">Or if you'd rather be the boy under him, check out the teal bikini instead!</a><p> <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7203597110_c339cf4c52_z.jpg"><br><a href="http://www.andrewchristianshop.com/Navigator-Swim-Shorts-by-PID12742-NVY.aspx?mmcid=12743">Brandon and Anthony's swimsuit can be found here... and I'm not going to lie. They're adorable.</a><p> <img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5119/7203597208_b3312d9a53_z.jpg"><br><a href="http://www.andrewchristianshop.com/Navigator-Swim-Shorts-by-PID12742-NVY.aspx?mmcid=12743"> Well hello, Anthony. His swimsuit here.</a><p><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8012/7203597342_ec99cfcae9_z.jpg"><br><a href="http://www.andrewchristianshop.com/Show-It-Laurel-Trunk-by-PID24140-TEAL.aspx?mmcid=24155">What's not to love about this picture? If you feel like the rowdy type, check our their swimsuits here.</a><br> <a href="http://www.andrewchristianshop.com/Essential-Bikini-by-Andrew-PID24176-TEAL.aspx?mmcid=24191"> If you just wanna tan in peace, here's that teal bikini again!</a><p> Check for part 2 tomorrow!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4493509449389286824-8007348885174492812?l=www.andrewchristianblog.com' alt=' /></div> Style and Fashion Style and Fashion Andrew Christian Blog via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 15:43:00 PST <b>So you've already seen a couple photos from our recent, sexy swimsuit shoot, but in case you missed out on all the other hotness, check out part 1 of the photos below!</b><p> No better way to shop for new swimsuits then to see them in action, right? <p> <img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8028/7203597010_2027723b54_z.jpg"><br><a href="http://www.andrewchristianshop.com/Shock-Jock-Bikini-by-PID12644-BLK.aspx?mmcid=12645">By that sexy color-blocked bikini that's looming large over here</a><br><a href="http://www.andrewchristianshop.com/Essential-Bikini-by-Andrew-PID24176-TEAL.aspx?mmcid=24191">Or if you'd rather be the boy under him, check out the teal bikini instead!</a><p> <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7203597110_c339cf4c52_z.jpg"><br><a href="http://www.andrewchristianshop.com/Navigator-Swim-Shorts-by-PID12742-NVY.aspx?mmcid=12743">Brandon and Anthony's swimsuit can be found here... and I'm not going to lie. They're adorable.</a><p> <img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5119/7203597208_b3312d9a53_z.jpg"><br><a href="http://www.andrewchristianshop.com/Navigator-Swim-Shorts-by-PID12742-NVY.aspx?mmcid=12743"> Well hello, Anthony. His swimsuit here.</a><p><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8012/7203597342_ec99cfcae9_z.jpg"><br><a href="http://www.andrewchristianshop.com/Show-It-Laurel-Trunk-by-PID24140-TEAL.aspx?mmcid=24155">What's not to love about this picture? If you feel like the rowdy type, check our their swimsuits here.</a><br> <a href="http://www.andrewchristianshop.com/Essential-Bikini-by-Andrew-PID24176-TEAL.aspx?mmcid=24191"> If you just wanna tan in peace, here's that teal bikini again!</a><p> Check for part 2 tomorrow!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4493509449389286824-8007348885174492812?l=www.andrewchristianblog.com' alt=' /></div> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541045 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541045 Tuesday Morning Man: David Faber! Entertainment Entertainment Greg In Hollywood - News About Gay Celebrities & Gay Hollywood via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:00:21 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541044 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541044 Howard Stern weighs in on Obama and gay marriage: “This is something that is long overdue” Marriage and Civil Unions Marriage and Civil Unions Greg In Hollywood - News About Gay Celebrities & Gay Hollywood via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:02:26 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541043 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541043 First look at “The New Normal,” NBC's new comedy about a gay couple, their baby and the surrogate mother Family and Parenting Family and Parenting Greg In Hollywood - News About Gay Celebrities & Gay Hollywood via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:03:16 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541042 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541042 President Barack Obama talks about gay marriage and Defense of Marriage Act on “The View” Entertainment Entertainment Greg In Hollywood - News About Gay Celebrities & Gay Hollywood via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 23:57:50 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541041 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541041 Fassbender talks to GQ about the penis jokes Entertainment Entertainment Greg In Hollywood - News About Gay Celebrities & Gay Hollywood via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:59:39 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541040 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541040 The Newsweek covers that didn't get picked Politics and Law Politics and Law Greg In Hollywood - News About Gay Celebrities & Gay Hollywood via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 17:08:32 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541039 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541039 Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz Address Feud Rumors On Ellen This coming weekend, the hilarious-looking and #8216;What To Expect When You and #8217;re Expecting and #8216; movie hits theatres and as promotion for the film, Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez stopped by The Ellen Show to chat about the movie, their personal lives, and the rumors of a feud between them. The rumor-mill had been swirling and tabloids reported that [...] Entertainment Entertainment homorazzi.com via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:45 PST This coming weekend, the hilarious-looking and #8216;What To Expect When You and #8217;re Expecting and #8216; movie hits theatres and as promotion for the film, Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez stopped by The Ellen Show to chat about the movie, their personal lives, and the rumors of a feud between them. The rumor-mill had been swirling and tabloids reported that [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541038 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541038 'Bait 3D' Reinvents The Terror Of The Great White Shark In New Trailer Move aside Jaws and #038; Deep Blue Sea, there and #8217;s a new (not to be taken too seriously) shark thriller in town. and #8216;Bait 3D and #8216; has just released the Red Band Trailer for the film and we and #8217;ve got your first look. No longer speaking to each other after a tragic accident, former couple Josh (Xavier Samuel) and Tina [...] Lifestyle Lifestyle homorazzi.com via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:45 PST Move aside Jaws and #038; Deep Blue Sea, there and #8217;s a new (not to be taken too seriously) shark thriller in town. and #8216;Bait 3D and #8216; has just released the Red Band Trailer for the film and we and #8217;ve got your first look. No longer speaking to each other after a tragic accident, former couple Josh (Xavier Samuel) and Tina [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541037 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541037 Kristen Stewart Does Drag For Elle Magazine In her young career, Kristen Stewart has certainly lucked out with the caliber of her leading men. While not all my cup of tea, there is no denying Robert Pattinson, Chris Hemsworth, Garrett Hedlund all have a certain appeal. For her latest photo shoot, the 22-year-old actress has been paired up with a leading man [...] Lifestyle Lifestyle homorazzi.com via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:45 PST In her young career, Kristen Stewart has certainly lucked out with the caliber of her leading men. While not all my cup of tea, there is no denying Robert Pattinson, Chris Hemsworth, Garrett Hedlund all have a certain appeal. For her latest photo shoot, the 22-year-old actress has been paired up with a leading man [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541036 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541036 Calvin Harris and Ne-Yo Go Global For New Music Video They say music is the universal language and based on Calvin Harris and #8217; new music video, I would say that and #8217;s true. The Scottish DJ just released the visual for his hot dance track and #8220;Let and #8217;s Go and #8221; featuring Ne-Yo. The clip follows the lives of couples living in three different cities- Tokyo, Rio and Los Angeles. From singing [...] Entertainment Entertainment homorazzi.com via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:45 PST They say music is the universal language and based on Calvin Harris and #8217; new music video, I would say that and #8217;s true. The Scottish DJ just released the visual for his hot dance track and #8220;Let and #8217;s Go and #8221; featuring Ne-Yo. The clip follows the lives of couples living in three different cities- Tokyo, Rio and Los Angeles. From singing [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541035 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541035 Laurieann Gibson Debuts Club Track Called “Last Chance” Former Lady Gaga choreographer and star of her own E! reality series called The Dance Scene, Laurieann Gibson is taking her own stab at music releasing her first ever song called and #8220;Last Chance and #8220;. Written by Infared Ink and produced by Tronixx, the song is very dance floor ready and super catchy. Of course there is [...] Entertainment Entertainment homorazzi.com via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:45 PST Former Lady Gaga choreographer and star of her own E! reality series called The Dance Scene, Laurieann Gibson is taking her own stab at music releasing her first ever song called and #8220;Last Chance and #8220;. Written by Infared Ink and produced by Tronixx, the song is very dance floor ready and super catchy. Of course there is [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541034 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541034 Andrew Christian Models Want You To “Punch That Booty” In New Video The Andrew Christian models are back at it again. Their last video really pushed the boundaries and as much as I love to see their bare booties, I and #8217;m glad this one isn and #8217;t as extreme so that we aren and #8217;t crossing the line with what we post as well. It and #8217;s not bad when there is a censored [...] Religion Religion homorazzi.com via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:44 PST The Andrew Christian models are back at it again. Their last video really pushed the boundaries and as much as I love to see their bare booties, I and #8217;m glad this one isn and #8217;t as extreme so that we aren and #8217;t crossing the line with what we post as well. It and #8217;s not bad when there is a censored [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541033 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541033 Watch Mary J. Blige Rock Out In “Rock of Ages” Words can and #8217;t even begin to describe how excited I was to check out this clip. When I heard the hit Broadway musical was being adapted for the silver screen, I was practically frothing at the mouth. A musical set to 80s rock music and #8230; what and #8217;s not there to love? Last week, I was fortunate enough to [...] Entertainment Entertainment homorazzi.com via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:44 PST Words can and #8217;t even begin to describe how excited I was to check out this clip. When I heard the hit Broadway musical was being adapted for the silver screen, I was practically frothing at the mouth. A musical set to 80s rock music and #8230; what and #8217;s not there to love? Last week, I was fortunate enough to [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541032 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541032 Dancing With The Stars Season 14: SHOCKING Results With Mary J. Blige, Alanis Morissette and Carrie Underwood Last night, it was down to the final four couples. William Levy, Katherine Jenkins, Donald Driver and Maria Menounos left it all on the floor with two smoking routines that had the judges on their feet and singing their praises. A few broke of them broke out some 10 and #8242;s but only one couple managed to [...] Family and Parenting Family and Parenting homorazzi.com via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:44 PST Last night, it was down to the final four couples. William Levy, Katherine Jenkins, Donald Driver and Maria Menounos left it all on the floor with two smoking routines that had the judges on their feet and singing their praises. A few broke of them broke out some 10 and #8242;s but only one couple managed to [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541031 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541031 Rye Rye Drops Debut Album, “Go! Pop! Bang!” Yesterday was a big day for Rye Rye. The young rapper released her debut album, and #8220;Go! Pop! Bang! and #8221; through M.I.A. and #8217;s NEET Records and Interscope. The freshman effort makes a big splash on the music industry as the entire disc boasts some heavy collaborations in the vocal and production department. I had a chance to preview [...] Entertainment Entertainment homorazzi.com via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:44 PST Yesterday was a big day for Rye Rye. The young rapper released her debut album, and #8220;Go! Pop! Bang! and #8221; through M.I.A. and #8217;s NEET Records and Interscope. The freshman effort makes a big splash on the music industry as the entire disc boasts some heavy collaborations in the vocal and production department. I had a chance to preview [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541030 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541030 Who'd You Rather: Spencer VS Kinney It and #8217;s that time of year when the major networks begin their upfronts to reveal what new shows will be hitting the airwaves this coming fall. One of the shows that caught my eye, mainly due to the sexy male leads in the cast is Chicago Fire coming to NBC. A little bit Ladder 49, a [...] Lifestyle Lifestyle homorazzi.com via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:44 PST It and #8217;s that time of year when the major networks begin their upfronts to reveal what new shows will be hitting the airwaves this coming fall. One of the shows that caught my eye, mainly due to the sexy male leads in the cast is Chicago Fire coming to NBC. A little bit Ladder 49, a [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541029 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541029 Obama Should Appoint an LGBT Cabinet Member in Second Term President Obama delivered a stirring commencement address at the private, all-women and #8217;s Barnard College in New York, Monday. (Excerpts below; click here for the complete transcript.) He spoke lovingly about the powerful women who've influenced his life and dispensed three pieces of advice: fight for a seat at the head of the table; never underestimate the<a href="http://lgbtpov.frontiersla.com/2012/05/15/obama-should-appoint-an-lgbt-cabinet-member-in-second-term/">Read the Full Story --></a> US News US News LGBT | POV via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 16:01:27 PST President Obama delivered a stirring commencement address at the private, all-women and #8217;s Barnard College in New York, Monday. (Excerpts below; click here for the complete transcript.) He spoke lovingly about the powerful women who've influenced his life and dispensed three pieces of advice: fight for a seat at the head of the table; never underestimate the<a href="http://lgbtpov.frontiersla.com/2012/05/15/obama-should-appoint-an-lgbt-cabinet-member-in-second-term/">Read the Full Story --></a> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541028 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541028 Developing: Bomb Threat at Human Rights Campaign (UPDATED 1:05p) LAPD Detective Gus Villanueva from Media Relations just told me: This morning LAPD received a call through the 911 system from a caller who stated that he was going to blow up the LGBT building in Washington DC. The call was received shortly after 8:00am this morning. LAPD immediately  made notifications to law<a href="http://lgbtpov.frontiersla.com/2012/05/15/developing-bomb-threat-at-human-rights-campaign/">Read the Full Story --></a> Politics and Law Politics and Law LGBT | POV via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 17:31:14 PST (UPDATED 1:05p) LAPD Detective Gus Villanueva from Media Relations just told me: This morning LAPD received a call through the 911 system from a caller who stated that he was going to blow up the LGBT building in Washington DC. The call was received shortly after 8:00am this morning. LAPD immediately  made notifications to law<a href="http://lgbtpov.frontiersla.com/2012/05/15/developing-bomb-threat-at-human-rights-campaign/">Read the Full Story --></a> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541027 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541027 Freedom to Marry Founder Evan Wolfson Honored at Barnard College In my Frontiers story on President Obama and #8217;s profile-in-courage announcement that he supports marriage equality, I mention and quote attorney Evan Wolfson, founder of Freedom to Marry, who and #8217;s been advocating for marriage rights for same sex couples since the early 1990s, often against a tide of naysayers. Yesterday, Wolfson was honored with the Medal of Distinction<a href="http://lgbtpov.frontiersla.com/2012/05/15/freedom-to-marry-founder-evan-wolfson-honored-at-barnard-college/">Read the Full Story --></a> US News US News LGBT | POV via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 20:30:13 PST In my Frontiers story on President Obama and #8217;s profile-in-courage announcement that he supports marriage equality, I mention and quote attorney Evan Wolfson, founder of Freedom to Marry, who and #8217;s been advocating for marriage rights for same sex couples since the early 1990s, often against a tide of naysayers. Yesterday, Wolfson was honored with the Medal of Distinction<a href="http://lgbtpov.frontiersla.com/2012/05/15/freedom-to-marry-founder-evan-wolfson-honored-at-barnard-college/">Read the Full Story --></a> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541026 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541026 Dog Found in Hot Car in WeHo with Drugs, Cash From the LA County Public Information Office: County of Los Angeles Sheriff deputies responded to reports of a dog locked in a hot car in West Hollywood, on the 1200 block of Ogden Drive.  When deputies arrived on scene, they found bundles of cash, several bags of drugs, and a German short-haired Pointer dog inside<a href="http://lgbtpov.frontiersla.com/2012/05/15/dog-found-in-hot-car-in-weho-with-drugs-cash/">Read the Full Story --></a> US News US News LGBT | POV via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 22:00:12 PST From the LA County Public Information Office: County of Los Angeles Sheriff deputies responded to reports of a dog locked in a hot car in West Hollywood, on the 1200 block of Ogden Drive.  When deputies arrived on scene, they found bundles of cash, several bags of drugs, and a German short-haired Pointer dog inside<a href="http://lgbtpov.frontiersla.com/2012/05/15/dog-found-in-hot-car-in-weho-with-drugs-cash/">Read the Full Story --></a> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541025 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541025 Rescuing dogs, pot and cash from the WeHo heat Rescuing dogs, pot and cash from the WeHo heat Local News Local News WeHoNews.com via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:33 PST Rescuing dogs, pot and cash from the WeHo heat http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541024 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541024 Corporate Board Member Introduces Board Diversity Initiative Business Business Echelon Magazine via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 14:57:35 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541023 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541023 Las Vegas Young Guns @ COLAB Downtown Gallery Lifestyle Lifestyle Las Vegas Arts and Culture via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 03:26:00 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541022 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541022 Time to show your PRIDE in California Though June is officially Gay and Lesbian Pride Month across the country, Pride in California hits major cities in late May with Long Beach Pride and stretches to November with the Palm Springs Pride. Along the way... <br /> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_rss/hash/45/6d/1337109420_gayflag.jpg" width="320" height="411" alt="" title="" /> Events Events SF Gay Nightlife Examiner via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 19:17:22 PST Though June is officially Gay and Lesbian Pride Month across the country, Pride in California hits major cities in late May with Long Beach Pride and stretches to November with the Palm Springs Pride. Along the way... <br /> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_rss/hash/45/6d/1337109420_gayflag.jpg" width="320" height="411" alt="" title="" /> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541021 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541021 Rye Rye's "GO! POP! BANG!" out today Baltimore and rsquo;s premier dance-rap spitfire Rye Rye unleashes her brand new album and ldquo;Go! Pop! Bang! and rdquo; today. The bouncy track, and ldquo;Boom Boom and rdquo;, produced by Rudy and lsquo;Mayru and rsquo; Maya (Rihanna), samples the... <br /> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_rss/hash/a2/16/a2163a634392c83c889237d4fe91466a.jpg" width="320" height="320" alt="" title="" /> Entertainment Entertainment SF Gay Nightlife Examiner via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 19:41:44 PST Baltimore and rsquo;s premier dance-rap spitfire Rye Rye unleashes her brand new album and ldquo;Go! Pop! Bang! and rdquo; today. The bouncy track, and ldquo;Boom Boom and rdquo;, produced by Rudy and lsquo;Mayru and rsquo; Maya (Rihanna), samples the... <br /> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_rss/hash/a2/16/a2163a634392c83c889237d4fe91466a.jpg" width="320" height="320" alt="" title="" /> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541020 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541020 @SFGayNightLife Wed. May 16th - Sun. May 20th Wednesday, May 16thFANTAZIA Walnut Creek + G and rsquo;Licious @ Vice1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek, Ca | 9pm, 21+Good Time @ Bench and Bar510 17th Street | 8pm, 21+www.bench-and-bar.com for more informationBooty Call Wednesdays @ QBar456 Castro Street... <br /> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_rss/hash/1337130692_465285_422047631156974_100000552237183_1527208_1045913431_o.jpg" width="320" height="207" alt="" title="" /> Lifestyle Lifestyle SF Gay Nightlife Examiner via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 01:14:32 PST Wednesday, May 16thFANTAZIA Walnut Creek + G and rsquo;Licious @ Vice1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek, Ca | 9pm, 21+Good Time @ Bench and Bar510 17th Street | 8pm, 21+www.bench-and-bar.com for more informationBooty Call Wednesdays @ QBar456 Castro Street... <br /> <img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_rss/hash/1337130692_465285_422047631156974_100000552237183_1527208_1045913431_o.jpg" width="320" height="207" alt="" title="" /> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541019 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541019 Dubs at Codorus 2012 This is our second attempt at this meet, last year we got hit by a hurricane so hopefully we have better luck in weather this time around. The location will be at the same spot as last year (Codorus State Park), it will hold 160-ish cars and we welcome all makes and models so please invite your friends.<br /> <br /> BZin20AE and I have decided to change it up a little bit this year and on top of the car gtg we will be having a little fundraiser to help out the ASPCA in their fight to end animal cruelty. We figure the majority of the VW/Audi community are pet friendly and that it would be a great organization to help out.<br /> <br /> <br /> We'll be accepting CASH donations at the gtg.<br /> Donations aren't required to come and there is no minimum or maximum donation that you can make.<br /> If you won't be able to make it but still want to donate towards the ASPCA, GO HERE.<br /> Or, if you want to contribute to what we'll raise on June 2nd contact me via PM.<br /> <br /> **DATE AND TIME**<br /> Saturday, June 2nd 2012<br /> noon - sunset<br /> <br /> **LOCATION**<br /> Codorus State Park, PA<br /> Main Launch Area off of Sinsheim Road/Rt 3041<br /> <br /> **DOs and DON'Ts**<br /> NO ALCOHOL<br /> NO DRIVING/PARKING ON GRASS<br /> NO BURNOUTS, REVVING, DONUTS, ETC.<br /> RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE AND THEIR PROPERTY<br /> BRING YOUR OWN FOOD, BEVERAGE, CHAIRS, ETC.<br /> <br /> **More Information**<br /> Last years thread<br /> <a href="http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...t-Codorus-2011" target="_blank">http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...t-Codorus-2011</a><br /> <br /> Pets are allowed on the property, but we ask you to clean up after them.<br /> <br /> Come and go as you please, feel free to bring your bikes, kayaks, etc.<br /> <br /> Park is CLOSED AT SUNSET so you need to be out of there by then.<br /> <br /> Facebook Event Page (Invite your friends)<br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/212989472115390/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/212989472115390/</a><br /> <br /> Codorus State Park Map<br /> <a href="http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ucmprd1/...cnr_004803.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ucmprd1/...cnr_004803.pdf</a><br /> <br /> Things To Do<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codorus...ark#Recreation" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codorus...ark#Recreation</a><br /> <br /> The entrance that you want is the Main Launch Area off of Sinsheim Road/Rt 3041.<br /> Below is a quick little .gif to help those visual learners out there.<br /> <img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/2ihwa41.gif" border="0" alt="[Image: 2ihwa41.gif]" /> Automotive Automotive Gay Car Fans via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:19:10 PST This is our second attempt at this meet, last year we got hit by a hurricane so hopefully we have better luck in weather this time around. The location will be at the same spot as last year (Codorus State Park), it will hold 160-ish cars and we welcome all makes and models so please invite your friends.<br /> <br /> BZin20AE and I have decided to change it up a little bit this year and on top of the car gtg we will be having a little fundraiser to help out the ASPCA in their fight to end animal cruelty. We figure the majority of the VW/Audi community are pet friendly and that it would be a great organization to help out.<br /> <br /> <br /> We'll be accepting CASH donations at the gtg.<br /> Donations aren't required to come and there is no minimum or maximum donation that you can make.<br /> If you won't be able to make it but still want to donate towards the ASPCA, GO HERE.<br /> Or, if you want to contribute to what we'll raise on June 2nd contact me via PM.<br /> <br /> **DATE AND TIME**<br /> Saturday, June 2nd 2012<br /> noon - sunset<br /> <br /> **LOCATION**<br /> Codorus State Park, PA<br /> Main Launch Area off of Sinsheim Road/Rt 3041<br /> <br /> **DOs and DON'Ts**<br /> NO ALCOHOL<br /> NO DRIVING/PARKING ON GRASS<br /> NO BURNOUTS, REVVING, DONUTS, ETC.<br /> RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE AND THEIR PROPERTY<br /> BRING YOUR OWN FOOD, BEVERAGE, CHAIRS, ETC.<br /> <br /> **More Information**<br /> Last years thread<br /> <a href="http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...t-Codorus-2011" target="_blank">http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...t-Codorus-2011</a><br /> <br /> Pets are allowed on the property, but we ask you to clean up after them.<br /> <br /> Come and go as you please, feel free to bring your bikes, kayaks, etc.<br /> <br /> Park is CLOSED AT SUNSET so you need to be out of there by then.<br /> <br /> Facebook Event Page (Invite your friends)<br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/212989472115390/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/212989472115390/</a><br /> <br /> Codorus State Park Map<br /> <a href="http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ucmprd1/...cnr_004803.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ucmprd1/...cnr_004803.pdf</a><br /> <br /> Things To Do<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codorus...ark#Recreation" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codorus...ark#Recreation</a><br /> <br /> The entrance that you want is the Main Launch Area off of Sinsheim Road/Rt 3041.<br /> Below is a quick little .gif to help those visual learners out there.<br /> <img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/2ihwa41.gif" border="0" alt="[Image: 2ihwa41.gif]" /> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541018 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541018 H2Oi I'm going along with a few others on the board for the weekend. who else is going? Automotive Automotive Gay Car Fans via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 14:59:17 PST I'm going along with a few others on the board for the weekend. who else is going? http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541017 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541017 330ci Transmission Pan Readers Digest Version... Get ready.<br /> <br /> A good friend of mine purchased this car and when she left to go back to cuba for the army she left the BMW here in the care of her grandparents. Long story short she wanted me to change the oil and do the rear diff fluid. <br /> <br /> I go to pick the car up from her grandparents and there is a mini-pool of trans fluid under the car. <br /> <br /> I take the car home and find this lovely dent in the pan... It was bent so bad that it leaked out the side where it sealed even though it lined up perfectly still. We replaced the gasket first, and it leaked so we had to order a new pan.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o552/JoshuaAZ/8376e7de.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 8376e7de.jpg]" /><br /> <br /> So I take the pan off to see this dent<br /> <br /> <img src="http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o552/JoshuaAZ/11f72313.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 11f72313.jpg]" /><br /> <br /> <img src="http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o552/JoshuaAZ/3210a4c5.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 3210a4c5.jpg]" /><br /> <br /> I had to wait forever to get the parts in from BMW (pan, gasket, etc) so roughly 2 weeks later the beauty looks like this from underneath. <img src="http://gaycarfans.com/forums/images/smilies/rainbow.png" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="Rainbow" title="Rainbow" /><br /> <br /> <img src="http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o552/JoshuaAZ/e3c9c34f.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: e3c9c34f.jpg]" /><br /> <br /> And my dirtiness...<br /> <br /> <img src="http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o552/JoshuaAZ/a063b52c.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: a063b52c.jpg]" /> Automotive Automotive Gay Car Fans via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 05:51:51 PST Readers Digest Version... Get ready.<br /> <br /> A good friend of mine purchased this car and when she left to go back to cuba for the army she left the BMW here in the care of her grandparents. Long story short she wanted me to change the oil and do the rear diff fluid. <br /> <br /> I go to pick the car up from her grandparents and there is a mini-pool of trans fluid under the car. <br /> <br /> I take the car home and find this lovely dent in the pan... It was bent so bad that it leaked out the side where it sealed even though it lined up perfectly still. We replaced the gasket first, and it leaked so we had to order a new pan.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o552/JoshuaAZ/8376e7de.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 8376e7de.jpg]" /><br /> <br /> So I take the pan off to see this dent<br /> <br /> <img src="http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o552/JoshuaAZ/11f72313.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 11f72313.jpg]" /><br /> <br /> <img src="http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o552/JoshuaAZ/3210a4c5.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 3210a4c5.jpg]" /><br /> <br /> I had to wait forever to get the parts in from BMW (pan, gasket, etc) so roughly 2 weeks later the beauty looks like this from underneath. <img src="http://gaycarfans.com/forums/images/smilies/rainbow.png" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="Rainbow" title="Rainbow" /><br /> <br /> <img src="http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o552/JoshuaAZ/e3c9c34f.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: e3c9c34f.jpg]" /><br /> <br /> And my dirtiness...<br /> <br /> <img src="http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o552/JoshuaAZ/a063b52c.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: a063b52c.jpg]" /> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541016 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541016 Marriage Equality: Olson, Tony Perkins And Barney Frank On Hardball Originally posted 10 May 2012 It was a battle royale between Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and Representative Barney Frank on Hardball with Chris Matthews. What Perkins had to say is not surprising given that he is adamantly opposed to same-sex marriage and homosexuality even though he seems absolutely obsessed with what two [...] Lifestyle Lifestyle Lez Get Real via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 22:13:57 PST Originally posted 10 May 2012 It was a battle royale between Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and Representative Barney Frank on Hardball with Chris Matthews. What Perkins had to say is not surprising given that he is adamantly opposed to same-sex marriage and homosexuality even though he seems absolutely obsessed with what two [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541015 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541015 C is for Chocolate Chip Cookie Day Today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day.  Did you know? Yeah, me neither. Let and #8217;s learn about it. Shall we? A chocolate chip cookieis a drop cookie that originated in the United States and features chocolate chips as its distinguishing ingredient. The traditional recipe combines a dough composed of butter and both brown and white sugar [...] Entertainment Entertainment Lez Get Real via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 22:38:28 PST Today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day.  Did you know? Yeah, me neither. Let and #8217;s learn about it. Shall we? A chocolate chip cookieis a drop cookie that originated in the United States and features chocolate chips as its distinguishing ingredient. The traditional recipe combines a dough composed of butter and both brown and white sugar [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541014 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541014 Pentagon Report Finds DADT Repeal Implementation Going Well Originally posted 11 May 2012 For the alarmists in the military as well as hate groups like the Family Research Council and the American Family Association the news out of the Defense Department is not good. A new report shows that the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell is being successfully implemented in the military, [...] Lifestyle Lifestyle Lez Get Real via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 23:22:07 PST Originally posted 11 May 2012 For the alarmists in the military as well as hate groups like the Family Research Council and the American Family Association the news out of the Defense Department is not good. A new report shows that the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell is being successfully implemented in the military, [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541013 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541013 Rush Limbaugh Attacks Shep Smith On Marriage, Demeans His Own Audience Originally posted 11 May 2012 FOX News' Shepard Smith is the only one on FOX who seemed to actually have praise for Obama's decision to vocally support same-sex marriage. Of course, that means that there are those who are going to attack him as soon as they can. . .like Rush Limbaugh. Smith said of [...] Lifestyle Lifestyle Lez Get Real via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 23:27:04 PST Originally posted 11 May 2012 FOX News' Shepard Smith is the only one on FOX who seemed to actually have praise for Obama's decision to vocally support same-sex marriage. Of course, that means that there are those who are going to attack him as soon as they can. . .like Rush Limbaugh. Smith said of [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541012 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541012 Gay May Sues Former Employer Over Discrimination Against Straight Men Originally posted 11 May 2012 There are some of us (myself for instance) who would probably make really horrible bosses because, well, I would rather not hire any men to work for me. Still, I'm hardly in a position to do that kind of hiring or firing, and, well, despite my dislike of men, I [...] Lifestyle Lifestyle Lez Get Real via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 23:41:03 PST Originally posted 11 May 2012 There are some of us (myself for instance) who would probably make really horrible bosses because, well, I would rather not hire any men to work for me. Still, I'm hardly in a position to do that kind of hiring or firing, and, well, despite my dislike of men, I [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541011 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541011 Laugh-In Creator Digby Wolfe Has Died Originally published May 9, 2012 With co-producers George Schlatter and Ed Friendly, creator/writer Digby Wolfe gave us a bikini-clad Goldie Hawn, covered in psychidelic body paint gyrating on a bare stage, and diminutive Judy Carne being hit with bucketsful of water. He gave us a German-helmeted Arte Johnson, cigarette held European-style, sinisterly intoning and #8220;Ver-r-r-y interesting and #8221; [...] Lifestyle Lifestyle Lez Get Real via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 23:50:24 PST Originally published May 9, 2012 With co-producers George Schlatter and Ed Friendly, creator/writer Digby Wolfe gave us a bikini-clad Goldie Hawn, covered in psychidelic body paint gyrating on a bare stage, and diminutive Judy Carne being hit with bucketsful of water. He gave us a German-helmeted Arte Johnson, cigarette held European-style, sinisterly intoning and #8220;Ver-r-r-y interesting and #8221; [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541010 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541010 MSNBC's Tamron Hall Shuts Down Interview Over Romney's Bullying Originally posted 12 May 2012 Tamron Hall on MSNBC has definitely gotten a bit stronger of voice lately. Washington Examiner reporter Tim Carney appeared on her show yesterday, but did so under what can only really be called false pretenses. Hall asked Carney about the response from the Romney campaign to allegations that he bullied [...] Politics and Law Politics and Law Lez Get Real via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 23:55:06 PST Originally posted 12 May 2012 Tamron Hall on MSNBC has definitely gotten a bit stronger of voice lately. Washington Examiner reporter Tim Carney appeared on her show yesterday, but did so under what can only really be called false pretenses. Hall asked Carney about the response from the Romney campaign to allegations that he bullied [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541009 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541009 Ohio Republicans Bring Back Attack On Planned Parenthood Forward marches the Republican War on Women, and right now, it is focused in Ohio where “Even after thousands of Ohioans signed petitions to tell John Kasich and his ideological, extremist GOP allies in the Statehouse to shut down their attacks on women and #8217;s preventive health,” the GOP is determined to press forward with defunding Planned [...] Politics and Law Politics and Law Lez Get Real via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 00:40:21 PST Forward marches the Republican War on Women, and right now, it is focused in Ohio where “Even after thousands of Ohioans signed petitions to tell John Kasich and his ideological, extremist GOP allies in the Statehouse to shut down their attacks on women and #8217;s preventive health,” the GOP is determined to press forward with defunding Planned [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541008 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541008 Kennedy Center Honors Ellen DeGeneres Ellen DeGeneres. . .for the LGBT Community and the lesbian community especially there is no bigger name. The spokeswoman for JC Penneys, the first actor to play a lead character in a TV show to come out as gay, and devoted wife to the lovely Portia di Rossi has won the nation's top humor prize- [...] Entertainment Entertainment Lez Get Real via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 01:36:28 PST Ellen DeGeneres. . .for the LGBT Community and the lesbian community especially there is no bigger name. The spokeswoman for JC Penneys, the first actor to play a lead character in a TV show to come out as gay, and devoted wife to the lovely Portia di Rossi has won the nation's top humor prize- [...] http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541007 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541007 Reel Thoughts Interview: From a Different Angle <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l72ipClJeT4/T7H0zoQQXcI/AAAAAAAApAQ/C-_ZCaWhEfY/s1600/La+Cage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l72ipClJeT4/T7H0zoQQXcI/AAAAAAAApAQ/C-_ZCaWhEfY/s320/La+Cage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Broadway has proven much more welcoming to GLBT actors than Hollywood, and one example is <b>Christopher Sieber</b>. The tall, handsome actor has had success in television, playing father to the Olsen Twins in <i>Two of a Kind</i> and one half of a high-profile but short-lived gay couple in <i>It's All Relative</i>, but his real successes have come on Broadway. The 6'2” Minneapolis native has entertained audiences playing Sir Galahad in <i>Monty Python's Spamalot</i> (for which he was nominated for a Tony Award), the tiny Lord Farquaad in <i>Shrek the Musical</i> (another Tony Nomination), Trevor Graydon in <i>Thoroughly Modern Millie</i>, Gaston in <i>Beauty and the Beast</i> and Billy Flynn in <i>Chicago</i>. His latest Broadway appearance was replacing an ailing Jeffrey Tambor as Georges in <a href="http://www.lacage.com/"><b><i>La Cage aux Folles</i></b></a> opposite none other than the writer himself, <b>Harvey Fierstein</b>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_GXyqTDe-4I/T7H23QiOswI/AAAAAAAApAg/0ARwpDjLUEc/s1600/Christopher+Sieber.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_GXyqTDe-4I/T7H23QiOswI/AAAAAAAApAg/0ARwpDjLUEc/s1600/Christopher+Sieber.jpg" /></a></div>In the show, the two play the Emcee and star attraction of a seedy San Tropez drag bar who have been partners for over twenty years and have raised a son together. Their lives are thrown for a loop when their son Jean Michel announces that he is getting married to the daughter of a rabidly anti-gay politician. If that wasn't bad enough, the ungrateful boy wants his dad to de-gay the house and invite both the in-laws-to-be and his biological mother to dinner, leaving Zaza in the cold. This sets up the most awkward dinner party imaginable, especially when Zaza “saves the day” by appearing suddenly as Jean Michel's “Maman.” Offering running commentary is Jacob, their maid/butler and a bevy of dangerous Cagelles, the performers from the club. From the show comes the classic GLBT anthem “I Am What I Am”, “The Best of Times” and the title number.<br /><br />Now that <i>La Cage</i> has closed on Broadway and gone on national tour, Sieber has been busy donning wigs, mascara and gowns to play Fierstein's role opposite none other than <b>George Hamilton</b> as Georges. The debonair and permanently tanned Hamilton is thirty years older than Sieber, giving their relationship extra poignancy. I spoke with Sieber, who was very funny and down-to-earth, about how life is on the road with Hamilton in <i>La Cage</i>. “I'm seven foot eight in hair and heels,” Sieber laughed. “Even my dad said, “You know, Chris, you're not an attractive woman.” I told him, “Yeah, Dad, I know. It's okay.” <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YEZS2N0I_nA/T7H4-Z-W4TI/AAAAAAAApAo/UrG1P0PyVRI/s1600/La+Cage+CS+GH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YEZS2N0I_nA/T7H4-Z-W4TI/AAAAAAAApAo/UrG1P0PyVRI/s1600/La+Cage+CS+GH.jpg" /></a></div><br />Not every actor gets to play both halves of a couple, and Sieber was grateful for the opportunity to play Georges first. “Thank goodness that I had that experience, because now I know the ins and outs of the part playing opposite Harvey, the guy who wrote it. I never expected to play Albin, it just sort of happened. It's kind of strange that I'm doing it, but playing opposite Harvey was pretty cool."<br /><br /><br />Sieber has nothing but praise for his famous co-star. He said that Hamilton was open and admitted when he was having challenges learning his lines at first. “He is absolutely the loveliest guy. He's so generous, he's so sweet. He doesn't have a diva bone in his body. He really works his butt off because he wants to be good. And the stories that he tells! He's been with every starlet and every star in Hollywood and he knows them personally, so when you hear these old Hollywood stories, you just ask George what really happened and he'll tell you. He was there! He'd talk about Judy Garland and he was with (President) L.B.J. for a while and dated his daughter. It's amazing t he amount of drinking that went on in old Hollywood…”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yNC4MxOTHuo/T7H5PokTaOI/AAAAAAAApAw/4Te-nAWuakE/s1600/La+Cage+GH+CS+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yNC4MxOTHuo/T7H5PokTaOI/AAAAAAAApAw/4Te-nAWuakE/s1600/La+Cage+GH+CS+2.jpg" /></a></div><br />Well-known ladies' man Hamilton had no trouble playing gay, Sieber said. “He had a gay brother, so he was very cool with it right off. I wouldn't say I was nervous, but the first time we kissed, we had never rehearsed it, we just looked at each other like, “This is happening,” and we did it,” he said, laughing. “And of course, he went off to the side a little because he barely knew me, but now it's just full-on kissing. He doesn't really care what people think of him, because he's so charming, he'll win you over anyway. We've developed a really great working relationship but also a personal relationship. He trusts me completely, and he really has to,” Sieber explained.<br /><br />“This production is very intimate,” Sieber said. “Our director, Terry Johnson, wanted it to be like a club where you would go. Everything is very close. In the original, the gag was “which one's a man, which one's a woman?” We don't have that. We're a drag club. There are no women Cagelles. There's a line that we're bawdy but we're also rather grand. Ours is kind of gritty. La Cage aux Folles has been around a while, which is like Georges and Albin's life. We've been together twenty years and we built this life together, probably the only life we ever could have had, being gay people in that time period. We've carved out this beautiful, wonderful life together.”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4QJkc_ezaFU/T7H5XJ5htYI/AAAAAAAApA4/x76az30A2zY/s1600/La+Cage+CS+HF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4QJkc_ezaFU/T7H5XJ5htYI/AAAAAAAApA4/x76az30A2zY/s1600/La+Cage+CS+HF.jpg" /></a></div><br />“What makes me laugh is when Georges introduces the Cagelles, he's showcasing the talent, but the talent he's showcasing is terrible. Chantal can hit a note, but she really doesn't do anything. Hannah from Hamburg has a skill with a whip, but Phaedra, the Enigma, literally has no talent. The only thing she does is flick her tongue. <i>That's</i> her talent,” he said laughing. Of course, the buff and agile actors playing the Cagelles have nothing but talent, and if you are lucky enough to sit at the onstage cabaret tables, they will put their talents right in your face.<br /><br />“There is so much heart. It's such a great story. Ultimately, it's about a family. It doesn't matter who you love, just that you love. With today's political climate, where they're making us gays and lesbians footballs to kick around and say we're evil... Santorum can kiss my f-in' ass, but even someone like Rick Santorum, if he came to see our show, it might, possibly, change their mind. The message is so strong, and people leap to their feet at the end. Even the hardest of theater-goers, who were probably dragged their by their wives, probably didn't want to be there because they thought it was going to be “a bunch of fruity guys leaping around in skirts”, they are leaping to their feet and clapping and cheering because they got it.”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gvklbkRWQDM/T7H5mwG08bI/AAAAAAAApBA/JlKjAOiDQ10/s1600/La+Cage+CS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gvklbkRWQDM/T7H5mwG08bI/AAAAAAAApBA/JlKjAOiDQ10/s1600/La+Cage+CS.jpg" /></a></div><br />Zaza's beauty secret is Dermablend make-up, developed to cover up scars. “I'm not hairy by any means, but every guy gets a five o'clock shadow. This stuff Dermablend just takes it away. After eight shows a week, it takes its toll on me, with the corset and the lipstick. My face is okay... I moisturize like crazy because I'm a good gay boy. I have some great shoes... I have nine different pairs and half of them are heels. It's up-and-down, up-and-down, up-and-down.”<br /><br />Sieber came out publically while promoting ABC's sadly short-lived comedy <i>It's All Relative</i>, where he and John Benjamin Hickey played parents of a girl who begins dating a boy with conservative Irish-American parents. “I thought I'd nip it in the bud and get it out there, since I knew it was going to be a high-profile show on ABC. I've known I was gay since fourth grade. If you make a big deal out of it, it will be a big deal. If you don't, it won't.”<br /><br />The <i>La Cage aux Folles</i> tour will play Tempe's Gammage Auditorium starting tonight and running through May 20th. For tickets, future tour dates and locations and more information, see the tour's <a href="http://www.lacage.com/index.html">official website</a>.<br /><br />Interview by <a href="http://thequod.blogspot.com/2009/11/neil-cohen.html">Neil Cohen</a>, resident film critic of <b><i>Movie Dearest</i></b> and Phoenix's <a href="http://www.echomag.com/"><i>Echo</i> Magazine.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/206169726101426819-3169307778439081593?l=moviedearest.blogspot.com' alt=' /></div> Entertainment Entertainment Movie Dearest via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 11:00:00 PST <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l72ipClJeT4/T7H0zoQQXcI/AAAAAAAApAQ/C-_ZCaWhEfY/s1600/La+Cage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l72ipClJeT4/T7H0zoQQXcI/AAAAAAAApAQ/C-_ZCaWhEfY/s320/La+Cage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Broadway has proven much more welcoming to GLBT actors than Hollywood, and one example is <b>Christopher Sieber</b>. The tall, handsome actor has had success in television, playing father to the Olsen Twins in <i>Two of a Kind</i> and one half of a high-profile but short-lived gay couple in <i>It's All Relative</i>, but his real successes have come on Broadway. The 6'2” Minneapolis native has entertained audiences playing Sir Galahad in <i>Monty Python's Spamalot</i> (for which he was nominated for a Tony Award), the tiny Lord Farquaad in <i>Shrek the Musical</i> (another Tony Nomination), Trevor Graydon in <i>Thoroughly Modern Millie</i>, Gaston in <i>Beauty and the Beast</i> and Billy Flynn in <i>Chicago</i>. His latest Broadway appearance was replacing an ailing Jeffrey Tambor as Georges in <a href="http://www.lacage.com/"><b><i>La Cage aux Folles</i></b></a> opposite none other than the writer himself, <b>Harvey Fierstein</b>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_GXyqTDe-4I/T7H23QiOswI/AAAAAAAApAg/0ARwpDjLUEc/s1600/Christopher+Sieber.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_GXyqTDe-4I/T7H23QiOswI/AAAAAAAApAg/0ARwpDjLUEc/s1600/Christopher+Sieber.jpg" /></a></div>In the show, the two play the Emcee and star attraction of a seedy San Tropez drag bar who have been partners for over twenty years and have raised a son together. Their lives are thrown for a loop when their son Jean Michel announces that he is getting married to the daughter of a rabidly anti-gay politician. If that wasn't bad enough, the ungrateful boy wants his dad to de-gay the house and invite both the in-laws-to-be and his biological mother to dinner, leaving Zaza in the cold. This sets up the most awkward dinner party imaginable, especially when Zaza “saves the day” by appearing suddenly as Jean Michel's “Maman.” Offering running commentary is Jacob, their maid/butler and a bevy of dangerous Cagelles, the performers from the club. From the show comes the classic GLBT anthem “I Am What I Am”, “The Best of Times” and the title number.<br /><br />Now that <i>La Cage</i> has closed on Broadway and gone on national tour, Sieber has been busy donning wigs, mascara and gowns to play Fierstein's role opposite none other than <b>George Hamilton</b> as Georges. The debonair and permanently tanned Hamilton is thirty years older than Sieber, giving their relationship extra poignancy. I spoke with Sieber, who was very funny and down-to-earth, about how life is on the road with Hamilton in <i>La Cage</i>. “I'm seven foot eight in hair and heels,” Sieber laughed. “Even my dad said, “You know, Chris, you're not an attractive woman.” I told him, “Yeah, Dad, I know. It's okay.” <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YEZS2N0I_nA/T7H4-Z-W4TI/AAAAAAAApAo/UrG1P0PyVRI/s1600/La+Cage+CS+GH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YEZS2N0I_nA/T7H4-Z-W4TI/AAAAAAAApAo/UrG1P0PyVRI/s1600/La+Cage+CS+GH.jpg" /></a></div><br />Not every actor gets to play both halves of a couple, and Sieber was grateful for the opportunity to play Georges first. “Thank goodness that I had that experience, because now I know the ins and outs of the part playing opposite Harvey, the guy who wrote it. I never expected to play Albin, it just sort of happened. It's kind of strange that I'm doing it, but playing opposite Harvey was pretty cool."<br /><br /><br />Sieber has nothing but praise for his famous co-star. He said that Hamilton was open and admitted when he was having challenges learning his lines at first. “He is absolutely the loveliest guy. He's so generous, he's so sweet. He doesn't have a diva bone in his body. He really works his butt off because he wants to be good. And the stories that he tells! He's been with every starlet and every star in Hollywood and he knows them personally, so when you hear these old Hollywood stories, you just ask George what really happened and he'll tell you. He was there! He'd talk about Judy Garland and he was with (President) L.B.J. for a while and dated his daughter. It's amazing t he amount of drinking that went on in old Hollywood…”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yNC4MxOTHuo/T7H5PokTaOI/AAAAAAAApAw/4Te-nAWuakE/s1600/La+Cage+GH+CS+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yNC4MxOTHuo/T7H5PokTaOI/AAAAAAAApAw/4Te-nAWuakE/s1600/La+Cage+GH+CS+2.jpg" /></a></div><br />Well-known ladies' man Hamilton had no trouble playing gay, Sieber said. “He had a gay brother, so he was very cool with it right off. I wouldn't say I was nervous, but the first time we kissed, we had never rehearsed it, we just looked at each other like, “This is happening,” and we did it,” he said, laughing. “And of course, he went off to the side a little because he barely knew me, but now it's just full-on kissing. He doesn't really care what people think of him, because he's so charming, he'll win you over anyway. We've developed a really great working relationship but also a personal relationship. He trusts me completely, and he really has to,” Sieber explained.<br /><br />“This production is very intimate,” Sieber said. “Our director, Terry Johnson, wanted it to be like a club where you would go. Everything is very close. In the original, the gag was “which one's a man, which one's a woman?” We don't have that. We're a drag club. There are no women Cagelles. There's a line that we're bawdy but we're also rather grand. Ours is kind of gritty. La Cage aux Folles has been around a while, which is like Georges and Albin's life. We've been together twenty years and we built this life together, probably the only life we ever could have had, being gay people in that time period. We've carved out this beautiful, wonderful life together.”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4QJkc_ezaFU/T7H5XJ5htYI/AAAAAAAApA4/x76az30A2zY/s1600/La+Cage+CS+HF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4QJkc_ezaFU/T7H5XJ5htYI/AAAAAAAApA4/x76az30A2zY/s1600/La+Cage+CS+HF.jpg" /></a></div><br />“What makes me laugh is when Georges introduces the Cagelles, he's showcasing the talent, but the talent he's showcasing is terrible. Chantal can hit a note, but she really doesn't do anything. Hannah from Hamburg has a skill with a whip, but Phaedra, the Enigma, literally has no talent. The only thing she does is flick her tongue. <i>That's</i> her talent,” he said laughing. Of course, the buff and agile actors playing the Cagelles have nothing but talent, and if you are lucky enough to sit at the onstage cabaret tables, they will put their talents right in your face.<br /><br />“There is so much heart. It's such a great story. Ultimately, it's about a family. It doesn't matter who you love, just that you love. With today's political climate, where they're making us gays and lesbians footballs to kick around and say we're evil... Santorum can kiss my f-in' ass, but even someone like Rick Santorum, if he came to see our show, it might, possibly, change their mind. The message is so strong, and people leap to their feet at the end. Even the hardest of theater-goers, who were probably dragged their by their wives, probably didn't want to be there because they thought it was going to be “a bunch of fruity guys leaping around in skirts”, they are leaping to their feet and clapping and cheering because they got it.”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gvklbkRWQDM/T7H5mwG08bI/AAAAAAAApBA/JlKjAOiDQ10/s1600/La+Cage+CS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gvklbkRWQDM/T7H5mwG08bI/AAAAAAAApBA/JlKjAOiDQ10/s1600/La+Cage+CS.jpg" /></a></div><br />Zaza's beauty secret is Dermablend make-up, developed to cover up scars. “I'm not hairy by any means, but every guy gets a five o'clock shadow. This stuff Dermablend just takes it away. After eight shows a week, it takes its toll on me, with the corset and the lipstick. My face is okay... I moisturize like crazy because I'm a good gay boy. I have some great shoes... I have nine different pairs and half of them are heels. It's up-and-down, up-and-down, up-and-down.”<br /><br />Sieber came out publically while promoting ABC's sadly short-lived comedy <i>It's All Relative</i>, where he and John Benjamin Hickey played parents of a girl who begins dating a boy with conservative Irish-American parents. “I thought I'd nip it in the bud and get it out there, since I knew it was going to be a high-profile show on ABC. I've known I was gay since fourth grade. If you make a big deal out of it, it will be a big deal. If you don't, it won't.”<br /><br />The <i>La Cage aux Folles</i> tour will play Tempe's Gammage Auditorium starting tonight and running through May 20th. For tickets, future tour dates and locations and more information, see the tour's <a href="http://www.lacage.com/index.html">official website</a>.<br /><br />Interview by <a href="http://thequod.blogspot.com/2009/11/neil-cohen.html">Neil Cohen</a>, resident film critic of <b><i>Movie Dearest</i></b> and Phoenix's <a href="http://www.echomag.com/"><i>Echo</i> Magazine.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/206169726101426819-3169307778439081593?l=moviedearest.blogspot.com' alt=' /></div> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541004 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541004 [NEW] Mercedes "A Little Too Much" World Exclusive Video Premiere Frequent readers of this blog may remember that I first alerted you about Mercedes back in 2010 when I wrote about her spunky debut single "Shock Absorber." Since then, the young Londoner has shifted gears to prep for the big... Entertainment Entertainment :: arjanwrites music blog :: via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 19:31:13 PST Frequent readers of this blog may remember that I first alerted you about Mercedes back in 2010 when I wrote about her spunky debut single "Shock Absorber." Since then, the young Londoner has shifted gears to prep for the big... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541003 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541003 The Daily Crunch: Will.i.am, Rita Ora, Gotye, Coldplay, Rihanna, Florence and The Machine, Alicia Keys, The Wanted Listen to Will.i.am's New Single "This Is Love" Gotye's “Somebody That I Used To Know” Makes History Coldplay And Rihanna Reveal Making Of 'Princess Of China' Music Video HBO Releases A First Trailer For 'True Blood Season 5 'Prometheus' Brings... Entertainment Entertainment :: arjanwrites music blog :: via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 23:31:29 PST Listen to Will.i.am's New Single "This Is Love" Gotye's “Somebody That I Used To Know” Makes History Coldplay And Rihanna Reveal Making Of 'Princess Of China' Music Video HBO Releases A First Trailer For 'True Blood Season 5 'Prometheus' Brings... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541002 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=541002 Hot New Pop Alert: Role Models (Tony Oller and Malcolm David Kelley) It's never too early to alert you about a very promising new pop act that's about to burst onto the scene in a mighty, big way. So welcome to the bleeding edge of exciting new pop to meet Role Models.... Entertainment Entertainment :: arjanwrites music blog :: via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 12:02:03 PST It's never too early to alert you about a very promising new pop act that's about to burst onto the scene in a mighty, big way. So welcome to the bleeding edge of exciting new pop to meet Role Models.... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540977 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540977 ACCLAIMED HIP-HOP ARTIST Y-LOVE COMES OUT, SPEAKS OUT ON BEING AN OPENLY GAY HASIDIC JEW <p><span class="caps">FOR</span> <span class="caps">IMMEDIATE</span> <span class="caps">RELEASE</span></p> <p><span class="caps">CONTACT</span>: Cathy Renna, 917-757-6123, cathy@rennacommunications.com</p> <p><span class="caps">ACCLAIMED</span> <span class="caps">HIP</span>-<span class="caps">HOP</span> <span class="caps">ARTIST</span> Y-<span class="caps">LOVE</span> <span class="caps">COMES</span> <span class="caps">OUT</span>, <br /> <span class="caps">SPEAKS</span> <span class="caps">OUT</span> ON <span class="caps">BEING</span> <span class="caps">OPENLY</span> <span class="caps">GAY</span>, <span class="caps">HASIDIC</span> <span class="caps">JEW</span></p> <p><span class="caps">EXCLUSIVE</span> <span class="caps">INTERVIEW</span> AT: <a href="http://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2012/05/15/y-love-yitz-jordan-hip-hop-jewish-gay">http://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2012/05/15/y-love-yitz-jordan-hip-hop-jewish-gay</a></p> <p><span class="caps">NEW</span> <span class="caps">SINGLE</span>, <span class="caps">VIDEO</span> “FOCUS ON <span class="caps">THE</span> FLAIR” <span class="caps">AVAILABLE</span> AT: <a href="http://bit.ly/KYSACO">http://bit.ly/KYSACO</a></p> <p>HI <span class="caps">RES</span> <span class="caps">PRESS</span> <span class="caps">PHOTOS</span> AT: <a href="http://shemspeed.com/ylovepresskit/photos.html">http://shemspeed.com/ylovepresskit/photos.html</a></p> <p><span class="caps">FULL</span> <span class="caps">PRESS</span> <span class="caps">KIT</span> AT: <a href="http://wearebancs.com/ylovepresskit/index.html">http://wearebancs.com/ylovepresskit/index.html</a></p> <p><span class="caps">NEW</span> <span class="caps">YORK</span>, NY and #8211; May 15, 2012 and #8211; Crossover hip-hop artist Yitz “Y-Love” Jordan is speaking out for the first time about his life as a gay man of color, while straddling the worlds of hip-hop and Hasidic Judaism and #8211; two communities not known for supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (<span class="caps">LGBT</span>) people. On May 15th his latest release, “Focus on the Flair,” will bring a new, authentic voice to the hip-hop world and the <span class="caps">LGBT</span> community.</p> <p>Said Jordan, explaining his decision to publicly identify as a gay man for the first time: “I want mine to be the last generation of <span class="caps">LGBT</span> Americans that remembers what a closet is. I want kids in 20 years to sit annoyed through <span class="caps">LGBT</span> history class to learn about that long ago time 'when gay people used to have to lie,' much like segregation is a far-off time to many of today and #8217;s middle-class black youth.”</p> Entertainment Entertainment Renna Communications - press via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:50:38 PST <p><span class="caps">FOR</span> <span class="caps">IMMEDIATE</span> <span class="caps">RELEASE</span></p> <p><span class="caps">CONTACT</span>: Cathy Renna, 917-757-6123, cathy@rennacommunications.com</p> <p><span class="caps">ACCLAIMED</span> <span class="caps">HIP</span>-<span class="caps">HOP</span> <span class="caps">ARTIST</span> Y-<span class="caps">LOVE</span> <span class="caps">COMES</span> <span class="caps">OUT</span>, <br /> <span class="caps">SPEAKS</span> <span class="caps">OUT</span> ON <span class="caps">BEING</span> <span class="caps">OPENLY</span> <span class="caps">GAY</span>, <span class="caps">HASIDIC</span> <span class="caps">JEW</span></p> <p><span class="caps">EXCLUSIVE</span> <span class="caps">INTERVIEW</span> AT: <a href="http://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2012/05/15/y-love-yitz-jordan-hip-hop-jewish-gay">http://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2012/05/15/y-love-yitz-jordan-hip-hop-jewish-gay</a></p> <p><span class="caps">NEW</span> <span class="caps">SINGLE</span>, <span class="caps">VIDEO</span> “FOCUS ON <span class="caps">THE</span> FLAIR” <span class="caps">AVAILABLE</span> AT: <a href="http://bit.ly/KYSACO">http://bit.ly/KYSACO</a></p> <p>HI <span class="caps">RES</span> <span class="caps">PRESS</span> <span class="caps">PHOTOS</span> AT: <a href="http://shemspeed.com/ylovepresskit/photos.html">http://shemspeed.com/ylovepresskit/photos.html</a></p> <p><span class="caps">FULL</span> <span class="caps">PRESS</span> <span class="caps">KIT</span> AT: <a href="http://wearebancs.com/ylovepresskit/index.html">http://wearebancs.com/ylovepresskit/index.html</a></p> <p><span class="caps">NEW</span> <span class="caps">YORK</span>, NY and #8211; May 15, 2012 and #8211; Crossover hip-hop artist Yitz “Y-Love” Jordan is speaking out for the first time about his life as a gay man of color, while straddling the worlds of hip-hop and Hasidic Judaism and #8211; two communities not known for supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (<span class="caps">LGBT</span>) people. On May 15th his latest release, “Focus on the Flair,” will bring a new, authentic voice to the hip-hop world and the <span class="caps">LGBT</span> community.</p> <p>Said Jordan, explaining his decision to publicly identify as a gay man for the first time: “I want mine to be the last generation of <span class="caps">LGBT</span> Americans that remembers what a closet is. I want kids in 20 years to sit annoyed through <span class="caps">LGBT</span> history class to learn about that long ago time 'when gay people used to have to lie,' much like segregation is a far-off time to many of today and #8217;s middle-class black youth.”</p> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540975 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540975 Jackie Jumps Over The Candlestick <center><img src="http://gaygamer.net/images/Darkness2Jackie/Darkness2.jpg" width="572" height="249" alt="Brooding mob bosses with dark tentacles are a thing." style="float:none;" /></center> Reading over Rob Zacny's excellent piece on <strong>The Darkness II</strong>, <a href="http://killscreendaily.com/articles/reviews/you-dont-know-jackie/">You Don't Know Jackie</a>, I realized I had never actually written what I wanted about the game; particularly since I rather enjoyed the first one and felt it has been an under appreciated game. I don't necessarily disagree with Zacny, about the tiring aspects of the arcade point shoot-em-up qualities, or the fact that the centuries old brotherhood you're fighting doesn't really propel the plot in an interesting fashion. However, what I took from the game was its thematic concerns with what reality is. The first game's brilliance came in how it questioned free will, particularly in a videogame. Whenever I am asked about moments in gaming that truly affected me, my mind jumps back to that moment where the titular Darkness stops me from interacting with a cutscene. It is a cutscene: I'm not supposed to be interacting with it, but the fact that the game went out of its way to make sure I understood why, was particularly brilliant. The rest of the game blurs in that fashion, but it was such a defining moment that it had me wonder what exactly Jackie had control over. The answer was: whatever I could control, and nothing more. Jackie had no free will. He was a puppet not only to the Darkness that lived inside him and controlled him forcibly at times, but my controller, which dictated how he even fought, which powers he learned, and moved him about as a doll in particularly dark set pieces. Given such, I am less interested in the small pieces that make up an Aristotelian plot diagram for our anti-hero Jackie Estacado, and more interested in what the game tries to push in terms of philosophical questions. There be spoilers ahead!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?a=tQhLHRaniJY:jYNgX8gUXJY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?a=tQhLHRaniJY:jYNgX8gUXJY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?i=tQhLHRaniJY:jYNgX8gUXJY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?a=tQhLHRaniJY:jYNgX8gUXJY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?i=tQhLHRaniJY:jYNgX8gUXJY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?a=tQhLHRaniJY:jYNgX8gUXJY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> Science and Technology Science and Technology GayGamer.net via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 10:45:00 PST <center><img src="http://gaygamer.net/images/Darkness2Jackie/Darkness2.jpg" width="572" height="249" alt="Brooding mob bosses with dark tentacles are a thing." style="float:none;" /></center> Reading over Rob Zacny's excellent piece on <strong>The Darkness II</strong>, <a href="http://killscreendaily.com/articles/reviews/you-dont-know-jackie/">You Don't Know Jackie</a>, I realized I had never actually written what I wanted about the game; particularly since I rather enjoyed the first one and felt it has been an under appreciated game. I don't necessarily disagree with Zacny, about the tiring aspects of the arcade point shoot-em-up qualities, or the fact that the centuries old brotherhood you're fighting doesn't really propel the plot in an interesting fashion. However, what I took from the game was its thematic concerns with what reality is. The first game's brilliance came in how it questioned free will, particularly in a videogame. Whenever I am asked about moments in gaming that truly affected me, my mind jumps back to that moment where the titular Darkness stops me from interacting with a cutscene. It is a cutscene: I'm not supposed to be interacting with it, but the fact that the game went out of its way to make sure I understood why, was particularly brilliant. The rest of the game blurs in that fashion, but it was such a defining moment that it had me wonder what exactly Jackie had control over. The answer was: whatever I could control, and nothing more. Jackie had no free will. He was a puppet not only to the Darkness that lived inside him and controlled him forcibly at times, but my controller, which dictated how he even fought, which powers he learned, and moved him about as a doll in particularly dark set pieces. Given such, I am less interested in the small pieces that make up an Aristotelian plot diagram for our anti-hero Jackie Estacado, and more interested in what the game tries to push in terms of philosophical questions. 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However, I didn't buy their 2009 album, Brand New Eyes, so I'm not familiar with the three new Paramore tracks that Harmonix has added to the <strong>Rock Band Music Store</strong> starting today. Okay, obviously I've heard "The Only Exception," but not the other two tracks: "Ignorance" and "Brick by Boring Brick." But all three are in the store as of now for $2 each, or $5.49 for the Paramore Pack 01. 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However, I didn't buy their 2009 album, Brand New Eyes, so I'm not familiar with the three new Paramore tracks that Harmonix has added to the <strong>Rock Band Music Store</strong> starting today. Okay, obviously I've heard "The Only Exception," but not the other two tracks: "Ignorance" and "Brick by Boring Brick." But all three are in the store as of now for $2 each, or $5.49 for the Paramore Pack 01. 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Christians call it "Hell" <strike>you posers</strike>. All describe a realm of torment - suffering unimaginable and without end - rendering its lifeless inhabitants without even the breath to spit a spiteful curse toward Divinity. Such is the the case with <strong>Diablo III</strong> - not simply in its setting, but also, for an unfortunate set of gamers, in its experience. For in the deepest circle of the Underworld, orbiting around the throne of Lord Beelzebub like some kind of ghastly satellite, there lies the realm of "Error 37." Indeed, in what has quickly become an internet meme, many gamers have found their anticipation of <strong>Diablo III</strong> rather deadened by their inability to actually play the game. Exacerbated by Blizzard's "online only" requirement, eager gamers have collectively stormed the ramparts. As a result, the company has found itself unable to fully accommodate them, resulting in the dreaded error message. Now to play the devil's advocate <em>(no pun intended)</em>, the anticipation for <strong>Diablo III</strong> has been somewhere in between "vast" and "utterly vast," so it's no surprise that servers received a torrent of requests on the first full day of its release. Moreover, acquiring a comical amount of bandwidth to accommodate the first, frantic days of its release - <strong>Diablo III</strong>'s servers <a href="http://www.gamezone.com/products/diablo-iii/news/diablo-3-down-for-emergency-maintenance">went down</a> for "emergency maintenance" to fix the problems - and those working in Blizzard's customer service undoubtedly find themselves fielding angry email after email, slowly dying inside with each caustic paragraph. Moreover, given the nature of the internet, it's difficult to gauge how much of <strong>Diablo III</strong>'s player base has experienced the issue. Still, it's an ordeal, particularly for those who took the day off, and will certainly result in backlash against the company. For those still affected, and as a mini-PSA <em>(call it "Minnesota Nice" gone awry)</em>, I urge you to not to take out your frustration on the customer service reps. Being the official retail dreg of Gay Gamer, I know that dealing with a flood of angry customers, however justified said anger may be, is incredibly tiresome - particularly when it's not your fault. Customer service representatives constitute a sort of phalanx: taking the flak so that their bosses, the ones who actually see that <strong>Diablo</strong> money, will never have to deal with you. By all means, express your displeasure - you have, in effect, paid retail price for a loading screen - but I would humbly ask that you do so constructively, as those on the receiving end have been afforded little to no power and, as per standard corporate practice, serve a kind of all-purpose kicking post in unpleasant circumstances. In the meantime, gamers are encouraged to view a sneak peek at the first hour of <strong>Diablo III</strong>, courtesy of <a href="http://i.imgur.com/CnvfY.png">imgur.</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?a=OTxne-hWMB4:R0IO1P3lZHo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?a=OTxne-hWMB4:R0IO1P3lZHo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?i=OTxne-hWMB4:R0IO1P3lZHo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?a=OTxne-hWMB4:R0IO1P3lZHo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?i=OTxne-hWMB4:R0IO1P3lZHo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?a=OTxne-hWMB4:R0IO1P3lZHo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gaygamernet?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div> Science and Technology Science and Technology GayGamer.net via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 19:52:06 PST <img src="http://gaygamer.net/images/boromir.jpg" width="400" height="263" alt="boromir.jpg" title="indeed" /> The Underworld has known many names: the Mayans called is Xibalba; to the Norse, Hel. Christians call it "Hell" <strike>you posers</strike>. All describe a realm of torment - suffering unimaginable and without end - rendering its lifeless inhabitants without even the breath to spit a spiteful curse toward Divinity. Such is the the case with <strong>Diablo III</strong> - not simply in its setting, but also, for an unfortunate set of gamers, in its experience. For in the deepest circle of the Underworld, orbiting around the throne of Lord Beelzebub like some kind of ghastly satellite, there lies the realm of "Error 37." Indeed, in what has quickly become an internet meme, many gamers have found their anticipation of <strong>Diablo III</strong> rather deadened by their inability to actually play the game. Exacerbated by Blizzard's "online only" requirement, eager gamers have collectively stormed the ramparts. As a result, the company has found itself unable to fully accommodate them, resulting in the dreaded error message. Now to play the devil's advocate <em>(no pun intended)</em>, the anticipation for <strong>Diablo III</strong> has been somewhere in between "vast" and "utterly vast," so it's no surprise that servers received a torrent of requests on the first full day of its release. Moreover, acquiring a comical amount of bandwidth to accommodate the first, frantic days of its release - <strong>Diablo III</strong>'s servers <a href="http://www.gamezone.com/products/diablo-iii/news/diablo-3-down-for-emergency-maintenance">went down</a> for "emergency maintenance" to fix the problems - and those working in Blizzard's customer service undoubtedly find themselves fielding angry email after email, slowly dying inside with each caustic paragraph. Moreover, given the nature of the internet, it's difficult to gauge how much of <strong>Diablo III</strong>'s player base has experienced the issue. Still, it's an ordeal, particularly for those who took the day off, and will certainly result in backlash against the company. For those still affected, and as a mini-PSA <em>(call it "Minnesota Nice" gone awry)</em>, I urge you to not to take out your frustration on the customer service reps. Being the official retail dreg of Gay Gamer, I know that dealing with a flood of angry customers, however justified said anger may be, is incredibly tiresome - particularly when it's not your fault. Customer service representatives constitute a sort of phalanx: taking the flak so that their bosses, the ones who actually see that <strong>Diablo</strong> money, will never have to deal with you. By all means, express your displeasure - you have, in effect, paid retail price for a loading screen - but I would humbly ask that you do so constructively, as those on the receiving end have been afforded little to no power and, as per standard corporate practice, serve a kind of all-purpose kicking post in unpleasant circumstances. 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However, if you are planning on playing it on the 3DS, Nintendo has some additional apps for you to download this fall. First is <strong>Pokémon Dream Radar</strong>, which uses the 3DS camera and AR tech to catch Pokémon by looking around with your 3DS and zapping them. Caught Pokémon can be used in the new DS games, so it's another way to build your roster. <strong>Pokémon Dream Radar</strong> will also include some hard-to-get Pokémon, so there's a little more incentive to get this app. The other app is <strong>Pokédex 3D Pro</strong>, which is an upgraded and enhanced version of the original <strong>Pokédex 3D</strong> app. This one will feature information on the more than 600 Pokémon throughout the game's history. You'll be able to sort, compare and rank them, and read up on all their abilities and evolutions. <strong>Pokédex 3D Pro</strong> also comes with some fun AR features that let you take photos of Pokémon in the real world. Neither app has a definitive release date yet, but they should be available in the eShop around the same time that <strong>Pokémon Black Version 2</strong> and <strong>Pokémon White Version 2</strong> hit stores. 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However, if you are planning on playing it on the 3DS, Nintendo has some additional apps for you to download this fall. First is <strong>Pokémon Dream Radar</strong>, which uses the 3DS camera and AR tech to catch Pokémon by looking around with your 3DS and zapping them. Caught Pokémon can be used in the new DS games, so it's another way to build your roster. <strong>Pokémon Dream Radar</strong> will also include some hard-to-get Pokémon, so there's a little more incentive to get this app. The other app is <strong>Pokédex 3D Pro</strong>, which is an upgraded and enhanced version of the original <strong>Pokédex 3D</strong> app. This one will feature information on the more than 600 Pokémon throughout the game's history. You'll be able to sort, compare and rank them, and read up on all their abilities and evolutions. <strong>Pokédex 3D Pro</strong> also comes with some fun AR features that let you take photos of Pokémon in the real world. Neither app has a definitive release date yet, but they should be available in the eShop around the same time that <strong>Pokémon Black Version 2</strong> and <strong>Pokémon White Version 2</strong> hit stores. 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Learn more about this scenic Indian Hill station here! http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540965 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540965 I Am Powerful ...is what we need to say to ourselves in times of need. Lifestyle Lifestyle BellaOnline via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 03:00:00 PST ...is what we need to say to ourselves in times of need. http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540964 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540964 Proud Son: Zach Wahls, who made a splash when his Iowa speech went viral on YouTube, continues to advocate for LGBT families with a book and on Capi Books: <p>'I think there's no doubt that whatever the stereotype of two lesbians raising kids is, a clean-cut, engineering, Eagle Scout entrepreneur from Iowa probably isn't that image,' Zach Wahls tells <em>Metro Weekly</em>.</p> <p>Although that may have been the case before Wahls hit the scene, he has been working nonstop for the past 15 months to make that image exactly what people picture.</p> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592407137/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 and #38;tag=jduy-20 and #38;linkCode=as2 and #38;camp=1789 and #38;creative=390957 and #38;creativeASIN=1592407137"><img class="thumbPicBorder" style="width: 370px; height: 556px;" src="http://www.metroweekly.com/articles/attachments/2012-05-15_books_7355_7240.jpg" alt="'My Two Moms' by Zach Walls" /></a> <p class="photoCaption">'My Two Moms' by Zach Walls</p> <p>When Wahls initially spoke out about his moms, Jackie and Terry, it was during a public forum on an Iowa resolution that would have moved the state toward a vote ending marriage equality there. As Wahls defended his family in the testimony, which was videotaped and uploaded to YouTube, he said, 'If I was your son, Mr. Chairman, I believe I would make you proud.'</p> <p>Fifteen months and more than 2.5 million views later, Wahls has been all over the nation, recognized for his testimony and subsequent work by groups like the Human Rights Campaign and the Gay and #38; Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.</p> <p>Now he's written a book and mdash; <em>My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family</em> and mdash; that led Jon Stewart to gush over the Iowan during an appearance earlier this month on <em>The Daily Show</em>.</p> <p>Among the aims of the book, he says, is 'reaching out to people who are still kind of on the fence and who think, 'It's a free country, and people should be able to do what they want, but how's it gonna affect the kids?''</p> <p>Wahls answers the question by example, coming to D.C. Thursday, May 17, to help the Family Equality Council lobby Congress on LGBT family issues.</p> <p>Family Equality Council spokesman Steve Majors tells <em>Metro Weekly</em>, 'We can think of no better spokesperson than children like Zach to go to Capitol Hill to talk with our members of Congress. He is the living embodiment of what three decades of social research has told us, that these kids are successful, thriving personally and professionally, and have the same outcomes and opportunities as the children of straight couples.'</p> <p>Wahls says, 'We can't forget how important policy is, if for no reason other than that the government does have a certain level of moral authority in the eyes of many, many Americans. That's why I'm going to talk with these lawmakers who represent Iowa and have this conversation with them about what it means to be an American in this country who has LGBT parents and just try to move past some of the myths and the misconceptions and, quite frankly, the rhetoric that surrounds the issue.'</p> <p>And Wahls isn't done. Among his plans for the coming year are continued visits to speak across the country, 'crisscrossing Iowa talking to people, and hellip; going up to Minnesota doing the same thing ahead of the constitutional amendment fight that we have in the fall, and, beyond that, hopefully finding some time to relax. It's been a crazy 15 months.'</p> <p>He also hints at politics, saying that he would 'love to work in renewable energy' although there are 'a lot of people who would love to see me work in politics' and mdash; to which he says, 'The future is awfully hard to predict. I'm definitely keeping my options open.'</p> <p>The highlight of his activism during the past 15 months, though, was not difficult for Wahls to pinpoint.</p> <p>'Meeting Jon Stewart. Definitely.'</p> <p><em>Watch Zach's famous testimony:</em></p> ...<a href="http://www.metroweekly.com/arts_entertainment/books.php?ak=7355">more</a> Family and Parenting Family and Parenting Metro Weekly (Newspaper Magazine of Gay and Lesbian DC) via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:13 PST Books: <p>'I think there's no doubt that whatever the stereotype of two lesbians raising kids is, a clean-cut, engineering, Eagle Scout entrepreneur from Iowa probably isn't that image,' Zach Wahls tells <em>Metro Weekly</em>.</p> <p>Although that may have been the case before Wahls hit the scene, he has been working nonstop for the past 15 months to make that image exactly what people picture.</p> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592407137/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8 and #38;tag=jduy-20 and #38;linkCode=as2 and #38;camp=1789 and #38;creative=390957 and #38;creativeASIN=1592407137"><img class="thumbPicBorder" style="width: 370px; height: 556px;" src="http://www.metroweekly.com/articles/attachments/2012-05-15_books_7355_7240.jpg" alt="'My Two Moms' by Zach Walls" /></a> <p class="photoCaption">'My Two Moms' by Zach Walls</p> <p>When Wahls initially spoke out about his moms, Jackie and Terry, it was during a public forum on an Iowa resolution that would have moved the state toward a vote ending marriage equality there. As Wahls defended his family in the testimony, which was videotaped and uploaded to YouTube, he said, 'If I was your son, Mr. Chairman, I believe I would make you proud.'</p> <p>Fifteen months and more than 2.5 million views later, Wahls has been all over the nation, recognized for his testimony and subsequent work by groups like the Human Rights Campaign and the Gay and #38; Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.</p> <p>Now he's written a book and mdash; <em>My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family</em> and mdash; that led Jon Stewart to gush over the Iowan during an appearance earlier this month on <em>The Daily Show</em>.</p> <p>Among the aims of the book, he says, is 'reaching out to people who are still kind of on the fence and who think, 'It's a free country, and people should be able to do what they want, but how's it gonna affect the kids?''</p> <p>Wahls answers the question by example, coming to D.C. Thursday, May 17, to help the Family Equality Council lobby Congress on LGBT family issues.</p> <p>Family Equality Council spokesman Steve Majors tells <em>Metro Weekly</em>, 'We can think of no better spokesperson than children like Zach to go to Capitol Hill to talk with our members of Congress. He is the living embodiment of what three decades of social research has told us, that these kids are successful, thriving personally and professionally, and have the same outcomes and opportunities as the children of straight couples.'</p> <p>Wahls says, 'We can't forget how important policy is, if for no reason other than that the government does have a certain level of moral authority in the eyes of many, many Americans. That's why I'm going to talk with these lawmakers who represent Iowa and have this conversation with them about what it means to be an American in this country who has LGBT parents and just try to move past some of the myths and the misconceptions and, quite frankly, the rhetoric that surrounds the issue.'</p> <p>And Wahls isn't done. Among his plans for the coming year are continued visits to speak across the country, 'crisscrossing Iowa talking to people, and hellip; going up to Minnesota doing the same thing ahead of the constitutional amendment fight that we have in the fall, and, beyond that, hopefully finding some time to relax. It's been a crazy 15 months.'</p> <p>He also hints at politics, saying that he would 'love to work in renewable energy' although there are 'a lot of people who would love to see me work in politics' and mdash; to which he says, 'The future is awfully hard to predict. I'm definitely keeping my options open.'</p> <p>The highlight of his activism during the past 15 months, though, was not difficult for Wahls to pinpoint.</p> <p>'Meeting Jon Stewart. Definitely.'</p> <p><em>Watch Zach's famous testimony:</em></p> ...<a href="http://www.metroweekly.com/arts_entertainment/books.php?ak=7355">more</a> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540963 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540963 Threat Prompts D.C. Evacuations: Los Angeles Police convey bomb threat to 'national gay rights organizations' News: <p>Following a reported bomb threat, the Human Rights Campaign and other LGBT organizations in Washington evacuated their offices today. According to Fred Sainz, HRC's vice president for communications, the Los Angeles Police Department received an unspecified bomb threat against a 'national gay rights organization,' which led the LAPD to notify the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department of the threat, which subsequently notified HRC and others.</p> <p>An HRC email to staff quickly circulated among other groups, such as the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the National Black Justice Coalition and the Gay, Lesbian and #38; Straight Education Network.</p> <img class="thumbPicBorder" style="width: 525px; height: 392px;" src="http://www.metroweekly.com/articles/attachments/2012-05-15_news_7356_7241.jpg" alt="HRC President Joe Solmonese waits as police inspect HRC headquarters" /> <p class="photoCaption">HRC President Joe Solmonese waits as police inspect HRC headquarters</p> <p class="photoCredit">(Photo by Will O'Bryan)</p> <p>'In the utmost of caution we are evacuating the building so that the police can conduct a sweep using the bomb-sniffing dogs,' that email, sent at 11:58 a.m., read in part. 'We need everyone to leave the building until further notice. We estimate that this will take at least an hour.'</p> <p>With the surrounding block cordoned off, police vehicles surrounded the building and prevented pedestrians from approaching as teams led dogs in search of any threat. By 12:50 p.m., MPD called the all-clear and people began re-entering the building.</p> <p>HRC President Joe Solmonese, returning to the building, said this was the second time that the headquarters, at 17th Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW, had been evacuated since he began as president in March 2005. The other evacuation occurred during the August 2011 earthquake, 'When we thought it really was a bomb,' said Solmonese, due to leave HRC in June.</p> <p>A few blocks away, at the building that houses the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality, at 1325 Massachusetts Ave. NW, as well as several other non-LGBT entities, staff waited outside as police began searching that address at about 1 p.m.</p> <p>Darlene Nipper, the Task Force's deputy executive director, standing among the crowd seemed to take the threat in stride. 'It's an indeterminate threat,' she said, adding the organization would rather err on the side of caution.</p> <p>At The DC Center, the city's LGBT community center, Executive Director David Mariner said he was in touch with MPD's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU). Although a local organization, Mariner said the GLLU advised him that officers would be inspecting the center, at 1318 U St. NW, later today.</p> <p>As of 1:50 p.m., MPD had nothing further to add to this report.</p> <p>[UPDATE, 2:40 p.m.: MPD added that two other organizations, the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce at 729 15th St. NW and the GLLU office at 1369-A Connecticut Ave. NW were also evacuated. No hazardous materials have been found at any of the sites.]</p> <p>[UPDATE 5:10 p.m.: Karen Ocamb of the L.A.-based <a href="http://lgbtpov.frontiersla.com/2012/05/15/developing-bomb-threat-at-human-rights-campaign/">LGBT/POV</a> blog, after speaking with LAPD media relations, reports that the threat was made via payphone "through the 911 system from a caller who stated that he was going to blow up the LGBT building in Washington, D.C." The LAPD spokesperson, Detective Gus Villanueva, told Ocamb the call was made at 8 a.m. Pacific Time, but could not release the location of the payphone.]</p> <p><em>Will O'Bryan and John Riley contributed to this report.</em></p> ...<a href="http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=7356">more</a> Local News Local News Metro Weekly (Newspaper Magazine of Gay and Lesbian DC) via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 14:03:18 PST News: <p>Following a reported bomb threat, the Human Rights Campaign and other LGBT organizations in Washington evacuated their offices today. According to Fred Sainz, HRC's vice president for communications, the Los Angeles Police Department received an unspecified bomb threat against a 'national gay rights organization,' which led the LAPD to notify the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department of the threat, which subsequently notified HRC and others.</p> <p>An HRC email to staff quickly circulated among other groups, such as the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the National Black Justice Coalition and the Gay, Lesbian and #38; Straight Education Network.</p> <img class="thumbPicBorder" style="width: 525px; height: 392px;" src="http://www.metroweekly.com/articles/attachments/2012-05-15_news_7356_7241.jpg" alt="HRC President Joe Solmonese waits as police inspect HRC headquarters" /> <p class="photoCaption">HRC President Joe Solmonese waits as police inspect HRC headquarters</p> <p class="photoCredit">(Photo by Will O'Bryan)</p> <p>'In the utmost of caution we are evacuating the building so that the police can conduct a sweep using the bomb-sniffing dogs,' that email, sent at 11:58 a.m., read in part. 'We need everyone to leave the building until further notice. We estimate that this will take at least an hour.'</p> <p>With the surrounding block cordoned off, police vehicles surrounded the building and prevented pedestrians from approaching as teams led dogs in search of any threat. By 12:50 p.m., MPD called the all-clear and people began re-entering the building.</p> <p>HRC President Joe Solmonese, returning to the building, said this was the second time that the headquarters, at 17th Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW, had been evacuated since he began as president in March 2005. The other evacuation occurred during the August 2011 earthquake, 'When we thought it really was a bomb,' said Solmonese, due to leave HRC in June.</p> <p>A few blocks away, at the building that houses the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality, at 1325 Massachusetts Ave. NW, as well as several other non-LGBT entities, staff waited outside as police began searching that address at about 1 p.m.</p> <p>Darlene Nipper, the Task Force's deputy executive director, standing among the crowd seemed to take the threat in stride. 'It's an indeterminate threat,' she said, adding the organization would rather err on the side of caution.</p> <p>At The DC Center, the city's LGBT community center, Executive Director David Mariner said he was in touch with MPD's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit (GLLU). Although a local organization, Mariner said the GLLU advised him that officers would be inspecting the center, at 1318 U St. NW, later today.</p> <p>As of 1:50 p.m., MPD had nothing further to add to this report.</p> <p>[UPDATE, 2:40 p.m.: MPD added that two other organizations, the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce at 729 15th St. NW and the GLLU office at 1369-A Connecticut Ave. NW were also evacuated. No hazardous materials have been found at any of the sites.]</p> <p>[UPDATE 5:10 p.m.: Karen Ocamb of the L.A.-based <a href="http://lgbtpov.frontiersla.com/2012/05/15/developing-bomb-threat-at-human-rights-campaign/">LGBT/POV</a> blog, after speaking with LAPD media relations, reports that the threat was made via payphone "through the 911 system from a caller who stated that he was going to blow up the LGBT building in Washington, D.C." The LAPD spokesperson, Detective Gus Villanueva, told Ocamb the call was made at 8 a.m. Pacific Time, but could not release the location of the payphone.]</p> <p><em>Will O'Bryan and John Riley contributed to this report.</em></p> ...<a href="http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=7356">more</a> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540962 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540962 Virginia Legislators Reject Gay Nominee: Republicans in the House of Delegates scuttle nomination of gay prosecutor to Richmond General District Court News: <p>The Virginia House of Delegates today rejected the nomination of an openly gay man to Richmond General District Court, denying him the 51 votes needed to become the first out gay judge in the commonwealth.</p> <p>Tracy Thorne-Begland, a prosecutor in General District Court, received 33 votes in favor of his nomination to the bench, with 31 delegates voting against, 10 delegates abstaining and 26 others not voting.</p> <p>The vote split largely along party lines, with 25 Democrats and eight Republicans, mostly from districts in Fairfax County and the Richmond suburbs, voting for his nomination. All 31 votes against Thorne-Begland came from Republicans, with nine Republicans and one independent abstaining, and 19 more Republicans and seven Democrats not voting.</p> <p>Thorne-Begland was one of nearly three-dozen nominees, but was the only one rejected after conservative lawmakers, particularly <a href="http://delegatebob.com/">Del. Bob Marshall</a> (R-Prince William Co.), and the conservative group <a href="http://familyfoundation.org/">The Family Foundation</a> led the charge against Thorne-Begland's nomination.</p> <p>Marshall, who is running for the U.S. Senate in a primary against George Allen and ndash; former governor and former U.S. senator and ndash; questioned whether Thorne-Begland could be impartial in upholding Virginia law, including the state's ban on same-sex marriage, considering his sexual orientation.</p> <p>Other opponents raised questions about Thorne-Begland's personal life, noting his marriage to a man with whom he is raising two children, and his former position as a board member for the nonpartisan LGBT-rights group Equality Virginia.</p> <p>Opponents also questioned his honesty and integrity because he had concealed his sexual orientation in the military until 1992, when he was honorably discharged after revealing his sexual orientation and speaking against the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy.</p> <p>In response to the House vote, <a href="http://www.equalityvirginia.org/">Equality Virginia</a> issued a statement condemning the legislators who refused to confirm Thorne-Begland.</p> <p>'Equality Virginia is profoundly disappointed and dismayed that the Virginia General Assembly allowed fear mongering and shrill personal attacks by the Family Foundation and Delegate Bob Marshall to derail Richmond lawyer Tracy Thorne-Begland's election to the bench simply because he is an out gay man,' James Parrish, Equality Virginia's executive director, said in a statement. 'Mr. Thorne-Begland has served his country and his city with honor and unquestioned competence, first as a Navy pilot, and then as a prosecutor.'</p> <p>'The fact that the Legislature caved in to the Family Foundation's biased blathering is another unfortunate marker on the forced march to the past on which they seem determined to lead the Commonwealth,' Parrish continued.</p> <p><a href="http://www.gomanoli.com/">Del. Manoli Loupassi</a> (R-Richmond), a lawyer and former prosecutor who had spoken in favor of Thorne-Begland, said he was disappointed that Thorne-Begland's nomination had been rejected.</p> <p>'I thought he was qualified and ndash; highly qualified and ndash; for the job,' Loupassi told <em>Metro Weekly</em>. 'My dealings with him have always been very respectful. He's very knowledgeable and very professional.'</p> <p>With the General Assembly's failure to confirm Thorne-Begland, it now falls to the Richmond Circuit Court to fill the vacancy, Loupassi explained. While he doesn't know if the court would consider naming Thorne-Begland to the post, he said he would support such a move.</p> <p>'I'm sorry it happened,' Loupassi said of the rejected nomination.</p> ...<a href="http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=7357">more</a> Politics and Law Politics and Law Metro Weekly (Newspaper Magazine of Gay and Lesbian DC) via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 18:01:31 PST News: <p>The Virginia House of Delegates today rejected the nomination of an openly gay man to Richmond General District Court, denying him the 51 votes needed to become the first out gay judge in the commonwealth.</p> <p>Tracy Thorne-Begland, a prosecutor in General District Court, received 33 votes in favor of his nomination to the bench, with 31 delegates voting against, 10 delegates abstaining and 26 others not voting.</p> <p>The vote split largely along party lines, with 25 Democrats and eight Republicans, mostly from districts in Fairfax County and the Richmond suburbs, voting for his nomination. All 31 votes against Thorne-Begland came from Republicans, with nine Republicans and one independent abstaining, and 19 more Republicans and seven Democrats not voting.</p> <p>Thorne-Begland was one of nearly three-dozen nominees, but was the only one rejected after conservative lawmakers, particularly <a href="http://delegatebob.com/">Del. Bob Marshall</a> (R-Prince William Co.), and the conservative group <a href="http://familyfoundation.org/">The Family Foundation</a> led the charge against Thorne-Begland's nomination.</p> <p>Marshall, who is running for the U.S. Senate in a primary against George Allen and ndash; former governor and former U.S. senator and ndash; questioned whether Thorne-Begland could be impartial in upholding Virginia law, including the state's ban on same-sex marriage, considering his sexual orientation.</p> <p>Other opponents raised questions about Thorne-Begland's personal life, noting his marriage to a man with whom he is raising two children, and his former position as a board member for the nonpartisan LGBT-rights group Equality Virginia.</p> <p>Opponents also questioned his honesty and integrity because he had concealed his sexual orientation in the military until 1992, when he was honorably discharged after revealing his sexual orientation and speaking against the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy.</p> <p>In response to the House vote, <a href="http://www.equalityvirginia.org/">Equality Virginia</a> issued a statement condemning the legislators who refused to confirm Thorne-Begland.</p> <p>'Equality Virginia is profoundly disappointed and dismayed that the Virginia General Assembly allowed fear mongering and shrill personal attacks by the Family Foundation and Delegate Bob Marshall to derail Richmond lawyer Tracy Thorne-Begland's election to the bench simply because he is an out gay man,' James Parrish, Equality Virginia's executive director, said in a statement. 'Mr. Thorne-Begland has served his country and his city with honor and unquestioned competence, first as a Navy pilot, and then as a prosecutor.'</p> <p>'The fact that the Legislature caved in to the Family Foundation's biased blathering is another unfortunate marker on the forced march to the past on which they seem determined to lead the Commonwealth,' Parrish continued.</p> <p><a href="http://www.gomanoli.com/">Del. Manoli Loupassi</a> (R-Richmond), a lawyer and former prosecutor who had spoken in favor of Thorne-Begland, said he was disappointed that Thorne-Begland's nomination had been rejected.</p> <p>'I thought he was qualified and ndash; highly qualified and ndash; for the job,' Loupassi told <em>Metro Weekly</em>. 'My dealings with him have always been very respectful. He's very knowledgeable and very professional.'</p> <p>With the General Assembly's failure to confirm Thorne-Begland, it now falls to the Richmond Circuit Court to fill the vacancy, Loupassi explained. While he doesn't know if the court would consider naming Thorne-Begland to the post, he said he would support such a move.</p> <p>'I'm sorry it happened,' Loupassi said of the rejected nomination.</p> ...<a href="http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=7357">more</a> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540961 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540961 2EROS : Stripe 2EROS brings out the latest design called and #8220;Stripe and #8221; [click image to enlarge]. Copyright and #169; 2009 Please visit www.homotrophy.com (Digital Fingerprint:) Shopping Shopping Homotrophy | Sexy gay blog | Hot Men | Male Models | Fashion via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 23:01:31 PST 2EROS brings out the latest design called and #8220;Stripe and #8221; [click image to enlarge]. Copyright and #169; 2009 Please visit www.homotrophy.com (Digital Fingerprint:) http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540960 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540960 Aymeric Deville for Rob Berlin : Part II Rob Berlin presents the continuous series of the latest photo shoot featuring Aymeric Deville in sexy jockstrap, leather, rubber outfits [click image to enlarge]. Copyright and #169; 2009 Please visit www.homotrophy.com (Digital Fingerprint:) Lifestyle Lifestyle Homotrophy | Sexy gay blog | Hot Men | Male Models | Fashion via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 23:03:02 PST Rob Berlin presents the continuous series of the latest photo shoot featuring Aymeric Deville in sexy jockstrap, leather, rubber outfits [click image to enlarge]. Copyright and #169; 2009 Please visit www.homotrophy.com (Digital Fingerprint:) http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540959 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540959 Introducing you to Edixon Valdez Swimwear Edixon Valdez presents the latest swimwear line featuring classic trunks with various colors: yellow, lime, salmon, green, blue, and violet [click image to enlarge]. Copyright and #169; 2009 Please visit www.homotrophy.com (Digital Fingerprint:) Lifestyle Lifestyle Homotrophy | Sexy gay blog | Hot Men | Male Models | Fashion via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 23:03:49 PST Edixon Valdez presents the latest swimwear line featuring classic trunks with various colors: yellow, lime, salmon, green, blue, and violet [click image to enlarge]. Copyright and #169; 2009 Please visit www.homotrophy.com (Digital Fingerprint:) http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540958 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540958 Top 10 Tuesday of Groovy Tunes: Madonna gives good face <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKQ1OCEwtJg/T7GCglH5bwI/AAAAAAAALxc/wPCvL7_Au4A/s1600/vogvid20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKQ1OCEwtJg/T7GCglH5bwI/AAAAAAAALxc/wPCvL7_Au4A/s400/vogvid20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uzzBL0j8ZQ8/T7GCbAyGfII/AAAAAAAALxE/IEHHo8eFmmQ/s1600/vogvid21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="309" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uzzBL0j8ZQ8/T7GCbAyGfII/AAAAAAAALxE/IEHHo8eFmmQ/s400/vogvid21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4yvs4LQnZW4/T7GCePvER8I/AAAAAAAALxM/dWJ4K2_Xzuw/s1600/vogvid22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4yvs4LQnZW4/T7GCePvER8I/AAAAAAAALxM/dWJ4K2_Xzuw/s400/vogvid22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Each week I feature 10 groovy tunes that reached the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart during the last 50+ years. You can vote for your three favorites, and the five with the most votes move on to the following week when five new songs will be added to the list.<br /><br />Last week ABBA remained at the top for a 4th week as "Dancing Queen" received 37 votes out of the 203 cast. And this week they will be challenged by David Bowie, Simple Minds and Madonna.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>1) "Dancing Queen"/ABBA</b> (Last Week #1, Week 7) - 22 weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1976-77<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xFrGuyw1V8s" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>2) "Downtown"/Petula Clark</b> (LW #2, W18) - 15 weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1964-65<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/f-oQ5KwRSMU" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>3) "I Will Survive"/Gloria Gaynor</b> (LW #3, W11) - #50 the week of May 19, 1979<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XZGwHtGBZJU" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>4) "West End Girls"/Pet Shop Boys</b> (W2) - #2 the week of May 17, 1986<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/p3j2NYZ8FKs?rel=0" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>5) "Monday, Monday"/The Mamas and #38; the Papas</b> (LW #5, W3) - #1 the week of May 21, 1966<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h81Ojd3d2rY" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>6) "My Guy"/Mary Wells</b> (DEBUT) - #1 the week of May 16, 1964<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/twhMp9N7nak?rel=0" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>7) "Groovin'"/The Young Rascals</b> (DEBUT) - #1 the week of May 20, 1967<br /><br /><iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/S0fErmzmfqo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><b>8) "Let's Dance"/David Bowie</b> (DEBUT) - #1 the week of May 21, 1983<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N4d7Wp9kKjA?rel=0" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>9) "Don't You (Forget About Me)"/Simple Minds</b> (DEBUT) - #1 the week of May 18, 1985<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CdqoNKCCt7A?rel=0" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>10) "Vogue"/Madonna</b> (DEBUT) - #1 the week of May 19, 1990<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GuJQSAiODqI?rel=0" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="http://static.polldaddy.com/p/6230367.js"></script><br /><noscript><a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/6230367/">Top 10 Tuesday: Vote for your 3 favorite songs!</a></noscript><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2604526434628745665-8923425693322809238?l=marcharshbarger.blogspot.com' alt=' /></div> Lifestyle Lifestyle Deep Dish via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 17:14:00 PST <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKQ1OCEwtJg/T7GCglH5bwI/AAAAAAAALxc/wPCvL7_Au4A/s1600/vogvid20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UKQ1OCEwtJg/T7GCglH5bwI/AAAAAAAALxc/wPCvL7_Au4A/s400/vogvid20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uzzBL0j8ZQ8/T7GCbAyGfII/AAAAAAAALxE/IEHHo8eFmmQ/s1600/vogvid21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="309" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uzzBL0j8ZQ8/T7GCbAyGfII/AAAAAAAALxE/IEHHo8eFmmQ/s400/vogvid21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4yvs4LQnZW4/T7GCePvER8I/AAAAAAAALxM/dWJ4K2_Xzuw/s1600/vogvid22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4yvs4LQnZW4/T7GCePvER8I/AAAAAAAALxM/dWJ4K2_Xzuw/s400/vogvid22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Each week I feature 10 groovy tunes that reached the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart during the last 50+ years. You can vote for your three favorites, and the five with the most votes move on to the following week when five new songs will be added to the list.<br /><br />Last week ABBA remained at the top for a 4th week as "Dancing Queen" received 37 votes out of the 203 cast. And this week they will be challenged by David Bowie, Simple Minds and Madonna.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>1) "Dancing Queen"/ABBA</b> (Last Week #1, Week 7) - 22 weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1976-77<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xFrGuyw1V8s" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>2) "Downtown"/Petula Clark</b> (LW #2, W18) - 15 weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1964-65<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/f-oQ5KwRSMU" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>3) "I Will Survive"/Gloria Gaynor</b> (LW #3, W11) - #50 the week of May 19, 1979<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XZGwHtGBZJU" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>4) "West End Girls"/Pet Shop Boys</b> (W2) - #2 the week of May 17, 1986<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/p3j2NYZ8FKs?rel=0" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>5) "Monday, Monday"/The Mamas and #38; the Papas</b> (LW #5, W3) - #1 the week of May 21, 1966<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h81Ojd3d2rY" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>6) "My Guy"/Mary Wells</b> (DEBUT) - #1 the week of May 16, 1964<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/twhMp9N7nak?rel=0" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>7) "Groovin'"/The Young Rascals</b> (DEBUT) - #1 the week of May 20, 1967<br /><br /><iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/S0fErmzmfqo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><b>8) "Let's Dance"/David Bowie</b> (DEBUT) - #1 the week of May 21, 1983<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N4d7Wp9kKjA?rel=0" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>9) "Don't You (Forget About Me)"/Simple Minds</b> (DEBUT) - #1 the week of May 18, 1985<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CdqoNKCCt7A?rel=0" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><b>10) "Vogue"/Madonna</b> (DEBUT) - #1 the week of May 19, 1990<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GuJQSAiODqI?rel=0" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="http://static.polldaddy.com/p/6230367.js"></script><br /><noscript><a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/6230367/">Top 10 Tuesday: Vote for your 3 favorite songs!</a></noscript><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2604526434628745665-8923425693322809238?l=marcharshbarger.blogspot.com' alt=' /></div> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540957 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540957 Groovy Giveaway: eCupid DVD <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GH_sATrLtXE/T7Ka-SDDWiI/AAAAAAAALxo/xA2u7ujFG5Q/s1600/ecupid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GH_sATrLtXE/T7Ka-SDDWiI/AAAAAAAALxo/xA2u7ujFG5Q/s640/ecupid.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><br />Courtesy of <a href="http://www.thekarpelgroup.com/" target="display">The Karpel Group</a> and <a href="http://www.tlareleasing.com/" target="display">TLA Releasing</a>, this week's <b>Groovy Giveaway</b> is five DVDs of <a href="http://www.tlavideo.com/movies-ecupid/p-324778-1" target="display"><i>eCupid</i></a>. Directed by J.C. Calciano (<i><a href="http://marcharshbarger.blogspot.com/2010/10/groovy-gay-film-festival-2010-is-it.html" target="display">Is It Just Me?</a></i>), this sparkling romantic comedy is about Marshall (played by the handsome Houston Rhines), an overworked ad exec who is suffering from a serious case of the seven-year itch with his boyfriend. As Marshall's 30th birthday nears, he discovers a mysterious dating app called eCupid, which quickly turns his world upside down, overwhelming him with sexy guys at every turn. With a sharp script, hot cast and even an extended cameo from actress Morgan Fairchild, <i>eCupid </i>will win your heart!<br /><br />For more information about the film, go to <a href="http://www.ecupidthemovie.com/index.htm" target="display">www.ecupidthemovie.com</a>. You can also download the <i>eCupid </i>iPhone app for free at <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ecupid/id388075179?mt=8 and #38;uo=4" target="display">itunes.apple.com</a>.<br /><br />To enter to win this <b>Groovy Giveaway</b>, all you have to do is email your name and address to<b> </b><span style="color: magenta;">deepdishdrama@aol.com. </span> <b>Winners must have a US mailing address</b>, and entries close at midnight on Thursday, May 17 (CST). <br /><br />If you would like to give away something groovy (DVDs, CDs, books, concert tickets) on <b>DEEP DISH</b>, please email me at deepdishdrama@aol.com.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WbM48NoxHiM/T7KbCIzGcCI/AAAAAAAALxw/QD8AnfP-hs0/s1600/ecupid2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WbM48NoxHiM/T7KbCIzGcCI/AAAAAAAALxw/QD8AnfP-hs0/s640/ecupid2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fdNOoYmFi_w?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2604526434628745665-8909614014732163678?l=marcharshbarger.blogspot.com' alt=' /></div> Entertainment Entertainment Deep Dish via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 18:18:00 PST <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GH_sATrLtXE/T7Ka-SDDWiI/AAAAAAAALxo/xA2u7ujFG5Q/s1600/ecupid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GH_sATrLtXE/T7Ka-SDDWiI/AAAAAAAALxo/xA2u7ujFG5Q/s640/ecupid.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><br />Courtesy of <a href="http://www.thekarpelgroup.com/" target="display">The Karpel Group</a> and <a href="http://www.tlareleasing.com/" target="display">TLA Releasing</a>, this week's <b>Groovy Giveaway</b> is five DVDs of <a href="http://www.tlavideo.com/movies-ecupid/p-324778-1" target="display"><i>eCupid</i></a>. Directed by J.C. Calciano (<i><a href="http://marcharshbarger.blogspot.com/2010/10/groovy-gay-film-festival-2010-is-it.html" target="display">Is It Just Me?</a></i>), this sparkling romantic comedy is about Marshall (played by the handsome Houston Rhines), an overworked ad exec who is suffering from a serious case of the seven-year itch with his boyfriend. As Marshall's 30th birthday nears, he discovers a mysterious dating app called eCupid, which quickly turns his world upside down, overwhelming him with sexy guys at every turn. With a sharp script, hot cast and even an extended cameo from actress Morgan Fairchild, <i>eCupid </i>will win your heart!<br /><br />For more information about the film, go to <a href="http://www.ecupidthemovie.com/index.htm" target="display">www.ecupidthemovie.com</a>. You can also download the <i>eCupid </i>iPhone app for free at <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ecupid/id388075179?mt=8 and #38;uo=4" target="display">itunes.apple.com</a>.<br /><br />To enter to win this <b>Groovy Giveaway</b>, all you have to do is email your name and address to<b> </b><span style="color: magenta;">deepdishdrama@aol.com. </span> <b>Winners must have a US mailing address</b>, and entries close at midnight on Thursday, May 17 (CST). <br /><br />If you would like to give away something groovy (DVDs, CDs, books, concert tickets) on <b>DEEP DISH</b>, please email me at deepdishdrama@aol.com.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WbM48NoxHiM/T7KbCIzGcCI/AAAAAAAALxw/QD8AnfP-hs0/s1600/ecupid2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WbM48NoxHiM/T7KbCIzGcCI/AAAAAAAALxw/QD8AnfP-hs0/s640/ecupid2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fdNOoYmFi_w?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2604526434628745665-8909614014732163678?l=marcharshbarger.blogspot.com' alt=' /></div> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540956 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540956 Dish of the Day #903: Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy Week Every Monday through Friday a new Dish of the Day is featured, and beginning on Friday you can vote for your favorite Dish of the week. If you haven't voted for last week's Dish yet, choose your man in the sidebar poll.<br /><br />Today's Dish is Bo Roberts photographed by David Vance.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.deepdish.so2cool.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem and g2_itemId=20690 and g2_serialNumber=2" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2604526434628745665-2299893370452794295?l=marcharshbarger.blogspot.com' alt=' /></div> Lifestyle Lifestyle Deep Dish via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 06:06:00 PST Every Monday through Friday a new Dish of the Day is featured, and beginning on Friday you can vote for your favorite Dish of the week. If you haven't voted for last week's Dish yet, choose your man in the sidebar poll.<br /><br />Today's Dish is Bo Roberts photographed by David Vance.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.deepdish.so2cool.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem and g2_itemId=20690 and g2_serialNumber=2" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2604526434628745665-2299893370452794295?l=marcharshbarger.blogspot.com' alt=' /></div> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540955 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540955 The 3 Reasons Why I Won't Be Covering or Watching Glee Anymore There's been a lot of discussion lately about whether or not Glee is actually an immoral show or ultimately moral but enjoyably clumsy.  Personally, I don't give a rat's behind about the show's... Entertainment Entertainment Cherry Grrl via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 18:34:04 PST There's been a lot of discussion lately about whether or not Glee is actually an immoral show or ultimately moral but enjoyably clumsy.  Personally, I don't give a rat's behind about the show's... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540954 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540954 Recap: Grey's Anatomy, Season 8, Episode 23 – Migration Here's the scandal I've been waiting for! Okay, maybe not so much scandal but drama at the very least. It only took 23 episodes to get to this point.  It's going to be... Entertainment Entertainment Cherry Grrl via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 21:39:09 PST Here's the scandal I've been waiting for! Okay, maybe not so much scandal but drama at the very least. It only took 23 episodes to get to this point.  It's going to be... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540953 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540953 Crossover Hasidic Jewish Hip-Hop Artist Y-Love Comes Out <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_field/7 for details. After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this HTML comment. --> <div class="field field-name-field-issues field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"> <ul class="field-items"> <li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/entertainment" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Entertainment</a>, </li> <li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/music" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Music</a>, </li> <li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/people-color" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">People of Color</a>, </li> <li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/religion-faith" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Religion and #38; Faith</a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_field/7 for details. After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this HTML comment. --> <div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Tags: </div> <ul class="field-items"> <li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/y-love" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Y-Love</a>, </li> <li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/hip-hop-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Hip-Hop</a>, </li> <li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/orthodox-judaism" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Orthodox Judaism</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-featured-img field-type-media field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p><span id="styles-0-0" class="styles file-styles large"> <img width="200" height="300" class="media-image" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: left; width: 200px; height: 300px; ;" id="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.glaad.org/files/styles/large/public/ylove-main.jpg" /></span>Hip-hop artist <a href="http://shemspeed.com/ylovepresskit/index.html">Yitz “Y-Love” Jordan</a> is known for crossing barriers. Born to a Puerto Rican mother and an Ethiopian father, Y-Love converted to Hasidic Judaism in 2000, subsequently studying at Jerusalem's Ohr Somayach yeshiva.  He straddles the worlds of hip-hop and Hasidic Judaism.</p> <p>Y-Love is now prepared to add another dimension to his public identity. In an <a href="http://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2012/05/15/y-love-yitz-jordan-hip-hop-jewish-gay">exclusive interview with Out.com</a> that broke today, Y-Love has come out as a gay Jewish man of color.</p> <p>“I feel like I have wasted years of my life worrying that my 'public reputation' will be negatively impacted by my identity.  Now that I'm over 30, I simply can't care as much about what people think,  despite the prospect of alienating the community I dedicated my life to as an artist and a man,” Y-Love said about the timing of his coming out.  “My hope is it will open their eyes – and hearts. I'm ready to live authentically. I'm ready to find a husband. I'm ready to live without fear of being outed or the stress of keeping my whole self from people. And I've waited too long to do that.”</p> <p>Y-Love is releasing his latest album “<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/focus-on-flair-feat.-onili/id524874022?ign-mpt=uo%3D4">Focus on the Flair</a>” today. The album will bring a new, authentic voice to the hip-hop world and the LGBT community. "If anything, I'd say that being closeted about my sexuality gave an edge of anger to my tracks, which, while couched in revolutionary terms, stemmed from a place of inner anguish and frustration,” Y-Love said. “'Focus on the Flair' is my first album where I feel like my music reflects an inner happiness and joy instead of primarily an inner conflict. And that is a reflection of what it means to come out and be true to oneself – the joy, the relief and the hope. I hope that is what people will see and focus on.”</p> <iframe width="425" height="216" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FSR_tDgTonA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><p>Hip-Hop and Hasidic Judaism are two communities not known for supporting LGBT people. “So many conservative-minded hip-hop fans have listened to me to be their 'voice of Jewish values' for so long that I'm sure some will huff off in disgust at seeing the real me.  What will not change is my art. My rhymes will still be 20% Hebrew and full of Jewish quotes as always,” Y-Love understands that some of his audience might struggle with his honesty about being gay, but he also expects that his revelation may find him a new audience. “I also fully expect that these people who no longer find me "appropriate" will be replaced by fans who can truly appreciate the real me -- with a particular emphasis on LGBT hip-hop fans, who I think will be able to identify with my struggle and triumph and have few out artists and role models.”</p> <p>When Y-Love released his first mix tape in 2005, the world took note of the first African-American Orthodox Jewish hip-hop artist.  Y-Love gained worldwide praise with his first album “<em>This is Babylon</em>,” which propelled him to high profile appearances including BBC World TV and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.</p> <p>GLAAD congratulates Y-Love on coming out, and wishes him well as he continues to create music that will cross boundaries and promote understanding in the Jewish, Hip-Hop, LGBT, and cross-cultural worlds.</p> </div></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?a=3-RImxPya8k:uu-NXAzLyEo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?a=3-RImxPya8k:uu-NXAzLyEo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/glaadblog/~4/3-RImxPya8k" height="1" width="1"/> Entertainment Entertainment glaadBLOG.org via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:46:21 PST <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. 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After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this HTML comment. --> <div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Tags: </div> <ul class="field-items"> <li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/y-love" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Y-Love</a>, </li> <li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/hip-hop-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Hip-Hop</a>, </li> <li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/orthodox-judaism" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Orthodox Judaism</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-featured-img field-type-media field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p><span id="styles-0-0" class="styles file-styles large"> <img width="200" height="300" class="media-image" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: left; width: 200px; height: 300px; ;" id="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.glaad.org/files/styles/large/public/ylove-main.jpg" /></span>Hip-hop artist <a href="http://shemspeed.com/ylovepresskit/index.html">Yitz “Y-Love” Jordan</a> is known for crossing barriers. Born to a Puerto Rican mother and an Ethiopian father, Y-Love converted to Hasidic Judaism in 2000, subsequently studying at Jerusalem's Ohr Somayach yeshiva.  He straddles the worlds of hip-hop and Hasidic Judaism.</p> <p>Y-Love is now prepared to add another dimension to his public identity. In an <a href="http://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2012/05/15/y-love-yitz-jordan-hip-hop-jewish-gay">exclusive interview with Out.com</a> that broke today, Y-Love has come out as a gay Jewish man of color.</p> <p>“I feel like I have wasted years of my life worrying that my 'public reputation' will be negatively impacted by my identity.  Now that I'm over 30, I simply can't care as much about what people think,  despite the prospect of alienating the community I dedicated my life to as an artist and a man,” Y-Love said about the timing of his coming out.  “My hope is it will open their eyes – and hearts. I'm ready to live authentically. I'm ready to find a husband. I'm ready to live without fear of being outed or the stress of keeping my whole self from people. And I've waited too long to do that.”</p> <p>Y-Love is releasing his latest album “<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/focus-on-flair-feat.-onili/id524874022?ign-mpt=uo%3D4">Focus on the Flair</a>” today. The album will bring a new, authentic voice to the hip-hop world and the LGBT community. "If anything, I'd say that being closeted about my sexuality gave an edge of anger to my tracks, which, while couched in revolutionary terms, stemmed from a place of inner anguish and frustration,” Y-Love said. “'Focus on the Flair' is my first album where I feel like my music reflects an inner happiness and joy instead of primarily an inner conflict. And that is a reflection of what it means to come out and be true to oneself – the joy, the relief and the hope. I hope that is what people will see and focus on.”</p> <iframe width="425" height="216" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FSR_tDgTonA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><p>Hip-Hop and Hasidic Judaism are two communities not known for supporting LGBT people. “So many conservative-minded hip-hop fans have listened to me to be their 'voice of Jewish values' for so long that I'm sure some will huff off in disgust at seeing the real me.  What will not change is my art. My rhymes will still be 20% Hebrew and full of Jewish quotes as always,” Y-Love understands that some of his audience might struggle with his honesty about being gay, but he also expects that his revelation may find him a new audience. “I also fully expect that these people who no longer find me "appropriate" will be replaced by fans who can truly appreciate the real me -- with a particular emphasis on LGBT hip-hop fans, who I think will be able to identify with my struggle and triumph and have few out artists and role models.”</p> <p>When Y-Love released his first mix tape in 2005, the world took note of the first African-American Orthodox Jewish hip-hop artist.  Y-Love gained worldwide praise with his first album “<em>This is Babylon</em>,” which propelled him to high profile appearances including BBC World TV and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.</p> <p>GLAAD congratulates Y-Love on coming out, and wishes him well as he continues to create music that will cross boundaries and promote understanding in the Jewish, Hip-Hop, LGBT, and cross-cultural worlds.</p> </div></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?a=3-RImxPya8k:uu-NXAzLyEo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?a=3-RImxPya8k:uu-NXAzLyEo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/glaadblog/~4/3-RImxPya8k" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540952 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540952 Jay-Z Speaks Out in Support of Marriage Equality <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. 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We certainly did not mean any disrespect to the victim or those who knew her. But, in retrospect, we should have shown more care in our choice of words."</p> <p>Unfortunately, the problem with the Times' article on the death of Lorena Escalera, a transgender woman of color, is bigger than their “choice of words” or with their attempt to “capture” her story. It's their failure to recognize trans women as women.  </p> <p>The decision by writers Al Baker and Nate Schweber to call her “curvaceous” in the first sentence was not a poor choice of words. It was a poor choice of focus. The way this entire article is framed comes directly from an idea that transgender women are curiosities. That they're <em>other. </em>That they should be treated differently than other people.  Saying that Lorena was “called” Lorena, even though that is exactly how police identified her, was not a poor choice of words. It was a disrespectful jab at her identity as a trans woman, by implying that she wasn't <em>really</em> Lorena.</p> <p>Lorena was a daughter. She was a friend. She was a beloved member of a community. But the only elements of her story that writers Al Baker and Nate Schweber seemed concerned with were; what she looked like, what her <em>neighbors</em> thought she looked like, and whether any items that would typically belong to a woman were in her apartment when it burned. Very little of this is relevant to the actual personal story of Lorena Escalera's life. It seems very clear that this personal information was included in order to “spice up” the story by exploiting Lorena's status as a transgender woman – not to actually inform readers about her life.</p> <blockquote><p><span id="styles-1-0" class="styles file-styles large"> <img width="100" height="95" class="media-image" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; height: 95px; width: 100px;;" id="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.glaad.org/files/styles/large/public/janet-mock-twitter.jpg" /></span>“As my city's and our nation's paper of record, I would expect the New York Times to treat any subject, regardless of their path in life, with dignity,” said trans advocate and journalist Janet Mock. “In Lorena Escalera's life she was so much more than the demeaning, sexist portrait they painted of girls like us. It goes beyond a 'choice of words.' According to the Times' limiting, harmful portrait of Lorena, she was nothing more than a 'curvaceous' bombshell for men to gawk at. That is not the 'personal' story of any woman, and until we treat trans women like human beings - in life and death - with dignity, families and struggles, our society will never see us beyond pariahs in our communities.</p> </blockquote> <p>Unfortunately, many Americans, including members of the media, do view transgender people – and trans women of color in particular – as curiosities at best, or not deserving of basic human dignity at worst. And very few Americans know any trans people in their day-to-day lives, so this viewpoint is never dispelled.  This is why extra care <em>must </em>be taken when reporting on a story that involves a transgender person, especially if that person is no longer able to speak for themselves, as is the case here. Writers and editors alike must be made aware of how common this underlying bias is, and make a conscious effort to remove it when they see it.</p> <p><span id="styles-2-0" class="styles file-styles large"> <img width="150" height="150" class="media-image" style="float: left; height: 150px; width: 150px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;;" id="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.glaad.org/files/styles/large/public/NYTLogo.jpg" /></span>This is where the Times' statement truly fails. Not only does it not show an understanding of what the problem with the original article was, it also makes no assurances to the community that it will educate its writers and editors about how to report on transgender people in the future. There's nothing forward-looking in the Times statement.</p> <p>GLAAD did ask the Times to detail what steps will be taken in the future to ensure this doesn't happen again. We were told that this statement “will be all there is from us on this.”</p> <p>But this statement is not good enough.  The New York Times has highlighted the personal and inspiring stories of transgender people in the recent past, including an article on <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/movies/new-roles-for-transgender-performers.html">Harmony Santana, Laverne Cox and other transgender actresses</a>, a piece on triathlete <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/06/sports/for-transgender-triathlete-a-top-finish-is-secondary.html">Chris Mosier</a> and one on classical pianist <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/fashion/15genb.html?pagewanted=all">Sara Davis Buechner</a>. We can be almost certain that the New York Times does understand the problems with its piece on Lorena, and is embarrassed that it ran. Now it's time for them to say so publicly, and to tell its readers that steps are being taken to ensure that an article like this won't be printed again.  We thank members of the LGBT community, including trans leaders like <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/janetmock/status/201688759648002048">Janet Mock,</a> <a href="http://pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com/2012/05/14/sexualizing-a-victim-telling-her-life-in-terms-of-salacious-details/">Autumn Sandeen</a> and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laverne-cox/lorena-escalera-a-life-th_b_1515295.html">Laverne Cox</a>, as well as <a href="http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/05/ny_transgender_woman_dies_in_a_fire_so_of_course_the_ny_times_story_is_all_about_wild_sex.html">Colorlines</a> and <a href="http://feministing.com/2012/05/14/take-action-anti-trans-victim-blaming-in-the-new-york-times/">Feministing</a>, for bringing attention to this story. We hope to continue putting pressure on the Times until they offer assurances that changes will be made.</p> </div></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?a=EMIzutGXPBI:O_X8T4b8FK4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?a=EMIzutGXPBI:O_X8T4b8FK4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/glaadblog/~4/EMIzutGXPBI" height="1" width="1"/> Sports Sports glaadBLOG.org via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 19:55:13 PST <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_field/7 for details. 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We certainly did not mean any disrespect to the victim or those who knew her. But, in retrospect, we should have shown more care in our choice of words."</p> <p>Unfortunately, the problem with the Times' article on the death of Lorena Escalera, a transgender woman of color, is bigger than their “choice of words” or with their attempt to “capture” her story. It's their failure to recognize trans women as women.  </p> <p>The decision by writers Al Baker and Nate Schweber to call her “curvaceous” in the first sentence was not a poor choice of words. It was a poor choice of focus. The way this entire article is framed comes directly from an idea that transgender women are curiosities. That they're <em>other. </em>That they should be treated differently than other people.  Saying that Lorena was “called” Lorena, even though that is exactly how police identified her, was not a poor choice of words. It was a disrespectful jab at her identity as a trans woman, by implying that she wasn't <em>really</em> Lorena.</p> <p>Lorena was a daughter. She was a friend. She was a beloved member of a community. But the only elements of her story that writers Al Baker and Nate Schweber seemed concerned with were; what she looked like, what her <em>neighbors</em> thought she looked like, and whether any items that would typically belong to a woman were in her apartment when it burned. Very little of this is relevant to the actual personal story of Lorena Escalera's life. It seems very clear that this personal information was included in order to “spice up” the story by exploiting Lorena's status as a transgender woman – not to actually inform readers about her life.</p> <blockquote><p><span id="styles-1-0" class="styles file-styles large"> <img width="100" height="95" class="media-image" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; height: 95px; width: 100px;;" id="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.glaad.org/files/styles/large/public/janet-mock-twitter.jpg" /></span>“As my city's and our nation's paper of record, I would expect the New York Times to treat any subject, regardless of their path in life, with dignity,” said trans advocate and journalist Janet Mock. “In Lorena Escalera's life she was so much more than the demeaning, sexist portrait they painted of girls like us. It goes beyond a 'choice of words.' According to the Times' limiting, harmful portrait of Lorena, she was nothing more than a 'curvaceous' bombshell for men to gawk at. That is not the 'personal' story of any woman, and until we treat trans women like human beings - in life and death - with dignity, families and struggles, our society will never see us beyond pariahs in our communities.</p> </blockquote> <p>Unfortunately, many Americans, including members of the media, do view transgender people – and trans women of color in particular – as curiosities at best, or not deserving of basic human dignity at worst. And very few Americans know any trans people in their day-to-day lives, so this viewpoint is never dispelled.  This is why extra care <em>must </em>be taken when reporting on a story that involves a transgender person, especially if that person is no longer able to speak for themselves, as is the case here. Writers and editors alike must be made aware of how common this underlying bias is, and make a conscious effort to remove it when they see it.</p> <p><span id="styles-2-0" class="styles file-styles large"> <img width="150" height="150" class="media-image" style="float: left; height: 150px; width: 150px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;;" id="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.glaad.org/files/styles/large/public/NYTLogo.jpg" /></span>This is where the Times' statement truly fails. Not only does it not show an understanding of what the problem with the original article was, it also makes no assurances to the community that it will educate its writers and editors about how to report on transgender people in the future. There's nothing forward-looking in the Times statement.</p> <p>GLAAD did ask the Times to detail what steps will be taken in the future to ensure this doesn't happen again. We were told that this statement “will be all there is from us on this.”</p> <p>But this statement is not good enough.  The New York Times has highlighted the personal and inspiring stories of transgender people in the recent past, including an article on <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/movies/new-roles-for-transgender-performers.html">Harmony Santana, Laverne Cox and other transgender actresses</a>, a piece on triathlete <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/06/sports/for-transgender-triathlete-a-top-finish-is-secondary.html">Chris Mosier</a> and one on classical pianist <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/fashion/15genb.html?pagewanted=all">Sara Davis Buechner</a>. We can be almost certain that the New York Times does understand the problems with its piece on Lorena, and is embarrassed that it ran. Now it's time for them to say so publicly, and to tell its readers that steps are being taken to ensure that an article like this won't be printed again.  We thank members of the LGBT community, including trans leaders like <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/janetmock/status/201688759648002048">Janet Mock,</a> <a href="http://pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com/2012/05/14/sexualizing-a-victim-telling-her-life-in-terms-of-salacious-details/">Autumn Sandeen</a> and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laverne-cox/lorena-escalera-a-life-th_b_1515295.html">Laverne Cox</a>, as well as <a href="http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/05/ny_transgender_woman_dies_in_a_fire_so_of_course_the_ny_times_story_is_all_about_wild_sex.html">Colorlines</a> and <a href="http://feministing.com/2012/05/14/take-action-anti-trans-victim-blaming-in-the-new-york-times/">Feministing</a>, for bringing attention to this story. We hope to continue putting pressure on the Times until they offer assurances that changes will be made.</p> </div></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?a=EMIzutGXPBI:O_X8T4b8FK4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?a=EMIzutGXPBI:O_X8T4b8FK4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/glaadblog/~4/EMIzutGXPBI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540950 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540950 Jenna Talackova a Finalist for Miss Universe Canada <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_field/7 for details. 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The winner of the competition will go on to represent Canada at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant in December. As a transgender woman, Jenna was initially denied the opportunity to compete, but <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-working-miss-universe-organization-inclusion-transgender-women">after working with GLAAD</a>, the Miss Universe Organization reversed its decision, allowing Jenna back into the competition. The organization and its owner Donald Trump also <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-miss-universe-announce-policy-change-allow-transgender-women">announced policy changes</a> that will allow transgender women to compete.</p> <p>The LGBT community has <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/lgbt-community-praises-miss-universe-org-transgender-inclusion">praised the Miss Universe organization</a> for its decision. GLAAD President Herndon Graddick also commented on the change, saying,  “Jenna and all of the LGBT advocates who have called for this change and spoken out in support of transgender women are to be commended. At a time when transgender people are still routinely denied equal opportunities in housing, employment and medical care, today's decision is in line with the growing levels of public support for transgender people across the country.”</p> <p><span id="styles-1-0" class="styles file-styles large"> <img width="154" height="146" class="media-image" style="width: 154px; height: 146px; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;;" id="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.glaad.org/files/styles/large/public/529709_10150729212258840_186319338839_9551005_1969567075_n.jpg" /></span></p> <p>GLAAD congratulates Jenna on being a finalist for Miss Universe Canada, and thanks her for speaking out for transgender equality.</p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?a=5Rem9IxvlbQ:O3msocodDCs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?a=5Rem9IxvlbQ:O3msocodDCs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/glaadblog/~4/5Rem9IxvlbQ" height="1" width="1"/> Entertainment Entertainment glaadBLOG.org via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 20:49:32 PST <!-- THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY. 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After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this HTML comment. --> <div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Tags: </div> <ul class="field-items"> <li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/miss-universe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Miss Universe</a>, </li> <li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/jenna-talackova" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Jenna Talackova</a>, </li> <li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/canada" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Canada</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-featured-img field-type-media field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span id="styles-0-0" class="styles file-styles large"> <img width="150" height="114" class="media-image" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; height: 114px; width: 150px; float: left;;" id="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.glaad.org/files/styles/large/public/jenna-talackova-picture_421x320_2.jpg" /></span>Jenna Talackova has been <a href="http://www.beautiesofcanada.com/muc/contestants/2012-finals/jenna-talackova/">officially listed among the sixty-two national finalists</a> scheduled to compete in the upcoming Miss Universe Canada competition. The winner of the competition will go on to represent Canada at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant in December. As a transgender woman, Jenna was initially denied the opportunity to compete, but <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-working-miss-universe-organization-inclusion-transgender-women">after working with GLAAD</a>, the Miss Universe Organization reversed its decision, allowing Jenna back into the competition. The organization and its owner Donald Trump also <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-miss-universe-announce-policy-change-allow-transgender-women">announced policy changes</a> that will allow transgender women to compete.</p> <p>The LGBT community has <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/lgbt-community-praises-miss-universe-org-transgender-inclusion">praised the Miss Universe organization</a> for its decision. GLAAD President Herndon Graddick also commented on the change, saying,  “Jenna and all of the LGBT advocates who have called for this change and spoken out in support of transgender women are to be commended. At a time when transgender people are still routinely denied equal opportunities in housing, employment and medical care, today's decision is in line with the growing levels of public support for transgender people across the country.”</p> <p><span id="styles-1-0" class="styles file-styles large"> <img width="154" height="146" class="media-image" style="width: 154px; height: 146px; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;;" id="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.glaad.org/files/styles/large/public/529709_10150729212258840_186319338839_9551005_1969567075_n.jpg" /></span></p> <p>GLAAD congratulates Jenna on being a finalist for Miss Universe Canada, and thanks her for speaking out for transgender equality.</p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?a=5Rem9IxvlbQ:O3msocodDCs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?a=5Rem9IxvlbQ:O3msocodDCs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/glaadblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/glaadblog/~4/5Rem9IxvlbQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540938 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540938 Will Smith comes out for marriage for gay couples to support Obama World News World News PinkNews.co.uk via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 12:15:59 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540936 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540936 ILGA-Europe launches its very first Annual Review of Human Rights Situation LGBTI in Europe and updated Rainbow Map <p>Today ILGA-Europe is launching its very first <b class="Apple-style-span">Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe 2011 </b>supplemented by the <b class="Apple-style-span">Rainbow Map</b>. </p> Politics and Law Politics and Law Ilga europe news via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 07:28:28 PST <p>Today ILGA-Europe is launching its very first <b class="Apple-style-span">Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe 2011 </b>supplemented by the <b class="Apple-style-span">Rainbow Map</b>. </p> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540935 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540935 2012 GMC Terrain: A Butch Boy for the Soccer Mom Set I have a long history with mid-sized GMC utilities. I had a first year four door Jimmy back in 1993, another Jimmy in 2000 and a 360-based Envoy in 2002. All were mid-sized utilities which were based on a truck frame and powered by some version of a six cylinder engine. The GMC Terrain replaced the Envoy in 2009 as a crossover vehicle based on the GM Theta platform, and while I've had extensive experience with the Theta derived Cadillac SRX, I'd never actually driven the Terrain. Automotive Automotive Gaywheels.com via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 14:39:43 PST I have a long history with mid-sized GMC utilities. I had a first year four door Jimmy back in 1993, another Jimmy in 2000 and a 360-based Envoy in 2002. All were mid-sized utilities which were based on a truck frame and powered by some version of a six cylinder engine. The GMC Terrain replaced the Envoy in 2009 as a crossover vehicle based on the GM Theta platform, and while I've had extensive experience with the Theta derived Cadillac SRX, I'd never actually driven the Terrain. http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540934 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540934 Top Democrat We Need National Marriage Equality <!--paging_filter--><p>Top-ranking Democrat James Clyburn and 54% of African-Americans agree with Obama on marriage equality.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/05/15/top-democrat-we-need-national-marriage-equality" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/Feedr_MW38g" height="1" width="1"/> Politics and Law Politics and Law Advocate.com Daily News via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 18:54:33 PST <!--paging_filter--><p>Top-ranking Democrat James Clyburn and 54% of African-Americans agree with Obama on marriage equality.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/05/15/top-democrat-we-need-national-marriage-equality" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/Feedr_MW38g" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540933 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540933 Trevor Donovan Tells The Advocate About the Return of His Gay Character to 90210 <!--paging_filter--><p>Trevor Donovan tells us about bringing the studly Teddy back to <em>90210.</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/entertainment-news/2012/05/15/trevor-donovan-tells-advocate-about-return-his-gay" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/fzTdGt-5FRU" height="1" width="1"/> Entertainment Entertainment Advocate.com Daily News via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 20:40:41 PST <!--paging_filter--><p>Trevor Donovan tells us about bringing the studly Teddy back to <em>90210.</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/entertainment-news/2012/05/15/trevor-donovan-tells-advocate-about-return-his-gay" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/fzTdGt-5FRU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540932 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540932 Virginia Lawmakers Vote Against Adding Gay Judge to Bench <!--paging_filter--><p>Virginia isn't ready for a gay judge, lawmakers decided this morning.</p> <p>Richmond prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland had been nominated to Richmond's 13th General District Court and would have been the state's first openly gay nominee to win confirmation. But he got only 33 votes instead of the 51 needed after Delegate Bob Marshall <a href="http://www.advocate.com/society/law/2012/05/14/gay-judicial-nominee-challenged-because-marriage-support">led social conservatives</a> on a crusade against him.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/society/law/2012/05/15/virginia-lawmakers-vote-against-adding-gay-judge-bench" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/ppRiYE4LR34" height="1" width="1"/> US News US News Advocate.com Daily News via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 20:59:35 PST <!--paging_filter--><p>Virginia isn't ready for a gay judge, lawmakers decided this morning.</p> <p>Richmond prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland had been nominated to Richmond's 13th General District Court and would have been the state's first openly gay nominee to win confirmation. But he got only 33 votes instead of the 51 needed after Delegate Bob Marshall <a href="http://www.advocate.com/society/law/2012/05/14/gay-judicial-nominee-challenged-because-marriage-support">led social conservatives</a> on a crusade against him.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/society/law/2012/05/15/virginia-lawmakers-vote-against-adding-gay-judge-bench" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/ppRiYE4LR34" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540931 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540931 Romney Says Gay Adoption is Basically Legal Everywhere <!--paging_filter--><p>Mitt Romney asserted that gay couples can adopt children in nearly any state except he's not quite correct.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2012/05/15/romney-says-gay-adoption-basically-legal-everywhere" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/JUdZYRs9-4w" height="1" width="1"/> Family and Parenting Family and Parenting Advocate.com Daily News via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 21:50:36 PST <!--paging_filter--><p>Mitt Romney asserted that gay couples can adopt children in nearly any state except he's not quite correct.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2012/05/15/romney-says-gay-adoption-basically-legal-everywhere" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/JUdZYRs9-4w" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540930 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540930 New LGBT Fundraiser Asks Volunteers to Compete in Urban Obstacle Courses for Charity <!--paging_filter--><p>Read about a cool new way to do good.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/society/activism/2012/05/15/new-lgbt-fundraiser-asks-volunteers-compete-urban-obstacle-courses" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/4yCgJvJl5kY" height="1" width="1"/> US News US News Advocate.com Daily News via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 01:14:57 PST <!--paging_filter--><p>Read about a cool new way to do good.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/society/activism/2012/05/15/new-lgbt-fundraiser-asks-volunteers-compete-urban-obstacle-courses" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/4yCgJvJl5kY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540929 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540929 Boxer Manny Pacquiao Compares Marriage Equality to Sodom and Gomorrah <!--paging_filter--><p>World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, a devoted Catholic, uses Old Testament scripture to criticize President Obama's public support of marriage equality, according to an exclusive interview with the <em><a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/pacquiao-rejects-counsels-obama-god-s-words-first">National Conservative Examiner</a></em>.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/people/2012/05/15/boxer-manny-pacquiao-compares-marriage-equality-sodom-and" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/pLlBLM-DQ6E" height="1" width="1"/> US News US News Advocate.com Daily News via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 01:36:42 PST <!--paging_filter--><p>World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, a devoted Catholic, uses Old Testament scripture to criticize President Obama's public support of marriage equality, according to an exclusive interview with the <em><a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/pacquiao-rejects-counsels-obama-god-s-words-first">National Conservative Examiner</a></em>.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/people/2012/05/15/boxer-manny-pacquiao-compares-marriage-equality-sodom-and" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/pLlBLM-DQ6E" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540928 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540928 Afternoon Delight: Julianne Moore signs on for the "Carrie" reboot, Chelsea Handler matches donates to the HRC Politics and Law Politics and Law AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 18:38:07 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540927 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540927 Great LezBritain: "Lip Service" Recap – Season 2, Episode 4 Entertainment Entertainment AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Wed, 16 May 2012 02:58:26 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540926 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540926 Experiments On The Web A/B testing is changing the way online business is conducted. How it works: Using A/B, new ideas can be essentially focus-group tested in real time: Without being told, a fraction of users are diverted to a slightly different version of... Business Business The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 19:21:00 PST A/B testing is changing the way online business is conducted. How it works: Using A/B, new ideas can be essentially focus-group tested in real time: Without being told, a fraction of users are diverted to a slightly different version of... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540925 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540925 Seniors And Civil Marriage Rob Tisinai highlights a double standard: [I]n 2009 over 110,000 women aged 55 and older got married. That accounted for 5.1% of all marriages that year. The birth rate of women in this group is so small that the Census... Marriage and Civil Unions Marriage and Civil Unions The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 20:11:00 PST Rob Tisinai highlights a double standard: [I]n 2009 over 110,000 women aged 55 and older got married. That accounted for 5.1% of all marriages that year. The birth rate of women in this group is so small that the Census... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540924 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540924 "The World's Scariest Drug" That's how Vice magazine is hyping its new half-hour documentary on scopolamine: VICE's Ryan Duffy went to Colombia to check out a strange and powerful drug called Scopolamine, also known as "The Devil's Breath." It's a substance so intense that... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 20:38:00 PST That's how Vice magazine is hyping its new half-hour documentary on scopolamine: VICE's Ryan Duffy went to Colombia to check out a strange and powerful drug called Scopolamine, also known as "The Devil's Breath." It's a substance so intense that... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540918 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540918 EXCLUSIVE: "Rizzoli and Isles" star Sasha Alexander talks season 3 and lesbian subtext Entertainment Entertainment AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 17:54:36 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540917 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540917 New Music Tuesday: Beach House, Best Coast and more Entertainment Entertainment AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 18:47:58 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540916 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540916 Trivia Challenge: How Well Do You Know "Supernatural"? Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki This week one of the most beloved - and unexpectedly enduring - genre hits of recent years wraps up its seventh season. The Winchester boys have rassled with... Events Events AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:48 PST Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki This week one of the most beloved - and unexpectedly enduring - genre hits of recent years wraps up its seventh season. The Winchester boys have rassled with... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540915 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540915 TV's 10 Most Fabulous Classic Cartoon Chicks Ever I bet you and I both had the same favorite gay cartoon character growing up: no one. Because there were none. You could pretend that He-Man was a roving homosexual with West Hollywood-primed... Entertainment Entertainment AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 20:16:52 PST I bet you and I both had the same favorite gay cartoon character growing up: no one. Because there were none. You could pretend that He-Man was a roving homosexual with West Hollywood-primed... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540914 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540914 AfterElton Briefs: "Happy Endings" and "Revenge" are Moving, "Warehouse 13" Sets The Date, and Welcome Out Y-Love! Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, and Charlize Theron at the London premiere of Snow White And The Huntsman. Birthday shoutouts go to Lainie Kazan who is 72, David Krumholtz is 34, Andy Murray is... Entertainment Entertainment AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 21:47:00 PST Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, and Charlize Theron at the London premiere of Snow White And The Huntsman. Birthday shoutouts go to Lainie Kazan who is 72, David Krumholtz is 34, Andy Murray is... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540910 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540910 The Evolution Of Marriage Stephanie Coontz's history of marriage is worth a read: The redefinition of traditional marriage began about 250 years ago, when Westerners began to allow young people to choose their partners on the basis of love rather than having their marriages... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 14:42:00 PST Stephanie Coontz's history of marriage is worth a read: The redefinition of traditional marriage began about 250 years ago, when Westerners began to allow young people to choose their partners on the basis of love rather than having their marriages... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540909 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540909 The Syrian Spark Syria's war is spreading into Lebanon. Walter Russell Mead gets scared: The worst case scenario is not difficult to envision: the conflict in Syria reignites civil war in Lebanon and merges with sectarian violence in Iraq to destabilize the Fertile... World News World News The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 15:05:00 PST Syria's war is spreading into Lebanon. Walter Russell Mead gets scared: The worst case scenario is not difficult to envision: the conflict in Syria reignites civil war in Lebanon and merges with sectarian violence in Iraq to destabilize the Fertile... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540908 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540908 Dishterns Wanted: Less Than A Week Before Deadline A reminder that the Dish is seeking two interns to help with ransacking the web for smart nuggets, helping out with administrative crap, working on larger projects, and guest-blogging when yours truly takes a vacation. The paid internship will be... Travel Travel The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 15:21:00 PST A reminder that the Dish is seeking two interns to help with ransacking the web for smart nuggets, helping out with administrative crap, working on larger projects, and guest-blogging when yours truly takes a vacation. The paid internship will be... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540907 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540907 The Brutality Behind Bars A shocking exposé of the violence at Rikers Island: Under a practice known as "the Program," guards were deputizing inmates, often in the teen jail [RNDC], and pitting them against one another in fights as a way to keep order... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 15:30:00 PST A shocking exposé of the violence at Rikers Island: Under a practice known as "the Program," guards were deputizing inmates, often in the teen jail [RNDC], and pitting them against one another in fights as a way to keep order... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540906 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540906 The Burden Of Never Forgetting Megan Garber considers what the Internet is doing to our memory: Its capacities and ours are misaligned. We little humans are defined by our (sometimes painfully) selective memories; the web is defined by its promiscuity. It doesn't sleep; it doesn't... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 16:02:00 PST Megan Garber considers what the Internet is doing to our memory: Its capacities and ours are misaligned. We little humans are defined by our (sometimes painfully) selective memories; the web is defined by its promiscuity. It doesn't sleep; it doesn't... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540905 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540905 The Van Lohuizen Memo Charlie Cook sees the significance. Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 16:09:00 PST Charlie Cook sees the significance. http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540904 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540904 Racism And Homophobia You can't go wrong reading TNC. Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 16:15:00 PST You can't go wrong reading TNC. http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540903 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540903 What Did Ron Paul Accomplish? Not much, says Jonathan Tobin: His exit from active campaigning will, no doubt, provoke some pundits to claim that in 2012, his libertarians stopped being a marginal factor in the GOP and entered the mainstream. But this is, at best,... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 17:07:00 PST Not much, says Jonathan Tobin: His exit from active campaigning will, no doubt, provoke some pundits to claim that in 2012, his libertarians stopped being a marginal factor in the GOP and entered the mainstream. But this is, at best,... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540902 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540902 Can A Better Banana Save Lives? Maybe: India and Uganda are the top two banana producers in the world. Ugandans eat more than two pounds of bananas daily, and in India, especially in the south, bananas are a crucial component of a mostly vegetarian diet. But... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 17:45:00 PST Maybe: India and Uganda are the top two banana producers in the world. Ugandans eat more than two pounds of bananas daily, and in India, especially in the south, bananas are a crucial component of a mostly vegetarian diet. But... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540901 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540901 The Power Of A Magazine Cover Andrew Beaujon ponders Obama's "gaylo": One might, at this benighted point in print-journalism history, ask what difference the cover of a magazine actually makes. They're not a huge economic force: Newsweek's year-end publisher's statement this past December gave an average... History History The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 18:05:00 PST Andrew Beaujon ponders Obama's "gaylo": One might, at this benighted point in print-journalism history, ask what difference the cover of a magazine actually makes. They're not a huge economic force: Newsweek's year-end publisher's statement this past December gave an average... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540900 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540900 The Vet Vote Margot Roosevelt speaks with veterans, who, in Master Sergeant Mark McDowell's words, have been "watching the primaries very closely to see who will be the least careless with soldiers and their families": Disaffection with the politics of shock and awe... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 18:41:00 PST Margot Roosevelt speaks with veterans, who, in Master Sergeant Mark McDowell's words, have been "watching the primaries very closely to see who will be the least careless with soldiers and their families": Disaffection with the politics of shock and awe... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540885 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540885 The Bain Card, Ctd In response to Obama's attack, Philip Klein charts steel's decline: For decades before Bain ever got anywhere near GST, the American steel industry was already declining for a number of reasons, a big one being global competition. Alex Koppelman counters:... Arts Arts The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 11:06:00 PST In response to Obama's attack, Philip Klein charts steel's decline: For decades before Bain ever got anywhere near GST, the American steel industry was already declining for a number of reasons, a big one being global competition. Alex Koppelman counters:... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540884 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540884 The Greenwald Pounce I will leave it to you, dear readers, to decide if what I said above was "creepy", as Glenn Greenwald has it. It seems to me I was completely candid about the emotions that flooded my frontal cortex in the... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 11:28:33 PST I will leave it to you, dear readers, to decide if what I said above was "creepy", as Glenn Greenwald has it. It seems to me I was completely candid about the emotions that flooded my frontal cortex in the... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540883 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540883 Ask Cowen Anything: The Healthiest Cuisine In The World? Tyler Cowen's tips for ordering for freshness bear repeating. From Will Dean's review of Cowen's new book: If you're in a rich Western city, choose a dish with sauce. Your raw materials might not be that fresh (they've been in... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 PST Tyler Cowen's tips for ordering for freshness bear repeating. From Will Dean's review of Cowen's new book: If you're in a rich Western city, choose a dish with sauce. Your raw materials might not be that fresh (they've been in... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540882 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540882 Romney's General Election Message In a nutshell: Jamelle Bouie, who finds the ad misleading, acknowledges its power: In this narrative, the GOP didn't mismanage the economy into the deepest downturn since the Great Depression. Rather, the economic crisis simply happened, ex nihilo, and Obama... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 12:10:00 PST In a nutshell: Jamelle Bouie, who finds the ad misleading, acknowledges its power: In this narrative, the GOP didn't mismanage the economy into the deepest downturn since the Great Depression. Rather, the economic crisis simply happened, ex nihilo, and Obama... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540881 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540881 Could Romney Be Worse On Medical Marijuana? Scott Morgan is unconvinced: Anyone who wants to argue that Romney would be worse when it comes to medical marijuana should begin by explaining how. Really, how would he be worse? The Obama Administration is already doing every single awful... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 12:17:00 PST Scott Morgan is unconvinced: Anyone who wants to argue that Romney would be worse when it comes to medical marijuana should begin by explaining how. Really, how would he be worse? The Obama Administration is already doing every single awful... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540880 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540880 Obama Comes Out An inevitable sketch: Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 12:27:00 PST An inevitable sketch: http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540879 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540879 "I'm Not Sure That Anyone Knows If The Candidate Has A Strong View Of His Own" Romney's foreign policy team unloads to David Sanger [NYT]. Michael Crowley is taken aback: Romney is surrounded by foreign policy experts frustrated enough with him to feed the Times a negative story, to the point of implying that Romney doesn't... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 12:42:00 PST Romney's foreign policy team unloads to David Sanger [NYT]. Michael Crowley is taken aback: Romney is surrounded by foreign policy experts frustrated enough with him to feed the Times a negative story, to the point of implying that Romney doesn't... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540878 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540878 The View From Your Window Contest: Winner #102 [Winning entry updated below] A reader writes: Haven't got a clue, but I do know that its sufficiently dreary that I'd be gobbling Prozac by the handful if I had to live there. Another: Helsinki, Finland? Combination of abundant but... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:00:00 PST [Winning entry updated below] A reader writes: Haven't got a clue, but I do know that its sufficiently dreary that I'd be gobbling Prozac by the handful if I had to live there. Another: Helsinki, Finland? Combination of abundant but... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540877 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540877 A Sideshow No Longer Jon Rauch, another hero of the marriage equality movement, reflects back. It's been a long journey: I think back on a conversation with my own father. This is in 1995, not so very long ago, but an eon as it... Marriage and Civil Unions Marriage and Civil Unions The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:10:00 PST Jon Rauch, another hero of the marriage equality movement, reflects back. It's been a long journey: I think back on a conversation with my own father. This is in 1995, not so very long ago, but an eon as it... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540876 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540876 The Greenwald Pounce, Ctd As Glenn would say: "updated" since it was first posted - after an email from him. Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:17:00 PST As Glenn would say: "updated" since it was first posted - after an email from him. http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540875 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540875 Live-Chatting "The First Gay President" Cover Story Thanks to everyone who participated and Chris for moderating. The live-chat is now closed, but you can read the full feed after the jump: Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:20:56 PST Thanks to everyone who participated and Chris for moderating. The live-chat is now closed, but you can read the full feed after the jump: http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540874 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540874 Ron Paul Stops Running The libertarian announced yesterday that he's no longer actively campaigning in states that have not voted. Ben Jacobs decodes the move: His name is still on the ballot, he's still accumulating delegates who will be bound to him in Tampa,... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 14:10:00 PST The libertarian announced yesterday that he's no longer actively campaigning in states that have not voted. Ben Jacobs decodes the move: His name is still on the ballot, he's still accumulating delegates who will be bound to him in Tampa,... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540873 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540873 Eyeing The Grexit A Greek exit, or "Grexit," from the Euro would be calamitous: A recent analysis from UBS Investment Research found that Greece could lose 50 percent of its economic output in the first year alone after an exit. Not only that,... Finance Finance The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 14:28:00 PST A Greek exit, or "Grexit," from the Euro would be calamitous: A recent analysis from UBS Investment Research found that Greece could lose 50 percent of its economic output in the first year alone after an exit. Not only that,... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540872 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540872 The Transformation Of Marriage Stephanie Coontz's history of marriage is worth a read: The redefinition of traditional marriage began about 250 years ago, when Westerners began to allow young people to choose their partners on the basis of love rather than having their marriages... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 14:42:00 PST Stephanie Coontz's history of marriage is worth a read: The redefinition of traditional marriage began about 250 years ago, when Westerners began to allow young people to choose their partners on the basis of love rather than having their marriages... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540871 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540871 Ezra, David And Fundamentals I have to say that Brooks' column today had a great insight into Obama's winning style: He has defined a version of manliness that is postboomer in policy but preboomer in manners and reticence. But that Klein's analysis of the... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 14:50:00 PST I have to say that Brooks' column today had a great insight into Obama's winning style: He has defined a version of manliness that is postboomer in policy but preboomer in manners and reticence. But that Klein's analysis of the... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540870 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540870 Telegraph Blogs editor 'did not accidentally tweet outcome of Catholic schools investigation' Politics and Law Politics and Law PinkNews.co.uk via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 14:57:18 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540869 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540869 Letter: LGBT media urge responses to 'historic' equal marriage consultation World News World News PinkNews.co.uk via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 15:11:27 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540868 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540868 Comment: Gays must be more involved if the Church of Ireland is to be more inclusive Religion Religion PinkNews.co.uk via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 16:14:59 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540867 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540867 Poll: 35 percent believe government should drop equal marriage plans Politics and Law Politics and Law PinkNews.co.uk via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 16:58:28 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540866 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540866 Portsmouth police crack down on homophobic abuse from passing cars World News World News PinkNews.co.uk via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 18:04:38 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540865 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540865 Video: UN high commissioner speaks out on human rights for LGBT people ahead of IDAHO World News World News PinkNews.co.uk via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 18:52:25 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540864 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540864 Family Research Institute head: Equal marriage view suggests Obama may be gay Religion Religion PinkNews.co.uk via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 20:39:08 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540863 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540863 Video: US rapper and producer Jay-Z supports gay couples marrying Entertainment Entertainment PinkNews.co.uk via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 21:21:36 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540862 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540862 Israeli newspaper Haaretz comes out for equal marriage within Israel World News World News PinkNews.co.uk via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 22:48:04 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540861 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540861 Reasons to Have Pride in 2012 Part 1 <!--paging_filter--><p>We came out, we saw ourselves in media, and we conquered hearts and minds in the last year. From major wins to small victories, here is the first of four parts of 181 reasons to feel proud of not being straight and narrow.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/print-issue/current-issue/2012/05/15/reasons-have-pride-2012-part-1" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/0OD8u3-oJCI" height="1" width="1"/> US News US News Advocate.com Daily News via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:29 PST <!--paging_filter--><p>We came out, we saw ourselves in media, and we conquered hearts and minds in the last year. From major wins to small victories, here is the first of four parts of 181 reasons to feel proud of not being straight and narrow.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/print-issue/current-issue/2012/05/15/reasons-have-pride-2012-part-1" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/0OD8u3-oJCI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540860 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540860 For William McGregor Riding Is Like Choosing to Live <!--paging_filter--><p>For AIDS/LifeCycle rider William McGregor, choosing to participate was a much bigger choice about how he wants to live.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/op-ed/2012/05/15/william-mcgregor-riding-choosing-live" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/oVgyjaXhmOU" height="1" width="1"/> Health and Fitness Health and Fitness Advocate.com Daily News via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 11:00:31 PST <!--paging_filter--><p>For AIDS/LifeCycle rider William McGregor, choosing to participate was a much bigger choice about how he wants to live.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/op-ed/2012/05/15/william-mcgregor-riding-choosing-live" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/oVgyjaXhmOU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540859 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540859 Jay Z Supports Obama Marriage Equality Stance <!--paging_filter--><p>Jay-Z has thrown his support behind President Obama's marriage equality stance, CNN Political Ticker reports.</p> <p>In a <a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/14/jay-z-still-has-obamas-back/">CNN interview</a>, the hip-hop mogul said of the issue:</p> <p>"I've always thought it as something that was still, um, holding the country back. What people do in their own homes is their business and you can choose to love whoever you love. That's their business.”</p> <p>“It's is no different than discriminating against blacks. It's discrimination plain and simple,” Jay-Z said.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/05/15/jay-z-supports-obama-marriage-equality-stance" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/cOsIx7YTLQA" height="1" width="1"/> US News US News Advocate.com Daily News via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:47:41 PST <!--paging_filter--><p>Jay-Z has thrown his support behind President Obama's marriage equality stance, CNN Political Ticker reports.</p> <p>In a <a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/14/jay-z-still-has-obamas-back/">CNN interview</a>, the hip-hop mogul said of the issue:</p> <p>"I've always thought it as something that was still, um, holding the country back. What people do in their own homes is their business and you can choose to love whoever you love. That's their business.”</p> <p>“It's is no different than discriminating against blacks. It's discrimination plain and simple,” Jay-Z said.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/05/15/jay-z-supports-obama-marriage-equality-stance" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/cOsIx7YTLQA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540858 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540858 Photos of Activists Protesting Marriage Ban Vote in North Carolina <!--paging_filter--><p>Protesters marched through the streets of Raleigh on Monday to express outrage over Amendment One, a constitutional ban on same-sex unions that North Carolina voters overwhelmingly approved, and they plan to march every 14th to change hearts and minds.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/05/15/photos-activists-protesting-marriage-ban-vote-north-carolina" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/oUjcP8xMeNg" height="1" width="1"/> Politics and Law Politics and Law Advocate.com Daily News via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 15:24:12 PST <!--paging_filter--><p>Protesters marched through the streets of Raleigh on Monday to express outrage over Amendment One, a constitutional ban on same-sex unions that North Carolina voters overwhelmingly approved, and they plan to march every 14th to change hearts and minds.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/05/15/photos-activists-protesting-marriage-ban-vote-north-carolina" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/oUjcP8xMeNg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540857 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540857 Will Smith Calls Obamas Support of Marriage Equality Brave <!--paging_filter--><p>Actor Will Smith supports President Obama's stance on marriage equality and says it was "brave" of the president to speak out in favor of the issue during an election year.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2012/05/15/will-smith-calls-obamas-support-marriage-equality-brave" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/_zpJu9DsKZ4" height="1" width="1"/> Entertainment Entertainment Advocate.com Daily News via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 15:40:00 PST <!--paging_filter--><p>Actor Will Smith supports President Obama's stance on marriage equality and says it was "brave" of the president to speak out in favor of the issue during an election year.</p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2012/05/15/will-smith-calls-obamas-support-marriage-equality-brave" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/_zpJu9DsKZ4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540856 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540856 Gay Romney Supporter Switches to Obama And He Wants His Money Back <!--paging_filter--><p>Will the Romney campaign return the donation from a former supporter who wants his money back? </p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2012/05/15/gay-romney-supporter-switches-obama-and-he-wants-his-money-back" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/m91byye0iGs" height="1" width="1"/> US News US News Advocate.com Daily News via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 18:09:28 PST <!--paging_filter--><p>Will the Romney campaign return the donation from a former supporter who wants his money back? </p> <p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2012/05/15/gay-romney-supporter-switches-obama-and-he-wants-his-money-back" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdvocatecomDailyNews/~4/m91byye0iGs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540855 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540855 “Smash” Season Finale: “She Took Off The Wig. That's Paramount To 'I Quit'.” Entertainment Entertainment AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 15:25:58 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540854 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540854 Vicci Martinez on life after "The Voice" Entertainment Entertainment AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 15:40:50 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540853 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540853 The Newtown Girls: "At the Vanishing Point – Part 2" (Ep. 10) Entertainment Entertainment AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 17:09:30 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540852 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540852 Shag, Marry, or Dump: Hot 100 Winners Entertainment Entertainment AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 17:42:24 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540851 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540851 Your New School Library: "The Difference Between You And Me," Beauty Queens," and "M+O 4Evr" School and Education School and Education AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 17:57:30 PST http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540850 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540850 The Five Gayest "Buffy" Episodes Ever The Avengers might be Joss Whedon's current blockbuster hit, but we can't think of him without remembering his first iconic superhero, Buffy! Logo will be airing an all day marathon of the series on... Entertainment Entertainment AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 13:39:09 PST The Avengers might be Joss Whedon's current blockbuster hit, but we can't think of him without remembering his first iconic superhero, Buffy! Logo will be airing an all day marathon of the series on... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540849 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540849 Let's Give Howard Stern Some Much-Needed Advice for His "America's Got Talent" Gig Howard Stern is a rare pop cultural phenomenon: He's both thrilling and boring. I love that he's around, and I love that he continues to revolutionize radio by seizing the format's immediacy and... Entertainment Entertainment AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 15:51:20 PST Howard Stern is a rare pop cultural phenomenon: He's both thrilling and boring. I love that he's around, and I love that he continues to revolutionize radio by seizing the format's immediacy and... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540848 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540848 Liveblogging "Days of Our Lives:" Will Drops The Rainbow Bomb Will finally comes out to his parents. It's sure to go well. Join us for the fun at 1:00 PM ET Oh please, please, please let Sami's head explode. Days of our Lives LiveblogTelevision... Entertainment Entertainment AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 16:18:09 PST Will finally comes out to his parents. It's sure to go well. Join us for the fun at 1:00 PM ET Oh please, please, please let Sami's head explode. Days of our Lives LiveblogTelevision... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540847 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540847 Tuesday Puzzler: Red Hi-Tops Friday's fiendish Puzzlers involve itty bitty jigsaw pieces, so for those of us who just want a few minutes diversion and maybe a photo of a hot guy at the end here's a Tuesday Puzzler that you... Entertainment Entertainment AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 18:20:24 PST Friday's fiendish Puzzlers involve itty bitty jigsaw pieces, so for those of us who just want a few minutes diversion and maybe a photo of a hot guy at the end here's a Tuesday Puzzler that you... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540846 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540846 The Case For Ending College Football, Ctd Michael Elkon goes point-by-point with Buzz Bissinger on the merits of a ban: There is a legitimate criticism buried within Bissinger's hyperbole. Major college football is a time-consuming activity. It is hard for players to balance their academic and athletic... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 07:37:00 PST Michael Elkon goes point-by-point with Buzz Bissinger on the merits of a ban: There is a legitimate criticism buried within Bissinger's hyperbole. Major college football is a time-consuming activity. It is hard for players to balance their academic and athletic... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540845 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540845 The Origin Of The Taco According to Jeffrey Pilcher, author of Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican Food, it's pretty recent: My theory is that it dates from the 18th century and the silver mines in Mexico, because in those mines the word “taco”... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 08:20:00 PST According to Jeffrey Pilcher, author of Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican Food, it's pretty recent: My theory is that it dates from the 18th century and the silver mines in Mexico, because in those mines the word “taco”... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540844 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540844 Graduation Blues A new Rutgers University survey (pdf) found that just half of those who graduated between 2006 and 2011 are working full time: That's bad enough, but when you look at just those people who have graduated since 2009, it gets... School and Education School and Education The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 08:47:00 PST A new Rutgers University survey (pdf) found that just half of those who graduated between 2006 and 2011 are working full time: That's bad enough, but when you look at just those people who have graduated since 2009, it gets... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540843 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540843 Using Cell Phones As Phones So passé: In 2009, the United States crossed a digital Rubicon: For the first time, the amount of data sent with mobile devices exceeded the sum of transmitted voice data. ... Even as the number of wireless connections increased from... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 09:08:00 PST So passé: In 2009, the United States crossed a digital Rubicon: For the first time, the amount of data sent with mobile devices exceeded the sum of transmitted voice data. ... Even as the number of wireless connections increased from... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540842 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540842 The Problem With Veggie Burgers They aren't much better than meat for the environment: [A] girl can only eat so much roasted kale before she starts craving protein: tofu, veggie burgers, and the (okay, creepy) occasional piece of fakin' bacon. But coaxing soy into a... Arts Arts The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 09:31:00 PST They aren't much better than meat for the environment: [A] girl can only eat so much roasted kale before she starts craving protein: tofu, veggie burgers, and the (okay, creepy) occasional piece of fakin' bacon. But coaxing soy into a... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540841 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540841 China's Gamed Economy Minxin Pei casts a skeptical eye on Chinese growth numbers: Inflating local growth numbers is so endemic that reported provincial GDP growth data, when added up, are always higher than the national growth data, a mathematical impossibility. And, even when... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 10:21:00 PST Minxin Pei casts a skeptical eye on Chinese growth numbers: Inflating local growth numbers is so endemic that reported provincial GDP growth data, when added up, are always higher than the national growth data, a mathematical impossibility. And, even when... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540840 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540840 Evan, Without Whom ... The indispensable man in bringing marriage equality to America is Evan Wolfson. He has dedicated his entire life to the cause, and his giant intellect as well. And so it was more than fitting that he was honored yesterday with... Marriage and Civil Unions Marriage and Civil Unions The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 10:30:48 PST The indispensable man in bringing marriage equality to America is Evan Wolfson. He has dedicated his entire life to the cause, and his giant intellect as well. And so it was more than fitting that he was honored yesterday with... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540839 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540839 The Tea Party's Mission How Kornacki understands it: Tea Party Republicanism: It isn't really about ideology; it's about governing tactics. ... It's not really about moving the GOP to the right; the party is already there, and has been for a while. It's about... Politics and Law Politics and Law The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 10:51:00 PST How Kornacki understands it: Tea Party Republicanism: It isn't really about ideology; it's about governing tactics. ... It's not really about moving the GOP to the right; the party is already there, and has been for a while. It's about... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540835 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540835 “Smash” Season Finale: “She Took Off The Wig. That's Paramount To 'I Quit'.” And here we are. The first season finale for Smash and the show isn't done, the ending's not ready and we still have no Marilyn. We open on Tom and Julia, literally minutes before curtain for the... Entertainment Entertainment AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 11:01:44 PST And here we are. The first season finale for Smash and the show isn't done, the ending's not ready and we still have no Marilyn. We open on Tom and Julia, literally minutes before curtain for the... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540834 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540834 TV on Tap: "Glee" Will Be Two Shows, a Daytime Performer Comes Out and "Smash" Rests for a Midseason Return Get ready to follow today's Days of Our Lives with the liveblog treatment! News Things are going to change a lot on Glee next season as the musical drama will split its focus between Ohio and New... Entertainment Entertainment AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 11:11:23 PST Get ready to follow today's Days of Our Lives with the liveblog treatment! News Things are going to change a lot on Glee next season as the musical drama will split its focus between Ohio and New... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540833 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540833 Morning Meme: Adam Lambert Asks "Wanna Touch My Snake?," Chris Colfer Does His Best Snooki, and James Van Der Beek Has a Sex Tape! I'm not going to talk about the concept that was unveiled for the fourth season of Glee, because technically it's a spoiler for the rest of this season. But TV Guide has a good analysis about why it... Entertainment Entertainment AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 11:38:04 PST I'm not going to talk about the concept that was unveiled for the fourth season of Glee, because technically it's a spoiler for the rest of this season. But TV Guide has a good analysis about why it... http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540731 http://www.pinkbananaworld.com/content-detail.cfm?ID=540731 Dish of the Day #902: Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy Week Every Monday through Friday a new Dish of the Day is featured, and beginning on Friday you can vote for your favorite Dish of the week. If you haven't voted for last week's Dish yet, choose your man in the sidebar poll.<br /><br />Today's Dish is Jason D photographed by Rick Day.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.deepdish.so2cool.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem and g2_itemId=20681 and g2_serialNumber=2" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2604526434628745665-7140223090461420572?l=marcharshbarger.blogspot.com' alt=' /></div> Lifestyle Lifestyle Deep Dish via PinkBananaWorld.com Tue, 15 May 2012 06:57:00 PST Every Monday through Friday a new Dish of the Day is featured, and beginning on Friday you can vote for your favorite Dish of the week. If you haven't voted for last week's Dish yet, choose your man in the sidebar poll.<br /><br />Today's Dish is Jason D photographed by Rick Day.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.deepdish.so2cool.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem and g2_itemId=20681 and g2_serialNumber=2" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2604526434628745665-7140223090461420572?l=marcharshbarger.blogspot.com' alt=' /></div>