Straight Girl in a Queer World #11
HIV/AIDS activist, educator and counselor Sherri Beachfront hosts a here! Networks podcast from her unique perspective as an HIV+ ‘Straight Girl in a Queer World’. This week: Cameron Siemers developed the Foundation for Hope which supports young adults who’ve lived with terminal illnesses since childhood.
Hollywood Celebrity Buzz: Priscilla Presley, Chace Crawford
The doc who pumped Priscilla Presley’s face with Jiffy Lube is being deported; Whitney smoking crack? Thanks a lot Perez; Ricky Martin may have been steaming in the nude; J.C. Chasez claims he’s not pulling a Lance Bass with Chace Crawford; Tyra Banks says she wants to call it quits and hottie Alan Ritchson.
Cultural Canada - Canada’s Top 7 Museums for Travelers
While Canada’s new history and lack of recognized presence on the international art scene makes it difficult for the up and coming country to feature on such lists as TripAdvisor’s recent ‘Top 10 Art Museums’, Canada’s a great place for culture hounds looking for interesting, unique, and contemporarily relevant art and exhibits.
HIV Epidemic Among Gay Men in UK Continues
An estimated 6,840 new HIV diagnoses were reported in 2007 in the United Kingdom, according to latest figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) published this this week. The figures show that over the past 12 months there has been no evidence of a fall in the current high rate of HIV transmission among gay men within the UK.
Kimberly Pierce, Ryan Phillippe and Cast Get ‘Stop-Lossed’
Nearly a decade after she turned independent cinema on its ear with the award-winning piece of LGBT history Boys Don’t Cry, director Kimberly Peirce explains its her need to make movies’ I’m deeply in love with’ that kept her out of Hollywood for so long. That changes with Stop-Loss, a flick which casts Ryan Phillippe as a much respected staff sargeant forced to return to Iraq in a ‘backdoor draft’.
This Gay Week in Review: Ellen DeGeneres, Barack Obama
In the news this week, Fidel Castro’s niece pressed a bill that would legalize homosexuality in Cuba, Ellen kicks Oprah’s butt in approval ratings, Barack Obama says he is tired of arguing over gay marriage, a transgendered man gets pregnant, JC Chavez says he is definitely not the second gay member of N’sync, and George Clooney is gay, gay.
Hypocrite of the Week: MSNBC’s Chris Matthews
This week, a fired up, literally spitting mad Chris Matthews made plain his feelings about the man he thinks the Democratic Party should nominate at its convention in August and then denied making an endorsement. So because he patently has a soft spot for one candidate in the 2008 general election, but flatly denied any sort of support, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews is the hypocrite of the week.
Hollywood Celebrity Buzz: Priscilla Presley, Tyra Banks
For the past four years, I’ve stared at Priscilla Presley’s face and wondered if she got into a fight with Jocelyn Wildenstein or just crashed a Weho pumping party. Turns out the latter is close to the truth and now the doc who pumped Presley’s face with Jiffy Lube is being deported. Plus, Tyra Banks says she wants to call it quits and Whitney smoking crack? Thanks a lot Perez.
GayWired Style Portfolio
A sandal by Louis Vuitton, a fragrance from Tom of Finland and sweetly scented candles from Jo Malone worthy of pop divas and divos alike could the prospect of spring be any more seductive?
D.C. Gay, Lesbian, Bi Students 10 Times More Likely to Have Used Meth
Gay, lesbian, and bisexual students in DC public schools are 10 times more likely to have tried crystal meth than their peers, according to a new fact sheet released by D.C. Public Schools. The D.C. fact sheet does not explain what accounts for the numerous health disparities including crystal meth use, but is likely in part related to a school climate that can be hostile and unsafe.
