Straight Girl in a Queer World #35 – ‘A Place to Live’
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: A Place to Live is a moving documentary about the struggle for older members of the LGBT community to find affordable housing.
Hot Gay Comics #39 – Frank DeCaro
Comedian Dave Rubin hosts this hilarious interview show with mainstays and up-and-comers in today’s gay comedy scene. This week: Sirius OutQ host Frank DeCaro stopped by to discuss his fiance, his distaste for Rachael Ray and his first encounter with Dave.
This Gay Week in Television: Gale Harold, Lindsay Lohan
Gale Harold joins the cast over at Desperate Housewives, which finds Eva Longoria fat and with an even fatter lil’ girl named Juanita; Kevin and Scotty swap spit on Brothers and Sisters; Clay Aiken has an about face with Diane Sawyer and Chad Allen needs a transplant (and some lovin’) on General Hospital: Night Shift.
Book Club: ‘Homo Domesticus: Notes from a Same-Sex Marriage’
With gay marriage such a hot button topic in states like California, the timing seems perfect for David Valdes Greenwood’s first book, Homo Domesticus: Notes from a Same-Sex Marriage, to get a rerelease. Here, the author talks about domesticity, planning a wedding and adding kids to the brood.
Proudly Out: Scary Times
Are you scared? I am, writes Political Editor Libby Post. As participating citizens who ‘keep up,’ we monitor the news wondering how us pawns will fare in this economic chess game that has the entire country teetering on a depression, let alone a recession. This economic meltdown started as soon as we elected George Bush. It was slow but steady.
Britney Spears’ Sex Tape Could Be in the Offing
Just as Britney Spears appears to be getting her life and her career on track, Adnan Ghalib, the paparazzo who befriended her in what was arguably one of her lowest and most controversial hours, is rumored to be in possession of sex tape that could derail the star’s highly anticipated comeback and return her to the covers of tabloids around the world.
Brooke Hogan Says ‘We Live a Gay Lifestyle’
Love is apparently a many-splendored and elusive thing… even if your dad happens to be Hulk Hogan and you have a weekly platform like Brooke Knows Best from which to advertise for a mate. Reality personality Brooke Hogan was reportedly overheard bemoaning her inability to jumpstart her love life at a recent event in Miami, describing her dateless existence with her roommates as living ‘a gay lifestyle.’
U.S. Eases Restrictions on HIV-Positive Visitors
In July President George W. Bush signed legislation which removed HIV from a list of diseases ‘of public health significance’ that effectively barred any person infected with HIV from entering the United States. Taking a cue from that move, the Department of Homeland security took steps today to make it even easier for HIV-positive visitors to enter the U.S.
Lucy Lawless to Guest Star on ‘The L Word’
According to a brief, but titillating, post on her official fan site, former Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless will be popping up on the hit lesbian drama The L Word during the show’s last season. The tease on LucyLawlessFanClub.com was short, but quite enough to get lesbian Lawless fans salivating over seeing their Warrior Princess and favorite Battlestar Galactica cylon hit The L Word.
Where the Girls Are on TV: This Week in Channel Surfing
Whether sporting a canary yellow gown for the Emmys or in her signature tight top and leather jacket on SVU, Mariska Hargitay‘s ass looks fab. But SVU‘s hot new DA Michaela McManus gives Mariska some competition. Wickedly funny Wanda Sykes and Julia Louis Dreyfuss take it up the aisle on Old Christine and Sara Ramirez and Brooke Smith tease with their lesbian virgin bit.
