Weir wants critics to think, not make apologies

(Vancouver) Johnny Weir is looking for understanding, not an apology.

Broadcasters on French-language RDS who made derogatory comments about the American figure skater’s masculinity need to consider the impact their words will have on others, particularly impressionable youngsters, Weir said.

“I want them to think before they speak. I want them to …

Adam Lambert On His Sexuality: ‘Keep Speculating’

Adam Lambert says role models come in a variety of different forms – even in eye makeup, fingernail polish and tight pants. “It’s a really, really cool thing,” the American Idol runner-up says, “to be able to show people that you can be yourself, and you should be proud of yourself, and you should own who you are and what you’re about, and never make apologies for it.” So to those who speculate about his sexuality, he has a message. “Calm down,” he says, and “keep speculating.” See Adam Lambert On His Sexuality: ‘Keep Speculating’ * Tags = gay men gay news lesbian news transgender bisexual

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Those crazy heterosexuals: Playboy Apologizes After Virgin Mary Cover Sparks Outrage

Playboy magazine apologized for a controversial cover featuring a scantily-clad woman resembling the Virgin Mary, Reuters reported.

The December edition was published Thursday, just before the Mexican festival honoring Mary known as the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Playboy Enterprises Inc., based in Chicago, released a statement Friday explaining that the company did not approve the cover because the Mexican version of the magazine is published by a licensee, according to Reuters.

“While Playboy Mexico never meant for the cover or images to offend anyone, we recognize that it has created offense, and we as well as Playboy Mexico offer our sincerest apologies,” the company said.

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