Sir Alan Bates may have been married to Victoria Ward, but a new biography reveals the British actor had a thing for men.

Otherwise Engaged: The Life Of Alan Bates by Donald Spoto offers new details suggesting the strapping sex idol - known for his roles in Women In Love, The Fixer and The Entertainer, among others - got down with the boys. And one of his male mates came in the form of Olympic figure skater, John Curry (pictured after the jump). Daily Mail paraphrases the Olympic-sized details:

While he liked to appear publicly with women, and to cuddle with them privately, his deepest romances and his most passionate sexual life occurred with men.

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James St. James' last novel, Disco Bloodbath, chronicles Michael Alig's real life descent into madness, ending with the hacked up body of the really dead drug deal, Angel Melendez.

Capturing the glitz, glam and gore of 1990's New York, Disco Bloodbath killed the competition, becoming a classic and finding new life in the 2003 flick, Party Monster, starring Seth Green as the incarcerated and single Alig, whileMacaulay Culkin appeared as St. James. Now, St. James makes a triumphant return with a less blood-curdling tale, Freak Show.

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We finally have some answers on what really killed Doug Blasdell. The openly gay Work Out trained died in January, but reports simply said the 44-year old gym bunny died unexpectedly. Now, nearly five months since Blasdell's shocking death, his best-friend and fellow Work Out star, Brian Peeler.

It seems Blasdell didn't die as unexpectedly as we believed. Peeler tells AfterElton's Matthew Weiss:

He had lymphoma cancer and he was doing chemo. They caught it in the early stages. It was the same thing that his mother and his father had died from. I think they caught [his] in stage one or stage two. So he was doing chemo to combat it.

Though doctors caught the disease early, the chemo depleted Blasdell's immune system.

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A few months back we discussed an AfterElton article exploring the so-called art of so-called slash fiction: a fan-based genre presenting television characters in new - and often sexual - settings. Like all good things, the literary subset comes to us from Captain Kirk and Spock obsessed trekkies. And, like the written word itself, that came from drawings.

We'll totally say off the bat that we think it's pretty weird. But, we recently came across a massive archive of the drawings and we couldn't look away. Seriously, it's the most fascinatingly freaky thing we've seen on the web in a long time - and we see a lot of freaky things.

In honor of the great V-Day, we've curated a pictorial guide to Kirk and Spock's eternally perplexing love. Enter at your own risk. It ain't pretty.

(Also, we tagged this as art. We're sorry if this offends anyone. We don't blame you...)

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You may have heard that today's Oprah will feature "Extraordinary Parents". In conjunction with that earth shattering news, you probably heard that two men make up one of the astounding parental units. Yeah, two men. They're named Mark and Andy Sutherland-Trevino. They're totally gay. And they're totally remarkable.

So, why are notable enough to grace her royal Oprahness' stage? According to the introduction to their interview with AfterElton, it's because they have seven children, all adopted. Sure, it's nice they adopted all those kids, but seven? That doesn't make them extraordinary. That makes them total crazies with big hearts.

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In other media-related, but certainly more lighthearted news, the boys over at AfterElton have compiled a list of Hollywood's most powerful gay boys, complete with list of anally-inclined accomplishments and fun queer quotes. Included in the list are Michael Patrick King, Will and Grace co-creator, Max Mutchnick and music mogul, David Geffen. And, of course, who could forget the only black man included, Paris Barclay: the same man who just days ago called for Isaiah Washington's head? It's also worth noting that there's not a single actor among the bunch.

As for our favorite, we have to say Darren Star.

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Somewhat notable gay actor and comedian Jason Stuart's had the obligatory AfterElton sit-down to promote his forthcoming project, Making It To The Middle, which details his, again, somewhat notable career as a stand-up comic, appearances on such legendary shows as The George Lopez Show and My Wife and Kids, as well as his role alongside Wilson Cruz in Coffee Date.

The interview with Lydia Marcus opens on a pretty predictable note, but takes a somewhat notable turn with this obviously staged admission from Stuart:

I had an affair with Alejandro Rey. [Carlos Ramirez on The Flying Nun.] Did you know that?

AE: Oh, is he out?
JS: He's dead. He died of cancer a million years ago. This was when I was in my 20's.

AE: Oh, my gosh. Wow, that's an exclusive, huh?
JS: I guess so, yeah. Go ahead and print it.
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AE: When you were with Alejandro, he was much older than you?
JS: Oh, yeah.

AE: Did you have a short term relationship or a fling?
JS: It was around a year, but we never went anywhere because he had a son and, you know, it was a different time. We spent time at each other's homes.

The fling apparently started after Rey cruised Stuart on Sunset. Hmmm, we're not sure we believe it. Sure, it sounds feasibly, but it's particularly convenient there's no way to confirm nor deny the claim's validity. Regardless, it makes us remember how much we used to want Rey's cock. Although, Stuart's claims sort of deflate the fantasy. Oh, and the fact that Rey's dead. We're a lot of things, but necrophiliac ain't one of 'em...

• As the new year gets under way, let's all take a second to check in with a group of gay activists who hope to change the queer landscape. And we're not talking pansies...okay, well, we are sort of talking about pansies. But not the flower.

• British homo-journo Chas Newkey Burden took a trip to Israel for a little gay adventure. What did he find? Well, you'll have to read his article to find out, but we can say that he found a nice boy boy who described Brits as being like "cottage cheese – all pasty and chunky". Ouch.

• Andrew Sullivan really, really wants you to read his piece on science and morality from The Sunday Times. How bad? Well, he's willing to post something about it on his blog and, possibly, share next spliff. Yeah, it's serious.

• So, Proctor & Gamble want to reinvigorate Old Spice? While we would have suggested giving it a less bile-producing odor, they've decided to launch a "hip, sexy" new ad campaign that alludes to "male anatomy". What, like the elbow? The armpit? Gasp! The penis?

• Gay, Straight or Taken premieres tonight on Lifetime. We've yet to form an opinion, but you bet your bottom dollar Brian Juergens over at AfterElton's got something to say. Doesn't he always?

• Hey, Barack Obama, if you plan on being president, you need to make sure you're prepared for even more beach bunny paparazzi. And, also, you may want to work on that six-pack.

You guys really like Heroes, huh? We do, too. That's why we wrote on the whole alleged Zach defagification scandal. And we're not the only ones intrigued by Thomas Dekker's (pictured) character's sudden change.

Apparently AfterElton editor Michael Jensen's inbox got swamped by letters yesterday, including one from Heroes creator Tim Kring. In response to the controversy, Kring wrote:

It was certainly not our intention to confuse the issue of Zach’s character being gay. We have too much respect for our audience to do that intentionally. However, it has simply become too complicated behind the scenes to push this issue further with this particular character.

Hmmm, sounds as if some NBC Universal - the company that owns NBC - executives may have put an end to young Zach's burgeoning homo-enlightenment.

Kring goes on to say there's still the possibility for some fag-action on the "sprawling drama". Is he hinting at a hero with a super-stretchy anus? Probably not, but can you imagine the stink that would cause?

The American Family Association may have called off their Wal-Mart boycott, but that doesn't mean they don't have their sights set on other "gay enablers". The conservative group's asking members to boycott the Kmart owned Sears for advertising on LOGO. 365 Gay reports:

In an email alert to AFA members chairman Donald E. Wildmon says "Sears advertising is financing LOGO's push to legalize homosexual marriage in addition to promoting the homosexual lifestyle."
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He is urging members of the conservative Christian group to email Sears asking the retailer to cancel their advertising on LOGO and to "call your local Sears store and ask why Sears is supporting the homosexual network with its advertising."

Is an email inquiry really necessary? They're obviously advertising because they want to see the entire world become one big homosexual sex den. Why else would anyone want to advertise on LOGO? What? You think they want the 25 million viewers to spend their hard-earned money on the company's wide array of merchandise? No way. Evil gay agenda, all the way.

In other AFA news, they're still campaigning for stores to use Merry Christmas rather than the more inclusive "Happy Holiday's". Because nothing says holiday spirit (or, Christmas) than a little religious alienation.

• GLAAD be damned! Kim Ficera's got some words on the potency of homo-words. [AfterElton]

• The Logo kids ask the biggest question in all the gay land: who is the ultimate diva? We vote for Morrisey. [NewNowNext]

• William Sledd: yet another a gay man who thinks he's the most fashionable thing on the planet. Everyone knows that title belongs to us. [The Daily Reel]

• Dozens of Uganda's most famous songsters are singing to help AIDS victims. (Except, we're assuming, not the gay ones.) [allAfrica]

• Why dye your own roses when you can buy 'em for $6 a pop? Because you're gay, silly, that's why. [Dirt]

• BBC says no to gay dancers, only to backtrack and say they don't. Not surprisingly, people aren't convinced. [UK Gay News]

• Some Spanish activists are none-to-pleased over a dictionary's heterofied definition of marriage. And, you know what, they're gonna spell it out for you. [The Advocate]

• Paris Hilton's butt is so yesterday. Today's all about Stuart Townsend's tush. [!! omg blog !!]

Speaking of things that aren't happening: a new book from the Association of Tennis Professionals won't be outing an gay male tennis pros. Why? Well, that depends on who you ask.

According to a Greg Hernandez penned article over at AfterElton, the reason either stems from a tight-ass closet door (pun undoubtedly intended) or because there simply aren't any gay male tennis pros to be outed.

Pete Holtermann, a communications manager for ATP's American branch says:

...[H]e “can't think of any situation” where a player on tour is known to be gay to the other players, but is not publicly out. Still, Holtermann doesn't believe fans would have much of an issue with an out male player. “Tennis fans have shown they embrace players for who they are,” he says. “Being such an international sport, there are a multitude of nationalities and cultures represented on the ATP circuit, and tennis fans have proven to be very open to all of them. I would fully expect the same to be the case with regards to a player's sexual preference.”

Meanwhile, out and proud female tennis pro Martina Navratilova says seems to think that there are gay male pros, but they simply live in fear of losing their fans.

Of course, it's so hard to tell with male tennis pros. They're always running around in those short shorts and flitting their wrists. For all we know, they could all be cocksuckers.