» New Kid…
Neal Boulton, the man and woman loving editor of gay glossy Genre, just started a new blog, which is quite appropriately called Bastard Life. It's great for all your man and woman loving needs. |
» Spotlight.
Some New York-based bent blogs take center stage in this week's Edge NY. Here's what drag legend Lady Bunny says about the Big Apple's big gay blogosphere: "The mainstream media is so full of lies and distortions that we need the unfiltered information which comes from some of these blogs" she said. "Unfortunately too many gay men have the body of Gods and the brains of 15-year-old school girls. So I try to mix in some politics with more entertainment-oriented posts to trick them into caring about issues other than Jennifer Aniston’s new hair style." [Edge NY] |
» Plan Ahead
We know you New York-based kids are super cool, so we wanted to give you a heads up that Empire State Pride Agenda will be hosting a panel discussion called "Gays Gone Wired" next Tuesday. Head up to Therapy to hear David Mixner, Good As You's Jeremy Hooper, Andres Duque of Blabbeando and - gasp! - our very own, queerly pictured Andrew Belonsky chat about the good, bad and ugly of gay blogs. Here are the details! |
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» DC Center Launches Blog
Washington DC's LGBT center decided to join the blogosphere. If you're from the DC area, in the DC area or want to read about people in the DC area, head on over to the ingeniously entitled The DC Center. |
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Personal Website "Unbecoming"
An openly gay substitute teacher accused of talking about a student's sexuality on his personal Web site has resigned in the wake of local media coverage that detailed his own sexual orientation and the blog's contents. Bollenbacher tried to plead his case to school officials, but they weren't having it and deemed his blog, which had pictures of him in his undies, "unbecoming the teaching profession." Yes, blogging sure is unbecoming. |
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We knew when Confessions of a Bareback Top went underground, that the latex-less sexual predator would again rear his unprotected head. Well, that time has come. On June 6th at 11:19PM, the anonymous fucker announced that he would soon be publishing a fresh post. A man of his word, he did. On Friday at 7:55pm, he published this sort-of-triumphant/sort-of-terrifying message: |
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Until around the five o'clock mark. That's when things got heavy… |
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No doubt the entire debacle would never have gone down had it not been for the internet and, of course, blogs. You may remember the whole drama started when Hudson posted those IMs on his anonymous blog, StopSexPredators. But Hudson's just some gay dude, right? Right. Hudson proved himself to be a formidable political operative, all with the click of a mouse. We know we don't need to tell you blogs are more powerful than anyone ever imagined. And, as Hudson writes for AlterNet, they ain't going nowhere: The blogosphere is a living breathing medium, responding to the input it receives from the public and its readers. Jump into the blogosphere and make your voice heard. You know what they say: if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Looks like we're here to stay, homies, so take a little ride with us. We drive fast, but take our time on the curves, if you know what we mean… (Wait, what do we mean?) |
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Polly doesn't go quite so far. What a gentleman. Like a good homo-journo, he asks a few gay-themed questions. Allen rebukes a lesbian fantasy question, but does address homo-popster Mika. Well sort of: JP: A new artist who gay audiences here are freaking out about is Mika. Are you familiar with him? |
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No, we're not shitting you. Apparently the company ran a print ad back in 2001 featuring a man lining up to Eucharist (you know, when people queque up for a bit of Jesus' blood and body) with a bowl full of instant mix. The implication, of course, is that the man's going to dip a bit of Jesus in his special sauce. Needless to say, this didn't sit well with the God-fearing Donohue. In a press release found by Firedoglake, Donohue and his coven wrote: The Lipton ad is not poking gentle fun at Catholicism the way some other ads have. Rather, it is demeaning the Eucharist. And there is nothing more central to Catholicism than the belief that the Eucharist is the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Sure it may be a laugh, but ain't nothing funny about the effect of Donohue's holy war against Marcotte and McEwan. Our old friend Lane Hudson informs us that the girls have found themselves on the receiving end of a number of not-so-veiled death threats. How not-so-veiled? How about this: YOU RACIST WHORE. FAT UGLY BITCH. SUCK MY LONG COCK ASSHOLE I HOPE YOU KIDS NEVER LIVE AND YOUR PARENTS DIE A TRAGIC DEATH YOU ASSHOLE BITCH! That's not very Christian, now is it? If you're looking to raise a little stink yourself, Hudson's provided Donohue's contact information, here. |
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We don't know how they did it, but new blog on the block Can O' Whup-Ass somehow managed to get Rosie O'Donnell to contribute some of her patented poetics. You'll have to head over to read the whole thing, but we've been authorized to share a bit of her very special sapphics: First things first: I'm sure you know Alright, it's totally phony, but you've gotta admit they really captured her voice. |
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We're sure you're wondering how that puerile primate landed such a pretty pussy, so we'll tell you… |
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It all started when Donohue and his cronies found some less-than-friendly comments about Catholics on Marcotte's personal blog. Standing on his politically motivated pulpit, Donohue demanded justice be served against Marcotte and another "pro-gay" blogger, Melissa McEwan. In addition to taking on the Catholic Church, Marcotte also aimed at the GOP voters, writing, Voters who are motivated by misogyny, homophobia, and racism aren’t going to leave a racist, misogynist, homophobic party for one that is all those things but just less so. She's obviously a clever girl. |
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• John Edwards grew a back bone and will not be firing the "pro-gay" bloggers. Of course, his actions won't bring back our Anna Nicole… • AIDS activist Victor Mooney plans on rowing across the Atlantic to raise awareness of the devastating disease. Anna Nicole would certainly approve. • So that's what Clint Eastwood has to say about Anna Nicole Smith (notice he doesn't know her name). • If Anna Nicole were a man (and alive), she'd definitely want to read JC Report's Menswear Issue. • Evangelical Reverend Bradley Schmeling has been defrocked after revealing he has a gay lover. Anna Nicole would not approve (of the defrocking, not the faggotry). • Hamas and Fatah have come to a mutual understanding - Anna Nicole just got her wings… |
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But, there's another, gayer blog scandal in which you may have an interest… |