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Kathy Griffin, DWTS, Google, Zachary Quinto’s Boyfriend, Bethenny Frankel And More!

By · 9 comments · Updated on September 4, 2011
STARS STRUCK
The kerfuffle over Chaz Bono‘s inclusion in the new season of Dancing With the Stars has reached the show’s producers, who are telling viewers not to get their panties in a bunch. Responding to troglodytes like the site OneMillionMoms.com (sorry, we’re not gonna link to them)—who whined about both Bono’s and Carson Kressley‘s appearance on the show—DTWS producer Conrad Green said, “I think we’ve had three gay or transgender contestants out of about 120 on the show, so what we’re really doing is reflecting some of the makeup of this vast array of people that make up American society.” We kind of wish Green had stopped there. Instead he added, “We’re not going to be dwelling on Chaz’s sexuality any more than we dwell on anyone’s sexuality on the show…We’re not going to… make it difficult for you to watch with your children at all.” Oooh, we’re so glad somebody thought of the children!

NEXT: Ben Cohen and Tiki Barber weigh in on gays in sports in new ep of In the Life.

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THE SPORTING LIFE
Given the disappointing comments recently made by some pro athletes regarding gays in sports, its serendipity that the September episode of In The Life, “Changing the Game,” is tackling that very subject. Now airing online and on public-television networks nationwide, the show features interviews with GLSEN Sports Project’s Pat Griffin, young athletes like trans college basketball player Kya Allums, and straight allies like former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber, rugby star Ben Cohen (right), college-wrestling champ Hudson Taylor and others.

NEXT: Trans singer Paige Elliot Phoenix brings it to Oz’s X Factor.

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X MARKS THE SPOT
America might be uptight about trans folks on DWTS, but Down Under  trans male singer Paige Elliot Phoenix  wowed the judges on the Australian edition of X Factor. Reports the Advocate:

Phoenix told the three judges, who include former Spice Girl Melanie Brown, about his transition before launching into a rendition of INXS’s ‘Never Tear Us Apart.’ All three judges lauded Phoenix’s performance and voted to bring him back for the show’s ‘boot camp.’ The singer was then shown Skyping the good news to his girlfriend in San Francisco.”

NEXT:  Marcus Bachmann is Kathy Griffin‘s new Sarah Palin.

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NO PANTS, NO SERVICE
If she ever fell off the radar, Kathy Griffin is back in a big way. In addition to guest-judging on the new season of America’s Next Top Models, the ribald redhead is prepping Kathy Griffin: Pants Off, a new stand-up special for Bravo. She tells The Late Late Show‘s Craig Ferguson that potential First Husband Marcus Bachmann features prominently: “He’s one of my new favorite topics targets. Okay, he’s very anti-gay and LGBT rights, and it’s odd, because if you look at him on YouTube, it’s almost as if he himself… or, it’s as if—I gotta be careful…I would say that Marcus Bachmann reminds me of a lot of the type of men who come see my live shows.”

 

NEXT:  The gay factor on Ryan Murphy‘s American Horror Story keeps growing.

 

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TEDDY BEAR
In American Horror Story, Ryan Murphy’s new Gothic suburban thriller for FX, Zachary Quinto plays Chad, the former owner of the potentially haunted house that couple Ben and Vivien move into—and Vivien’s burgeoning gay BFF. We were worried Chad might be one of those Monroe Ficus wacky/fey neighbors sorts, but it turns  out he’s getting a hunky boyfriend. Teddy Sears (right) who co-starred in The Client List and the Christopher Isherwood biopic A Single Man, will play the main squeeze. Given the show’s Lynchian vibe, though, don’t expect their relationship to be all cosmos and cupcakes.

 

NEXT: Google, American Airlines, Rokk Vodka honored at GLAAD’s Amplifier Awards

 

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G-MALE
Sorry, folks, but we have another reason to love Google: It just won Outstanding TV Campaign (Mainstream Market) at the first GLAAD Amplifier Awards, which honor LGBT-inclusive efforts in advertising, marketing and public relations. The Internet giant won the award for its “The Web is What You Make of It: It Gets Better Project” campaign for Google Chrome. Other winners include Rokk Vodka‘s “Filtering Out Inequality” ads, American Airlines‘s “Beach Towel” spots and Allstate‘s “Protection for All” campaign. So, um, go out and buy all those things.

 

NEXT: Bethenny Frankel’s SkinnyGirl margarita mix gives Whole Foods a hangover.

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DRINK UP
According to PerezHilton.com. Bethenny Frankel‘s SkinnyGirl Margarita Mix was pulled from the shelves at Whole Foods because they contain sodium benzoate, which can become carcinogenic if mixed with certain substances (um, like a lime).  Bitch, we suckle on Frankel’s Jesus Juice like a newborn on Dolly Parton—a little cancer won’t make us stop. And Frankel’s response to the news is totally why we love her. “I’m not making wheatgrass here. If I could put an agave plant and some limes on a shelf I would. [The Skinnygirl Margarita] is as close to nature as possible, while still being a shelf-stable product.” Waiter, can we get some salt all around that rim, rim, rim, rim?

 

Images via Bravo, ABC, Google, Lifetime Television, SevenNetwork, Bethenny Frankel, Gary Bembridge

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