This is one headline- and picture and video- that I really hoped never to see….
It also serves as evidence that the guy who wrote the book in my previous post is so deadly wrong….
Here is the article, if you must, you can click the link and see the pictures and video at the Huffington Post….
Outgoing Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) appeared to have the congressional equivalent of a wardrobe malfunction Monday, when he delivered an address from the House floor and ended up being upstaged by his own chest.
Dressed in a snug, light blue crew neck shirt with a jacket draped over his shoulders — perhaps because he’s now wearing a large cast on his left hand — Frank stood at the podium to deliver a speech on bank failures, and instead raised questions about how cold it was in the House chamber.
Frank has announced that he will retire when his current term is up. No longer beholden to electoral politics, it’s possible that we’ll see some more unusual sartorial decisions before he departs the halls of Congress.
Before he decides to go with this outfit again, which doesn’t appear to fit under traditional House floor dress code, perhaps he should consider tracking down a “manzier,” the undergarment invented by Cosmo Kramer in the 1990s sitcom “Seinfeld.”
Sounds like another stereotypical book from the Circuit Party set for the Circuit Party set and the wannabes- but I’ll hold my fire until I read more about it…
I think it’s part of the proof of how much we’ve assimilated into society that we now get just as fat as straight men- at least outside of the NY-LA Gay Ghettos….
“Gay Men Don’t Get Fat” is the title of an as-of-yet published book by Barneys New York creative ambassador Simon Doonan. The author calls it “a stylishly slimming discourse that proves gay men really ARE French women: prone to disdain, favoring cheeky underwear, convinced of their own artistic brilliance, and of course calorie-obsessed.
”The French women reference, and title of his book, are both presumably a reference to the popular diet book “French Women Don’t Get Fat,” which espoused emulating French culinary culture to slim down.
Before we go any further, if Doonan wasn’t himself gay, I think he’d be treading on thin ice, you know, with the whole stereotyping thing. Gays and lesbians, like everyone else in the world, come in all shapes and sizes.
While I’ve had gay friends over the years, it’s difficult for me to speak with any authority about whether or not they are on average less fat than everyone else.
However, there is an undeniable sub-culture in the gay community that obsesses over their physique, which is the focus in “Gay Men Don’t Get Fat.”
What ultimately matters is have there been any scientific studies to back the idea of gay men being thinner than their hetero counterparts?
Last year, a study led by Kerith Conron, an associate research scientist at Northeastern University and a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, came to the conclusion that, in fact, gay men are slimmer than heterosexual men. The same held true, flipped, for lesbians. That is, lesbians are on average heavier than their heterosexual counterparts. The researchers determined that gay men are 50 percent less likely to be obese.
Here is Nominee #4 from the HMS Ocean, a ship in the British Navy.
As background, Gays have been able to serve openly in the UK Military for several years….
This has obviously had many impacts. Apparently one of which is even more people making Christmas videos to that damn Mariah Carey song that every homosexual seems to think is the only one to use when making silly Christmas videos.
Except this time a whole ship in Her Majesty’s Navy seems to be in on it….
And no one seems to mind….
Looks like a good way to build “unit cohesion” to me!
Scotty Bowers never acted in a single movie. But his story may cast a new light on old Hollywood by revealing the hidden love lives of stars like Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, and Rita Hayworth—all of whom Bowers claims as paramours from his heyday trading sex for money.
Literary agent David Kuhn confirms exclusively to EW that Grove/Atlantic president Morgan Entrekin has bought the rights to Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars, Bowers’ memoir of his years spent as a bartender, confidante, and gigolo to a laundry list of showbiz icons. A GI who moved to Hollywood after World War II, Bowers describes how he and friends serviced actors and actresses on leave from nearby studios—using an LA gas station as their base. He says he later became an in-demand bartender who developed intimate friendships with stars like Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift, and Rock Hudson, among others. Now 88 and living in L.A. with his wife of 27 years, Bowers agreed to tell his stories now that most of the celebrities he claims were friends and clients have passed away.
“The book is a window onto the shadow lives of all these people who entertained us and made popular culture, but who in many ways weren’t what they appeared to be,” says Kuhn. “Scotty helped them to fulfill the desires that they couldn’t fulfill themselves.”
Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars is set for release on Feb. 14, 2012.
Many thank to ALL our veterans. We honor you today and every day.
This Veterans Day is a little different. For the first time, we can openly recognize and thank our Gay and Lesbian Veterans who have served so long, so well and in silence.
A special Thank You to you and to those brave soldiers, such as a man I’m proud to call my friend, Col. Andy Leonard, who fought so long and hard to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” They fought to allow all vets to be recognized not just for what they do, but to do so without fear that who they are might end their service.
Now we can truly thank all the Vets as they proudly stand openly and together.
Here is a blogpost from the Human Rights Campaign with another Vet’s story:
The following post is from Retired Marine Staff Sergeant Eric Alva:
Today is Veterans Day. It’s a day to honor all those who have served their country – our country. Whether they saw combat, or served during times of peace, all who have worn the uniform of any of the five branches of the U.S. Military, are heroes in my eyes. I salute them.
This year, Veterans Day is a little different. The honor the uniform commands has always been there, even when we were forced to serve in silence, but this year openly gay veterans like me are holding our heads a little higher because this is the first Veterans Day without the stain of the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” on our nation.
Last month I was proud to attend the HRC National Dinner. I’ve attended the dinner the past several years, but this was the first year I wore my uniform to the gala. I wasn’t alone. Hundreds of veterans were there that night, some in uniform, others not. But what struck me the most was not the sheer number of service members and veterans at the Washington Convention Center, but the look in all of their eyes. That night we knew two things: our nation had changed, and we were part of that change.
Today, on Veterans Day, the love I have for my country is as strong as it’s ever been. I am proud that I fought for my country, and that fight includes fighting to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” People who are willing to fight and die for their country are rare. We should not be denied the opportunity to serve, we should be encouraged. I’m thankful we now are.
Happy Veterans Day. God bless the United States of America.
Eric Alva was the first American service member wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom, when he triggered a landmine just three hours into the conflict, losing his right leg. He served as HRC’s spokesperson in our efforts to repeal DADT. He stood behind President Obama as he signed DADT repeal into law.
At least, it’s more evidence- as if it’s needed- that being gay is not a choice, but an inherent part of who someone naturally is…..
Still….
From The Huffington Post:
The “nature vs. nurture” debate over sexual orientation continues at full force, but now, one former rugby-playing Welsh jock claims to have actually “woken up gay” after a gym accident led him to suffer a stroke.
As the Daily Mail is reporting, 26-year-old Chris Birch was trying to impress his friends with a back flip while training, but broke his neck and suffered a stroke. When he came to after being rushed to the hospital, Birch, who hails from South Wales, said his personality had completely changed. “It sounds strange but when I came round I immediately felt different,” said Birch.
Birch tells the Mirror that his most profound discovery came about during the recovery process, while he was watching a TV program featuring a handsome actor. “I felt my stomach flutter and the same feelings I used to have for pretty girls came across me,” said Birch, who also added he was no longer interested in sports and had little in common with old friends. “I had never felt like that about a man before but I knew immediately what the feeling was. I fancied him.”
Birch says he immediately started losing weight and dramatically altering his looks. Though he returned to his old job in a bank, he soon left his position and, much to the surprise of his friends and family, re-trained as a hairdresser and found work in a salon. Birch now lives with his partner Jack Powell, 19, above the salon, according to the Daily Mail.
Though he’s never heard of a stroke changing someone’s sexuality, Joe Korner, director of communications for The Stroke Association in the U.K. believes the stroke could potentially have a massive impact on a victim’s life. “Strokes are traumatic, life-changing experiences, which can make you reassess life and your feelings so perhaps that’s the reason behind it,” Korner tells CBS News. “Whether or not the stroke turned Chris gay, or whether he was gay anyway but unaware of it, his experience seems to be a positive one, which is great.”
Great article from David Mixner’s blog, Live from Hell’s Kitchen:
The LGBT community likes to believe it is a tolerant community that is open to a wide spectrum of alternative relationships. However, with the recent marriage of Kim Kardashian that lasted for only 72 days we might have reached our limit. After a ten million dollar wedding, entirely sponsored by commercial interests, we are treated to a scam of a divorce. If only this was an exception in the straight community but alas it is just the latest in scam marriages that have placed heavy burdens on the institution of marriage.
What kind of message does this send our children? What kind of role models does this provide our little ones? These high profile short term marriages are just the ones visible. Can you imagine how many straights have practiced this violation of their marriage vows across the country?
The time has come for a Constitutional Amendment to ban straight marriages .
The haphazard way that straights have approached marriage hurts LGBT marriages. The LGBT community has worked hard to win marriage equality. With these clowns staying with their spouse for less than six months seriously demeans our scared vows. The LGBT community has had its patience tested with these quick divorces and it is time we take action.
Look at the record of the celebrities who have scarred the institution of marriage. Gwaker reports that these marriages have lasted less than six months. It is shocking, I tell you, it is shocking!
And, since my partner, Steve, and I have been together for almost 15 years, I can tell you it isn’t…
Well, most of it isn’t….
We are as close to married as you can be in North Carolina…
And the only reason we support Gay Marriage is to get the full legal benefits and recognition of what should be our basic rights after this much time together…
Lost in the 21st Century 