Saturday 9 May 2009
This Is a Question of Fairness
It is by no means a fast and easy path, but the cause of same-sex marriage is moving forward — proof that justice can triumph over wedge politics and prejudice. It happened this week in Maine and New Hampshire, where both states’ legislatures voted to legalize same-sex marriage and promptly put the final say to their governors.
In New Hampshire, Gov. John Lynch — who previously defined marriage as strictly between a man and a woman — promised his “best decision” after consulting lawmakers and constituents. Mr. Lynch would be wise also to consult his neighbor in Maine, Gov. John Baldacci, who signed his state’s same-sex marriage bill. He previously had opposed the idea, with the familiar hedge of supporting the half-step of civil unions.
Mr. Baldacci described his change of heart — and what we hope is the changing sentiment of many other American politicians. “I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law, and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage,” he said. Precisely.
Maine was the fifth state to legalize same-sex marriage. We urge Mr. Lynch to make New Hampshire the sixth. Similar proposals are pending in other states, with a major debate expected in the New York Legislature.
This week, the City Council of the District of Columbia took a preliminary step, voting 12 to 1, to recognize marriages between gay people certified in other states. A fuller debate is anticipated on a proposal to legalize same-sex unions. Unfortunately, there already are calls for Congress to once more tread on home rule and block this progress in the nation’s capital.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is right to caution against such grandstanding. Governor Baldacci heard the people speak. Congress should listen.
Source: The New York Times, 'This Is a Question of Fairness'
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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 825 Newer› Newest»"Debate has begun in the New York State Assembly on marriage equality legislation. The Assembly is expected to pass the bill.".
Unfortunately the Assembly is the easy part. The Senate is where it will be difficult. Let's hope and send them our best vibes! :)
Again unfortunately, Barack Obama *is* allowing Donald Trump to use Obama to bash gays. Trump did say:
“It's the same answer that the president of the United States gave.”
I don't care in the least what this ignorant bimbo thinks. Show your tits and keep your pie hole shut. Perez Hilton was a sell-out for being there in the first place.
But when the office of the President of the United States is used in an effort to deny equal justice under the law, at that point there is a problem.
Do I recall correctly that Perez Hilton is a major defender of Jake's heterosexuality?
That's as much of an insult to gay people as Prejean.
Correct me if I'm misremembering though.
Lincoln was gay and gave his life for blacks.
Obama is black and working to keep gay people under his foot.
I'm so tired of politicians and HW telling gays to be good little soldiers and suck it up.
"Do I recall correctly that Perez Hilton is a major defender of Jake's heterosexuality?"
Sometimes.
And sometimes Perez calls Reese a beard or writes "Nice beard" on Reeke picture.
Obama is not a homophobe.
"Do I recall correctly that Perez Hilton is a major defender of Jake's heterosexuality?"
Sometimes.
And sometimes Perez calls Reese a beard or writes "Nice beard" on Reeke picture."
that pissed me off cause I read on several forums Perez is supposed to have said in TV interview Jake isn't gay but he ( perez)likes making fun with the rumors in his post.
don't know where to find the interview.
Abe wasn't all that:
Was Abraham Lincoln a racist?I certainly don't think Obama hates or fears gay people - which would be my definition of a homophobe.
If you read his second book you he talks about this issue, and I think he's open to being convinced re gay marriage.
Big deal. Everyone! makes fun of Toothy on their sites, no matter if they think he is gay or not.
In the same speech, Lincoln states, "I agree with Judge Douglas that he [a black] is not my equal in many respects, certainly not in color — perhaps not in intellectual and moral endowments; but in the right to eat the bread without leave of anybody else which his own hand earns, he is my equal and the equal of Judge Douglas, and the equal of every other man." In this statement, despite his reference to differences in "intellectual and moral endowments," Lincoln shows his belief that both black and white were entitled to equal rights and protection under the Constitution.
Lincoln was a man of his times.
We now see his attitudes to be wrong, just as in the future the majority will know that judging people as lesser human beings based on their innate sexuality was wrong.
I think Obama is where Lincoln was - he would never deny gay people their rights, but he's got some old/current attitdes deep in his psyche.
I think it doesn't really matter if Obama is an homophobe or not.
His personal opinions and believes are secondary to him.
He is a statesman and that's how he is going to act, like he has been doing it from the beginning
"Big deal. Everyone! makes fun of Toothy on their sites, no matter if they think he is gay or not."
True.
"Big deal. Everyone! makes fun of Toothy on their sites, no matter if they think he is gay or not."
True.
And even when i believe Jake is in fact totally gay, i think his decision to beard was because the incessant jokes about his sexuality that inundates the web.
I know a couple of people who think he is maybe straight or bi but he is dating Reese only to prove he fucks girls.But of course, those people aren't Toothy saga followers....
"that pissed me off cause I read on several forums Perez is supposed to have said in TV interview Jake isn't gay but he ( perez) likes making fun with the rumors in his post"
Yeah, right.
Perez has a selective memory.
There are people who remember old Perez's posts, when Perez knew Jake is gay.
^^
I REMEMBER!!!
"And even when i believe Jake is in fact totally gay, i think his decision to beard was because the incessant jokes about his sexuality that inundates the web."
I think saving his career was the reason for bearding.
Anderson Cooper's ratings have been in a sharp decline all year, and so far the month of May is no exception. According to Nielsen, the audience for the 10-11 p.m. hour of his show so far this month is 933,000 viewers. This is the first time he's fallen below the one-million mark since the dog days of last August. Anderson is losing almost 20% of his lead-in from Larry King and is in danger of being passed in the ratings by MSNBC's 10 p.m. repeat of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann." Since the start of 2009, Cooper has lost one-third of his audience.
CNN has invested heavily into marketing Cooper as the face of the network. The hype has never really translated into commercial success, and now that MSNBC is suddenly competitive, CNN finds itself being flanked on the right and the left.
LA Times
P.S. No, I don't think Cooper's closet has anything to do with his ratings.
I think saving his career was the reason for bearding.
**
His carrer wasn't going so bad before Reeking. His projects didn't seem so dull and he had no idea the production problems of his future movies. His star faded soon after he start making the fool of himself
The whole concept of TV ratings in the US is putrid. The television should be an instrument of education, culture and information, not of advertising &publicity driven income.
1:57 PM
We don't know what's really going on in Jake's career because we get only selected, public info about Jake's projects.
For example, who knows what movies Jake really wanted to do but was rejected or not selected?
Kate Winslet wears a ring given to her by Leonardo DiCaprio, and it's engraved inside. But she won't reveal what the text reads. One guess: "I'm cold, Rose." [Mirror]
He [Obama] is a statesman and that's how he is going to act, like he has been doing it from the beginningThat is, do nothing. Let the gays eat shit.
August 26, 2005
Little Tom Cruise Dressed Up As Dorothy From The Wizard Of OZ
Broadway Impact, the Empire State Pride Agenda, and Marriage Equality New York are putting on a major rally in NYC's Times Square on Sunday from 5-7 pm at Sixth Avenue and 44th street.
According to Broadway Impact, "Audra McDonald, four-time Tony winner and star of ABC’s Private Practice, Cheyenne Jackson, star of Broadway's All Shook Up and Xanadu, and television’s Ugly Betty, will be singing and speaking out on the issue. Speakers in attendance will consist of Senator Tom Duane, who is sponsoring the marriage equality bill in the State Senate and New York State Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, brother of Broadway veteran Rosie O’Donnell.
Hair's Tony-nominee Gavin Creel is hosting the event and will lead his fellow cast members in a performance from the show. Said Creel: “I am thrilled that we are able to come together as a community to urge people to take direct action by calling their State Senators. This peaceful rally is going to be about love – and the right to marry whoever it is that you love.”/
More info here.
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"I think [Obama] is open to being convinced re gay marriage."
My understanding is that he is on record long ago (15 years ago?) as favoring gay marriage.
The problem is that he refuses now to acknowledge what he already is convinced is right.
He's in the closet about being pro-gay-marriage :D
Maybe he's doing something constructive behind the scenes, but *all* of his public statements and visible actions regarding gay issues have been on the anti-gay side. It's unpleasant to see him doing this.
Significantly, yesterday he declared that he would not support gay and lesbian soldiers who are being kicked out of their careers under Don't Ask Don't Tell.
It's like saying I'm a fierce supporter of equal rights for, oh, I don't know, people from Ohio, and then firing everybody from Ohio who works for you.
He may not *be* a homophobe, but at every point where he has to make a decision that I am aware of since November, he has taken action against gay people, not for us.
He's been clear about it all along, so I will not say I'm disappointed. I'm not happy about it though.
danger of being passed in the ratings by MSNBC's 10 p.m. repeat of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann.".
Either CNN or MSNBC need to change schedules so that AC and KO are not competing.
Maybe CNN should stop doing things like spending half its show on stories about bad weather, kids who disappear, etc., and more time on the things people are interested in, like economic and political news.
At a glance, it looked like Jamie Lee Curtis was pulling a total Britney Spears at Saturday night's 3rd Annual "Noche De Ninos" Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.
But really, she was showing her support for Katie Westbrook, a 15-year old girl who died of cancer. Say what?
Jamie Lee Curtis first met Katie Westbrook when she was just 11. "We were at a news conference, and [Katie Westbrook] pulled off this wig and on her head she had written ‘Jamie Lee Curtis Rocks,'" Curtis told E!
"That night I borrowed her wig and went to this event, where we raised millions of dollars for Children's Hospital Pittsburgh. After she died, I asked her mother if I could have her wig to carry her message."
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger gave Curtis the Courage to Care Award at Saturday's event. Wonder if the two reminisced about their "True Lies" days. The Governator and Curtis played Harry and Helen Tasker in the 1994 romantic action flick.
Frankly, Jamie Lee looks great in pink hair. And carrying the photo of Katie is so sweet. What a lovely thing to do. Bet Katie thinks it's cool, too.
LA Times
(((Jamie Lee Curtis)))
Okay, babes, we're back to you skanky hets this week! I swear, straight folks are getting as kinky as us gays, are we teaching you that well? Apparently so.
Shafterella Shoshstein sure seems to be taking lessons successfully, and has been for some time, who the **** knew? When she busted up with her man not that long ago, everybody was sympathizing with poor S2. How could such a sweet, darling little babe have deserved such treatment from her male-**** partner for all those years? She's too talented, too charming, too **** dazzling to have to have endured such wretchedness, America cried!
Turns out we were all weeping for the wrong partner, perhaps. S.S.'s ex is just now starting to put the truth out there, via a few tanked encounters with his fave bartender. ****, sure hope this good-lookin' lad doesn't have to become full-blown alcoholic before we find out the full truth of the matter, but jeez, keep on drinkin' there, buddy-boy!
Oh, and Shafty, shame on you, girlfriend. Cannot believe you penis-partied galore all that time, while letting your less-designing other half take the tabloid fall. Actually, I can. They don't pay ya the big bucks for nothin'.
And It Ain't: Whitney Houston, Halle Berry, Britney Spears
Dear Ted:
Have been reading for years, and just love ya! I am wondering, does Toothy Tile's beard have a nickname? Is she a past Blind Vice? Thanks!
—NMHutcheson
Dear Mrs. Tooth:
Of course.
AT
Jada and Hugh Don’t Mind Being "Gay"
In an interview with Ebony Magazine, Jada Pinkett Smith says she really doesn't care about rumors that float around regarding her fam.
"You want people to talk about you, because once they stop talking about you, that's when you're really in trouble!"
True, but does she draw the line when it comes to her sexuality?
"I'm happy to have people talk about all the craziness they want to talk about, whether it's things like every year we're getting divorced, or we're an open family or Will's gay, or I'm gay," Jada 'fesses.
Well that's a...refreshing take on it all. Maybe she doesn't need to worry about people thinking she's a lesby 'cause her hubby blabs around town about how good their sex life is.
Either way, it's become quite interesting to see how stars deal with the gay talk. Hugh Jackman has been the subject of all that for quite sometime, and he also kinda responded to it recently in an interview with Parade.
"I'd be happy to go and deny it, because I'm not. But by denying it, I'm saying there is something shameful about it, and there isn't anything shameful. The questions about sexuality I find more here in America than anywhere else, because it's a big hang-up and defines what people think about themselves and others. It's not a big issue in Australia."
Hugh didn't miss a beat tho to throw that "because I'm not" in there; still, it's a pretty well-thought-out answer.
What do you all find more convincing? A straight-up denial or when stars play with and sometimes flame the chitchat? Do let us know bi all...I mean, by all means.
AT
Wanda Sykes and her wife, Alex, welcomed twins on April 27, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Daughter Olivia Lou weighed in at 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 19-inches long. Son Lucas Claude debuted at 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 20-inches long. The comedian’s wife gave birth to the babies.
“All are happy and healthy and at home,” says Sykes’s rep Danica Smith.
The actress, who stars on “New Adventures of Old Christine,” and her wife were married on Oct. 25, 2008. The twins are the first children for the couple.
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It's nice to hear wife instead of partner :)
"Which Sexiest Man Alive got double-teamed by a porn star and a dominatrix?
Back in 2004, a dominatrix at New York club enlisted the porn star’s help in humiliating her mostly-straight client…who was kneeling down on the floor naked. The porn star recognized him immediately: “He had a muscular build and looked quite young… The dude peers up at me from the mat. I more than recognize the dude. I had seen him in countless big screen movies over the last few years. (He was also in People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive Issue 2003. Not the cover model, though). Jesus loves me! I can’t believe I get to fuck this guy. What the fuck?! I can’t believe this guy is into such a heavy scene! The second my dick enters him, he arches his back and he starts singing at the top of his lungs, “Onward Christian Soldier”. (The Sword via Blind Gossip)"
This. Can't. Be. Real. Onward Christian Soldier? That is a boner breaker of a song if I ever heard one. So....after looking at who made People's list in 2003, I've narrowed down my guesses to Hugh Jackman, Hugh Grant, George Clooney and Ricky Martin? But my official guess is Hugh Jackmeoff!
Dlisted
"he starts singing at the top of his lungs, “Onward Christian Soldier”"
LMAO!
Whitney Houston - sang in her movie
Halle Berry - has one oscar
Britney Spears - 2 kids
Witherbeard much??
Megan Fox says she has "no question" about being bisexual, dishes E!. Fox also admits to being a hypocrite because she'd never date another bisexual woman. The reason: "That means they also sleep with men, and men are so dirty that I'd never want to sleep with a girl who had slept with a man," she told Esquire. Sounds like she really wants to have her cake and eat it too. (May 13)
8:58 PM
Huh?
Megan Fox
"I think people are born bisexual and they make subconscious choices based on the pressures of society. I have no question in my mind about being bisexual. But I'm also a hypocrite. I would never date a girl who was bisexual, because that means they also sleep with men, and men are so dirty that I’d never want to sleep with a girl who had slept with a man."
From the Globe Magazine this week...
"PAUL NEWMAN has been 'outed' from beyond the grave by MARLON BRANDO, according to writer Darwin Porter's scandalous new book on the late movie legend.
Porter interviewed Brando about Newman before the acting great died in 2004 - and he was stunned with what the heavyweight star let slip. In his book, Paul Newman: The Man Behind The Baby Blues, he quotes Brando as saying, "He never fooled me. Paul Newman had just as many on-location affairs as the rest of us, and he was just as bisexual as I was. But, where I was always getting caught with my pants down, he managed to do it in the dark." Porter tells America's the Globe he has been tracking Newman's secret sexual encounters since he met the actor in 1959 and alleges in his new book the late star, who was happily married to actress Joanne Woodward for 50 years, bedded icons like Grace Kelly, Judy Garland, Natalie Wood and Marilyn Monroe. The writer also claims Newman and James Dean had a gay romance."
Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor's gay con man love story I Love You Phillip Morris finally has a distributor! After opening at Sundance to mountains of buzz, major distributors balked at picking up the film for wide theatre release. But a small group called Consolidated Pictures Group has thrown some cash at it and plans a limited Valentine's Day release. Which means you can finally see this graphic description of a sex scene … if you can find an art house.
Good news about I Love You Phillip Morris :)
"I think people are born bisexual and they make subconscious choices based on the pressures of society."
Nah.
"PAUL NEWMAN has been 'outed'"
There are rumors (DL) about The Color of Money on-location Newman and Cruise affair.
Megan Fox doesn't make much sense, but the more openly bi and gay celebrities - the better.
Joanne Woodward used to beard for Gore Vidal.Then she hooked up with Newman and retired herself from acting.
IDK,if Newman was gay or bi but i bet it was a lot more easy to get away with it back in those times.
I don't judge his sexual preferences but...Tom Cruise?? Ewww!!!
Every time I see the title of this post I think it says, "This is a Question of Fairies." And then I smile.
Lincoln was a man of his times.
He was also very possibly gay.
Bearding began earlier than we first thought, folks.
I wouldn't put it past Barney and Fred either. ;)
10:02 AM
:)
"I don't judge his sexual preferences but...Tom Cruise??"
1986 - Tom was very cute and just a bit crazy :)
"The writer also claims Newman and James Dean had a gay romance."
Now why am I thinking of Jake and Heath?
I was thinking of Owen Wilson & Ben Stiller
"I think people are born bisexual and they make subconscious choices based on the pressures of society."
I believe this too. And add to it the immense current social pressure to be "heterosexual."
"Now why am I thinking of Jake and Heath?"
"I was thinking of Owen Wilson & Ben Stiller."
I think they are just friends, both cases.
Now Tobey and Leo, I think there was more than friendship in the past.
"I think people are born bisexual and they make subconscious choices based on the pressures of society."
That doesn't make sense - Mother Nature had no reason to do that.
I'm convinced the big majority of people are never attracted to the same sex, not even during puberty ('research phase'). (I'm one of them)
I agree with 1:27
Everybody is bisexual my ass! I bet Jake says that to himself all the time.
Besides, thinking that a person of the same sex is atractive is not being bi.
Some het people just freak when they feel chemistry with someone of the same gender and they inmediately think they are turning gay!
Lincoln was gay and gave his life for blacks./
"There's no question in my mind [Lincoln] was a gay man and a totally gay man. It wasn't just a period, but something that went on his whole life", said ACT-UP activist Larry Kramer in a 1999 interview with Salon. At the heart of the speculation is Lincoln's close relationship with Joshua Speed, a Springfield merchant who helped the young lawyer by allowing him to share his upstairs room – and bed – for four years. Speed remained a lifelong friend, despite his support of slavery, and the two sent warm, affectionate letters for years, even after Lincoln moved into the White House.
So, is Lincoln gay? I'm no historian (though a definite history buff), but it seems to me, the real question is, "Can we know if Lincoln was gay?" The answer to that question has to be a definite "No." There are simply too many problems for us to ever hope to get a definitive answer. Joshua Wolf Shenk, author of Lincoln's Melancholy, argues that Lincoln wasn't gay by pointing to the nature of both frontier life, where sharing beds was common, and Victorian masculinity, which valued intimacy and florid language, especially in letter writing. The only scholarly work that seriously argues that Lincoln was gay is The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln by C. A. Tripp,and even that features a dissenting forward.
And yet, the "controversy" continues. Last week, playwright Tony Kushner, who's written the screenplay for Steven Spielberg's upcoming Lincoln, told The Boston Phoenix, "I think that there's the possibility that Lincoln was bisexual. Shakespeare was. Why not Lincoln? All the best people are!" On CBS' Early Show, New York University history professor Jeffrey Sammons said, "One of the very interesting stories about Abraham Lincoln is that he might have been gay. Lincoln actually did sleep in the same bed with a gentleman for a four-year period," leading host Maggie Rodriguez to conclude, "So the question of Abraham Lincoln's sexuality still remains a mystery." And of course, the gay blogs jumped on the 200th anniversary of his birth as on opportunity to bring up the "Lincoln is gay" meme, much to the chagrin of conservative wingnuts.
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Abraham Lincoln Was Gay?
I don't know why people can't just say, "in my experience. . . " rather than argue what is homo, bi, hetero.
even Kinsey's research is half-assed.
Whoa: Mel Gibson paid his wife to stay quiet about their separation, which happened three years ago. He agreed to give her $52 million per year. For that amount of cash, I won't say another word about you Mel. Honest! [MSNBC]
Dear Ted:
Am I the only one creeped out by photos (clearly arranged, because how many paps hang out in the remote corners of southern Italy?) of Jake and Reese engaging in a PDA while Jake's mother and a personal assistant look on approvingly? What is up with that?
—A concerned Texan
Dear Creepy Couple:
Maybe the fam is just happy Jake found such a sweet gal like Reese! Plus, wherever Gyllenspoon goes, paps follow, whether they're invited or not. (We bet Maggie and Peter sure didn't want 'em around on their wedding day.)
^^^
WHAT THE HELL??!! I think some babbler came to Ted from behind, hit him in the head leaving him unconscious,sat in front of his computer and now is writing post about Reeke.
Or maybe Ted finally was captured by the Dark Side. Is he mutating into a Perez 2?
At the heart of the speculation is Lincoln's close relationship with Joshua Speed, a Springfield merchant who helped the young lawyer by allowing him to share his upstairs room – and bed – for four years. Speed remained a lifelong friend, despite his support of slavery, and the two sent warm, affectionate letters for years, even after Lincoln moved into the White House./
:)
Brokeback White House
Radio 2 host Jonathan Ross has been criticized for remarks he made during a show on Saturday when he made jokes about prizes in a Miley Cyrus 'Hannah Montana' contest.
Said Ross: "If your son asks for a Hannah Montana MP3 player, you might want to already think about putting him down for adoption before he brings his, erm, partner home."
The Press Association reports: "A spokeswoman for Ofcom was unable to say how many people had complained but said: 'We have had complaints. We are assessing those complaints against the broadcasting code.' ... A BBC spokeswoman said: 'The BBC has received four complaints about Jonathan's comments on Saturday's show. However, these off-the-cuff remarks were made purely in jest and were not intended to be offensive. Jonathan is not homophobic in any sense and never meant for his comments to be taken seriously.'"
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"Dear Creepy Couple:
Maybe the fam is just happy Jake found such a sweet gal like Reese! Plus, wherever Gyllenspoon goes, paps follow, whether they're invited or not. (We bet Maggie and Peter sure didn't want 'em around on their wedding day.)"
Sweet girl? Since when is a 32 year old a girl? LOL. And let's not talk about sweet.
While I believe Jake is dating this midget for real, it's no secret that they like to invite papz every now and then to promote themselves or their projects.
The word "sweet" is dripping with sarcasm.
Sheesh. I despair of some here who can't read between the (Ted) lines.
I agree it is a sarcastic answer, but it is still a pretty tame one. Ted seems to have lost some of his fire lately when it comes to Reeke. Such a shame, I'd really like to see him keep the flame on high.
"Or maybe Ted finally was captured by the Dark Side. Is he mutating into a Perez 2?"
Please. Most of what Ted wrote about Jaustin is most likely BS. The only thing I believe is that Jaustin were more than pals for a short period of time. Everything else what Ted wrote I take with a grain of salt.
wherever Gyllenspoon goes, paps follow, whether they're invited or not. (We bet Maggie and Peter sure didn't want 'em around on their wedding day.)"So the paps may or may not have been invited but Maggie and Peter were not pleased. We already knew that.
i think they're dating for real too, but they totally pimp themselves out for the paps. and yes, "sweet" is nuthin' but sarcasm. can't remember the last time, if ever, a gossip columnist described witherspoon as sweet.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I am quite amused by the "Concerned Texan" part. Oh, Ted, you would be so on your fellow Texan's side in the break up if Jaustin is really kaput. The "Creepy Couple" part is what Ted thinks of Reeke.
Creepy, fake and boring as Hell.
"There’s a tape floating around the black market in WeHo. It features a current tween favorite. Those who have seen it say that it’s much more disgusting than the Paris Hilton tape. This one involves more than two people, same-sex activity among both girls and boys, and our star in every position possible. Did I mention our star is believed to have been somewhere between thirteen and seventeen when it was filmed?" [Blind Gossip]
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^^^ It could be a girl or a boy, right?
New York State voters are split 46 - 46 percent on whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, with black voters opposed 57 - 35 percent while white voters tip narrowly in favor of gay marriage 47 - 45 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
In this latest survey of more than 2,800 voters, New York State voters support same-sex civil unions 65 - 27 percent with 67 - 24 percent support from white voters and 52 - 39 percent support from black voters.
Jews support same-sex marriage 61 - 34 percent as Catholics oppose it 53 - 39 percent and Protestants say no 55 - 38 percent. Voters who attend religious services at least once a week oppose same-sex marriage 66 - 26 percent, while those who attend services less frequently support same-sex marriage 56 - 36 percent. Women support the measure 49 - 42 percent while men oppose it 51 - 42 percent.
Democrats support same-sex marriage 59 - 34 percent, but Republicans oppose it 68 - 24 percent while independent voters split with 46 percent in favor and 45 percent opposed. Same- sex marriage wins 61 - 33 percent support among voters 18 to 34 years old and gets 48 - 44 percent support among voters 35 to 54 years old, while voters over 55 oppose it 55 - 37 percent.
Gays and lesbians are born that way, 46 percent of New York State voters say, while 29 percent say people choose their sexual orientation and 6 percent say it is decided by upbringing.
Deeper analysis of the poll and more figures can be found here.
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If Jaustin break up, Ted is going with Jake.
Trust.
Hard to believe that in this day and age in a place like NY 29 percent think people "choose" their sexual orientation. Did those idiots "choose" to be straight.
What do you mean by "going" with Jake. Continuing to follow the story? Cheer him on in his bearding? (yeah, right)
Applaud him for putting career over love?(ditto)
Well, maybe people born gay/straigth/bi but we certainly can choose the way we live our sexuality.
For example, Portia de Rossi is a lesbian living as a lesbian (hooking up with another female and actually acknowledging her as her partner) and then we have Toothy,Travolta, Cruise, and now apparently Paul Newman too, and so many others who had "born" gay but choose to "live" as straights.
"Well, maybe people born gay/straigth/bi .."
MAYBE ???
"If Jaustin break up, Ted is going with Jake.
Trust."
Ted's recent conversion to Robert Pattinson shows that Ted goes with whoever he thinks will give him the most hits. Interest in Jake, and Reeke in general, is falling so quickly that I can imagiine soon he won't be interested in any of them.
"Well, maybe people born gay/straigth/bi .."
MAYBE ???
YES,my dear little meticulous.
I'm not 100% sure about why people is gay or straight and i give two fucks about it. I just live and let the others live...
Anyway, i think the continuous rejection of homosexuality is more about personal, political or religious believes than biology matters
5:36 PM
Please try to educate yourself, ignorance isn't sexy.
I would love to hear gay animals personal, political and religious believes!
Do you recall your first same-sex attraction?
I was in fourth grade, about 9 or so, when I crushed on this kid named Mark who had just entered my school. Blond, cute as hell, and very athletic. That's been my type ever since. Obviously it wasn't a crush in the true sense of the word, but I remember getting a certain tingling feeling whenever I was around him.
The first one I remember was a kindergarten classmate's dad. Strapping cop in tight uniform coming to pick her up everyday after school. I wanted to bury my face in his chest and crotch.
I remember getting a crush on my first female in kindergarten.
In first grade, I had a crush on a sixth grade boy who used to come to our classroom as a "teachers aide" and help with the kids. He seemed so tall, so grown up and manly...
A Sicilian boy in the 3rd grade, with the dark tan skin and he had bright green eyes. He was SUCH a guido, he always had his gold chain, but he never gelled his hair.
Toothy is the star of the Toothy saga, not the boyfriend. So, Ted will follow whatever is happening with Jake. Whether Austin stays or goes, whether Reese stays or goes, is not relevant. They only matter if either is with Jake.
The Twilight hysteria will not last forever; tween fads don't last, and Ted knows this. He's even told those Twilight Twits that (and damn, they are a pathetic bunch). But for right now he will milk it for all its worth.
But Toothy is tried and true, and Ted will never let it die completely unless Jake gives up acting.
IA
"Now why am I thinking of Jake and Heath?"
Isn't it interesting that there were never serious rumors about them? Except for some wishful thinking by some fangirls and some bullshit stories on DL.
I personally don't think they had something going (although looking at some pics of them makes me unsure), but IF (big if) they had, PR made sure that nothing came out.
^^To make that sure, I'm neither a J/A nor a J/H fan. I just posted an observation.
There was little evidence Heath was interested in Jake, he was fucking Michelle during filming and seemed to want to move beyond brokeback ASAP.
Chris is doing mackerel stuffed with chives and asparagus on the side. Vineyard asparagus so soon? Must be IGA. Mackerel is very oily.
Still, happy springtime, honey.
"There was little evidence Heath was interested in Jake, he was fucking Michelle during filming and seemed to want to move beyond brokeback ASAP."
Well in his last radio interview in December 2007 (you can find it on fiveleaves), Heath said BBM had personal importance to him. And don't forget he chose Jake as godfather to his child.
Chris is doing mackerel stuffed with chives and asparagus on the side./
Ikebana :)
Edible Island
"Chris is doing mackerel stuffed with chives and asparagus on the side./
Ikebana"
:D
I thought Marrow Bone In Meat Pie Ikebana was really HAWT.
This
"I thought Marrow Bone In Meat Pie Ikebana was really HAWT."
Ah, Chris and his phallic ikebanas :)
Banana Boys :)
Ikebananas 0 hilarious!
Ted - I think he lost a lot of credibility with BT among other things. There probably is no BT and the Jake and Austin romantic relationship is probably over as well. He went with TT as far as he could and now he writes that TT and beard are Homeo and Juliet and that Toothy tries to convince himself that he likes the ladies. At the same time he starts to write similar stuff as Lamey, that Reeke are indeed a couple, but famewhores. I feel he is back paddeling from TT, because he went too far with his tale and made himself uncredible to many fans.
"Banana Boys"
My kind of boys! Sluty and appreciating good food.
7:24 PM #2
Ted keeps repeating that Reeke is fake, like he did from the very start of the charade.
I get it, I get it - I got it with the cock au vin - but I've sold my ass to the company store, so stop yr dreamin', friend. . .
see ya in the funny papers.
yr childhood bud
JBG
Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor, Neil Patrick Harris, will take Center Stage when he hosts the 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards® on Sunday, June 7th, live from Radio City Music Hall. The Tony Awards will air live on CBS from 8:00-11:00PM (ET/PT time delay). The Tonys are presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing.
"The discipline of live theatre - doing the same perfect thing night after night, eight times a week - never ceases to amaze me," said Neil Patrick Harris. "I'm truly honored to have been chosen as the Master of Ceremonies for this year's Tony Awards, and I hope to help provide a first-class evening for all."
I don't think Ted has lost credibility at all. He has said himself that he adds fiction to fact in Blind Items to throw people off and he isn't stating what he reports as facts just things he's heard. I always thought BT was a crazy story and the affair between Jake and Austin is ongoing but not the true deep love that people like to imagine. Jake is gay, he's Toothy and he's deeply closeted. That much is factual. I'd bet the house on it.
New Images of Heath Ledger in Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is the last film appearance of the late Heath Ledger, Oscar winner for The Dark Knight, an actor who had more talent than most of the inhabitants of his profession. So, it was good news to hear that Terry Gilliam, of Monty Python, who also directed Ledger in The Brothers Grimm in 2005, was going to make an attempt to salvage Ledger’s last performance.
To that end he cast a trio of actors to take over Ledger’s role as a character named Tony. According to a synopsis a traveling theater group is a just a little more interesting than the audience might expect. Doctor Parnassus, Christopher Plummer, runs the troupe. He also happens to be one thousand years old having won a bet with the Devil in which he gained immortality. Ledger’s character Tony is enlisted to save Parnassus’ daughter played by Lily Cole, from being payment for her father’s deal with the Devil. Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law all have a piece of Ledger’s character, enabling Gilliam to preserve the work done by the late actor as well as finish his film.
Gilliam has had some tough breaks before. There’s the film that got away that he’s taking another crack at, Don Quixote. His failed attempt was chronicled in the documentary Lost in La Mancha in 2002.
L’Express and The Playlist (via CHUD) has new stills from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. The photos (seen above and below) show a bleeding Heath Ledger dressed in a white suit alongside his junior co-star Lily Cole. There are also shots of Depp, Law and Farrell inhabiting not only the white suit but Ledger’s character.
The film will be shown in NYC and then at the Cannes Film Festival. There’s no news on distribution yet.
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"Jake is gay, he's Toothy and he's deeply closeted. That much is factual. I'd bet the house on it."
:)
NH Gov. John Lynch OKs Gay Marriage, But Only If …
… legislators insert language making it more explicit that churches, synagogues, and other religious institutions would get to decide whether they perform same-sex marriages. Says Lynch: "“If the Legislature passes this language, I will sign the same-sex marriage bill into law. If the Legislature doesn’t pass these provisions, I will veto it. We can and we must treat both same-sex couples and people of certain religious traditions with respect and dignity." The governor points to the language in Connecticut and Vermont passed as an example of the religious declarations he wants.
So how does it affect us normal folks. Well, for instance, "the change … would only give a legal protection to individuals working directly for a religious organization or an entity that a religious group owns or controls … [but would not] permit a self-employed photographer or caterer to refuse to work because a same-sex marriage ceremony violated their own religious beliefs."
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Queerty
read it carefully said...
"Plus, wherever Gyllenspoon goes, paps follow, whether they're invited or not. (We bet Maggie and Peter sure didn't want 'em around on their wedding day.)"
It's subtle, but it's funny. He's playing with the clause of the sentence. It's not the paps Ted is referring to.
"Plus, wherever Gyllenspoon goes, paps follow, whether they're [Gyllenspoon] invited or not [i.e. they were not invited to the wedding as a couple]. (We bet Maggie and Peter sure didn't want 'em [Gyllenspoon] around on their wedding day.)"
Good catch :)
because a same-sex marriage ceremony violated their own religious beliefs
Religion beliefs violate common sense, period. Same-sex marriage is based on reality of two people willing to make a life together. That's fact. Religions are all based on fiction, and yet people cling to them like pathetic cry babies who can't deal with reality.
4:27, that's just spin. I don't agree.
"The writer also claims Newman and James Dean had a gay romance."
Now why am I thinking of Jake and Heath?Because Heath was compared with Dean and Jake's blues with Newman's.
"Religion beliefs violate common sense, period."
Good point.
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Just a quick warning that we should maybe expect some major Reeking over the next few days. Abbie Cornish's latest film is being shown (in competition and meant to be very good) at Cannes. Can't imagine Reese is not going to try to over shadow that, can you. Pre-warned is pre-armed and all that.
Religion beliefs violate common sense, period. Same-sex marriage is based on reality of two people willing to make a life together. That's fact. Religions are all based on fiction, and yet people cling to them like pathetic cry babies who can't deal with reality.
As a het athiest I agree about religion. I had a civil service for my straight marriage. I was very happy with that. I consider myself fully married.
Some gay people, however, obviously want the whole religious ceremony.
At the heart of the speculation is Lincoln's close relationship with Joshua Speed, a Springfield merchant who helped the young lawyer by allowing him to share his upstairs room – and bed – for four years.
The name Joshua Speed gives him away - Springfield merchant? Ha! He was a time-traveling porn star from the future who went back to change history ! :D :D
"I think people are born bisexual and they make subconscious choices based on the pressures of society."
In my experience ... ;-) ... I hear a lot of women say this, and hardly any men.
I suspect your statement may be correct for some people, and not for other people, and much more so for chicks than for dudes.
I am surprised about Newman !
and in the last letter when someone asked ted if toothy was Ryan Gosling, ted answers "rachel McAdam was no beard for toothy"
Is Ted saying she was for Ryan ????
No, Ted said that Ryan isn't Toothy and that Toothy has a beard./
Dear Ted:
Is Toothy Tile Ryan Gosling?
—Leah
Dear Wrong on Ryan:
Rachel McAdams was no beard of Toothy's.
Is Ted suggesting that Rachel was Ryan's beard?
4:27am: very clever. I totally agree with your interpretation. This is classic Ted-speak.
Jake has been back from England since mid Dec, and the only firm news that his people have Bren able to generate is a firm opening US date for Brothers. What does this tell you?
1. There is a complete disconnect between The gossip rags and Jake's career right now. He is not getting juicy parts, and whatever momentum he hoped for after filming Pop has dwindled. The best directors are voting with their feet and wallets, and they are not interested.
2. Reese has reached the limits of her influence over Jake's career. Except for Disney, she can't help him, and it looks as if her pull over non romcom directors imagery her own career is extremely limited as well. She is on a lot if shit lists in HW, and the stink is quickly wafting over to him.
He is slowing turning into Affleck, and the longer this drought goes on, the less employable he's going to be elite directors. The gossip rags and CAA are powerless to change this situation. After six months of waiting for something firm to come through, it is now as clear as a bell that they can do nothing.
He had momentum AFTER BBM but he squandered it by being too greedy and by making a bad choice ("Rendition").
As for Reese--Eastwood would NOT meet with her when it came to casting for "Changeling." Reese wanted Jolie's role badly.
Reese Witherspoon, producer of and actress from shitty movies like Penelope and Four Christmases is in no position to help Jake with the career (except tabloid PR part).
Also, I'm sure that such thought never even crossed her mind.
As for Reese--Eastwood would NOT meet with her when it came to casting for "Changeling." Reese wanted Jolie's role badly.
Do you have any details about this? I missed that information at the time and it seems interesting and clarifies some things i've been thinking
Gerard Butler has been charged with misdemeanor criminal battery in connection with a run-in with a photog on October 7, 2008. At 2 AM, after a premiere party for "RockNRolla," Butler left Crown Bar in a limo and allegedly popped a papper in the lips three or four times. The L.A. City Attorney filed the charge yesterday.
Butler's reps have said the papper had stalked the star, and chased people through the streets. The rep claims the papper almost killed a pedestrian.
If convicted, Butler could face up to 6 months in jail. Butler is due in court for an arraignment on June 10.
Eminem says Elton John helped him fight his drug addiction. "He had a substance-abuse problem in the past. So when I first wanted to get sober, I called him," explains Em.
He continues, "He's somebody who's in the business and can identify and relate to the lifestyle and how hectic things can be. He understands, like, the pressure and any other reasons that you wanna come up with for doing drugs. Me and him have had similar lives and stuff. So I reached out to him and told him, 'Look, I'm going through a problem, and I need your advice.'" [The Daily Express]
"I really believe on a daily basis that there's a line of communication between me and my dogs which we haven't defined yet. I really talk to them. And I also talk to my guinea pig, Mr James, every single morning. I sit and watch him on that wheel every day, trying to answer the question that is: 'Do they do it for exercise? Or do they think they're going to reach a destination?' Because that's a terrible metaphor for all of us. Because that's all life is perhaps? Nobody is gonna tell you the truth like I do." — Dustin Hoffman. [Independent]
Tonight Jon Stewart took a less than familiar Daily Show target, the Obama administration, to the proverbial woodshed for breaking promises that were made during the campaign on governmental transparency and gays in the military.
Stewart focused most of his scorn at Barack Obama's blocking the release of suspected terrorist detainee photos, and his refusal to intervene in the dismissal of a gay lieutenant Dan Choi, one of the U.S. military's few competent Arabic translators. However, not a word was mentioned about the Obama's accepting of that damn Portuguese water dog from Ted Kennedy, and that one still burns me up a bit.
Jon Stewart
^^^ Says Stewart: "So it was okay to waterboard a guy over 80 times, but God forbid the guy who could understand what that prick was saying....has a boyfriend."
I don't know where the Eastwood wouldn't meet with her came from. He would never do that, he is a professional.So dos that mean he refused to meet with Swank and the others? From Wiki:
Casting
Angelina Jolie was cast partly because Eastwood believed her face evoked the period.[23]The filmmakers retained the names of the real life protagonists, though several supporting characters were composites of people and types of people from the era.[18] Angelina Jolie plays Christine Collins; five actors campaigned for the role,[3] including Reese Witherspoon and Hilary Swank.[24] Howard and Grazer suggested Jolie; as Eastwood felt her face fit the period setting, he agreed.[23
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Changeling_(2008_film)
So, it was just that Jolie's face evoked the period and Reese's face can only evoke a fryed pan.
All i understand of this story is that Eastwood chose another actrees for his movie, nothing makes me think of a "black list".
Governor John Lynch, appearing to pave the way for same-sex marriages in New Hampshire, announced yesterday that he would sign a bill legalizing the unions as long as the state Legislature made it clearer that religious groups would not be forced to conduct "marriage ceremonies that violate their fundamental religious beliefs."
"Throughout our history, our society's views of civil rights have constantly evolved and expanded," Lynch said in a nearly 600-word statement. He cited New Hampshire's tradition of landing "on the side of individual liberties and protections," adding, "That is what I believe we must do today."
... activists and politicians on both sides of the issue said they viewed Lynch's proposed language as a subtle, technical adjustment, making legalization of same-sex marriage in New Hampshire all but a done deal.
Today is approximately the one-year anniversary of the California Supreme Court's decision in favor of same-sex marriage.
Their decision on Prop 8 is supposed to come out before June 6 ...
There must be something out there, be it a blacklist, people not liking her, or thinking she can't really act bcause more than four years after winning an Oscar all she can get are animated movies and romcoms.
"New Hampshire makes 6"
:)
In a 4-3 decision, the justices rule that people have a fundamental 'right to marry' the person of their choice and that gender restrictions violate the state Constitution's equal protection guarantee
May 16, 2008
Oops, sorry old news!
SORRY!!! lol
"One of the joys of being an American is equal treatment. The big debate against gay marriage is that it's a sin, but that's between the couple in question and their higher power. It's not the government's decision. Do we really want to spend all this money fighting couples from getting a piece of paper? … And by the way, telling them they can't get married isn't going to magically make them un-gay."
--Porn star Stormy Daniels, who's considering a congressional run against prostitute-canoodling Louisiana Republican senator David Vitter and has already embarked on a "listening tour" under the slogan "Stormy Daniels: Screwing People Honestly."
Not to mention today is the 15th. :-D
Missed by one year and a day
*:o)
""Stormy Daniels: Screwing People Honestly"
LOL
Stormy, you have my vote!
"Let me tell you what it's really about. 'High School Musical' is about this group of boys who are all being molested by the basketball coach, who is Zac Efron's dad. It's about them struggling to cope with this molestation. And they have these little girlfriends, who are their beards. Oh, and somehow there's music involved."
-- Transformers star (and Angelina Jolie look alike) Megan Fox breaks down what's really going on in the hugely popular Disney Franchise.
NINE trailer in HD
"And they have these little girlfriends, who are their beards. Oh, and somehow there's music involved."
LOL!
Jennifer Anniston only does roncoms, which I suppose means she is blacklisted as well?
For a woman in her thirties in Hollywood, Reese is doing okay. She's going to be filming again soon.
Whether you like her or her movies does not negate that fact that her career is fine.
3:47 PM
No need to play stupid (Jennifer).
Reeking is the only reason why Reese's career is mentioned here - I think no one gives a shit about her movies.
"So, it was just that Jolie's face evoked the period and Reese's face can only evoke a fryed pan."
You forgot to mention RW's voice: not suitable for any period piece. And yes, I've seen "vanity fair", she had no place being in that movie.
That screech in Rendition probably cam close to finishing off her "serious" movie career, and then the tabloid reekefest probably was the final nail in the coffin. Brangelina are the only actors who've been able to get away with being tabloid fodder and still have a serious career--I wonder if that is due to who they are, or the fact that HW knows the tabloids and fans are creating the frenzy, not the actors themselves (which is not to say they don't "manage" it).
NOTE: Twitter is alive with users posting this story from the Los Angeles Times, with the headline, "California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban" and dated May 16. But that's May 16 of 2008. The LAT updated the headline with "ARCHIVE STORY" so nobody starts a premature celebration.
link:)
Too late! :)
The Hollywood Reporter talks with Ang Lee about his forthcoming film Taking Woodstock, which takes its plot from the memoir of Elliot Tiber, the gay man who helped facilitate the legendary music festival.
THR: Since part of Elliot Tiber's story is about his coming out as a gay man, do you think the film will be viewed as a companion piece to "Brokeback Mountain"?
Lee: I think it's a very different story. In "Brokeback," being gay is the main issue. In Woodstock everybody's there, everything is tolerated for three days of peace and music. Our lead character could be anybody. It just happened to be Ellliot Tiber, who just happened to be himself. He's a closeted gay at the beginning, but he comes to terms with it. We didn't make big deal out of it.
Towleroad
You forgot to mention RW's voice: not suitable for any period piece.
^^
Not true.She would have been a great hobbit in LOTR.(not exactly a period piece, but an alternative universe period, i guess)
And yes, I've seen "vanity fair", she had no place being in that movie.
^^
Now, why did you do that to yourself? :(
LOL!
That screech in the trailer for Rendition is what kept me from seeing the movie. Horribly miscast. On TV, at least I could turn the sound down when she appeared.
- TELL ME WHERE HE IIIIIIIIIS!!!
Ugh,like nails on a chalkboard.
Look at Meryl Streep's face on that scene, she can't hide she wants to stop shooting ASAP!
Spinal Tap: Stellar musicians beneath the wigs
It's been 25 years since Spinal Tap launched its hilariously disastrous, albeit fictional, North American tour in support of its equally ill-fated and fictional album, Smell the Glove. Mercifully, the band's Unwigged & Unplugged tour - which touched down Thursday night at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside - seems to be going much better: rave reviews and sold-out theaters without a single drummer losing his life, all of which is a big step up from second billing to a puppet show at an amusement park or the Air Force base-dance circuit.
...
Between the arch songs and the glib patter, they screened video gems such as a pre-This Is Spinal Tap TV performance in full metal regalia from 1979, and a short mockumentary of a Scandinavian cheese festival featuring, as Shearer noted, an elementary-school-age Jake Gyllenhaal.
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"FOT, for some reason I'm not entirely not sure I understand, declined. But suffice it to say, he's probably happier with himself today because of it. Toothy Tile he's obviously not."
^^^Last line from todays Teds Come On In Blind vice.
One Come On In Blind Vice
If you have a problem with yet another Blind Vice being about veiled same-sex goings-on, you really are reading about the wrong community. This is Hollywood, home of the unfree and the unbrave, a city where everybody pretends to be something they're not—and I don't just mean the gays.
But today's Blind Vice is all about a TV personality who not only goes commando when he's hanging at his buddy's apartment, but who hits on whoever walks through the damn front door!
Woody Drop-Hint's a total guy's guy. He struts around his nonscripted TV offering, helping run things, not only with considerable aplomb and charm, he's totally doable while doing it, too! Woody's a really approachable guy, for sure. So much so he approached a guy who just happens to be...
A very close friend of the Awful Truth, if Woody only knew! So, there Mr. Drop-Hint was, all studly, burly and hangin' loose in his gym shorts over at a friend's Hollywood apartment. But Woody's pal, who was out at the moment, needed Drop-Hint to do a favor for him: As he was moving soon, would Woody be so kind as to show the pad to a potential renter?
Sure thing, bro, no prob!
Buzzz. Flop. Flop. Flop. FOT (Friend of Truth) hears Woody coming to answer the door, just off the Sunset Strip, obviously barefoot. The posh apartment door swings open and Woody's eyes laser right through FOT's humpy and chiseled bod like he's something up on some porno website.
Woody says, "Hey..."
FOT, taken aback by the double whammy of Drop-Hint's fame, as well as the eyeballs so busy undressing him, says, "Oh, hi! I'm here to look at the apartment!"
Woody: "Yeah, that all?
FOT: "All what?"
Woody: "You want to look at?"
FOT [Awkwardly grimacing]: "Yes...?"
Our intrepid and pretty pumped source then toured the apartment as best he could, despite Woody getting an erection beneath his unstrung gym shorts, fondling it and asking FOT if he didn't "want to stay a while?"
FOT, for some reason I'm not entirely not sure I understand, declined. But suffice it to say, he's probably happier with himself today because of it. Toothy Tile he's obviously not./
It Ain't: Ashton Kutcher, Ryan Seacrest, Howie Mandel
Blind Vice
"a short mockumentary of a Scandinavian cheese festival featuring, as Shearer noted, an elementary-school-age Jake Gyllenhaal"
What are they talking about?
Ex-Archbishop Speaks About Catholic Church and Homosexuality
On the ABC program “Good Morning America,” the archbishop watched a man he had fallen in love with 23 years earlier say in an interview that the Milwaukee archdiocese had paid him $450,000 years before to keep quiet about his affair with the archbishop — an affair the man was now calling date rape.
The next day, the Vatican accepted Archbishop Weakland’s retirement.
Archbishop Weakland, who had been the intellectual touchstone for church reformers, has said little publicly since then. But now, in an interview and in a memoir scheduled for release next month, he is speaking out about how internal church politics affected his response to the fallout from his affair; how bishops and the Vatican cared more about the rights of abusive priests than about their victims; and why Catholic teaching on homosexuality is wrong.
NYT
^^^
“If we say our God is an all-loving god,” he said, “how do you explain that at any given time probably 400 million living on the planet at one time would be gay? Are the religions of the world, as does Catholicism, saying to those hundreds of millions of people, you have to pass your whole life without any physical, genital expression of that love?”
He said he had been aware of his homosexual orientation since he was a teenager and suppressed it until he became archbishop, when he had relationships with several men because of “loneliness that became very strong.”
Archbishop Weakland, 82, said he was probably the first bishop to come out of the closet voluntarily. He said he was doing so not to excuse his actions but to give an honest account of why it happened and to raise questions about the church’s teaching that homosexuality is “objectively disordered.”
"He is slowing turning into Affleck..."
Ben made some horrid choices but he directed a great movie. It was an impressive first movie and I think it will do wonders for him. So, if Jake finds a new path like that I will be very happy for him.
Okay, today is my dense day. Could someone explain what Ted's last line about Toothy means?
It means that Ted's friend (FOT) isn't a gay slut like Toothy.
"Our intrepid and pretty pumped source then toured the apartment as best he could, despite Woody getting an erection beneath his unstrung gym shorts, fondling it and asking FOT if he didn't "want to stay a while?"
I'm friendly, I would stay a while.
So,is Ted implying that Jake is currently sleeping around or that this is what he used to do, before hooking up with Austin?
And if Jake is currently sleeping around, does that mean that he and Austin are just fuckbuddies or that they have an open relationship?
I think Ted is just implying that Toothy likes the best thing about being gay - easy sex.
And maybe Toothy isn't happy/has regrets with the easy sex choices he's made.
"But suffice it to say, he's probably happier with himself today because of it. Toothy Tile he's obviously not."
"And maybe Toothy isn't happy/has regrets with the easy sex choices he's made."
Could be.
Real-Life Best Buds: The Hottest Celebrity Bromances
Famous guys have best friends, too! Find out which guys share fancy meals, exotic vacations and hard-core training regimens.
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Matthew McConaughey, Lance Armstrong and Jake Gyllenhaal
Speaking of bike riding, welcome to Lance, Matt and Jake's bromantic world of extreme fitness. These three hot Hollywood bodies have been spotted in Spandex while training together. (With such different personalities, it must be the exercise that keeps their bond and their bodies strong.) The three amigos have all biked together in Malibu, California, while Lance and Matt also enjoy running and vacationing with each other. Wonder if Jake ever feels like the third wheel?
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So, Jake is tiring of being committed? Since he doesn't have sex with Reese, is he trying to break away from Austin?
I am still a little confused by the implications of Ted's comment.
There is no time line and let's not forget that ...
"By far, the best part about being a gay dude is that sex is totally easy. I know this sort of propagates the whole 'gay men are sluts' meme, but it's the god's honest truth. Men like sex and so, stick two of us together and sex comes pretty easily.'"
Plenty of gay men have open relationships, just because some like to fuck around doesn't mean they are not in love or committed to their primary relationship. And when you factor in being apart a lot for work....
Maybe Ted is saying TT would love to have the opportunity to have casual sex with another closeted actor because he wouldn't have to worry about them talking.
Remember when Jake used to be sexy himself then he hooked up with reese. What happened to him. As JT would say bring sexy back.
Confidence and being yourself is sexy.
There's nothing to wonder about. Jake and Austin are just fuckbuddies, and Jake likes to mess around, here, there and everywhere.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Do you ever have anything new to say 9:35.
"But suffice it to say, he's probably happier with himself today because of it. Toothy Tile he's obviously not."
I take this to mean that Toothy would have said yes but today Toothy is not happy with himself that he played around. Toothy is probably worried that one of his past flings will blab about it and ruin that "perfect boyfriend" image he's trying so hard to cultivate now.
Maybe Ted is saying TT would love to have the opportunity to have casual sex with another closeted actor because he wouldn't have to worry about them talking."
James Franco? Can I nominate him. (Love him and supposedly he's closeted).
Toothy has a sweet tooth for guys in shorts?
Speaking of Franco, shouldn't Ted be using Crotch-Uh-Lastic rather than Toothy in that last sentence of his blind vice? He seems more the type to be hitting on strangers.
Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto Talk Star Trek...are soooo fucking each other.
I think Ted is just implying that Toothy likes the best thing about being gay - easy sex.
Then what's the point in getting married? "Forsaking all others" and that applies to straight people as well.
If you want an open relationship just live together.
Maybe Ted is saying TT would love to have the opportunity to have casual sex with another closeted actor because he wouldn't have to worry about them talking."
You're all way over-analysing. Ted really just wanted an excuse to mention Toothy, and he got one in a same-sex BV.
Not saying Toothy hasn't had the occasional fling, but this doesn't mean it's 24/7.
When would he get the chance? The Chin has him trapped most of the time.
"Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto Talk Star Trek...are soooo fucking each other."
According to DL, Zachary is gay, out and has a boyfriend.
"Toothy is probably worried that one of his past flings will blab about it"
We don't fuck and tell. Oh, wait.
"When would he get the chance? The Chin has him trapped most of the time."
LOL, what a nonsense.
We know how Toothy likes his morning wakeup and his afternoon pick-me-up: extra sugar and cream. We got him cumming and gooing, coming and going!
I have a sweet tooth.
Zachary Quinto DL gossip:
He hasn't done a People cover, or issued a press release but he's certainly more out than Anderson Cooper, who is constantly defended around here.
Quinto shows up at events with his boyfriend repeatedly. They don't dodge and distance themselves with each other.
Just because the press has chosen not to report doesn't mean he's in the closet.
I think it is well known that he is gay. He doesn't need to declare the obvious.
His bf is in the chorus of "Wicked". Zachary is sweet and goofy.
He is out thought not officially. But he's seen in gay clubs all the time in NY and LA.
Just wait til Disney makes Zach an offer he can't refuse. He be bearding faster than I did.
Mar 6, 2009
One Franchise Fagola Blind Vice
Shocker! There's yet another secret gay actor whose star is rising faster than Chris Brown's temper! Right now, No-Beave Steve has a decent gig making a name for himself playing loveable but hateful characters.
So much so, these semi notorious parts have landed him a sizeable part in a major movie franchise. In seconds, Steve, whose looks are as sultry as his kiss (say his boyfriends), is poised to become the next the, no question.
But isn't it interesting that standing right there, right by Steve's hunky side on all those requisite red-carpets will be...
...not a fake girlfriend. What?! Is this dude on crack? Doesn't he know that's how you get ahead (and stay ahead) in this superficial town of ersatz relationships and even faker People magazine spreads? Yes, he does, actually, and he doesn't give a crap. I so love this guy!
Close buds to No-Beave insist, assure and swear on their equally humpy hearts that NBS has made it an edict that he will not be participating in the only-for-show romance game so many of his movies' handlers have tried to make him participate in. As I said, fab. Just can't wait for the first reporter to call him on what he so obviously plans on not hiding? Will it be Perez? Me? The Star? Harvey Levin?
Or maybe, just maybe, it's gonna be Anderson Cooper...stay tuned.
It Ain't: Ed Westwick, Phillip Rhys, Tristan Wilds
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I don't take any credit for this because because I had no guesses before I read the comments, but a few of the commenters suggested Zachary Quinto and I think they make a good case:
Zachary played Sasan in "So NoTORIous" with Tori Spelling (semi notorious parts)
Zachary is in Star Trek XI (a MAJOR franchise) coming out in May
Zachary plays Sylar (a villain) on Heroes
No Beave Steve. NBS ~ NBC. (Heroes is on NBC)
And Quinto is kinda sultry looking (if you're into that sort of thing).
"he will not be participating in the only-for-show romance game so many of his movies' handlers have tried to make him participate in"
Is Zachary Quinto the Great Hollywood Gay Hope?
Doubt very much Jake went grocery shopping on Sunday Mothers day. So that means he hasn't been seen (papped) in about a week. Wonder where he is. Doubt he's with Chinormica because we all freakin know she hires paps to chronicle her hot romance so she feels important.
"Wonder where he is."
Taking a break.
Natalie Portman: I’m Not Dating Sean Penn!
The 27-year-old actress tells Extra, “Sean Penn is a friend and colleague. The reports that we are romantically involved are completely untrue. I normally do not respond to rumors about my private life, however, this repeatedly fabricated story has forced me to do so.”
The 2009 Shakespeare in the Park summer session licks off June 10 with Twelfth Night, starring Anne Hathaway.
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