Zachary Quinto's Response To 50 Cent

Zachary Quinto, star of the latest Star Trek movie and Heroes and a gay rights activist, tweeted this response to 50 Cent's recent controversial Twitter post:

”You know what would truly make the world the world a better place? If people with as much influence and privilege as you spread hope not hate.”

Several days ago 50 Cent tweeted "If you a man and your over 25 and you don't eat pu**y just kill your self damn it. The world will be a better place. Lol"

The tweet was rather badly timed as there has been a spate of gay teens who have committed suicide due to bullying in the USA. This also followed an previous tweet in which he insulted Perez Hilton and joked about shooting up a gay wedding.

50 Cent has since claimed his latest tweet was a joke about oral sex and not homophobic but if that's the case maybe he should think before he tweets in future.

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Katee Sackhoff to Join Cast of CSI Las Vegas

If you were a fan of the recent incarnations of Battlestar Galactica and Bionic Woman then you might find the prospect of Katee Sackhoff joining CSI Las Vegas as a feisty detective pretty exciting.   Sackhoff was previously offered a role in True Blood but opted to become part of the cast of new police drama Boston's Finest. Unfortunately the pilot wasn't picked up by any of the networks.

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Lindsay Lohan Released from Jail After 14 Days

Actress Lindsay Lohan has been released from the Lynwood Correctional Facility to serve the rest of her 90 days in rehab.

Read the Guardian Article

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Rhona Cameron Stand Up Saturday 7th August 2010

Rhona Cameron, stand-up comedienne and author, is performing a warm-up gig at the Hen and Chicken Theatre Bar in Islington this weekend. Tickets cost £5 from the box office - 0207 7704 2001.

I have seen her a couple of times and she puts on a very entertaining show.

Click here for her other performance dates

Hen And Chicken Theatre Bar Location

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Claire Balding Takes on The Times - Boycott them now!!!

Sports presenter Clare Balding has lodged a complaint against the Sunday Times over an article written by restaurant critic, AA Gill. The article contained unnecessary and insulting references to her sexuality and unfortunately the newspaper have taken an unapologetic stance stating that  'some members of the gay community need to stop regarding themselves as having a special victim status and behave like any other sensible group that is accepted by society.'

I, for one, am boycotting the newspaper until they apologise.


Guardian Article

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X Factor Winner Joe McElderry Comes Out!

In a recent interview, with The Daily Mirror, the singer and 2009 X Factor winner admitted that he is gay.  This closely follows the hacking of his Twitter account where the perpetrator posted 'I am Gay' on his page.

Read The Pink Paper Article

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Angelina's New Movie

I'm sure I'm not the only one that is excited about Angelina's latest movie, Salt, due for release in the UK on the 20th August.  Angelina plays Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent accused of being a traitor that has to fight to clear her name.

Here is the trailer:




The Official Salt Movie Site

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Why Do So Many Think That Bisexual People Are Incapable of Fidelity?

In a recent article for The Daily Mail, UK stand-up comedian and and actress Jackie Clune talks about how her lesbianism was a 'life-choice' that she gave up to be happily married, with children, to a man. She also explains that she understands that not all women have that choice.

That's all fine but she goes on to reinforces the stereotype that bisexual people are incapable of fidelity:

"Actually I have never thought of myself as bisexual. And I certainly don't now that I am married. That would be tantamount to admitting that I am thinking of being unfaithful with a woman, which has never been the case."

I have had long-term monogamous relationships with both men and women so don't really understand why people think that a bisexual has no restraint. If you have an exclusive relationship with anyone, whatever your sexuality, then you choose to be with that person alone.  Bisexuality is not black and white; most people have a preference for one gender but have also experienced attraction to another. I, for instance, see myself as predominantly gay with a very slight tendency towards men (well David Beckham at least!).  Kinsey created a scale to express this:

Kinsey Scale

0- Exclusively heterosexual with no homosexual 1- Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual 2- Predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual 3- Equally heterosexual and homosexual 4- Predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally heterosexual 5- Predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual 6- Exclusively homosexual

While I certainly would not judge Jackie Clune for who she chooses to have a relationship with, and I don't think the gay community should either, you would think, having had relationships with both genders, that she would have a better understanding of sexuality. I think that it's about time that people weren't seen as untrustworthy purely because of their sexual orientation.

Read the Daily Mail Article

Jackie Clune's Article in The Guardian

Kinsey Institute Homosexual Heterosexual Scale 

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Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn's Divorce

As if to prove Eminem's view on gay marriage right (see my earlier post) Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn are  going through a very public and very painful divorce.  Tammy Lynn has posted her side of the story on her blog and this week a judge ruled against her claim for $25,000 legal expenses and Etheridge claims she has been supporting her and their children adequately since the split.

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Fergie Urges Obama to Move on Gay Marriage Issue

Singer Fergie has stated that she wants Obama to support marriage equality.

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Lindsay Lohan Given Jail Term

Actress Lindsay Lohan, who has been making the headlines over her relationship with Samantha Ronson and her out of control partying in recent years, has been given a 90-day sentence for violating the terms of probation on her previous drink-driving charge. The judge didn't take into consideration the recent reading on her Scram anklet that indicated that she had drunk alcohol at the recent MTV awards.

Read the full Daily Mail Article

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Dannii Minogue Has a Boy!

Dannii Minogue gave birth to a boy in Melbourne on the 5th July and has named him Ethan Edward Smith.   Her boyfriend and father Kris Smith is said to be very proud.

Read the Mirror Article

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Samantha Ronson Claims She's Bisexual

Samantha Ronson, sister of producer Mark Ronson and infamous for her relationship with Lindsay Lohan,  claims that she is bisexual and that the media just assumed she was a lesbian. In an interview with The Times Sunday magazine she talks about her relationship with Lindsay for the first time. Rather convenient timing when she's just signed with 19 management and is to release an album of her own.

Read After Ellen's Take On the Interview

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Sookie is a Little Sapphic!

Anna Paquin, who rose to fame in The Piano and is currently starring as Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood, has come out publicly as bisexual and has the full support of her husband to be and co-star Stephen Moyer.

Go Sookie!  

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