Thursday, May 06, 2010

Page 1 Consider (05/06)

  • Kentucky Woman: Meet Wendy Williams, a trans porn star with a difference. (Wendy will be signing autographs and DVDs Friday at Rainbow Video in Knoxville.) (MetroPulse)

  • Can I Speak to Your Supervisor?: The bullhorn used by Harvey Milk in his campaign for gay equality has become the focus of a dispute between its caretaker and a school named for Mr. Milk. Read Jesse McKinley’s report HERE.

  • Gay and Lesbian Parents: New York state’s highest court somewhat expanded the rights of gay and lesbian parents on Tuesday in a narrow ruling that said nonbiological parents in same-sex relationships should be treated the same as biological parents. (NYT)

  • Hot for Donor: In Sunday’s Arts & Leisure Summer Movies preview section, Dennis Lim profiles lesbian director Lisa Cholodenko. Her latest film, “The Kids Are All Right,” explores what happen when one-half of a long-term lesbian couple finds herself powerfully drawn to the previously anonymous sperm donor who fathered her two teenage children. (NYT)

  • No Queen of the Nile: Elton John has been barred from performing in Egypt after making a series of pro-gay remarks in a recent interview. (NYDN)

  • America's Sweetheart: Long before there was "Nobody's Daughter" by Hole, there was "Nobody's Daughter" by Courtney Love, a collection of demos anchored in '70s California rock that played like the troubled singer's "Rumors." (MetroPulse)

  • Little Big Man: In Saturday’s “Big City” column, Susan Dominus reflects on the life of Harry Wieder -- a gay, Jewish, nearly deaf and otherwise disabled dwarf from Queens who spent most of his adult life campaigning for gay rights, safe public housing, health care, access for the disabled and hundreds of local lefty candidates. (NYT)

  • 'Chelsea' Boy: Anyone know who this cutie is Chelsea Handler posted on her Twitter account the other day? I'm thinking it's Ryan "the Not Gay Staffer" Basford. (Twitter)
  • 1 comment:

    Anonymous said...

    It's true. Just listen to this demo version of "How Dirty Girls Get Clean".

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeAyNZG04I8

    Compare it to the album version:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU7Ss6VeBNo

    The demo was better.