It is a scary day when Paris Hilton can come off as more knowledgeable than one of the two major presidential candidates. But that's exactly what happened in her hillarious response to John McCain's attack ads painting Barack Obama as an opaque celebrity icon. Hilton's ad and increased youth voter awareness prove 'hotness' does matter in this election.
It’s been more than twenty years since Andy Bell and bandmate Vince Clark joined forces under the banner of Erasure. Twenty five million albums later, the duo is still going strong. In this GayWired.com interview, reluctant gay icon Bell talks about his upcoming Dallas Pride performance, his new album and why being a DJ makes him far more nervous than singing ever could.
An Australian mining town extends an invitation to less attractive women; Malaysia tries to shut Avril LaVigne down for being ‘too sexy’; Manholes go missing in Texas; A Swedish woman tries to sell her apartment with her stepdad still in it; and Italian towns go crazy with a new list of bans against everything from lying in the park to giving a lover a kiss goodbye in a car!
Olympic fever sweeps America as some buff U.S. gymnasts strike a pose, Shawn Johnson struggles to find her footing, Michael Phelps sets records, sexy Eric Shanteau looks cool in the pool and resident water bunny gay Matt Mitcham updates fans of his progress online. Plus: A few USC footballers get the itch!
With the tres gay premise of a high school drama teacher putting on a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy featuring songs like 'Gay as the Day is Long,' is it any wonder Hamlet 2 earned the Audience Award at L.A.'s Outfest in July? Star Steve Coogan and out director Andrew Fleming sit down to talk about their extremely metro collaboration.
Hollywood actresses Jennifer Garner and Angie Harmon have both now confirmed they are indeed expecting. Rumors about Women’s Murder Club star Harmon and Juno star Garner’s baby bumps have been rampant for weeks. Meanwhile, Matt Damon welcomed a new baby girl to the family on Thursday and rocker Gwen Stefani checked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles to deliver her second child.
America’s biggest name in greeting cards is taking aim at the gay and lesbian demographic with new products to celebrate same-sex marriages. Hallmark will be offering the gay marriage greeting cards this summer to its stores, which can choose whether or not they want to carry the products. But while the news has spread across the Net about the new cards, Hallmark's own website seems silent on the subject.
Another upset in favor of the Americans went down in Beijing, and it was in one of the sports gay sports fan love to watch (even if it is hard to find on NBC’s schedule). In an unexpected victory, wrestler Henry Cejudo took the gold medal in the freestyle 55 kg (121 pound) category.
They are two of some gay men’s favorite things: David Beckham and musicals. Soon, if Mark Archer gets his way, the life of Beckham could be dancing its way across the stage in London’s West End. With a gospel-rock soundtrack, David Beckham - The Theatre of Dreams would chronicle the soccer superstar’s early life and rise to stardom through both sport and his Hollywood lifestyle.
Michael Phelps makes history, Dara Torres makes us proud and that poor little girl singer gets our support; Margaret Cho does press in support of The Cho Show; Antonio Sabato Jr. shows Wendy Williams his goods; Portia and Ellen get married and Cloris Leachman gives John Stamos an indecent proposal.
Distracted by the athletic prowess of the likes of Michael Phelps, Misty May Treanor and the entire women’s gymnastics team, I’m not surprised that I almost missed a story that has had Olympic size repercussions in the LGBT community. It seems that the Democratic National Committee has released a draft of its platform and no where are the words lesbian or gay to be found.
The New York Observer has called his one-man show Ryan Raftery & Friends: A SOLO ACT 'hilarious!' and Christopher Ciccone described the budding star as 'Dietrich... with balls.' Live from New York, Ryan Raftery recently chatted with GayWired.com about a few of his favorite places around the globe. And true to the spirit of his one-man show, he is as outrageous as ever.
Cindy McCain has a run in with a very enthusiastic supporter; Colorado millionaire Jared Polis on track to become the third openly gay person in the House: Sen. John McCain and Barack Obama share their iPod playlists with Blender Magazine; and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shifts gears and throws support behind a convention roll call for Hillary Clinton.
Long partnered father Scott Shermangets good and adult with his first novel, First You Fall, the clever new mystery about a cute young gay hustler who becomes an amateur sleuth to discover who killed a friend in what the police believe is a suicide. In this interview with GayWired.com, Sherman talks about how he came up for the idea for the book and how being a dad works into his writing.
Zach's puppy Chrissy has found a boyfriend. At this stage, it's just courting, unlike his mangy slut of a cat Sammy who went night after night and came home bare pawed and preggers. Now Zach's helping to raise her Bastard brood. Yes, life in Southern Africa can occasionally get boring!
If presidential politics were an Olympic sport, we could soon be watching one of the greatest upsets in the history of the games. John McCain's perseverance in talking to left-leaning voting blocs that continue to feel ignored by his opponent has kept his hopes alive. It has also provided these groups with huge political leverage, if they’re willing to listen.
As told to Christopher Lisotta | 08/16/2008 | 0:00:00
Eating disorders are not just a problem for teenage girls. Many gay men with body issues obsess about their weight or appearance, but some take it so far they are literally starving themselves to death. GayWired.com spoke to one eating disorder survivor about how his behavior began and what it took to get back to a healthy way of life.
