“This just should invigorate people to get it back on the ballot in 2010 and 2012 and every two years until all people are allowed a basic civil right."
-George Clooney
Thursday, May 28, 2009
George Clooney On Prop 8
Tori Amos On Prop 8
"(I was) extremely disappointed. Well, we go back to this concept of emancipation. The idea of 'We will overcome' from the great Dr. Martin Luther King, was made flesh as Obama was put into the office and yet at the same time another group of people were subjugated by some of those voters.
"A lot of people were saying, 'Well you have to understand that a lot of the voters are Democratic and Christians, the ones that had an issue with rights for the gay community'. And I would say how, in any way, is that the Christian path?"
-Tori Amos to Attitude magazine
Margaret Cho On Prop 8
"I am outraged and disgusted, but this is only a momentary setback. We will soon win back this right and the victory will be even more thrilling because we had to fight so hard to get it."
-Margaret Cho reacts to the California supreme court's decision to uphold Prop. 8
George Takei On Prop 8
"I am confident that if we go through this again, we will ultimately prevail and our [State] Supreme Court will go into the dust of history."
-George Takei to E!
Rob Thomas On Gay Marriage
"I've heard it said before, many times, that if two men or two women are allowed to join into a civil union together, why can't they be happy with that and why is it so important that they call it marriage? In essence, what's in a name?
"A civil union has to do with death. It's essentially a document that gives you lower taxes and the right to let your faux spouse collect your insurance when you pass away. A marriage is about life. It's about a commitment. And this argument is about allowing people to have the right to make that commitment, even if it doesn't make sense to you. Anything else falls under the category of "separate but equal" and we know how that works out.
"The support of legalizing gay marriage is in no way meant to change the ideals of the section of Christians who believe that homosexuality is a sin. But we should refuse to let other people's ideals shape the way we live our lives. Each of us has a short ride on this earth and as long as we stay in our lane, and don't affect someone else's ride, we should be allowed to drive as we see fit."
-Rob Thomas Editorial from Huffingtonpost.com
Marie Osmond On Prop 8
“You know, on those types of things I'm very supportive. When it comes to marriage, I think that civil rights need to be for all."
-Marie Osmond in a radio interview on KOST 103.5
Charlize Theron On Prop 8
"We need to take a stand for equality. All of us. On the Saturday after the California supreme court rules to either uphold or overturn Proposition 8. In Fresno, the heartland of California. This isn't just about California. It's about America. This isn't just about marriage. It's about human rights."
-Charlize Theron in a May 7 e-mail
Wanda Sykes On Prop 8
"I'm deeply disappointed, but also very optimistic that we will return to the polls and restore marriage equality for same sex couples."
- Wanda Sykes reacts to the California Supreme Court's Decision to uphold Prop 8
Cynthia Nixon On Prop 8
“Upholding the discriminatory Proposition 8 marks May 26, 2009, as a dark day for the people of California. The idea that gay families like mine should not be included in our country's promise of equal rights for all citizens is deeply un-American. While California has taken a giant step backwards, states like Maine and Iowa (and soon, I hope, New York) are leading with way towards a fairer and better tomorrow.”
-- Cynthia Nixon on the California supreme court's decision to uphold Prop. 8
Mandy Moore On Prop 8
I had the opportunity to interview Mandy Moore for Advocate.com and when I asked her about her thoughts on Prop 8, she revealed that her older brother is gay and got married before Prop 8 took effect. We spoke last week, and since then California has ruled that those married before Prop 8 was enacted would be able to reinstate their legal statuses. Congratulations to Mandy's brother! Too bad for everyone else. :-(
Here's Mandy's full comment on the issue:
The song “Merrimack River” is named after a river in Massachusetts, which recognizes same-sex marriage, and New Hampshire, your home state -- one of the few states that offers full civil rights to same-sex couples. Are you surprised that California voted to deny these rights?
"Yes. Unbelievably surprised. And saddened. Unfortunately, I was still a Florida resident during the election because I grew up in Florida and I still spend a lot of time there. So I didn’t get to vote as a California resident, which is a bummer. Although they had a similar vote on the Florida bill as well. I have to say I’m ... I’m still shocked that California voted against it. And in fact, my older brother and his boyfriend got married right before the election just in case things ended up going the way that they did, and I think my family was all the more disappointed that things went the way that they did with the decision."
Click here to read the full interview on Advocate.com.
Schwarzenegger On Prop 8
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared on The Tonight Show Tuesday night and talked about Prop. 8 with Jay Leno. Schwarzenegger said the state will support the court’s decision and uphold Prop. 8, but he also indicated it was only a matter of time before it would be overturned.
Click for video at Advocate.com.
Tim Gunn On Prop 8
"I'm sickened and STUNNED. I honestly do not have the adequate words to express my incredulity. Has the world gone mad? How can the supreme court of the State of California rule that it’s perfectly fine to take away people’s rights? I’m STUNNED."
--Project Runway host and fashion guru Tim Gunn on the California supreme court's decision to uphold Proposition 8
Heather Matarazzo on Prop 8
"The highest court in the state of California just legalized discrimination, saying 'it's what the majority wants.' ... How do you think we feel? We're heartbroken but not hopeless. There are no words to describe what it feels like to have my right to marry my fiancée voted on."
-- Actress Heather Matarazzo to Advocate.com on the California supreme court's decision to uphold Prop. 8
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Jewel On Gay Marriage, Dancing With The Stars, Sarah Palin, and Lady GaGa
What does Jewel think about gay marriage? Who will save her soul if she is against it??
Click here to find out...
Thursday, May 7, 2009
The Panty-Christ
Soooo here I am watching the first episode of The Fashion Show, Bravo's desperate attempt to keep Project Runway viewers from jumping ship and fleeing to The Valerie Bertinelli and Meredith Baxter-Birney Movie Network (aka Lifetime). It stars Isaac Mizrahi (aka Is-Miz) and Kelly Rowland (aka Kelly Rowland).
And--wtf!--one of the super-gay contestants is none other than Andrew Christian, the underwear designer who apparently is known as "the Panty-Christ." (We like his lifeguard inspired undies, but we didn't know he was important enough to have such a demonic monkier.)
Aaaaaaaaaaanyway. Not sure how I feel about the show yet, but one thing is clear: TFS is going to be my new favorite source for absurdly snarkastic quotes. Examples:
- "I love a gray satin harem pant as a must-have piece."
- "I'd need some butter and a miracle to put that on me."
- "It's a breast-centric thing, do you know what I mean? That is all about the breast."
- "The model had to be cut out of it to go to the bathroom. That is shameful." "But she could lie down in it!"
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Birthday Suits: George Clooney, Valentino, and MEEEEEE
Today is the best day of the year to be born!
Why? Because it's the day I was born. Duh.
Clooney is 48 today!
Valentino is dead today!
Davey is 31 today! And wearing a Santa hat.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Isabella Rossellini Does Porno!
Animal porno, actually, but she calls it Green Porno.
In case you haven't heard, the eccentric icon has created a series of short, er, "educational" (?) films for the Sundance Channel, in which she acts out always weird and usually disgusting mating habits of animals.
And it's totally addictive!! Below are a few of our favorite episodes...
What exactly is the point? Art, maybe.
The Washington Post asked Rossellini what she has learned about humanity from doing these videos. Rossellini's answer was: "Everyone always asks me this! Why does it need to tell us anything about human beings? Is it not enough that we have these fascinating worlds all around us and don't see them? It has taught me how self-centered we are." Rock on, Izzie!
As you can see, the first season was all insects. The second season, which just came out, is all about sea life. You HAVE to see the angler fish!!!
Go to Green Porno at Sundance Channel.
Village People Vs. Britney Spears: Phone Sex Edition
Thanks to an overheard Facebook conversation between Dangerous Muse cuties Tom Napack and Michael Furey (above), we've discovered the true inspiration for Britney's yet-to-be-released-but-great song, "Phonography": The Village People's "Sex Over the Phone."
Subtle, right?
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Lady GaGa: Sold-Out Concerts or Just Sold Out?
In the good old days--that is, back on February 5--Lady GaGa spread her rainbows of joy and happiness over this depressed land of ours. Behold what she told MTV about her tour, which she dubbed the "Fame Ball":
"But to me, the Ball is so important. I want so much to make every depression dollar that everyone spends on my show worth it. And, yeah, I'm paying a lot for it — out of my own pocket. But that's OK. I just don't care about money."
But good things can't be expected to last, can they? The hard-earned depression dollars that I and hundreds of other people from the D.C. area dropped got this out of it:
[That would be a big fat NOTHING.]
Because GaGa decided that she would reward her Washington fans by cutting and running at the first opportunity to showcase her art...on American Idol.
This is what GaGa meant in that MTV interview when she said all her efforts were going into making every single concert "the greatest, most life-changing experience."
So far, only our opinions of Ms. GaGa have changed. Let the backlash begin.
Now, I love Tori Amos. We all know this. I was thinking that Lady GaGa, kooky as she is, might turn out to be on Amos's creative level, if not her intellectual or musical one. But in order for me to pay attention any longer, I need a return on my investment. Having been to over a dozen Tori Amos concerts in under a dozen years, I know that Amos gives both her art and her fans the number one priority in her life when she is on the road. GaGa, less than a year into stardom, has already sacrificed at least one of those things. And people are noticing.
Gay D.C. fans came together about a month ago to form "GaGa Week," a sequence of GaGa-themed parties at clubs and bars around the city beginning last Friday and culminating in tomorrow night's concerts. GaGa Week's Facebook presence announced today that the pop starlet's concerts had been postponed, with the following notice:
Lady Gaga has now officially postponed two sold-out concert dates due to a performance on America’s prized display of musical mass commercialism, American Idol. American Idol, responsible for generating all of your favorite innovative iconic mega stars such as Fantasia, Clay Aiken, David Cook and Taylor Swift, has managed to woo Lady Gaga away from thousands of grassroots fans in New York and Washington, DC.OK, so maybe GaGa's fans are fickle but, hey, we haven't known her for long and she has proven to be an untrustworthy partner in this whole pop music relationship thing.
Tonight's event is still on with a slight change. Gaga Night at Duplex is being re-branded as ANTI-Gaga night and is taking this opportunity to showcase DC's best indie/pop/electro dj to give Gaga the f*ck you.
GaGa sings about "the fame," but now maybe she'll feel the reality of what comes along with it: responsibility to the people who make you famous.
I hope GaGa will apologize and find some way to make this up to us. Let's say her record company forced her to do American Idol for the exposure. Let's say that, even though Tori Amos would have beheaded said record company executives. I could live with that. But so far, no explanation from Camp GaGa other than "concerts postponed until date to be revlealed later" and "Lady GaGa on American Idol TONIGHT!!!"
We do it for the fame, fame, baby, the fame, fame
Isn't it a shame, shame, baby, a shame, shame
Shame on you, GaGa.
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