Bahamas Authorities Ban Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain has been banned in the Bahamas because of "extreme homosexuality, nudity and profanity." : The Bahamian film board said the film was of "no value for the Bahamian public." Philip Burrows, a theatre director from the islands, responds,…
Just a Girl
I came across this 2002 article after I published my last post. Here's a quote (emphasis mine) from Daisy Bernal, one of Gwen's friends, which I'm sure is similar to many others out there that Lifetime may have based the…
Television for All Women
Just a Girl, a Lifetime movie in the works, is based on the story of Gwen Araujo, a trans teen murdered in 2002, and her mother, Sylvia Guerrero. Just a Girl will star Mercedes Ruehl as a single mother whose…
More on Lesley Stahl’s Nature vs Nurture Report
I previously posted about Lesley Stahl's 60 Minutes report "The Science of Sexual Orientation" here, and posted contact info for the show here. Yesterday Southern Voice published "‘60 Minutes’ and the ‘Queen Gene'" by Wayne Besen, the author of "Anything…
Brad Pitt May Have Found His Gay Role
There's gossip that Brad Pitt will be getting his wish to play gay by taking a role in The Front Runner, a movie based on a novel by Patricia Nell Warren "about the love affair between a male track coach…
Contact 60 Minutes
I didn't get to see Sunday's 60 Minutes, but I know that many people are upset about the show. For anyone looking for contact info, Jen Burke forwarded the following to me: 60 Minutes 524 West 57th St. New York,…
Lesley Stahl Reports on the Nature vs Nurture Debate on Tomorrow’s _60 Minutes_
I sure hope she doesn't intend to further spread this information: "Research shows that most children with extreme tendencies toward gender nonconformity grow up to be gay. " "Studies suggest the more older brothers a boy has, the greater chance…
Alan Cumming’s Character Was Bi?
Gena Hymowech writes in "Where the Gay Boys Are: Our Report Card on Network Television" at : It's March and the current TV season is more than halfway over. So far, there's been: a network sitcom about a gay man…
Q Television Network Employees Say They Haven’t Been Paid in Months
Southern Voice reports that Q Television Network is experiencing some serious financial problems. Jack E. Jett, co-host of Q Television Network's "Queer Edge," says he hasn't received a paycheck in two months and no one else who works on his…
Cynthia Nixon Thankful for Little Media Attention
I'm sure you remember when the media was all over the news of Cynthia Nixon dating Christine Marinoni. But they moved on pretty quickly, and Cynthia Nixon has now thanked the press for respecting the couple's privacy. Nixon explains, "It…