You know, before I saw the above video of “American Idol” hopeful Danny Noriega I already didn’t like him. Not because he’s a total flaming fruitcake of nonsense, because hey, it takes all kinds to make up the rainbow of life. Nope what I didn’t like about Danny, besides the fact he’s way prettier than I am, is that he’s such a little snotbag sh*t.

The way he rolls his eyes, pours it on for the camera, oozes pettiness and hostility, it’s all the things about today’s teenagers that I despise. His angst is completely insincere. We get it Danny, you are here, you’re queer, you want us to get used to it.

You aren’t the first gay teenager America’s ever seen. You aren’t even the first gay American Idol we’ve ever seen (Hello? Clay Aiken anyone?). Clearly, regardless of the opportunity you’ve been given to perform on the most watched singing talent show in the world, you are obviously pissed off about something in your life. Despite the fact, you are talented, attractive, charismatic and live in a world where you can be as openly “out” there as you want and for the most part, people accept you, you still can’t seem to spare us the drama and immaturity of your flippant insolence.

Also, how dare you crap on Santa and Christmas? This shows me how overly indulgent your parents must have been. They clearly should have spanked you more.

Danny, if you were my son, I’d wash your filthy mouth out with soap. Then I’d put a pretty little pink bow in your hair, some pick lipstick on your pouty little mouth and send you to your room.

Ebay, the online auction company, has gotten some flack for their decision to grant the Church of Scientology unfettered access to (via their VERO program) to “unauthorized” auctions selling “e-meters.”

An e-meter is the “technical” term for a low-quality lie-detector test. The purported function of an e-meter is to gage a person’s stress level during what is called “auditing,” by Scientology. Auditing is essentially a person being asked to reveal upsetting or difficult memories in an effort to “clear” or desensitize the person from these “memories” or incidents. The e-meter gages the person’s response to these events and the auditor monitors the e-meter for fluctuations.

These devices, which send a low wattage of electrical current from a person’s arm through their other arm, can be purchased by the Church of Scientology for the low price of $4500, according to an article on Radar Online.

Here’s more from that post:

The VeRO program is ostensibly for sellers who wish to block the sale of such counterfeit goods as, say, fake Prada handbags. However, given that the e-meters being sold on eBay are authentic, it appears the Church is operating outside of VeRO’s intended scope, and is thus guilty of, among other things, “price fixing, tortious interference with a contract, misrepresentation, perjury, unfair competition, discriminatory business practices, and religious discrimination.” (Most auctions have already been removed, but screengrabs are available here).

This isn’t the only price-gouging practice by the purportedly “religious” organization. One estimate pegs the cost of ascending from novice to OT9—one of the highest levels in Scientology—at between $365,000 and $380,000. Church-sponsored seminars and auditing sessions often run into the thousands of dollars. But, hey, that’s probably cheaper than psychiatric drugs!

An e-mail to an eBay spokesperson seeking comment was not returned by post time.

Apparently, not all the auctions have been intercepted, as the above picture comes from a current auction which you can view here. But you better act fast, I hear John Travolta and Tom Cruise are “wrestling” for who gets this item.

But wait, there’s more…

This Sunday is D-Day for Superbowl XLII, where the country gathers around the television to watch two teams of tough, rugged, trained and taut manly men compete in the testosterone-laden game of football. There’s no room for “gay stuff” in this game, ok? Oh, maybe not ok.

According to this article, one of the teams competing in this year’s championship at UP’s Football Stadium has some not-so-out gay guys on their team. That’s not all, there’s said to be at least a 15% rate of gay men playing in the professional league today. Gives a new meaning to towel-snapping in the locker room.

But wait, there’s more…

I say allegedly for legal purposes only, but let’s face it, where there’s smoke there’s almost certainly fire.

Remember Larry Craig, the Idaho senator who was busted for soliciting an undercover officer for gay sex in an airport bathroom? Yeah, well if that wasn’t unsavory enough for you, this handsome burly gay man has come forward with some very salacious allegations about Craig from 20 years ago.

The equally unsavory Wonkette has the straight scoop:

One night, Phillips continues, “I followed [Craig] from The Follies to a Capitol Hill neighborhood, parking on the street no telling how far from his house. We walked up the alley and through the back door of a house, with him repeating several times, ‘You were never here. You don’t know me. Right?’ and me responding, ‘Right!’ in boyish submission. As we tiptoed from the back door to the stairs to the upper floor, as if somebody else was home, he turned to grope my crotch and brush my face with his hand.” The house’s decor led Phillips to believe that this was a married man: “The bric-a-brac with family pictures didn’t scream ‘old queen’ to me; it announced a woman’s influence. Still, we made our way upstairs.

It gets WAY more detailed from there and I caution the reader, it is not for the weak of constitution. But in summary the gentleman telling the story, David, describes what is the typical MO for gay men (married or not) who are in the closet, hold positions of authority and feel free to use and abuse young men who are confused and insecure.

It really is no different than the way straight men use and abuse young women who are confused and insecure.

I lived in DC (including Dupont Circle - a predominantly gay community) from ‘87 to ‘96. I even visited male gay bars (I am a straight female, the music in these clubs were always great and the guys never hassle you, so there!) and there was definitely a heavy inclination on anonymous sex and some real promiscuity. And this was during a time when AIDS was an iron-clad death sentence.

Being gay, IMHO, is absolutely something a person has no choice in. You are what you are, and it is what it is. Really, what’s the big deal. We should all strive to be true to ourselves. But I never was able to comprehend the distasteful way some gay men treated each other. There were literally places you could go to and have sex with someone without even looking them in the eye, let alone knowing their name. It is this tawdry side of (mostly male) gay life I think people have a hard time coming to terms with. Dalliances and infidelities happen within every kind of sexual orientation, but men are so hardwired for sex, that when you put them together in groups as objects of sexuality, the results can be grim.

This is why I support gay marriage. As a society we should be encouraging monogamy, in what ever form love takes.

*steps off podium*

Oh, and Larry Craig is a disgusting, mean-spirited perv for treating a fellow human being like that.

Source: dlisted

Albus Dumbledore Comes Out Of The Closet

Wow, and I just thought he was British.

Yes, it’s true, the beloved Hogwart’s Head Master and mentor to Harry Potter is reportedly gay, and apparently carried a torch for his former friend turned rival Grindelwald, whom Dumbledore eventually was forced to duel and subsequently slayed. Talk about heartache. This may come as a shock to many fans of the Harry Potter series, but was understood by the author from the beginning. Rowling goes on to explain the essence of this relationship had much to do with Dumbledore’s reluctance to see the “bad” in Grindelwald, as he was blinded by love. Hmmm…love is a mysterious thing.

So how did this revelation come about? The fabulously wealthy, though quite reclusive author was giving a talk to a group of 1600 or so students at New York’s Carnegie Hall on Friday, when a student asked a profound question. From the Guardian post:

After reading briefly from her mega-selling book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, on Friday night, Rowling took questions from an audience of 1,600 students. A 19-year-old from Colorado asked about the avuncular headmaster of Hogwarts School: ‘Did Dumbledore, who believed in the prevailing power of love, ever fall in love himself?’

The author replied: ‘My truthful answer to you…I always thought of Dumbledore as gay.’ The audience reportedly fell silent - then erupted into prolonged applause.

Rowling, 42, continued: ‘Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald [a bad wizard he defeated long ago], and that added to his horror when Grindelwald showed himself to be what he was. To an extent, do we say it excused Dumbledore a little more because falling in love can blind us to an extent, but he met someone as brilliant as he was and, rather like Bellatrix, he was very drawn to this brilliant person and horribly, terribly let down by him.’

She added: ‘Yeah, that’s how I always saw Dumbledore. In fact, recently I was in a script read-through for the sixth film, and they had Dumbledore saying a line to Harry early in the script saying, “I knew a girl once, whose hair…” I had to write a little note in the margin and slide it along to the scriptwriter, “Dumbledore’s gay!”‘

Amazed by the warm reaction of the audience, Rowling, on her first US tour in seven years, joked: ‘Just imagine the fan fiction now.’

Well, as if the supernatural and overall occult tone of the series wasn’t enough to drive the bible-thumpers into a frenzy, we can only imagine the chaos and anarchy which will ensue based on this information. Let me see if I can prognosticate the future of the right-wing loonie headlines now:

Being Gay OK Says JK! Gay Is The New Black! Harry Potter Makes Children Worship The Devil, And Gay! They’re Here, They’re Queer, Now Burn Those Gay Witches!

Ok, those sucked, but you get my point. Which will likely be lost on the those who oppose Harry Potter anyway. Because you know, literature KILLS.

Seriously, there are worse things in life than being gay.

Like being stupid for example. Um…HELLO!

TMZ, the busiest and nosiest celeb news site in the universe is stating emphatically that Rosie O’Donnell will be announcing her departure from the talkshow “The View” today and they are already looking for a replacement. I wondered why I kept getting all those calls from ABC. Sorry guys, I am committed to Glosslip and just don’t have enough time to kibitz with a bunch of whining yentas.

Anyway, I don’t watch “The View” because to be honest, I think it’s stupid. I think Rosie’s really gross too. I don’t have a problem with lesbians, just really unattractive, crass, loud and bleating women –  that’s something I have a problem with. And the fact that she grabbed her crotch and told Donald Trump to “eat me” is just the icing on the two-ton cake of ick. Do I need to explain why that is a vile thought?

So, while I don’t know the reason for her departure — the truth of which we may never know — I do know that the show will improve aesthetically in ways that can only help.

I vote for Ellen Degeneres. She’s funny, a lesbian, a female, a liberal and she doesn’t want to make me vomit every time see her. Thumbs up!

Which is worse: being discriminated against for being gay by non-gays, or being outed and harassed by members of the gay community?  At least one can blame ignorance for their shameful behavior.

The National Enquirer, the tabloid magazine known for its veracity and integrity, has a forthcoming article quoting a former male model named Kerrick Ross who states he had sexual relations with Larry Birkhead.  Of course Perez Hilton, who is likely frothing at the mouth at this news has all the info. 

To summarize, the ex-model claims back in 2000 before becoming the private photographer of Anna Nicole Smith, Larry Birkhead carried on a 10-month affair with Ross.  Ross who was “out”, claims Birkhead wanted to keep the relationship private due to religious opposition from his Southern Baptist family.  Ross goes on to state that after the relationship ended he learned that Larry had been dating another man before the two began dating, and he was also dating women too.

And my feelings about this are: who cares?  So what if he’s bi, gay, or asexual.  Does this make him any less Dannielynn’s father?  No.  Does being gay or bi make him an unfit parent?  Not automatically.  Birkhead’s ability to be a good dad will become apparent in the days, weeks, months and years ahead.  So far though, he has proven to possess two essential qualities to being a great dad: patience and determination. Unless Birkhead had made a point of his swaggering heterosexual prowess, I see no issue here.  So he likes chicks and d*cks.  Good for him.  It would be really refreshing to see a great dad who is also a gay male model citizen. Something you don’t see enough in the media.

I find Perez Hilton’s overzealous need to out gays to be more harmful than the occasional hateful comment that flies out of the mouths of the ignorant.  When a person from within your own community is eager to condemn your lifestyle (and their own) through salacious innuendo and implied deception, then that speaks volumes about how they feel about themselves and fellow members of the community. Clearly Perez Hilton’s desire to find flaws in those who may or may not be gay stems from self-loathing and shame over his own lifestyle. Get over yourself.

Most Americans don’t really care who is or who isn’t gay, just so long as they conduct themselves with some dignity and respect for themselves and others.  Perez has become the ringleader of a growing population of finger-pointers who feel it necessary to humiliate and destroy public figures for their private choices in regards to sexuality. 

I am much more interested in how they conduct themselves across the board, than their private proclivities.  Ewww, who needs to know that stuff?

Picture source OK! Weekly via TMZ

I love how gays can’t leave other gays alone.

Out Magazine’s lastest issue published a bold list of high profile gays titled “The Power 50, The Most Powerful Gay Men and Women In America.” Some are openly gay, like comedian Ellen Degeneres, financial expert Suze Orman (who only recently came out as gay) and Congressman Barney Frank, and of course, the ultra-sexy gossip gangsta Perez Hilton (Mario Laviendera) who is ranked at No. 17. Awesome!

That’s all well and good, because well, those people have stated they are gay, and as such, clearly don’t mind being considered gay. But what I find truly WRONG — on so many levels — is that they put two people on the cover who haven’t come out as being gay, actress Jodie Foster and CNN anchor Anderson Cooper with the caption “The Class Closet, Why Stars Won’t Come Out And Play.”
But wait, there’s more…

TMZ is reporting that E! News  Los Angeles office buildring has been evacuated due to two separate overseas bomb threats.  So far, nothing has materialized, in other coincidental news, PerezHilton’s site is down.  Hmmmm…. very interesting 

Ohh, I so hope the bomb squad is probing his every orifice right now.  On second thought, I hope not.  Why should he have all the fun?

Perez Hilton, celebrity ass-kisser extraordinaire demonstrates why he never reports news on certain celebs.  Mario L. celebrates his birthday with a host of celebs, coincidentally all the same names you see him sucking up to on his piece of crap website.

I wonder when the herpes is going to take over his face and where are the pictures of him making out with Paris’ butthole?

Thank goodness I am a real journalist above such shady goings on. 

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