If you are as horrified as I was by the closing of St. Vincent's hospital, there's a rally tomorrow to re-open the hospital. Click the link for more info and please spread the word. I can't tell you how heart-breaking it was to attend a meeting of mainly seniors, some in wheelchairs with tubes in their noses, who don't want to die in a cab in NYC traffic en route to a hospital in a far away neighborhood.
Coalition for a New Village Hospital
Our community's movement to demand a full service, community hospital for the lower west side of Manhattan
The Westside Healthcare Coalition is a Lie
Lower West Side residents have been receiving some interesting astroturf in their mailboxes lately. It's from a group called The "Westside Healthcare Coalition". Trouble is, they don't exist. They're just a front for the real estate developers that want to build luxury condos where we need a hospital.
Donald Trump Has Revealed the Truth About the Republican Party by Johann Hari
Since the election of Barack Obama, the Republican Party has proved that one of its central intellectual arguments was right all along. They have long claimed that evolution is a myth believed in only by whiny liberals -- and it turns out they were onto something. Every six months, the Republican Party venerates a new hero, and each time it is somebody further back on the evolutionary scale.
Sarah Palin told cheering rallies that her message to the world was: "We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way!" -- but that wasn't enough. So they found Michele Bachmann, who said darkly it was an "interesting coincidence" that swine flu only breaks out under Democratic presidents, claims the message of The Lion King is "I'm better at what I do because I'm gay," and argues "there isn't even one study that can be produced that shows carbon dioxide is a harmful gas."
That wasn't enough. I half-expected the next contender to be a lung-fish draped in the Stars and Stripes. But it wasn't anything so sophisticated. Enter stage (far) right Donald Trump, the bewigged billionaire who has filled America with phallic symbols and plastered his name across more surfaces than the average Central Asian dictator. A survey suggests he is the most popular candidate among Republican voters. It's not hard to see why.
Trump is every trend in Republican politics over the past thirty-five years taken to its logical conclusion. He is the Republican id, finally entirely unleashed from all restraint and all reality.
I'm glad that Obama shut up the birthers/racists by producing his long form birth certificate. Yet this gal make s a great case that no white president has ever been asked to produce his papers.
It's not bad enough that McD's sells food that kills people. Their employees also laugh as their low-life customers beat down another patron. Go ahead and think that this doesn't affect you because you aren't trans like this victim. But when the wolf is at everyone's door in a recession, hate crimes against ALL minorities go up, whether they're racial, sexual or religious.
PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION! The employees sat around and laughed and videotaped this whil it was happening. And older woman was the only one who tried to intervene! (Update: the two girls have been apprehended and charged.)
Demand that the employees on duty at McDonald's be held responsible in the beating of a trans woman
I'm sorry that Obama had to do this but Americans are so stupid that 48% of likely repub voters thought he was born in a foreign country and therefore an illegitimate pres. Now the poor birthers must find another way to express their hatred of blacks.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A 31-year-old Albuquerque man accused of giving his semen disguised as a free yogurt sample may face a battery charge for the incident, police say.
This is shocking. It's long, so wait until you have 10 minutes to digest it. It's difficult to fathom all of this dire info, but it's easy to raise our voices to stop the forces of greed who care so little for our life and health that they build super dangerous nuclear reactors on earthquake fault lines. And we have plenty of these in the US.
First Rihanna releases S&M. It's a hit. Then she re-releases it with Britney, because Brit's voice adds so much. Now Brit has re-released her hit Till The World Ends featuring Minaj and Ke$ha. Why don't we just have all artists sing the same song together? What could be worse? Choral versions on Glee. Coming soon.
Jeff Jackson, Pete Money and Disco Connie invite you to celebrate Spring's late arrival at Double Headed Disco. Bust out of your cocoon, spread your wings and fly. Set the skies on fire because we're under the influence of love. Your sweetness is our weakness.
"Yesterday, American basketball fans couldn’t seem to understand the problem with Kobe Bryant shouting “fucking fag” at a referee. Maybe we should look to a recent situation from professional volleyball in Brazil to see how they handled it."
MICHEL SANTOS
Fast forward to a brazilian volleyball match. After a gay team member was heckled, his mates showed up in pink warm-up suits at their next match to show their support for him. And I didn't notice that "bicha" failing to slam-dunk that ball on any straight players on the opposing team.
THEN, THANKS TO HOT PINK STREAMERS, THE WHOLE STADIUM TURNED PINK IN SUPPORT OF MICHEL!
RuPaul worships Judge Judy. I confess that while I like her, I've never been a diehard fan until Corey Spears turned me on to these insane video mash-ups. She is Madame of Waytlnd Flowers fame. WHAT A NUT! And whoever edited this is a master.
HITTING HOUSTON'S BUNNIES ON THE BAYOU AND THEN SPINNING THE TEA DANCE AT HOUSTON'S NEWEST CLUB, VUE! AND I'LL BE INSPECTING BASKETS BETWEEN SONGS. AND NO, I WILL NOT PLAY DADA'S LAME-ASS NEW JUDAS SINGLE!
AND HERE'S AN ACTUAL EASTER ANTHEM FOR SEX CHANGES!
Porn star Colton Ford has a new dance album of cover tunes and there are some interesting choices from artists as diverse as Sade and Nirvana. He sings well and there's a curiously credible cover of Losing My Religion. I know that an electro-dance mix of R.E..M may seem like a dreadful idea, but few could imagine the re-worked rock classic Comfortably Numb becoming the international dance classic which launched the Scissor Sisters either. Sometimes, it's just kooky enough to work.
Producer Craig C puts a fun spin on Tiga's You're Gonna Want Me and other remixers include such notables as Matthias Heilbronn and Freddie Bastone. Colton fares less well with his re-do of Show Me Love (don't come for Robin S, honey!) and Colton's remake of Music Sounds Better With You makes little sense since that hit was based on a sample which is not included in the newer version. But it's nice to hear soulful vocals in dance music. And if you just want to ogle Colton's slammin' body, he has simultaneously launched a body-baring calendar.
Personally, I'm not a porn fan but I love Colton's self-penned duet with Monique Bingham which is an ode to smoking weed. Both of them sound great and you just don't expect a funky, rare groove classic from a gay porn star.
I grew up in Tennessee. Very sad to see that they've regressed to pass this pathetic legislation which forbids anyone from saying gay or discussing homosexuality in Tennessee schools. Not even counselors? What sick f#cks!This is why religious people must be stopped from imposing their medieval views on the rest of us who have progressed.
UPDATE: This bill has only passed in committee.)
FROM UNICORBOOTY.COM:
We told you earlier in the year about the controversial (and ridiculous) bill proposed by Tennessee State Senator Stacey Campfield and Rep. Bill Dunn that seeks to make saying the words “gay” or “homosexuality”, let alone discussing the topics, illegal in Tennessee schools.
It is with deep regret that today we inform you that the Tennessee Senate has passed the bill by a vote of 6-3. The three dissenting votes came from Democrat senators.
A friend noticed a bunch of dumpsters with WHITE painted on them. I'm guessing that they are racists who hate Obama and immigrants. And I guess they missed the irony that painting this on a dumpster means they are WHITE TRASH!
This is very sad--although the images are not as disturbing as they could be. I imagine the guy had mental issues, but don't you think a culture which rewards train wrecks like New York and Snooki encourages behavior like his? Along with the notion that everyone, even people with no connection to the entertainment business or talent whatsoever, can become stars like the no-talents we constantly see parading before us like the Kardashians.
It's tragic that people were egging him on to die online for their viewing pleasure. He died for a taste of fame and I guess he got it. And now the story of his demise is so popular that it's gotten 5 million hits and advertisers get a piece of the action. They actually want their breakfast cereal associated with a web suicide? What a demented society we live in! Kind of like the morons who sat and watched Anna Nicole Smith slurring every week on booze and prescription drugs and then acted all shocked when she overdosed. If this is a christian country, Jesus is rolling over in his grave.
It was only a matter of time before the outrageous Lady Gaga did male drag. I like her with a beard. And the music's an improvement. I think she should have skipped Judas and released this gem first.
Pepper is best known for Dive In The Pool. Though it was a hit, she only spoke on the track and she's a great singer who has recorded dance music under the name Jeanne McClain for decades. She's also an in demand session singer who recorded the demo for one of Whitney's biggest ballads and Whitney told Pepper afterward that "That should have been your song." Here's a new song with a video directed by pornmesiter Chi Chi La Rue.
Just saw Hanna and liked it a lot. I love a good thriller and Cate Blanchett is always fab. And I'd much rather hear soundtracks by the Chemical Brothers than their dance music.
And while we're on the subject of pop derivatives, here's another track produced by RedOne. Or should that be Re-done?
Check out these two songs. They are very similar. After ripping off Madonna's Express Yourself for Born This Way, has Gaga now ripped off a lesser known artist? Sure sounds like it. And Judas is HORRIBLE!
MARCHING WITH TWIST'S FLOAT TOMORROW IN THE MIAMI BEACH PRIDE PARADE WITH ADORA, KEVIN AVIANCE, POWER INFINITI, KITTY MEOW AND PUSCILLA. THAN SPINNING AT THE AFTER-MARCH TEA DANCE AT SPLASH WITH ADORA PERFORMING.
Men are pigs. So you can catch one by wearing a new bacon-scented fragrance. Hey, I look like a pig so I might as well smell like one if it makes men wanna pork me. And I suppose the fragrance is more sanitary than throwing slices of bacon in my bra which spoil quickly. But--is there really a Baconnection app? Read on--very interesting!
Insane! A remix of the Ugandan lecture where fisting is detailed for a horrified audience. So horrified that Uganda adopted a Kill The Gays bill. As funny as this is, I don't find it amusing that Uganda was spurred into creating these laws by a GOP think tank called The Family. And @ss-kising Obam dignified this organization by speaking at The Family's annual prayer breakfast. Even though their "prayers" include death to gays.
Lawrence O'Donnell threw down analyzing Obama's speech today. 2 particularly interesting points: that the USA claims to hate socialism yet enjoys free schools, soc security and Medicare provided by the government and that the GOP philosophy is so uncaring for the less fortunate that it's impossible to be republican and christian!
Though he probably isn't serious about running, Trump is now in the lead among GOP pres candidates among independent voters. I'm guessing independents like the way he's harping on the birther issue. So does that mean that independents are essentially racists? Because birthers sure are.
At 2:22: Colbert lets Senator Kyl have it for claiming that 90% of what Planned Parenthood does is abortions when it's actually only 3%. Why would a GOP Senator flat out lie like this on the floor? BECAUSE HIS REPUBLICAN FOLLOWERS ARE SO STUPID THAT LIES AND GROSSLY DISTORTED FACTS DON'T PHASE THEM! And the CNN rebuttal is priceless.
Back when we were kids, piggy banks were demure, rather stoic beasts, who humbly accepted our change through the traditional slot in the back. But times, they are a-changin'. Lady Gaga rules the airwaves, Britney Spears has kids and these little piggies, submitted by a reader, are a new breed of bank.
Can someone explain why Rihanna and Britney recorded a duet of Rihanna's already a hit S&M? Completely pointless and barely different. Was Ri trying to give Brit a cellulite-riddled leg up? Same label, maybe? At any case, if they like getting beaten up so badly I'd love to help them indulge their fantasy. COMPLETE CRAP!
HERE'S A VIDEO MASH-UP OF BRITNEY'S DANCING OVER THE YEARS. SHE'S QUITE PITIFUL.
The stupid tramp doesn't even care anymore because she knows her tired, brainwashed audience doesn't require any talent on her part. For chrissakes, she never could sing. Now it's not even gonna be bothered to dance?
R.I.P. Ellie. When I first saw this 7 foot, not too passable tranny singing standards with a deep baritone, my impulse was to laugh. But as I learned more about her story--he was a minister who came out as TS in his 60s to become a street performer--I was deeply moved. So moved that I wrote Ellie one of the only fan letters in my life--the other as to Erin Moran from Happy Days! Because Ellie discovered herself so late in life, she sought to make up for it by dressing in VERY young outfits which didn't always suit her unless you knew her story. I'm very sad to hear of her passing, but still inspired by someone who took their time, but who eventually found where she wanted to be and went there fearlessly. Provincetown has lost an icon who made it unique and a performer who brought smiles to many.
BY ELLIE'S DAUGHTER:
Dear Friends of Ellie, Yesterday, our beloved Ellie passed away at 5 PM, 56 days after his diagnosis with pancreatic cancer. He died peacefully, after a valiant fight, with a slight smile on his face. He had family members with him every step of the way, and we were all privileged to love and be there with him. Thank you for all of your love and support and for your continued love and prayers. You are all invited to a public Celebration of Life for Ellie at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Provincetown on Saturday May 14th at 11 AM. We are throwing a big tribute party- an Ellie Palooza- for everyone on Father's Day, June 19th at 1 PM, in front of Town Hall where Ellie used to sing, followed by a reception and silent auction at the Crown and Anchor, where Ellie performed at Showgirls with Ryan Landry. RSPVs for the Ellie-Palooza can be made on Facebook when we get that set up, hopefully soon. What an amazing journey this has been. Godspeed Ellie! Adios and aloha!
ELLIE PHOTOGRAPHED BY P'TOWN PHOTOGRAPHER BOBBY MILLER:
ELLIE SINGING ON THE STREETS OF P'TOWN. I'd often watch the passersby taking her in. New Englanders can be quite stiff. But when vacationing in a haven for outrageousness, they were a little freer to accept a transsexual who they may have shunned back home. And of course the even less accepting older folks couldn't help but be charmed by Ellie's versions of the big hits from their era.
Punk band Public Image might hate this muzak/acid-jazz cover of their hit This Is A Love Snng. But I love it! They really threw some nice chords in there and the singer's voice is lovely. She imparts a lovely melody to one which was originally delivered as a scream. It's from a french cd called Nouvelle Vague.
BRITNEY SUPPOSIDELY USES A BODY DOUBLE IN HER VIDEO FOR TILL THE WORLD ENDS:
I have no idea if this clip is real, doctored or what. I hate Britney cheap, formulaic sound. But I think it's very interesting that several facebook posts from hardcore gay Brit fans slam her for putting on weight. Many gays hate fat, as evidenced by the majority of gay personal ads specifying no fats or fems. (Trust me, I've tried!) But how empty of an idol is Britney if her hardcore fans dismiss her after gaining a little weight--she had 2 kids, for chrissakes? I guess that means her music never really was good if you lose interest the moment she packs on a few pounds. So she can't sing, write, dance, lip-synch, play an instrument or even remain trim enough to appear as herself in her own videos. TRAGIC! I'd prefer to hear a talented porker like Adele or Cee-Lo Green any day.
CBS NEWS: Maine legalizing switchblades for one-armed people
Paul Dumas Jr. requested the bill. Dumas says that with only one arm, he can't react quickly enough in emergencies when he needs to cut a piece of rope. Dumas, a lawyer, says he's tired of opening knives with his teeth and the bill would remedy that.
Obama got our approval for intervention on Libya by claiming that we would NOT be sending boots on the ground to Libya. He knows we're sick of war and that Libya is not an imminent threat to the US since he said this! Now the Pentagon is hinting that we are sending tropps. Even if you love war, WE CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER FUCKING WAR!
General says US may consider sending troops into Libya as part of any international force
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The U.S. may consider sending troops into Libya with a possible international ground force that could aid the rebels, the former U.S. commander of the military mission said Thursday, describing the current operation as a stalemate that is more likely to go on now that America has handed control to NATO.
But Army Gen. Carter Ham also told lawmakers that American participation in a ground force would not be ideal, since it could erode the international coalition attacking Moammar Gadhafi's forces and make it more difficult to get Arab support for operations in Libya.
BEA ARTHUR DANCING! The jokes are rotten but we had a blast taping it. And if you recognize the music, I wrote and produced it and used it for years in Wigstock.
A new poll shows that among likely Republican voters, Donald Trump comes in as the second choice for president--after Mitt Romney. Among tea party Republicans, he's their top choice. Do you need any more proof that the GOP is the party of idiots? They have a history of electing crap actors, but at least Reagan and The Governator were from Hollywood--not reality TV!
Please let Trump run on the GOP ticket--he's already toyed with runs in '88 and '99. Morons perceive him as a good businessman who will put this country back on track--despite the fact that his businesses consistently fail. He only plays a tycoon on TV.
The really sad thing about this is that Trump wasn't seriously running at first--just trying to grab headlines and thus ratings for his flagging reality show. But dumb-ass republicans took him seriously--mainly because he's come out strongly as a birther, which many more qualified GOP candidates are scared to say. I'm all for investigating conspiracy theories, but how does anyone who professes to love this country so much that they'd lay down their life for it distrust our political system of checks and balances SO much that a muslim terrorist could attain the highest office in the land? I guess that's the point of the tea party--discredit it so they can shrink it down.
RAJA FROM DRAG RACE IS PERFORMING, WITH GUEST HOSTS AMANDA LEPORE, EPIPHANY GET PAID AND EBONEE EXCEL. I'LL BE SPINNING IN THE LOUNGE WITH DJ ENFERNO ON THE MAIN FLOOR.
"People all over the planet are dealing with things like earthquakes, tsunamis, rebellions, and wars, with their governments still operating. During the War of 1812 the British came here and burned down Washington, DC and the White House… and the government continued to operate. Now you’re telling me that we have to shut down just because John Boehner is an ass?"
The police report of the incident said Timothy Wayne Martin, 44, of Auburn, Wash., was arrested after residents of the Arcadia Apartment Complex in Federal Way called police at about 10:30 a.m. May 13 and reported a man standing over an air conditioner intake wearing only an unbuttoned flannel shirt and "was apparently manipulating" his penis with a string "like a puppet," Seattlepi.com reported Thursday.
Our mainstream news keeps covering the tea party--even though only dozens showed up at their last rally. 2000 showed up to protest outside the Koch Brothers' office and it got no mainstream coverage. Dozens of tea partiers are covered by all news outlets, thousands of workers are ignored. Where do you get your news?
FROM MEDIA MATTERS:
Does A Tea Party Rally Attracting “Dozens” Qualify As News?
April 01, 2011 10:19 am ET by Eric Boehlert
Or put another way, is there any limit to how small or poorly attended a Tea Party rally can be before the press finally stops showering the right-wing movement with coverage? Based on the avalanche of reporting that yesterday's minuscule Tea Party rally in Washington, D.C., generated, the answer appears to be, no.
Just how sparse was the Tea Party crowd? A Bloomberg dispatch tactfully noted the rally attracted "dozens" of supporters.
"President Obama is one person." That's 1 defense of Obama by someone in his 1st campaign video. Stop giving him a free pass. He's not 1 person--he's the entire executive branch. And he's corrupt.
This is the most pitiful campaign ad ever. He doesn't want to even list his accomplishments because he wants to remain middle of the road. How could he have a campaign ad that ha s a guy saying "I don't always agree with him?" Because he has no platform other than winning. If I were to be extremely optimistic , I could imagine that he might be more liberal if re-elected. Let's see if he ignores the cuts to Medicaid the way he went against his campaign promises to walk with union labor.
I'll vote for him because I prefer him to any republican. But as Lawrence O'Donnell pointed out last night, how do people who supported him as an anti-war candidate now back him as the commander-in-chief of 3 wars?
Great commentary by Keli Goff about what it says about our society which pays Snooki more than a Nobel prize winner Toni Morrison. Couldn't agree more with her about Snooki and Kim Kardashian. Any triumph by either of them or anyone like them is a triumph of emptiness!
SO EXCITED TO BE HITTING MIAMI FOR THEIR GAY PRIDE! I'LL BE PERFORMING AT TWIST ON 4/14. ON SATURDAY, I'LL JOIN ADORA, KEVIN AVIANCE, KITTY MEOW, POWER INFINITI, PUSCILLA AND A BUNCH OF SCANTILY CLAD HUNKS FOR A JUNGLE-THEMED FLOAT REP'ING TWIST. I'LL BE THE JUNGLE BUNNY! THEN I'LL HEAD BACK TO TWIST TO SPIN THE POST PARADE TEA DANCE--HOSTED BY ADORA! WOOHOO!
"This is the leader I thought I was voting for. Judging by his performance so far, I was wrong. He puts himself above party, hangs progressive Democrats out to dry, and lets Republican recalcitrance move the political center further and further to the right. When he eventually gets a budget deal, it doesn't matter to him that it is mostly on Republican terms. He wins points for keeping government open."
Last Sunday night our dear friend Damian was gay bashed after leaving Mcdonalds in the West Village in New York City. He was brutally attacked by two man because he is gay!
His case unfortunately is not the first gay bashing this month in New York City. Late February 29-year old Barie Shortelll was severely beaten a block away from his home in Williamsburg while the attackers yelled anti gay slurs.
The LGBT community has long earn...ed their place in New York City. To put it into stronger words; the LGBT-community makes New York City the creative and vibrant city that is!!!
We belong here and we have the “Right to feel safe!”
That's why we, Damian's friends, have decided we are not letting this pass by, we will show the city that we are not allowing any of our friends to be treated like this in our city!
Therefore we will be marching in protest against anti gay violence on April 10th from 4pm starting at Washington square park under the Arch
Are you sick of the violence against the gay community?
Do you want to be safe on the streets of this wonderful city?
Join the event and change your profile picture to one of the red Right to feel safe posters!See More
Snooki hired by Rutgers U to say "Study hard, but party harder", "When you're tan, you feel better about yourself", and then showed the audience of students how to "fist pump" in the clubs. 3RD WORLD, HERE WE COME! How the hell do you expect Snooki-loving morons to hoist this country out of a slump? And these are the folks WITH a college education!
FROM GOTHAMIST.COM: Does Rutgers Think Snooki Is Worth More Than Toni Morrison?
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Last night Snooki, of Jersey Shore fame, went to college! Rutgers University invited the reality show starlet to come by for a Q&A, to the tune of $32,000.
This guy's wife is pregnant..on April 1st he gets a call from her and says meet me at the hospital .im goin into labor.when he gets there he goes to the maternity ward and sees the baby with his name on it. the nurse walks up to the baby and swings it around his head and then slams it into the wall. the dad stands there in shock and the nurse says: "april fools! your baby was born dead!"
