Let's lighten things up on this fine Friday, shall we? There's so much to love this week!

Don't you love it when the military accidentally recruits gays by placing more than 8,000 job listings on a gay networking website? "Whoops!" doesn't quite capture the sound of high-ranking officials crapping their pants when they found this out.

Don't you love it that Lance Bass wanted Britney Spears to be his fag hag? But nooooo, they haven't talked since that fateful night when Lancey-poo invited Britney to his bed--only to clobber her by coming out.

Don't you love it that Lance wants Justin Timberlake to be gay as much as we all do? "We thought Justin was gay because he told us he wanted to do a gay part in a movie," Lance told GQ magazine. I don't know about you, but that still gives me hope. Maybe Justin can team up with Daniel Radcliffe, who wants to go gay too! Who would top? Who would bottom? The possibilities are endless!

I love animals, in fact, I got my BS in Zoology and I have two rescued cats, and a rescued Chihuahua. You can bet your bottom dollar that when I heard the most recent story about Ellen Degeneres and her dog-rescue fiasco, it really got my blood boiling.



Ellen and her girlfriend, Portia de Rossi, adopted Iggy (a Brussels Griffon mix) from Mutts and Moms (affiliated with Paws Boutique), a dog adoption agency . Unfortunately, Ellen's cats were queens of the roost and didn't give the dog such a warm welcome home. Despite Ellen's efforts to integrate the animals, her cats were just not having it. Ellen decided to do a good deed and give Iggy to her good friend and hairstylist, a woman who is married, with

The Central Christian Church of Wichita, Kansas, is so excited by its upcoming Clay Aiken Christmas concert that the former American Idol contestant gets an enthusiastic mention on the front page of the church's website. "Clay has an incredible voice as well as a heart to use it for the Lord," the site declares. "You won't want to miss this exceptional concert!"

However, the National Enquirer (c'mon, you read it in the checkout line too!) and a TV station--KSN, the NBC affiliate in Wichita--have managed to obtain a very interesting letter that the church drafted in July. Apparently, in a preemptive move, the church prepared a document that denies that Clay Aiken is gay. You see, just in case anybody inquiried about the singer's sexuality, they would have a letter ready to go in order to assuage people's fears--because, you know, when people decide whether to go to a concert or not, they need to be assured that the performer is not a homo. I mean, people don't want to catch a gay singer's cooties.... WHAT?!

According to KSN, the letter affirms Aiken's Christian beliefs, states that "he doesn't drink, smoke, swear, or womanize," and cites a Rolling Stone article in which Aiken clearly asserts that he is not gay. Whew! Crisis averted!

After leaving last night's raucous Pansy Division concert at Spaceland in Los Angeles, my friend Gabriel insisted that I fulfill my duties as a journalist by going back to interview a band member or two, chatting with them about gay punk, and asking them what John Cameron Mitchell was doing in the audience. It was way past my bedtime and I was cranky, so I screamed, "Who the hell do you think I am?! Hunter S. Thompson?!"

But since I feel such a deep commitment to you, dear QueerSighted readers, I found myself back at the venue and talking with Pansy Division's founding members, Jon Ginoli and Chris Freeman. And while doing so, I remembered why I went to the concert in the first place--aside from their unabashedly gay lyrics and catchy music, Pansy Division holds a unique and important place in queer, as well as rock, history.

The first all-gay rock band ever, Pansy Division has always been unafraid to sing directly about gay sex, gay life, gay sex, gay relationships, and gay sex--oh, and did I mention gay sex?--and they've done so with infectious pop-punk appeal. They first gained notoriety in the mid-'90s after they were asked to tour with Green Day, right when Dookie had captured the hearts, minds, and wallets of the public.

As expected, performing for Green Day's fan base met with mixed reactions. After all, no one goes to a rock show expecting to hear songs like "C***sucker Club," "Fem in a Black Leather Jacket," and "James Bondage," especially coming out of the mouths of men. While they were occasionally pelted with objects on stage, they gained new fans--many were high school kids, who didn't fit in with their straight peers and who didn't align with showtune-loving stereotypes, and they finally found musicians they could identify with and embrace.

A Christian theater group is spending $90,000 on a full-page ad in USA Today to publicly denounce Kathy Griffin for disrespecting Jesus in her recent acceptance speech for a creative arts Emmy. The going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket remark in question was:

"A lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus. So, all I can say is, 'suck it, Jesus.' This award is my god now."

A group called The Miracle Theater in Pigeon Forge (note to Christopher Guest: are you getting all this?) says in the ad that they are "honored as professional entertainers to stand for Christ" and that "enough is enough" when it comes to Hollywood blasphemers like Griffin.

Irish-Catholic Griffin responded "Am I the only Catholic left with a sense of humor?" in answer to Christian groups who are angry about what she said.

I'm just glad the Miracle Theater in Pigeon Forge is giving $90,000 to USA Today instead of to places like the Campaign for Children and Families.

Does this seem like a huge deal to you? Nothing is sacred to Kathy Griffin and we all know she's going to hell anyway for saying stuff a lot worse, right? I, for one, am looking forward to seeing her there.


[After the jump: which billionaire she's dating, a gay-fantasy diamond, and photos of gay-favorite Emmy moments]

As you've too often heard, many African-Americans resent comparisons between racism and homophobia--as if one brand of bigotry, hatred and stupidity is more exclusive or special in nature than all other brands. As if racism is Prada and homophobia is Hush Puppies. Well, if we're playing that game, Antisemitism beats racism hands down and makes me, as a Jew, the highest authority on bigotry. In fact, Antisemitism is the master brand and the rest of you--Blacks, queers, Asians, Mexicans, cat lovers, etc. are nothing but sub-brands.

African-Americans have slavery, Jim Crow and Katrina, but Jews have slavery, pogroms, the Spanish Inquisition, more expulsions than fingers on your hands, the Holocaust (which bundled slavery, genocide and medical experiments in one big fiesta of bigotry) and, of course, Mel Gibson. Our brand of bigotry is to racism as a classic Rolls Royce is to a used Chevy. So for those African-Americans who think they having boasting rights to racism over homophobia, I say poop.

I don't believe in the theory that celebrities are fair game for being outed. Nor am I a big fan of gossip sites. In fact, I pretty much hate them. But QueerSighted artist-pal David Gilmore over at Pretty On the Outside.com has yet another amusing celebritorial about all the recent gossip swirl around Jake Gyllenhaal's sexuality.

I couldn't resist Gilmore's entertaining explanation of his illustration, so I'm sharing it with you below.

By the way, as David says, this is super wishful thinking. Neither he nor I have any idea about the truth behind anything the pesky rumormongers are peddling.

"The expression there's an elephant in the room means an obvious truth that is being ignored. I think a pink elephant would appropriately apply to a gay person who is hiding his or her true self in plain sight.

Today there was an avalanche of gay speculation. Remember, it's just speculation. First was the news that Jake Gyllenhaal was gay, had been caught having sex with his bf in an SUV behind a chinese restaurant, and is going to have a baby with his partner. Holy Hot Homos! Where have I been?

Next came further speculation that Wentworth Miller had been seen out and about with TR Knight's ex boyfriend wearing matching flip flops. That's all the proof I need. Be still my pink heart.

Now all of this is probably super wishful thinking but it works for me. I'd love to see Chris Evans and Tom Brady going for a stroll in matching flip flops. That would be my Xanadu." *

Oops! She did it again, made out with a friend, only this time was a chick, oh baby, baby...

Is Britney Spears a bisexual? Am I the only one who saw this coming from a mile away? Clearly, Britney "I just put my tongue down your throat" Spears has been on the sexual warpath since she broke up K-Fed. She's been spotted making out with guys all over Los Angeles, and now she's being linked "romantically" with her former assistant. I'm pretty sure I saw her canoodling with an Orangatan at the LA Zoo, but don't tell the media, or else it'll make her look like a bad parent.

OK! Magazine claims to have some hot press on their hands. According to an article set for publication in OK! Britney's had "bisexual romps" with her 21-year-old ex-assistant, Shannon Funk. Spears fired Funk after a short 3-week employment. During those three weeks, though, those girls were like two peas in a pod. Funk had even been seen holding Spears' children when her own arms were just too damn tired to hold them herself.

I am a huge Nip/Tuck fan - in fact, I've been watching the show since it aired on FX for the very first episode on 7/22/2003. As Season 5 prepares to air this fall, on 10/23/2007, tittilating glimpses of the up-comng season are revealed.

Nip/Tuck has featured several gay and transgendered characters over the years, including the deliciously attractive Famke Jansen, who played Julia's (Joely Richardson) MTF life coach. Then there was the erotic dream that Christian (Julian McMahon) had where he and his partner, Sean (Dylan Walsh), elope on a gay trip together during a time when Christian is questioning his own sexuality. Of course we cannot forget one of the main supporting characters, Liz Winters (Roma Maffia) a dyke with a sense of humor, who plays an anesthesiologist working under Christian and Sean. Liz is very secure in her sexual orientation and dates Alanis Morissette with a dramatic flair for several episodes.

With the consistent gay and lesbian characters on the show, I could only hope that Season 5 would have something spectacularly sexy in store for us. Boy was I right!! According to TV Guide,

I know, I know, Beyonce is not a lesbian. She might as well be though. And plenty of us have placed her snuggly between Alicia Keys and Michelle Rodriguez in a lezzy fantasy or two. And I'm a lesbian and talking about her, so there you go. She's made it into our gay blog. She's sitting at the cool table for a day. Cool? Cool.

Alright, so everyone's talking about the fall at her concert in Florida a few nights ago. I had video from Youtube ready to show you, but her record label is going ALL over the internet pulling footage of it down. (Most recent update: I found a clip that you can see here, but it might be taken down by the time you click on it!)

Every time I hear someone in the media or on the street mentioning it, they're usually laughing in a "Haha, can you believe she did that? Clumsy Mclumsy" kinda way. But let us examine this a little bit.

Now I know when I'm walking down the street, to cross at a light or go grab some lunch or what have you, and I trip on a crack in the concrete, not only is it one of the few times you can actually see me blush, but I'm also quite sore afterwards. You know, you walk it off and go on with your day. Or in my case, say something out loud like "Of COURSE this would happen today" and smile real big so no one thinks you're in pain. But inside you're all "My lil' toe still stings. I better look at it when I get home. Wonder if I'll make it home without having to have someone come pick me up. I wonder if my insurance covers lil' toe vs. concrete."

You know, things of that nature.

Now Beyonce fell down a flight of STAIRS y'all! In front of thousands. And now, in front of millions. And the b*itch didn't miss a beat. Instead, she popped up like she was a marionette puppet, grabbed her mic, and

Yes peeps, that's the rumor. And if you read this post, you already know that a slew of movies are being worked on as Broadway musicals. But this one came out of left-field. I just didn't see this one coming!

In case you've been living under some sort of heterosexual-imposed rock, 'Brokeback Mountain' was the 2005 Oscar-winning movie (based on the story by E. Annie Proulx) that starred Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal about a forbidden relationship between two cowboys, Jack and Ennis. And I think it's one of the best movies ever made.

Last week I attended a reading of the Broadway-bound, movie-to-stage musical, 'Ever After: A Cinderella Story,' based on the popular 1998 film starring Drew Barrymore (right). Simply put, the movie and musical are a retelling of the classic story of Cinderella ...

Strap on your Monolo Blahniks and grab your Birkin bags, the 'Sex and the City' movie is scheduled to start filming this fall (several sources have confirmed: Variety.com, Foxnews.com). Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall and are set to reprise their roles from the popular HBO series. The much-anticipated movie will be the joint effort of HBO and New Line Cinema.



Anyone that knows me knows that I'm about as gay as they come. I might as well dye my hair rainbow and march around all day with my own gay pride parade, but that's besides the point. Despite being a lesbian, 'Sex and the City' is by far one of my all-time favorite TV shows. Even though the show centered around four straight women, I was inevitably drawn to the quick-witted dialog, relatable characters and the unflinching portrayal of human quirkiness and self-destructive risk-taking behaviors. Plus, the show provides more one-liners than Stephen Colbert after a State of the Union address.

And of course there are the gays. 'Sex and the City', despite having mostly heterosexual themes, never once ignored the gay population. There were Stanford Blatch and Anthony Marentino,