I Didn't Say It ...

Lady Gaga, A Star is Born, on her first scene in the film and how the gay community has supported her over the years:

“An absolute dream of a scene and moment for me in this film. I make a joke sometimes that behind every female icon is a gay man. I really wouldn’t be here without the gay community and what they have taught me about love and acceptance and bravery. This scene was so special. I love singing “La Vie en Rose”. I’ve sang it before. The challenge for this what I tried to focus on was that I was not at a Sean Parker event performing as myself but I was Allie singing “La Vie en Rose”, so I sing it differently…I think one of the most beautiful moments in this film is when she walks through the tinsel and she hears him playing a song where he says the lyrics, ‘maybe it’s time to let the old ways die’ to the drag queens as they’re sitting there. And I thinking to myself, she’s falling in love with this man because she sees he has empathy, he has compassion, he has love, he’s a kind person. It’s such a special moment in the film and I also thought that [Bradley Cooper] as a filmmaker executed it with perfect authenticity. I don’t feel for a second when I’m watching those scenes that I’m not in a real drag bar.”

When I first heard about this film I was scared; I mean, Gaga? Cooper—even if he is delicious. But I saw a preview or two and now I’m hooked.

Plus, the girl—and Cooper—can sing!

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Michael Elizabeth Pence, the Vice-President-For-Now, denying he has ever participated in a conversation about invoking the 25th Amendment oust _____:

“No. Never. And why would we be … ? I mean, the truth of the matter is, over the last eight years, despite what we heard from President Obama on Friday, I mean, this country was struggling. I mean, it was the weakest economic recovery since the Great Depression.”

Nice try Elizabeth, but everyone knows you’re waiting in the wings to cast your vote to get him out of there.

It’s what God wants, right??!!?

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Armie Hammer, my Husband-In-My-Head, and star of Call Me By Your Name, on the planned sequel and if he should be a spokesman for the peach industry after “The Peach Scene”:

“How much do I know and how much could I tell you are two very different things. I know a lot, but I can’t tell you anything. More than anything I trust the artistic direction to Luca and [novelist] André Aciman and to those guys who did such a good job handling it the first time around. The only thing I want to see is I want to see it happen. I want to do it again…I miss the whole crew. It was such a special time. It was such a collaborative, unique, and totally immersive filming experience that I never really had, nor since. If we get to do another one, I’ll feel really lucky … I’m pretty sure the peach industry saw what we did to the peaches and was like, ‘We can’t go there.'”

I do love a peach, and Armie with a peach is a peach.

That’s all.

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Omarosa Manigault, former White House staffer, saying she would regret the work she did for _____ for the rest of her life.

“At some point you have to stop a toxic relationship. I was in a toxic relationship with Donald Trump, and I regret that I was so complicit. You know, Hillary Clinton was robbed. And I was … a co-conspirator in that robbery. And I will regret that for the rest of my life that I was a co-conspirator along with the rest of the folks on this campaign that I helped this con man get into office. It’s very clear if you look at the report from the intelligence community that Russia assisted Donald Trump with getting elected. He might ignore it but I actually respect the intelligence community and their findings in that report. Have you seen that report? It’s airtight.”

You worked with him three times on his show; you say you knew he was a racist back then and you still took the job.

While I do enjoy your attacks on _____, I’d like you to take a good long sit down, you unindicted coconspirator.

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Chris Pine, my Husband-In-My-Head … sue me, on his upcoming full-frontal nude scene:

“We’re trying to make a film about a man and it’s a man who happens to become king. And it’s a story about power and who has power and why and the world of power—all these really primal elements. And one of the primal elements is this is a film that takes place in the mud and the rain and there’s fire, there’s sex, there’s killing, there’s violence, there’s love, there’s all of it. All the things that make animals animals, and humans humans, and human animals…and that particular scene on this hero journey the man is stripped of everything and ends up in a cave in the darkest recesses of his mind and imagination, he’s wrestling, and the next scene he reenters life and becomes a new man. That was the idea behind it, but it’s a hell of a thing to see on a 40-foot screen.”

Is a forty-foot screen big enough to handle it?

Asking for a ‘friend’?

Oh, and maybe Chris could make a cameo with Armie in his sequel.

I.Would.Die.

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Billie Joe Armstrong, singer, on racism and white people’s reactions to police shootings of black Americans:

“A lot of white people should shut up and listen. They really don’t know what the African-American experience truly is. When you have people getting shot in their cars for no reason, and being put in fucking jail cells, and it’s for profit, we have a very serious problem, and the first thing you need to do is get educated. Don’t try to this, like, ‘Blue Lives Matter.’ Don’t try to do the ‘All lives Matter.’ Just shut up and listen to the experience. And then move forward after that.”

Blacks lives matter has never meant that other lives matter; it’s always meant that, for centuries black lives did not matter and we need to learn that they do.

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Steve Schmidt, a GOP strategist who has left the party, on Mike Pence:

“He is a titanic, and I mean titanic, fraud. We have listened to this guy for many, many years in this country, on his moral high horse assaulting the dignity of gay people, across the board. His moral preening is famous throughout the land. Yet he is the most obsequious of all _____ cultists in the cabinet. There have been occasions, as George Will points out, where speaking on _____, in front of _____, Pence compliments on average of every 3.2 seconds. We have never seen such slobbering servility by a high government official in this country, than we do in Mike Pence and Donald _____. It is amazing. He is supposed to be serving the American people. He’s the Vice President of the United States, and he acts like he’s the house butler at Mar-a-Lago.”

Yeah, that sums it up nicely.

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I Didn't Say It ...

Chris Pine, on last summer's "Gay Sulu" controversy: 

“Amen, man. It’s about f—ing time. The fact that there’s still a conversation about it means that there’s still room to go in terms of it being normalized….My only rebuttal to George Takei — no matter what kind of creative differences he had about Sulu being gay, and I can understand his creative differences — is the fact that our job is to make people feel less alone. If there’s one kid in Middle America who feels any amount of self-loathing because he feels different, or is being bullied because he feels different or looks different or sounds different, if our film can give him solace and make him or her feel less alone, then abso-effin-lutely we should do it all the time, every day of the week.”

Hot. Smart. Compassionate. LGBT ally. Hot.

I know, I know, I said ‘hot’ twice … sue me. He’s hot.

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Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks quarterback, on Colin Kaepernick 'sit-in' and how he won't join: 

"First of all, there’s no perfect answer. I understand and respect the cause because there’s so much going on in America right now — so much hurt, so much pain. And ultimately I understand what he’s doing. For me, I love the flag. I love the National Anthem because it’s an emotional time for me because I’m so grateful I get to play on the football field. And every time I get to put my hand on my heart, it’s truly an honor — you know, the military, for me I think about my family members who have served, and friends — I train down in San Diego all the time, so I’m around the Navy and I see those guys around. And all they do for our country and the people in Afghanistan and all these people fighting. 9/11, for example, coming up — that’s going to be our first game and I think about all the pain from that. So that’s why I stand and put my hand on my heart."

And Kaepernick has his reasons for kneeling. It’s called Free Speech and what’s good for Colin is good for Russell.

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Steve King, Republican congressman, and asshat, from Iowa, saying Colin Kaepernick might be a terrorist because he kneels during the anthem:

“I understand that he has an Islamic girlfriend that is his fiancée and that this has changed him, has taken on some different political views along the way, this is activism that is sympathetic to ISIS. For me, if I’m the coach, I would say, ‘You’re done. Until you take a knee and beg forgiveness from the American people, you’re not going to set foot out on this field again.’”

See what he does there? While denying Kaepernick’s right to Free Speech, King uses his Free Speech to suggest that Kaepernick is an ISIS sympathizer and maybe his Islamic girlfriend is a terrorist.

Kaepernick is protesting something; King is using Hate Speech.

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Matt Bevin, Kentucky Republican governor, speaking at the closing session of the Values Voter Summit Hatefest:

“Somebody asked me yesterday … ‘Do you think it’s possible, if Hillary Clinton were to win the election, do you think it’s possible that we’ll be able to survive? That we would ever be able to recover as a nation?’ And while there are people who have stood on this stage and said we would not, I would beg to differ. But I will tell you this: I do think it would be possible, but at what price? At what price? The roots of the tree of liberty are watered by what? The blood, of who? The tyrants to be sure, but who else? The patriots. Whose blood will be shed? It may be that of those in this room. It might be that of our children and grandchildren. I have nine children. It breaks my heart to think that it might be their blood that is needed to redeem something, to reclaim something, that we through our apathy and our indifference have given away.”

This is the GOP, so reduced to fearmongering and hate that this wingnut suggests bloodshed, a Civil War, perhaps, are the only recourse to a Clinton presidency.

That kinda sounds like treason to me … plus, he looks like the new Crazy Eyes to me.

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Tim Kaine, Democratic VP nominee, on GOP VP nominee Mike Pence saying Putin is a stronger leader than Obama:

“What about invading other countries is leadership? What about running your economy into the ground is leadership? What about persecuting LGBT Russians is leadership? What about setting up journalists and imprisoning them and even killing them is leadership? There is a difference between dictatorship and leadership. And If you didn’t understand that you wouldn’t get out of a fifth grade civics exam if you don’t understand the difference between dictatorship and leadership [and] it also demonstrates just an irrational hostility toward President Obama that I just don’t get.”

Trouble is, all those things that Putin has done, are things Mike Pence would do if given half the chance.

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Nyle DiMarco, Dancing with the Stars and America’s Next Top Model winner, on what it means to be deaf and gender fluid, and on The [t]Rump:

“My passion, personally, is being my true self while inspiring young people who are struggling with their identities to love themselves for who they are. And myself, as a sexually fluid deaf man, I know that embracing all our identities is the way to thrive and to overcome the limitations and prejudices that surround us. There is no doubt in my mind that human diversity is what colors our world. For all LGBTQ Americans, we know from experience that labels can’t hold us back. We can change the world one person at a time simply by being our true selves. ... Seriously, I don’t find not being able to hear an obstacle or a boundary. For me and for many of us, it is an advantage and it’s a part of my identity in fact. It’s a huge part of who I am. And in this very turbulent political year, trust me, don’t you want to sometimes just turn the volume off completely when Donald Trump starts to rant? I have a tremendous advantage there as well. I don’t hear a thing.”

I’m like Nyle, in that I don’t hear [t]Rump either because I mute the television whenever he appears.

It saves my sanity.

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Would You Hit It?

Let's meet our newest contestant, actor Chris Pine and answer one simple question:

Would.You. Hit.It?

Yes or No?

Or .... would you prefer to hit him as a Prince in the upcoming film version of Into The Woods?

Random Musings

Two days, six more for equality:

Claire McCaskill, the Democratic senator from Missouri:

"I have come to the conclusion that our government should not limit the right to marry based on who you love. While churches should never be required to conduct marriages outside of their religious beliefs, neither should the government tell people who they have a right to marry. My views on this subject have changed over time, but as many of my gay and lesbian friends, colleagues and staff embrace long term committed relationships, I find myself unable to look them in the eye without honestly confronting this uncomfortable inequality. Supporting marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples is simply the right thing to do for our country, a country founded on the principals of liberty and equality. Good people disagree with me. On the other hand, my children have a hard time understanding why this is even controversial. I think history will agree with my children."

Mark Warner, the Democratic senator from Virginia:

“I support marriage equality because it is the fair and right thing to do. Like many Virginians and Americans, my views on gay marriage have evolved, and this is the inevitable extension of my efforts to promote equality and opportunity for everyone. I was proud to be the first Virginia governor to extend anti-discrimination protections to LGBT state workers. In 2010, I supported an end to the military’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy, and earlier this month I signed an amicus brief urging the repeal of DOMA. I believe we should continue working to expand equal rights and opportunities for all Americans."

Mark Begich, the Democratic senator from Alaska:

"Gay and lesbian couples should not be denied the ability to pledge their love and commitment through the civil institution of marriage. I believe that two committed adults of the same sex should be able to receive a government-issued marriage license, while religious institutions retain their right to determine which marriages they will perform."

Jay Rockefeller, the Democratic senator from West Virginia:

 “Like so many of my generation, my views on allowing gay couples to marry have been challenged in recent years by a new, more open generation. Churches and ministers should never have to perform marriages that violate their religious beliefs, but the government shouldn’t discriminate against people who want to marry just because of their gender. Younger people in West Virginia and even my own children have grown up in a much more equal society and they rightly push us to question old assumptions – to think deeply about what it means for all Americans to be created equal. This has been a process for me, but at this point I think it’s clear that DOMA is discriminatory. I’m against discrimination in all its forms, and I think we can move forward in our progress toward true equality by repealing DOMA.”

Jon Tester, the Democratic senator from Montana:

“Montanans believe in the right to make a good life for their families. How they define a family should be their business and their business alone. I’m proud to support marriage equality because no one should be able to tell a Montanan or any American who they can love and who they can marry.”

Kay Hagan, the Democratic senator from North Carolina:

 “I know there are strong feelings on both sides, and I have a great deal of respect for their opinions, but after much thought and prayer on my part this is where I am today. I know all our families do not look alike. We all want the same thing for our families. We want happiness, we want health, prosperity, a bright future for our children and grandchildren. After conversations I’ve had with family members, with people I go to church with and with North Carolinians from all walks of life, I’ve come to my own personal conclusion that we should not tell people who they can love, or who they can marry. It’s time to move forward with this issue.”

It’s going to happen people.

David Beckham.

We all know the man looks mighty, um, well-packaged in a pair of briefs, but who knew he could rock the ass in a pair of trousers.

Seriously, gimme a quarter to bounce off that thing.

Just sayin’.

It seems like at least one person in Kentucky has the good sense that god—or whoever—gave a goat.

And that would be Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, who vetoed House Bill 279 , by which a "religious individual could claim an exemption from any law or policy that prohibits discrimination" meaning people could discriminate against The Gays, The Women, or The Minorities, and get away with it because they believe it’s God’s will to be a Hater.

Here’s the deal, Kentucky, no one is saying you can’t hate The Gays, The Women, or The Minorities, because, well, like Speech, Hate is actually free. But, really, using god—or whomever—to justify hate?

How effing Christ-like. But then …..

The asshats won when both chambers of the Kentucky legislature voted overwhelmingly to override Beshear's veto.

So, Hate is back on in Kentucky, I mean, all you gotta do is say Gold told you so.

Just because… Chris Pine. I could get totally lost in those baby blues.

I could use a coffee, so I think I’ll get in my car and drive to the nearest Starbucks …. twenty miles away. But, it’ll be worth the drive because, just this week, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz shot down a shareholder who grilled him about the company's support for marriage equality at the annual shareholders meeting.

It seems that shareholder Tom Strobhar suggested that the boycott by anti-equality bigots had cost him money: “In the first full quarter after this boycott was announced, our sales and our earrings — shall we say politely — were a bit disappointing.”

Howard Schultz reiterated to Strobhar that the decision to back marriage equality was not about the bottom line, but about respecting diversity. He added that Starbucks had delivered a healthy return last year, boycott or no, and then said:

“If you feel, respectfully, that you can get a higher return than the 38 percent you got last year, it’s a free country. You can sell your shares of Starbucks and buy shares in another company. Thank you very much.”

Suh-nap.

Thank you, Mr. Schultz. Can I get biscotti with my Latte?

Well, well, well ....

The Today Show's weekend anchor Jenna Wolfe came out of the closet this week when she announced that she and her partner, NBC News correspondent Stephanie Gosk, are having a baby:

“This is the most exciting thing that has ever happened to us. But I don’t want to bring my daughter into a world where I’m not comfortable telling everyone who I am and who her mother is.”

Wolfe and Gosk have been a couple for three years; they are planning to marry, but are really most excited about the baby.

Congrats to you both.

Welcome out.

Naturally, Homo HQ will be sending you a copy of The Gay Agenda, and, in lieu of the Coming Out Toaster Oven, perhaps we'll send a Coming Out Diaper Bag.

Welcome out.

So, it seems that New Pope Frankie has decided not to sit upon the Golden throne like Old Pope Benny did, which begs the question, or questions....

Is the Golden Throne now in Pope Benny's Official castle so his manservant can bring him coffee there each morning?

... and ...

Is the Catholic Church going to sell the Golden Throne and give the money to the poor, or sell the throne and use the money to defend itself in the endless and ongoing pedophile scandal?

I think we all know the answer to that one ....

Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin filmed a new television pilot at CNN. The details are sketchy, but it’s supposedly a funny show filmed before a live audience.

New boss at CNN, Jeff Zucker, was on the show, and it may be part of Zucker’s attempts to broaden the CNN audience by adding more mainstream entertainment fare.

At any rate, my BFF and my Husband-In-My-Head together on regular basis? I’m in.

And THE TWEET OF THE WEEK:

Helloooooooooooooo Handsome

Chris Pine.
My Husband-In-My-Head....and Carlos is okay with that.
Killer smile, gorgeous baby blues, leather pants.
Plus, he's in a new movie with my, ahem, other Husband-In-My-Head, Denzel Washington.
I'll be in the front row.

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The Gayest Oscar Show EVER!!!!!!

I love me some Oscar.

I'm a big gay Oscar show queen; it's like my Superbowl, so cut me some slack.

I love the wacky fashion and the inane rambling thank-you speeches; the things that happen that shouldn't; the things that should happen but don't.

And, well, it's just so gay.

And this year proves to be the gayest Oscars ever. With lots of man candy and gay heartthrobs on a show produced by a gay man, Adam Shankman.

It don't get much gayer, unless it's the Tony's.

Here are just some of my :::::Hot Flashes::::: for Sunday night:

Chris Pine

Bradley Cooper

Jake Gyllenhaal

Tom Ford

Keanu Reeves

Gerard Butler

Ryan Reynolds

Sam Worthington

Channing Tatum

And, for the younger gays, or the gays who like their mens younger, but legal:

Zac Efron

Taylor Lautner

Sunday Movie Sunday

We went to the movies yesterday.

Carlos has been working extra days for the past several weeks that we really have had much time off together, and between swollen ankles and rainy days, we've been housebound the rest. So we decided to take a Sunday afternoon and see the new Star Trek movie.

Carlos is a Trekkie, of sorts. He used to watch the old show on a tiny black-and-white TV as a young homo on Mexico. He loved Captain Kirk. Loved, if you, ahem, get my meaning.

As a young homo in California, I, too watched Star Trek, but I thought Captain Kirk, and by association, William Shatner, was a arrogant blowhard, looking for his inner Denny Crane.

But I love a good popcorn movie as much as I love popcorn, so off we went.

And, I must say, I liked the movie quite a lot. I think it had just enough of the old show to satisfy those that remember when, and enough new stuff to attract people who don't know and don't care about Star Trek....or as some folks still say, and I so want to smack them, Star Track.

But what did I like best about the movie?

Special effects? Oh, they were good all right.

The inspired casting? All the right actors played all the right part.

The story? Time travel and black holes are always good.

Leonard Nimoy back as Spock? yeah, it was nice to see him again.

No, those are all well and good, but after seeing the movie and talking about the movie with Carlos, I came to realise that this is why I liked the movie.

Two words: Chris Pine.

Two more words: Dee-lish.