Posted:
May 12, 2008 | Category:
Comics,
Buffy 
If you want a roller coaster ride of emotions, try reading Buffy Season Eight #14. The excruciatingly long wait has been worth it. In my book, Part 3 of the Wolves at the Gate arc has a solid place in the Top 3 issues of this season so far.
Last issue:
A mysterious gang of vampires from Tokyo raided Buffy’s headquarters in Scotland, successfully stealing the Scythe. Buffy takes all the slayers to Japan to retrieve the powerful weapon.
*** SPOILER WARNING ***
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Posted:
May 9, 2008 | Category:
Religion,
Gay Rights 
by Wayne Besen
No matter who wins the presidential election, it is quite clear that the big loser in campaign 08 is religion.
By far, the most strident political voices have come from renegade reverends that seem a bit hot under the collar. These cantankerous characters (or caricatures) have transformed their houses of worship into a harbor of war ships with loose cannons lobbing invective into an otherwise serene national conversation.
The most cloying of the clergy is Barack Obama’s self-promoting preacher, Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright. While he claims to represent the interests of African Americans, he may be remembered for giving a black eye to the black church, while sabotaging America’s first legitimate African American presidential contender.
Wright has clearly turned the sanctuary into a sanitarium. When I see him jumping around the pulpit and flapping his wings like a chicken, I want to call Colonel Sanders, so Wright’s ridiculous routine will finally come home to roost.
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Posted:
May 8, 2008 | Category:
Toys and Games,
Art,
Buffy RogueHunter, I bow before you.
Now this is what fan art is all about! Check out these incredibly detailed, life-like figures, sets, clothing and accessories of various Buffyverse characters (yes, even the minor ones). Satsu with her three badge pins and katana made me smile (now I’m just waiting for her teeny stuffed toy). Principal Wood looks like D.B. Woodside got frozen in wax. Remarkable. But my favorite has got to be the Gentlemen from Season 4. Creeeepy. More here and here.
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Posted:
May 7, 2008 | Category:
Pictures,
Films,
News A rarity even in this day and age, Taiwan’s only out director Zero Chou talked to Malinda Lo of AE and discussed her latest movie, Drifting Flowers. There was also a discussion about Chou’s last movie, Spider Lilies, which was a hit both at the box office and in underground China, where the film is still banned (ha! but the Chinese are the BEST pirates in the world!). Some of the best parts for me were her revelation that the beautiful Isabella Leong actually wanted to play a lesbian, and seeing a picture of Zero and her partner. It was cute to see them together, with Zero being so small and all, like me. To read the full interview, click here.
Here’s a photo of Zero Chou after receiving the Teddy Award for Best Film for Spider Lilies, and Isabella and Rainie Yang sharing a kiss at the premiere night of their movie, in response to insistent fan requests. Excuse me for gushing, but Isabella Leong is hot! She has a small part in the upcoming Hollywood movie The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Watch out for it. 
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Posted:
May 7, 2008 | Category:
Gay Rights,
Books 
I’ve just received my copy of Beebo Brinker in the mail bought from Amazon. It’s the last of a series of 6 novels published between 1957-1962, but it’s actually a prequel to all of them, so I guess it makes sense to read this first. I’m quite psyched, being deprived of lesbian-themed books in general. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the novel, here’s an excerpt from Wikipedia:
Arguably the most popular of Bannon’s characters throughout the series, Beebo Brinker is remarkable in literature - especially in the 1950s and 1960s. She refuses to dress femininely, and readers only once read about her wearing a skirt. In fact, she takes jobs that are clearly below her abilities (elevator operator and delivery boy) and declines a higher education because she knows these vocations would limit her to wearing feminine clothing. A writer who adapted three of the books into a play explained Beebo’s draw: “She’s a brave person who tried to pass as a guy at a time when most lesbians were totally under cover. Those women of that era who lived openly like that were heroic. They didn’t live in regular society, they really lived on the edge, they lived on some fringe.”
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The French minister of human rights and foreign affairs has announced that it will appeal at the United Nations for a universal decriminalisation of homosexuality.
Still on a Mother’s Day hangover. Has anybody seen this cartoon? Buddy G, My Two Moms and Me was created by a pair of lesbian moms who were looking for a gay-friendly kiddie show, and of course, couldn’t find one. Way to go grabbing the bull by the horns, I say. Pretty handy in the future when we’ve got kids of our own.
