Jodie Foster Left Partner Cydney Bernard for Another Woman
Oscar winning actress Jodie Foster had another woman lined up when she and her partner of 14 years, Cydney Bernard called it quits. Foster, 45, met and fell for screenwriter Cynthia Mort, 51, on the set of the vigilante flick, The Brave One in 2007 and has been seeing her ever since, according to a report by The National Enquirer. - [full article]
Gay Iranian Granted Asylum in UK, MP Simon Hughes 'Delighted' Mehdi Kazemi, the 20-year-old gay Iranian, who has been trying to get asylum in the UK for two years, has been granted permission to stay in the United Kingdom. Simon Hughes, the Liberal Democrat MP, said last night that he was 'delighted' by the decision of the Home Office that Kazemi could stay in the United Kingdom. - [full article]
Clinton Celebrates Victory in Kentucky, Obama Speaks in Iowa on Oregon Win Hillary Clinton celebrated victory in the Kentucky Democratic primary on Tuesday evening, declaring that she will continue to go 'toe to toe' with rival Barack Obama in the battle to claim the White House in November. Obama, projected to take the Oregon primary also held on Tuesday, spoke on his win from Iowa, the site of his first victory in the Democratic contests. - [full article]
Clinton Wins Big in Kentucky, Obama Looks for Victory in Oregon
New York Senator Hillary Clinton has taken victory in the Kentucky Democratic primary on Tuesday as expected, with Illinois Senator Barack Obama on track to win in the Oregon primary results. According to Kentucky exit polls and early voting results, Clinton took the state by a wide spread, while polls from Oregon give Obama a comfortable margin of victory. - [full article]
Ten Worst 'Idol' Performances: David Archuleta, Carrie Underwood
As David Archuleta and David Cook battle it out for American Idol glory with songs as forgettable as Paula Abdul’s 1995 album Head over Heels, we take a look back at some Idol performances past we remember for all the wrong reasons. From Sanjaya Malakar to Clay Aiken, everyone gives a bad performance now and then. - [full article]
Blake Lewis’ 'Audio Day Dream' Blake Lewis has learned a lot since taking home runner up honors on the sixth season of American Idol. Here, the pop wunderkind talks to GayWired.com about his new album, Audio Day Dream, post-American Idol life, comparisons to Justin Timberlake and being a child of the '80s. Oh… and he clears up those pesky romantic rumors about him and Jordin Sparks as well. - [full article]
Unless you've been living under a rock, last week in California marked a momentous turning point in history when the Supreme Court ruled that to ban gay marriage is unconstitutional. Californians stood up and took notice. Including The Lair star David Moretti and his crew.
This Gay Week in Television: Gale Harold, 'American Idol' Desperate Housewives' season goes out with a Botox-infused bang with Queer as Folk's Gale Harold. Gay poster boy Neil Patrick Harris nails hot mess Britney Spears on How I Met Your Mother. Grey's Anatomy goes for the mother of all ratings-grabbers—the lesbian kiss—between Sara Ramirez and Brooke Smith. ANTM goes plus size and American Idol winner Taylor Hicks goes Broadway. - [full article]
Who's Got the Fuzzier Math? Clinton or Obama?
Sen. Hillary Clinton argues that wins in democratic strongholds and support from core party constituencies give her a stronger electoral advantage over John McCain in November's. Conversely Barack Obama believes that he and his supporters can potentially deliver states for the democrats that have eluded the party for years, which will add up to a democratic win. So whose math is fuzzier? - [full article]
Wedding Bell Blues: How Will Gay Marriage Effect the Election?
There was an earthquake in California yesterday. No homes—straight or LGBT—were destroyed. Barriers to inequality, however, were demolished when the Golden State’s Supreme Court struck down the state’s law banning same-sex marriage. I just wish the decision could have come out after Election Day. My concern is the impact this decision will have on the presidential race. - [full article]
Hypocrites of the Week: Uncommitted Dem. Superdelegates
Among the big headlines of the week, calls for Sen. Hillary Clinton to exit the race for the democratic presidential nomination are most prominent. But instead of all the chatter about what it might take to get Hillary Clinton out of the race, more attention should be focused on why the remaining uncommitted democratic superdelegates have made it possible for Clinton to keep her campaign alive. - [full article]
California Gets Marriage Equality… And It’s Only the Beginning
The California Supreme Court has ruled in favor of marriage equality. It has ruled in favor of equal access for all people living in the state—and anyone who wants to go visit—to get married. Bravo California... time to celebrate. But remember; our work has just begun. - [full article]
What would you say if your boss told you work was sending you on a 35 day bus tour to Phoenix, Dallas, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, Nashville, Indianapolis and Detroit? If you're writer Greg Fieser, after a mini freak out, you say, 'Why not make a film about gay life in the heartland'? Several dozen on cameras later, this is his road journal.
The Glamorous Life: Mariah Carey, Naomi Campbell Naomi Campbell gets ‘political’?; Victoria Beckham upstages Paris Hilton in London; Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon smile for a good cause in Manhattan; Iman pays tribute to Alek Wek; Natalie Portman channels Hepburn in Cannes: Heatherette dolls up a playmate; and Britney Spears vacations in Costa Rica with two old guys. - [full article]
11 Things to Try Before You Die
Remember the time when you floored the pedal without warning while driving on the highway to feel that sudden surge of rush in your chest? Yea, thoseare the moments that make us feel truly alive. There are some activities undertaken around the world whose purpose may or may not be to get the adrenaline juices flowing, but they certainly send us over the moon with a rush experienced never before. - [full article]
Celebrity Travelogue: Honey Labrador Honey Labrador has been turning heads ever since she was discovered as a model at the age of 17. More than 20 years later, after gracing the covers of almost every major fashion magazine, appearing in Queer Eye for the Straight Girl and launching her own design company, Honey is still as captivating as ever. Here the modern Renaissance woman tells GayWired.com about some of the places she's fallen in love with along the way. - [full article]
Top 10 Job Interview Disasters
Most people don't come out remembering what went right in a job interview. They remember the bad things. The joke that fell flat, the awkward silence halfway through, the question that left them scrabbling for an inadequate answer. And while some people just seem to have the knack for doing well in job interviews, most of us have probably had at least one complete interview disaster in our time. - [full article]
What Can a Small Business Coach Do For You?
Do you ever get the funny feeling that you are talking only to yourself? When you try to think about strategy for your company, do you stare at a blank wall? Are the voices in your head louder than the radio? If this is true for you, then you might have small business owner syndrome. This is most easily remedied by talking to someone else. Your best bet? A business coach. - [full article]
Recession Proof Your Career
Everyone's heard about the recent layoffs and downsizing in the financial industry due to the mortgage crisis and the fire sale of Bear Stearns. Are you worrying about how to stay valuable to your current employer and how to avoid the unemployment line? If your idea of safeguarding your career consists of putting your head down and working as hard as you can, you need a wake-up call. - [full article]
Media Milestones: The Evolution of the Gay Press
Political scientists sometimes suggest the greatest predictor of any American’s political affiliation is really pretty simple. Just ask how his or her parents are registered. Unless, of course, you're a gay American. Stats show we're one of the few groups likely to choose our own political ties, something newsmakers like The Washington Blade and The Advocate have been cultivating for decades. - [full article]
The Detox Dilemma
Detox diets make a whole lot of promises, from flushing out poisons, melting away excess fat, and bolstering the immune system to clearing the complexion, supplying energy, and even curing diseases. The basic idea is to 'detoxify' the body of harmful substance so it can perform optimally, while at the same time magically causing your body to shed unwanted pounds. The question is: Do detox diets really work? - [full article]
Fat Factors: Sleep, Stress, and the Weight-Gain Connection
You're eating all the right things and logging sweaty hours at the gym, so what’s with the weight gain? If you’ve put your diet and exercise habits under the microscope, but still aren’t getting results, it may be time to consider how other factors like sleep deprivation and high stress levels may be part of the problem. Learn about these hidden weight-gain factors below, and what you can do to solve them. - [full article]
Healthy Traveler - Staying Fit While on the Road
Business and vacation travel can be a fun change of pace from the daily grind. The change of scenery can be invigorating. But, what do you do when your daily exercise routine will be interrupted? Do you simply have to deal with your healthful fitness program and balanced dietary intake taking a backseat or is it possible to be a healthy traveler? - [full article]
The (ex) Governor’s Wife, My Best Friend and the Down Low
In his last op-ed as executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Matt Foreman tackles the under-researched, under-funded and oft misunderstood world of the down low and gay men. Finding links between Silda Spitzer, a friend's unwitting affair with a married man and the rise of HIV in the black community, this is his call to action that something must be done to stop this epidemic. - [full article]
The 'Real' New Gay Marriage
A recent article in The New York Times Magazine flanks profiles of several young, married gay couples with photos of 20-something gays in sweater sets and tailored khakis vacuuming around their lap dog in a Boston brownstone or clutching each other tightly in a photo worthy of center stage on a carved marble mantle. But since when is 'equality' a synonym for 'assimilation'? - [full article]
LezTalk: Nothing as Planned, Part III For a lesbian expecting a baby conceived with a gay man, things were surprisingly normal. Sometimes my partner Kira accompanied me to my prenatal check ups, and other times daddy-to-be Daniel came. I recall only one kink at the OB, when I corrected a technician who referred to Daniel as my husband. Later a doctor looked at my file and whispered, 'So the father of the baby is not your husband?' - [full article]
A Baby Story
What could possibly move a 35-year-old gay woman with a self-confessed fat ass, to opt to give birth to and raise a baby on her own? From her struggle to overcome selfish desires for Pottery Barn furniture to working on finishing her degree while supporting herself, to choosing a Chinese sperm donor, a writer, student and lesbian shares her journey from the first pang of her biological clock, through to her second trimester. - [full article]
The Politics of Same Sex Marriage
As the courts of the nation struggle to define marriage in a legal sense, devoid of its religiousness, the nation's politicians are not required to follow the same path. In fact, the majority of American politicians have publicly stated that marriage is a state that is, in their interpretation, to be entered into between a man and a woman. Where then, does this leave same sex couples? - [full article]
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