Jezebel has a round-up of the red carpet last night's Drag Industry Variety Awards (get it? DIVA?) that took place in Sydney, and it's nothing short of fabulous.
And tonight, for the first time ever on Project Runway, the designers will be creating magical outfits for drag queens. This is bound to be the best episode of P-Run ever aired. Don't miss it on Bravo at 9 p.m. EST. (For some reason, I think Jerrell's going to prevail on this challenge.)
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New Jersey ready for marriage?
According to the results of a new Zogby Poll, which Garden State Equality released today, a majority of people in New Jersey feel that they're okay with marriage equality taking the place of civil unions. Sixty-nine percent of New Jerseyans say that marriage equality is inevitable in the state.
"Currently, New Jersey lets same-sex couples enter only into civil
unions, while California and Massachusetts give same-sex couples the
freedom to marry. Do you support or oppose same-sex couples in New
Jersey also getting the freedom to marry?" the question read. 50.1 percent said "support, while 42.3 percent said "oppose."
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FOX News apologizes for anti-trans remarks
Gregg Jarrett, the FOX News anchor who made offensive comments regarding Isis, the transgender "America's Next Top Model" contestant, apologized on air yesterday.
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mrwatkins83 on 8/20/0812:30 PM:
I'm not entirely sure he gave a proper apology, nor did he say what GLADD thought was offensive about the coverage.
Fox News sucks.
Obama leads among gay voters
According to a press release from OutNewsWire, 68 percent of gay adults will vote for Barack Obama, 10 percent will vote for John McCain, three percent choose Ralph Nader, and one percent supports Bob Barr. The other 18 percent is still undecided.
According to the latest Harris Poll, Obama has an eight point lead over John McCain among all registered U.S. voters.
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ManHunt vs. McCain
We're conducting a rather unscientific survey of sorts, to see how far politics reach into the bedroom.
In a 2007 interview, a board member of internet hook-up site ManHunt revealed he supported John McCain for president, and he made a personal donation to the campaign. Back in 2007, McCain was considered a "liberal Republican," so the donation didn't attract much attention at the time.
Times change, and unfortunately McCain has now aligned himself with the Religious Right. After some recent press about ManHunt's multi-million dollar profits, the ManHunt exec's contribution has caused an uproar amongst the men who pay for subscriptions to the site.
The board member, Jonathan Crutchley, originally defended his position by saying he still though McCain would be a better president, and McCain was just as gay-friendly as Obama. He eventually withdrew his support of McCain, however--when his donation to the campaign was subsequently rejected, amidst all the media brou-ha-ha (even though at first McCain's camp didn't notice/care where the money came from).
As a result of Crutchley's endorsement of McCain, ManHunt members have threatened to cancel their subscriptions to the site; in an effort to control the negative p.r., Crutchley stepped down from the board of directors. Of course, he's still part owner of the site itself, so he's still making profit.
But is anyone actually following through? Does it matter that the board member used his own profits, not company revenue, to make the donation?
If you are a member of ManHunt (or were, until the big scandal), take a moment to vote your opinion. If you have something to say, click the "other" option and type in your statement. All votes are anonymous, although your IP address gets only one click.
If you're not a ManHunt member, you can vote in the "other" section and make a statement, as well. Happy voting!
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