My thoughts: Beyonce+S&M undertone+Remix= a very happy gay juan!
But seriously, Beyonce is getting all S&Med out in this video. Ballerina heels, "code words," and lusty leather outfits? Hm... For one, ballerina heels are painful; usually, people either sit or use a cane to get around in them and as you'll see, Beyonce just works those things. Who knew that Beyonce had a kinky leather side? Endless nights of debauchery anyone? :)
If you all can't access it from the link below just type in "Beyonce" and "Greenlight" and watch the video on youtube. enjoy!
Friday, November 30, 2007
Beyonce S&Ming
Monday, November 26, 2007
fellowship info!
GLAAD is currently accepting applications for our 2008 Fellowships!
GLAAD’s Fellowship program was created to provide emerging leaders a unique opportunity to build experience in media activism. Fellows prepare for their future careers by working hand-on with media projects while participating in GLAAD’s rigorous professional development program, a new and integral part of the fellowship experience at GLAAD. Fellows work nearly full time in our New York and Los Angeles offices and are supervised and mentored by GLAAD’s Program and Communication staff Next year, GLAAD Fellowships run from early January, 2008 through December 31, 2008. GLAAD Media Fellows are paid a monthly stipend of $1600, and are responsible for their own housing and living expenses.
Detailed information about the open fellowships, including application instructions, can be found by accessing the links below.
***Please Note: The application deadline has been extended until December 7, 2007.***
(If the links below are not active in your browser, please go to http://www.glaad.org/about/fellowship_opps.php for a comprehensive listing of all GLAAD’s 2008 Fellowships.)
GLAAD Fellowships, New York - 2008
Communications Research Fellow [Click Here For Details] <http://www.glaad.org/about/fellowship_details.php?id=155 >
Media Programs/Sports Media Fellow [Click Here For Details] <http://www.glaad.org/about/fellowship_details.php?id=161 >
Media Programs Fellow – Young Adult Program [Click Here For Details] <http://www.glaad.org/about/fellowship_details.php?id=162 >
Religion, Faith, and Values Media Program Fellow [Click Here For Details] <http://www.glaad.org/about/fellowship_details.php?id=163 >
Transgender Advocacy Initiatives Fellow [Click Here For Details] <http://www.glaad.org/about/fellowship_details.php?id=165 >
GLAAD’s Fellowship program was created to provide emerging leaders a unique opportunity to build experience in media activism. Fellows prepare for their future careers by working hand-on with media projects while participating in GLAAD’s rigorous professional development program, a new and integral part of the fellowship experience at GLAAD. Fellows work nearly full time in our New York and Los Angeles offices and are supervised and mentored by GLAAD’s Program and Communication staff Next year, GLAAD Fellowships run from early January, 2008 through December 31, 2008. GLAAD Media Fellows are paid a monthly stipend of $1600, and are responsible for their own housing and living expenses.
Detailed information about the open fellowships, including application instructions, can be found by accessing the links below.
***Please Note: The application deadline has been extended until December 7, 2007.***
(If the links below are not active in your browser, please go to http://www.glaad.org/about
GLAAD Fellowships, New York - 2008
Communications Research Fellow [Click Here For Details] <http://www.glaad.org/about
Media Programs/Sports Media Fellow [Click Here For Details] <http://www.glaad.org/about
Media Programs Fellow – Young Adult Program [Click Here For Details] <http://www.glaad.org/about
Religion, Faith, and Values Media Program Fellow [Click Here For Details] <http://www.glaad.org/about
Transgender Advocacy Initiatives Fellow [Click Here For Details] <http://www.glaad.org/about
Saturday, November 24, 2007
I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry
http://youtube.com/watch?v=K98eT6j3XUw
I rent this movie by Adam Sandler this weekend.
It was really fun to me, but I am wondering if we can critisize this movie with queer eyes or not.
If some of you have seen this movie before, please comment your reviews.
I rent this movie by Adam Sandler this weekend.
It was really fun to me, but I am wondering if we can critisize this movie with queer eyes or not.
If some of you have seen this movie before, please comment your reviews.
Friday, November 23, 2007
A Shot at Queer Love?
Has anyone seen the show "A Shot at Love with Tia Tequila?" I've watched it a few times, and I just don't know what to make of it...
The first time I saw it, I thought, "oh, great, here we go. Here's a hypersexualized woman playing bisexual for a heterosexual male gaze. This is another typical porn lesbian/bi representation..." But, the more I watch it, the more I wonder if it has possibilities for subversive representations.
Amongst the contestants competing for Tia's attention is a very butch, perhaps trans lesbian, Dani. When I was first started watching, I was weary of how she'd be represented and I thought she'd be eliminated immediately. But, she's actually stuck around for a while and has been depicted really positively. She's portrayed as intelligent, sincere, kind, and friendly. And, even though Tia has made it clear that she's usually not attracted to butchy girls, she seems to like Dani...
I ramble on about this because this otherwise trashy show is significant in portraying a butch lesbian. This is a show for mainstream audiences, yet pretty queer in content... However, it remains to be seen whether she'll pick a boy or a girl. I'd be willing to bet Dani doesn't win the show, guess we'll have to see...
The first time I saw it, I thought, "oh, great, here we go. Here's a hypersexualized woman playing bisexual for a heterosexual male gaze. This is another typical porn lesbian/bi representation..." But, the more I watch it, the more I wonder if it has possibilities for subversive representations.
Amongst the contestants competing for Tia's attention is a very butch, perhaps trans lesbian, Dani. When I was first started watching, I was weary of how she'd be represented and I thought she'd be eliminated immediately. But, she's actually stuck around for a while and has been depicted really positively. She's portrayed as intelligent, sincere, kind, and friendly. And, even though Tia has made it clear that she's usually not attracted to butchy girls, she seems to like Dani...
I ramble on about this because this otherwise trashy show is significant in portraying a butch lesbian. This is a show for mainstream audiences, yet pretty queer in content... However, it remains to be seen whether she'll pick a boy or a girl. I'd be willing to bet Dani doesn't win the show, guess we'll have to see...
Hedwig and the Angry
I found a clip of the ending of the film on Youtube, for those of you who didn't get to see it.
The last few seconds or so of the film are missing, so what happens is: Hedwig walks down the street, stops at the mouth of the alley, looks both ways, and continues moving forwards.
Also, here's the link to the Popmatters'>http://www.popmatters.com/film/interviews/mitchell-john-cameron.shtml">Popmatters interview with John Cameron Mitchell. Mitchell discusses his views on Yitzhak and Hedwig's gender identity journeys, as well as the Origin of Love myth. One of the things that I really liked is that Mitchell and Stephen Trask (who wrote the music and lyrics) took the idea of man and woman being as "one flesh" (the Adam and Eve myth) and went back further in our cultural myths to find a more inclusive origin of love.
The last few seconds or so of the film are missing, so what happens is: Hedwig walks down the street, stops at the mouth of the alley, looks both ways, and continues moving forwards.
Also, here's the link to the Popmatters'>http://www.popmatters.com/film/interviews/mitchell-john-cameron.shtml">Popmatters interview with John Cameron Mitchell. Mitchell discusses his views on Yitzhak and Hedwig's gender identity journeys, as well as the Origin of Love myth. One of the things that I really liked is that Mitchell and Stephen Trask (who wrote the music and lyrics) took the idea of man and woman being as "one flesh" (the Adam and Eve myth) and went back further in our cultural myths to find a more inclusive origin of love.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
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