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Talking Loud with Taj Paxton: Episode Five

GayWired.com - 19 hours 23 min ago
Settling comfortably into the new title of her video blog ("Talking Loud"), Taj Paxton sets off on a new course of action, taking her conversations public with some of Hollywood's most interesting and oft ignored icons. To begin her journey, Taj cozies up to hip-hop icon and music feminist Medusa at a cozy cafe in Hollywood to talk all about living a centered life.
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More Than 8,000 Dead as Massive Earthquake Rocks China

GayWired.com - 19 hours 23 min ago

A massive earthquake that shook China today has claimed 8,500 lives and the number of dead continues to rise. The earthquake that measured 7.8 on the Richter scale rocked the country's Sichuan Province, claiming up to 7,500 lives, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

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Lesbian Fitness Guru Jackie Warner Needs a New Sponsor

GayWired.com - 19 hours 23 min ago
Lesbian fitness guru Jackie Warner needs a new sponsor! Sports beverage Gatorade pulled its sponsorship from Warner's reality fitness show Work Out, on the Bravo network, in response to letters of outrage from Work Out viewers over insensitive remarks she and her business manager made about a client's breasts.
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Skimpy Prom Dress Lands Houston Teen Marche Taylor Behind Bars

GayWired.com - 19 hours 23 min ago
Upon seeing her handmade prom dress, school officials gave Houston teen Marche Taylor a choice go home or go to jail. She chose jail. According to Houston news station KHOU-TV, Taylor arrived at the prom in a skimpy gold top and mini skirt only to be told by a chaperone she would not be allowed inside because she was showing way too much skin.
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Why Baby Mama Matters!

GayWired.com - 19 hours 23 min ago
For a brief shining moment in late April, a pair of funny ladies dominated the box office. It's a phenomenon the likes of which we haven't seen since the proliferation of the shlubby, fat-assed, loser, nerdy guy-gets-the-hot-girl comedies And that's why Baby Mama, starring hot nerd Tina Fey and adorable fob Amy Poehler, matters!
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Sexy Parvati Shallow Wins 'Survivor Micronesia'

GayWired.com - 19 hours 23 min ago
It was a season with more backstabs, blindsides, evacuations and eliminations than ever before as Survivor Micronesia paired ten fans of the show against ten returning favorites. In the end, after 39 days and 20 castoffs, sexy flirt Parvati Shallow became the soul survivor of perhaps the most entertaining season yet of the hit reality show.
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'Vegas' Star Dennis Farina Arrested for Packing Heat at LAX

GayWired.com - 19 hours 23 min ago
What Happens in Vegas might well stay in Vegas, but as the film's star Dennis Farina found early Sunday, what happens at Los Angeles International Airport is sometimes a matter for the authorities. The 64-year-old ex police officer was arrested for carrying a loaded, .22 caliber, semiautomatic pistol in his carry on bag.
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here! Announces Second Season of 'The DL Chronicles'

GayWired.com - 19 hours 23 min ago
here!, America's premium gay television network, is pleased to announce that it will bring back the critically-acclaimed anthology series The DL Chronicles for a second season. The DL Chronicles was recently nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the category of 'Outstanding Television Movie or Mini-Series.' The anthology series is the first television show to center on the 'DL' phenomenon in the gay community.
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Confessions of a Gay Superdelegate

GayWired.com - 19 hours 23 min ago
To kickstart GayWired.com's new 'Confessions' series, we spoke to an out superdelegate supporting Hillary Clinton about the election process. From eleventh hour calls from Chelsea and Bill to emails pleas looking suspiciously like 'robo letters', like never before, in 2008, everyone wants a piece of superdelegates. Here's one man's story!
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The Glamorous Life

GayWired.com - 19 hours 23 min ago
TomKat and the Beckhams reunite on the red carpet along with an A-list who's who crowd that included everyone from Julia Roberts to Jennifer Lopez; Kylie's world tour blasts off in Paris in couture style; the location of the impending Jolie-Pitt nuptials proves to be not so 'confidential' after all; and Whitney Houston wows London en route to what may well be the comeback of the millennium.
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Wachowski Bros' 'Speed Racer' Tanks at U.S. Box Office

GayWired.com - May 11, 2008 - 3:00am
Despite being one of the highest budgeted pictures of the summer, the Wachowski Brothers' latest directorial effort, Speed Racer, tanked at the U.S. box office, bringing in less than $20 million opening weekend. Andy and Larry Wachowski are responsible for some of the most provocative films of the last decade, beginning with their debut film Bound, which made lesbian icons out of stars Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon.
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Hillary Clinton: 'And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going'

GayWired.com - May 11, 2008 - 3:00am
Now this is just getting ridiculous. By all accounts, Wednesday, Hillary Clinton should have been thanking her supporters while steering them toward BarackObama.com. But in case you haven't heard, Clinton is determined to be 'The Little Engine that Could.' In other words, she's not going anywhere anytime soon. Now somebody please tell me; what kind of sense does that make?
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David Archuleta's Father Banned from 'American Idol'

GayWired.com - May 11, 2008 - 3:00am
As the seventh season of American Idol winds down, weekly front-runner David Archuleta is finding out that sometimes having a supportive family can be bad for your career. It was announced this weekend that his father, Jeff Archuleta was banned from any further participation from the show after his stage parent meddling caused Fox to incur a fine.
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How Much It Really Costs to Stage the UK's Capital Gay Pride

GayWired.com - May 11, 2008 - 3:00am
Pride London, the UK's largest LGBT Pride, revealed today how much it costs to keep the event free-to-attend. Pride London, a registered charity, is proud to have rescued the event and more importantly returned it to being a free event organized by and for the whole community. However putting on such a large event costs money and lots of it, organizers say.
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Chisinau, Moldova Authorities OK Gay Pride Parade for First Time

GayWired.com - May 11, 2008 - 3:00am
Organizers of the Gay Pride in Moldova 'Rainbow over the Dniester' are hopeful of being able to stage a parade this year in the country's capital, Chisinau. The Pride is the seventh to be organized, but in previous years the parade has been banned by the authorities.
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Gay Civil Unions or Partnerships Not Full Equality, Says Bishop

GayWired.com - May 10, 2008 - 3:00am
Bishop Gene Robinson's new book, In the Eye of the Storm, is a reflection on his journey of faith, his life experiences, the concerns that matter most to him as a bishop and the controversy that has rocked the church he loves and to which he is committed. The openly gay Bishop of New Hampshire sets out his values and offers a way forward in the equality battle faced by Christian gay men and women.
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Bournemouth's Gay Pride to Support UK's Services

GayWired.com - May 10, 2008 - 3:00am
Following months of anticipation, the theme for this years Bourne Free Pride Festival parade has now been revealed. Saturday July 12 will be a time to 'Support our Services' with a fun-filled procession through the center of the seaside town of Bournemouth. Everyone is invited to get dressed up and be part of the parade with organizers hoping to see hundreds of sexy doctors and nurses, hunky soldiers and sailors, and even some firemen too.
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Young Adult Novels

Indiana University GLBT Library News - May 9, 2008 - 10:36am

Check out these gripping, fast-paced novels about teenagers coming out, navigating love, and dealing with their parents.

Rainbow Boys, Rainbow High, Rainbow Road – Alex Sanchez
This complex trilogy follows the lives of three high schoolers: Nelson, a flaming queen, Jason, a jock, and Kyle, who passes. Sanchez presents an honest view of the teenage experience, while dealing with issues such as coming out, AIDS, and discrimination.

Geography Club – Brent Hartinger
When Russell discovers that his crush, Kevin, is gay, and his close friend Min is bi, they form a gay support group and call it “Geography Club” to hide it from the rest of the school. Clever and contemporary, this book is excellent for anyone who has recently been in a high school classroom.

Fool for Love – Lisa Lees

In this sweet tale of high school love, Carys is a butch, possibly even genderqueer girl who falls instantly in love with Jami, a pretty girl who is also intersexed. This is a fast-paced story of difference and acceptance, and living life to it’s fullest, even if that mean bucking
popular opinion.

Between Mom and Jo – Julie Anne Peters

A timely and beautiful story about the experiences of the son of a same-sex couples, this is the story of Nick, a boy who recounts growing up with two mothers, then the pain of their divorce, and the unstable situation of possibly loosing one mother, because they have no legal relationship.

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First Daughter Jenna Bush Ties the Knot Back at the Ranch

GayWired.com - May 9, 2008 - 3:00am
First Daughter Jenna Bush will tie the knot with her fiance Harry Hager in a hush-hush ceremony at the Bush family ranch in Crawford, Texas on Saturday, becoming only the second presidential daughter to wed in nearly 40 years. But for her wedding, Jenna, unlike Tricia Nixon's opulent White House wedding in 1971, opted to say 'I do' back at the ranch.
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Note to Hillary Clinton: The Singing Fat Lady is in the Wings

GayWired.com - May 9, 2008 - 3:00am
If you believe in media narratives (sometimes a very dangerous thing to do) Sen. Hillary Clinton's quest for the White House has come to an end. But just hours after narrowly winning in Indiana and getting clocked in North Carolina, Clinton apparently chose to ignore the math and headed to West Virginia. A Democratic Party divided, 'The person best able to unify the party is Senator Clinton.'
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