Harvey Fierstein vs Johnny Weir; Another Gay Kiss; Gay Penguins

Harvey Fierstein vs Johnny Weir

Broadway's Harvey Fierstein recently blasted Johnny Weir in public. Fierstein is sick of hearing about Weir's marriage and divorce and he made it clear, with some choice words you don't hear often, how he feels.

When the multiple Tony winner, currently on Broadway in Casa Valentina, was asked by Huffington Post about issues he is speaking out these days he replied: 'Anything but Johnny Weir. Leave me alone with that faggot. Anything but Johnny Weir and his divorce.'

Although I've written my own fair share of Weir snark since Weir made his dumb comments about the Russian Olympics, I wouldn't have called him a faggot. I hate that word. I even hate it with gay camp. But then Fierstein comes from a time when gay men used that word all the time with each other...kind of like changing pronouns all the time. And I "get" it.

As for the Weir/Voronov marriage/divorce debacle, I agree with Fierstein that it's hugely annoying. However, I do like the fact that now we have a real live gay version of Jennifer Anniston/Brad Pitt all our own. I think that's part of equality, too, in a way.  

You can read more here.


Another Gay Kiss

It was bound to happen. Just like the male nude calendars for charity that keep popping up everywhere, two male soccer players just kissed in public after winning the Europa League.

As soon as the kiss happened, several media outlets have started speculating about their relationship.

It should be no surprise the world was excited by the liplock between Rakitic and Carrico, as it happened days after a very special kiss.

Photo and more here.

I guess that mean blond girl who stormed off the set of her talk show in Texas during the discussion about Michael Sam's kiss better put on her big girl panties and gear up for more.

Side Note: I remember the first time I saw to men kissing in public. I wasn't out but I knew what I liked and didn't like. It happened on 7th Ave. So. in The Village. They were leaning against a car and going at it with tongues and gropes in a way I'd never seen before. At a closer glance, I saw they both had erections. It warmed my seventeen year old heart.

Gay Penguins

I know this sounds a little odd, but it seems real. Evidently, there are gay penguins, and the gay penguins have proven to be better parents than the straight penguins.


A female called Isobel laid an egg, but left it after her partner Hurricane refused care for it.

Hurricane, described as that type of male penguin is happy to get his partner pregnant but refuses to be a father, was described by the park owners as ‘very inconsiderate.’

After Isobel left the egg to find food, it was given to Jumbs and Kermit – a committed couple for the past two years.

More here.

I'll bet those gay penguins are better parents than Johnny Weir and Victor Voronov would be, too.

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Brooke Birmingham & Shape Magazine; Gay Writer Labels; Johnny Weir AGAIN

Brooke Birmingham & Shape Magazine

There's a blogger, brookenotonadiet.com, who has been writing about her incredible weight loss journey online since 2009 and she lost a considerable amount of weight. In the process, she's inspired thousands. Someone at Shape Magazine discovered her and wanted to share her story with more people who they thought would be interested in her success story. They exchanged a few e-mails, the blogger sent an innocent photo, and Shape Magazine ultimately rejected her because she was wearing a bikini top in the photo and Shape claims they don't use photos like that. They wanted her to send another photo fully clothed.

I don't read Shape Magazine...or anything like that because I think they are stupid...but the blogger claims that Shape uses photos of men and women in bikinis all the time. The blogger wrote this:

Again, not happy about it. I was to be a part of their Success Stories feature on the website, where there are women in bikinis. Why all of the sudden was it ‘their policy’?

I did a simple search myself to see what the Shape Magazine web site looks like and I found several photos, right up front, with women wearing something similar to the blogger's photo...and a few other photos at Shape with women wearing far less. There's one I saw on the sidebar of a woman in a bikini bottom that looks more like a band aid. In fact, there is even one of that hideous, untalented creature, Bethenny Frankel, the high profile reality TV name from fresh hell, wearing a hot pink bikini on a beach. I can't post their content here legally, and I'm not trashing my blog with a screen shot of Frankel, but you can check it out with this quick link.

The diet blogger has shared the innocent photo she sent to Shape on her blog, screen shots of her e-mail correspondence with Shape Magazine and you can read Shape's comments about not posting photos with bikinis, verbatim.

But I think this is the most important part of the blogger's most recent post discussing all this. She's been honest and up front:

The whole thing still really frustrates me because I don’t feel like my body was given the same respect as others on their site. Why all of the sudden is it their policy to have fully clothed people? The reporter stated that she wasn’t sure if someone had complained about the previous photos to Shape or not. But in my eyes if someone is complaining about them featuring women in bikinis, then again they shouldn’t have them anywhere on the site.

If anything, the should want my picture on their site. My body is real, not photoshopped or hidden because I feel like I should be ashamed. This is a body after losing 172 pounds, a body that has done amazing things, and looks AMAZING in a freaking bikini.

You can read the blogger's full post here. And here's an article about it on Yahoo.

My only comment comes from a blogger's POV. As a blogger I often post things you wouldn't normally see in larger magazines or web sites like Shape. Partly because they don't let you say fuck there and partly because I don't like censorship of any kind. Magazines like Shape are selling a brand and an image and there's always a spin and a twist. This kind of old time advertising, branding, and journalism has been going on since the early part of the last century and I think bloggers like brookenotonadiet.com(and me) are sick of it and they are fighting back in their own small ways. I think readers are, too. So as a blogger supporting another blogger I would just like to say thank you to Brooke for standing up for her right to free speech and for standing up for her personal beliefs. She may or may not know it, but this goes way deeper than diet. This is about integrity and censorship.

I think Shape Magazine, and all other publications in the floundering magazine industry, should focus less on repulsive names like Frankel and really pay closer attention to what people are interested in reading about now. I agree with Brooke and I think they would have been doing their readership a service by posting the feature and using Brooke's original photo.

Gay Labels

I often post about how many gay men tend to remain blank for most of their lives on their sexuality, especially gay men in the public eye. And most especially successful gay male writers. If you are openly gay you are expected to write gay content. If no one knows you can write about anything you want and no one will question you. This piece about playwright, Alan Bennett, is a good example of this. For most of his life and career he didn't want to be labeled gay.

‘My objection about people knowing more about one's private life was that I didn't want to be put in a pigeonhole,’ he said, in a celebration of his career on a his regrets of not being more open about his sexuality earlier.

You can read more here, where Bennett mentions a few of his regrets.

The odd twist here is that gay men like Bennett are the ones we need the most because they help break the stereotypes. I don't think Bethenny Frankel would dare to treat Bennett like a pet poodle.

Johnny Weir AGAIN

I almost didn't post about this. I just want him to go away. But because I have been posting about Johnny Weir's odd marriage/divorce to Victor Voronov I guess I should do a follow up. I even know how to spell Voronov without looking it up anymore, unfortunately.

Anyway, after several public shitstorms that garnered them both a great deal of unwarranted attention, Weir and his husband have decided to reconcile. And Weir tweeted about it. (How else?) Can't you just picture him sitting there rewriting the tweet over and over again before he enters it.

'My husband and I have happily reconciled,' Weir tweeted. 'Please respect our privacy and integrity at this time.'

Yes, Weir actually used the word integrity. This is coming from a man who thought it was more important to support the Russian Olympics than it was to support equal rights for gays.

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Trans Teacher in Texas; Fist of Awesome Gay Bear; Johnny Weir Again

Trans Teacher in Texas

Last week a posted about a trans substitute teacher in Texas who was fired because a parent complained about her. This article mentions she's been allowed back, but with a few very discriminatory stipulations, one of which is they won't allow her around children.

She agreed this week to accept a full-time position outside the classroom that will last through the end of the school year.

'I said I’m willing to do whatever because I really need a paycheck,' Klug tells Lone Star Q. 'It doesn’t make me very happy, but I think it should placate them [the parents] somewhat.'

You can't blame her for taking the job. She needs the money. At least I can never fault anyone for doing whatever they have to do to make a living, especially in times like this where most people are making barely enough to survive and people like Hillary Clinton are making two hundred thousand dollars plus for each speech they give on the topic of income inequality.

In any event, you can read more here. It's very disturbing.

Fist of Awesome Bay Bear

I don't play video games much, but the title of the game, "Fist of Awesome," sounds so familiar to me. But I just can't place it. In any event, there's a video game out called "Fist of Awesome" and the creator of the game says that he intended the main character in the game to be a gay bear. And he did this for some very important reasons.

‘When I started making Fist of Awesome I always intended for the main character, Tim Burr, to be gay,’ Hunt said.

‘It wasn't something that affects the gameplay in anyway, it was just something the player would discover at the very end of the game. For a game that sells itself pretty hard on the whole beards and bears thing, ending the game with the understanding that Tim was a 'bear' all along somehow seemed appropriate.’

You can read more here.

He also says it's his way of creating equality in games. Bravo!!


Johnny Weir Again

The divorce battle continues with Johnny Weir and husband, Victor Voronov. And this time Voronov is talking about Weir's behavior...trust me, you won't be shocked.

'What he’d done to me is unforgiveable. Morally irrepressible,' he says. 'The most conniving behavior I’ve ever seen anybody do. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that I love him.'

Ugh!!

You can read more here if your stomach can take it. And here are a few previous posts about Weir and why he thought it was more important to support the Russian Olympics than it was to support equality.

These people never seem to go away.

Ways to be Happy; UK TV Star Scandal; Johnny Weir Divorce Gets Ugly

Ways to be Happy

When I saw this article about 27 things we should know about happiness a few days ago I earmarked it for a post because I think it's something that resonates with most people. Without actually getting into the sub-conscious, or even the art of theosophy, it shows how we can make our own happiness in many ways just by following a few simple techniques. But you need to be aware of these things. That's really the secret. Just the same as you need to be aware of negative thoughts that might bring you down. We aren't taught these things, so it's not always easy to reach this awareness. But it can be done.

As much as 40 percent of our happiness levels are within our control, according to some happiness researchers. In order to turn happiness into something you create, adopt small habits -- such as lingering on positive moments and forcing yourself to smile -- and you'll start to feel joy on your own.

You can read more here.

It's a good article for beginners who just want to feel better. And, it's an excellent article for those interested in metaphysics and higher consciousness because it shows how so many are getting more interested this topic without even knowing they are doing it.

UK TV Star Scandal

A teenager in the UK studying at The Fashion Retail Academy committed suicide and he's been linked to an unnamed British TV star. The boy's mother knew it, and it was more than just a casual encounter. According to the mother, the teen had done some styling work for the TV personality...even though the TV personality had a paid stylist. Instead of paying the teen, the TV personality allegedly bought the teen gifts.

Other sources presented evidence about what happened between the teenager and the television star.

DC David Gadsby from the Metropolitan Police said: ‘One evening Ben went to a party at this man’s house.

There was a lot of drugs and alcohol there. ‘At about 4am, Ben wanted to leave but a cab was too expensive. The man offered a room and Ben went to sleep.

When he woke up this man was lying in bed next to him.’ David Taylor, a nurse, said Ben had told him about a sexual relationship he had with a TV comedian.

 ‘He thought he had been groomed. He felt embarrassed, ashamed and used but never said he was raped or abused. It was consensual’ he said.

You can read more about this unfortunate situation here.

Everyone has their own opinions on raising children. But if that kid had been my gay teenage son I would have gone after that TV star within an inch of his life and that would have been the LAST teenager he ever pursued.

Johnny Weir Divorce Gets Ugly

The divorce between Johnny Weir and Victor Voronov is getting uglier and now there are police involved, restraining orders because Weir through a doll at Voronov, and custody of the dog.

Meanwhile, two-time Olympian Weir obtained a judge's order allowing him into the couple's apartment for 30 minutes to collect his belongings.

He was accompanied by police officers.

TMZ reports that Voronov returned from court while Weir was there and sobbed as he took his belongings - including their dog, a Japanese Chin named Tema.

The pair are reportedly returning to court next week for a hearing about the dog and other matters.

My only comment is thank heaven there aren't any kids involved in this. Studies have proven that kids who go through an amicable divorce, even though at the time of the divorce they are traumatized, eventually learn how to cope. Last week we took my dad out to lunch for his birthday and my brother, his three kids, his ex-wife, and his new wife, all went along and it was very nice. It's even better for family members when it's amicable. I didn't want to lose my relationship with my ex-sister-in-law.

In this case, with Weir and Vornonov, I would really have felt very sorry if there had been kids involved. I won't even comment on the poor dog.

You can read more here.  From what I gather, there isn't a third party...at least not yet.

Johnny Weir's Single; Anne Rice, Bully Petition, Amazon Anons

Johnny Weir's Single

Johnny Weir is making the news again, and this time it's about a separation from his husband and domestic abuse charges filed in New Jersey where Weir allegedly bit his husband.

Further details of the split were scarce, as Philly.com pointed out, Weir's Twitter handle has been changed from "Weir-Voronov" back to "Weir."
 
News of the split comes just weeks after Weir reportedly appeared in a New Jersey courtroom on charges of domestic violence against his husband. At the time, Weir-Voronov asked the judge to dismiss the charges, in which he alleged that Weir had bitten him during a dispute, according to Radar Online. The dismissal was granted, according to the report.

There's more here.

Weir-Voronov, Weir's husband, once made comments about his marriage to good old Bethenny Frankel who tends to treat gay men like pet poodles. I posted about that here.

In one scene, Bethenny and an older woman with a very negative attitude go shopping. And guess where they go? That's right. To the gay guys who own a posh high end furniture gallery in New York. I think Ms. Frankel even commented about how much she loves to visit her "boys," (meaning her gay male friends) on her way into the gallery. This scene mirrored every single offensive "Sex in the City" scene with gay men being treated like women...just one of the girls...I'd ever witnessed. Tony and I watched for a few minutes, rolled our eyes, and promptly changed the channel.

In any event, here's what Weir said about his marriage, and what Weir-Voronov said to Frankel.

Weir, whose NBC stint was generally well received, told Access Hollywood last month that his marriage was "constant fireworks," adding, "We're both constantly trying to fight to wear the pants in the relationship."

Side note...here's a link to a photo of Weir allegedly "wearing the pants."

Meanwhile, Weir-Voronov, who tied the knot with the U.S. figure skater on New Year's Eve in 2011, told Bethenny Frankel last year that he had not come out of the closet to his family until one month before the wedding.

"I told my family a month before we got married, and my friends only found out in People magazine," Weir-Voronov, who claims he knew he was gay as a child, told Frankel. "I didn't come out of the closet, I chainstormed the door down ... I'm a masculine guy, people [didn't expect it]."

You can read more about that here.

My only comment about any of this is that I hope no one out there really thinks all gay men are like Weir. We're nothing like that, so please just trust me on this. Weir doesn't represent anyone in particular in the gay community. He's just there.


Anne Rice, Bully Petition, Amazon Anons

I haven't thought much about the petition at change.org I posted about previously that author, Anne Rice, seems to be endorsing. I haven't seen much posted about it either, at least not in my online travels. And I tend to focus on LGBTI issues and publishing related pieces. But with a simple search I saw that it hasn't disappeared. In fact, it's gained more signatures and is only a few shy of the original goal. But even more important, there was a bully related issue regarding something else I posted about recently that I didn't even know fell under the bully category at the time I posted about it. It never even occurred to me this might happen.

In this post of mine titled, J.K. Rowling Gets Slammed, I wasn't fond of a few comments author Lynn Shepherd made about Rowling...in a general sense. (You can find more links at my post.) But I used my own name, and at the end of the piece I even updated with info linking to Shepherd's web site with a few compliments about the site. I still stand by what I posted, and I did it with my own name. I respect Shepherd's right to an opinion even though I disagreed with her. But as a result of Shepherd's article slamming Rowling I recently read that her Amazon pages were bombarded with one star reviews left by anons who admittedly didn't even read her books. This isn't the first time I've seen this happen, sadly.

 Author bullying has long been a problem on online sites Amazon and Goodreads, where users can hide under pseudonyms while they attack authors they dislike. Numerous authors have reported organized campaigns against them, which has led to sites such as Stop the Goodreads Bullies and the opposing site Readers Have Rights. Amazon bullying was most recently in the news when U.K. mystery writer Lynn Shepherd called upon Harry Potter scribe J.K. Rowling to stop writing and reviewers flooded her Amazon pages with one-star reviews while admitting to never having read her books.
Read more at ONTD: http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/86538989.html#ixzz2wSCABY2n

As a result of what happened to Shepherd I've heard that many people who were on the fence about signing the petition broke down and signed it anyway...claiming the abuse of power with anonymous commenting has gotten way out of control and they are sick and tired of dealing with it. I hear more are planning to sign it. I'm still not certain the petition will do anything, but at this point I do agree that something should be done. It's not just books and authors and Amazon. It's everywhere online you find anonymous commenting.

You can read the full petition here and sign if you are so inclined. Or, you can simply just dismiss all Amazon reviews as being ridiculous as so many have already done. Which is a shame because I've left my own Amazon reviews and I hate to see that happen.

As of now the petition has 7,265 supporters. And, they make it very clear this isn't about leaving bad reviews.

Overwhelming Irony; Legal Gay Divorce

When it comes to getting a legal gay divorce, there are so many new issues popping up, and it gets so complicated, I'm not going to even try to grasp all the issues in one small post. One thing is certain right now: if you don't live in a state where gay marriage is legal and you marry in a state where it is legal things can get complicated if you ever decide to divorce. If this article is correct, there could be a few serious ramifications.

The article from The Washington Post mentions a few interesting points that I didn't know (or understand). Tony and I are still trying to figure out how the recent SCOTUS ruling is going to relate to us because we live in the State of PA. Our attorney is gay, and he practices in Princeton, NJ, and in Bucks County, PA, so at least we're getting good advice for both states if gay marriage should become legal in NJ and we decide to move there (NJ is only a mile away).

But when it comes to divorce for gay couples, I think we're only beginning to see the first of many issues to come.

Currently, none of the 50 states requires residency as a prerequisite for a marriage license. In other words, straight people can drive to Las Vegas from anywhere and get married at the Elvis chapel.

BUT it's different with gay couples:

Divorce is solely the province of state law. If a couple who were wed in New York but live in Philadelphia want to be divorced, well, they can’t be. Not only is same-sex marriage prohibited in Pennsylvania — the court’s landmark ruling in United States v. Windsor does nothing to change that — but Pennsylvania’s “mini DOMA,” passed in 1996, provides that such a marriage entered into elsewhere is “void in this Commonwealth.” And if Pennsylvania doesn’t recognize you as being married, its courts have no authority to divorce you.

This is why I say that Tony and I are waiting right now: because we live in the Commonwealth of PA. I've been asked by several people if we are getting married now that the SCOTUS ruling changed the lives of so many other gay couples. But if we did go to New York and we were married there, we want to know what that means for us because we live in PA. So for many gay couples the SCOTUS ruling was a huge event. Yet for others who live in states like PA, we still have to worry. And from what I'm gathering, the complications go deeper than what I can write in this one post. This is why we have been talking with our attorney, whom we trust completely.

This next part is very interesting, and yet another reason we're talking to our attorney.  Tony and I have several good friends who are PA residents and they are going up to Provincetown to get married this summer, where marriage is legal in MA, and I have to wonder if they really know what they are doing. I know that no one ever gets married with the thought of getting divorced, but I'm also a realist and I know that life happens sometimes. Cute, attractive young gay guys come along and middle aged gay men go through mid-life crisis just like straight men and women (trust me on this). The biggest shock of my life so far was when my ex-sister-in-law divorced my younger brother...an even bigger shock to him!! So shit does happen, and it can happen to all of us.

So the unhappy couple is stuck unless one of them moves to a state that will a) recognize their marriage; and b) lives there long enough to satisfy the residency requirement. What happens if neither spouse does this and one of them wants to marry someone else? She can’t. Because she’s still married. The irony is overwhelming: Gay people have fought so hard for marriage equality and now, when some of those marriages fail, they need to fight for the right to get divorced.

The irony IS overwhelming, and I can only suggest one thing to any gay couples who are thinking of getting married right now. Make sure you know where you stand legally if you live in a state where same sex marriage is NOT recognized. Don't listen to idiots who don't know what they are talking about either. Get good solid legal advice first. I've been with Tony for over twenty years and even though we've always been diligent about legal matters that involve power of attorney in all forms, I still am not sure what the SCOTUS ruling means for us at this particular time. And I wouldn't even begin to hand out any advice...other than get legal counsel...at this point in time.

Gay Couples Getting Legal Issues In Order, Including Divorce

This post about gay couples getting wills in order wasn't planned today. But I recently witnessed a situation that made me think about this more than usual and I figured I'd post something for those gay couples who have not taken the time to deal with wills and estates. Without legalized marriage on a federal level...I repeat: a FEDERAL level...this is extremely important.

And I'm not talking specifically about covering each other if one person in the relationship passes away or gets sick. I've gone there before with things like power of attorney and I'll do it again at some point. That's just as important as what I'm going to mention now, because if you don't deal with these things while you're alive and healthy you're going to wind up screwed over big time....and so is your partner.

This post is more about your intentions, and how you'd like things to be carried out when you're gone. About thirteen years ago Tony and I lost two very good old friends who had been together for forty years. They literally died within a year of each other, in spite of a fifteen year age difference, and I always thought the last one died from a broken heart. I've seen this often in long term gay relationships, especially when there are no children involved. Thankfully, these two men had their affairs in order, so to speak. When the first one passed, the survivor was protected and covered from money grubbing nieces and nephews...or those distant cousins you never hear from unless there's money involved. Tony and I watched carefully, and we followed what they did with our own wills. Without this legal protection gay couples have nothing. And even with legal protection things can get confusing if family members decide to contest. At least it's not easy for them.

But what about if something happens to both people in a gay relationship at the same time? Suppose the gay couple is killed in a car accident, or something just as bad happens. This is one of those issues that isn't always addressed, and it's just as important for straight couples who don't have children and haven't planned ahead (I'm assuming those with kids do this without thinking about it). Most of the gay couples I know who have been together for a long time have accumulated assets and I think it's important to be prepared for anything. I would hate to think all Tony and I have worked for all our lives would wind up going to people we weren't close to at all. So you need someone you can trust completely to handle these things and make sure your wishes and intentions are carried out. And that doesn't always have to be a family member. It just has to be someone you care about and trust.

It's just as important for single gay men, too. I know a gay man who isn't in a relationship at this point and he decided to bypass his brothers and sisters in case anything happens to him and leave his entire estate to nieces and nephews. That's his choice; there's nothing wrong with that. And at least it sounds as if he's prepared. In our case, Tony and I have one person appointed as executor, and then whatever we have would be divided between brothers and sisters. I personally don't feel an obligation to nieces and nephews at this point in my life. I love them all, but I believe the next in line should be the people I grew up with: brothers and sisters. But everyone feels differently. We know one couple who can't stand anyone in their family and they've left everything they have to charity in case something happens to both of them at the same time. We know another couple who left everything to friends. I see nothing wrong with that either.

You just have to be sure you're prepared. So don't put it off, and don't forget about your pets. If something happens to both people in a gay relationship and they have pets they want them to be placed in good homes with people they trust. Your intentions are important, and when you're gay and you don't have children no one ever seems to consider this.

I'm not even going to get into gay divorce right now. That's for a future post. But here's a hint of what that will be about. I know a straight couple who got divorced recently and everything was divided 50/50 right down the line. It was the law; they didn't have a choice. I also know a gay couple who got "divorced," but because their marriage wasn't recognized on a FEDERAL level everything they had was divided 80/20, including what was left after the sale of their home. And the one who wanted the divorce...the one who left his partner in mid-life crisis for someone twenty years younger...wound up getting 80% of everything they'd accumulated in twelve years. And the one who got dumped wound up with 20%. Not fair at all. If they'd been legally married it would have been 50/50. But that's how it works because gay marriage is NOT legal.

Here's a link to Rainbow Law in case you don't have an attorney, where you can read about all this in more depth.

Don't put it off.

Rainbow Law's legal documents provide you with the right to:

• Advance Directives let you authorize your partner (or some other person who is not your legal relative) to make medical and financial decisions for you when you are not able to speak for yourself;
• A Medical Power of Attorney will authorize your partner to have primary rights to visit you in the hospital;
• A Disposition of Remains will let your partner to make arrangements for your burial, cremation, funeral or memorial services;
• A Will or Trust allows you to leave your house and/or other property to your partner or someone else;
• A Will or Trust lets you disinherit someone who would otherwise have legal rights to inherit your property;
• A Nomination of Guardian lets you choose your partner or someone else you trust to raise your minor children, and/or to make medical, educational and financial decisions for them until they are old enough to take care of themselves;
• A Will or Trust lets you make arrangements for the care of your pets;
• And more...