Posts Tagged ‘gay’
Christian of RBD thanks his fans for support
11:24 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Chismes|GLBT · 9 Comments
6 Mar 2007
Yesterday Mala gave props to RBD’s Christian Chavez for coming out of the closet, in spite of the backlash that this announcement could possibly generate. Now Christian is giving props of this own — to his fans. At a concert in Texas, Christian thanked them for supporting him no matter what:
“I love you with all of my heart. You’ve made my dreams come true and made me the happiest person in the world. Orientation doesn’t matter, what matters is love. Thank you so much,” said the artist as the audience applauded. At that moment the rest of the members of the group came out onto the stage to hug the singer.
That’s good, as I was actually wondering if the rest of them were like “oh, crap” when this news leaked.
I really still cannot stand RBD, but yes, it’s great that he came forward instead of just avoiding the question like so many other stars (ajemRickycoughcoughMartin) do. I wonder if this will push any of the countless other gay stars in Mexico (men and women) out of the closet?
Via / People en Español
Ricky Martin: No regrets about “sticking it” to Bush
12:39 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Controversia|Politics · Comments Off
16 Feb 2007
While I wrote Ricky Martin off for pulling a much too late Dixie Chicks move by giving Dubya the middle finger on a stage in Puerto Rico, the little hip shaker must be commended for standing his ground and not apologizing for this action. Ricky was quoted as saying yesterday:
“My convictions of peace and life go beyond any government and political agenda and as long as I have a voice onstage and offstage, I will always condemn war and those who promulgate it,” Martin said about his action in an e-mail statement sent to The Associated Press via a spokesman.
As proud as we can be of Ricky not backpedaling, I insist that now is the perfect time to gain a little limelight by being critical of this government, when everyone — even Republicans — is turning on this president.
While Ricky’s sexuality remains “ambiguous”, many also question why, pre-war, he would support a president who had already declared himself an enemy of gay rights.
Via / Yahoo! News
Mexican gay leader murdered
4:51 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · GLBT|mexico · Comments Off
24 Jan 2007
There have been a lot of small strides in gay activism in Mexico in the past several months. The largest was Mexico City’s passage of a law allowing for civil unions, and more recently Coahuila’s acceptance of a similar law. But the struggle is far from over for Mexico’s LGBT community, and gays and lesbians in one Mexican city have just lost their leader to violent crime:
The spokesperson for the gay-lesbian community in Matamoros, José Ernesto Leal Rodríguez, was found murdered, with 8 stab wounds, in his home, according to the state authorities.The discovery of the body of the 42 year-old hairstylist happened at 3:00 pm on Monday when a relative went to the home…and found him with his throat slit in the living room.
Mexican state approves gay civil unions
3:34 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · GLBT|mexico · Comments Off
12 Jan 2007
While Human Rights Watch is shining a light on human rights injustices in Mexico, gays in Mexico’s Coahuila state are celebrating a small triumph: the legalization of civil unions:
The northern Mexican state of Coahuila became the first in the country to approve gay unions yesterday. Mexico City passed similar legislation in November.The Insititutional Revolutionary Party were responsible for bringing the bill before the legislature, where it passed by 20 votes to 13.
Sounds fantastic, but according to Crónica, the senator sponsoring the bill was quick to point out:
“…que no permite la adopción y que no es equiparable al matrimonio”
Via / PinkNews.co.uk and JoeMyGod
Latino blogger makes a sport of outing
11:27 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Chismes|GLBT|Internet · Comments Off
28 Nov 2006
Perez Hilton, one of the most widely-read blogs on the internet, is the pen name of a gay Latino blogger, one Mario Lavandeira. You probably knew that already. But did you know that Perez feels he’s paving the way for gays and lesbians who want to come out of the closet by talking up their sexuality on the blog? His mission is to “out” as many celebs as possible:
On that point, as he sees it, they have forfeited their right to privacy.“In American culture, a lot of people still think that being gay is bad and that being gay will hurt your career. I generally don’t think that.”
Gay telenovela in Spanish and online
12:52 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · GLBT|Internet|language|Spain · 2 Comments
27 Nov 2006
In this age of pick and choose content, many are saying if what you want to see on TV doesn’t exist, create it yourself. And that’s just what a group of guys from Valencia, Spain have done; they’ve created a Spanish-language online gay soap opera based on Queer as Folk (video after the jump):
One month was enough for seven Valencian communications students to reach the height of popularity on the internet with their online miniseries Lo que surja (LQS), a replica of the popular series Queer as folk.With no budget with lots of enthusiasm, these seven young people illustrate the lives of a group of gay friends.
Gay magazine reveals Lost’s Michelle Rodriguez’s love interest
7:14 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Chismes|GLBT|Magazines · 4 Comments
15 Nov 2006
The Advocate, the most widely read gay magazine, has revealed that Lost‘s Latina cast member, Michelle Rodriguez has been bitten by the love bug. In an interview with her co-star in BloodRayne(and apparent partner) Kristanna Loken , we get the scoop:
As we sat downstairs in her Los Angeles home, upcoming Advocate cover girl Kristanna Loken—the smoldering star of Terminator 3—found an adorable way of letting us know that she’s involved with her equally sexy BloodRayne costar Michelle Rodriguez.At first Loken, 27—who has a recurring role as lover of Shane (Katherine Moennig) on Showtime’s The L Word this season—affirmed that she’s in a relationship but wouldn’t specify the name or gender.Then we mentioned the tantalizing stories Loken has told in past interviews about getting tight with Rodriguez when they filmed BloodRayne in Romania. Here’s what happened next.
What about all the stuff that was said about you and Michelle on the shoot?
[Laughs, then takes a deep breath] There is the $64,000 question. Um…I don’t even know how to answer that.It seems like you both had a lot of fun partying.
Uh-huh. [Smiles, doesn’t say anything]
OK, your silence says volumes. [Both laugh]
Just don’t look upstairs, OK?
Ooh, OK. You don’t want me to print that?
You can print it. [Laughs again] The very hot housekeeper. No, just joking.
Hmm…hopefully having a gf will help keep Michelle out of jail.
Via / The Advocate
Chile to become more open to gays
6:08 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Chile|GLBT|Politics · 5 Comments
14 Jul 2006
According to Gay.com, AP reports that Chile is currently debating the standing legislation around discrimination against gays in the country, and the possibility of writing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation out of legislation all together:
Chile’s Congress is debating striking down regulations against “offenses to morals and good customs” that police have used to harass gays, even for behavior such as holding hands in public.Activists say such treatment remains common. It was only in 1998 that Chile repealed a prohibition on sex between consenting, same-sex adults.
Spain celebrates Pride
3:04 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events|GLBT|Spain · Comments Off
28 Jun 2006
Spain, the third country in Europe to allow for gay marriage is celebrating Pride 2006 today with something to be proud of: equality. Has much changed with the new law? Well, it seems at least some things are different on the one year anniversary of Spain’s marriage law: rainbow flags are flying alongside Spanish flags at government buildings.
…in Barcelona, the various local government offices (Generalitat de Cataluña) hoisted today the rainbow flag, a symbol of diversity in sexual orientation.Specifically, the gay flag flies over the office of the Secretary General of Youth, the Catalan Institute for Women and the offices of the Program for the Gay, Lesbian and Transexual community.
Gloria Trevi: Gay icon?
4:27 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Events|GLBT|San Francisco · 4 Comments
26 Jun 2006
There really shouldn’t be a question mark after that headline. It’s just a fact: Gloria Trevi, along with countless other 80s divas, has gone from washed up to incarcerated to fabulous, as was evidenced at this year’s San Francisco Pride celebration yesterday.
I watched in awe as Gloria rolled by in a convertible as one of the parade’s Celebrity Grand Marshals. At first I thought it was an imitator, but no, it was Gloria herself, writhing about, twisting and shimmying to dance music and waving to hundreds of thousands of people who probably had no idea who she was.
But she was on her way to the Latin Stage at the huge event that is held every year at San Francisco’s City Hall, and there her fame was wasted on no one. It was clear who every gay Latino male in the crowd was there to see, and it wasn’t some hard-bodied hunk (though those were certainly welcomed) but La Trevi, Mexico’s own answer to any focus of an E! True Hollywood Story. Outrageous, then tragic, now adored once again.
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