Gays in the Military: 'When Asked, I Told'

A woman writes an eloquent and heartfelt editorial about serving in -- and getting kicked out of -- the U.S. military. 

Here's a taste of the article:

I stopped counting at 52. That's how many times just this week I've heard someone at work mention their spouse in casual conversation: "I have to leave early today to take my wife to the doctor" or "My husband hates shopping."

Now imagine if you were told by your employer that you couldn't talk about the person in your life. Imagine you couldn't even acknowledge their existence. If you slip and casually say, "My girlfriend and I are in love and we want to get married," you don't get congratulated ... you get fired.

That's what happened to me because I violated the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

She also nails an excellent point about how corporate America is leaving the U.S. government in the dust when it comes to treating gay men and lesbians fairly and equally. Check it out. It's very well done.

'When Asked, I Told' by Rhonda K. Davis (New York Daily News)

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World Cup Fever

Do I follow sports? No.

Do I appreciate hottie athletes?  Yes.

Do I love it when cool straight guy pals of mine send me homo-things-of interest? You betcha.

Click & Drool Photo Gallery: Hunks of the World Cup
Plus: Beach Volleyball Babes

 

'Superman Returns': A Heap of Homo Hype

You know how we've been hearing for months about the inevitable gayness of 'Superman Returns'?

It's turns out to be a crock of kryptonite.

Straight-guy Jeff and I expose it for what it really is: The Straightest Movie of the Summer.

Click to Find Out Why: It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's NOT Gay


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'Superman Returns': Behind the Scenes
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'Superman Returns' Info, Showtimes & Tickets

Plus: 'Super' Blog Stuff from My New Favorite Movie Blog: Summer Movie Madness
Battle of the Lexes | The Lois Lane Showdown | The Movie of the Summer

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You Gotta Start Somewhere

My pal Tye over in AOL Music put together this very hot collection of music videos starring (well, not necessarily STARRING) men you know and love today -- but back before they became household names. Check out:

-- 'CSI' stud Gary Dourdan smooching on Janet Jackson
-- A young Brandon Routh getting a super education on 'What a Girl Wants'
-- An even younger-looking Josh Duhamel who chases after Christina Aguilera

Also included are videos from Wentworth Miller, Matthew McConaughey, Matt LeBlanc, 'Grey's Anatomy' hottie Justin Chambers and a bunch of other guys who are fun to drool over.

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Did George Clooney Kiss My Straight Guy-Friend?

My straight writing partner went on vacation.

Having nothing better to do one day, I snooped around looking at stuff he's published.

In doing so, I discovered something in his past. Something he wrote. Something very gay.

Was the kiss he says he got from George Clooney for real? A dream? A cry for help?

Check it out, then you tell me.

Straighten Out: Did George Clooney Kiss My Straight Friend?

 

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Would a Fourth 'Brady Bunch' Boy Have Been Gay?

Study: Why Older Brothers and a Mother's Womb Can Make Men Gay



If Mike Brady and his first wife had had another son, science says there's a darn good chance he might have been gay. Think of the hijinks of Greg, Peter, Bobby and Bruce. Now that's a very Brady sequel I'd like to see.

A new study out documents that boys who have several older brothers are more likely to be gay, adding further evidence that biology is a determining factor in homosexuality.

This makes a lot of sense if you look at the large number of gay Mormons and Catholics. People of these two faiths tend to have large families. And while religion isn't addressed in the study, I know just from my own anecdotal observation that the younger guys of these large broods very often do turn out to be gay.

Note that just being raised with brothers isn't the cause of the big brother effect. It's actually something that happens in the womb. Younger brothers who didn't grow up with their older brothers were still more likely to be gay, and younger brothers who grew up with older non-biological brothers were not. Nature trumps nurture once again.

The study says that "the [big brother] effect is probably the result of a 'maternal memory,'" meaning the mother's womb actually remembers that it's already produced X number of boys, and somehow signals the body in a way that "provides a prenatal environment that fosters homosexuality in her younger sons."

If TV writers had known this all along, can you imagine how much more fun 'Bonanza,' 'The Waltons' and 'My Three Sons' could have been?

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The REAL Hot 100 Women

A list so hot, not even Eva Longoria, Jessica Simpson or Paris Hilton made the cut



Not that I have anything against nice breasts, but don't you think it's about time (OK, way PAST time) that women deserve to be recognized for something greater than their bust size?

Between Maxim's Hot 100, Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue, the FHMs of the world and any number of other similar babe-fests, mainstream media continues to peddle women as scantily clad sex objects, with scant attention paid to the fact that women also happen to have brains.

In P!nk's song 'Stupid Girls,' she asks:

"What happened to the dreams of a girl president
She's dancing in the video next to 50 Cent
They travel in packs of two or three
With their itsy bitsy doggies and their teeny-weeny tees
Where, oh where, have the smart people gone?
Oh where, oh where could they be?"

Newsflash: They're out there, and our friends at Feministing.com have found them.

Behold The REAL Hot 100, a list of women who are way hot, not because of how they look, but because of who they are and what they do. Feministing says:

"REALLY hot women are smart. REALLY hot women work for change. REALLY hot women aren’t afraid to speak their minds. And while some REALLY hot women might look awesome in a bikini, they know that’s not all they have to offer.

The REAL hot 100 is a list featuring young women from around the country who are breaking barriers, fighting stereotypes, and making a difference in their communities or the nation.

This project will not only combat the popular notion that all young women have to offer is their ability to appeal to men, but it will also highlight the important -- but often overlooked -- work young women are doing."

That's HOT. These women are amazing.

   Click Here to Meet the Winners

Also See: 'The Toughest Girls inHollywood'

 

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