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HBO Presents Oscar-Nominated Paul Morrison, Builds on Success of Welsh-Yiddish Drama w/New, Bisexual Salvador Dalí World Premier in Miami May 3 2009 . . . After some disturbing adjustments and personnel losses caused by the worldwide 2008 stock market crisis and its local economic effects, the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival has risen from the 'ashes' with a World Premier of what could turn out to be the hottest gay movie this year! The Miami & Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian FIlm Festival with HBO presents the world premier of 'Little Ashes'. This could be the highest profile film for Closing Night of ... Read Full Story

[Pictured above: Welsh actor Matthew Rhys, who plays the gay character in 'Brothers & Sister' made the cover of the world's most read gay magazine, The Advocate.] Not only do the Welsh continue to lead the acting and film world, providing an endless parade of talent, but Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, has become a must-visit hot spot on the annual calendar for Gay & Lesbian Film production. Here's the most recent news, directly quoted from the Iris Prize website: "Brothers and Sisters star Matthew Rhys today (19 March 2009) confirmed that Melbourne Queer Film Festival and REELING - The Chicago Lesbian and ... Read Full Story

[Pictured above: What better way to commemorate your favorite francophone rugbyman or in this case rugbymen than with a 2008 calendar of your French Rugby players all naked!??] Jawbone Presents: Rugby Drinking Party Is there anything sexier that a French, Italian, Spanish, Irish, Welsh or English Rugby player? One look at their manly thighs of steel and hairy arms and you know there is a God! So don't miss the biggest thing in Gay Rugby every year. Check your satellite listings for coverage in your part of the world . . . According to the Intenratinal Gay Rugby wesbsite: The Mark Kendall Bingham Memorial ... Read Full Story

[Pictured above: Here's the kind of hunky kilted Celt some are inclined to believe that the Scottish 'Hate' Bishop secretly wishes he had in his cold bed tonight!] The Rt Rev Joseph Devine of Scotland, one of Scotland's most senior Catholics was named 'Douchebag of the Day by the Sword and the Pen Blog here: The Sword and the Pen The Sword and the Pen's Steven Santos writes: "Devine claims that there is a "gay lobby" in Scotland orchestrating a conspiracy against Christian values. He adds that gay rights groups align themselves with groups, such as Holocaust survivors." ....the definitive guide to gay Scotland ... Read Full Story

[Pictured above: Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo has apparently become the largest such event of its kind, drawing an estimated 2.5 million spectators and participants.] Tons o' photos of beefy Brazilian booty at G Online There’s a great post by Mustang Bobby about Gay Pride Day where he says: "I'm not a huge flag waver. "I don't have a rainbow flag on my car, and I don't wear symbols of my gayness on my lapel or my sleeve. I don't have a problem with people who do, but it's just not me. "If people are going to take me for what I am, ... Read Full Story

                Dear Parent: I want to share something with you that a few years ago I never would have thought I would be saying: My son is gay. It’s certainly not something that I ever dreamed I would face when he was growing up and to be honest, when he first came to me and told me about, I wasn’t sure how to cope with it. That’s not exactly something that you learn how to deal with during their growing up years. A lot of things as a parent you learn how to cope with it, but that just isn’t one of them. So, ... Read Full Story

[Pictured above: Barack Obama is pouting because he will lose Pennsylvania 'big time' to Hillary Clinton, but you wouldn't know it from the mainstream media, who are twisting reports and polls to make Clinton appear weak -- in fact, she is on a winning streak of all the major population states except Illinois, Obama's home state: Can you say 'media bias'?] A lot of loyal members of the Democratic Party are asking why the Mainstream Media are fiercely bashing Hillary and seemingly trying to throw the primaries in Obama's favour. It's not just our imagination or group paranoia, either. CNN's Lou Dobbs (with whom ... Read Full Story

[Pictured above: Sir Ian McKellen joins the Europride 2003 parade. Sir Ian McKellen depicting Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings]. Find a list of Famous Gay & Lesbian Celebrities here including some important openly gay British film stars and personalities: http://www.queerattitude.com/society/famous.php Important changes are happening in British Filmmaking, and we'd like to report on them for you. Let's get a historic view on past 'gay' British actors. According to a fabulous article in glbtq - encyclopaedia of gay, lesbain, bisexual and transgender culture: "In 1988, Ian McKellen outed himself as he spoke on BBC Radio against pending anti-gay government regulations. "Still closeted at ... Read Full Story

[Pictured above: Most Democratic Party voters anticipate an inevitable compromise ticket combining the Clinton and Obama campaigns into what Bill Clinton has called an 'unstoppable' pairing. Most commentators on this week's MSNBC 'Meet the Press' echoed the former President's sentiments.] Agence France-Presse (AFP) is the oldest news agency in the world, and one of the three largest with Associated Press and Reuters. It is also the largest French news agency. Agence France-Presse in English Ethical questions of journalistic integrity are being raised as some writers at Agence France-Presse cannot seem to conceal their obvious political bias for Barrack Obama. For example, Jitendra Joshi in ... Read Full Story

Pictured above: The Bubble, directed by Eytan Fox, 'A Gay West Bank Story' 2007 1st Prize Winner of the Toronto Inside Out Film Festival Award for Best Feature Film or Video.] Now in its 18th fabulous year, Inside Out presents Canada’s largest queer film and video festival. Inside Out is committed to the promotion and exhibition of Canadian and international LGBT artists and their works while encouraging the production of new work. [Pictured above from the 2007 festival: Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds by director Phillip J. Bartell] Over 11 days, the Festival draws crowds of close to 30,000 to screenings, artist talks, panel ... Read Full Story