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Premiere first Dutch Queer drama series

On Thursday the 7th of March the pilot of Queer Amsterdam – the first Dutch drama series about queers – will premiere in the Pathé Tuschinski cinema. This special project was initiated by four young film makers and created completely independently with the motto ‘Broke, queer and creative – we produce our own drama.’

‘People that are different are born sick!’

In September youngsters filmed the response of random people in several neighborhoods to the photo installations of Pride Photo Award 2011. The clips showed how superficial tolerance and acceptance of homosexuality still is: it’s fine if you think you’re gay ‘as long as I don’t have to see it!’ The winning photos of Pride Photo Award 2011 were displayed outside on several squares in the city and youngsters filmed short interviews with passers by. The photos show the diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and play with images of masculinity and femininity.

DVD Review - Paul Haenen Until Now

Paul Haenen (1946) has been working with Dutch radio and television for almost fifty years and in May his alter ego “Margreet Dolman” will celebrate her thirty-year anniversary in the theater. This was also the reason for the release of a DVD box last year with his work. The box contains four DVDs and offers a good overview of what Haenen has done for television over the past half a century.

Paul Buijs: Passionately Opposing Gays Who Are Too Normal

During the Canal Parade there was an exhibition at three different locations with art by men and women showing different sexual or gender lives: transgender, gay, lesbian, kinky, public sex. These exhibitions also contained ceramics and drawings by the upcoming artist Paul Buijs (1982). The artist was present at the opening and showed something completely different to those who were interested.

Comic Strip Creators Bellefleur And Van Der Steen In Book About Sixty Years Dutc

On September 12, publishing firm Marmer published the book “Mr. TV: Over leven in TV-land” (Mr. TV: About Life in TV Land) by Bert van der Veer. This book, which was published in honor of television’s sixtieth anniversary in The Netherlands, also includes cartoons and comic strips. Earlier this year, a request for contributions from the author and producer Endemol, led to an avalanche of submissions.

A Visit To Flemish Porn Star Philippe Delvaux

He is 21, starred in about fifty porn movies and is a regular Belgian boy dressed in a gray T-shirt and faded jeans, except when he’s on the set of course. Philippe Delvaux (his real name is kept a secret) is famous with gays not really into hairy legs and black leather, but prefer an angelic, sometimes sultry, other times questioning or confident blue glance. But unfortunately the world of porn is not just soaked in glamour, Jacuzzis, expensive sports cars and huge amounts of money.

Theatre News - Brecht TingelTangel

Experience the atmosphere of Berlin in the twenties and thirties with a dash of now! Be surprised with the actuality of Bertolt Brecht’s repertoire, his contemporaries and modern fellow thinkers.

In the autumn of 2010 Annette Hildebrand and Kees van Zantwijk organized a very successful three-week festival with the title “Brecht im Licht” (Brecht in the Spotlight). In the “Brecht TingelTangel” the audience was introduced to many artists and the rich diversity of the Brecht repertoire. The TingelTangel turned out to be a golden formula.

VPRO Radio Show for Gays and Lesbians ‘Ook zo – Mooi zo’ Thirty Years Ago

In 1980, for the first time in Dutch history, gay men and women got their own radio show, the “VPRO’s Homo Nacht Show.” This radio night, the night before the annual Pink Saturday, was all about queers and lesbians. It was provocative, assertive radio. The present day “manifestations” on Pink Saturday in those days were announced as “demonstrations” and many political parties still had a specific and very active gay group. People were still fighting for the Homomonument on Westermarkt.

Ricky Martin Says ‘I Am A Fortunate Homosexual Man’ At Last

When in the first months of 2007 the at the time 23-year-old Mexican star Christian Chavez no longer denied his homosexuality, this produced many reactions, both positive and negative. The coming out of this popular singer-actor was seen as very important, especially since homosexuality is generally rather taboo in Mexico and other Latin American countries.

Introducing... Shia LaBeouf

With always a roving eye for handsome hunks, we couldn’t help but notice Harrison Ford’s sidekick, actually his son, in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” played by Shia LaBeouf. Shia Saide LaBeouf was born on June 11, 1986 in Los Angeles, an only child. His mother, Shayna, is a dancer and ballerina turned visual artist and clothing/jewelry designer; before she met LaBeouf’s father, she ran a head shop in Brooklyn.

Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

- Show about the legendary singer in the theater -

This spring the show Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me will tour the country. A moving musical show by Harry Kies Theaterprodukties about the legendary British singer. Director Dick van den Heuvel wrote the script. Main actors will be Audrey Bolder, Janke Dekker and Casper Gimbrere. The opening night is on Tuesday the 9th of March in the Leidse Schouwburg. She is the idol of Duffy, Adele and Amy Winehouse.

Introducing... Taylor Lautner

Early January rumors started circulation on the internet that Taylor Lautner had died. Taylor who? Taylor Lautner, born February 11, 1992 and a popular actor in the series “The Twilight Sage: New Moon,” which hasn’t made it to the Dutch television, yet. Lautner began acting in 2001, appearing in the made-for-television film “Shadow Fury.” He subsequently had roles on several series and also appeared in a number of other television shows and movies.

Drag Performer Dolly Bellefleur Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary

‘Dolly’s A Lot Darker Then You’d Say At First Sight’

Dolly Bellefleur is turning twenty this November and this happy occasion is celebrated with the exhibition “Van hem naar haar naar Hippolytushoef: Twee decennia Dolly Bellefleur” (From Him to Her to Hippolytushoef: Two Decades of Dolly Bellefleur) in the main branch of Amsterdam’s Public Library from the 7th of November till the 7th of January.

Belgian lesbian icon Yasmine passed away

The singer and television host Yasmine died at 37. She was going through an emotionally rough period because of her pending divorce from her wife Marianne Dupont. This is possibly also the reason for her suicide. Yasmine, whose real name was Hilde Rens, had a two-year old daughter Ella Louise with Marianne Dupont, who was publicly known as the winner of a television program.

Falcon and Cobra porn stars charged with murder

In Denver the former porn actor Marcus Allen, who’s real name in Timothy Boham, is charged with murder. According to the prosecution the 28-year old Boham tried to rob his former superior J. P. Kelso in his home in November 2006. When Kelso refused to open his safe Boham shot him through the head after a short struggle. When he opened the safe afterwards it turned out to be empty and “everything had happened for nothing,” he declared in court. He expected the businessman to have 100.000 to 400.000 dollars in his safe.

Reese Rideout’s ‘Controversial’ Election As Man Of The Year

Last month I concluded an article about the wedding between porn stud Brent Everett and Steve Peña with a cry from the heart of Alan from Florida on Queerty.com: “With all the gay for pay straight college dudes out there I find it inspiring that there are real gays making gay porn and living happy gay lives. More power to them. Long may they run. Together.” This had hardly made it to print as a row started over the election of Reese Rideout as Man of the Year by male nudity magazine “Men.”

NOS Stigmatizing Gays?

The NOS ombudsman Tom van Brussel had received complaints and has conducted a study whether the NOS is stigmatizing gays on radio, television, teletext and internet.
His conclusion: not so much in reporting but in image the NOS stigmatizes.

On the 12th of November the NOS released the following statement on radio, television, teletext and internet: More and more young gay and bisexual men with casual sex partners have unprotected sex. Drug use and internet dating appear to play a large role in this development, a survey of Schorer shows

Media: Dolly Bellefleur Hosts Television Program

Since September well-known queer drag personality Dolly Bellefleur hosts a television show on Amsterdam’s local channel AT5. Every Thursday she presents from 4 p.m. till 6 p.m. “Kort Amsterdams Live,” together with, amongst others, Suzanne Blonk and showbiz reporter Frank Awick. In Amsterdam and a large part of the province of North Holland this varied show can be received by cable.

Germany has its own gay station

TiMM, the first German TV station for gay men has started its broadcasts on Saturday the first of November. The station offers entertainment, documentaries, films, talkshows and news with a gay touch. TiMM wants to satisfy needs other stations leave untouched, says initiator and chief editor Frank Lucas in the German media. They present an episode of Noah’s Arc, which is about 4 gay black men in LA, as the opening show.

New gay radio and tv stations in the air

Holland now has a new gay tv station: OUT-TV. The digital service is mainly aimed at gay men’s lifestyles. OUT-TV will present its own talk shows, as well as news programs, art-house cinema and new tv-series. On the 11th of April the station will go online in Holland. To watch the programs you have to pay 10 euros per month. What do you get for it? Films like Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Mambo Italiano and others we’ve seen years ago. The other programs on lifestyle and entertainment consist of spin-offs of well-known formats and productions of sister stations in America and Canada

Gossip

Are Beckham and Williams a special couple?

David Beckham and Robbie Williams are possibly plying an eccentric gay couple in the American hit series Desperate Housewives. Several American media report that the gay creator of the show, Marc Cherry, thinks that the two Brits, who both live in LA, are the perfect neighbors for his desperate ladies at Wisteria Lane. Cherry is said to have wanted the combination Williams and Tom Cruise for the cameos. But because Brits are said to have more talent for sending themselves up, they approached Beckham.

Gossip .....

We’ve had quite a month again. Paris Hilton is from now an ex-convict; Amsterdam craps in it’s pants at the thought of Hooligans and decides to protect the gays by cutting off their parties while the army’s generals are parading with the gays in Bergen op zoom. Cutting or bashing gays has apparently become fashionable in the capital anyway. Two more of our brothers were beaten up recently and there has been a serious call for a demonstration during Pride. Shouldn’t be so hard when there are so many queers in town.

Teletubbie Gay?

The Polish Government will investigate the Teletubbies - especially Tinky Winky - to determine if the kids' show characters are gay. Poland's conservative government has taken its drive to curb what it sees as homosexual propaganda to the small screen, taking aim at Tinky Winky and the other Teletubbies. Ewa Sowinska, government-appointed children rights watchdog, told a local magazine published today she was concerned the popular BBC children's show promoted homosexuality. She said she would ask psychologists to advise if this was the case. In comments reminiscent of criticism by the late US evangelist Jerry Falwell, she was quoted as saying: "I noticed (Tinky Winky) has a lady's purse, but I didn't realise he's a boy."

The Death of Gert Jan Dröge

Most Dutch people will know him by the closing phrase: “Gaat het weer een beetje, meneer Dröge?” (Are you feeling a bit better, Mr. Dröge?) He was born as Gerardus Johannes Henri Dröge on the 23rd of April 1943 in Enschede. His father, Gerard Dröge, was a dentist. His mother died when he was only seven. As a child he wanted to become a circus director and he played with his miniature circus on the attic every day. After primary school he went to the Grundel Lyceum in Hengelo and in 1958 he moved to the boarding school of the Carmelites in Oldenzaal. After his military draft he chooses to go to the Toneelschuur in Arnhem, not so much because he wanted to become an actor, but because he just likes to be in the theatre.

The Gossip Bin

Actor Isaiah Washington, better known as Dr. Burke in the popular tv-series “Grey’s Anatomy”, wants to make a stand against discrimination. Washington appears in a tv-spot of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). The 43-year old actor got in trouble recently when he called his freshly out of the closet colleague T.R. Knight a “faggot” on the set of “Grey’s Anatomy,” but he’s evidently come to his senses now.

Mexican Singer And Heartthrob Christian Chavez Stops Lying

About one and a half years ago I wrote an article for Gay News about Hollywood hunk Garrett Hedlund on the occasion of his then latest movie, “Four Brothers.” Although I only claimed that Hedlund is extremely good-looking and didn’t make any suggestions about his sexual preference, after the publication on our website a discussion flared up about whether Hedlund might be gay or not.

The Gossip Bin

Britney Spears has been elected by the American public as dumbest American of the year. She gathered most of the votes at the annual April Fool’s Day contest of Opinion Research. She beat Michael Jackson who’d been in first position for four years already. The organization stated that shaving off her hair and the reckless way she treats her kids are the reasons for her election. Things seem to go a bit better for the derailed pop princess lately. She attended a Los Angeles Laker’s game recently.

The Gossip Bin

There’s a lot of sorrow in the world, but one man’s sorrow is another man’s joy. For us, nothing is too much to show Gay News’ readers that their sorrows might be peanuts compared with those of others. Read and sympathize... Rebecca Loos wasn’t able to restrain herself during a flight from London to Los Angeles. She aggravated her travel companions by publicly sucking off her 38-year-old rugby player.

Entertainment - Arturo Brachetti: One Man, A Thousand Faces!

The World’s Best Transformation Artist!

The virtuoso costume-changing artist Arturo Brachetti will come to Holland for his first visit. In his show he transforms from one character into another in the blink of an eye. Brachetti pays tribute to Hollywood classics by changing from James Bond to Julie Andrews, to King Kong, to Scarlett O’Hara, Darth Vader, Gene Kelly, Ingrid Bergman & Humphrey Bogart, and Esther Williams while swimming.

The Royal Air Force Orchestra Presents The Beatles in Concert

Shrieking boys and girls, mass hysteria, fainting people... In the early sixties the Beatles turn the whole world upside down. So-called Beatlemania: four styled boys scored hit after hit and the world just didn’t seem to be able to get enough of it. In the United States public life grinded to a halt when the Beatles gave their first performance on the “Ed Sullivan Show.” When the group announced that they were breaking up after years of success, the world of many young people just seemed to collapse like a house of playing cards.

Exhibition - Sixties! Art, Fashion, Design, Film And Photography

The Sixties, for thinkers of the New Right and ditto politicians it’s a obloquy that denotes the birth of everything that’s wrong in Holland and the rest of the world. On the other hand, for many others the Sixties are a period in which the yoke of frugality, which had made the post-war reconstruction possible, was slowly thrown off and the windows to the world were opened. During the Sixties the first generation reached adulthood which hadn’t experienced the deprivations of the Second World War personally.

The Gossip Bin

So as you know we’ll bent over backwards to let you know that there are others worse off than you. Things can always get worse and that’s why we try to put a smile on your face. Others have to earn a living by complaining, but you can always throw the couch through the window, which in some way is a relief. Here we go.

Snickers had to pull its ads, which were first shown during the Super Bowl in America, after complaints from, amongst others, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance.

The Gossip Bin

There seems to be a quarrel between TV station RTL and Unilever. Something to do with second-rate stars, applauding audiences, and man-made ice. And that for ten long weeks. Of course we hadn’t intended to devote any space to this crap, but then the showbiz television show “RTL Boulevard” announced it had sensational news, something about ice and porn. And indeed, somewhat sniggering they told about one Brad Patton.

Theater News - Wat zien ik?!

Albert Mol’s book “Wat zien ik?!” (What’s That I See?!) has been turned into a musical comedy, which premiered on the 11th of October. Ruud de Graaf and Hans Cornelissen’s production takes place in Amsterdam’s red light district in the sixties. It’s a joy to watch “Wat zien ik?!” and it makes you secretly nostalgic for those days when nothing was really allowed but so many things still took place. Those were also the days of famous bars and clubs such as DOK, and of course Bet van Beeren’s café Het Mandje on Zeedijk.

Theater News - Sven Ratzke’s ‘Gigolos & Germans’

The German/Dutch artist Sven Ratzke is known in Germany as “that cheeky Dutchman” for years already. His new theater night “Gigolos & Germans” nails the sensitive relations between Germans and the Dutch in a humorous way. His fascination for glorious times that have gone by form the basis of this whirling mix of musical cabaret, improvisations and songs. This singer and entertainer has been labeled “Glamour Animal,” “Homme Fatale” and “Enfant Terrible.” He wrote his first tragedies when he was fifteen and at sixteen he pranced around on theater festival Boulevard of Broken Dreams tempting people to come into the tents.

The Gossip Bin

The miserable months have most certainly started: short days, colds, the flu and Christmas when you have to visit your mother-in-law. To help you through this sadness our editor-in-chief thought you could use some help these months with the motto “it could be worse”. Especially after a wild weekend a lot of us will think “to hell with jogging and carrot juice” when the alarm clock screams it’s 7 o’clock, but what if you keep getting invitations to parties and presentations?

Life in out-er space: Mr. Sulu comes out

Some years ago the German cinemas showed the movie “Traumschiff Surprise: Episode 1" (now available on DVD). This is a corny queer parody of the original “Star Trek” series, and Captain Kirk and Mister Spock - who have a very special bond anyway, according to many viewers - are represented as flamboyant sissies. Therefore it’s curious that neither William Shatner nor Leonard Nimoy recently came out, but actor George Takei, better known as Mr. Sulu on the original “Star Trek” series and six subsequent movies.

Hollywood Hunk - Garrett Hedlund Is Beautiful And Shows His Naked Butt

Unless something went terribly wrong at the last moment John Singleton’s (director of “2 Fast 2 Furious”) latest movie will have been released by mid October. “Four Brothers” is about four brothers (duh) who, after their mother got killed during the robbery of a small deli, decide to track down the killer in their own way. And when they get him they will settle the score swiftly. Because what idiot would kill the sweetest woman on earth who just happened to be shopping?

DVD News - The Long Career of Robert Long

The introduction of the possibility for gay couples to marry can be seen as one of the last accomplishments in a long battle for equality. For many young people it’s hard to imagine that there has been a time, not so long ago, when most gay men were living in the closet, even if they didn’t really have to. A striking example is the Dutch singer/actor Wim Sonneveld. When you see his shows from the sixties now, you can’t escape the queerness of his performance; his gay jokes, his queer voice and mannerisms, they all seem so obvious.

Style 2004 - PARIS

During five days the summer presentations for the male collections closed with in total thirty nine shows. An opportunity for many designers from different countries like Spain, Japan and Belgium. Paris still seems to be an international fashion laboratory; it’s the city where trends are set, headed by designers like Helmut Lang, Hedi Slimane, and Jean Paul Gaultier. Nowadays, they mainly have to prompt men to buy clothes. Innovating cloths in a rather difficult market. Still disgusted with the just ended war in Iraq, all designers decided to ban all items with a military look out of their collections.

The continuing popularity of the Musical

“Finally it’s coming!” Romeo & Julia, the music and dance spectacle of Gérard Presgurvic is coming to Holland. After a triumphal tour through France, Belgium and Canada this original French production will be shown in three big Dutch cities: Rotterdam (Luxor Theater), Amsterdam (Heineken Music Hall) and Breda (Chassé Theater). Only these three theatres are big enough to accommodate this huge production.

It's Hot... It's Beautiful... It's Called Instigator

A few days before Amsterdam Leather Pride started the most extraordinary coat we've ever seen appeared in front of our door: bell-shaped, made from some kind of long-haired wooly artificial fur, and wit colors fading from pink fo white. Inside was Michael Thorn, editor-in-chief of Instigator, who wanted to show us this magazine, because it's now being distributed in Europe by Mr. B.

Walk on the Wild Side with The Golden Girls of Drag

It’s been little more than three decades since Holly Woodlawn put her gender bending face on the pop culture map, achieving cinematic notoriety and garnering superstar cult status with her performances in the subversive Andy Warhol/Paul Morrisey films of the early 1970's. Holly Woodlawn lived at the epicenter of New York's hedonistic underground culture as part of Andy Warhol's inner circle until his death in 1987. In the process, she created a lifestyle that would prove to be the road map for many a future drag divette.

Out Now

Spiritual life in a glass house

For Ricky Martin, sexuality is to be kept strictly behind closed doors. And indeed, why should it be anybody’s business, besides yours and your sex partner’s, what you’re doing in your bedroom (living room, dungeon, outdoors à la George Michael, etc). But as long as nobody has caught Ricky without his undies engaged in some hot sexplay in a public place of some sort, we’ll probably never know where his fancy reaches out to: gay, straight, a mix of both, or, who knows, the dog nextdoor.

New from Gay News & Gayamsterdam.com: sms & win!

Gay News & Gayamsterdam are going to offer their services also by SMS. As a pilot, we start with a lotery-action: we have a.o. 50x the new Spartacus, a lot of DVD's and as a main price the Bel Amie double DVD Frisky Summer to give out!

Germany in search of the super scandal.

To prevent German ‘Idols’ fans falling into a black hole, now that ‘Deutschland sucht den Superstar’ (Germany in search of the super star) is over, the German media are going out of their way to keep the news about the new German heroes alive. Till the autumn, when a second series begins and the whole circus will start all over again. Only then will a period of relative rest settle in for the ex- candidates wherein they can take a fresh look at their lives - with ot without a showbiz career. As I said before, the Dutch ‘Idols’ craze pales in comparison to the German hysteria. First there are the RTL news bulletins, in which the candidates from the early morning till late at night figure prominently. Then you’ve got the competing channels which, envious of the enormous success of the format and its ratings, bring fresh ‘scandals’ every day.

Fabulous Gay Games Week

Thousands of international sportspeople, spectacular ceremonies, wild parties and a gaping budget shortfall- it can only mean one thing. The Gay Games Sports and Cultural festival was on again, this time in the beautiful harbor city of Sydney.

Naked Youth of Rad Video

RAD, the Royal Academy of Dancing, video exams at last in the nude!? Hush hush! We're referring to the Naked Youth of Rad Video 2003 Calendar here, recently published by Phenomenon Factory

T-shirt terrorism

'Bondage is the human condition' believes Amsterdam-based French artist Rudy Marchal. Certainly his depictions of a naked man exquistely contorted and bound lying on a picnic blanket in an idylic Dutch windmill scene reinforces this perspective while at the same time giving a queer twistknot to Manet's French Impressionist classic Luncheon on the grass.

A Candid Moment with Matt Sizemore

Matt Sizemore is a beautiful man! Better yet, he is a fabulous hunk of the epitome of masculine beauty! He is a gorgeous pornstar and has achieved quick success in this industry. In 23 videos since the summer of 2000, he has made many a heartthrob (mine included!)!!!

Painter and photographer Gert Harms

Men and boys posing for him get to know him as Gert Harms and the internet fan knows him no doubt as “Painter010". Two names of the same painter and photographer from a small town in the vicinity of Rotterdam.

Christopher Bowen: personal is sensual

Never before in history has a generation been photographed in such numbers in the nude; erotically, sensually, or pornographically. In only a few decades with lightning speed private nude photography developed from a subcultural expression of ‘perversity’ to a generally accepted form of flaunting your own physical appearance. Especially the internet shows a stunning array of people photographed in different states of undress.

Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s day?

Shortly before the turn of the year, the Dutch magazine for the young gays Expreszo was saved from ruin once more. Expreszo’s courting disaster has two main reasons. Its editors suffer from the ineradicable misconception a gay magazine should cater to a "mixed" crowd, where gays, deplorably or not, in general don’t give a hoot what concerns lesbians, and vice versa.

mother of synchronised swimming and queen of camp

Upon reading in a magazine Cary Grant got such benefit from a therapy using LSD, Esther Williams decided to also take this drug and get more insight into her life. The year was 1959, the twilight of Williams' career, who, as the star of several extravagant swimming musicals, stood at the cradle of synchronised swimming as an official sport

The Rise and Death of Teen Idol Sal Mineo

On February 13, 1976 Sal Mineo was stabbed to death in an alley near his home in San Francisco. Some twenty years earlier, Mineo had captured the hearts of many girls and boys by his role as Plato in the classic Rebel Without a Cause. In this film he starred next to James Dean and for the discerning eye it was obvious that the relationship between Dean and Mineo was more than just a "normal" friendship between two guys

Kylie vs. Victoria

There is no avoiding Kylies new song, while switching from TMF, MTV and The Box the frequency her video gets played averages about 3 times an hour! The song is storming right to number 1 in UK and it is expected the same will happen here as soon as it's released next week.

DE PARADE gay in it's own way

De Parade is like a fair in the old days. When fairs didn't had those big machines who twist you around 'till you get sick. No it's more a place with theatre in little tents. Nice foodplaces and a relaxed gayfriendly audience. This weekend De Parade started in Amsterdam in Maarten Luther Kingpark, it will be there 'till sunday august 19.

The girls are back!!!

Edina and Patsy look for new ways to get high (heels, that is); Zeta-Jones tunes her pipes for the role of a jailed songbird; Rupert Everett makes a move on Merv Griffin; and Romeo pitches Nathan Lane for so many projects you'd think he was getting a cut. Darling, where did you get those shoes?

Viv and Jackie selling shoes?

Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley look for new ways to get high in their television comback for the BBC later this year.

Ebonique, Lose A Little Win A lot!

As Holland recovers from the shock and disillusionment of this years disastrous Eurovision Song Contest, I thought I'd check in and see what's happening with the three Divettes from Ebonique. The clear audience favorite at the A-hoy with their spicy, sexy and sassy rendition of So Much Love, many people...and most of the gay community...felt that they had been robbed by coming in second

Gay Riviera a real-time documentary.

Gay Riviera is a new real-life series in America. Starting on Bravo-TV (a cable channel in the states) Gay Riviera bare the lives of eight gay and lesbians in New York and Miami and takes things a few steps beyond Queer as folk.

Tom Cruise just can’t get enough of court.

For the second time in two months, Tom Cruise has filed a $100 million lawsuit against someone he says is spreading rumors that he’s had gay relationships, the New York Daily News reports.

Michael Stipe out.

Famous rock/pop star Michael Stipe, lead singer from the group REM, is out. Out of the closet that is. Resentely he told TIME magazine he’s a “queer artist”.

Euro Song

Tonight all eyes will be focused on Copenhagen for the Eurovision Song contest. Will the Netherlands, who are first in line, go home with the price for best song. Perhaps next year we will host the Eurosong. Michelle will have a lot of competition and for those of you who have been on a trip to the moon. Here are the songs and singers.

Iglo-gays in German tv ads

Lately Holger and Max are the stars in German tv ads. Iglo, manufacturer of instant food, had the guts to develop a campaign in which two gay men got leading roles. Now there are four different tv spots, and the coming months new ones will be added to them.

Ricky Martin on an Amsterdam quicky

Radio 538 proudly pronounced it: Ricky Martin will come to Amsterdam for an autograph session. Which in common parlance means the guy will hand out his signature to his fans. On a dreary, empty square between the Pathé cinema and the Media Market near the Amsterdam Arena, a (small) platform has been constructed. Over dozens of meters barriers have been put up, to control the expected hordes of fans. Everywhere cops in groups and tough security men in smart grey suits are walking around.

Katja Schuurman overcomes tulip phobia.

A long time Katja felt ashamed about her tulip phobia. Being from Holland, this phobia kept reappearing abroad filming for 'Costa' and everybody asked her about those famous flowers from the Netherlands.

Spice’m up!

While their new album is NOT breaking every record and publicity on the four leftovers is NOT what it’s supposed to be. The Spice Girls have thought of other ways to get in the headlines.

David 'bare' beckham

The days only Tinsel Town actors and actrices were entitled to universal star status are over, since also sports men started climbing the commercial popularity ladder. These days sports amateurs kick the ball around on some out-of-the-way field, while the professionals collect containers full of cash, showing off their tricks on the sports fields. They`ve become millionairs and, what`s more, many amongst them also became the most adored inhabitants of the planet.

My heart is Amsterdam - an audience with Gary Christmas

Gary Christmas is one half of the legendary Christmas Twins, nightclub entertainers turned owners of the Backstage Coffee shop. He has lived in Amsterdam for the last 27 years, achieving notoriety not only for his outrageous behaviour but also for his colourfully kooky signature crochet creations. A simple glance at the menu tells you this is not your ordinary café. You will not find cappuccino, café au lait or even a simple orange juice anywhere on the list, but you will see Foam From Rome, Steamy Creamy and Juicy Lucy. "Mama Wanted Girls" it states boldly on the bottom. Anything goes within these four walls where mayhem and a touch of madness are more often the rule than the exception. It`s an experience not to be missed and no trip to Amsterdam is quite complete without a visit to this cafe. Larger than life when he`s ruling the room, there is also a more spiritual and sedate side to Gary. We met for an interview over a cup of tea in his home above the shop to reminisce about his colourful career and his experiences as an American in Amsterdam.

Delicious dark

For the Gay and Lesbian community, Amsterdam has long been a Mecca of sorts. It`s a city that takes homosexuality completely in stride. Unlike many big cities, Amsterdam`s vibrant nightlife runs seven days a week. It is not uncommon to witness same-sex couples walking hand in hand through downtown Amsterdam and even rarer to see people react to it as being anything out of the ordinary. Gay marriage, something the homosexual community in most other countries of the world can only dream of right now, is a reality in Holland. While it may have lost its place as the unofficial Gay capital of Europe to the emerging Berlin or London, Amsterdam still ranks near the top of any list of Gay cities of the world. Millions of visitors come every year to enjoy the freedom and fun and of those, many choose to stay. Over the next few months, this series will explore Amsterdam through the eyes of people who have opted to leave their native countries to make Amsterdam their home.

Danny Pintauro calls his own tune

The history of sitcoms is rich an varied. Sitcoms always last half an hour. An unwritten law in television land, which starts from the assumption that the average viewer will not be able to keep up his concentration much longer to take in the staple ingredients of puns and misunderstandings. How many sitcoms did you see? And how many do you remember?

Hardly a run of the mill musical

The Gay community has long entertained a love affair with musical theater. In fact, many of the people responsible for writing, directing, designing, and choreographing Broadway musicals...not to mention starring in them... have historically been gay. With such prolific composers for the Broadway stage as openly gay Jerry Herman (Hello Dolly! . Mame etc.) and Stephen Sondheim (Company, Gypsy etc.), there have been many musicals in the last 50 years written from a gay sensibility.

Jude Law`s irresistible talent

"The gay community needs homosexual gods". How little do we find this dictum actualized in our daily reality. Also the gay or bisexual identity of great cultural gods" like Michelangelo, Alexander the Great or Shakespeare is still more often than not denied by straightlaced homophobic straights.

Career, the essence of Ugo Farell`s being

Late December on a cold and rainy day Gay News travelled to the city of Haarlem for an interview with French singer Ugo Farell. Some nervous anticipation, as always before an interview with someone you`ve never met before, accompanies me while boarding the train.

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