Tuesday’s News & Gossip

Filed Under Gossip, Headlines | June 2nd, 2009 

An interesting lineup of news and gossip for Tuesday — Including: Cheney’s thoughts, Bruno’s bum, a Gay Lib Exhibit, A sequined star’s passing, the Chicken King’s latest confession, A gay maternity controversy down under and more!

Obits: Danny La Rue, the ‘comic in a frock’ who was appointed an OBE and performed for the Queen, has died — Drag queen Danny La Rue dies aged 81. Related Photos: Danny La Rue A life in sequins Stage.

Exhibits: The Emergence of Gay Liberation in New York City Explored in Exhibition at The New York Public Library(1969: The Year of Gay Liberation on view June 1, 2009 – June 30, 2009) Related: NYPL LGBT collections and resources online.

Human Rights Laws: An update from Alberta, Canada: Alta. still waits for final vote on human-rights laws. (The final vote on the bill was scheduled for Monday night. But the press were still waiting for the news late last night. )

Court News: An update from Australia: Chicken boss Gerardus Heijne admits ‘I think I strangled him’. (This case gets more bizarre)

Parenting & Surrogacy News: Also from Austrlia: Woman a surrogate for single gay brother. (It’s controversial for a number of reasons…See the story for details)

Brüno’s Bum: 2009 MTV Movie Awards: Brüno Presents Best Male Performance (It bums me out that I can’t watch the video at MTV as they’re restricting access to American IP’s.) Eminem’s walkout at MTV Movie Awards: Staged? (From the photo I’ve seen yeah — classic shot)

Film News: Outfest 2009 Sets Sights On LGBT Rights

Marriage & Parnerships:

- From C-SPAN: Former VP Cheney on Same-sex marriage. (I wonder if his daughter and her partner are planning a wedding…)

- In Washington State: Names of gay partnership foes may be publicized.