Arts, Entertainment & Sports Issue

Filed Under Gay Entertainment, Headlines, Sports | July 16th, 2009 

Starting off the day with some Arts, Entertainment and Sports; including updates from the Hollywood Closet and more Outgames relatated news; But no Brüno.

Arts: In Massachusetts — Holliston artist protests after Framingham Barnes & Noble store refuses to display homosexual-themed painting

Gaming: EA hosts panel on fighting homophobia in online, virtual communities

Hollywood Closet:

- The other day I mentioned that Director Todd Holland was advising aspiring actors at Outfest to stay in the closet. Here’s a couple of updates:

- Director Todd Holland Apologizes for Outfest Remarks, Not Advice

- Outfest’s Kirsten Schaffer Issues Statement, Robin McGehee Speaks Out

Theatre: Hair Cast Cancels Oct. 11 Performance to Join National Equality March

TV: BBC 2 panel: Are gay TV characters ‘too camp’? (Video)

Queer Writing: Intimate details with strangers — Edmund White teaches older queers to write memoirs.

Gay Sports News:

- Copenhagen bound — Team Vancouver sending a smaller delegation than usual to this summer’s Outgames.

- Kiwis take flight to Copenhagen’s Outgames

- Exploring the homoerotic undertones of mixed martial arts