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Lady Bunny Returns to the Stage in 'When Joey Married Bobby'

nospam@example.com (Joseph Pedro) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:08:16 -0700

Lady Bunny returns to the stage in a new play by GLAAD-Award winning writing duo John William Gibson and Anthony Wyatt Morris, When Joey Married Bobby. While you may go to the show for Lady Bunny, the real star quickly becomes apparent after the first ten minutes. Two-time, SAG Award nominee Tina McKissick holds the play together with her larger than life performances as an upper-class, southern mother named Sarah Edwards. Her spit-fire humor and outrageous gestures create an uproarious atmosphere in The Theatre 80 St. Marks, New York City.

The play follows Mrs. Edwards as she plans her gay son's wedding, while simultaneously trying to protect her name and reputation. Mrs. Edwards is also up for the title of "Christian of the Year," but with over 500 guests coming to their Georgian home for the wedding, she'll have to look hard to find out what is more important to her. The play battles with her underlying religious hypocrisy, but ultimately she'll find that being Christian is, above all, about love.

Lady Bunny stars as a minister's wife, and excites the crowd with her blinding outfits and crude sense of humor. Her stage time is shared by McKissick, who, despite being nearly half Bunny's size, tends to outshine.

Of course the play isn't only about the women, Joey, played by former draft pick for the Detroit Tigers Matt Pender, spends his time on stage trying to bring his mother down from hysterics. It will be easy to forget his awkward line deliveries because he is at times shirtless. [WJMB]

Card Company Caters to Gay Couples Celebrating Valentine's Day in India

nospam@example.com (Joseph Pedro) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:02:56 -0700

The Gender Neutral Card

This will be the first, legal Valentine's Day for same-sex couples in India, and a card company isn't holding back. Archies, the country’s largest card chain will stock the shelves of over 500 stores across the nation with gay and lesbian appropriate cards.

“We have been toying with this idea for a while and then came the court judgment in which it was clearly said that it’s legal to be gay... So we felt this was the right time to add these cards to those we already have for the occasion,” Archies company spokesman Yohan Arya said.

There will be two cards for gay men, two for lesbians, and one gender-neutral card.

A lesbian version says: “For my girlfriend from your girlfriend.” The gender-neutral card reads: “Oh how totally gay!”

How come we still have to go to an LGBT-novelty shop to buy cards that fit our relationships? [IT]

Spider Silk Used For Golden Tapestry

nospam@example.com (Joseph Pedro) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:20:06 -0600

With the Help of One Million Spiders R. Mickens/AMNH

This week, The American Museum of Natural History in New York City unveiled an 11-by-4-foot tapestry made entirely out of spider's silk. The gold coloring comes from the golden orb-weaving spider. Simon Peers, a textile maker from Madagascar, began a partnership with fashion expert Nicholas Godley to help manifest his idea. The two then compiled a team who worked for the past four years creating the tapestry. With an estimated cost of $500,000 (out of their own pocket) the result is exquisite.

Now exactly how do you silk a spider?

"The spiders are harnessed ... held down in a delicate way," Godley says, "so you need people to do this who are very tactile so the spiders are not harmed. So there's a chain of about 80 people who go out every morning at four o'clock, collect spiders, we get them in by 10 o'clock. They're in boxes, they're numbered, and then as they get silked, about 20 minutes later, they get released back into nature." Godley said.

The tapestry will be displayed in The American Museum of Natural History for the next several months. [NPR]

What if Everyone in the World Were Gay?

nospam@example.com (Passport Magazine) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:18:15 -0600

Gay Travel Blog - Passport Magazine - Culture

Lady Bunny Returns to the Stage in 'When Joey Married Bobby'

Card Company Caters to Gay Couples Celebrating Valentine's Day in India

Spider Silk Used For Golden Tapestry

What if Everyone in the World Were Gay?

And no this isn’t an episode of Ellen