Undercover gay prince looking for love
India's Crown Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil of Rajpipla made headlines when in 2006 he announced that he was gay.
He was disowned and disinherited by his father (who, it should be noted, has since apologized to his son). He was burned in effigy by his countrymen. Many Indians demanded he lose his royal title.
"I knew that they would never accept me for who I truly am, but I also knew that I could no longer live a lie," he has said about his decision to be open about his sexuality. "I wanted to come out because I had gotten involved with activism and I felt it was no longer right to live in the closet. I came out as gay to a Gujarati daily because I wanted people to openly discuss homosexuality since it’s a hidden affair with a lot of stigma attached."
Now 47, Prince Manvendra is back in the spotlight. He is appearing in TLC’s new show Undercover Princes. In the four-part series, which started last night, he joins two other real-life princes who head to England, pose as commoners, and hope to find true love.
Prince Manvendra pretended to be a cleaner for the show.
"It was a very challenging thing for me because I was supposed to do things which I don’t do normally back in India," he explained. "I mean something like clean the house or, you know, doing up the room or cleaning up the toilets — what they expected on the show. I had to keep telling myself again and again that I am undercover and not supposed to reveal my true identity."
Does he finally find love? You'll have to tune in to find out!
World’s First Openly Gay Royal Is on Fairy Tale Search for Love [The Advocate]
Ari Gold's latest video
Openly gay singer Ari Gold is back with his third single from his latest album, Between The Spirit & The Flesh.
Adam Lambert as Freddie Mercury
Adam Lambert may not be loved by everyone, but the former American Idol contestant obviously has a few fans.
Rumor has it he will get to sing with legendary rock band Queen for two tour dates this year. And the openly gay Lambert isn't worried about being compared to the original Queen front man Freddie Mercury.
“After the EMAs, I heard faint little slithers of a backlash from people saying: ‘You can’t replace Freddie Mercury.’ But I already knew that," he said. "There’s no intention in my mind of replacing Freddie. That’s impossible. The way I’m choosing to view it is that it’s a great honour and one I’m in no way going to shirk... Being asked to front Queen is the best thing that can possibly happen."
Until then, fans can enjoy his latest release 'Better Than I Know Myself.'
The perfect boyband
We'd love to tell you about the young studs in the Eastern European boyband НЕРЕАЛЬНЫЕ, but since we don't speak or read Russian, we know absolutely nothing about them. Except that they are very, very hot!
Comedian Todd Glass is gay
Comedian Todd Glass may not be a household name, but you still may have seen him before. He's appeared on everything from Last Comic Standing, Louie, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Politically Incorrect.
Yesterday he came out as a gay man during an episode of WTF with Marc Maron.
After a little prodding by the host, the 47-year-old comic outed himself.
“I have a very hard time saying [I'm gay],” Glass said. “And don’t get this wrong. I don’t want anyone to be ashamed of who they are—especially younger people. I always hated using that term and that’s partly why I’ve always been sympathetic to people who don’t [want to be labeled certain things]. I hate that word. But I like it better than the other word—homosexual.”
Glass said he's been open about his sexuality with some people, and has shared his life with his partner of 15 years.
“I’m saying what a lot of people already knew,” he said. But “I cannot listen to stories about kids killing themselves any longer and not [think], When are you going to have a little blood on your shirt for not being honest about who you are? I can’t do this any longer.”
Elton and David versus Madonna
There's a bit of a cat fight brewing between pop superstars Elton John and Madonna.
Last night Elton was interviewed by Carson Daly on the red carpet of the Golden Globe Awards. Both Elton and Madonna are up for Best Original Song. Elton stated, “Madonna hasn’t got a fucking chance" of winning.
Carson Daly responded, "Those are fighting words."
"They're accurate words," Elton shot back.
Well, Madonna won.
So David Furnish, Elton's husband, took to Facebook with his own thoughts:
Kazaky's back with fierce new video
We're not feeling the latest release from the boy band in high heels known as Kazaky. The video is not bad ... if you turn the music down (and turn up your favorite Kylie Minogue or Madonna song).
30 Rock dramatizing Tracy Morgan controversy
Last year, comedian Tracy Morgan got into trouble for a homophobic rant during a standup routine in Nashville. Morgan was forced to apologize, and eventually the controversy faded away.
But just when you thought it was over for good, 30 Rock writers have decided to dramatize the event for an upcoming episode of the popular TV show.
"Well, you know how a lot of their episodes mirror their lives ... They've incorporated [Morgan's rant] into the Tracy Jordan storyline," said MSNBC's Thomas Roberts, who makes a cameo appearance on the show. "Liz Lemon writes Tracy's apology on the show and says he's not a homophobe, he's an idiot.
"That offends idiots, so while NBC is being picketed by the LBGT community, now it's also being picketed by idiots led by Denise Richards. She's the leader of the idiots."
And though we hate to admit it, the episode will probably be pretty funny.
Tracy Morgan, Tina Fey Turn Homophobic Rant Into '30 Rock' Comedy [Huffington Post]
Hands up for marriage equality
Gil Kline, Gunner Sledgeski, and Daniel McGreal, the members of the Rockville, Maryland-based band Bye June, have released the video for 'Shades of Purple,' a song in support of gay marriage rights.
“We asked our fans to choose a track for a music video, and they voted online for this song," explained Kline. "I am very pleased, since this song has deep meaning and an important social message."
Broadway musical planned for gay daddy
Musical producer Matthew Weaver is hoping his personal life story has enough meat in it to make for a successful broadway show. He was raised by his openly gay father, Gordon, in the 1970s and 80s.
“It’s a little Auntie Mame, a little La Cage Aux Folles and a little Kramer vs. Kramer,” said Matthew, pointing out that a gay man raising an 8-year-old boy was certainly not commonplace several decades ago.
He plans to make the story into a TV series, but also thinks it would translate well for the stage.
His father came out in 1976, and gained sole custody. Matthew remembers being told as his father took him home to New York and “explained to me what homosexuality is.” They stopped at Fire Island, where Gordon was judging a drag-queen contest.
And Gordon was more Liberace gay than Modern Family gay. He “wore mink coats to my soccer games” and would "walk down the street holding hands with his boyfriend, and tell me that if I didn’t like it, I could walk on the other side of the street,” Weaver said.
Weaver admitted that he seldom spoke about hs father, afraid he would be targeted for abuse. But now he is proud of his dad and how he was raised.
“We’re willing to show the warts and all,” Weaver confided. “It's a great story with a beautiful message, but it's got its ups and downs.”
With gay-positive shows like Billy Eliot and Priscilla pulling in mainstream audiences, and with Weaver's own success producing the acclaimed Rock of Ages, we think this could be a truly amazing show.
Matthew Weaver wants to turn his gay dad's story into Broadway musical or movie [NY Daily News]
Prison inspired musical hitting the Internet
A new web-based series, inspired by the Filipino prisoners whose dance videos have gone viral, will go live in March. Here is the official trailer for Prison Dancer: The Interactive Web Musical!
George Clooney to open Prop 8 play
The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact have announced that George Clooney will appear in the West Coast premiere of "8," a play chronicling the constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8. He will only be taking part in a reading of the play on opening night.
The play was penned by Academy Award-winning Dustin Lance Black and directed by Rob Reiner. It is based almost completely on a transcript of the actual Prop 8 legal proceedings of Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the case filed to overturn Proposition 8 (which stripped gay and lesbian Californians of the fundamental right to marry).
"It's the last piece of the civil rights puzzle," said Reiner. "People should be aware of what happened."
He added, "I think that people are gonna be moved by it. It almost directs itself in a way."
“It is astonishing that gay and lesbian Americans are still treated as second-class citizens,” Clooney said in a statement. “I am confident that, very soon, the laws of this nation will reflect the basic truth that gay and lesbian people — like all human beings — are born equal in dignity and rights.”
For those set on seeing the star on opening night, it won't be cheap. Tickets begin at $500, with proceeds going to AFER, a nonprofit foundation formed to challenge the court's decision to withhold the tapes.
Clooney To Star In Black's Proposition 8 Play [Contact Music]
Clooney starring in Prop 8 play, for one night only [The Province]
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