OMG!  Here’s some shocking news: Sean Hayes, the actor who plays Jack on Will & Grace has finally admitted he is gay!  This is almost as staggering as when we found out Clay Aiken and Rosie O’Donnell were gay!  Hayes has never before directly answered questions about his sexual orientation or declared his gayness on the record.  However his fabulously flamboyant portrayal of Jack McFarland on the hit NBC series from 1998 to 2006 was so natural, that many correctly concluded that it was not just all acting!  Hayes comes Out in an interview in the upcoming April issue in the nationally distributed gay news magazine, The Advocate.

“I am who I am. I was never in, as they say. Never.“  Says Hayes in the interview. “Why would you go down that path with somebody who’s done so much to contribute to the gay community?” he asks. “That was my beef about it. What more do you want me to do? Do you want me to stand on a float? And then what? It’s never enough.”  He continues “I feel like I’ve contributed monumentally to the success of the gay movement in America, and if anyone wants to argue that, I’m open to it.  Your welcome, Advocate.”  - Lady Clover Honey

The age-old question “Does Size Matter?” has been asked and debated throughout time.  But this television commercial for tourism in Israel puts a hilarious new twist on the inquiry!  In the advertisement, the man explains that some things, regardless of magnitude, can still be considered a “spot of worship.”

Music / CD Review by Jed Ryan.

What a difference a Golden Globe makes (as well as a lot of other awards too, by the way…)!  Already a guilty pleasure among gay audiences, the victory in January for the boys and girls of William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio pushed the two volumes of the “Glee” soundtrack to #1 on the charts both Statewide as well as in the UK not too long afterward.  I’m not gonna get into a sociological thesis on why the TV show is a big hit with gays. You can debate that amongst yourselves later, kids. But for those of you out there who can’t hardly wait for Wednesday nights to stay home, the “Glee” soundtracks may keep you from going into withdrawal until the new episodes in April.  Featuring equal doses of classic chart-toppers, current hits, the occasional novelty (1989’s “Bust A Move”), and prime showtunes (like “Defying Gravity”, from “Wicked”), the two-disc set boasts 34 songs in all.

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Last Tuesday, at a Manhattan Fifth Avenue Penthouse complete with a heated terrace featuring stunning, panoramic views, Michael Urie (of TV’s Ugly Betty and theater’s The Temperamentals) and the legendary Joan Rivers hosted a star-studded bash to celebrate the twenty-fifth silver anniversary of the renowned Michael Musto as a columnist with the Village Voice newspaper!  “It’s amazing that you can just command people to just show up in public and kiss your ass and they’ll do it, It’s everything I ever dreamed of! It’s also my worst nightmare,” Musto told the crowd of downtown, avant garde personalities, club kids, drag queens, LGBT community and media professionals to whom La Musto referred as “550 of my closest friends.”

Friends included the cast and crew of Under the Pink Carpet and DishMiss - - Tony Sawicki, Robin Cloud, Mel Reyes, Jed Ryan, and Lady Clover Honey.  Musto expressed his appreciation in an interview, stating that Under the Pink Carpet had always been there for him. Other celeb pals in attendance included CSI’s Gerald McCulloch, Real Housewives’ Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, Dame Edna, Ronnie Spector, Lovari, Murray Hill, Burlesque Diva Dirty Martini, Jesse Archer, Rachael Sage, Sultana, Robert Verdi, Frank DeCaro, Robin Byrd, Michele Balan of Last Comic Standing, Bridget Everett, Designers David Blond and Phillipe Blond and many others.

Here’s some pop culture news you can sink your teeth into: Another popular rock musician has come out.  Rostam Batmanglij, of the uber-popular Brooklyn-based indie rock band Vampire Weekend (He plays keyboards and guitar, and does backing vocals.) confirmed that he’s gay in a recent interview with “Out” Magazine.  Moreover, Batmanglij (pronounced BAT-MONG-LEECH) spoke about the queer perspectives of some of his songs, such as “Diplomat’s Son” from the Vampire Weekend’s latest album “Contra,” (Check out these lyrics: “That night I smoked a joint, with my best friend. We found ourselves in bed. When I woke up he was gone.“…Oh, don’t we all know that feeling?!)  Another song, “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend,” (no relation to The Ramones’ song of the same name, FYI…), which Batmanglij recorded with his musical project Discovery, was intended to be something of a gay anthem. (“I started sleeping in your bed, but I woke up on the floor; I did your laundry while you slept, and hung it up beside the door; I want to dress you in the morning, in last night’s clothes; I want to be your boyfriend, but I don’t want anyone to know“) The rocker’s public revelation is actually not news to some.  Batmanglij has actually been out for a while.  Music gurus have pointed out how when “Rolling Stone” profiled the band a while back, the journalist for the mag noted that Rostam, interviewed in his Brooklyn apartment, said he was heartbroken because he had just broken up with his boyfriend.

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Winter Olympics 2010 have ended and this year it looks like the male figure skaters have certainly received the lion’s share of world-wide attention. Heated debates about masculinity, sequins and Flamers on Ice and taken place around the entire globe.  However, I would like to focus some awareness on the United States Bobsled team.  Once you’ve check out these gorgeous photos below, from our friends at OutSports.com, you’ll understand why.  It’s so nice to know that summer swimmers and divers aren’t the only athletes who pose with their shirts off!  - Lady Clover Honey

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“Playgirl”, the revolutionary publication which promoted equal opportunity nudity since 1973, is back!  Back in print form, that is.  Although the men of “Playgirl” have been available online since the last print issue in winter 2009, many afficionados of male beauty are happy to have the physical mag back in their sticky hands.  The re-launch issue features Levi Johnston as cover boy.  Inside, there’s an exclusive interview with the young Alaskan DILF, as well as over 15 pages of Levi photos by Greg Weiner.  Even though Levi doesn’t go full frontal (The only stick he shows is… his hockey stick!), there’s no shortage of penis in the Winter 2010 issue.  The mag features nude layouts of four of the Hottest Bartenders in New York City, and meaty spreads of four other diesel models as well… with all the guys in various states of, shall we say, “excitement”.  The renaissance of “Playgirl” was celebrated at the Hell’s Kitchen hotspot Therapy on February 24th.  What a night!  Like the new issue of “Playgirl”, Therapy was packed with men… although there were a generous number of girls there too.  One of them was Gusty Winds, our Hostess for the evening.  The drag diva teased the out-of-towners, joked about Sarah Palin (of course!) and Jessica Wild from “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, and made the crowd REALLY work for the night’s many free giveaways.  It was worth it. In addition to lots of free copies of the envied magazine, there were official Playgirl T-shirts, samples of Boy Butter, and Baskit Underwear up for grabs. Two of the Hottest Bartenders featured in the new issue (Kairi J. and Jeff P.) were also in attendance that night.

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Whether we admit our guilty pleasures or not, it’s a fact that Americans love “The Bachelor”.  It’s a safe bet to assume that a LOT of people will be tuning in this Monday to see the season finale of one of TV’s most popular reality shows.  Who will be the, ahem… “lucky” woman?  Well, some culture vultures have opined that Jake Pavelka, America’s most emblematic single guy, may actually be looking for Mister– not Ms.– Right.   A commercial pilot who was a minor actor (going by the name of “Jake Landrum”) before his current TV fame, some of the tabloids (Like “In Touch”) as well as gossip bloggers have supported the theory of Jake’s possible gayness.  The “proof” they offer is: (1) the star’s social awkwardness and lack of social skill with the opposite sex, including his inability to look a woman directly in the eyes; (2) his tendency to start crying on the show a little too easily; (3) the fact that he’s too “good-looking” to be single this long; and — here’s the killer– that (4) he always backs away from a kiss too soon when he’s lip-locked with one of the contestants.  Some have even speculated that biggest surprise this Monday won’t be whether the 32-year old stud picks Tenley or Vienna, but rather if the self-described “good Christian boy from Texas” (the kind that are so easy to corrupt…) will actually come out on the show.

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Film Review by Jed Ryan

Based on a 2006 semi-biographical article in “GQ” Magazine by David Rothbart entitled “What Are You Wearing?”, “Easier With Practice” is the big screen debut of director Kyle Patrick Alvarez.  Apparently, Alvarez found the original “GQ” article so fascinating that he decided to make a movie out of it.  The film tells the story of socially awkward, 28-year old author Davy Mitchell (Brian Geraghty).  Davy is touring the country to promote his book of short stories, staying in cheap hotels and reading aloud from his book to less-than-enthusiastic audiences at bookstores and colleges.  His traveling companion is his horny, sarcastic younger brother Sean (Kel O’Neil).  Davy and Sean’s road trip is not as exciting as it may sound, as we soon witness.  Socially awkward and lacking charisma, Davy’s narration is not exactly as titillating as, let’s say, Jackie Collins reading passages from her book “Poor Little Bitch Girl”.  One night, while alone at their hotel room, Davy receives an out-of-the-blue phone call from a sexy-voiced stranger calling herself “Nicole”.  Once she utters, “I’m horny, Davy…”, the conversation gets really dirty, really fast… and Davy soon engages in a furious masturbation session.  Before you can say “That was hot!”, the strangers are having regular NC-17 rated phone sex meetups, with Nicole playing sexual aggressor to Davy’s shy boy.

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The cover of Britain’s Q magazine with a topless Lady Gaga and a large, phallic bulge inside her tight pants has certainly stirred up a lot of Dish since being released a few days ago!  But she still insists she’s truly a “Lady.”  The cover photo is meant to poke fun at the rumors of the pop diva being a Hermaphrodite.  Gaga speaks about this in a revealing interview with Q, the leading music news journal in Europe.  “We all know that one of the biggest talking points of the year was that I have a d***, so why not give them what they want?” she tells us.

In the interview, Gaga also reveals how her strong-will and her choice to not have a typical pop star image have, sometimes, been a problematic issue for her and others in the recording industry.  “The last thing a young woman needs is another picture of a sexy pop star writhing in sand, covered in grease, touching herself. My image was an issue at my record label. I fought for months and cried at meetings,” she said. “I got criticized for being arrogant because if you’re sure of yourself as a woman they say you’re a bitch whereas if you’re a man and you’re strong-willed it’s normal.”  Although she may come across as far-out and avant-garde, Gaga admits she is rather a traditional, old-fashioned gal in many ways. “Well, I believe in certain institutions: cooking, serving dinner, taking care of my family,” she says. “So I consider myself quite the Lady.”  That’s right Gaga, you and me both!  From one Lady to another, I can certainly realize that it’s difficult for people to understand that a fabulous person can still love simpler pleasures. - Lady Clover Honey