QueerTube

Welcome to the new-weekly TV/Entertainment section of QC called QueerTube. Weekly we shall high-light, hunt down, stalk, analyze and report on GLBT TV and celebrities.
Coming Out Is Cathartic, Encouraging For GLBT Youth ( Lance Bass & Reichen Lehmkuhl, Darren Hayes & Husband and Chad Allen)

Unless you have been living under a rock, you have been inundated with the news of Lance Bass of the boy band `N Sync sharing news of his relationship with Reichen Lehmkuhl, gay star of The Amazing Race. Many cuts and jabs have followed Bass since his decision to share, but I don‘t think it is as much about his timing as it is the fact that he made flippant remarks to the effect that he doesn‘t want to be a “poster child“ for the gay community. Lance, you are on PEOPLE’s cover for being GAY so does it need to be said that’s what got you the cover? This country is progressively taking steps forward and every step by any public figure or role model helps. GLBT teens throughout the world need more role models to encourage and celebrate their truth(s) and press overshadowing that with outcries that he misled people or denied his truth until now is simply foolish and does not help our youth feel safe with disclosure. The same can be said for his proclamation that he doesn’t want to march in parades. Being a gay-role model doesn’t consist of marching and holding signs as much as it consists of being real and not apologizing for the truth. Reichen recently did an interview on Access Hollywood and you can catch the video clip Here.

On July 17th, Darren Hayes, from Savage Garden fame announced:
(Via) DarrenHayes.com.
“On June 19th 2006 I married my boyfriend of two years, Richard, in a Civil Partnership ceremony in London. I can honestly say it was the happiest day of my life. I feel lucky to live in an era where my relationship can be considered legally legitimate and I commend the UK Government for embracing this very basic Civil Liberty. I’m proud of who I am, and after what felt like an eternity, I’m finally in a place where my heart is secure and content. And I can finally make sense of all of the searching.”
His statement says volumes about why each of us choose to share our lives with others. As with everyday life and friendships, people only know what we choose to share with them. We disclose parts of our lives with others when we feel secure.

Chad Allen, once-teen idol and co-star of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, has used his gay celebrity status to make change for diversity and is very philanthropic in changing the world for the GLBT community.
On July 23rd, Chad with Judy Shepard, the mother of slain gay student Matthew Shepard led Soulforce’s 1000 Watt March on Focus on the Family. The event was to protest Focus on the Family’s misuse of research to bash gays and their families. Chad spoke at a rally after the two-mile march from a local park. He invited people present from Focus on the Family to come down and meet the members of his family so they could see how normal they are. Chad and Judy presented representatives from Focus a photo album showing images of gay families who had participated in the march.
End of the Spear DVD Release Date Announced
“End of the Spear” is the remarkable journey of a savage Amazon tribesman who becomes family to the son of a North American man he kills. Mincayani (Louie Leonardo) is a Waodani warrior who leads the raid that kills Steve Saint’s father and four other missionaries. Through a suspenseful series of events Steve Saint (Chase Ellison) is able to visit Mincayani’s tribe. Steve tries to learn which warriors killed his father, but has to leave with his question unanswered. Steve returns to the Waodani as an adult (Chad Allen). Together Mincayani and Steve confront the true meaning of the life and death of Steve’s father, and the other men who were killed.
“End of the Spear” was released on DVD on June 13th!
With these kind of role models the winds of change are hopefully blowing and progress is happening. Everyday a step forward. Celebrities use your power…
Not A Role Model (George Michael Can’t Keep His Pants On)

Alright George, we got it, you don’t think cruising for anonymous sex in the park should keep you from being a gay-role model when you have had “25 years in the industry showing good-role modeling.” When busted recently at 3 A.M. his comment was, “Are you gay? No? Then f*** off! This is my culture!” Bust out the Gay Pride banners for our new mascot proclaiming it’s our culture to cruise for sex anonymously in parks. Is this guy stuck on an 80’s acid trip or what? I don’t know who I feel more sorry for, George with his sex addiction or his boyfriend that allows it… You just gotta have faith…
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Bravo Has Not Renewed)

According to a recent insider buzz, Bravo has yet and is unlikely to pick QEFTSG back up for 2007. Three years and Bravo seems to be sliding our famous Queer Eye’s out the door. Recent interview’s with actors from the show have backed up the evidence that they are all planning other avenues with their careers. Hopefully Bravo will throw the cast into make over heaven for a few more years. Time will tell.
Brazilian Super Stud Joins LOST (Let‘s Hope He Is A Gay Character)

TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello has learned that Rodrigo Santoro will join the cast of LOST for the upcoming season. Ausiello writes, “Lost has found its new mystery man — and you’re reading about it here first! Rodrigo Santoro, best known to American audiences as the hot dude Laura Linney crushed on in Love Actually, is joining the cast this fall. I know what you’re thinking, “Rodrigo… Whatchoo Talkin’ ‘Bout Willis?” That was my initial reaction, too. Well, the 30-year-old actor may not be a household name here in the States, but there apparently is no bigger movie star in Brazil than him.” His part is listed simply as ‘mystery man’. LOST airs on ABC on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. EST. It will return in September for 6 episodes and then go on hiatus for 12 weeks before coming back for 17 straight episodes.
Rescue Me (FX‘s Anti-Gay)

FX’s series, Rescue Me , about the lives of firemen and their heroism, struggles and daily lives is a major hit. Trying to be ever so politically correct, Rescue Me has dealt with and currently joining the ranks of shows having GLBT issues as main plots. To catch up on last weeks rundown go HERE.
FX threw poor “Probie” for a loop this past week when he came home to tell his gay roomie that he in fact likes females. The gay-cheating roomie takes a drama slap and throws “Probie” out of the apartment until he decides he likes the cock. “Probie” giving him the puppy-dog eyes didn’t work, now you going to play for his team or sleep at the station? My guess is this is FX’s adios to gay characters. It is truly a shame too, because FX had something going there and maybe had they continued, they would find more than one award nomination for the show.
So You Think You Can Dance (aka OMG Travis Was In The Bottom Two!!)
Ok, in all honesty this show impresses me with the talent. These kids are incredible. I could easily understand any of the 10 finalist landing careers right off the tour. Sadly, this week, my fave Travis took a hit, but man did he ever bounce back… There is still hope young grasshopper!

(Via) FOX SYTYCD Recap.
Good evening dancers, fans of Dance, parents of dancers, trainers, television junkies, heat wave victims, etc. Welcome to another spectacular episode of So You Think You Can Dance. Tonight, despite record-breaking heat across the country, 2 young dancers will be sent packing leaving only 6 left to fight it out for the grand prize.
We have a cool opening routine choreographed by Tyce Diorio in that Chicago musical style. It’s no undead zombie dance like last week, but pretty cool. Out host Cat Deeley trots out and lays out some info. Last night was another record-breaking night with nearly 10 million votes.
Let’s once again meet our amazing judges. Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, and my dog, Dan Karaty, bring the noise!
First we see who the bottom dancers are. On the Cat chopping block first, Donyelle and Natalie. Natalie is in the bottom 2 and Donyelle is safe. I didn’t type it, but my thoughts exactly. Next up Allison and Heidi. I think it’s going to be Heidi and I’m wrong, she’s safe. This means Allison will be doing a solo.
Time to see about our dancing men. Benji and Ryan are up in front of Cat first. I really think Ryan is going to be the one doing a solo. Annndddd, right I am, Benji is safe and Ryan is soloing. Now it’s Ivan and Travis. My guess is we’ll see a solo from Travis based on that miserable quick-step. Correct again! Ivan safe, Travis solo.
Now even though we have a bottom 4 dancers the vote has already been decided. Before it gets announced we’ll see solo from each of the bottom 4 plus a special performance by Busta Rhymes.
Natalie – solo
Veins
Charlotte Martin
Natalie bursts forth doing her patented mega body flex aerobic explosion leaving her completely out of breath. All the judges give great compliments, but at this point it’s just air because the vote has already been decided
Ryan – solo
Just Fine
Chris Brown
Ryan comes out totally subdued as a sort of intro. After a 5 second stalk walk and a stare down out toward the audience he breaks out his slick contemporary moves coupled with a rhythmic hip-hop feel. The judges show him some love.
Allison – solo
Feeling Good
Michael Buble
This is a sexy side of Allison we haven’t really seen yet in a solo. Her hair is hanging in front of a very sultry look as she comes off the stairs. She pulls some amazing slinky moves coupled with amazing perfect flips. Dan Karaty calls her the most versatile dancer on the show.
Travis – solo
Gotta Get Through This (acoustic version)
Daniel Bedingfield
Travis doesn’t wait long to bust out the pirouettes, but does manage a few more tricks. Impressive solo as always. The judges all radically disagree with me saying Travis should not be in the bottom 2 this week.
Here’s the big time musical guest, Busta Rhymes! Busta traded in the top-of-the-head braid sprout for a simple black baseball cap. He’s definitely looking his age but still the same Busta minus a little of energy.
Now for the hard stuff. The ladies are up first. Cat dishes out the tough break, Allison is going home. You would think it was Natalie going home with all the tears she’s letting loose. Allison gets to a quick goodbye dance for her fans. Dancing to This Woman’s Work by Maxwell. She does some emotional charged flails and sweeping jumps all the while Natalie weeping in the background.
Now we see which of the boys is going home. Ryan is going home, not too much of a surprise. I half think he expected this. Here’s Ryan’s last dance to Chris Brown’s Ain’t No Way (But You Won’t Love Me). That’s the show people, see you next week with the final 6.
Big Brother All-Stars (BB6 vs. Chill Town)

(Via) BB All-Stars Recap.
S-6 STRIKE AGAIN
Erika & Boogie on Block
As S-6 reign as HoH for yet another week, Chilltown take a hit with the nomination of Mike, and the floaters take stock as Erika joins Mike on the block.

BLONDE AMBITION
The HouseGuests reflect on Jase’s emotional departure. “I had high hopes of going far in the game with him,” Boogie sighs as he puts that plan in the trash. “Watching Jase walk out that door was heart-wrenching” Kaysar admits. “It was an ugly eviction.” Danielle sighs, “This is when you really hate the game.” Marcellas appears to be the only one happy that Jase is gone, justifying it with “he behaved badly!” Nobody in the house should be proud of their behavior, James reminds everyone.
After her HoH victory, Janey playfully brags, “What can I say? I dominate in this game.” Marcellas is also all smiles: “Janelle and I have a secret deal above and beyond what the four have,” so he sees her win as “fantastic!” Even Will admits Janey is “an excellent game-player,” although Diane is less glowing, complaining that S-6 are becoming “Nerd Herd Part 2.” Seeing Janelle in power again, Will is forced to admit that he made a mistake eliminating Howie from the HoH Competition instead of Janey. “In retrospect, I should have taken her out first,” he confides. Besides, there’s a hint of a little “somethin’-somethin'” between our Evil Doctor and the Bodacious Babe. According to Will, “Janelle has fallen madly, madly in love with me. Can you blame her?” Will brags about the “crush,” whereas Janey smiles coyly that it’s part of her strategy “to work Will over.” Janey enjoys playing the flirt game, “When I flirt with (WILL), he blushes and runs away” instead of having a snappy comeback for her. “I make the evil doctor nervous.”
Janey has pleaded for a pink HoH Room if she ever won HoH again. Well, pink is what she gets as her HoH Room appears to be a tribute to Barbie Dream House fantasies everywhere. Janey’s room is very pink: “spandex-tank-top” hot pink, to be exact. Boogie isn’t such a fan of the décor, mimicking Janey’s excited squeal with a sneering grin. But Janey loves the ambiance, sighing, “I feel like a princess.” Somewhat less impressed, Marcellas describes her room as an “abomination, a Pepto-Bismol nightmare.”
As the HouseGuests leave the HoH Room, the S-6 allies convene. “There’s two Chilltown, there’s four of us, there’s five floaters.” Janey does a count of votes in the house before James chimes in and gets down to business. “Boogie (has) to leave this week; he’s the biggest threat.” Kaysar suggests kicking out the “most dangerous floater,” Diane. James is frustrated with the S-6 focus, complaining in the Diary Room that his teammates are being “so stupid” for not putting up Will and Boogie. In the HoH Room, he snaps, “You guys do what you want to do. Next week, I will do what is I feel is best for me…. I don’t see why we are playing with fire for the fourth week in a row.”
PUPPET-MASTER
James still can’t fathom how Janelle can see Diane as such a threat, so he decides to go to the source herself and suss her out. James gently suggests to Diane that she “needs to do some damage control,” advising her to assure Janey that she would be safe if Diane wins HoH. Diane is amazed that James opened up to her this way.
Heeding his advice, Diane pays Janey a visit. “I am in here by myself,” she reminds the HoH, admitting that she really likes the S-6 people and doesn’t intend to target them. Janey replies that Chilltown told her a different story: that Diane was going to put Janelle up if she won HoH. Annoyed that Chilltown threw her “under the bus,” Diane asks Janey to trust her. “If I don’t nominate you, can that be a sign of trust?” Janey asks. “You show it to me, and I’ll show it to you.” Diane laughs. “I really think we’re going to be good friends outside the house too.”

Ever on the lookout for a chance to stir the pot, Will heads to the HoH Room to take a bath. Admitting that he was simply trying to have “some face time with the people controlling the house,” Will soon has Janey, Howie, Boogie and Kaysar in the bathroom with him watching a rubber-ducky puppet show. In his puppet show, Will recounts a tale of deep and shallow ponds, with duckies named after the HouseGuests. During the “show,” Will proposes a new deal to nominate two floaters, guaranteeing that Will and Boogie don’t go up against the Veto. His plan is for S-6 and Chilltown to dominate the house eventually as the final six. After the bath-time show, Howie looks worried, frowning, “We’re making a deal with the devil.” Janelle also looks concerned as she mulls it over.
FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD FIGHT
Boogie is worried about how George already looks on his slop diet. “I think he’s starting to lose his mind.” George is trying to find new ways to serve the slop, toasting, frying, spicing it up; he even tries making “bread” from the goop. “Keep your chin up. That stuff looks great,” Will jibes as he indulges in some savory treats.
Later in the evening, Janey announces the Food Competition. The HouseGuests seem less than inspired, except for Diane, who looks forward to having something new to do at night. The competition is called “Food Fight.” “We thought we were playing dodge ball,” James smiles, wishing that were true so that he could “light some people up tonight.” But as Janey explains the rules, James is disappointed. The HouseGuests won’t be fighting with the food, but for the food. Everyone will take a position inside a padded ring. Balls will come raining down on the players, and whoever catches the lone “star ball” amidst all the other balls will win food privileges, and can also tag someone to be on slop for the following week.
Danielle feels outsized and outweighed by her male housemates as they are all “over 6 foot” and the girls are “little.” Will decides to test Howie’s loyalty and see if he is amenable to a food-protection deal. Howie agrees good-naturedly. Boogie spots and captures the first star ball, choosing Marcellas to be on slop for the week. Howie catches the next star ball, immediately reneges on his deal and puts Will on slop. Will is outraged at someone mimicking his devious double-dealing. “This is a game based on trust…this shows me I can’t trust Howie!” With the next star ball, Kaysar relegates George to the slop diet, and James puts Diane on slop with his star ball. Danielle captures the final ball, putting Erika on slop. Danielle doesn’t think Erika’s plight is so bad, reminding everyone, “Erika doesn’t eat that much anyway, so there’s no bid deal.” Marcellas weeps at having to be on slop again: “Why? Why?”
DOMESTIC DIVAS
Stepford Wives Janey and Diane are not, as these two domestic goddesses hit the kitchen. Diane admits she actually likes Janelle, but reminds herself, “Keep your friends close, but keep enemies closer.” Howie wants them to make banana bread, but figuring out the recipe is a little tougher than the girls thought. Howie smiles, “Can they cook? Absolutely! They both make great toast.”
Janey and Howie consult Chilltown in the backyard. Boogie suggests putting the final floaters on the block, and Will agrees, “We’re not coming after you, genius, we’ll be the final six.” Will snarls at Howie’s lack of trust in his plan. Will runs through a scenario of lying to all the floaters, suggesting that Janelle tell each they’re going up as a pawn. “You have to speak with actions here. Anyone can lie with words in this house,” he points out. Boogie backs his buddy up, saying, “we trust you.” But as soon as Janelle and Howie are out of earshot, Boogie grins, “You guys are gonna get played.”
Once upstairs, Janey asks Howie what he thinks. Howie is sage about his advice, saying they cannot trust the Chilltown boys. Janey brings in James to help with the strategy, not wanting to “make the dumbest move in history” as HoH. Janey admits she doesn’t trust the floaters, but when James suggests putting up Marcellas and Danielle as the two most threatening floaters, Janey is uncomfortable. Howie complains, “Chilltown sucks” just as Will walks in to say he is playing chess on the balcony. Howie sighs, “We’ll get rid of Chilltown. It’s going to be a war.” Later, Janey has a private chat with Will. He dismisses her decision-making powers, whining, “Whoever speaks to her last very well might be able to sway her opinion today.” Will tries to sway Janelle against James and Kaysar, saying they have side alliances, or “parachutes,” with Erika and Danielle. “Bring Boogie and I in as your allies, (and we) will swear protection,” Janelle appears to be swayed slightly by his earnest appeal. “As a sign of good faith, we will do as you want,” Will continues. “I am true to my word, and I will back you up unconditionally.” Janey asks cautiously, “What if you’re lying to me, Will?” “Then send me home,” he replies, smiling confidently.
BOOGIE AND THE BABE
Janelle contemplates the keys of her housemates. Diane admits that while she doesn’t expect to go up, she wouldn’t be shocked if she is nominated. Boogie is hoping that Janelle trusts Chilltown and that they can turn the game on its ear. Erika can’t think of any reasons why Janelle would nominate her, smiling, “I’m feeling pretty safe today.” Then Janey calls the Nomination Ceremony.
The first key revealed is James’, the next safe key is Marcellas’. Howie’s, Kaysar’s and Will’s keys follow. Danielle, Diane and George are next, with George looking amazed that he is safe this week. Boogie and Erika are left on the block.
Janelle admits to the room that she dislikes Boogie “very much” as he wants to go after her, and so she nominated him. Erika, she reassures her, is merely a pawn. Erika doesn’t see it this way, snarling, “The door has been opened, the gloves are off.” In the Diary Room, Janey admits she wants to stir up the house and see what happens. Boogie is prepared for the fight, swearing he is going “to play it to the end, baby.”
With Boogie on the block, Will and Boogie will be gunning for the PoV. Will Erika remain a pawn on the block, or will Janey change her mind and shift her focus from Chilltown to ridding the house of another floater? Don’t miss the next exciting episode of BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS and find out who is saved from or sacrificed to the block, Tuesday, August 1, 8pm ET/PT, only on CBS.