Thursday, March 08, 2007
if the gay doesn't get you...
So there's this little storm brewing about a former gay porn actor (I use the term "actor" loosely whenever referring to anyone in the industry) who just received an award at the Conservative Political Action Conference last weekend. Not for being a gay porn star, obviously. Those conservatives don't tend to go for that sort of thing. Unless maybe it's one of those old-timey body builder film reels.
The award had something to do with some big mean Columbia U. undergrads saying not nice things to him, a 36 year-old college junior, all because he supports the death march that is the Iraq war.
Anyway, that's the same conference where Ann Coulter called John Edwards a faggot and the Edwards campaign protested perhaps a bit too much in response. Really, it seemed like they more upset at maybe, possibly, being mistaken for gay even a little bit than they were about Coulter using a word with a history of violent crimes attached to it.
But back to the gay porn actor, Matt Sanchez, aka 'Rod Majors' (I kid you not). Blogger Joe. My. God. broke the story and made public the fact that the conservative movement's newest golden boy has a history of giving it to other lads up the bum, both on film and privately for money.
Yeah yeah, I know, he's a hypocrite for standing by Coulter and excusing her crazy desperate grabs for the last shred of an audience because nobody listens to her anymore (you should see Max Blumenthal's video from CPAC when he confronts her about all her broken engagements - I am so smitten with him). Oddly enough, Sanchez has reported that the conservatives are standing by their man. Like a pack of wild dogs, I guess they can sense his impressive endowments and know who's the alpha male.
So I did a little digging (not much, actually), and found this little tidbit from a 1998 interview for one of the porn studios that he worked for that is sure to get Sanchez permanently expelled from the conservative fold:
That's right, folks, the man not only went to see a Streisand concert, but he was very excited about it. Streisand, the woman who Sanchez' hero Bernard Goldberg claims is one of "the 100 people ruining America".
That's the real story here, folks. Not that Sanchez claims to have been engaged to two woman and married a third. Not that he's apparently a well-known gay porn actor who (I believe) still serves on active duty in the Marines despite Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Nope, the real bombshell is that we have a self-described conservative Republican admitting to being a fan of the liberal lioness herself, Barbra Streisand.
He's going to have to give back his (Republican) membership card AND (queer) toaster now.
The award had something to do with some big mean Columbia U. undergrads saying not nice things to him, a 36 year-old college junior, all because he supports the death march that is the Iraq war.
Anyway, that's the same conference where Ann Coulter called John Edwards a faggot and the Edwards campaign protested perhaps a bit too much in response. Really, it seemed like they more upset at maybe, possibly, being mistaken for gay even a little bit than they were about Coulter using a word with a history of violent crimes attached to it.
But back to the gay porn actor, Matt Sanchez, aka 'Rod Majors' (I kid you not). Blogger Joe. My. God. broke the story and made public the fact that the conservative movement's newest golden boy has a history of giving it to other lads up the bum, both on film and privately for money.
Yeah yeah, I know, he's a hypocrite for standing by Coulter and excusing her crazy desperate grabs for the last shred of an audience because nobody listens to her anymore (you should see Max Blumenthal's video from CPAC when he confronts her about all her broken engagements - I am so smitten with him). Oddly enough, Sanchez has reported that the conservatives are standing by their man. Like a pack of wild dogs, I guess they can sense his impressive endowments and know who's the alpha male.
So I did a little digging (not much, actually), and found this little tidbit from a 1998 interview for one of the porn studios that he worked for that is sure to get Sanchez permanently expelled from the conservative fold:
...
I got last-minute tickets to go see Barbra Streisand here in New York City. I was very excited and the curtain was going up in a couple of minutes so I ran to my seat...
That's right, folks, the man not only went to see a Streisand concert, but he was very excited about it. Streisand, the woman who Sanchez' hero Bernard Goldberg claims is one of "the 100 people ruining America".
That's the real story here, folks. Not that Sanchez claims to have been engaged to two woman and married a third. Not that he's apparently a well-known gay porn actor who (I believe) still serves on active duty in the Marines despite Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Nope, the real bombshell is that we have a self-described conservative Republican admitting to being a fan of the liberal lioness herself, Barbra Streisand.
He's going to have to give back his (Republican) membership card AND (queer) toaster now.
Labels: LGBT, not really newsworthy, nudity, pride, Republicans, truth
Thursday, March 01, 2007
feels like a dylan kind of day
Labels: Jay Brannan, journey, self-awareness, transformation, truth
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
maha challenge, day five
The fatigue has officially set in.
Class was not quite as crowded tonight as it was over the holiday weekend. It still got plenty hot in the studio though.
Tonight's theme was truth, specifically being honest about and truthful to oneself. OK, I can do that. In fact, I'm self-aware to a fault. No need to rehash all of that in this post.
The closing thought that we were left with tonight was something along the lines of, "the truth is, we're all incredibly powerful." I can't argue with that. It's just a matter of tapping in or rediscovering our innate personal power. Despite my muscular fatigue, I do think the yoga practice is helping me tap into my power core.
To tell the truth (as tonight has left me compelled to do), I was rethinking this 30 day challenge. I'm not used to feeling such fatigue. I soon realized after leaving class tonight that I was absolutely famished, despite eating three meals today, including one right before class.
My body is not used to burning so much energy or exerting itself so strenuously and consistently. My truth for tonight is that until now, I haven't taken very good care of myself. If I start doing that, start giving my body all the fuel it needs to carry on, the practice will get easier (but no less challenging) and I will come out the other end much stronger, happier and more centered.
So with this post I recommit myself to this thirty day challenge and the accompanying transformation I'm welcoming into my life.
Besides, I'm already one-sixth of the way through!
Class was not quite as crowded tonight as it was over the holiday weekend. It still got plenty hot in the studio though.
Tonight's theme was truth, specifically being honest about and truthful to oneself. OK, I can do that. In fact, I'm self-aware to a fault. No need to rehash all of that in this post.
The closing thought that we were left with tonight was something along the lines of, "the truth is, we're all incredibly powerful." I can't argue with that. It's just a matter of tapping in or rediscovering our innate personal power. Despite my muscular fatigue, I do think the yoga practice is helping me tap into my power core.
To tell the truth (as tonight has left me compelled to do), I was rethinking this 30 day challenge. I'm not used to feeling such fatigue. I soon realized after leaving class tonight that I was absolutely famished, despite eating three meals today, including one right before class.
My body is not used to burning so much energy or exerting itself so strenuously and consistently. My truth for tonight is that until now, I haven't taken very good care of myself. If I start doing that, start giving my body all the fuel it needs to carry on, the practice will get easier (but no less challenging) and I will come out the other end much stronger, happier and more centered.
So with this post I recommit myself to this thirty day challenge and the accompanying transformation I'm welcoming into my life.
Besides, I'm already one-sixth of the way through!
