19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominees

The gays like to give out awards too. Here are the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominees: ""This year's honorees have used the power of their words, their music, and their art to advocate on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. They are changing hearts and minds, and opening people's eyes to the common, human experiences we share, and it is our privilege to honor them."

Film - Wide Release
Across the Universe (Revolution Studios)
The Jane Austen Book Club (Sony Pictures Classics)
Stardust (Paramount Pictures)

Film - Limited Release
The Bubble (Strand Releasing)
Dirty Laundry (Codeblack Entertainment)
Itty Bitty Titty Committee (Pocket Releasing)
Nina's Heavenly Delights (Regent Releasing)
Whole New Thing (Picture This! Entertainment)

Drama Series
Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Degrassi: The Next Generation (The N)
Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
Greek (ABC Family)
The L Word (Showtime)

Comedy Series
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Exes and Ohs (Logo)
The Sarah Silverman Program (Comedy Central)
Ugly Betty (ABC)
The War at Home (Fox)

Individual Episode (in a series w/o a regular LGBT character)
"Boy Crazy" Cold Case (CBS)
"Do Tell" Boston Legal (ABC)
"Free to Be You and Me" Kyle XY (ABC Family)
"The Gangs of Camden County" My Name is Earl (NBC)
"Sin" Law & Order: SVU (NBC)

Television Movie, Mini-Series or Anthology
Daphne (Logo)
The DL Chronicles (here!)
The State Within (BBC America)

Documentary
Camp Out (Logo)
Cruel and Unusual: Transgender Women in Prison (WE tv)
For the Bible Tells Me So (First Run Features)
Freddie Mercury: Magic Remixed (VH1/Logo)
Small Town Gay Bar (Logo)


Reality Program
"Chase/Lane" Trading Spouses (Fox)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo)
Project Runway (Bravo)
Who Wants to Be a Superhero? (SciFi Channel)
Work Out (Bravo)

Daily Drama
All My Children (ABC)
As The World Turns (CBS)

Talk Show Episode
"Born in the Wrong Body" The Oprah Winfrey Show (syndicated)
"Gay Around the World" The Oprah Winfrey Show (syndicated)
"Gay Athletes & Rappers: It's Not In to be Out" The Tyra Banks Show (syndicated)
"Growing Up Intersex" The Oprah Winfrey Show (syndicated)
"Transgender Kids" The Tyra Banks Show (syndicated)

TV Journalism - Newsmagazine
Born in the Wrong Body (MSNBC)
"A Church Divided" In the Life (PBS)
"Don't Ask Don't Tell" 60 Minutes (CBS)
"My Secret Self: A Story of Transgender Children" 20/20 (ABC)
"A Royal Scandal" Primetime: Family Secrets (ABC)

TV Journalism - News Segment
"The First Casualty" Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)
"Gay Homeless Teens" Uncovering America (CNN)
"Gospel of Inclusion" Uncovering America (CNN)
"Sent Away to 'Change'" Good Morning America (ABC)
"Sex Change Controversy" Paula Zahn Now (CNN)

Newspaper Article
"Aging and Gay, and Facing Prejudice in Twilight" by Jane Gross (The New York Times)
"Girl/Boy Interrupted" by Lauren Smiley (SF Weekly)
"In a Progressive State, a City Where Gay Life Hangs by a Thread" by Andrew Jacobs (The New York Times)
"Line in Sand for Same-Sex Couples" by Teresa Watanabe (Los Angeles Times)
"What the Heart Wants" by Lane DeGregory (St. Petersburg Times)

Newspaper Columnist
Christine Daniels (Los Angeles Times)
Alfred Doblin (The Record [Bergen, NJ])
Mark Morford (San Francisco Chronicle)
Frank Rich (The New York Times)
Rebecca Walsh (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Newspaper Overall Coverage
The Boston Globe
Los Angeles Times
The New York Times
The Seattle Times
San Francisco Chronicle

Magazine Article
"Akinola’s Power Play" by Kerry Eleveld (The Advocate)
"Dying to Come Out: The War on Gays in Iraq" by David France (GQ)
"The Kingdom in the Closet" by Nadya Labi (The Atlantic Monthly)
"(Rethinking) Gender" by Debra Rosenberg (Newsweek)
"Special Report: Gays at War" by Marc Haeringer, William Henderson, Michael Rowe, Corey Scholibo, and Bernice Yeung (The Advocate)

Magazine Overall Coverage
The Advocate
CosmoGIRL!
Entertainment Weekly
Newsweek
Us Weekly

Digital Journalism Article
"Gay Newsmen - A Clearer Picture" by James Hillis (AfterElton.com)
"Gender and the Pulpit" by Lauren McCauley (Newsweek.com)
"Officially 'I Do'" by Tracy Stokes (BET.com)
"Oregon State Coach Fulfills Dream of Becoming Father" by Graham Hays (ESPN.com)
"Why the T in LGBT is Here to Stay" by Susan Stryker (Salon.com)

Digital Journalism – Multimedia
"The Advocate 40th Anniversary'" (Advocate.com)
"Fuera del Closet: Gay Hispanic Immigrants in Dallas" by Sergio Chapa (NewAmericaMedia.org)
"Landmark Moments in Gay Hollywood" by Mark S. Luckle (EW.com)
"Uncovering America: Fighting for Acceptance" (CNN.com)


Music Artist
Bloc Party, A Weekend in the City
The Cliks, Snakehouse
Melissa Etheridge, The Awakening
Rufus Wainwright, Release the Stars
Patrick Wolf, The Magic Position

Comic Book
American Virgin by Steven T. Seagle (Vertigo/DC Comics)
The Boys by Garth Ennis (Dynamite Entertainment)
Midnighter by Garth Ennis, Brian K. Vaughan, Christos Gage, Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti, and Keith Giffin (Wildstorm/DC Comics)
The Outsiders by Judd Winick, Greg Rucka, and Tony Bedard (DC Comics)
Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)

Advertising – Electronic
"Change" Levis
"Goodbye" Orbitz
"Jewels" & "Time" Dolce & Gabbana
"Rejected" Chemistry.com
"Tu Pride - Jaime" MTV Tr3s

Los Angeles Theater
Act A Lady, by Jordan Harrison
Anything, by Tim McNeil
Avenue Q, book by Jeff Whitty, music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
Havana Bourgeois, by Carlos Lacamara
The Long Christmas Ride Home, by Paula Vogel

New York Theater – Broadway & Off–Broadway
100 Saints You Should Know by Kate Fodor
All That I Will Ever Be by Alan Ball
The Beebo Brinker Chronicles by Kate Moira Ryan and Linda S. Chapman
Some Men by Terrence McNally
Speech & Debate by Stephen Karam

New York Theater – Off–Off Broadway
1001 Beds by Tim Miller
BASH'd: A Gay Rap Opera by Chris Craddock and Nathan Cuckow, music by Aaron Macri
I Google Myself by Jason Schafer
Yank! book and lyrics by David Zellnik, music by Joseph Zellnik
The Young Ladies Of by Taylor Mac

Where are all the gay characters on TV?

GLAAD (The gay and lesbian alliance against defamation for those that don't know) have been busy watching TV lately and compiled their 12th annual list of the visibility of gays on TV and they're not happy!

"While we acknowledge there have been improvements made in how we are seen on the broadcast networks, most notably on ABC, our declining representation clearly indicates a failure to inclusively reflect the audience watching television," says GLAAD President Neil G. Giuliano. "Striving toward diversity isn’t merely the responsible road to take for broadcasters, but as many of television’s highest-rated programs demonstrate, it’s also good for business. One need only look at the growing viewership of cable networks to see how inclusive programming can attract a wider audience."

In case you were wondering where the gays are, here's the list from GLAAD, with some additional comments from yours truly.

Brothers and Sisters: Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys) is the gay son in a big family, which also includes Uncle Saul (Ron Rifkin) who beginning to acknowledge his own bisexuality. Kevin's ex-boyfriend Scotty (Luke McFarlane) is set to return this season, as well. Oh, I love the Kevin character, I'd fly over there and be his boyfriend any day of the week.

Cashmere Mafia: Darren Star's new show about four successful women in New York is different from Sex and the City in at least one important way; Caitlin (Bonnie Somerville) experiences an unexpected romantic attraction to a woman in the premiere episode.

Dante's Cove: This supernatural-soap is set on an island resort with a predominantly gay clientele, who frequently find themselves caught up in an ongoing war between various practitioners of the occult.

The DL Chronicles: This dramatic series from here! tells individuals tales of men of color who hide their sexual orientations from the outside world, as narrated by aspiring journalist Chadwick Williams (Damian T. Raven.)

Drawn Together: Xandir (Jack Plotnick) is an attractive, hairless video game warrior in this animated reality spoof of shows like Big Brother and The Real World.

Exes & Ohs: A new series following the dating lives of a group of lesbian friends, including Jennifer (Michelle Paradise), Sam (Marnie Alton), and Crutch (Heather Matarazzo.)

The L Word: This candid, groundbreaking drama series features a predominantly LGBT cast of characters, including Bette (Jennifer Beals), Alice (Leisha Hailey, left), Shane (Katherine Moening), and Max (Daniela Sea). Anyone know a lesbian who isn't absolutely crazy over this show?

The Lair: A horror-drama series from here!, which follows a journalist's investigations of a vampire pack preying on a small New England town.

Nip/Tuck: Liz (Roma Maffia) is a lesbian anesthesiologist for a cosmetic surgery practice owned by the ex-husband of Julia (Joely Richardson) who will begin her own same-sex relationship this fall with a new character portrayed by Portia de Rossi. The conservative British Press is already up in arms about this storyline for Joely. They're insulted that Yank TV has dared to make our Joely a lesbian. Oh, get over it, Joely's a wonderful actress and I'm sure she's more than capable of doing justice to this development to her character. And with Portia de Rossi yet! I bet Ellen's spitting blood..!

RENO 911!: Lt. Jim Dangle (Thomas Lennon) wears short shorts while leading a group of misfit police officers in this parody of Fox's COPS.

Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World: A satirical comedy series about a gay, interracial couple and several of their friends, created using stop-motion animated toys.

The Sarah Silverman Program: Comedienne Sarah Silverman's scripted program features her neighbor-couple Brian and Steve (Brian Posehn and Steve Agee), who she describes as "gigantic, orange, and gay." I adore Sarah, she can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. Nice to see a good Jewish girl embrace the gays.

South of Nowhere: Spencer (Gabrielle Christian, right) and Ashley (Mandy Musgrave, left) are in love and navigating their way through high school, friends and family.

Torchwood: The BBC's scifi mystery follows the Torchwood team of Capt. Jack (John Barrowman), Ianto (Gareth-David Lloyd), Owen (Burn Gorman), Toshiko (Naoko Mori), and Gwen as they investigate strange goings-ons in Wales. They also all happen to be bisexual, to varying degree. See, British TV has been doing the gays for ages and we've got this stuff nailed.

Bad Girls: This British series set inside a women's prison includes several lesbian characters, among both the inmates and the prison staff. It's been cancelled in the UK but this bonkers drama has found new life across the pond. It contains some of the funniest dialogue you'll hear with much emphasis on cuttings tits off and making a curry with 'em!

Degrassi:The Next Generation: Canada's hit teen soap opera features recently reunited couple Alex (Deanna Casaluce) and Paige (Lauren Collins), as well as Marco (Adamo Ruggiero).

Desperate Housewives: Andrew Van de Kamp (Shawn Pyfrom) is the rebel of Wysteria Lane, which will soon see the addition of gay couple Lee (Kevin Rahm) and Bob (Tuc Watkins). Hmm, Shawn Pyfrom is one bad ass young hunk so let's hope his character joins the swimming club again and we see plenty of him in his speedos. Either that or get him a new boyfriend already, we want to see some hot teen making out!

Entourage: Lloyd (Rex Lee) is Ari Gold's tortured assistant.

Eureka: The citizens of Eureka try to recreate the original "big bang," which threatens to destroy Global Dynamics. The drama features Vincent (Chris Gauthier), the gay owner of the town's cafe.

GREEK: This fraternity and sorority set comedy features recently outed gay college jock Calvin (Paul James, left), who had a fling with Heath (Zack Lively, right).

Hotel Babylon: In this swanky London hotel, the guests are encouraged to live out their kinkiest fantasies while the employees of the hotel are encouraged to convince said guests to spend as much money as possible. Ben Trueman (Michael Obiora) is a gay desk clerk. Again, a well established British show just getting picked up in the US.

Jekyll: Miranda (Meera Syal) is a private investigator looking into the case of Dr. Jekyll, who is trying to protect his family from his villainous alter-ego, Mr. Hyde. Min (Fenella Woolgar) is her partner in work and life. Oh, how I hated this show. Luckily, it was a miniseries so we didn't have to suffer it too much. I've yet to meet someone who actually enjoyed this overwrought trash.

John From Cincinnati: Barry Cunningham (Matt Winston) is a gay, but unhinged, lottery winner.

Mad Men: Set in the advertising world of the Swinging '60s, one of the many mad men is Salvatore (Bryan Batt), a deeply closeted art director.

The Office: Oscar (Oscar Nuñez) is a gay accountant for the Dunder-Mifflin paper supply company in Scranton.

The Riches: A family of con-artists take up residence in a new neighborhood and new identities. Sam Malloy (Aidan Mitchell) is their young cross-dressing son.

Shameless: British comedy series focusing on an unconventional family, including closeted teenager Ian (Great Kearns) who is carrying on a secret relationship with Kash (Chris Bisson). Everyone at work loves this, but I've never seen the attraction. It's probably too close to home being set in Manchester. I mean, if I want to see people like this, all I've got to do is hang around Piccadilly Gardens. I don't need to watch 'em on TV.

The Shield: Julien Lowe (Michael Jace) is a deeply religious, African American police officer struggling to repress his sexual orientation. Though he entered a church program to "cure" his sexual orientation and married a woman, there are signs that his "cure" has not been entirely successful.

To Love and Die: A young woman tracks down a father she never knew, only to discover he's a contract killer. One member of his organization is the bisexual Eddie (Christine Adams), who creates hi-tech weaponry.

Ugly Betty: Marc (Michael Urie) is an assistant working for Mode magazine. Alexis (Rebecca Romijn) is a member of the Meade publishing family who recently underwent gender reassignment surgery. Um, who else? Oh yeah, Betty's gay nephew, Justin (Mark Indelicato). Ok, so the kid's only twelve, but please, this fag's on fire already, he's fanning the flames of faggotry! Don't tell me he's just sensitive or artistic. Aw, cute Justin is easily my favourite gay character on TV these days. He just doesn't give a damn.

The Wire: Shakima Greggs (Sonja Sohn, left) is an ambitious, African American lesbian cop. Omar (Michael K. Williams, right) is a gay thief who steals from drug dealers. Show also features Deputy Commissioner for Operations William A. Rawls (John Doman).

American Dad!: This animated satire features occasional news reports from co-anchors and domestic partners Greg Corbin (Seth McFarlane) and Terry Bates (Mike Barker, pictured).

The Best Years: This new drama follows the life of a college freshman attending a prestigious university in Boston. Providing a dash of gay culture is Lee Campbell (Alan Van Spring), the owner of the local hotspot where the gang hangs out.

Brotherhood: Alex (Karl Bury) is politician Tommy Caffee's (Jason Clarke) chief of staff.

The Business: After last year's indie film successes, Vic's Flicks returns with new offices and a new five-year plan. Terrance (Matt Silver) works in the animation division and just recently came out.

Dirty Sexy Money: Among the siblings of the Darling clan is New York District Attorney Patrick, who's carrying on a secret relationship with the transgender Carmelita (Candis Cayne).

ER: Chaz Pratt (Sam Jones III) the gay half-brother of Dr. Gregory Pratt (Mekhi Phifer). The hospital is soon set to introduce a new gay, Latino desk clerk named Javier (Jesse Borrego.)

Friday Night Lights: Lucy Rodell (Libby Villari) is the closeted Mayor of Dillon, Texas.

Grey's Anatomy: All the interns of Seattle Grace Hospital hang out at Emerald City Bar, owned by gay bartender Joe (Steven W. Bailey), who recently adopted a child with Walter, his partner.

The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman: Jackie Woodman (Laura Kightlinger) is an aspiring screenwriter who writes for a second-rate magazine called Image, where Mitchell (Patrick Bristow, pictured), a gay writer, works. Connor (Butch Klein) is Jackie's best friend's closeted boyfriend.

The Simpsons: Springfield houses lesbian and gay citizens, including Marge's sister, Patty Bouvier (Julie Kavner, left), and Waylon Smithers

The Tudors: The bodice-busting dramatic series set in the court of Henry IIIV (Jonathan Ryhs Myers), also features composer Thomas Tallis (Joe Van Moyland) , whose male lover died last season.

Weeds: Young Isabelle (Allie Grant, left) has told her mother Celia (Elizabeth Perkins), that she's a lesbian. Sanjay (Maulik Pancholy, right) has recently come out of the closet as well.

Jesse Metcalfe in rehab - not another one!

Hot young actor Jesse Metcalfe has gone into rehab. Seems like everyone's doing it these days, it's the new DUI.


His publicist released the following statement: "On Monday, March 19, Jesse Metcalfe entered a rehab facility to deal with alcohol issues. He realized he had a problem and was anxious to deal with it immediately. The actor, best known as the hunky gardener on the ABC show 'Desperate Housewives' and the star of the film 'John Tucker Must Die,' hopes that the media will allow him the privacy to deal properly with his treatment."

Don't you just love the way the publicist manages to shove Jesse's limited career resume in there? He needn't worry, I think the media will leave poor Jesse well alone during his rehab stint. He hasn't been up to much lately, has he.

Felicity Huffman and Kevin Zegers in Transamerica

Today, I finally got around to watching Transamerica. I'd had the DVD for a few weeks and never bothered watching it until today and I really enjoyed it. I didn't kow much about it beforehand and was expecting a more dramatic film but turns out it's quite comical in places. I loved that despite the hot topics it examines, there is no judgement. We observe the characters with all their humanity, flaws and qualities. Road Movies are great and americans usually make the best, the US is just made for them. Plus, any film that has a theme tune by Dolly Parton has to be worth checking out.


Felicity Huffman is very convincing as a pre-op transexual, she's very cast as she can handle the drama and comedy equally well and you have to admit that she's always been quite butch anyway, no wonder her husband is a stay at home dad in Desperate Housewives, she'd so wear the trousers in any relationship! The only other actress I could think of who has played a transexual is Vanessa Redgrave, as Renee Richards in "Second Serve".


I'm not going to give away any of the story, you can get the DVD for yourself. However, Kevin Zegers is a real find in this film. He is a very fine young actor and it doesn't hurt that he's hot and doesn't seem to mind showing a bit of skin. Look at the photo below. I mean, you so would, wouldn't you?