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After his impassioned holiday message about anti-gay hate crimes, followed by this possibly disingenuous Twitter post about blood donation, it seems that Ricky Martin is edging ever closer to finally and formally coming out. Martin has long taken the Luther Vandross route of flatly refusing to discuss his personal life, something that many in the LGBT community have no problem …

Wow! This is fantastic. The female vocalist is Portuguese pop star Ana Lains. Best song of 2010! So far! (Tipped by Justin Bond) NOTE: This clip is a fan upload, hence the misleading “By Adam” chyron. Boy George’s official YouTube channel is here, where this clip is not embeddable.

You might remember the short-lived Brooklyn-based band Elkland, who opened for Erasure on their U.S. tour a few years ago. Reformed with a couple of new members as The Drums, their retro-New Wave sound is even more evocative of the early ’80s. I’m hearing shades of Modern English, The Cure…who else? Loves it. Free download here. (Via – JMG reader …

“I’m so thankful for the freedoms that we have in this country; the freedom of speech, the freedom to vote and the freedom to love who we want. And I want to say that what’s happening in Uganda makes me incredibly sad. There’s an “Anti-Gay Bill” that’s proposing to jail homosexuals. They are trying to give life sentences to same-sex …

RuPaul is promoting the second season of her hit LOGO series Rupaul’s Drag Race with a dig at Sarah Palin. If you recall, I got ridiculously engrossed in last season’s show – to the point where I actually squealed a little bit when I met the out-of-drag Nina Flowers on the dance floor at the Black Party. Season two begins …

Adam Lambert returned to live television on last night’s season finale of So You Think You Can Dance. This time there was no wardrobe gay sex malfunction, other than a little male back-on-back rubbing, but that move is a rock-n-roll staple anyway. There was, however, a little bit of guyliner malfunction.

Adam Lambert returned to ABC this morning to talk with the ladies of The View about health care reform and the escalation of the war in Afghanistan. PSYCHE. You know what he talked about.

“If the FCC is going to investigate anything it should be that Lambert may be compromising the reputation of gay men everywhere. Gay men have proudly worked hard for centuries to cultivate the appearance of having good taste. Tom Ford, fashion designer and the living embodiment of homo-sexy refinement, is even bringing his mission to movie theaters this month with …

Courtesy of Fly Life Inc, today’s Swag Tuesday prize is George Michael: Live In London, a new 26-song double-DVD greatest hits package captured live during his 25 Live concert tour. This release is available today via retailers and online worldwide. ‘Live In London’ features tracks from George’s historic career including ‘Careless Whisper,’ ‘Freedom,’ ‘Faith,’ ‘Everything She Wants’ and ‘Amazing.’ A …

“People want to see me as tragic with all the [casual sex] and drug-taking… those things are not what most people aspire to, and I think it removes people’s envy to see your weaknesses. I don’t even see them as weaknesses any more. It’s just who I am. Elton will not be happy until I bang on his door in …

After talking to them about a possible anti-gay double standard, GLAAD has issued a statement excusing ABC for canceling several scheduled appearances by Adam Lambert after his performance on the American Music Awards. After these discussions ABC issued the following statement to GLAAD: “Given the live nature of the American Music Awards, Adam Lambert’s performance, which differed greatly from his …

ABC has canceled another Adam Lambert appearance, this time for an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live scheduled for next week. That naughty American Music Awards performance isn’t going to be behind Adam Lambert anytime soon. Even after his well-received performance on “The Early Show” last week, ABC continues to feel uncomfortable around Lambert. His Dec. 17 “Jimmy Kimmel Live” appearance …

GLEE’s Chris Colfer says he doesn’t want to speculate about other actors he’d like to work with, because the last time he did that, Bea Arthur died immediately.

Pet Shops Boys have released this new version of All Over The World to promote their Christmas EP, which comes out on December 14th. The clip below also acts as a PSB “Advent Calendar” in which you click the days of the month to get increasingly longer versions of their coming single, It Doesn’t Often Snow At Christmas.

On today’s episode of Ellen, Adam Lambert expresses some regret for his performance on the American Music Awards, telling DeGeneres that he probably took things too far. Ellen gets it right: “If you are going to complain about sexual content on television, you should complain about all sexual content.”

In the wake of the national controversy over Adam Lambert’s performance on the American Music Awards, ABC parent Disney says they are rewriting their contracts for live performances to include promises from artists that their live shows will be the same as those seen in rehearsals. Disney/ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney told Reuters that in reaction to the Lambert …

Adam Lambert appeared on Larry Flick’s Morning Jolt show on Sirius OutQ to discuss the AMA controversy, male sexuality, his new album, and life as an overweight teenager.

Never one to miss a publicity opportunity, premiere closet case Peter LaBarbera has announced that the anti-gay Liberty Counsel has filed the first FCC indecency complaint (PDF) over Adam Lambert’s performance on the American Music Awards. The Lambert performance featured, among other things, simulated oral sex, suggestive crotch grabbing, simulated digital penetration, sadomasochistic conduct, and homosexual open-mouth kissing. The Lambert …

Gay popster Adam Joseph delivers a sweetly downtempo take on Cece Peniston’s Finally, with help from actors Lars Stephan, Stuart Perkins and drag star Erickatoure Aviance. Lovely. (Via – Queerty)

Here’s the just-released production video for Adam Lambert’s first single from his debut album.