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“For some strange reason, my gay life didn’t get easier when I came out. Quite the opposite happened, really. The press seemed to take some delight that I previously had a ‘straight audience,’ and set about trying to destroy that. And I think some men were frustrated that their girlfriends wouldn’t let go of the idea that George Michael just …

On Sunday, I wrote about bearded gender-fuck artist Conchita Wurst, who will represent Austria at Eurovision 2014. Today the song that Wurst will compete with was unveiled. Like many of the commenters at YouTube, I’m getting a strong James Bond theme vibe from this, particularly from the ending. Love it. Austria hasn’t won Eurovision since 1966. (Tipped by JMG reader …

The two openly gay members of Pentatonix also perform as Superfruit. Here they (briefly) cover every track on the latest Beyonce album. Over 1.7M views in less than a week.

Now this is the kind of Eurovision entry that made me fall in love with the contest many years ago. Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst (real name Tom Neuwirth) is a longtime performer on local reality shows. In 2007 he was part of the short-lived boy band Jetzt Anders with other cast members of the singing competition show Starmania. That …

Several days ago Pet Shop Boys issued a dance track that accompanies the now-legendary speech on homophobia by Irish drag activist Panti Bliss. A second, slower version of the track has now been released with an accompanying video. Pet Shop Boys explain the genesis of the project: Impressed by what they considered (in Neil’s words) “a great statement in this …

Two weeks ago I posted the audio. Here’s the video. (Tipped by JMG reader Chris)

Simple, spare, and leaves the speech intact. Love it.

RuPaul is fighting the pirating of her new album, Born Naked, by posting fake versions to BitTorrent in which she disses music stealers with hilarious rants. Via Gizmodo: Every single track on the album features RuPaul admonishing would-be pirates for not paying up. The decoy version of “Freaky Money” starts off with 30 seconds of what sounds like the build-up …

ABC News reports: Singer Adam Lambert, who gained fame when he appeared on “American Idol,” will join the classic rock band, Queen, in a North American tour this summer, Lambert and original band members Brian May and Roger Taylor announced today in an appearance on “Good Morning America.” “Queen is one of the quintessential rock bands of all time…they’ve influenced …

A Beyonce cover from the gay a capella trio.

With gay nine-time Grammy nominee Dave Koz on sax.

American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken yesterday filed the paperwork to officially become a candidate for the US House. The Charlotte News-Observer reports: The performer, a Democrat, turned in his paperwork at the State Board of Elections to seek the 2nd District seat currently held by Republican Renee Ellmers. Aiken, who lives in the Raleigh-Durham area, announced his bid three weeks …

From her just-released album, Born Naked.  Not safe for the office if your company has a “No Twerking” policy.

Via Buzzfeed: McKellen noted that, according to Marvel, young Jewish, Black, and gay people are the biggest readers of the X-Men comics. “These are all people who, well, feel a little bit like mutants,” he added. As for those who still feel that way, and are living in the closet, McKellen said, “I feel sorry for anyone who feels the …

RuPaul’s new album Born Naked is out today and the first track we’re hearing is a sparse and lovely duet with Martha Wash, Can I Get An Amen. The lyrics are from one of RuPaul’s most famous quotes: “If you can’t love yourself, how the hell are you gonna love somebody else?” The album’s title itself references another RuPaul gem: …

I’ve been posting clips by Welsh gay artist Rod Thomas for seven years and I’ve always thought he was going to be huge. His latest might finally break him through. Via the Guardian: The first single and title track from sophisticated electropop connoisseur Bright Light Bright Light, aka Rod Thomas’, new EP I Wish We Were Leaving wasn’t supposed to …

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