Morning Brew: Friday, March 12
Top 'o the mornin', friends!
Our fearless leader, Trish Bendix, is down in ol' Austin, TX at SXSW, where she's getting ready to rock the "Engaging the Queer Community" panel, and generally wow and woo the Gay Internet. If you've got your rollick on in Austin, too, you can keep up with the queer happenings at SXSWhomo.com. Or, you know, just wander out into the street and cry, "Trish Bendix! Trish Bendix!" That's what I do when I get lost online.
Anyway, I promised not to let The Brew explode in her absence, so be gentle with me.
Actually, I'm going to bribe you to be nice to me with a spoiler pic from next week's Skins finale.
What's happening there? Well, let's just say I might have misjudged the height of not-Naomi relative to actual Naomi.
You've probably heard the huge, community-busting news that came out of Jackson, MS yesterday. Lesbian teen Constance McMillen petitioned her high school to bring her girlfriend to her school's prom, and after much internal homophobic hullabaloo, Itawamba County's school board called off the the dance.
I did a little research last night and found out that reported rape in Mississippi is 2.1 times the national average. And do you know what is one of the biggest crimes reported on prom night? Yep, date rape. Because guess what? According to a study by the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, 39% of male high school students think it is OK to force sex with a girl who is drunk or high.
Drunk or high: why is that a problem? Oh, because the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention found that alcohol is the number one youth drug problem on prom night. Also a problem on prom night? 70% of kids don't wear their seatbelts. Maybe that's why alcohol-related automobile fatalities increase 58 percent between April and Mid-June.
Let me just sum that up with a chart:
In happier news, five gay and lesbian couples were married in Mexico City yesterday, the first to do so since same-sex marriage was legalized in February.
Civil Registry Judge Hegel Cortes told the gathered crowd, "Today is a historic day. It solidifies the evolution of one of the most important rights."
Hear that, America?
And speaking of Real America, DJ Tracy Young — of Madonna's wedding fame — is finally speaking up after months of being tabloid fodder for her purported relationship with Real Housewife of Atlanta Kim Zolciak. She told The Advocate:
Kim and I have a very complicated relationship. I met her in L.A. in December to do the "Tardy for the Party" remix, which has been released on my label, and through that working process we got really close ... I’m not at liberty to say all the personal details, but we have a lot of similarities and a very strong connection. She’s a great friend and I adore her, but it’s kind of complicated.
Tracy and Kim at an event in Atlanta
If that sounds eerily like the early quotes coming out of LiLo's mouth when the tabs started snapping her photo with SamRo, don't worry — The Advocate called her on that. The whole interview is deliciously awkward (very much like watching an actual episode of Real Housewives). My favorite part is when the interviewer flat out asks Young if she's sexually attracted to Kim, and "Would she make a good lesbian girlfriend?"
Now back across the pond, The Guardian reported early this morning that E4 has decided to capitalize on monstrous ratings and pick up Skins for another two seasons. The catch? Well, you knew it was coming: They're bringing in another new cast.
And speaking of new casts, rumors have been flying all week about the cast of MTV's Americanized version of Skins. I've made it perfectly clear how I feel about this debacle, but here are the photos anyway — in case you haven't seen them.
I can't confirm it, but a couple of tipsters have told us that the American team is using the exact same script from the first season of real British Skins. I hope that's not true. Someone should phone the USA network and ask them how that worked out for them with Coupling.
And finally, CurrentTV's Bryan Safi let us know that his latest episode of "That's Gay" (one of my very favorite infoMania segments) is all about Awards Show Fashion this week. Have a laugh on him, and a good weekend!
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one at a time
one at a time:
1- giant not-naomi is a giant, and according to the new trailer posted today on e4(SPOILER ALERT), she's gonna get what's coming to her!!! yupiiiiiii
2- go mexico go!!! hope my country learns from this!
3 - US stop with the american versions plisssss! i beg u!
4- LOOOOOVED the video! and i agree thk the heavens for gay fashion guys!!!
5- stuntdouble (sorry i cannot bring myselft to actually calling u by ur name coz i like the nickname so much!), trish will b proud =P hehe
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愛してるわ
oooooh, i get it now...
at first, i thought the whole prom-debacle was ridiculous and out of line, but thanks to your graph, i totally understand the logic behind the cancellation. thanks for clearing that up, Heather!
on a more pleasant note, go Mexico!
Fun-nnny!
Thank you for introducing me to "That's Gay" on Current TV - I'll have to keep watching that - its hilarious...and unfortunately, so on point!
"A human
Skins spoil
Strop
Straight woman should be avoided at all costs
If you are lesbian woman and attracted to a straight woman you are just setting yourself up for serious heartache. It's not complex at all. Friendships are fine but a clear line should be drawn. Just like a lesbian woman cannot become straight, neither a straight woman can become lesbian. You're just fooling yourself if you think that you are magical and can change these facts. It's not about labels, it's about biology. Drawing from my own personal experience I cannot like men sexually no matter how amazing they are and how great my friendship with them is.
If sexuality is fluid then you probably indentify as bisexual. Just be aware that a bisexual person is available to both sexes. If you expect them to be solely attracted to you as a lesbian woman you may get seriously disappointed. Sorry, sometimes labels do apply otherwise the lines can get blurred.
My two cents !
Trust Me
Yup, agreed.
yup
" You're just fooling yourself if you think that you are magical..."
I love that it's perfect but I agree with the others it will fall on deaf ears. People will always do the opposite of what you encourage them not to.
"A question that sometimes drives me hazy: Am I or are the others crazy?"- Albert Einstein
Meh
Worked out for me.
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Sudol the SkyNet: Barely Sentient Since 2009!
She's right you know. A
She's right you know. A bisexual woman can not solely be attracted to a you in an exclusive relationship because she's available to both sexes. And by the same logic, a lesbian can never be solely attracted to you in an exclusive relationship because she's available to all lesbians. Give it up, it's all hopeless. And those straight women, well we all know that no lesbians on here have ever identified as "straight" at one point, so if someone calls themselves straight, it must be absolutely biology and destiny...
Sorry hun, but your two cents sounds more like one and a half cents. So tell me, where'd you get that half penny from? I bet it'd make a nice collector's item.
Thank You!
It was so annoying having to explain to my mom how bisexuality didn't mean I was gonna have a boyfriend AND a girlfriend at the same time, or two girlfriends, or three boyfriends, and whatever combination she could muster up, and how it didn't mean that cheating was okay and all these different things... agh, it is quadruple as annoying to have to explain bisexuality to a lesbian.
Not to mention consensual polyamory happens with people all over the spectrum, but I'm sure this concept is ludicrous, completely unfathomable and probably perverted and morally wrong and rude to the cent and a half poster
No talent
Oh my goodness ! If Kim is the same woman I watched on Real Housewives of Atlanta trying to be a country singer. She has no talent whatsoever and now has a recording contract. Must be a joke of sorts. She's really terrible. Almost embarassing that she would continue trying to be a performer. These professionals she's paying to turn her into a country star should be reprimanded at least. Where is the truth, stupid reality shows, just out for shock value. Real talented people are often overlooked or hanging out on street corners. What goes on in the reality tv world doesn't make sense at all. I need to tune out and get real ! No pun intended
Rant over !
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cant wait for your recap on last night's ep of skins, i seriously struggled with it. it was so wrong in so many levels. anyway, it's great you're writing the morning brew while trish is away.
even thou ill miss this cast of skins im looking forward for the next gen. let's hope e4 dont f it up.
oh and about the us version, that guy is nothing like nick hoult!! what's with that cast!? and okay there's a latin there but did they have to put him in a sarape? jesus!
What about.....?
No talk about the new Beyonce and Lady GaGa video Telephone??
It's a MUST see!
Sorta confirms my suspicions about Beyonce being bi :) ahh life is good lol
Stay tuned for our coverage of the Beyonce & Lady Gaga video
I LOVE "That's Gay"
I LOVE "That's Gay"
It's so great :)
"I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance." -E.E. Cummings
Naomi/Mandy clip
Here's the Naomi/Mandy clip from Skins that's in your spoiler pic...
http://www.e4.com/video/6RgS5HIwAw6Nkmdq9SbKFK/play.e4
I can't wait for the finale on thursday!!
how times have changed
I'm from rural Alabama, and two girls went together to my senior prom (in the 80s), both wearing tuxes, and no one thought anything of it.
Encouragement in Mississippi
If you want to encourage the young woman in Mississippi, who will now be blamed for everyone in her high school missing the prom, you can write her via her ACLU attorney who says "she'd be glad to hear some kind words":
Constance McMillen
c/o Brent Cox
753 North Congress
Jackson, Mississippi 39202
Great job Heather
I love it when you get your geek on and it shone brightly in this article.
Also, thank you for introducing "That's Gay". After that fashion piece on the Oscars ... I now know what I can use for an argument against any penis envy comments from my fashion conscious gay pals who slight my penchant for flannel in Winter, especially when it comes to comfy clothes. Scarlet, they only wish!
yeii
Vamos Mexico!!! it was only on the capital but hopefully soon it will be in all states!!!
That's Gay its the only podast i have on my itunes :D its just makes me lol
USA Skins....WHY?
chiks in tux....its like one of the priorities of the gov...just above terrorist
~_~
"Oir y prestar atención
Embriagarse de amor
Es una fijación
Y el oficio que elijo
Great for gay Mexicans...
I am so jealous...