06/04/2008
Leno Wins District Three
The State Senate race in District Three, which represents San Francisco, Marin and parts of Sonoma, went to
Mark Leno. Late Tuesday night, Leno declared victory and left his Marin headquarters and spirited off to his San
Francisco headquarters to celebrate. “The work is not done, the issues that I have championed in the State
Assembly, I will continue in the State Senate.” He said.
05/31/2008
Black + White Ball
Seal loves playing in San Francisco. "Stephen Jenkins and I are really good friends and I try to get here as often as I can to hang out." He said.
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Castro Cheerleader Suzan Revah captured the attention of Chronicle photographers while Gary Virginia & Donna Sachet sauntered between the twelve venues. No, she did not wear red. Virginia & Sachet host the Annual Pride Brunch Sunday, June 28, 2008, which benefits Positive Resource Center. This is their tenth year at it.
05/29/2008
One Night Only: COMEDY TONIGHT June 11, Theatre 39, Pier 39
Judy Tenuta is in favor of same-sex marriage. "Oh my God, I am so thrilled! Even though I’ll never get to get into Crate & Barrel again. I don’t care, I am so happy for my Studsicles and Lesbetarians!
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About Barbara Walters’ admission to having an affair with an African American Senator, Bruce Vilanch says, “That was pretty good. You know, I was hoping it was Shirley Chisholm, the Congresswoman from Brooklyn, but no such luck.
05/26/2008
Harvey Milk Bust Unveiled
At the formal unveiling of Harvey Milk Memorial Bust in City Hall, Gavin Newsom a speech worthy of a Gubernatorial front-runner; take that Jerry Brown.
Sunday’s Are a Drag
Harry Denton sat us at the front of the stage at Sunday’s A Drag Sunday brunch held in the Starlight Room at the top of the Sir Francis Drake. The show picks up where the legendary Finocchio's left off and stars Donna Sachet along with a revolving cast.
05/24/2008
Gay Day at Great America
That same night, at California’s Great America, in his dressing room, Alex Mapa showed BeBe Sweetbriar, the Castro Cheerleaders and me his 8-pack abs. There’s a rock-hard body under all that gay! Later we hit the rides before the crowds got out of control. Having a security detail made it easier.
Heklina and Trannyshack returned to the Main stage for 2 shows. Greg & Fernando reminded the audience why they’re America’s best radio hosts. Later Kelly Rowland, who told me she loved my new Puma’s before hitting the stage (45-minutes behind schedule) with five smokin’ female back-up dancers. City mayor Gavin Newsom declared it Kelly Rowland Day in San Francisco highlighting Rowland’s international work raising funds to fight the AIDS pandemic. Janine Shiota broke a smile as we married three couples at Midnight in front of 7,000 revelers. Rowland and Mapa acted as witnesses. One fan threw a hat, which hit Rowland in the face accidentally.
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Dial “M” For Madonna
Over 40 international artists pay homage to the material girl in World of Wonder's latest celeb-inspired art show “Dial M For Madonna.” It was a packed house and even Perez Hilton was attending to his Hollywood friends designer Richie Rich and his Heatherette cohort Trevor Rains. Friends Ru Paul and Norman Kopi were also on hand. Ru, who I collaborated with on a six-foot-painting for a charity auction, is launching a new TV reality drag contest for Logo, especially enjoyed my “9x6” painting (Madge staring at a male phallus). Ru is looking to cast Cassandra Cass on the new Logo show.
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05/12/2008
GLAAD
At the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco, I caught up with longtime friend Alan Cumming who said that he doesn’t mind if his being “out” has cost him work. “It’s worth it,” he said kindly. Cumming is enjoying his time traveling between London and New York where he shares his homes with his dog Honey.
Rex Lee doesn’t mind being the other “out” Asian actor in Los Angeles. The Entourage star confided, “I get jobs when Alec (Mapa) is too busy or too expensive!”
ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money star William Baldwin said kissing transsexual Candis Cayne was the same as kissing Cindy Crawford. “It’s just like kissing any gorgeous woman.” He added.
Jason Lewis, star Sex And The City, The Movie told me there was on-set gossip to report from the New York shoot. “Everyone was completely fine with each other, as they always were. The only animosity out there is in the press.”
Sharon Stone, Vanguard Award winner, told me that she’d fight Arnold Schwarzenegger like she did in the 1990 movie Total Recall for same sex marriage. “My friend Bill Clinton, for a time, was afraid to appear with Gay groups until public opinion change. Look at him now; he’s the world’s largest fundraiser for AIDS. Politicians sometimes have a private view and a public view and I think Arnold is just like Bill Clinton.”