Eventful Weekend..Full of Events
You'd have to be super-human to be able to see all the gay-oriented events going on this weekend because they're taking place in thres different cities and at conflicting times. That said we'll be doing our best to give you the lowdown on all the happenings.
Starting yesterday Friday March 27 and continuing through Sunday March 29 are two annual events here in LA. There's the 12th Annual Erotic Art Fair Weekend, sponsored by the Tom of Finland Foundation. It takes place at West Hollywood Park so for all you locals here's the link. We won't be attending the contest but we do have our sources so hopefully we'll be able to give you further info on the results.
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On a much tamer level the first phase of the GLAAD Media Awards 2009 takes place tonight in New York. It's starting of with a bang with a star-studded presentation and special awards. Clay Aiken and T.R. Knight will be the Excellence in Media Award to Tyra Banks and the Vito Russo Award to financial expert Suze Orman. Phil Donahue will also receive a Special Recognition Award for his longtime work. Kate Clinton will host and there will be a special performance by Jennifer Holliday. There will also be special appearances by John Amaechi, Jensen Atwood, Tyson Beckford, Stockard Channing, Michelle Clunie, Tim Gunn, Van Hansis & Jake Silbermann, Cherry Jones, JUdith Light, Jay Manuel, Heather Matarazzo, S. Epatha Merkerson, David Mixner, Jasike Nicole, Chris Noth, Keith Olbermann, Ana Ortiz, Patrik Ian Polk, Brad Rowe, Jenny Shimzu, Christian Siriano, Darryl Stephens, Hannah Storm, Michael Urie, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Trevor Wright, and Vanessa Williams! Once we get a list of the winners from this show we'll post them here.
On the subject of the GLAAD Media Awards, we also have some updates. In three weeks on Saturday April 18, the awards moves to LA and the Nokia Theatre. Kathy Griffin will be receiving the Vanguard Award, Reverend Gene Robinson will be presented with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, and the Showtime series The L Word will receive and Special Recognition Award. Special appearances here will be Jessica Alba, Jennifer Beals, Dustin Lance Black, Ilen Chaiken, Justin Chambers, Michelle Clunie, Bruce Cohen & Dan Jinks, Sasch Baron Cohen, Wilson Cruz, Alan Cumming, Scott Michael Foster, Balthazar Getty, Thea Gill, Pam Grier, Leisha Hailey, Teri Hatcher, Laurel Holloman, Megan Mullally, Nichelle Nichols, Peter Page, George Takei, and Gus Van Sant.
Finally three weeks after that on Saturday May 9 the third presentation takes place at the Hiton in San Francisco. Chad Allen will be receiving the Davidson/Valentini Award, the San Francisco Local Hero Award will be given to Geoff Callan & Mike Shaw (the filmmakers responsible for the docu-mentary "Pursuit of Equality"), and Lucia Mendez will receive a Special Recognition Award. Chelsea Handler will host and there will be special appearances by Dustin Lance Black, Michelle Clunie, Wilson Cruz, Robert Gant, Jason Lewis, Suze Orman, and Judge David Young.
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Finally tonight there's the GayVN Awards returning to the Castro Theatre with hosts Alec Mapa, Margaret Cho, and Janice Dickinson. Even without such lively hosts this would have been a fun and eventful night. We'll be able to report back on the winners and much of the on stage action. But we'll have to rely on other sources for the juicier behind-the-scenes details. We know that there will be tons of stars on hand and they're sure to report on their respective blogs. But we are curious to find out who'll be interacting and setting up future roles as well as making special announcements. More to come!
Starting yesterday Friday March 27 and continuing through Sunday March 29 are two annual events here in LA. There's the 12th Annual Erotic Art Fair Weekend, sponsored by the Tom of Finland Foundation. It takes place at West Hollywood Park so for all you locals here's the link. We won't be attending the contest but we do have our sources so hopefully we'll be able to give you further info on the results.
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On a much tamer level the first phase of the GLAAD Media Awards 2009 takes place tonight in New York. It's starting of with a bang with a star-studded presentation and special awards. Clay Aiken and T.R. Knight will be the Excellence in Media Award to Tyra Banks and the Vito Russo Award to financial expert Suze Orman. Phil Donahue will also receive a Special Recognition Award for his longtime work. Kate Clinton will host and there will be a special performance by Jennifer Holliday. There will also be special appearances by John Amaechi, Jensen Atwood, Tyson Beckford, Stockard Channing, Michelle Clunie, Tim Gunn, Van Hansis & Jake Silbermann, Cherry Jones, JUdith Light, Jay Manuel, Heather Matarazzo, S. Epatha Merkerson, David Mixner, Jasike Nicole, Chris Noth, Keith Olbermann, Ana Ortiz, Patrik Ian Polk, Brad Rowe, Jenny Shimzu, Christian Siriano, Darryl Stephens, Hannah Storm, Michael Urie, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Trevor Wright, and Vanessa Williams! Once we get a list of the winners from this show we'll post them here.
On the subject of the GLAAD Media Awards, we also have some updates. In three weeks on Saturday April 18, the awards moves to LA and the Nokia Theatre. Kathy Griffin will be receiving the Vanguard Award, Reverend Gene Robinson will be presented with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, and the Showtime series The L Word will receive and Special Recognition Award. Special appearances here will be Jessica Alba, Jennifer Beals, Dustin Lance Black, Ilen Chaiken, Justin Chambers, Michelle Clunie, Bruce Cohen & Dan Jinks, Sasch Baron Cohen, Wilson Cruz, Alan Cumming, Scott Michael Foster, Balthazar Getty, Thea Gill, Pam Grier, Leisha Hailey, Teri Hatcher, Laurel Holloman, Megan Mullally, Nichelle Nichols, Peter Page, George Takei, and Gus Van Sant.
Finally three weeks after that on Saturday May 9 the third presentation takes place at the Hiton in San Francisco. Chad Allen will be receiving the Davidson/Valentini Award, the San Francisco Local Hero Award will be given to Geoff Callan & Mike Shaw (the filmmakers responsible for the docu-mentary "Pursuit of Equality"), and Lucia Mendez will receive a Special Recognition Award. Chelsea Handler will host and there will be special appearances by Dustin Lance Black, Michelle Clunie, Wilson Cruz, Robert Gant, Jason Lewis, Suze Orman, and Judge David Young.
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Finally tonight there's the GayVN Awards returning to the Castro Theatre with hosts Alec Mapa, Margaret Cho, and Janice Dickinson. Even without such lively hosts this would have been a fun and eventful night. We'll be able to report back on the winners and much of the on stage action. But we'll have to rely on other sources for the juicier behind-the-scenes details. We know that there will be tons of stars on hand and they're sure to report on their respective blogs. But we are curious to find out who'll be interacting and setting up future roles as well as making special announcements. More to come!
Posted by JackManly at 3/28/2009 1:30 PM 
Categories: gay porn, pop culture, news
Tags: GayVN Awards GLAAD Media Awards Tom Of Finland
Categories: gay porn, pop culture, news
Tags: GayVN Awards GLAAD Media Awards Tom Of Finland
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