In honor of the opening of The Dark Knight, we give you this look back at the more notably shirtless moments in Christian Bale's recent career. We have loved him since Empire of the Sun (we were pre-teen too at the time!), then he got all buff for his comeback in American Psycho, and then just kept on giving us ab-tastic performances in Reign of Fire and Batman Begins. After the jump, please appreciate this Brit stud's fine body of upper body work. ... more.
Brady Quinn Not Looking to Cruise, No Matter What It Says On Facebook
Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn is flaming mad, and not because we keep confusing him with Brody Jenner. Not only is his booming body being used to promote a gay dating website, they didn't even have the courtesy to pay him for the endorsement. ... more.
It's That Time Again... Another Gay Marriage News Roundup
Just to prove to you all that we aren't completely cynical killjoys about this whole gay marriage thing, here's a quick roundup of notable news items from this week in California's Summer of Gay Marriage.
First off: A new poll shows that opinions may be shifting when it comes to approving a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would ban gay marriage. 51% of voters now say they are against the amendment—which will be on the ballot in November as Prop 8 —with 42% saying they are for it. Back in 2000, 68% of voters approved Prop 22, which ostensibly defined marriage as between a man and a woman and which the CA Supreme Court (you may have heard) recently deemed unconstitutional. We look forward to about 900 similar polls to follow. ... more.
Weekend Event Roundup: July 18-20
Care of The Sword's tireless editors, we bring you this roundup (by
no means complete, or even-handed) of stuff going on for those of the
homo persuasion this weekend in the two meccas we currently have
bandwidth to cover, San Francisco and New York. Check back soon to see
us cover more gay urban centers near you (sorry, Cheyenne, we may never
get to you).
Our heavily editorialized listings after the jump...
Leathery Joan Rivers to Entertain Leather Men At SF Gala
Joan Rivers is trading the red carpet for a red hankie.
Folsom Street Events announced today that comedienne and self-proclaimed dog Joan Rivers will be hosting a kick-off event for the legendary Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco this September. The adults-only event will take place in San Francisco's Regency Center Ballroom and includes dinner and, thankfully, an open bar. But wipe that piss off your face, queens, because the invite suggests that Joan doesn't like to be kept waiting: ... more.
