Fabulous Newscast: July 24, 2010
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- Elton to Mount Orwell’s Farm
Elton John is planning to reteam with Billy Elliot screenwriter Lee Hall on a stage musical adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm.
- Black and the Barefoot Bandit
Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black will add yet another film
biography to his résumé when he adapts the story of Colton
Harris-Moore,
better known as “the Barefoot Bandit” to the big screen for director David Gordon Green. - Cyndi Lauper: "I’m Your Extended Family"
In a compelling interview with XTRA’s Elvira Kurt on Tuesday, Cyndi
Lauper expresses her passion for her gay fans, dedication to civil
rights, and distaste for the Bush administration and Evangelism. - Ireland Launches LGBT Support Program for Rural Demographic
One day after President McAleese legalized civil partnerships,
Ireland’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender program launched a new
initiative to provide better resources for those in isolated and
underserved communities. - Tel Aviv Launches Gay Tourism Campaign
The Tel Aviv Tourism Association launched a new campaign to
emphasize the city’s queer-friendly atmosphere and attract gay
travelers. - Shirts Off for Maine Gay Bartenders?
Officials who ordered an Ogunquit, Maine gay bar owner to make his
bartenders wear shirts while pouring are rechecking their facts to see
if the bar was really in violation of state health codes. - AFA Boycotting Pro-Gay Home Depot
The antigay American Family Association is targeting Home Depot because
the retail chain sponsored family-friendly pride festivals and offers
domestic partner
benefits to its employees. - Comic-Con Fans Thwart Westboro Protest
Holy headlines, Batman! Fred Phelps brought his group of
hate-mongering protesters to San Diego’s Comic-Con on Thursday, only to
be met with a 50-strong group of Jedis, robots, aliens, and other
costumed counter protesters. - Gay Priests Caught in Sex Scandal
Three gay priests in Rome have been caught visiting gay nightspots and having sex in an undercover operation conducted by a journalist for Italian magazine Panorama.
- Tatchell Calls Out BNP Leader on Homophobia
After being banned from a party at Buckingham Palace, British
National Party leader Nick Griffin was approached by activist Peter
Tatchell, who demanded an apology for the BNP’s hateful past.
