<![CDATA[Gawker: defamer, gay gate]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: defamer, gay gate]]> http://gawker.com/tag/defamer/gaygate http://gawker.com/tag/defamer/gaygate <![CDATA[Gay Strikers Get A Second Chance At Love At NBC Rally]]> gay-strike.jpgSo successful (read: chock full of cute, single writers) was the inaugural Gay Gate march outside Raleigh Studios that the organizers have already called for a sequel. Gay Gate 2: Return to Oz is slated for tomorrow at 10 a.m. outside NBC. Why NBC? A gay striker explains in a rallying e-mail:

I asked myself that same question. I came up with these reasons:
1) The gays can help save THE BIONIC WOMAN. You just need more fembots.
2) HEROES is quickly becoming the gayest show on television. It's a show with a bunch of men who run around shirtless for no reason. It's like West Hollywood on Saturday night.
3) CHUCK. I've got nothing on this. His name sounds like—
4) JOURNEYMAN. It's set in San Francisco about a man who tells his wife he is a "time traveler" and constantly disappears. We all know what "time traveler" is code for.
5) LIFE. Not exactly gay, but it's about a man who spends his entire life seeking revenge on men who wronged him. Anyone who knows me, knows I have the same map on my bedroom wall at home.
6) ELLEN DEGENERES. We know longer claim her.
7) THE BIGGEST LOSER. Bob Harper is soon to be my new boyfriend.
8) LAW & ORDER: SVU: Mariska Hargitay's hair.
9) DEAL OR NO DEAL. It's a show with 26 drag queens and suitcases.
10) LAS VEGAS. Two words: Josh Duhamel.

With the exception of DeGeneres—for whom it will surely come as a blow to learn that her refusal to stand in solidarity with her fellow LGBTWGA members has resulted in an official Gay Shunning—the rest of the very queer-friendly NBC schedule should set the stage for another good turnout. Still, we think Gay Gaters are ignoring the most obvious reason to bring their rainbow residuals rally to the network's headquarters: the not-unlikely chance that a smiling Ben Silverman will eventually emerge from an elevator carrying two pitchers of freshly blended margaritas, with hunky new American Gladiators stars Powerbottom, Fierce and Cruiser on hand to serve them up for the desperately-in-need-of-a-cocktail crowd.

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<![CDATA[WGA Gays Maximize Their Picketing Time With Singles' Mixer]]> gay-strike.jpgAs the strike drags on into its second week, minority artist factions have begun to splinter off for their own satellite demonstrations — notable instances include yesterday's wildly successful "Picketing with the Stars" event at Universal Studios, and the lesser-attended Eleven Man March on the Mall, in which every working African-American WGA member hoisted placards at The Grove. In that vein, the Hot in Hollywood blog is helping to organize what to our knowledge will be the first Gay Writer's Pride Parade in history:

[We] came up with an idea we're calling "Gay Gate." We're inviting our WGA and SAG (and anybody else who wants to carry a picket sign) friends who are also members (or friends of) the Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Trans Community to join us for a specific picketing shift. So basically we'll still be carrying on the struggle: picketing, chanting, honking, et al. but we'll also get a chance to catch up with some old friends, oh-so-casually check out some potential new ones, and make snide comments about one another's attire. It will totally be "Norma Rae" meets the Abbey.
Our initial Gay Gate march will be this Thursday, November 15th, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. outside Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Ave (Accross from Paramount) at the Van Ness Gate (main gate). "Ugly Betty" shoots there and since it's the gayest show on TV, we couldn't think of a better place to kickstart this idea (we've asked some of the cast to join in).

While we salute the inclusiveness of this bold call to gay writers' arms, we wonder if inviting Hollywood's trans community members to join in the protest was the wisest of ideas, lest the doors of Shakey's Pizza and The Yukon Mining Co. suddenly swing open at the stroke of 10:00 a.m., and pour forth a sea of Santa Monica Blvd.-walking she-males committed to working the passing traffic with fierce, Strike Dancing vogueing moves in the hopes of eventually scoring a Betty walk-on from appreciative producers after all this ugliness has passed.

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