All the hoopla over the closing of New York’s oldest gay and lesbian bookstore may have given enough free advertising to attract new owners. Oscar Wilde Bookshop was purchased by Lambda Rising and continues under the same management.
ABC’s Primetime Thursday featured a segment on gays in the military Jan. 30, focusing in part on the Human Rights Watch report condemning the U.S. military’s discriminatory anti-gay ban. Capt. Monica Hill and Arabic Linguist Alastair Gamble—both clients of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network—shared their experiences.
Openly gay musician Janis Ian says a recent court ‘win’ for the Recording Industry Association of American could effectively put smaller artists it represents, like Ian, out of business. According to Ian, she and other artists offer some of their songs freely on the Internet to attract new listeners who eventually buy her music. She says the ruling allows others to decide the whether she can allow fans to download her music for free.
The Russian duo ‘Tatu,’ translated ‘this girl loves that girl,’ has a new hit. The 16-and 17-year old lead singers have told British press that they are a couple, but 365gay.com reports that rumors abound that the talk may be a publicity stunt and the girls both have boyfriends. The hit single ‘All the Things She Said’ reached 36 in the U.S. The video features the two girls kissing and cuddling.
TV Guide Online reports that Fox’s Fastlane saw a tidy ratings bump with a same-sex hot tub scene between series regular Tiffani Thiessen and guest star Jaime Pressly.