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Best. Gay. Week. Ever.
by Michael Jensen

A weekly column highlighting news about gay and bisexual men in pop culture.

Friday, December 16, 2005

EX-GAY STEPHEN BENNETT CAN'T SHUT UP ABOUT BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Ex-gay Stephen Bennett just can’t get enough of Brokeback Mountain. First, he yammered on about it during his radio show, lamenting how it was the new moral low for Hollywood and American society. (Clearly, Stephen doesn’t get out enough.) Then he sent out a press release stating the movie “glorifies homosexuality, adultery, deadly sex, and deception.” Best of all, Stephen just can’t get over the idea of Heath and Jake doing the “deed” right there ON THE SCREEN.

In his short press release, Stephen mentions the “deed” three times and then, helpfully prints the actual passage from the short story where the “deed” happens. I could practically hear his heavy breathing. Poor, little wingnut! Stephen claims he hasn’t actually seen Brokeback, but I have my suspicions. On the other hand, it would be just like a wingnut to criticize something they haven’t seen.

SO JUST HOW DID BROKEBACK DO?
Last week, I mentioned that some wingnuts were claiming Narnia (terrific flick, BTW) would stomp Brokeback at the box-office. Well, it’s true that Narnia did rake in some $65 million to Brokeback’s $500,000. On a per screen average, however, the score was Brokeback $108,000 per screen, while Narnia did a paltry $18,000. Eat my shorts, wingnuts! And did I mention that various nomination tallies? Basically, Brokeback took everything from the LA Film Critics to the Golden Globes to the Montana Cattle Rancher Association’s Best of the Fest Award. Pretty much the only one’s who didn’t like the movie were poor, little ex-gay winguts like Stephen Bennett and his brethren.

USHER IS SO NOT GAY JUST LIKE ROBBIE WILLIAMS IS SO NOT GAY
Proving he’s no Kanye West, hip-hot artist Usher told Complex Magazine that his orgies are wholesome, All-American Affairs. When asked if gay activity occurred at the said orgies, Usher said, “There was women on women, but never man on man. Shit, nowhere near that! No one I ever roll with or ever would have roll (sic) with would get down like that.” Darn, and I was so hoping to be associated with someone of Usher’s caliber. On the plus side, it would be safe for ex-gay Stephen Bennett--who is, of course, now completely heterosexual!--to “roll” with Usher. Ew, there’s an image I didn’t need.

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