Mary says she supports same-sex marriage and “passionately” disagrees with Bush on the issue, but that he's absolutely the best person to be leading the country right now. I guess that means that while Mary supports same-sex marriage, she also supports the government illegally spying on its citizens, blatant corruption and endless deficits, treason in the name of political revenge (and lying about it afterwards), thousands of soldiers dead, “abstinence-only” education, tax cuts for the super wealthy, and on and on and on.

What I'd really like to know is how Mary lives with herself while knowing the Dad who so wonderfully accepted her has used homophobia as a tool to gain power? Gosh, Mary, what about all those kids who came out to their parents only to get shunned or kicked out in part because of intolerance promoted by Daddy's friends on the religious right? Methinks the title of Mary's book got cut short and should really be Now It's My Turn...To Be a Hypocrite.

Meanwhile, Anderson's book tells how Hurricane Katrina triggered childhood memories of his father's death, as well as his brother's suicide many years later. Apparently Cooper still declines to address the question of whether or not he's gay. Obviously, it is his own business, but his coming out could do a world of good. But, hey, at least his family doesn't destroy gay lives by wallowing in the "family values" cesspool.

I'M NOT MYSELF THESE DAYS
That's a lucky thing for us as Josh Kilmer-Purcell has penned a very funny memoir recounting just how much he's not himself. That might be because he used to be a drag queen named Aquadisiac who made a big splash in Manhattan in the early 90's. I usually loathe the drag queen in love with a drug addicted male hustler genre (or any of its myriad permutations), but Kilmer-Purcell is both flat-out funny and his story is ultimately genuinely moving. Most importantly, he is NEVER whiny and self-indulgent. He makes no excuses for the excesses to which he goes, but nor does he ask our pity. Instead, he just tells his story, but with a lot more insight than Mary Cheney.

HERE AN IAN, THERE AN IAN, EVERYWHERE AN IAN.
With two big blockbusters helping launch the summer movie season this month (The Da Vinci Code, X-Men: The Final Stand) Sir Ian McKellen has been pretty hard to miss of late as he makes the late night rounds on television and chats up reporters. But Ian isn't content to just promote his flicks with the same anecdote repeated endlessly--he actually has something to say. (Speaking of which, did you happen to catch Tom Cruise on David Letterman? Tom says Katie is be-yoo-ti-ful!) And what McKellen has to say isn't always so nice, especially his comments at last year's Berlin Film Festival where he blasted Hollywood for being homophobic.

Now McKellen is telling the world he definitely prefers new X-Men director Brett Rattner over Bryan Singer who helmed the franchise's two previous flicks. Ian's also under-whelmed by gay men's response to the X-Men movies, pointing out the whole mutant sub-text should resonate with the gays more than it seems to.

But Ian does admit he runs with a slightly older, slightly British crowd who might not be familiar with the comic. Hey, Ian, if you want to feel more appreciated just give me a call the next time your in town and I'll take you out for coffee and tell you how great the X-Men are. Of course, you have to introduce me to Hugh Jackman. Ian's also talking about a Magneto prequel and how ticked he is the British Government calls gay marriage Civil Partnerships. Um, Ian? Try living in Alabama for a few months and then you'll count yourself lucky.

And Ian? If you're really interested in a Magneto prequel, here's a tip: don't bash the director.

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