Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (September 26, 2008)

This is even more exciting to me than the time that Charlie’s Angels took a trip on the Love Boat! This is a tastier pairing than chocolate and peanut butter! They’re the sexual fantasy equivalent of Obama/Biden!

Greek still kinda stinks, but as my partner Michael can attest, I don’t care. I just stare dreamily at the screen for forty-two blissful minutes. If he speaks to me, I’m like, “Don’t talk! Can’t you see I’m watching TV!”

For those of you unfamiliar with these actors, what’s gotten me all hot and bothered? Just this:

(Incidentally, I wanted to know if Michael Rady, like Max, had ever played gay, so I Googled him. And it turns out he was the lover of the gay terrorist on Sleeper Cell. And there’s a scene I can’t link to where the two of them…well, let’s just say that Michael has really, really played gay, if you know what I mean!)

RETURN OF THE GAY JESUS!
Ten years ago marked the opening of Corpus Christi, the “gay Jesus” play by Terrence McNally. The point, of course, wasn’t to allege that Jesus really was gay (though some historians suggest that maybe he was); the point was to reclaim the Jesus metaphor for us gay folks — not a huge stretch given that Jesus dedicated his whole life to ministering to marginalized and stigmatized people.

But that first production was enormously controversial, sparking death threats and Bill O’Reilly aneurysms. As chance would have it, Matthew Shepard was murdered just twenty-four hours before the play opened.

Now New York Rattlestick Theater is presenting a new version of the play, produced by 108 Productions, with proceeds from the first show benefiting the Matthew Shepard Foundation.

The play runs October 13^th through the 25^th. If you’re in New York, check it out!

THE BEAR POPULATION IS REPORTEDLY ENDANGERED
It has come to our attention here at AfterElton.com that some folks find the male eye candy we provide in our articles and columns tends to fall on the younger, hairless side. I’m not sure I agree; I know we try hard to show guys of all — well, at least most — ages, shapes, colors, and sizes.

But let’s face it: there just aren’t that many bears in pop culture. So there may be some truth to accusation that we don’t feature as many bears as we could.

So in the interest of fairness, may I present…bears!

Feel free to add suggestions. I'm somewhat bear-challenged!

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