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ABC Gets a Little Less Gay | Advocate.com ABC Gets a Little Less Gay
According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC has decided not to order more episodes of three shows: Eli Stone, Dirty Sexy Money, and Pushing Daisies. That marks the end of Candis Cayne's run as network TV's first transgender actress on Money. Pushing Daisies was created by out writer Bryan Fuller, while out producer Greg Berlanti served as executive producer on Stone and Money.  Read the full story
 
PROPOSITION 8
PROPOSITION 8
Dr. Phil Weighs in on Prop. 8
Advocate.com gets an early peek at a very heated episode of Dr. Phil. Gavin Newsom, HRC's Joe Solmonese, and L.A. attorney Gloria Allred face off against Prop. 8 supporters to talk same-sex marriage. In what may well be a first, Dr. Phil told the audience he would be keeping his opinions to himself.
By Christopher Lisotta
PROPOSITION 8
PROPOSITION 8
An Unpopular Opinion: Blacks, Gays, and Prop. 8
The injection of race into the analysis of Proposition 8's passage is extremely disappointing. A battle for equal rights has now turned into an issue of whites versus blacks. But while some black gays gay think marriage shouldn't be a priority and that outreach to African-Americans should have been stronger, journalist Clay Cane says he has a vested interest in inequalities related to both race and sexual orientation ... and he doesn't need someone to hold his hand into believing marriage equality is important.
By Clay Cane
MUSIC
MUSIC
Politics and Progress With Patti LaBelle
The last time girl-group Labelle dropped an album, the thought of a black president or same-sex marriage seemed as “far-out” as the band’s disco-spacewoman suits and fusion of disco, rock, and soul. But the button-pushing, soul-singing trio has reunited, and on the heels of Prop. 8 passing and Barack Obama being elected president, Patti LaBelle talks to The Advocate about the mix of emotions she's dealt with over the past few weeks.
By Matt Bell
TV
TV
Seth Meyers's Big Gay Saturday Night
SNL funnyman Seth Meyers talks to Advocate.com about last week's episode of Saturday Night Live -- the gayest episode in the history of the show, by some accounts. With touches including Justin Timberlake as Beyoncé's backup dancer and Snagglepuss crashing Weekend Update, it caused some bloggers to take offense ... but Meyers says it's just the sort of stuff that stemmed from many discussions about Prop. 8.
By Corey Scholibo
Proposition 8
Proposition 8
All Hands, Black and White, On Deck
The high number of African-Americans who voted to pass Proposition 8 may have surprised some people, but not the folks at the National Black Justice Coalition, a civil rights organization dedicated to empowering black LGBT Americans. NBJC's CEO offers some insights about the black-white divide and how to mend it going forward.
By H. Alexander Robinson
POLITICS
POLITICS
Setting the Agenda ... the Gay One
COMMENTARY: Prior to the election of Barack Obama, the gay rights agenda risked becoming nothing more than a wish list. But after nearly 30 years during which no major piece of gay rights legislation has been passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the president, it is time to make a a real push for true equality. Our time at the back of the bus must end. Now.
By Lane Hudson
VIDEO GAMES
VIDEO GAMES
Survival of the Fittest
Fallout 3 for Xbox 360 takes players on a pulse-pounding ride through postapocalyptic Washington, D.C.
By Corey Scholibo
FILM
FILM
Remembering Milk
When Rob Epstein released his 1984 documentary The Times of Harvey Milk, it didn’t simply serve as a memorial to Milk -- it gave him new life. For more than two decades, filmmakers have tried to turn Milk's life into a major motion picture. Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and Gus Van Sant finally made it work, and Epstein, who calls the film "beautiful," takes a look back at the man who inspired a movement and what's become of California's gay community without him.
By Kyle Buchanan
PROPOSITION 8
PROPOSITION 8
Building Bridges in the Wake of Prop. 8
In the wake of finger-pointing following California's passing of Prop. 8, television writer and producer Tajamika Paxton suggests the time has come to build a bridge between the LGBT and African-American communities -- to engage in discussion rather than looking for somewhere to place blame.
By Tajamika Paxton
THEATER
THEATER
Without Her We're Nothing
The legendary Sandra Bernhard sits down with The Advocate before the one-night-only revival of her seminal one-woman show Without You I'm Nothing in Los Angeles to discuss Tori Amos, why Prop. 8 is "the best thing that could happen to the gay community," and how she she could possibly love both Rachel Maddow and Rachel Zoe.
By Job Brother

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