Possible Correction: There May Be Another Gay Guy

Do any of you read DListed (the few readers that I have)? If you do, you may have seen a small post about Jessie from Big Brother 10.

Is Big Brother's Jessie A Major Homo? Some of the smaller pictures may be NSFW.

After reading this, I thought, it all makes sense. Why else would he be a body builder? Since he's hiding it, he just might feel ashamed and thought, hey, if i'm a big tough strong guy, no one would think otherwise. Now, I'm not saying he should ome out on national television. I'm also not saying that he is gay, just that, if he is, it would make sense, and would be an awesome twist.

Real World: Las Vegas: There wasn't a gay cast members, but apparently a couple of them had a threesome. That's the most interesting thing that happened.

Real World: Paris: One gay member and some other interesting people.

Simon Sherry-Wood, a native of Ireland, Simon lives at home and goes to high school in a small village about an hour outside Dublin. His family's acceptance of his homosexuality has allowed Simon to live an open life, and he has enjoyed the gay scene in Dublin since he was 16. Simon met his Spanish boyfriend on New Year's Eve, a few weeks before moving to Paris. Aware of the temptations of Paris nightlife, Simon plans to stay faithful. A working model with a flair for fashion, he intends to go to college, but has yet to apply to schools because he's unsure about his career goals.

Leah Gillingwater is single and a graduate of the University of Maryland, who aspires to a career in fashion, and enjoys partying, shopping and expensive name brands. She is often the center of attention. Known to be pugnacious, she ends up in fights with most of her roommates. Leah has a cancer scare though, which brings her close to Mallory and the rest of her roommates.

Real World: San Diego: There were no gay cast members this season, but there was some controversy. The cast's residence is a custom-designed, two-story house at 4922 North Harbor Drive in San Diego.

Frankie Abernathy is a certified masseuse and aspiring artist with a number of piercings, and a fondness for punk rock music and Hello Kitty. She was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. She is a student of spiritual healing who paid for her education by working in a porn shop. Frankie has a phobia of boats, which made the group assignment difficult for her. She leaves the house early, due to conflict with her housemates, and homesickness. Abernathy lost her battle with cystic fibrosis on June 9, 2007 at the age of 25.

A 22-year-old woman claimed she was raped in the Real World house sometime during the night of November 14, 2003 by an acquaintance of Real World cast member Randy Barry, identified in local reports as "Justin", who was staying at the house as a guest.

Real World: Philadelphia: The Philadelphia season is the first with two openly gay men, Karamo Brown and William Hernandez, in the cast. (The first season to have two gay cast members, regardless of sex, was the 2002 Chicago season, although the 1999 Hawaii season featured a bisexual woman and a gay man.) This was the first season to feature an openly gay black male.

Born November 2, 1980, Karamo is an African-American gay man from Houston, who donates much of his time to charities and political causes, which he says are his passion. He is very close to his mother and three older sisters. His upbringing included strong anti-white prejudices and has related feelings about interracial dating. He attended Florida A&M University, where he majored in Business Administration.

Born November 20, 1979, Willie is a gay Puerto Rican American writer/actor with a passion for the arts and performing who works part-time as a personal shopper. His religious parents don't accept his lifestyle, which drove him from home when he was 15. He and his straight twin brother are the oldest of six children who all remain close. He admits to being stubborn and confrontational. As a child, he worked in commercials and musical theater and was a regular on the children's television show Ghostwriter (side note: I LOVED that show!), which promoted literacy for children.

Real World: Austin: The Real World: Austin won "Favorite Season" at the 2008 The Real World Awards Bash.

Real World: Key West: The season was filmed during the busiest Atlantic hurricane season ever; filming was scheduled to start the week Hurricane Katrina made landfall but was delayed as several castmembers were stuck in Miami. Later in the season Hurricanes Rita and Wilma made landfall forcing the cast to evacuate to West Palm Beach and Ft. Lauderdale, respectively. During Hurricane Wilma, the cast was forced to evacuate again, this time to Orlando after the Ft. Lauderdale-area hotel they sought shelter in was damaged by the storm.

Tyler Duckworth, a gay gymnastics and figure skating enthusiast describes himself as "manipulative" and "mischievous". He was at one time on track to becoming a world-class swimming champion. He was devastated when a freak accident shattered his Olympic dreams. Although doctors told him he might never walk again, he proved them wrong. A recent graduate of Tufts University, he must decide what to do with his life.

Real World: Denver: The Denver cast worked for Outward Bound. They were trained on wilderness courses and later guided New Orleans teenagers displaced by Hurricane Katrina in hiking treks.

Born August 10, 1983, Davis Mallory as a typical blonde-haired, blue-eyed frat boy. Davis is a southern conservative Christian, and gay, something he first realized in the sixth grade, though his family was not pleased with his coming out. Being on The Real World represents a major change in his life, as he has long been afraid to show his true self to the world.

Born December 30, 1983, Stephen Nichols is a deeply religious African-American, conservative Republican student at Howard University. He is very ambitious, and outspoken in his views, including his stance against gay marriage.

Real World: Sydney: Cast members were first photographed and identified by the media while participating in a Contiki tour at the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park.

Nothing else was really interesting. No gay members.

Real World: Hollywood: MTV aired The Sunny Side of Truth encore special, which features pop-up comments from characters from the Sunny Side of Truth, an anti-tobacco organization. Because a recurring theme of this season involves cast members talking about their struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, the comments often have a drug-abstinence message.




And does anyone remember that game, Heads Down Seven Up? I find it hilarious that the houseguests on Big Brother play that fairly often. They also play porno password and some other clapping, rhythm game. Oh, and chess. Yea, they get bored a lot. They also had a slip 'n slide at one point.

No More Gays on Big Brother

So the gay rodeo champion from Texas, Steven, got evicted this evening. Steven was the token gay guy.

I was thinking, it seems like all the reality shows have a token gay person. MTV's Real World always had at least one gay (with only one or two expections).

Real World: New York - The first season, as far as I can tell from Wiki, did not have any gay housemates, but it didn't seem to follow what became the typical format for the all the seasons I actually watched.

The Real World: Los Angeles - Ah, the first gay cast member, Beth A., actually a replacement for a cast member that got married. She initially got along with all her housemates, her status as a lesbian caused another housemate, Tami, to ponder her own biases, and she came into conflict with Tami on the Mexico trip.

The Real World: San Francisco - Pedro Zamora was a Cuban-born American AIDS educator. A native of Havana, Cuba, he came to the United States during the Mariel Boat Lift. An honors student whose mother died from skin cancer when he was 13, Pedro had wanted to become a doctor, but after discovering he was HIV positive in November 1989, decided to finish high school and become an educator instead. In the premiere, Pedro informs the housemates, by showing them his scrapbook of his career as an AIDS educator, that he has AIDS. Pedro's roommate Puck made derogatory remarks about his life as an educator. Pedro distanced himself from Puck. Pedro confided to his friend Alex that he feared the stress caused by his conflicts with Puck were causing his health to further deteriorate.

He then announced that he would move out if Puck did not. Puck was voted out, and Pedro remained. Pedro was also shown falling in love with Sean Sasser, and they exchanged wedding vows on the show. During his last days, he received a phone call from President Bill Clinton thanking him for his work. Pedro died on November 11, 1994, mere hours after the final episode of his season of The Real World aired. He was 22.

The Real World: London - According to Wiki, London was a boring season. There's not really much to say about it.

Real World: Miami - Dan Renzi is an openly gay student at Rutgers University and starts a modeling career with Irene Marie Models while in Miami. He dates several men and his parents come to visit. His mother is accepting of his homosexuality but his dad and brothers choose to ignore it. When the show ends, Dan is offered a modeling job in Italy and has to say goodbye to his new boyfriend. It was later revealed that Dan's mother learned he was gay by reading a letter sent to him.

Real World: Boston - Boston was my favorite seasons of all the seasons I watched. I'm not sure why exactly, but it was.

Genesis Moss is a lipstick lesbian and has had a troubled past and says during her childhood she sometimes lacked basics like food. She has a long-distance lover. She becomes friends with a gay drag queen named Adam and spends a lot of time dancing/partying at a gay club. After a child at the daycare center says that she hates gay people, Genesis overhears this, and Kameelah telling the girl that homophobia and bigotry are not acceptable, and is brought to tears.

Elka Walker was not gay, but she was my favorite housemate in Boston. She is a Mexican-American who comes from a well-to-do background with conservative values. She says in the casting special that she doesn't know many gay or lesbian people and wasn't sure how she would feel if one of the roommates was gay. Before she leaves for Boston Elka's father requires her to sign a contract saying she will not smoke, do drugs or have premarital sex while in Boston. She gets her eyebrow pierced against her father's wishes and she finally stands up for herself against his controlling ways in a tear-filled phone conversation later in the season. Her boyfriend Walter visits from Ireland. Elka insists she is a virgin and will stay that way until marriage.

The Real World: Seattle - Ah, the season with the slap heard around the world. Also, the first season to include two cast members that knew each other previously. The opening was changed to say "seven people" instead of the usual "seven strangers."

Stephen Williams was not portrayed as gay on the show. He is an African-American, whose initial warmth and friendship with Irene sours dramatically as the season progresses. Sensing that Irene is planning to avenge their arguments by embarrassing him in some way, he hides her much treasured cuddly toy - and denies knowledge of its whereabouts when she searches for it while moving out. As a parting-shot while leaving, Irene purposefully calls Stephen aside and laughingly calls him a homosexual in front of the cameras. By way of response, Stephen reveals that he has the toy and taunts her by holding it over the pier, then throwing it into the water. He then approaches her as she is being driven away, opens the car door, and slaps her. After some tense deliberation, the housemates agree that they want Stephen to stay. Stephen is ordered to attend a series of anger management classes, which he completes successfully. Stephen was subsequently arrested on charges of homosexual solicitation in 2001. On the Real World Awards, Stephen states that he is happily engaged to his partner Sheldon.

The Real World: Hawaii - The first season with more than one cast member who was not straight.

Justin Deabler is an openly gay student at Harvard Law School and a self-described child prodigy. He does not develop a rapport with the others. He takes exception to Teck directly asking him if he's gay in the first episode He refers to Kaia as "ineffectual" and says that "Teck's schtick is so tired it's comatose." He tries to sabotage Amaya and Colin's relationship during the India vacation, but after the trip, he leaves the house, leaving partly due to his frustration with the other housemates, but citing as his primary reason a family emergency at home.

Ruthie Alcaide is a bisexual Filipina college student at Rutgers University. She has a penchant for over drinking, which often results in her passing out at bars, and inappropriate behavior like giving a table dance for her boss' wife. During another binge at the house, she takes a drinking glass and throws it, shattering it. During the first episode, she loses consciousness, and her house mates call the paramedics. Her housemates, along with Ruthie's two sisters, explore the possibility of sending her to a rehab center, but cannot do so without her consent. After Ruthie drives home from a bar intoxicated, her housemates have a meeting with her and tell her she must go to rehab or be evicted from the house. Ruthie feels betrayed, but goes to rehab, eventually returning when her stint is completed.

The Real World: New Orleans - The most memorable thing about this season was the blurring out of Danny Robert's boyfriend's face.

Danny is a gay man who, during his stay in the house, was in a relationship with Paul Dill, a serviceman in the military. To protect Paul's identity during his visits, his face was blurred each time he appeared on camera. After his time in the military ended, Paul and Danny appeared together in an MTV special, with Paul's face no longer blurred.

The Real World: Back to New York - Nothing worth noting from Wiki.

The Real World: Chicago - This season had two gay housemates and dealt with the events and aftermath of the Sept 11 attacks.

Aneesa Ferreira comes from an interracial relationship - her mother is Jewish-American, and her father is West Indian. Aneesa is a very liberal lesbian who does not mind walking around nude, or even showering with a male roommate, much to the dislike of small-town girl Tonya. She has a quick temper but also is very funny and caring. Throughout the season, Aneesa clashes frequently with Tonya and argues with her mother by phone frequently, mainly because of her mother's lack of acceptance of her sexual orientation. She enters a brief relationship with a woman named Veronica, but Veronica's history with her ex gets in the way of getting close to Aneesa. Aneesa then finds romance with Danielle, who, while often overbearing and bossy, allowed Aneesa happiness during her months in Chicago. In the house, Aneesa shares a room with Theo.

Chris Beckman is an artist and is openly gay. He has struggled in the past with alcoholism but takes up a job as a bartender during the show, much to the bewilderment of Kyle, who wonders what this does to Chris's recovery. Chris maintains his body by working out a lot, but some of the roommates see his exercise to be on the obsessive side - and maybe compensating for something else. While in Chicago, Chris enters a relationship with a man named Kurt, with whom he seems compatible. However, Chris ends the romance because he wants to focus on his recovery instead of a serious relationship. Chris's relationships with men do make the other male roommates a bit uncomfortable. Chris also does modeling during the season, and asks Kyle to join him. Chris shares a room with Kyle and Keri.

The cast is shown as they learn of the September 11th attacks, however the series was criticized for staging this, as the cast was actually at Wrigley Field for a photo shoot when they learned of the event.



Come back later for a break down of the rest of the gay members of the many seasons of MTV's Real World.

My Mother's Newest Obsession

So, my mom has recently become obsessed with Big Brother ... and she is slowly dragging me down with her. She's subscribed to the live feed, and the past two nights, has talked me into watching Big Brother After Hours on Showtime. Well, last night was well worth it.

Occasionally the house guests do something seriously funny, and last night, while locked in the house (more on that later) they decided to do their own talk show.

It was hilarious. Some of the house guests were their usual selves. Renny did the Charleston and kinda over did and Jerry was his annoying self, but there a few guests who were HILARIOUS.

So, to catch you all up, for those of you who hate reality television, or who have never watched BB. BB is kind of like MTV's Real World, but not. There are 13 people living in one house, completely isolated from the rest of the world, and big brother is always watching. If anyone does something they are not supposed to do, "big brother" comes over the intercom and lets them know it.

BB is also a competition. Whoever is the last to leave the house wins. The first house guest has already been evicted, Brian, and everyone is glad to have him gone.

Now on to the hilariousness of the BB Late Night. As I mentioned, the house guests were locked into the house, because there was a band nearby playing music (since songs are copyrighted, and BB can't get the rights to ever song the guest might decided to sing, they get yelled at for singing, although, Steven got away with it once, only because no one realized he was singing a real song). They all got cabin fever and well, just watch and see what happened.

PART ONE


PART TWO


Oh, and Angie, is HOTT.


That is all.

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Witchy Wednesday

How many of you knew right away that Willow and Tara were going to end up together?
How many of you rejoiced when the two of them were finally shown kissing after Buffy's mother died?


How many of you were pissed and/or cried when shots rang out and Tara was gone?


I raised my hand for every single one of those questions.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer was one of the first shows I was ever obsessed with, and boy was I obsessed. My walls were covered in pictures from magazines, posters, and postcards. My bookshelf was filled with every single BtVS book there was (even now I am not missing many). I had the VHS box sets, I videotaped episodes so I could watch them over and over again. I pre-ordered the first season on DVD and bought all but one of the seasons as soon as it came out (my parents bought one for Christmas). I have three soundtracks, I have the original (kinda crappy) movie. I have some of the old comic books (and would still kill for the new ones).

BtVS was the first show in which I saw a happy lesbian couple, close to my age, that I could actually relate to. Neither Willow nor Tara were the prettiest or the most popular. Willow was a geek and Tara just seemed shy, kind of an outcast, even within the affectionately named "Scooby Gang", Tara was kind of an outcast until after Buffy died.

Tara and Willow were meant for each other though, no doubt about it. I mean, Willow went all dark and veiny after Tara was shot.


Even when the two of them broke up, due to Willow's excessive magic us and erasing Tara's memory (as well as everyone else's, have to admit, HILARIOUS episode), they got back together.

Tara: Things fall apart. They fall apart so hard.
Willow: Tara?
Tara: You can't ever put 'em back the way they were.
Willow: Are you okay?
Tara: I'm sorry, it's just... You know, it takes time. You can't just have coffee and expect...
Willow: I know.
Tara: There's just so much to work through. Trust has to be built again on both sides. You have to learn if - if we're even the same people we were. If you can fit in each others lives. It's a long and important process, and can we just skip it? C-Can you just be kissing me now?

These two showed that a relationship, even a lesbian couple, can survive the ups and downs (not counting the last down). Yes, they were fictional characters created by the genius that is Joss Whedon, but they had real problems and went through real-life situations. They showed me that love can really happen, that souls mates just may actually exist.

Willow and Tara restored my faith in the power of love.



Also, new poll at bottom of page. Who is your favorite tv lesbian couple, excluding all L Word couples?