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The Word

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Main Entry: stri·dent Pronunciation: \ˈstrī-dənt\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin strident-, stridens, present participle of stridere, stridēre to make a harsh noise Date: circa 1656 : characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound ; also : commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality synonyms see loud, vociferous — stri·dent·ly adverb The harsh noise you hear is not necessarily Rev. Wright's inappropriate behaviour it is the absurd direction taken by a presidential campaign. Does anyone realize that Rev. Wright, as wrong and misdirected as he is, is not running for President and that the religious proclivities of African Americans are varied and most are very different from his? Grow up, please. We are a nation of big babies, the biggest of which are the infantile MSM.

Tuesday Talent: Double Your Pleasure

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There have been very long lines outside Cat On a Hot Tin Roof . It's a great cast, not the least of which is Phylicia Rashad. Another reason is Terrence Howard's temporary replacemmet, Boris Kodjoe. He is in the Broadway revival at the Broadhurst Theater until 4 May. The production, which is directed by Debbie Allen, also stars Anika Noni Rose, James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Giancarlo Esposito, Lisa Arrindell Anderson, Lou Myers, and Count Stovall. Kodjoe's acting credits include Love and Basketball, Brown Sugar, Soul Food: The Series, Doing Hard Time, and Second Time Around We will take you from here to another gay oriented story from As The World Turns . As as happened too often in the past some badly motivated television fans are trying to hold a show hostage to their ignorance. The unfortunate part of it is that there are young, talented actors whose jobs are on the line. It is hoped that Procter & Gamble will realize that the people who are trying to make tele

Monday Meditation: Where We're Going

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Six of Wands, a card that has come up for the third time and once again as the moon wanes. it may be re-directing us to last November when it came up and this was stated: This card has come up as the moon wanes and it just might be the time to be done with false and ineffective leadership. The Queen of Swords is also here again from last November: her life is drawn in two somewhat contradictory directions: Family and home are all important to her; she draws strength from here family. Yet her interpersonal abilities bring her to the forefront of career and social situations, and she finds herself balancing delicately between the two worlds. On the negative side, she is actually very self-centered and has little interest in social causes or the rights of others. She can be both deceitful and disingenuous, and always chooses sides and points of view which will bring her the greatest personal advantage in a given situation. The Emperor points the way to effective leadership. And the Jungia

Songs of the Week: Rainbows, Stars, Headwinds and the Morning Sun

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POZ ’s fund-raising project for AIDS Walk New York , Love Out Loud at Prohibition on 14 May 2008 continues to grow. Feel free to make a direct donation: the donor page can be accessed by clicking on the AIDS Walk banner above . The event continues to be chronicled here and that’s where the local celebrities who have lent their names to help promote this project are announced. To make it easy for you, here are some of the celebrities who will be in attendance: Amanda Baker ( All My Children ), BethAnn Bonner ( One Life to Live ), Mark Dobies ( One Life to Live/Guiding Light ), Marj Dusay ( Guiding Light ), Melissa Claire Egan ( All My Children ), Thorsten Kaye ( All My Children ), Ilene Kristen ( One Life to Live ), John-Paul Lavoisier ( One Life to Live ), Billy Miller ( All My Children ), and Matt Walton ( All My Children/One Life to Live ). As always, appearances are contingent on shooting schedules. Still this year looks very good for this effort as our event grows. There will be

Saturday Beefcake: Dessert Cart

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A sweet surprise.

Saturday Beefcake Condiment: Salsa

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Crushed Pineapple, one cup, if canned, packed in juice and drained Mango, medium, diced Corn, frozen, thawed, one half cup Tomatoes, chopped, one half cup Parsley, minced, one quarter cup Red Onion, minced, three tablespoons Salt, Cayenne Pepper, and Cumin to taste 1. Mix. 2. It's for grilled fish, chicken or vegetables. Just a bit of flavour.

Saturday Beefcake: The Lunch Bunch, Eating Out with Marco

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White Chili is a great dish for this transitional season. It's got all the pizzazz of classic chili which is great for the cold months, not to mention how good it is for absorbing all that alcohol male human beings tend to take in. This recipe is for a bunch of folks and the operative word is bunch. Marco Dapper who packs a bunch on his own is universally popular with the gay male bunch. To accompany this tasty repast is a bunch of Marco Dapper photos in his various manifestations. He starred in Eating Out2: Sloppy Seconds . While that movie did not blaze any cinematic trails. It's easy to see he's anything but ... Navy Beans, 500 grams/one pound, cooked to tenderness, retain liquid Turkey, ground, cubed or shredded, 500 grams/one pound Chili Peppers, heat to taste, diced, about a half pound Chicken Bouillon, dry, three tablespoons Onions, two medium, chopped Garlic, minced, two teaspoons Cumin, whole, two tablespoons Monterey Jack Cheese, low fat, shredded 1 Brown turkey,

Good Morning, Beefcake

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Please, let anyone know of a better way to start the day This is not exactly curds and whey ...

Friday's Main Event: Good Cops

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This seems like something important to post today. Cops are people and they come in the various and sundry types as do all humans. Coming from a generation that didn't trust any officers of the law for the longest time, this puts much into perspective. These are the good guys.

Gay Thursday: Unmarried

Comment from Out in Hollywood: Well, it only took SEVEN months. I'd thank the writers or sponsors of producers or whoever decides to let straight people kiss all the time and gay people kiss just every seven months or so but my goodwill toward the show has diminished over this long drought. It's been an insulting and unnecessary aspect to what had been a wonderful storyline and it is credit to the actors, especially Van Hansis as Luke, that I have stuck with this show at all. Van has made us care about his character and brought a wonderful authenticity to Luke. Important to note that the boys are not married, well not to each other. Noah has a dysfunctioning fake hetero marriage to a recently liberated Muslim girl. Oy.

The Word: Unmarried

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Main Entry: dys·func·tion Variant(s): also dis·func·tion \(ˌ)dis-ˈfəŋ(k)-shən\ Function: noun Date: circa 1916 1 : impaired or abnormal functioning 2 : abnormal or unhealthy interpersonal behavior or interaction within a group — dys·func·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective One of the better aspects of being single is that the only dysfunction that one has to undergo is one's own. Perhaps the struggle for marriage rights isn't all it's made out to be if it means acquiring the same self absorbed ignorance of those who project their dysfunction. Florida's Amendment 2, up for voter approval this year: "Inasmuch as marriage is the legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife, no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized."

Tuesday's Talent: Speaking of Which, Thorsten Kaye

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Thorsten Kaye's conversation with Carolyn Hinsey. Mr. Kaye will be at www.pozevent.com--there will more than one really great surprise that evening! Carolyn: Zach finally busts Kendall for sleeping with Aidan this week. What's your take on that? Thorsten: It's important that it finally comes out, because after a while people don't care anymore. Carolyn: Don't you love that Zach interrupts her when she starts to tell him and says "I already knew"? Thorsten: Yes, that I loved. But she still got to say it. Carolyn: How did Zach know? Thorsten: He knows this woman, so he knew something was going on. They weren't subtle. Carolyn: Is Kendall apologetic? She should be horrified! Thorsten: Yeah, but she goes into protective mode straightaway. She always feels like she's alone and she doesn't have anybody and she's a child of rape, etc. Zach isn't busting her for what she did. He's busting her for what she didn't do. She

Tuesday's Talent: Ilene Kristen

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Ilene Kristen of One Life to Live has always been there for the POZ Team. She has performed and attended all of our events. She is the first to step up and it is POZ 's good fortune to count her as a friend. A New Yorker through and through Ilene has lived just about everywhere there. She found herself living on the Upper West Side for some of her formative years. As many an urban child, especially of that era, she and her sister were given directives regarding which streets could be travelled. One street that had 100% permission for her young adventures was Broadway, which served as inspiration for the luminous and joyous noise she gave forth in a duet of "Boogaloo Down Broadway" after her show one evening at the Triad where she often performs. Ilene's shows are full of reminiscences in which she relates to her audience as if they were in her living room. She herself says so. Nonetheless her music is sultry, smooth and funky at one and the same time. Still this smoo

Meditative Monday: The Empress

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Perhaps the Empress made an appearance in today's draw is because we find the two feminine principles/capacities of Venus and the Moon in the martial signs of Scorpio and Aries. Mars itself is in maternal Cancer where the Moon is domiciled and Venus is exalted. The Sun is in Venutian Taurus. Robert Wang tells us in Tarot Psychology: Jung devoted considerable attention to the interactions between archetypal Mother and archetypal Son--a relationship which must be understood at many levels. Symbolically, there is nothing in manifestation but Male and Female which through their interaction produce the Son (and thus, they become Father and Mother), who is the perfect balance of their opposites, and who is the "Perfected Self." ... we move from inner conversation with our own mother to conversation with the archetypal Mother of mythologies and of world religions. Such transition of focus, and deepening, happens frequently in meditation.

Sunday Song: Forbes Marches On

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There won't be an official confirmation, however, most of Forbes March's fans who spend time on the 'net know already that he has been let go by One Life to Live . And those in the know are aware that it has a lot to do with the purging of those characters created by Dena Higley's reign as the show's head writer. It is not because this man has no talent and is not easy on the soap watcher's eyes. He will be sorely missed in a show that needs actors and characters with charisma. Mr. March had more than a little success in Italy, not the least of which is Vanessa, his lovely wife and the Italian mother of his two children. In his honour this week is the music of Francesco Puccioni, who was born at 01:20 on April 26, 1961in Florence, Italy. Puccioni's musical persona is expressed as Mike Francis . That persona has created music that can be beautiful, funky and intricate all at once. Not unlike Mr. March. "Survivor" is ultimately dedicated to Forbes in

Saturday Beefcake: The Main Course back to Boyland

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Sonoran Turkey Cutlets Turkey Cutlets, eight, brined* Sweet Paprika Papaya or Pear Nectar, twelve ounces Tequila, three tablespoons Lime Juice, fresh squeezed, three tablespoons Light Brown Sugar, two tablespoons Jalapeno Jelly, two tablespoons Garlic Cloves, four, mashed Kosher salt, three quarter teaspoon 1. Once the turkey is rinsed and dried, sprinkle with the paprika. 2. Place nectar, tequila, lime juice, sugar, jelly, garlic and salt into a saucepan over low heat and heat until jelly and sugar dissolve. 3. Mix well and simmer for ten minutes more. 4. In a skillet sprayed with cooking spray, heat all the cutlets until lightly browned, about two to three minutes on each side. 5. Layer the cutlets in the skillet with the sauce spooned over them and then reheat for about four minutes. 6. Plate them two each with the sauce. *This is brining in a nut shell: While traditional brining was meant to preserve meat, the purpose of flavor brining is to improve the flavor, texture, and moistu

Saturday Beefcake: Tossing a Salad for Lunch

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Strawberry season is the summer, although it seems lately that everything is in season all the time. In very early anticipation of what promises to be an eventful summer, especially for those who still get enthusiastic over the political process. Here’s something savory employing the nutritious and low carbohydrate berry from Dr. Felder's nutritious book. Strawberry-Spinach Salad Spinach, fresh, six ounces, rinsed, dried, cut into small pieces Strawberries, one cup, halved and hulled Sesame Seeds, toasted, one tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar, one and a half tablespoons Green Onions, green part only, minced Sugar, one tablespoon Paprika, hot, generous pinch Kosher salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper, to taste 1. Combine spinach, strawberries, and sesame seeds in an appropriate bowl. 2. Thoroughly mix oil, vinegar, onion, sugar, paprika, salt and pepper until sugar melts. 3. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss. Accompanying this sweet and savory recipe are pictures of the human ma

Saturday Beefcake: The best to you this morning

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As Miss Tina, aka Anna Mae might have said back in the day, you want somethin' that will get "yo' nose open." One was never quite sure exactly what that meant but there was a pretty good idea when Tina virtually went down on the mic. Here at Saturday Beefcake the idea is very similar to "nothin' says lovin' like somethin' from the oven." One just need be very broadminded about the definition of 'oven.' At any rate, it's certain that no one will quibble. This is simply. "Good Morning! Enjoy. Welcome to the day."

Main Event: AIDS Walk Los Angeles

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For those of you coming into Los Angeles for the Daytime Emmy's and telling me you have nothing to do on Saturday. Well now you do. Kimberly McCullough and Jason Thompson have agreed to host a Charity Event with profits kicking off our General Hospital AIDS Walk in October. They will also be inviting a few of their friends to come help them out. Please pencil in the time and date and I will get back with you this evening on pricing. It will be from 12:00 noon until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday June 21, 2008 at the Sportsman's Lodge and Event Center. Hope to see you there. Debbie Morris General Hospital Fan Club ghpcfanclub@aol.com

Gay Thursday: What It's All About, really

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One of the nicer posts out of perezhilton.com yesterday had to do with Luke MacFarlane coming out of the closet in a Canadian newspaper. Of course, Perez Hilton would make nice about something like this. MacFarlane articulately made his point on his home turf without hemming or hawing. Those in the life have known for a long time about MacFarlane who was romantically linked to uber-sexy Wentworth Miller by Hilton. Speaking of links, this was great news for our webguys BGR Design who do a site for the much admired Mr. MacFarlane. OK, the sophisticates among you will respond with a resounding BFD, meaning well actually but finding it something that is just part of life as most intelligent people know it. The site has posted the article in its entirety. A quote: Though no secret to his family and close friends, Macfarlane has, until now, been guarded about his personal life as a gay man. Over lunch in Los Angeles, where he lives, he initially insists that he has no concerns about his pub