Just Sayn'

Douglas Booth as 80's Pop Icon, Boy George in the made-for-tv movie, Worried About The Boy.  And he looks remarkably just like him.  Just Sayn'.

Boy George

Douglas Booth as Boy George

Quoted: Olivia-Newton John on Marriage Equality

"With respect to marriage equality, I believe that no-one has the right to judge and deny couples who love each other the ability to make a marriage commitment... Love is love." 

- Olivia Newton-John joined by Hugh Jackman and other celebrities in support of Australian Marriage Equality - The Herald Sun.

80 Mayors - One Purpose - Marriage Equality

The video your about to see makes me proud to be an American, proud to be a Texan, and proud to be Gay.  It not only shows the amount of strength, love and conviction these mayors have set forth to accomplish.  But their support and compassion makes all the difference in the world.

I love my Ryan, he is the epitome of perfection in my eyes.  My love for him and what we do with our home, our family and our future is ours and ours alone - not yours.  All we want is to be treated fairly, just like you, and everyone else.

Last Friday, 80 mayors from across the United States stood alongside those of New York (Michael Bloomberg), Boston (Thomas M. Menino), Houston (Annise Parker), San Diego (Jerry Sanders) and Los Angelese (Antonio Villaraigosa) as the five mayors of five great cities released a statement:

For a full list of mayors and their affirmation for the Freedom to Marry, click after the jump...

Quoted: David Furnish on Madonna Receiving a Golden Globe

“I think it was a fluke. When this happens you have to question the integrity of the awards. Did Madonna get the Golden Globe because she attended the awards and agreed be a presenter? Can you sing Madonna’s song? Can you hum it? It’s a song nobody has heard, from a film few have seen. The award should have gone to Mary J. Blige or Elton. I like Madonna’s music, but not her movies. She should stick to what she is good at.”

– Elton John’s husband David Furnish after Madonna’s movie, “Masterpiece” won the Golden Globe for best original song over Elton’s movie, “Hello Hello.” (via Towerload)

Blade's Box of Jams: Track #13 - Hard Candy Christmas

Currently listening to...

 Dolly Parton

Not sure how many of you have ever seen the movie, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, but it is by far one of my favorite movies.  Not only because it stars country music legend and gay icon, Dolly Parton, but because the nature of the story behind it.  She had two of her most memorable songs debut on this movie, "Hard Candy Christmas" and "I Will Always Love You",  both of which became her biggest hits.  The movie also boasts a couple more songs that will rile anybody up.  They are fun and energetic - you'd almost think it was a musical.

Two YouTube commenters, summed it best:

Gid I love this song, have since I was a little gir...I am 33 now and its still my ultimate top favorite christmas song!! - DarcyHeartsElvis

I think the song depicts all trials and tribulations that we go through..I know for me, it is from a house fire that we had back in July and though they said we would be back in our home for Christmas, thanks to the screwed up insurance company, it won't be until after Christmas..Also, because of the insurance company not living up to the policy that we bought, my daughter and I are not going to have much of a Christmas thanks to no money..But we are not going to let that get us down...- MsDiscouraged

Must Watch: Together You and I

If there is one woman who can defy so many odds, it's Dolly Parton.  One of the biggest, if not the biggest gay icons in all of music, Dolly has managed to garner 25 number one singles, and 41 top-ten country albums.  She is the epitome of glamour and ageless beauty.

Dolly has recently released a new music video, "Together You and I," to rave reviews, and the 65 year old artist has shown that she can still belt it out like the rest of them. She wrote the uplifting lyrics due to current events, like bad weather, unemployment, and terrorists.

"I wanted to do something uplifting so even in the losing songs, I'm saying you're going to pick up the pieces," Dolly said in an interview with Billboard. "It seemed that with everything being so doomsday-terrorists and bad weather and unemployment-we need a little sunshine."

In the video, Dolly sings the uplifting lyrics as people on the bridge begin to hold hands and smile at each other.  I absolutely love it, because as much as the conservative folks love her, they hate her undying love for everyone around her - the gays, the Muslims, the Latinos, the poor, the unemployed, the list goes on.  To her, it doesn't matter who you are, and who you love, we are all people in her eyes.  And this is how it should be...us making a difference, "Together You and I."  

I Will Always Love You, Dolly! Thank you!

Music Video Flashback - 2010

This will take you back 8 months, exactly 2 months before BLADE 7184's debut, when the lovely, lovely boys at Randy Blue (NSFW) made a tribute music video for gay icon, Kylie Minogue.  

I know what you're asking, isn't this "Randy Blue" a gay porn site?  Yes, it is.  It's the site that introduced us to all the gorgeous boys you're about to see in the music video.  Of course, you don't see them all over each other as you do @ Randy Blue; Instead you see them lip synching and dancing to Kylie's club hit song, "Get Outta My Way," And what a beautiful tribute indeed.  

The video below is "Safe For Work," but the "Randy Blue" site is not.