Archive for July 23rd, 2008
A Greek court has dismissed a request by residents of the Aegean island of Lesbos to ban the use of the word lesbian to describe gay women, according to a court ruling made public on Tuesday.
Three residents of Lesbos, the birthplace of the ancient Greek poetess Sappho whose love poems inspired the term lesbian, brought a case last month arguing the use of the term in reference to gay women insulted their identity.
In a July 18 decision, the Athens court said the word did not define the identity of the residents of the island, and so it could be validly used by gay groups in Greece and abroad.
The ruling ordered the plaintiffs to pay court expenses of 230 euros ($366.2).
“This is a good decision for lesbians everywhere,” Vassilis Chirdaris, lawyer for the Gay and Lesbian Union of Greece, told Reuters. “A court in Athens could not stop people around the world from using it. It was ridiculous.”
He said the plaintiffs were free to appeal the decision in a higher court.
Lesbos, which lies just off the Turkish Coast, has become a gathering spot for gay women from around the world, especially at the village of Eressos which is regarded as the birthplace of the poet in the 7th century B.C.
Several residents testified during the trial that the use of the word lesbian had brought recognition to the island and boosted its tourist trade.
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Drunken David Spade - Candy Kirby
Nick Hogan gets something extra special for his 18th birthday! - Celebrity Smack
The new season of The Hills trailer - PopBytes
There will be no Top Gun sequel - Daily Stab
Not a very good Obama lookalike - Gabby Babble
SYTYCD Top 8 spoilers - GTS
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Kat Von D and Nikki Sixx still hangin’ - Rad Report
So what was it that Justin Timberlake said during his ESPY Awards monologue that was met with complete and utter silence afterward?
Check out LiveSteez for the comment.
JT isn’t as black as he thinks he is..
[Via Bossip]
Even though his publicist was against Matthew McConaughey pimping his first born’s baby pics to OK! magazine - here’s the $3 million dollar cover.
McConaughey and baby mama Camila Alves are shown with their newborn son, Levi Alves McConaughey, who was born on July 7th.
Daddy Matthew brought his son into the world the only way he knew how. With bongos and dancing, man!
“We found a great rhythm. Contractions started kicking in. I sat there with her, right between her legs. We got tribal on it, we danced to it! I was DJ-ing this Brazilian music.”
Not only did Matthew do a dance between Camilla’s legs, he also kept a diary of the entire experience and the hospital stay.
“I have it all chronicled. Becoming a dad is something I’ve dreamed of doing since I was 10. Becoming a father felt very, very natural. We were jamming! She was sweating. No painkiller, let’s go. She just clicked into that gear that only a woman has at a time like this. We’d been up for 40-something hours, and we went from dead tired to a really steadfast, ‘Let’s handle this, let’s stay in the rhythm. Don’t let the contraction be more than you.’”
Star magazine’s latest issue accuses Matthew Broderick of cheating on his wife of eleven years, Sex and the City star, Sarah Jessica Parker.
Reportedly, Matthew met the 25-year-old redhead youth counselor at a bar while Sarah was filming SATC in Los Angeles. The two began text messaging and soon after were having late night sex romps. Supposedly.
The woman, who was not named, apparently gave Matthew the nickname, ‘Matty Cakes’ but felt a little guilty for having hooked up with him. But not guilty enough to stop the relationship..
Over the next month the couple spent time at a friend’s Manhattan townhouse and the woman’s apartment.
A friend of the woman says that one night the couple showed up at her door, wasted, went into her bedroom and 30 minutes later Matthew came out saying, “Well..bye!” She added that she found her friend passed out in her panties afterward.
Ok, so who is buying this? Who lets people just come bursting into their apartment and then go f*ck on their bed? The story sounds fishy to me. And I hope it’s not true. I love Matthew and Sarah together. The original ‘cool’ geeks of the 80s always seemed like a good match for one another.
Amy Winehouse was honored by Madame Tussauds in London today with a wax figure made in her likeness.
However, the junkie singer didn’t attend the unveiling. Instead, her parents revealed the wax clone to the world.
The figure wears the recognizable bright yellow dress that Amy wore to the 2007 Brit Awards and has the same tattoos, but looks just a bit healthier than she appears in real life. A little more meat on her bones, especially in the face - and no track marks or fresh cuts running up and down her arms.
Amy’s parents proudly posed next to the figure, which is displayed in the museum’s ‘Music Zone’ area. Her father said, “This is the reward for her musical achievements and her talent.” He added that his daughter would be at the museum soon to check it out. You know, whenever she can put the crack pipe down..
