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Thursdays Watercooler: Law and Order and Closeted
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, 365gay blogger 03.04.2010 2:27pm EST
Good Afternoon and welcome to today’s watercooler…
- First, today’s big news (for those who read last week’s steamy set):
Law and Order: SVU decided to cut, that’s right, cut, the kiss
between Olivia and Kathy Griffin. Now, it wasn’t the hottest kiss ever recorded
on tape, but cutting the kiss seems unnecessary and frankly poor form for SVU. I
can only hope that some actress (ahem, Mariska) threw a fit and it wasn’t the
network or the show itself that chose to remove the kiss. See how they pieced it
all together below.
- But for some (many) SVU isn’t the center of the universe and so we can get
our giggles from the wacky world of Republican politics. In the grand tradition
of “methinks he doth protest too much,” Republican State Senator Roy
Ashburn who is virulently anti-gay was arrested for a DUI while leaving a gay bar. If any of you
are ,or are sleeping with, closeted Republicans, give them a copy of this story
as a warning. Come out now and save yourself the drunken trouble
later.
- If you can’t crush on SVU gun-toting cops, turn your attention to the newest
celebrity mascot: lesbian DJs. Turns out everyone has to have one. They are like the toy dogs of the
future. Feel your career slipping? Grab a local lesbian DJ and start the
relationship rumor mill. Now a Real Housewife of Atlanta has
picked up a lesbian DJ girlfriend and is insisting that the accusation of fame
grabbing is untrue. Could she be a real lesbian? I have faith….
- Students across the country are taking time off from their own gossip and
multiple (hopefully some same-sex) trysts to protesttuition hikes. Today is a national day of action against rising tuition for post-secondary
education and over 100 schools have launched protests. It is a grand tradition,
student activism in this country. Let’s hope they can sustain today’s momentum
and actually help secure better fee structures for the next generation of high
school graduates. the bigger issues:
- Finally, in a little amusing international news, Bolivia’s public transit
system has ground to a halt in protest of tough drunk driving
laws. The drivers of buses across the country are furious that they
suffer tough sentences for first offences. Well that’s an interesting cause: the
rights of drunk drivers. Not sure what the banners are going to say in that
march through the city streets….
Enjoy the rest of the day. Find a protest or two. It’s pretty much open
season these days.