This is a piece I wrote for the January 2009 issue of Marie Claire India. (I was asked to write about my wish for 2009 for the Indian queer community.) Here's the PDF of the published piece if it interests you.Last year began on a very sour note for some of us. Barely had we said goodbye to January than the Maharashtra Police orchestrated the drama of busting a gay party, before it could commence, just outside Bombay (in Thane) for the benefit of the TV media. The police officials got their 15 seconds of fame and managed to ...

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Here’s the gay and gayish headlines and gossip that have caught my eyeballs over the weekend: Starting of in Politics: - Over in England: David Cameron’s rising star Nick Herbert ‘marries’ his boyfriend - East Coast of the U.S. : In New Jersey, Push for Gay Marriage Meets Election Considerations - In Washington D.C.: A Local Gay and Lesbian [...] ...

As mentioned in a recent comment, Fosco's friend The Queen BeeMistress prefers to parse the URL of this blog (www.foscolives.com) as "Fosc Olives." (For clarity, it is important to note that Fosc is not an actual cultivar or brand of olives and consequently, Fosco has incurred no unintended legal liability.) Well, the Queen and her BeeMaster apparently had a little time on their hands and they worked up this lovely gift:This is great fun, of course, and much appreciated; however, there are a few thoughts that occur to Fosco when he looks at this label:

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Edilson Nascimento covers Brazilian magazine Junior. more on Edilson Nascimento Shirtless Photos after the jump… - Edilson Nascimento revisted - Edilson Nascimento and Victor Macedo - Shirtless Edilson Nascimentoin DNA 107 - Wet Edilson Nascimento - Edilson Nascimento in International Jock - Edilson Nascimento Shower Scene ...

As it summer time already for us folks here downunder. Eyecandy would like to present you just a taste of the XTG Swimwear Campaign 2009… ...

Shirtless Hunk Male Model Schneider. A young model of 23-year-old from Criciúma Brazil. Schneider began his career very young and at 17 he was already the photographer Didio. After 6 years of success in the modeling, it found Didio for a new meeting, which a few excerpts. It is now part of L’Equipe Agency in São Paulo. ...

Perhaps there is something in the air, but overall, 2009 feels significantly less intense than its predecessor.Although it is certainly easy to say that when we're only 5 days in.That said: Macau on shaky ground, Airfares dropping, New York real estate developers struggling in finishing and selling their overpriced developments?I like this part of the economic downturn.Let me put on my revolutionary cap for a second.The fact is that the world was starting to get a little too stratified, people were beginning to isolate themselves from others in a blanket called entitlement. Now virtually everyone from every ...

Watch Marilyn McCoo introduce likely Minnesota Senator Al Franken on a vintage clip of Solid Gold, AFTER THE JUMP... (via talking points memo) ...

The WaPo reports: "Kaine, 50, who emerged as a finalist for the job of Obama's running mate last summer, will operate from Richmond in a part-time capacity until January 2010, when he will become the full-time DNC chairman. Kaine is constitutionally barred from running for reelection. Kaine, a friend of the president-elect's, is a gregarious chief executive who is known to relish political combat and helped put Virginia in the Democratic presidential election column for the first time in almost 50 years. Obama transition officials declined to comment yesterday, and aides to Kaine did not return calls seeking comment. ...

So it's back to the grind, which is sometimes nice. The holidays are over, the long stretch from Halloween to New Years came and went.I was mentioning that I run a large business, yet I am not a great businessman, although I have supported myself all these years in a very fine way. I just wonder how much money I would have had if I could actually add.One customer reordered about $2000 worth of items last month, I couldn't find the order from last year. Why? because I probably forgot to charge him last year. There was a record of ...

At night-time the bears often have their loveliest snuggles. Then they are all tired and warm and they just lie very close together and do not think of anything other than how much they love each other and how lovely it is to be close and nice and warm.Sometimes the little bear snuggles into the big bears chest, sometimes they wiggle about a bit, and sometimes the big bear snuggles into the little one's chest. The big bear likes them all, but especially the last one. Big bear can tuck himself up under the little's chin, and then there is ...

Okay, so the title sounds like a cheap '80's movie but we did make the return to Daymer Bay on Saturday. In fact, I learnt a very important lesson that day: never, no matter what the weather looks like, go anywhere without the camera!We went shopping in Truro on Saturday morning, looking for bargain books and DVDs in the sales. It had only been half an hour before that that I was bemoaning the weather and despairing at the lack of photograph opportunities for Daymer Bay, the next set of photographs required for the magazine. We came out of ...

Lucas Kerr Shirtless Hunk Male Model, born in 1980 in Cleveland, Ohio. Lucas Kerr graduated from Strongsville High School in 1999 where he was a starter on football basketball and track teams. This American model has appeared on several magazine covers, including OUT, Vogue France and Tetu. More Lucas Kerr shirtless photos after the jump… ...

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Yesterday it was reported that Holy Redeemer Church in San Francisco had been targeted by vandals presumably for its support of Proposition 8. The church was spray painted with "Ratzinger" (referring to the Pope) and Niederauer (referring to the San Francisco archbishop) along with swastikas and other graffiti. Said Pastor Steve Meriweather to KCBS: "I think it's unfortunate that they selected our community to attack, because it's the wrong one." ABC7 wrote: "It appears the vandals are upset about the Catholic church's support of Proposition 8, which made same-sex marriage illegal in California. But, the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church ...

Here I am heading out the door to the first day of work after a 12 day holiday break.This makes me unhappy.Here I am heading out the door to my job during a time when many many people don't have a job to go to today.For this I'm grateful.It's a paradox.Life is full of them... ...

I have placed my blog in Oslo on the blog portal Bloggurat! ...

Italian-American model Clint Mauro (originally from Indiana) usually shows more skin in his Armani and Bruno Banani underwear campaigns. But he can strike a wintry pose with equal sexiness, and ... ...

Yep; I’ve lost count. Samuel Kyambadde, a gay, African refugee claimant, has been denied a home in Canada and will be deported back to Uganda where homosexuality is illegal. Samuel is one of many delegates who came to Canada for the International AIDS Conference in 2006 and then applied for refugee status. Unlike most claimants, however, Samuel based his claim on the fact that he is gay and therefore faces persecution if he returns to Africa. The Immigration and Refugee Board rejected the plea because they said Samuel “lacked credibility.” Gay claimants are particularly unlucky in obtaining refugee status in Canada. Possibly due ...