Ellen and Portia Host “Yes on Prop 2″ Event

This weekend, the newlywed couple Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi hosted a gala event for the “Yes on Prop 2″ campaign to help raise support and money. California Proposition 2 will be on the November ballot and, if enough voters vote “yes,” will require bigger cages for farm animals and will help stop farm animal abuse. (An animation on the Prop is above.) When I saw this on the news I thought to myself “Shouldn’t they be putting the ‘No on Prop 8′ campaign at the top of their priority list? I mean, they are a newlywed same-sex couple, who can lose their right to be married if Prop 8 passes.” Their event raised about $1 million dollars this weekend, and certainly put this prop in the spotlight all over the media.

How come Ellen and Portia haven’t put in a lot of time to raise awareness about how discriminating Prop 8 really is. Don’t they want to stay married, and not be a “civil union?” Even Brad Pitt and Steven Spielberg have donated time and money to the “No on Prop 8″ campaign! I’m hoping that Ellen and Portia will soon plan an event to raise money for the “No on Prop 8″ campaign.

“Dirty Jobs” Host Named Top Gay Fantasy

In a recent Gay.com poll, they asked members what celebrity they’d have an affair with. The number one answer was “Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe! The narrator of “Deadliest Catch” and former opera singer came in first place out of twenty-five celebrities, and beat CNN’s Anderson Cooper, who is a favorite among the gay community, and Michael Phelps, who lost miserably. Mike Rowe sent a response to Gay.com with a humble “I’m honored, but…I must tell you all again, for the hundredth time… I am NOT a celebrity!”

Perez Hilton: Gossip Gangster and… Musician?

The self-proclaimed Queen of All Media, Perez Hilton, is well-known for his extremely popular celebrity gossip blog (which I visit at least twice a day) and his rather interesting doodles on celebrity photos. He has recently expanded his media empire by adding his PerezTV videos to his blog, having a segment on an LA-based radio station, and even starting a line of clothing at Hot Topic.

Now, he has released his first single. That’s right, ladies and gents, Perez Hilton has just released his first song from a soundtrack that he is featured on. The soundtrack is from the movie Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild and his song will be featured during the movie’s end credits. He wrote the song’s lyrics, and he sings it, too. You can listen to the full song on his blog, and the single is now available for purchase on iTunes.

Maybe in a few weeks he will be the subject of celebrity gossip blogs, and maybe he’s the next Britney…

McCain Used ‘American Idol’ Makeup Artist

© AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

How funny: John McCain has criticized Barack Obama for his so-called “celebrity status,” yet he has hired an ‘American Idol’ makeup artist to do his makeup for interviews, photos, etc. McCain paid the makeup artist $5,583.43 for her services! (source) Now who is the celebrity?

Clay Comes Out, America Yawns

Former American Idol star Clay Aiken has come out as being gay in a new People magazine interview (on news stands now). Clay says that “it was the first decision [he] made as a father,” and that “[he] cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. [He] wasn’t raised that way, and [he is] not going to raise a child to do that.” And that last part is a bit ironic because he kept his sexual orientation from his family basically his whole life!

But as he comes out, is anyone really shocked? Does anyone even CARE? Obviously, some people will care because People magazine has made it this week’s cover story. When I learned about his coming out, I just thought to myself, “Well, it’s about time!”

I still don’t understand this whole thing with the baby… he’s gay and he did it with a chick just for a kid, or for a cover up? Yeah, I don’t get it, either.