Dear Anita

Dear Anita -

Hey, girlfriend! Just wanted to drop you a note, letting you know that we gays have made a lot of headway in gaining our rights. True, you were successful back in the late 70s in fooling people in Florida that your "Save the Children" campaign was based on what Wikipedia quotes you as saying was "Christian beliefs regarding the sinfulness of homosexuality and the perceived threat of homosexual recruitment of children and child molestation."

We've come a long way, and it took a lot of effort on our part to prove how wrong you were. Many Christian denominations now fully accept being gay as just another part of God's schematic layout, and that "homosexuality" is also apparent in the animal kingdom.

As to recruitment, we've been able to convince many of your former supporters using the argument that how can people be recruited to be gay, when we gays grew up within straight families, living in straight neighborhoods, and had no contact with anyone gay. Nobody converted us, Anita, but it would have been helpful having a few mentors to show us as young people that we were not destine to be the decrepit demons you said we would be.

As to child molestation, honey, please! It's been shown that gays, based on percentages, are no less likely than straights to be child molesters, and therefore, as we are a minority within the general public, more straights are child molesters than gays.

Why you would ruin your career by getting involved in such a ploy as "Save the Children" is beyond most of us. However, the gay-hating you seeded and nurtured in our country, the deep-seated fear you caused innocent straight people, the damage you caused us that took a generation to overcome, and the lives you attempted to ruin, gives us great satisfaction in recalling the final undoing of your own. Well, that's about all for now.

Best, David

P.S. The Florida Orange Growers' Association sends their regards!

Rumors Abound: Wentworth's Dating Luke

Okay, guys, you know we here at My Small Gay World would walk on our lips before gossiping...oh, who the hell are we kidding!

According to King of Gossips, Perez Hilton blog, hottie Wentworth Miller of Fox's Prison Break fame is dating just-as-cute actor Luke McFarlane.

From Perez Hilton's Blog:

Quote: Wentworth and Luke have been secretly dating for almost six months now,” says an impeccable source close to the pair. “They’ve been very quiet about their relationship, obviously, as Wentworth is not out of the closet.”

Things between the pair are so serious that the couple are talking about moving in together, we hear.

“They spend a lot of time at each other’s houses,” says our mole. “Wentworth has been pretty reclusive since he’s become famous and he’s been even more of a shut-in since he started dating Luke.” End Quote!

We've been hot and drooling over Wentworth for two seasons now, and it would be a coup were he to come out of the closet. Hey, isn't Fox that conservative, right-wing station? Nah, couldn't be!

Gay History: Today's Birthday - Larry Kramer

Sitting on the messy floor of my den is a book whose cover shouts loud and clear "Faggots!" I've only been given it recently, and that's why it remains unread, but I promise to read it, for the shear historic and sarcastic content, context, and most importantly, it's author, who celebrates his birthday today. It is, of course, none other than Larry Kramer.

Kramer was born in 1935 to a professional family in Bridgeport, Connecticut. After receiving his B.A. from Yale in 1957, he joined the Army for a year. When he got out of the military, he entered the entertainment industry, working first for the William Morris Agency and then for Columbia Pictures. His love of words led him to his first screenplay for the 1969 movie adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's Women in Love, for which he also co-produced, and received an Academy Award nomination.

According to Gregory Bredbeck, Associate Professor of English at the University of California, Riverside, "Kramer gained prominence in the world of gay writing in 1978, when his novel Faggots was published. A scathing satire of the gay circuit in Manhattan and on Fire Island, the novel traces the life and neuroses of Fred Lemish, a middle-aged Jewish gay man looking for love in a world that only wants to have sex. The world of fast-lane gay New York becomes the real subject of the book, and Kramer's narrative focuses on the drug and alcohol abuse, the sado-masochism and the promiscuity that he sees as both typical and reprehensible."

Spurned on by the fact that the media and government* were paying little attention to the "Gay Cancer" that was beginning to plague gay men, and which would later be known as AIDS, Kramer co-founded the Gay Men's Health Crisis in New York in 1981. As Bredbeck notes, "Disenchanted with what he perceived to be the lethal dangers of an uncontrollable AIDS bureaucracy, he founded AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) in 1988." Though non-violent, the organization led very provocative protests, doing anything to draw attention to the scurge. Their tactics were seen as distasteful by many, including within the gay community, but their loud voices could not be ignored, and through their efforts, attention started to be paid. Kramer was there, in the front lines, leading the way.

Larry Kramer, it is said, will be best remembered as the man who almost single-handedly began the gay political response to AIDS in America, launching a political activism within the gay community that to this day is reflected in other organizations like the Gay and Lesbian Task Force, HRC, LAMBDA Legal, and many others.

Happy Birthday, Larry!!!

*By the time President Reagan even mentioned AIDS, 36,058 Americans had been diagnosed with the disease and 20,849 had already died.

Paris Hilton: In Jail

Well, it's official. Today, Paris Hilton, only hours after attending the MTV Movie Awards, surrendered herself to the L.A. County Jail, where she'll serve her 23-day sentence. Hilton made a statement through her attorney before entering the jail, "This is an important point in my life and I need to take responsibility for my actions. In the future, I plan on taking more of an active role in the decisions I make." Hmmm, like she didn't take an active role in the decision to drive drunk, thus causing the situation she now finds herself?

Capping things off, Hilton's record company, Warner Bros., has allegedly dropped her, claiming they're 'not expecting any new Paris Hilton material in the foreseeable future.'

Charles Nelson Reilly: Dead at 76

Along with the invariably queer Paul Lynde of TV fagotry, Charles Nelson Reilly comes to mind as one of the most gayest individuals on TV during the 70s and 80s. Sadly, Reilly passed away this past Friday due to complications from pneumonia, and is survived by his his partner, Patrick Hughes.

Although a blatant generalization of gay men, who can forget Reilly's ultra-nervous and queer character Claymore Gregg on TV's "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir"? Later, when he started appearing in the gameshow circuit, Reilly took to extravagantly queer outfits, including many bright colored suits, hats, and ascots. His quick witted barbs were notorious for double entendres as only a gay man can deliver.

Reilly once recalled being told by a network executive that "they don't let queers on television." Well, due to wonderful contributions from individuals like Charles Nelson Reilly, they did, they do, and they will progressively continue to do so in the future.

Heaven's Gate: Gay as a Maypole

Okay, I don't want to belabor Jerry Farwell's death...oh, who are we kidding, of course I do! Well, it's always been my personal daydream that when folk like Jerry Farwell get to heaven, Saint Peter is, in fact, really Carson Kressley!

Farwell: Saint Peter, we finally meet! But, why are the gates closed, and why are you dressed like that!?
Kressley: Honey, those gates aren't opening for you until you change those clothes, I mean, get a fashion sense, sister.
Farwell: But, wait, I don't understand...
Kressley: Look, sweetie, all your life you persecuted the gays, and well, I'm gay and not exactly happy with you. I'd let you in, but I can't for your own good.
Farwell: My own good? What do you mean?
Kressley: Yep, hon, for your own good. You see, if you think I'm pissed at you, you should see Archangel Michael!

Saturday Meanderings

Okay, guys, I know I've been pretty heavy lately on current affairs, politics, and so forth. Today will be different...however after this brief diatribe. You see, I've recently noticed that the gallery I use to select Today's Hottie (look to your left) is somewhat lacking in color. No, it's not that the photos are black and white, it's just that as I thumb through the hundreds of photos, I'm seeing barely any hot black guys, and virtually no young Asian hotties. My Small Gay World doesn't discriminate, and we'll be supplying you with hotties that run the gambit. A hottie is a hottie, after all.

On the lighter side, today is just going to be so busy! It's Cinco de Mayo, the Kentucky Derby takes place, the Queen of England is in town, and the Queen of Hilton is allegedly going to jail! So, tonight when my my friends come over, we'll serve Margaritas and Mint Julips wearing tiaras, and toast Paris Hilton's new luxurious accommodations within the Los Angeles county jail, which includes its own toilet, sink, and Serenity Cot.

Sanjaya's Mom Busted for Pot Possession

The National Enquirer has allegedly uncovered legal records that reveal that American Idol flunk Sanjaya Malakar 's mom was busted for marijuana possession a couple of years ago.

Aparently, Malakar's mother, Jillian Blyth, was arrested in the great state of Washington, in February 2005, after her neighbors smelled pot, and reported it to police. Remember, children, a day spent wasted is not a wasted day.

Rosie O'Donnell to Leave the View

Uber-Dyke Rosie O'Donnell won't be returning to the View next season. According to Rosie, ""My needs for the future just didn't dovetail with what ABC was able to offer me," O'Donnell said in a statement early today.

Although Rosie has boosted ratings for the NBC show, something tells me there's more behind this then meets the eye. Is she leaving because she's not being offered enough money, or could it be a face saving way of getting rid of her.

Maybe producer Barbara Walters "thinks the lady doest protest too much," and is cutting ties after Rosie's very public flare-ups with the likes of Oprah, Kelly Ripa, Donald Trump, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Paula Abdul, and a few others.

Ah, Rosie, you might be a pain in the butt, but you're still OUR pain in the butt!