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Nixon is new ambassador for the cure
Award-winning bisexual (but currently part-
nered with a woman) actress Cynthia Nixon
has joined Susan G. Komen for the Cure as an
ambassador, Komen officials announced this
week.
Nixon is not only a breast cancer survivor
herself, she is also the daughter of a breast can-
cer survivor.
Hala Moddelmog, president of Komen for
the Cure and also a breast cancer survivor; said
that Nixon's personal story "will help draw
attention to the impact of the disease."
Moddelmog said that an estimated 25 mil-
lion women around the world will be diag-
nosed with breast cancer over the next 25
years, and 10 million could die from the dis-
ease.
Nixon is perhaps best known as the quirky
lawyer Miranda on "Sex and the City," but she
also won a Tony in 2006 for her leading role in
the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Rabbit Hole."
She will be stalling in the big-screen version
of "Sex and the City," due for release on May
30.
Nixon also will share personal stories from
her journey through breast cancer in a series of
videos available online at
www.komen.org/cynthia.
Natalie Portman hits new 'Heights'
When you're young, talented, acclaimed and
part of the Hollywood A list (aka "being
Natalie Portman"), you can walk straight from
a critically panned, box-office-underperforming
period drama like "The Other Boleyn Girl"
right into the waiting arms of another period
drama — in this case, a new version of
"Wutheiing Heights" — without anyone bat-
ting an eye.
And that's just what Portman has done.
Although the 1939 version is seen by
cinephiles as the most definitive adaptation of
the classic romantic tragedy by Emily Bronte,
gay director John Maybury ("Love Is the
Devil") will helm this modem remake.
No word yet on who'll play doomed
Heathcliff to her dead Cathy, nor is a start-date
set. Whether or not it starts a Jane Austen-sized
spike in popularity for the Bronte sisters
remains to be seen.
Alan Cumming tries on Hitler's 'Jackboots'
Inspiration can come from unlikely sources.
Take "Team America: World Police." The all-
marionette, all-profane action comedy from the
creators of "South Park" — which was itself
inspired by 1960s marionette-centric TV shows
like "Thunderbirds" — was not only a box-
office hit, but it spawned something of an imi-
tator: an all-action-figure comedy called
"Jackboots on Whitehall," from brothers
Edward and Rory McHenry.
The feature, which — imagines Hitler
invading the United Kingdom and being beat-
en by Scotland, is coming to a multiplex near
you with an all-star voice cast, including Alan
Cumming as the Fuhrer (thus re-opening the
whole "Was Hitler gay?" controversy, but for
laughs).
Joining the Very busy bi Scot will be Ewan
McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant,
Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson and Richard
O'Brien of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
fame.
No release date is set, but count on a UK
opening before it crosses the big pond to
America.
Gay Muslims come to Sundance
Besides kick-starting Pride celebra-
tions that last throughout the
remainder of the year, June is also a
month of special queer program-
ming on cable's Sundance Channel.
This year sees U.S. TV premieres
for several outstanding, provocative
documentaries.
Airing during the month:"Gay
Muslims," a self-explanatory title that
explores the struggles of being gay in
what many see as the most queer-
unfriendly religion of all; "Ten More Good
Years," which details the experiences of a
group of gay senior citizens; "Stefan Braun," a
fascinating look at a gay Israeli funier in the
1950s; and "Jam!," the crowd-pleasing oddball
story of an HTV+ man who sank his life sav-
ings into resurrecting a roller-derby league
for retired stars of the game.
Now you have four good
reasons to stay home and
enjoy the air condition-
"ig-
Karl Lagerfeld
crashes 'Grand
Theft Auto'
Karl Lagerfeld —
everyone's favorite
outlandishly pony-
tailed, high-col-
lared, Posh Spice-
adjacent French
fashion designer
— has found time
to step away
from his Chanel
kingdom for a
new project:
becoming a
character on
the next
installment of
the notori-
ously violent
video game
"Grand
Theft Auto."
The
white-
maned
man of
many
rings on
many fin-
gers
will
not
only be a character in the game, but he's curat-
ed a playlist of some of his favorite new music
(players can pick from multiple radio stations
in the game as their personal soundrack), as
well as recorded a decidedly politically incor-
rect voice track featuring his own commentary.
The game should be the same
huge hit its predeces-
sors have been.
As for release
dates, so far
maybe only
Karl himself
knows.
?
By John Wright
What should be the No. 1 priority for
the gay rights movement?
"Partner health ben-
efits. I have excellent
insurance through
my company, but I
can't get my girl-
friend on with me
because they don't
acknowledge same-
sex partners."
"Job discrimination.
If you don't have a
job, you don't have
anything else."
"Job discrimination.
What does my bed-
room have to do
with my work? Why
should I lose my job
because I'm gay?"
"Hate crimes
legislation. Being
different should not
be a reason to
discriminate."
Nicole Lively
Project coordinator
"Marriage, because it
is indicative of the
inequality in our
nation. We're never
going to be equal
until we're equal."
Michael Rothermel
Home improvement
Bill Hanges
Self-employed
Dan Betustak
Self-employed
Devyn Gaudet
Student
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