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Nick Hoult - If it were only true :)

Posted by [info]strumquill on 2010.01.23 at 19:55
I just saw A SIngle Man today and to my ABsolute delight Nick Hoult played the twink. Here he is confessing to a fictional gay relationship. And if you haven't seen Skins, and you really should, then you might not get it.  Nicky, age 21m my new boi idol. Str8 or not:




And he's not gay: [from Windy City Times]

LF: In 2008 you told a British "celebrity gossip" Web site that you had a four-month, abusive gay relationship with Skins co-star Joseph Dempsie, and everyone seemed to take it, and want to take it, seriously despite the fact your claim seemed rather insincere ( see it at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opisjb5mMs4 ) . So what's the story behind that fracas, and how did Joseph respond?

NICHOLAS HOULT: I just decided I was bored with doing press, to be honest, so I made things up occasionally. Yeah, I did get a message from Joe saying, "Thanks a lot," because some people believed it. It's quite amusing. There's loads of things that aren't true [ that I said ] that maybe people believe.

LF: I think a lot of people wanted to believe you're gay, though.

NICHOLAS HOULT: Maybe. I don't know. It's very flattering if they do.

LF: I saw your gender-bending appearance in a UK commercial you did advocating social work. Would you like to blur the lines further and play a transsexual or woman sometime?

NICHOLAS HOULT: I don't know. If it's a good script and interesting character who knows what I'll play.

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So all that matters is that he is a great new young actor, really.  Oh and that he is a cutie :)




Just OUT! (ahem)

Tinky Winky Hooks Up with Mascot Miga:
BTGWTV Exclusive

In what is being dubbed as an "extreme violation of copyright and all else that is respectable" by both Canadian and British shareholder interests- it seems that the Olympic 2010 Games are already becoming mired in what is being hailed as the "Tubby Mascot Scandal."

Beyond the Ghetto, Within the Village just acquired candida, er candid, pictures on Stephen Emery's Facebook page (where the hell else), that Tinky Winky from the hit British BBC Series Teletubbies (recently picked up by PBS in the USA) and Miga, the bearish, Orca mascot from the upcoming 2010 winter Olympics have become FAST buddies.


Tinky Winky Teletubby cozying up to Miga mascot at a local gay pub.

It seems the two met on rather salacious terms in the local Vancouver pub called the Pump Jack - rumoured to soon become a central meeting place for several prominent Olympiads of a certain allegiance, or rather, dalliance, in a few short winter weeks. It's also a well known watering spot for several furry gay bearish folk.



The two maintain that they were just "hitting the town" of Vancouver on a promotional tour, Miga proclaiming that they are "liberal kinda guys" (or we THINK that is their gender identification - hard to tell with no genitalia) who like to be "inclusive of ALL communities and watering holes"  with Tinky basically only saying,

"Oh, oh!"

However, the scandal, er, widens, or deepens if you will, when pictures were uploaded to Facebook of an alleged back room encounter between the two media stars, both of whom have a large following of impressionable children.



Indeed, Tinky has fallen under considerable controversy since his present situation seems highly contradictory to his creators' public denial of Tinky's alleged gay sexuality first foist upon him by the most Reverend Jerry Falwell in 1999.  [And Jerry should know].

As quoted in the BBC, Steve Rice, a spokesman for Itsy Bitsy Entertainment, which licenses the Teletubbies in the US, stated in that year : "The fact that he carries a magic bag doesn't make him gay. It's a children's show, folks. To think we would be putting sexual innuendo in a children's show is kind of outlandish."  
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/276677.stm

However these currently released photos would seem to make Tinky Winky not only ten years older than the newly formed and selling fast Migo, also the chubbier of the two but also a flaming hypocrite.


Miga for his part issued this statement while sticking out his head-mounted dorsal fin defiantly:

"I personally don't care if anyone thinks we're gay or whatever the term for same sex genderless stuffed pseudo human/animals is these days.  I am proud to love whomever I want, regardless of creation date and species.  As long as he has environmentally safe stuffing and hasn't let every dog in the house chew on him, I'll kiss any other fuzzball around - even Satchi (his co-mascot)... if I get a few drinks in me.  I'm young, I'm popular all over BC and fast approaching TInky Winki's level of mindless indoctrination - I mean fame - with the children.  As Michael Jackson once said 'it's all about fucking children, I mean THE fucking children right?' "

Miga then ranted to us further:
"Hey wait... is this because I'm mostly black on white - or because I have blush cheeks - well fuck yuze all, I'm a snowboarder dude!"



It has been noted, though, that blush cheeks are a recognized symbol in the manga -Japanese comic book- world for sexual arousal, to which Miga replied:




"I get cuddled a lot these days, by everyone, so it gets me a bit horny! Get over it mothaf$%kers."

Moreover, the Official Olympic mascots for BC have been criticized in the past for having oriental attributes even though they are supposed to represent Native North American traditions. [what that has to do with THIS story, we at BTGWTV have NO flippin' idea.. but it IS a scandal rag piece so we thought we would throw it in with the rest of this trash]

We contacted sexuality and fashion expert Bruno for his opinion about the emerging Canadian scandal.

"You know, I don't know za big deewl here. Vee have a young bear-whale zing vith da olda, fatty, tranzie TV zing...but not matter...NO penis for BOdTH. No Vagunkta, even no special orafista spelunchta to wax-stra!  [zike I do every week!]  Just lots of de hair and fuzz ball, but NO balls really, nutting.  I vuld just trim dem both for de hairy back, maybe sum sqweeze. Rub ma butto vid dem, so soft. But anyvay, it is not gay sexs with NO penises, come on! Vhere is der HOLEs!  No A-HOLEs! Not SEXY gay play! Just grow da fuck up conservatif dicks!   Und, I VULD let Gayby play wid dem every day... all day...no vorries"
- Bruno reached in Paris...Ontario.



Baby Stewy put in his two cents on a recent TV show:

"Oh please I really don't know what the big deal is. I've got a soother that give me more pleasure. Besides... I've done them ALL, Kermit, Miss Piggy (in public even), Hello Kitty, every sleazy, cuddly crib crawler and fuzz pocket you can imagine. I'm just a PooROwww with the puppets and toooyyzzz....



...."And when it comes to scandal, I have been there, I've REALLY been in the shit..especially when I drink..."



"....These furballs are amateurs.  No hole? No matter? Just take some scissors and carve it in...ya know? Carve it in. Sorta poke your finger in after...and it's all good foam from there...you get the idea? It's NOT rocket science dimwits!" 

Getting in the last word Miga proclaimed to us:
"I'm a freakin' whale man, well part whale, these VANOC dicks made me this "sea bear" man - which is kinda like a bear mixed with a whale I guess they want us to think. But yeah dude, bear and whale in this  one hot bod? Everyone KNOWS, THAT means a LOT of freakin' sperm. It's not my fault they made me this way eh, I gotta deal with that, ya know?"

To which Tinky Winky reportedly replied, "Oh dear" with a bounce and a smile.



Meanwhile the Mascots continue to enjoy fame, and hot sales, from children and adults alike. We SAY it is just innocent fun, only for the kids, but in reality...



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Story DE-filed by Stephen Emery
For Beyond the Ghetto - WIthin the Village

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! 2010
FROM BTGWTV



 

Kate Reid just finished her Canadian tour. We were lucky enough to film her at Wise Hall in Vancouver in June 2009. In this video she is singing her original tuned called Uncharted Territory. The explanation at the beginning basically will tell you what it is all about.

Kate Reid's website:
http://www.katereid.net/



Family Down - Matthew Presidente

Posted by [info]strumquill on 2009.12.28 at 18:50

An incredible performance by Matthew Presidente (vocals, piano), Kacie Wallace (vocals), and Hazen Rice (guitar) of Family Down: a tune about how expectations in gay relationships can be dashed if one is not too realistic about them (to very loosely paraphrase what Matty told me).

You can see them play every Tuesday at the Central Bistro Cafe on Denman at Comox from 8:30-11:00pm.



Joan E performs at Wiggle

Posted by [info]strumquill on 2009.11.29 at 11:59
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Vancouver artist Joan E performs a live singing set at Wiggle, summer '09.

JoanE from Stephen Emery on Vimeo.



The password for this video is dragshow - due to copyright reasons.

HIV Vaccine Advance

Posted by [info]strumquill on 2009.09.24 at 14:00
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First HIV vaccine that shows promise! I can't tell from the article if it is therapeutic or preventative or both.


http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/24/hiv-aids-vaccine-thailand-study831.html

But after seeing the TV news report there are some caveats: it was a difference of 25 people in a group of 16000, Dr. Anthony Fauci says that is statistically significant but...so it is only a 30% reduction. He says it is a start for more research but this vaccine wont be the one. It is not therapeutic (helping people already HIV) as is the one being researched in London Ontario Canada (University of Western Ontario) would be for both pos and neg. But there is hope..









Myron from UK is a fire and escape artist street performer. Show here he is cajoling with two men in the heart of the Davie Village - Vancouver's gay area in a family oriented festival. Do you think his jokes are cliche homophobic stereotypes or is he paying tribute to the neighbourhood. You decide with comments under the media at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR1vMxVKl3g


Wiggle 15 @ the Penthouse Vancouver

Posted by [info]strumquill on 2009.08.29 at 01:16
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The incredible 15th year for Wiggle Vancouver's fashion, cabaret, drag, and performance art show, brought to us by the House of Venus crew, Music Soundtrack by DJ Dickie Doo and hosted by Queen Joan E.

Performers include:
Miss Cotton, Carlotta Gurl, Connie Smudge, All You Can Eat, Burgundy Brixx of Kitty Nights Burlesque, Peter Breeze, Jenny Magenta, Pussy Willow.

Media access provided to Beyond the Ghetto / Within the Village by Michael Venus.</span>


Vancouver Pride Videos 2009

Posted by [info]strumquill on 2009.08.26 at 02:43
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Here are a few of the videos of Vancouver Pride 2009 brought to you by Beyond the Ghetto Within the Village:

Vancouver Pride Parade and Festival


Vancouver Sunset Beach Festival



Davie Street Pride Party





Bi Tara's Muse

Posted by [info]strumquill on 2009.08.16 at 23:41
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 Vancouver bisexual singer songwriter Tara C Taylor is featured in this performance documentary and interview about Tara's original music. She was interviewed for the Lesbian show at Co-Op radio 102.7 FM in August 2008.



Locus Videos

Posted by [info]strumquill on 2009.08.16 at 23:35
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 Here are some videos of the local Vancouver Chinese Canadian band Locus:

Tokyo Asleep: Transcendental Remix music video


Locus @ GayDay Playland

Across Cultures: Mini Documentary



Hi folks:

This is part 1 of Presidente Pride where Matthew Presidente discusses his music video and new original song This City's Colours.



And here is the music video to date:






Is Bruno boi bad for da gayz?

Posted by [info]strumquill on 2009.07.14 at 13:07
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Stephen answers (in his opinion) his friend's question; is Bruno's persona damaging to the gay community.http://community.livejournal.com/codyrant/12031.html with shout out's to Cliffy and Ragan Fox on his blog </a></b></a>[info]codyrant .


Oh and if you have been on Mars and haven't heard of the is fabulous fem's movie Bruno yet. Here is the trailer:



 
One of the parts of this movie that interested me most is the interview with a REAL terrorist. (apparently). Here is Sacha Baron Cohen discussing how this part of the movie was made with David Letterman in a rare interview where Sacha is NOT doing an interview in his persona.







Matthew Presidente and guitarist Hazen Rice perform Matty's new tune This CIty's Colours for a video documentary [due end of July] at Langara College.
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Lyrics:

THis City's Colours - Matthew Presidente

This city's colors are alive
But I feel them bleeding into black and white
As we watch from a house we can't afford
And we borrow it so that we don't look poor

I feel so alive when the tempature is on the rise
When the new batch is ripe
The taste is better and the colors bright

This city's dogs
Are bearing their teeth
And they line up all the victims on the street
And they back the homeless up against a wall
And the firing squads just waiting for the call

I feel so adored
When the city keeps asking me for more more more
No work this month again
But still the clock keeps tickin down to 2010

At the end of the rainbow there's a pile of death a focused prism of violence an it's burning a hole in our west end. It was an uphill battle for 30 years and now were liberated queers marching in circles for everyone to see
Be careful where you put your fist
It's easy these days to get hit
With any one of our fine ends
At the end of the rainbow there's a pile of death an no ones gonna stop what hasn't happened yet and oh these city's colors are alive

Can this citys lovers go to bed
When this citys eyes are turning red
As the streets become a violent flood
And our flag this year is covered up in blood

I feel so alive
When the heat in the citys on the rise
As the facts unwind
This citys colors are more defined

Matthew Presidente
http://www.matthewpresidente.com
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Production Credits:
Director - Angela Fairbank
Director of Photography - Stephen Emery
Camera Ops - Angela Fairbank, Wendy Havens, Stephen Emery
Audio - Stephen Emery
Post Production - Stephen Emery


On-Line Media Outlet Information

Posted by [info]strumquill on 2009.06.22 at 19:33
Stephen Emery – Videographer – Video Podcaster
Beyond the Ghetto Within the Village Podcast

On-Line Media Outlet Information

Stephen Emery is a videographer and podcaster who has been documenting events, rallies, and LGBT artists/musicians in the Vancouver/Lower Mainland LGBT Community for the past 15 years and is currently producing a video project called Pride Across the Strait.  Stephen Emery has previously been a writer for Angles Magazine (1994-98), The Coming Out Show (1998-1999) and RadioGay.ca (2005-2008).  

Stephen’s recent video work can be seen at:
YouTube Stephen Emery channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/strumcody
Our Media Feed - http://www.ourmedia.org/user/83521

Official Beyond the Ghetto Within the Village website:
http://community.livejournal.com/beyondtheghetto/
iTunes Podcast Feed:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=135048300&s=143455
BTGWTV Online Archive Audio:  http://www.ourmedia.org/user/123329

Contact:   email: btgwtv@gmail.com

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Ray Lam NDP gay youth resigns - why?

Posted by [info]strumquill on 2009.04.20 at 20:32
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A gay youth NPD candidate goofing around with HARMLESS sexual innuendo with friends at a private party -where friends are probably mocking sexual conservativism (as gays often do) has to resign because some salacious smear mongerer decides to publish his private photos to gain what feeble advantage they may have in an election !?  Gawd this Province is freaking uptight, or are the Liberals just too tight a-holes...





For the REAL Ray Lam and the good he does for the Queer community and for Youth, go to my past Beyond the Ghetto Show: BTG12 Beyond Youthquest.




non-conjugal relationship movement is here

Posted by [info]strumquill on 2009.01.09 at 22:35
Canadian society is about to enter its next largest partner-benefits social movement.

Two 86 year old twins who have been living as partners for most of their lives are urging a class action lawsuit to grant NONconjugal benefits to partners who are NOT in sexual relationships.

This is something I have been waiting for, for years, and I have been talking about with a gay friend of mine whom I have known for 21 years but who is not my sexual partner (he is also single).

http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/497314

Pro-Laramie Anti-Phelps LGBT Rally Vancouver BC

Posted by [info]strumquill on 2008.12.29 at 01:37
Place: Vancouver BC
Tunes: This is the Beginning - Laramie Project
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On Beyond the Ghetto / Within the Village videocast

On November 28th 2008, the anti-gay group with the Godhatesfags website, headed by Fred Phelps, threatened to come to the Commercial Drive presentation of the play The Laramie Project and protest the opening night. Vancouver's LGBTQ community help a counter-rally that evening. Phelp's right wing religious radicals from the USA never showed up. More on the story at Xtra West website



You can find the video BELOW as well as on the show's iTunes feed listed on the site as of December 29th, 2008.




Click on strumcody's youTube channel to watch in high quality [recommended]

It is also on my videocast feed under LISTEN on the menu on the left.

This is Matthew Presidente's performance of 4-Bidden Love which I enhance with FInal Cut Pro. I am taking Level 2 of Final Cut Pro at Langara in October.


Online Videos by Veoh.com

Link is at:
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v16015490cXHqGfWA

It is also on strumcody's YouTube [click on high quality for best resolution]

Once again Pride 08 gets marred by a violent attack. 

Story in Vancouver Sun.

Story in Metro

CTV story with video

The earlier bashing was allegedly done by homophobic, anti-racist skinheads. Story is here in Xtra West.
More on the East Side Pride bashings and the victims' actions.

At Matthew Presidente's Groove Box show - tonight's theme being the Pride Hangover Show, we dedicated two songs to the victims and the people affected and injured in these bashings [including our band which was involved as a witness to the East Side Pride bashing]. Creep - for those who feel alienated by violence and oppression and Hedwig's Midnight Radio - how we rise above oppression and lift up our hands.

Dedication tunes performed at Numbers Caberet Post Pride Show: [with intro dedication comments by Stephen Emery]
1. Creep - Radiohead Cover by Stephen Emery, Matthew Presidente, Hazen Rice
2. Midnight Radio - Hedwig Cover by Matthew Presidente, Stephen Emery
[note: Matthew's intro comments and taping of this tune were from previous week's Pride show but the next week we dedicated it to victims - SE]
[recordings - courtesy matthewpresidente.com]



[a pic of the alleged psycho basher]

As of August 6th two people remain in hospital with serious injuries.  Word on the street is that this 2nd attack was not a bashing but a psycho mental patient.

Either way, a great 30th Pride has been marred somewhat and we Numbers performers and those of us at radiogay.ca hope that the victims' psychological and physical recoveries are swift and thorough.

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