h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

They both confessed to being bi.

Aren't they a fruity bunch this year, hardly a het in sight.

N

I dont with BB at all really, but I really should go buy one of these magazines I never have which is probably why I dont do so well! hmmmmm

*absolute concentration*
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*thinks some more*

That 'with' was originally the word 'watch' at some point, which would make more sense....... then again.... i never make sense

Right ... I said I had found a dozen or so new people for the list in the gay magazines - I've actually got 45!!! First, a couple I found outside of the magazines ...

Shell from BB5 (apparently in her audition tape she said she was a bit bi)
Samuel Barber (composer - most famous for 'Adagio for Strings')

And from Gay Times and Attitude over the last couple of months ...

Rufus Wainwright (singer/songwriter)
James Clark (UK ambassador to Luxembourg - he and his b/f were recently "officially met" by the Queen)
Alan Hollinghurst (author)
David Daniels (counter-tenor singer)
Matt Lucas (of 'Little Britain' fame)
Darren Johnson (Green Party member of Greater London Assembly)
Lord George Gordon Noel Byron
William S Burroughs (author, Beat legend)
Sir John Gielgud
Joe Phillips (author, cartoon artist)
Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson (of Throbbing Gristle)
Bobby Crush (pianist - similar to Liberace's style, winner of 'Opportunity Knocks')
Peter 'Marilyn' Robinson
Jarrod Batchelor (Mr Gay UK 2003)
Paddy O'Connell (presenter of 'Liquid News')
Christopher Price (original presenter of 'Liquid News' - RIP)
Martin Tomlinson (lead singer of Selfish C**t)
Jim Stanton (club promoter)
Seb Patane (visual artist, DJ, promoter of N.E.R.D.)
Martin Andersson (fashion designer)
Alan Carr (comedian)
Michael Deeley (architect)
Tommy Small (dancer, choreographer, Artistic Director of Smallpetitklein Dance Company)
Johann Hari (reporter, journalist)
Stephin Merritt (of The Magnetic Fields)
Steven Patrick Morrissey (frequently known only by his surname)
Dirk Bogarde
Bill T Jones (dancer, choreographer, co-founder of the Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company)
Angela Mason (executive director of Stonewall)
Nick Partridge (chief executive of the Terence Higgins Trust)
Roy Barraclough (Alec Gilroy in 'Coronation Street')
Thomson Gunn (poet)
Michael Cashman (Labour MEP for West Midlands)
Ivan Massow (businessman, independent candidate for Mayor of London)
Ross Kelly (TV presenter)
Alan Bennett
Thomas Ades (composer)
Michael Arditti (author)
Scott Mills (from Radio 1)
Kenny Goss (boyfriend of George Michael)
Paul O'Grady (formerly Lily Savage)
David Furnish (boyfriend of Elton John)
(Peter) Marc Almond

I realise that I can't just have 45 points for all of these, so I'm thinking about dividing them up amongst all of us - what do you think?

and !!!

I think a couple have been said already - like Marc Almond and Paul O'Grady, but oh boy - what a list!!!!

I'm pretty sure we've had some of these before - not all of them by any means. Where was our list again?

A2337824 and WOW what a list indeed!

Just rechecked the list - the only one I seem to have repeated is Marilyn: apart from him, I can't find any of the others among those people we've already suggested.

That means I could have said Marc Almond ages ago.. For some reason I assumed he'd been mentioned, 'cos he's so obvious... That goes for a couple of the others, too. Ah, woe is me.

I thought he had too. Perhaps the list is needing updated. Haven't heard from Speckly for a while come to think of it

I've had a look - surprisingly, no one's mentioned Marc Almond before ... but Ivan can have him (so to speak)! And I will get this list updated as soon as I have a couple of hours free ...

Why thank you - I'm happy to claim Marc Almond. (It's a pity he's getting on a bit...)

Here's a few queer moviemakers, according to the local gay press:

John Schlesinger
Gus van Sant
John Waters
Franco Zeffirelli

(They're the ones I've actually heard of.)

OK, I've updated the list (at A2337824, just to remind you) and I've totalled up the scores so far ... here goes!

mikeo_s - 61 (2 repetitions)
nadia - 57 (0)
Mort - 42 (2)
Fattylizard - 29 (0)
Ivan the Terribly Average - 23 (1)
HonestIago - 22 (2)
Cupid Stunt - 10 (0)
Black-Eyed Girl (formerly Just Willow) - 7 (1)
Kerr Avon - 5 (0)
DamianK - 3 (0)
Mikael - 2 (0)
St. Demon Drawer - 2 (1)
Phyrne - 1 (0)
raving - 1 (0)
Mouserine - 1 (1)
mAd CaDeT fIsH - 1 (2)

A couple of notes ...

(1) I'm still not sure about Black-Eyed Girl's suggestion to move Amber Benson to this list from the 'Wish you were queer' one: can someone please check on this?

(2) Surprisingly, only two of the Scissor Sisters (Jake Shears and Babydaddy) are definitely LGBT - two (Paddy Boom and Ana Matronic) definitely aren't and I can't decide on Del Marquis.

Oh, and BTW, keep playing ... someone *please* knock me off the top of the scoreboard!!!

Mikeo

Ah, the Scissor Sisters... I should be out watching them tonight, but I have an exam tomorrow morning... Gah! Life is unfair...

Del Marquis is gay - or, as it says in the article in front of me, 'a big poof'.

OK then - I'll add him to the list ... although surprisingly Attitude (which had an article about the Scissor Sisters) didn't say whether he was LGBT or not, as the article mainly concentrated on Jake Shears and Babydaddy. BTW, what article have you got there, Ivan?

The article's in DNA, the local (Sydney-based) glossy mag. I think it's their own interview - or at least they don't credit any other publication...

Quite a list! Thom Gunn (not too sure where 'Thomson' came from) died quite recently: if anyone's interested - http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/F19585?thread=414055

Yeah - I actually got his name from an obituary article in Gay Times (it gave his full first name as Thomson, I think). I believe his work was rated very highly by the literary world, so he would certainly be a Great Gay!

Hey again all.... its me!

Im still standing by my request for Amber Benson to be moved, it's mainly coz shes been setting off the gaydar of every lesbian I know, but partly wishful thinking too, sorry. Im still looking into it.

I thought of one but doon't know what list she belongs on..... any help with Lori Petty (Tank Girl)?? I'm thinking she should be here but not sure.
Have we mentioned Rosie O'Donnell, if noy Im staking a claim!

Oh, and where'd you all go?

Cheerio beautiful people...
Will
(Black Eyed Girl (formerly Just Willow))