In the News…

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:: Almost a full year has past since the Virginia Tech shooting, now the families of the casualties has until March 31 to accept the settlement offer of $100,000 each. “Families of those killed in the shootings are facing a deadline to decide on a money offer that would forfeit the right to sue”, says a relative. [AP]

:: The owner of West Palm Beach, Fla., gay hot spot H.G. Roosters was found dead in his condominium along with his on-and-off-again boyfriend last week after a suspected domestic dispute, the Palm Beach Post reported Saturday.

:: Even now, at 81 and with her memory beginning to fade, Gloria Donadello recalls her painful brush with bigotry at an assisted-living center in Santa Fe, N.M. Sitting with those she considered friends, “people were laughing and making certain kinds of comments, and I told them, ‘Please don’t do that, because I’m gay.’� [NYTimes]

Joshua M Spreads For Ethan James ;)

Today we give you Joshua M, 25, another Ethan James hottie on day four of this five-part series showcasing his work. Two things are apparent looking at Joshua M: he’s got legs, and he knows how to use them. Joshua M is a classically-trained dancer of 10yrs from Washington, DC. His specialty areas include ballet, modern, and jazz, and with a leg extension like that, we can tell the dancing has paid off quite well. This young talent says modeling is fun for him and he enjoys the balance it offers to his passion for dancing. Check out more of Joshua M at his MySpace page.

Michael Biserta is a M.A.C. Pro

 
Ok… maybe he’s not a computer genuis, but Michael Biserta definitely has a talent for working his body (to our benefit) at the latest M.A.C. Pro to Pro event in New York City. The event was exclusively held for professionals to try out new makeup and network with other artist in their industry. The Pro to Pro party was held at the M.A.C. Store on 7 West 22st. We have 3 closeups after the jump. Enjoy.

In the News…

A Harris county women has filed a 200,000 lawsuit against American Airlines for not protecting her from a passenger who was masturbating next to her while she was asleep. [Star Telegram]

Million Fag March will be held on March 30th to protest on the intolerance of the Westboro Baptist Church, of Topeka, Kansas.

Carl Stanley McGee, Massachusetts’ assistant secretary for policy and planning, had been accused of sexual battery of a teen boy in a steam room. [Gay]

Good Morning Tanner by Ethan James

Currently a student in Chattanooga, Tanner, 18, is entertaining the possibility of playing baseball while pursuing his modeling career. Tanner is a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to making sure he gives a photographer the exact look and energy desired for a shoot. He hopes to find representation in LA this year, so photographers and agencies be on the lookout for this fresh face. Tanner was photographed by the talented Ethan James. You can see more photos of Tanner here. Photos courtesy of Ethan James for TREY CRUZ.

Gays to Launch Online TV on Fool’s Day

It’s going to be a Gay Day this upcoming April 1st as a new start-up launches their online Gayborhood webcasts. “At Gayborhood.tv we see no reason why LGBT programming should be limited to what comes out of our TV sets. So we got together and created a place where people can watch shows about life in our communities — shows that are reflections of ourselves — on a website that highlights each and every colorful shade of our diverse rainbow.” So what is going to set them apart from the rest of the Gay webcast? I guess we’ll find out at the launch.

There’s also going to be a user-generated video section called LGBTube where you can upload your own videos for the Gayborhood to see. Check it out April 1st.

In the News…

:: A veteran police commander has been suspended for 20 days for demonstrating “personal bias” toward gay officers and a second commander who did not report the remark and then refused to take a suspension for it has been fired. [365Gay]

:: Barack Obama took to the stage Tuesday in an attempt to defend himself against a comment made by his former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright. [Gay]

:: Arthur C. Clarke, the legendary science fiction writer whose work inspired the classic Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey, died early Wednesday at his home in Sri Lanka; he was 90. [imdb]

:: More than 100 people surrendered themselves to police and admitted involvement in the deadly clashes last week between police and anti-Chinese protesters in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, according to China’s state-run Xinhua news agency. [CNN/Asia]

Ethan James Does Ryan Ripley

Yesterday we presented the first of a five-day series of photographer Ethan James’ portraiture and fashion work featuring Josh Andre. Now we bring you day two with an emo cutie from Ethan’s current residency in Murfreesboro (I can’t even pronounce that). A fashion major at a university in TN, Ryan Ripley, 19, plans on diving into the fashion and advertising world with a big bang with his very own clothing line. His style is very sleek. Check it out with the links below. Photos courtesy of Ethan James for TREY CRUZ.

+ Ryan’s Clothing Line / Model Mayhem