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Photos: Levi Johnston Arrives in NYC; All Aboard the Playgirl Bait Bus!

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Levi Johnston arrives at Newark airport on Saturday night (via Alaska Airlines, of course); his big Playgirl photo shoot is set for this coming Friday. All photos by Todd Kancar.

Here are some entertaining pics of political prodigal man-child Levi Johnston arriving in NYC (via Newark airport) this past Saturday night. The shade-sporting, soon-to-bare-all hockey-pup was accompanied by his rather large manager Tank Jones, and greeted upon arrival by Playgirl magazine spokesperson and NYC nightlife impresario Daniel Nardicio. And, a few reporter types from TMZ, Entertainment Tonight, Life & Style, etc.

Nardicio brought his notorious Playgirl van (which has its own stories to tell) to squire Johnston into the city, where no doubt the Palin nemesis will continue his serious workout regime before baring his junk for the Playgirl cameras this coming Friday. Which begs the question: Can this gig actually live up to the hype? And how long will Johnston's comfort level with this d*ck-dangling circus last, do you think?

Here's some more info from the airport press frenzy: Evidently, the FIRST question Levi got from the press in the airport was from Life & Style Magazine, and the reporter asked, "Levi, how do you feel about Playgirl being for gay men?" Levi's answer was a drama-free "Whatever." And his manager Tank Jones responded: "WHO THE F**K CARES? We're all the same underneath!"

I gotta give props to Nardicio for slyly managing all of this madness. From underwear parties to creating the frisky-yet-cheekily-clever man-meet site DList.com to this, Nardicio knows his way around smart-meets-seedy pop culture.

Ah, showbiz... Anyway, enjoy the pics of Johnston's NYC touchdown.


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All aboard the Playgirl bait bus!

More when-Levi-met-Nardicio-in-Newark pics after the jump!


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Check Out the Winners of the TripOut Gay Travel Awards! Rio, NYC, Paris... Ooh La La!

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Sweet! The Sugar Loaf, Rio de Janeiro


By Selena Watkins

The winners have been announced for the first ever TripOut Gay Travel Awards.

Voted on by the site's readers, TripOutGayTravel.com honored the best of the best around the world for their loyalty to the LGBT community.

The winners were announced this morning after about two months and over 100,000 votes. Did you vote?

The first winner is one we all know and love, the near and dear New York City for Best U.S. Destination.

The Big Apple beat out New Orleans, Provincetown, Portland, Oregon, Philadelphia and San Fran! Wow. New Yorkers, be proud.

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The Best Global Destination winner is Rio de Janeiro. I've never been but I know it's all about the Carnival madness and sex, sex, sex. At least in my imagination it is.


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"That's So Gay" Gets Served in a New PSA Campaign

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Those smart folks at GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, which is the big national education group focused on ensuring safe schools for all students) have a clever new print-PSA campaign out to educate and curb the use of anti-gay slang among youth. It's part of their Think B4 You Speak initiative. (They also did the TV ads with Wanda Sykes and Hilary Duff a while back.)

I saw this reported on Wired.com, who dug the "Gamer Guy" version of the PSA above. But after the jump, you'll see "jock" and "cheerleader" versions, too. Nice work, GLSEN!

Check out more images and info from the campaign after the jump!


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RuPaul's Drag Race Hopeful Arrested for Assaulting Mayor! Meow!


And you thought Shannel was intense juggling on the runway!!!! The mayor of Mulberry, Florida (a nice little town near Tampa) was attacked by his live-in lover, who just happens to be campaigning to be a contest on the next season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Watch out, Ru! Chyna might be coming for you!

According to 10 Connects local news in Tampa, Mulberry Mayor Julian Mullis lives with his two kids, and his lover Eugene Ornelas. Early Monday morning, Ornelas brought a guy home from a club, and soon after he and the Mayor got into a argument. Soon, "articles" were being thrown (pumps? wigs? shade?) and the police were called. Evidently, it's not Ornelas' first run-in with the cops.

Ornelas is also known as the drag performer Chyna, who just happens to be putting his heels in the ring to appear on Season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race! You can check out Chyna's pics, her video links and view her profile now! In fact, Chyna had been using her Twitter account to boost her votes. Attagirl!


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Drag Race hopeful Chyna: Glamorous... and dangerous?

Sounds like somebody's going to be testifying... for her life.


2009 NewNowNext Award Nominees: Presented by Ronnie Kroell and Bianca Del Rio! With Pizza!


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Oh Hell! It's time once again for the NewNowNext Awards, 2009 style!!! Yep, coming soon to Logo is the f*cked-up, freaky and fab awards show that doles out honors to the best new, rising talent on your TV, movie screens, iPhones and anywhere else you consume your messy pop treats!

And in a loopy video announcing the nominees, it's Make-Me-a-Supermodel hottie Ronnie Kroell and NYC's own drag hellion Bianca Del Rio! Damn, now I'm craving some pepperoni!

Watch the above clip, and expect to hear the buzz begin around such nominees as True Blood, RuPaul's Drag Race, Clementine Ford, Ladyhawke, Sam Sparro, the Real Housewives, Lykke Li, James Franco, Bruno, New Moon and other festive stuff!

And yes, as was already announced, RuPaul will be hosting this madness that airs on Logo on Saturday, June 13 at 9pm ET. You can also watch it on LogoOnline. And go to NewNowNextAwards.com to get the full list of nominees. You can even VOTE for your faves!

Look for extra-special NewNowNext Award categories to be popping up soon on DListed, Pink Is the New Blog and the fab music blog ArjanWrites.com, too. They've got their own special NewNowNext Awards coming at you, too.

Now, how do I order up a piping hot Ronnie for myself?


Gayest Week Ever, Episode 3: Raging Lobsters, 2 Edies & Nude Swedes!


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It's Friday... And holy crap! Has this been the "Gayest Week Ever???" Hmmmmm... Watch and find out!

This week our pop culture experts -- Shawn Hollenbach and Jackie Monahan -- agree that everyone should have the right to get opposite married, even homophobic lobsters and nude Swedes!

Can you cope? Whatevs. Go outside. It's Springtime!!!!


Stephen Colbert's Anti Gay Marriage Ad Is the Most Amazing Thing Ever!!!


Comedy may be the most powerful weapon we have against ignorance. This clip from last night's Colbert Report is proof.

And be sure to watch 'til the end. It's utter GENIUS! Yay!


Gay in the U.K. Vlog: Snowstorms, Stephen Fry, Queer History & More!


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Those cheeky gays from London, Tim and Ryan, keep serving up choice vlogs over on AfterElton, so let's share!

This week in Gay in the UK the lads report on how Britain coped with their big snowstorm (they didn't!), gay history month, Christian Bale, Stephen Fry and Amy Winehouse!


National Drag History Month: A Pretty & Witty Interview with High-Profile Drag Queen Linda Simpson

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Ladies and Gentleman, your hostess, Linda Simpson!

Linda Simpson is the Fran Lebowitz of the NYC drag scene. Only less rumpled. She's the sharp wit, the smart cookie, the funny hostess, the savvy writer, the sly comedienne... And she's been doing it forever!

Somewhere between 1987 and 1992 Linda founded My Comrade magazine, "the revolutionary gay magazine," which was a compendium of art and words celebrating downtown NYC in all of it's twisted, draggy, hard-living, high-art, grungy pre-Giuliani hey-day. She cut her teeth in the NYC club scene alongside such talents as Lady Bunny, RuPaul, Sweetie and Misstress Formika, and Linda was also a cohost of the legendary gay cable show Party Talk in the mid-90s!

Basically, Linda's never stopped. MyComrade.com thrives now as a blog. And Linda also has found time to work as a magazine editor at Time Out New York, a playwright (her play The Bad Hostess recently debuted in NYC) and a bon vivant, a weekly bingo hostess and cultural superstar.

Paper Magazine even dubbed Linda "the thinking woman's drag queen." Such a brainy girl... But still very popular!

Please enjoy an interview with Linda after the jump. It's short! After all, brevity is the soul of wit. And so is Linda!

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Jon Stewart Nails the Inauguration! With Gay Bishop Gene Robinson!


No big shocker here. Jon Stewart and The Daily Show crew, pretty much nailed all of yesterday's inaugural pomp and circumstance. Just watch and enjoy...

And below, Stewart visited with gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, who delivered an invocation at Sunday's Lincoln Memorial shindig. And Bishop Gene is a hoot! He even one-ups Stewart with a "queen" joke. Attagay!




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