365Gay: Guilty plea in gay porn producer murder

FROM 365GAY.COM:

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania — One of two men accused of killing a gay porn producer, who he thought was a competitor, has been sentenced to life behind bars.

Under a deal with prosecutors, Joseph Kerekes pleaded guilty Monday to the lesser charge of second-degree murder. It is expected he will testify against his onetime lover Harlow Cuadra, who is still facing a first degree murder charge in the 2006 slaying of Bryan Kocis, the owner of Cobra Video.

Both Kerkes and Cuadra originally were charged with first degree murder and prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty. Second-degree murder carries a mandatory penalty of life in prison.

At a preliminary hearing last year, two medical examiners testified that Kocis died of massive blood loss after his head was nearly sliced off.

Luzerne County Coroner Dr. John Consalvo testified that Kocis suffered between 28 and 29 post mortem stab wounds before his home was torched in an attempt to cover up the killing last January.

When Kocis’ body was discovered by firefighters, more than 80 percent of the body was covered by third-degree burns.

Homicide detectives were able to find Kocis’ computer in the charred remains of the rural home and forensics scientists salvaged and reconstructed part of the hard drive.

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GLAAD: Poll Shows Religion and Economic Status Influential Factors in Prop 8 Support

Via Press Room at GLAAD:

December 04, 2008

A new poll indicates that the religious beliefs and economic status of voters played a greater role than age and race in determining support for Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that took away marriage for same-sex couples in California. According to the poll, conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, people who identified as practicing Christians were very likely to support Prop 8, as were voters who did not attend college and voters who earned less than $40,000 a year. The poll also determined that age and race, among others, were less important factors.

Related Media Coverage:
The Associated Press- December 4, 2008
“Poll: Calif. gay marriage ban driven by religion”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g3Yrv2lixhDpA_1XiY2rZUm9Ol4wD94RPF600

Media Contact:
Adam Bass, Media Field Strategist – West
Phone: (323) 634-2018
Email: bass@glaad.org

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GLAAD Urges Sharing Your Lives with Friends & Family

Via Media Release from GLAAD:

Los Angeles, CA, November 26, 2008 – As we enter the holiday season, GLAAD asks you to remember members of our community who feel they cannot be themselves, talk about their lives, and stay silent as they gather with families and friends during the holiday season. Often times, the holiday season can be a difficult time of year for members of our community – especially teenagers and young adults who are not able to live openly and honestly.

This holiday season, GLAAD urges you to share stories and spark new dialogues about our lives with your friends and families. These conversations can advance our community and reduce homophobia and discrimination for young LGBT people.

Many examples of these stories are told in the book CRISIS: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social, and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing Up Gay in America. By including personal stories from well-known LGBT people to middle America teenagers, the book reveals lasting effects of growing up gay in America, while also serving as a beacon of hope for gay youth today.

GLAAD President Neil Giuliano contributed an excerpt from his forthcoming memoir, The Campaign Within, to the book.

“I am proud to be part of a project with a goal of reaching out and helping LGBT youth,” said Giuliano. “Now more than ever, our community needs to increase our visibility and work to show the common ground that we all share.”

CRISIS, edited by Mitchell Gold, a philanthropist and leading figure in the furniture industry, examines the overwhelming effects of prejudice and discrimination on the lives of a diversity of gay people. With a foreword by Martina Navratilova, the book features life stories by well-known Americans such as Oprah designer Nate Berkus, Actor Richard Chamberlain, Congressman Barney Frank, Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, former NBA player John Amaechi and Bishop Gene Robinson.

CRISIS also features GLAAD Member Reverend Dr. Mel White, GLAAD Media Circle Members Howard Bragman, Jim Hormel, Charles Robbins, and Kevin Jennings, and GLAAD Alliance Circle Members Bruce Bastian, Bob Williams, and Brian Graden. GLAAD Media Award Honorees Martina Navratilova, Brian Graden, and Alec Mapa contributed to the book, along with GLAAD Media Award Winners Dan Karslake and Bishop Gene Robinson (award recipients for “For the Bible Tells Me So”).

CRISIS is the perfect gift for people in your life who need a better understanding of what gay teens go through. This holiday season, share these stories with your friends and family by purchasing CRISIS online: http://astore.amazon.com/faiiname-20/detail/1929774109/105-8170471-5868431.

Editor Mitchell Gold will be donating all proceeds to LGBT youth-focused organizations. For more information, please visit www.crisisbook.org.

About GLAAD
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. For more information, please visit www.glaad.org.

Media Contact:
Richard Ferraro
Director of Public Relations
(646) 871-8011
ferraro@glaad.org

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Dallas Voice Film Review: ‘Noah’s Arc’ fans won’t be disappointed with big-screen adaptation

From the Dallas Voice:

By Steve Warren Contributing Film Critic
Nov 26, 2008 – 2:19:48 PM

Essentially a black gay male West Coast version of “Sex and the City,” “Noah’s Arc” ran for two successful seasons on Logo. Now, like “Sex and the City,” “Noah’s Arc” spawns a feature film follow-up.

“Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom” picks up several months after the cliffhanger that ended Season Two and neatly wraps things up — but not so neatly that things can’t fall apart again for a third season.

Series fans will be glad to hear that the film takes place on the weekend Noah (Darryl Stephens) is finally marrying Wade (Jensen Atwood). For a change of scene, the gang heads to Martha’s Vineyard, where Wade’s family owns a house that’s big enough for all of them.

“Life is not a soap opera,” Ricky (Christian Vincent) says. But “Noah’s Arc” is, and five minutes never pass without some individual or couple going through a crisis that’s resolved as quickly as it began. You have to consider an overview of the series to find any depth, because each episode — and this feature is paced like any episode but four times as long — is made up of one shallow moment after another.

Ricky, the ultimate non-monogamist, brings a trick along for the weekend: Brandon (Gary LeRoi Gray), a 19-year-old student of Chance’s (Douglas Spearman), who makes the thirtysomething friends suddenly seem a lot older than they did.

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