Randal Kleiser: The Penis Chronicles

The subtitle is “Every Man’s Journey.” There’s a song for the play that opens and closes it and the lyrics are “every man’s journey begins with a cry” and then “every man’s journey ends with a sigh,” which is when you die. We have characters ranging from a 16-year-old who’s being teased in the showers at the gym because he hasn’t gone through puberty and has a tiny dick and is using a penis pump to try to grow up. There’s a farm boy alone on the farm coming out and revealing how hard it is. There’s a guy who got HIV from his girlfriend and a male prostitute who was a Wall Street banker who decided it was more interesting to do that work. There’s a drag queen who uses money from tricks to send her little brother to summer camp. There’s just all kinds of drama and interesting stuff. There’s a thread running through it. They’re all connected in some way...

Randal Kleiser interview on Queerty.

Wish they'd do more of this sort of thing, and less pink fluff.

The legendary Randy has directed the play The Penis Chronicles on West Hollywood.

He also directed three of Fagburn's favourite films; Grease, Blue Lagoon and Pee-Wee's Big Top. 

Here he talks about their appeal to gay men - though tbh, I can't see it myself. 

John Travolta: One Night Stand

I wonder if any viewers can think of a question they'd like to ask John?

Margaret Cho: On John Travolta

You got some flack for outing John Travolta in your live act earlier this year. He’s never officially come out as gay, but the rumors have been flying for years. My question for you is: If John Travolta were gay, do you really think his male lover would allow him to wear those awful hair plugs?

Oh no! I would hope not.

You know, I would hope that he would be able to be himself. It’s not even like I’m outing him, because it’s so obvious. That’s like outing Liberace. All I’m doing is taking public speculation and joining it with what I know to be true.

The whole thing baffles me because he’s been married to Kelly Preston for so long.

But it works for them. I think they are legitimately a family. But this is not about that. This is about whether or not celebrities have a responsibility to come out. Especially when their private lives are under such scrutiny. That’s sort of me outlining his choices, as opposed to me accusing him of anything or outing him.

I live so openly. But other people are not able to do that. And then they have to endure a lot of accusations and speculations. I was just trying to talk about that and talk about what that must be like.

Ultimately, I think he’s a good guy, and I think he is suffering, and it’s sad for somebody like that, who has made such a big contribution to film and to pop culture, who’s made to live under this guise of heterosexuality. I’m actually on his side.

Queerty.

Something about this makes me feel uneasy, he typed hypocritically.
John "The Volt" Travolta - or rather Danny Zuko - was Fagburn's first crush, for the record.
I still have no idea if he's actually gay or not.

Robbie Williams: The Full John Travolta

“I was Googling myself today and the first search that comes up is gay.

“But I’ve got the wife pregnant, so I’m doing the full John Travolta.”

Robbie Williams at the GQ Men Of the Year Awards. 

Tee hee.

PS Just tried and the top three matches for Robbie Williams now are; baby, songs, and angels, but what the hey!
The first gay thing to come up is on Yahoo! Answers.
"Is Robbie Williams gay?"
"Best answer: According to Wikipedia....no"
What on Jupiter did people do before the internets?

Daily Mail: Some Insinuation

This is typical Mail; a wholly prurient story based on the hearsay of someone who - let's face it - no-one has heard of, and who was talking to a website no-one reads.
Just so they can imply a famous person is gay, but suggest distance.
And why should we listen to straight people telling (possibly) gay people how to live their lives, anyway?
Ridiculous. 

Update: After this story blew up she took to Twitter to apologise. 

John Travolta: More Hairspray

'SCANDAL-hit John Travolta is at the centre of another sex storm after snaps emerged of him dressed as a woman.'

Daily Star. 
Man wears drag at silly showbiz party 15 years ago shock!
On the Star's usual form, I was hoping the story inside was going to "exclusively reveal" he played a woman in Hairspray.
Not sure how this constitutes a "sex storm", but I'm starting to get the feeling me and the Star may live in slightly different worlds.

John Travolta: You, The Jury

John Travolta Sex Massage Reenactment - watch more funny videos     

Sunday papers exist to serve up sex and scandal, and the occasional free Carry On DVD.
Today's bring yet more lurid "gay sex claims" made about John Travolta, a popular Hollywood actor.
Will his torment never end? 
Fagburn really doesn't know what to make of all this malarkey.
Perhaps these allegations are all being made by extortionate evildoers out to make a quick buck from the Saturday Night Fever star?
Or maybe Mr Travolta really loves sucking the cocks of built and buff dudes on the sly?
Who can say?
Before ye judge, may I implore you to watch the above video - a re-enactment of an ALLEGED encounter between John and a "male masseuse" using dialogue taken from your actual court documents.
Don't enjoy!

John Travolta: Not Gay

Now not true, apparently.
Oops.
I don't think he's gay by the way.

Sesame Street: Brought To You By The Letters G, A and Y

"Sesame Workshop says it's not out to appeal to a gay audience but with such recent actions as a 'True Blood' parody, inviting openly gay guests like Wanda Sykes, and an interesting tweet by Bert, some are feeling the love..."
Melissa Maertz reports for the LA Times.
Looks like the (non) story will go viral; the media love nonsense like this.
You can speculate and joke about Tinky-Winky, Bert & Ernie or Spongebob Squarepants as much as you like - and you know they ain't gonna sue.
As ever, seeing Sesame Street as Queer Street all comes back to Bert & Ernie; they've been gay-rumoured for even longer than Tom Cruise and John Travolta have.
You can see the unhappy couple getting outed and facing up to their feelings for each other in Peter Short's slightly unsettling short film, Bertrand & Ernest here.
Enjoy!

EDIT: Legal notice, I don't mean to imply that Tom Cruise and John Travolta are a couple. Or muppets. Thank you.