James Middleton: #gaycode

Und! 'Pink, Puffy, Cloying' Hmm...

Royal Wedding: Who Cares?

"Two thirds of the British public are largely indifferent or don’t care at all about the royal wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton, according to opinion polls. One third of municipalities have no applications for officially encouraged royal wedding street parties and nearly two thirds have very few. There is no great public enthusiasm for William and Kate’s nuptials. Most people don’t hate the royals, but neither do they love them. Monarchy is losing its luster. It’s fast becoming just another strand of celebrity culture and soap opera.
"William and Kate have gay friends but don’t publicly acknowledge them. Members of the royal family who are gay or bisexual hide in the closet and have sham marriages, despite most of the British public accepting LGBTI people and LGBTI equality. What’s the problem with this backward royal family?
"Of course, I wish William and Kate every happiness, as I would wish any couple, gay or straight. But I don’t defer to the royals and I don’t think they are special. Why should we celebrate this privileged couple? When he becomes king, William will inherit the immense personal wealth accumulated by his royal ancestors through slavery, war, pillage, and colonization. If he had a conscience, he would give away the monarch’s personal wealth as reparations to the victims of centuries of regal tyranny..."

Comment by Peter Tatchell on Advocate.com.
A spokesperson from the Metropolitan Police said today that protestors on Friday could have their placards removed and be charged under the Public Order Act - as people who want to abolish the monarchy are clearly pro-democracy campaigners this is pretty shameful.
Will dressing up as a zombie also be an arrestable offence?

Even More Fucking Royal Wedding News: Friends & Family

"It is not going to be quite the case that all human life will be there, but the guest list for the royal wedding at Westminster Abbey, released by St James's Palace, contains an eclectic mix of friends, family, sports stars, personalities and the odd unsavoury dictator or two.
"Rowan Atkinson, a friend of Prince Charles, will be present, along with several politicians who appear to take Atkinson's Blackadder character as their role model. Elton John will sit alongside some rulers who would throw him in jail for being gay...."

The Guardian.

Including the ones from Abu Dhabi, Brunei, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (US client state - still retains the death penalty), and Swaziland.
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of Bahrain, has ducked out.
Bahrain - where they're currently killing protestors with Saudi (ie US/UK) support - is more liberal on homosex than all the above countries.

• Also see this letter to Media Guardian on the "absurd claims" 2 billion people will be watching the wedding on TV.

Update: Private Eye April 29th reveals British military "advisers" are in Bahrain advising the army.

Royal Wedding News: Royal Zombie Wedding Celebration

Join the party - courtesy of Queer Resistance and friends.

Elton John Watch: Come Dine With Will & Kate

"ELTON John is planning to host the ultimate Come Dine With Me event to celebrate the royal wedding – with Kate and Wills as guests of honour.
"The star-studded guest list for the dinner party, three weeks before the big day, also includes David and Victoria Beckham.
"And as in the popular TV show, the visitors may even get to look around Elton and David Furnish’s stunning home next to Windsor Castle while the feast is being prepared...
"A source said: “Elton loves entertaining and hosting people at his home...
“'He has wanted to invite Kate and William for dinner for a while now to thank them for his wedding invitation. He always puts on the most incredible feasts fit for royalty anyway, so they should feel right at home...'"

Story and enchanting photomontage from The Mirror.
The story appears to be as badly made-up as the picture - but I'm sure you'll agree it's a lovely thought.

• The Sunday Telegraph reports in hushed tones; "Gareth Thomas, the first openly homosexual leading rugby player, has been invited to Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding." So that's at least three homosexuals gay men attending - not including members of the royal family.

Breaking News: Man To Marry Woman!

Fagburn has only just got round to posting today as he is so unbelievably fucking excited about the announcement that Prince William Of Inbred is to marry Kate Middleclass, a simple peasant girl from a multi-millionaire family.
It's not every day that a man and a woman get married, so Fagburn joins every single person on earth in wishing them every happiness, or at least a bit more happiness than royal couples usually have.
Thank fuck he didn't want to marry a fella.

• As this is clearly the most important event in the history of the world since man first tamed fire, Fagburn may not post again until at least teatime.