New York City Gay Men's Chorus Cancels Fundraiser at The Out NYC Over Owner's Intimate Reception with Ted Cruz

Kyler Geoffroy

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7 Institutions of HIV Infection

The spread of HIV is bigger than two people having sex or sharing needles.

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Tyler Curry

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Bruce LaBruce, Queer Filmmaker, Get His Own Retrospective At NYC's MoMA
Bruce LaBruce is one of the most iconic names within the world of queer film. Now the artist is being honored with his very own retrospective at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, which recognizes his work as a whole from over the past several decades.

Having opened on April 23, the retrospective showcases all nine of the films LaBruce has made as he reaches what he describes as a “mid-point” in his career. The exhibition is also features LaBruce’s latest film “Gerontophilia,” a project that explores intergenerational queer love.

The Huffington Post chatted with LaBruce this week about what the retrospective means for his career and what we can expect from the filmmaker in the future.

The Huffington Post: What is your overarching vision for this exhibition at the MoMA?
Bruce LaBruce: The film exhibition at MoMA is a retrospective, so it’s an opportunity to look back at my work at a more or less “mid-career” point and ponder how I got this far making the kinds of films that I make. The exhibition corresponds with the US theatrical debut of my film “Gerontophilia,” which opens May 1st at the Village Cinema East in NYC, and with the recent release on Blu-ray of my movie “Hustler White” for its 20th anniversary. MoMA is showing all nine of my feature-length films and a program of my short films.

I started out making short, experimental super 8 films in Toronto in the mid-80s, showing them in alternative art spaces and punk venues. My first no-budget feature, “No Skin Off My Ass,” was shot on super 8 and blown up to 16mm. My next two films where shot on 16mm, and then I transferred to digital but still incorporated some material shot on film. My latest features, including “Gerontophilia” and “Pierrot Lunaire,” have been shot entirely on HD digital. So my work has bridged the gap between film and video, which has had interesting implications in terms of aesthetics and process.

I also started making fanzines and films before the Internet popularly existed, and I promoted and exhibited much of my early work myself. I considered promotion and distribution part of the creative process, and still do to this day. And in terms of queer politics, I was one of the first filmmakers to be showing sexually explicit and even pornographic gay imagery in films that were playing at major international film festivals (four of my films have played at Sundance and three as world premieres). So it seems like a good time to reflect back on that trajectory, and figure out where I’m headed now.

As an artist, what does this moment in your career represent for you?
Although I’ve always shown my work at more “queer” and alternative venues and festivals, I’ve also avoided only preaching to the perverted, and have tried to reach broader audiences, even with very provocative and (homo)sexually explicit work. So to be shown and recognized by MoMA is a great way to give my work more visibility, and to put it in a larger context of the gay movement and the avant-garde. The MoMA film department is also talking to me about including my films as part of their permanent collection, so it’s a good opportunity for me to have my work properly archived. I’ve made mostly no- and low-budget films, so there have been very few restrictions on my imagination as a filmmaker. I’ve been allowed to do pretty much whatever I want, without interference, which has encouraged me to really push the envelope and explore some unchartered territory. So it’s great to see MoMA supporting this kind of work.

What are your thoughts about the possibility of viewers truly getting an accurate sense of who you are as an artist by experiencing this exhibition?
The MoMA retrospective is presenting all of my movies, even the most controversial ones. My film “Skin Flick,” an art-porn film that takes as its subject a gang of neo-Nazi skinheads, was my first film to be picketed when it played a three-week run at the ICA in London. “L.A. Zombie,” a gorn movie (mixing gore and porn) was banned in Australia and caused a ruckus when it was screening in competition at the Locarno Film Festival. So I’m happy that MoMA is not shying away from showing these films as well, because they really do give the full picture of my work. “Gerontophilia,” which opens the retrospective, is my first and only non-sexually explicit feature film to date!

What’s next for Bruce LaBruce?
I’m hoping to continue to make more of both kinds of films, both no-budget and experimental, and more mainstream. I have three projects in development. One is unannounced, one is called “Twincest,” which is a feature film without sexually explicit content, and one is a no-budget sequel of sorts to “The Raspberry Reich” entitled “Ulrike’s Brain.” Hopefully there will also be more photography, more writing, and more controversies!

The Bruce LaBruce MoMA retrospective is running through May 2. Head here for more information.

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Watch Tonight: HRC Global on CBS’s Madam Secretary

Tonight, HRC Global will be featured on the hit CBS series “Madam Secretary.”
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Eating like a Caveman: An Argument for the Paleo Diet

You see, I hate counting calories.   

I don’t have time for that. I don’t like keeping track of how much I’ve eaten nor do I obsess over how many grams of a particular nutrient I’ve had. One of the reasons I hate counting calories: not all calories are created equal.  Stuffing 400 calories worth of Doritos in my mouth (mmmm!!) definitely does not affect my body in the same way as 400 calories of high-quality vegetables and proteins. I also just hate math.

Enter the Paleo Diet – I don’t have to count calories anymore! Ever! And it’s helped me lose weight, build muscle, and get in the best shape of my life. 

So what is it? Basically, if a caveman couldn’t eat it, neither can you. The Paleo Diet is an effort to go back to eating how we’re biologically designed to eat.  And cavemen didn’t eat grains. Grains are composed primarily of carbohydrates, and those are turned into glucose (a type of sugar) in our system to be used for energy and various other tasks to help our body function. But here’s the thing – any glucose that isn’t used as energy is stored as fat.

Who wants that? Well, turns out a lot of people do. But it’s not for me. The Paleo Diet also almost completely erases sugar from your diet. Unless you’re getting your sugar from a fruit, forget it. Sugar is a dangerous drug, and the sooner you start thinking that way, the healthier you’ll be. 

So, no grains, no sugar, and no processed foods. Bye bye, late night Taco Bell runs! 

To help, here is a basic scheme of what to eat on the Paleo Diet:

Eat: 

Grass-fed meats

Fish and seafood

Fresh fruits and vegetables

Eggs

Nuts and seeds

Healthful oils (Olive, walnut, flaxseed, macadamia, avocado, coconut)

Don’t eat:

Cereal grains

Legumes (including peanuts)

Dairy

Refined sugar

Potatoes

Processed foods

Salt

Refined vegetable oils

Here are a few easy ways to start changing your daily meals for the better:

Breakfast is easy – make an omelet.  Sauté some onion, peppers, mushrooms, and broccoli in olive or coconut oil; add omega-3-enriched or free-range eggs and diced turkey or chicken breast.

Lunches are a snap. At the beginning of the week, make a giant salad with anything you like. Need some ideas? Here you go: mixed greens, spinach, radishes, bell peppers, cucumbers, carrots, avocadoes, walnuts, almonds and sliced apples or pears.  Store the salad in a large sealable container. Each morning prepare a single serving for lunch, and then mix in a meat of your choice. Toss with olive oil and lemon juice and that’s it.

For dinner, try spaghetti squash as a substitute for pasta. Top with pesto, marinara and meatballs.  Any other grilled meats and vegetables topped with olive oil and garlic will also do nicely. 

Sweet tooth? Turn to berries and other fruits, and skip the ice cream. 

There are many more ways to Paleo your life but these simple suggestions should get you started.

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Bruce Jenner's E! Docuseries on Gender Transition Gets Premiere Date

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PHOTOS: The Art of the Hookup

In this series by photographer Mauricio A. Rodriguez, our ‘selfie’ is obscured.

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More Events Cancel Over Gay Hotel Owner's Ted Cruz Dinner Party

Now parting ways is New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, joining Broadway Bares and potentially more.

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Lucas Grindley

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Obama And Joe Biden Are So Close They Can't Get Served In Indiana
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are apparently so close, Obama says they have trouble getting served in some places in Indiana.

“I tease Joe sometimes, but he has been at my side for seven years, I love that man,” Obama said during the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. “He’s not just a great vice president, he is a great friend.

“We’ve gotten so close that in some places in Indiana, they won’t serve us pizza anymore,” Obama joked.

Obama was referring to the controversial Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which would have permitted businesses to cite their religious beliefs as grounds to deny service to LGBT individuals. During the controversy, one pizzeria drew attention for saying that it would refuse to cater a gay wedding.

The bill was eventually amended by the Indiana legislature to clarify that it did not sanction discrimination.

Obama also made fun of former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.), who said recently that he would not attend a gay wedding. Obama joked that gay couples probably wouldn’t want to invite Santorum anyway.

“That’s not going to be a problem,” Obama said.

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Kim Kardashian Opens Up About Bruce Jenner: 'We All Really Support Him'
In an exclusive interview with “Today” set to air Monday, Kim Kardashian will open up about her stepparent Bruce Jenner coming out as transgender.

Jenner made the announcement in an interview with Diane Sawyer on Friday night, saying, “I’m me. I’m a person. This is who I am. I’m not stuck in anybody’s body. My brain is much more female than male … For all intents and purposes, I am a woman.”

In a clip from Kardashian’s upcoming interview, the reality star slams reports that her family has been anything but supportive.

“I see reports that say, you know, this one doesn’t support him, and this one’s over here and my mom feels this way, and it’s all really so made up,” says Kardashian in the clip.

Kardashian says that “there is still an adjustment” to be made, but adds, “We all really support him.”

Watch the full interview Monday on “Today.”

Note: Though Jenner has come out as “for all intents and purposes a woman,” he has not yet indicated that he would like to be known by a new name or female pronouns, so this story uses male pronouns.

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