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Pop star George Michael is convinced he has no gay fans, because he's open about his homosexuality. The Fast Love hitmaker, 43, 'came out' in April 1998 after he was arrested for "engaging in a lewd act" in a Beverly Hills, California public toilet. Speaking on last night's George Michael - I'm Your Man: A South Bank Special show, Michael said, "I don't have many gay fans. "Gay fans are only interested when you're 'in the closet'. "Once you're out, they don't give a toss."

LONDON (Reuters) - Pop star George Michael said smoking cannabis kept him "sane and happy" and appeared to light up a joint during an interview on ITV news channel, ITV said on Friday. The comments have landed the former Wham! frontman in hot water with mental health groups and drug charities concerned about the message Michael's comments will send to young people. "All drugs have potential to harm and that is the principal message we need to get across," William Butler, spokesman for the Addaction drugs charity, told the Evening Standard. A spokeswoman for the 43-year-old singer, who recently embarked...

A mature, modest and (almost) scandal-free George Michael took the stage in his first solo concert in 15 years. But the pop star couldn't resist making another controversial dig at George Bush. At the end of the first set Michael sang his 2002 controversial anti-Bush song "Shoot the Dog."

With a clearly definitive win in the Washington Supreme Court this week, marriage advocates are on an impressive roll. From the beginning I argued that among the most recent cases to be decided, the case in the state of Washington was the most important. With no residency requirement in the state, the radical homosexual activists pushing the fraud of same-sex marriage would need a win in Washington and seek to challenge the federal Defense of Marriage Act. In doing so, it would leave the national definition of marriage up to a single federal judge – and not the millions of...

Concord, N.H. – Two years after being confirmed as the world's first openly homosexual Bishop, Rev. Canon V. Gene Robertson exercised his new power Friday by adding Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" to the list of songs to be printed in the New Hampshire Episcopal Church's new hymnals, which will be distributed to churches within Robertson's diocese in June. "My hope is that the congregation can look past the non-traditional lyrical content and see that Freddy Mercury's melodies are just as uplifting as conventional Church hymns," Robertson said, adding that he's "always had a special place in [his] heart for Queen." Robertson...

Many argue that communism will never be possible because of "human nature". The essence of this false argument is the belief that a communist society would consist of an all-powerful central government that would tell everybody what to do--and would therefore undermine the creative initiative of individuals and the search for happiness. • This argument is based on two false assumptions: (1) It assumes that a communist society will look like the former Soviet Union, or the current China, North Korea, etc (ie: corrupt police states with a feudal-style ruling class) (2) It assumes that people will only work in...

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cmp/20050715/tc_cmp/165702500 UN Panel: No Single Nation Should Control Internet Addresses Aoife White Thu Jul 14, 9:38 PM ET BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP)--A U.N. panel created to recommend how the Internet should be run in the future has failed to reach consensus but did agree that no single country should dominate. The United States stated two weeks ago that it intended to maintain control over the computers that serve as the Internet's principal traffic cops. In a report released Thursday, the U.N. panel outlined four possible options for the future of Internet governance for world leaders to consider at a November "Information...

Here is the list so far for sponcers to this hate America fest: ANSWER Code Pink UFPJ NION Al Awda World Workers Party Ruckas Revolutionary Communist party Moveon.org ACORN Campus Antiwar Network International Socialist Org Greens Party Muslim Student Association CPUSA

The horse joke is a HOMOSEXUAL joke? Rush is a nasty 50 year old?

Schools will be encouraged to hold lessons exploring the achievements of gay men and women throughout history as part of the first gay history month. The project, to be held in February, will highlight the hidden history of household names who would probably today identity as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, such as William Shakespeare, who was rumoured to be bisexual, and Florence Nightingale, who few people know was a lesbian. Other events covered during the month will include talks on the early years of gays and lesbians in British television and discussions of the history of the British LGBT...

I have read many messages which object to same-sex marriage but I am still waiting to learn what specific adverse consequences opponents of gay marriage anticipate to result from its legalization. In other words, suppose same-sex marriage becomes law during 2005. By 2010 or 2015 what specific indisputable adverse consequences to society do opponents predict to occur? With respect to those critics of same-sex marriage who refer to "God's law" and "procreation" --- do they believe that heterosexual couples who cannot have children, or who do not wish to have children, should also NOT be allowed to marry? The essence...

George Michael has launched a withering attack on Elton John after his fellow pop star criticised his latest album, Patience, and told him to "get out more". Michael hit back after Sir Elton said in an interview: "George is in a strange place. There appears to be a deep-rooted unhappiness in his life." After reading the article in Heat magazine, Michael wrote an angry letter to the editor, published in this week's edition. He writes: "Elton John knows very little about George Michael and that's a fact. Contrary to the public's impression, we have spoken rarely in the last 10...

THIS AM...on Fox News, Podesta was being interviewed about the library. When asked about the extend of the displays about shillery, he said that...she was important..."as the vice president." He didn't say, "as was the vice president."

Judy (hmmm?) Woodruff just had a report that Karl Rove had offered Nebraska Sen Ben Nelson the post of Secretary of Agriculture. Nelson is up in 2006...and facing a hard race from popular GOP Gov Mike Johanns. Nelson is among the most conservative of Senate Dems..Does this make sense, because Nelson votes with the GOP on most of the key issues..?

WASHINGTON - Democratic Party leaders said Wednesday they want to know why Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites) ended his presidential campaign with more than $15 million in the bank, money that could have helped Democratic candidates across the country. Some said he will be pressured to give the money to Democratic campaign committees rather than save it for a potential White House bid in 2008. "Democrats are questioning why he sat on so much money that could have helped him defeat George Bush (news - web sites) or helped down-ballot races, many of which could have gone our...

SINGER George Michael has told how a crazed woman stalker secretly lived under the floor of his house for FOUR DAYS. He only realised she was there when he heard her yell his name as he made a phone call. When he investigated the woman leapt out of her hiding place — sending the star reeling back in terror. George, 41, called cops, who arrested her after she punched an officer. Weeks later she was found AGAIN in his garden and ejected. George’s mansion in Hampstead, North West London is split level. It features a luxurious living room that hangs...

Pop star George Michael is abandoning the music business to release his songs online for free instead. The multi-millionaire singer said he will never make another album for sale in record shops because he does not need the cash and does not enjoy fame. Fans will be given the option to make donations online in exchange for downloading the tracks, and the proceeds will be given to charity. He is promoting his latest album, Patience, which he said is his last. The 40-year-old star made his announcement during an interview with Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 1. I'll hopefully be...

George Michael to put future songs on Internet, for free Wed Mar 10, 6:17 PM ET Add Top Stories - AFP to My Yahoo! LONDON (AFP) - British singer George Michael said he was retiring from the music business and intended instead to put all his future songs on the Internet -- for free. AFP/ANSA/File Photo   The 40-year-old pop star told BBC radio he would never make another album for sale in record shops, because he did not need the money and wanted to be less famous. Michael is currently promoting his latest album "Patience", but revealed it...

The main drawback of being a professional opinionist is that you’re expected to have opinions on everything. When your average moviegoer leaves the theater, he shrugs and says, "Let’s go eat." That’s not an option available to Roger Ebert, who has to string it out for a few more paragraphs. But just lately, on being urged by various correspondents to weigh in on this or that allegedly burning controversy, I find myself shrugging, "Let’s go eat." Example One: Senator Santorum’s thoughts on homosexuality. I won’t bother printing the quote, since it’s rambling and incoherent, and even when you fill in...

BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 12, 2003 A secret tunnel leads underground from the main administration block to a prison where exposed electrical wires run from wall sockets to a bench in the interrogation room. The walls of cells which housed up to eight prisoners are scribbled with prayers and calendars indicating time spent inside, written in Arabic, Hebrew and even Chinese. Solitary confinement is standing room only and shared with toilet plumbing. The small bathrooms, remaining blankets, prison garb and plastic buckets are filthy. Plaster and paint is peeling off in large sheets and all around are posters, paintings and...

British Broadcasting Corp. on Friday said shots of George Michael's backing musicians wearing anti-war T-shirts will likely be cut from a television show. Michael performed a cover of Don McLean's anti-war song "The Grave" on BBC's music show "Top of the Pops" on Thursday. His cellists wore T-shirts with the logo "No war, Blair out" - referring to Prime Minister Tony Blair. A BBC official said shots of the cellists' T-shirts violate the broadcaster's policy of impartiality and suggested they would probably be edited out of the show when it is aired Friday. "We have to conform to BBC policy...

George Michael is recording an anti-war track to highlight his views on the looming conflict with Iraq, it has been announced. He is covering Don McLean's track The Grave for MTV UK & Ireland, which will be played by the station's network across Europe. McLean penned the song in 1971, and it was included on his hugely successful American Pie album. Michael has left the hard-hitting lyrics largely unchanged for his version, which will be aired from Monday. Brent Hansen, chief executive of MTV Networks Europe, said: "MTV Europe is free from political standpoint and prides itself in offering its...

Last Updated:Thursday, 20 February, 2003, 22:49 GMT Brits winners attack war plans Double winner: Ms Dynamite Ms Dynamite and Coldplay used the Brit Awards to lambast plans for a war in Iraq as they picked up two prizes each at the UK's most prestigious music ceremony. Ms Dynamite - who won best British female artist and best urban act - performed a rewritten version of George Michael's track Faith which said: "I don't want blood on my hands." Meanwhile, Coldplay singer Chris Martin - who accepted best British group and album - attacked George Bush from the stage at the...

<p>LONDON — George Michael says he's nervous to return to his home in the United States because of the criticism he's received for his new song and video, "Shoot the Dog."</p> <p>The British pop singer's video condemns Prime Minister Tony Blair for his close ties with the United States, portraying him as President Bush's obedient lap dog. The video shows a cartoon of Bush tickling a poodle representing Blair on the White House lawn.</p>

Americans have rallied to call on George Michael to be kicked out of the country over his controversial new anti-US single. The British multimillionaire, who has homes in the US, has been slated coast to coast for Shoot the Dog in which he ridicles President George W Bush. The star criticises America and close ally Britain for their war against terrorism and portrays Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair as gay lovers in the accompanying video. The video jokes about the fight for freedom in the wake of the World Trade Center atrocity. Neither the song nor video has been...