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Author and 'Chronicles of Narnia' producer, Perry Moore has penned 'Hero', a novel which tells the story of a young man coming to terms with his superpowers and homosexuality. An avid comic book fan, Perry has taken the liberty to give us the sordid details and ill fates of homosexual Superheros in the comic book world in this interesting peice from his website.


" NORTHSTAR
1st gay male hero to come out in the Marvel Comics Universe, thus making him their most prominent gay hero. Between February 16 and March 9, 2005, Northstar is killed in three different realities, during the most prominent of which, the X-Men’s most popular hero, Wolverine (star of the X-Men movies), impales him through the chest with his metal claws. Marvel’s most prominent gay hero is later resurrected as a murderous zombie assassin.

FREEDOM RING
Hailed by Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada as the new example of Marvel’s open policy toward gays in their books as “the star of Marvel Team-Up.” Quesada went on to say, “We’ve had more gay and lesbian characters appearing in Marvel comics than ever before.” Marvel Team-Up #24, three weeks after Quesada’s comments, features Freedom Ring, his finger sliced off and then graphically killed with 28 spikes impaling him, including one through the groin and protruding from his anus. Series cancelled with issue #25.

MONSIEUR MALLAH & THE BRAIN
Sadistic supervillains and gay lovers. One is a talking gorilla and the other is a disembodied brain in a jar. They’ve been searching to create a new body for the Brain so he and Monsieur Mallah may consummate their love. Last appeared in DC’s Teen Titans, aimed at teens. No gay heroes in the book, just these gay villains.

ICE
Lesbian member of DC’s superheroes Justice League International. Murdered. Last seen by her teammates in Hell.

MOONDRAGON
Depowered and maimed lesbian hero. Fitted with a power-inhibiting headband as punishment. Kidnapped and had her ear ripped off by a villain who makes her girlfriend (the new Captain Marvel) deliver the body part to her father as a ransom note. (Marvel’s “Annhiliation” series, summer 2006).

BLARNEY COCK
In series “the Boys,” a superhero police force kills hero Blarney Cock, and upon his disembowelment, a gerbil crawls out of his anus. The Boys also blackmail gay heroes with gay sex surveillance photos. (“The Boys,” issue #6)

SHOUT OUT
Gay member of superhero group Teenage Kix. Has his thumbs ripped off by superhero police force in “The Boys” #6.

WING
Sidekick to Batman-like hero Red Hawk in “Powers” superhero group “The Unity.” Admitted his crush to his mentor and was severely beaten by him, arm broken, and hospitalized. Given a check for 750K and forced to sign a confidentiality agreement to leave the group in dishonor following the incident.

BLOKE
First openly gay member of Marvel’s X-Force/X-Statix. Killed on his first mission.

PHAT
Another member of Marvel’s X-Force/X-Statix. First comes out of the closet as a publicity stunt, later killed.

KARMA
Lesbian member of Marvel’s New Mutants. Raped as a girl by Thai pirates. Possessed by villain The Shadow King. Kidnapped and disfigured. Reappeared as grossly obese, too fat to move on her own.

ELECTRO
This longtime Spiderman nemesis recently discovered his predilection for homosexuality as a result of a lengthy stint in prison. Sought out a shape-changing prostitute to satisfy his new desires.

EL EXTRANO
Gay magician member of superteam New Guardians. His name means “The Strange One.” Embodied numerous, offensive gay stereotypes. Attacked by an “AIDS vampire.” Forgotten after series was cancelled.

OBSIDIAN
Former hero of DC’s Infinity Incorporated. De-powered, corrupted by his sexual strife, manipulated by dark forces, tries to destroy the world. His homosexuality is attributed to being molested by his adopted father. Recently placed as the security guard on the all-straight Justice Society of America, but not allowed to sit at the table as a member of the team.

HOODED JUSTICE
Member of original superhero group the Minutemen in renowned graphic novel “Watchmen.” A gay bodybuilder who covered his identity with a hood. Murdered by teammate, US War Hero The Comedian, in a brutal retaliatory killing after Hooded Justice stops the Comedian from raping a female teammate.

THE SILHOUETTE
Another member of original superhero group the Minutemen in renowned graphic novel “Watchmen.” A closeted lesbian who is murdered along with her lover shortly after being outed.

CAPTAIN METROPOLIS
The ultimate loser/wimp of the “Watchmen” graphic novel series. Revealed to have gay relationship with gay team member Hooded Justice. Later decapitated in car accident.

WICCAN & HULKING and KAROLINA DEAN
After a promising start as positive representations of the new wave of gay and lesbian teen heroes, Wiccan and Hulking (boyfriend superheroes in Marvel’s “Young Avengers”) and Karolina Dean (the resident lesbian hero of Marvel’s “Runaways”) are singled out for torture in the series Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways. Their straight teammates remain unaffected.

FRENCHIE DuCHAMP
Sidekick to Marvel’s Moon Knight character. A gay alcoholic, double-amputee, who is nearly beaten to death with his prosthetic leg in Moon Knight #3, 2006.

JARVIS
Iron Man’s gay butler in Marvel’s The Ultimates. Shot through the head by Iron Man’s new superhero wife, the Black Widow.

THE HULK’S NEAR-RAPE
Then Marvel’s Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter writes a story depicting Bruce Banner’s near-rape at the hands of predatory gay men in the shower of a YMCA. In issue #23 of “The Incredible Hulk,” (1980) Banner escapes and cries, “God, what were they going to do to me! Oh my god…how can anyone? It, it seemed like a nightmare when it was happening, but, Lord, now…It was real!! They were really going to….! Then Banner transforms into The Hulk.

FLATMAN & LIVING LIGHTNING
Two minor characters, largely regarded as silly, come out of the closet as the punch-line to a joke in Great Lakes Avengers, 2005.

HECTOR
Supporting member of superhero team “The Pantheon” in “The Incredible Hulk.” Introduced as a powerful masculine gay character. Aside from a token appearance at a wedding, he is never to be mentioned again in the Marvel Universe.

CHAIN
Pathetic criminal in “Astro City” series. Gay man, murdered by the “Black Mask Killer.”

BATWING
Sadistic, gay super soldier who fights “Guardians of the Galaxy” (#9) after his male lover Rhodney is killed by Charlie-27, a hero of the Guardians.

SHATTERSTAR
Warrior-hero of teen group X-Force. Intended by the writer to be gay, intervenes during a gay-bashing. Character’s homosexuality is dropped soon thereafter, and he is rewritten by new writers as heterosexual.

PIED PIPER
As lame a villain as the name implies. Blows on a magical pipe to make people do his bidding. A longtime villain in The Flash. Has tried fighting on the side of the good guys, but has recently gone back to being a villain. His parents are murdered by teammate The Mirror Master.

THE QUESTION
Renee Montoya, a lesbian alcoholic ex-cop, who after a string of failed relationships and self-destructive alcoholism, replaces DC’s detective, who wears a mask with no face.

GREEN ARROW II/ CONNOR HAWKE
The original Green Arrow’s son. After a long stint in Kevin Smith’s revamp of Green Arrow where Connor is alluded to be gay, his character is made retroactively straight when new writers take over the series.

TERRY BERG
Teenage assistant to Kyle Rayner, a Green Lantern. Victim of a brutal gay-bashing that lands him in the hospital Unable to defend himself, Terry relies on heterosexual Green Lantern to seek out his assailants.

TASMANIAN DEVIL
Gay hero of DC’s Global Guardians team. Minor character. Mostly forgotten.

THE ANSWER II
A gay, former SHIELD agent turned mentally unstable and terrorist. Brought down by Captain America when he steals a nuclear missile.

MACHINESMITH
A gay, villainous robot from the pages of Captain America. Makes a pass at Iron Man in issue #320, vol. 1. Has a crush on heterosexual android hero The Vision.

SHRINKING VIOLET/LIGHTNING LASS, INVISIBLE KID, ELEMENT LAD
Members of DC’s long-running book “The Legion of Superheroes” who have each been featured in storylines hinting at their homosexuality None ever came out of the closet. Apparently there are no gay heroes whatsoever two-thousand years in the future according to the world of DC comics.

THE JOKER
The Batman’s main villain. A homicidal, perverse maniac depicted with increasingly feminine and homosexual overtones. Slaps Batman on the behind in the “Arkham Asylum” graphic novel and taunts his “relationship” with Robin.

ROBIN
Batman’s sidekick revealed as the prime villain behind Frank Miller’s “Dark Knight Returns” series, his sequel to the seminal “Dark Knight” series. Before Robin is taken down, he explains his turn to the dark side is the result of his unrequited love for Batman.

BATWOMAN
Rewritten as a lesbian. Closeted. Writers and artists focus on her pneumatic talents, aimed at straight-boy titillation. Kidnapped, tortured, and stabs a sword through her stomach. Original character murdered in Detective Comics #485.

RAINMAKER
Lipstick lesbian bisexual member of Gen 13. Used mostly for purposes of straight-boy titillation.

ULTRA-HUMANITE
Super-villain/mad scientist who possessed the body of a female to carry out her crimes. First transgendered character in comics, created in 1939, and has been trying to destroy DC’s heroes and take over the world ever since.

DESTINY
Lesbian member of “Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.” Dead.

AMAZON
Crippled lesbian turned supervillian terrorist. Elecrocuted. Formerly known as Man-Killer.

RAWHIDE KID
Limp-wristed caricature, embodies every homosexual stereotype. Stunt re-creation of an old Marvel Western star whose homosexuality is the joke-premise of new mini-series, handled with the sensitivity of Howard Stern Show writer Ron Zimmerman. Viewed by many as a cheap, offensive gay stereotype to hype book sales. Later, made heterosexual again, according to the “All New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z,” which explains that he was just pretending to be gay “to confuse others.”

JOSIAH POWER
Elder leader of short-lived DC Superteam “The Power Company.” Quickly cancelled. Never to be heard from again.

JETMAN
Elder Police Captain of “Top 10” super-human precinct. Closeted. Blackmailed by serial killer who threatened to out him to his police force.

FAUNA
Daughter of DC supervillain Felix Faust, lesbian member of supervillain team Strike Force Kobra. Killed in action.

SABER AND CANNON
Expert assassins, homosexual lovers/villains-for-hire in the pages of DC’s “The Vigilante.” Saber takes a blade to the shoulder, and Cannon felled by a bullet in the abdomen.

CLOUD
Gender-changing member of The New Defenders. Left earth never to be heard from again. Can’t decide on his/her sexuality.

CAPTAIN POWER
Spiderman villain. Lesbian doctor severely disfigured by explosion, driven to insanity and murder. (Amazing Spider-Man,#10, vol. 2)

MADAM FATAL
A retired actor who fought crime by dressing up as an old lady. First transvestite hero, appeared in Crack Comics #1, 1940. Dead. The DC hero Wildcat mocks his funeral (which had been attended by drag queens) in Justice Society of America #1.

JERICHO
Member of The New Teen Titans. According to co-creator George Perez, he was a “sensitive, artistic, wide-eyed character with arguably effeminate features” that could be interpreted as homosexual. Ultimately became a crazed threat, and killed, impaled by his father’s sword. Recently resurrected.

SCANDAL & KNOCKOUT
Lesbian lovers and supervillain/assassin members of DC’s “The Secret Six.”

SUNFIRE II
Lesbian hero of Marvel’s “Exiles.” Dead.

ULTIMATE IRON MAN
Marvel’s neo-conservative war-machine hero who is straight but of note because his book is written by Orson Scott Card, whose anti-gay diatribe “The Hypocrites of Homosexuality” (Sunstone Magazine, February 1990) presents his opinions on gays. Includes such choice statements as: “Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books…to be used when necessary to send a clear message that those who flagrantly violate society’s regulation of sexual behavior cannot be permitted to remain as acceptable, equal citizens within that society.” Also writes series “Red Prophet” and “Wyrms” for Marvel Comics.

APOLLO & MIDNIGHTER
Thinly veiled gay versions of Superman and Batman. Super-assassin heroes, stars of super group “The Authority.” Book cancelled by parent company Warner Bros for implying Superman and Batman are gay. Book brought back as result of fan-popularity. Apollo attacked and gang-raped by supervillain team. Midnighter has his heart ripped out by supervillain. Couple marries and adopts baby girl and continues to kill threats to our safety in all universes. Midnighter now has his own solo series—without Apollo.

CAVALIER
Longtime villain in the DC Universe, dressed, laughably, as a musketeer with a feathered dart, snuff, and handkerchief as his weapons. Mostly forgotten, reappears in Justice League #3, vol 3, as living on skid row and trading information for cash

ANOLE
Ineffectual gay member of X-Men’s New Mutant Academy. The class wimp.

WALTER KASKO
Gay teacher, supporting member of “Black Lightning” series. Killed in a botched gang slaying.

NED CAMPBELL
A gay mutant who projects his astral form to take on a male lover. His wife, suspecting an affair, hires a detective who discovers the truth. Killed by a superhero, Wolfsbane of X-Factor, who slashes him apart after they catch him engaged in sex with his male lover (Madrox #4).

DESTROYER & UNION JACK II
Closeted gay superhero lovers. Union Jack killed in car accident. Destroyer remains in the closet until his golden years.

UTLIMATE NORTHSTAR
Shot at point blank-range by Mr. Sinister in “Ultimate X-Men” series and left to die. Rescued by Ultimate X-Men. Hospitalized. Currently dating Ultimate Colossus.

NIGEL CLOWES
Retired V-Battalion operative, appeared in “New Invaders #4” at a Gay Pride Festival that is attacked, with gay marchers slaughtered, by Nazi Vampires.

GRACE & THUNDER
Lesbian lovers, heroes of DC’s group “The Outsiders.”

MEPHISTO
Evil bi-sexual demon in Marvel Universe who appears gay sometimes to carry out his nefarious plans. Tells hero Silver Surfer that “it is mine to deem you slave,... or lover… or nothing.” (Silver Surfer, #100, vol.3)

RICTOR
Sexually confused member of Marvel’s” X-Factor.” Largely alluded to being gay. Never has come out of the closet. After many fans wrote in asking when the creative team would finally address the character’s sexuality, Rictor is now sleeping with female teammate, Wolfsbane, who killed Ned Campbell after catching him having sex with a man.

STARMAN III
Blue skinned effeminate bi-sexual alien, drawn into stereotypical gay life of drugs and clubs, appears later in a Turk County freak show, where is he rescued by the current, heterosexual Starman.

COVEN
Karl Coven is an insane serial killer responsible for murdering seventeen victims, including children. Taunts Captain Marvel by kissing the hero, plunging his tongue into Captain Marvel’s mouth. (Captain Marvel #9, vol. 4)

NBC’S “HEROES”
Popular television series nixes appearance of minor gay supporting character before show airs. Claire’s friend Zach was intended to be a gay character, with episodes planned for him, but his character was pulled from the show altogether.

THE AMBIGUOUSLY GAY DUO
Saturday Night Live’s most prominent portrayal of gay characters. Heroes with homosexual inclinations used as illustration for mockery. "

- www.perrymoorestories.com

I have been listening to muscles a bit lately and I really like. I am in love with Chocolate Raspberry Lemon & Lime. It is such a cute track:

(I wish that I could. I wish that I could) I wish that I could keep you in my pocket,
So I could play with you all the time,
And wrap you up in a little blanket,
Chocolate, Raspberry, Lemon and Lime!

Cause you're mine
And you're mine
You're mine
(repeat a few times)

My dreams are tropical icy cold,
I'll shake you up from the top of the bottle,
And wake you up in the middle of the night,
And wrap my fingers around you from left to right,

Cause you're mine
And you're mine
You're mine
(repeat a few times)

So I was having a chat to a guy I sort of know on MSN at work today. A bit of a long story but he was asking my opinion of a poem he was writing. Now, it wasn't a very good poem but no matter. This post isn't about good poetry, it's about jerking off. I know, poetry and jerking off go together like mash potato and ice cream.

Image: Priests Go Wild! by Alex Guerrero

red hat (xevi), 2003

i really like the art work of slava mougtin. self-proclaimed "exiled dissident, porno activist, homo terrorist, pinko commie fag," his exploits saw him become the target of three high publicity criminal cases which ultimately resulted in his forced move to america.

his highly sexualised installation and photographic works are a paradox. at once they are challenging to the feminised concept of the gay man present in the social psyche, yet subtle features, expressions, clothing and props continually reinvent and reinvigorate the fem nature of gay boys. his installation and photographic work effortlessly obliterates sex/gender stereotypes, to present new, masculinised and hyper-masculinised portrayals of mid-20s gay men.

from pref no 9, 2006

he's obsession with queer 'straight guys' as sex objects is paramount to his masculine homosexual idea. his object of desire is wiggas, "generally used to describe a young, middle or upper-class mimicker of certain affectations of hip hop culture." red hat (xevi), 2003 is one example. his boys are quintessential of this fashion and lifestyle, often skaters, always lean and regularly well built and muscular. and because they are probably the 'wrong end of town' they are imbued with adding hardness and dangerousness, adding to their heightened masculinity). which is exactly how mogutin wants them.

the jock strap—both a practical item used by sportsmen, a symbol of masculinity and a gay fetish item—is an important feature as well. the photograph from pref magazine for example features the model buff and with body hair in a jock strap. but he is wearing jock straps, adorning himself in them, and smelling them. they are fetish objects.

anton_helmet, 2000

another aspect of his work that focused on power is his depiction of men in uniform, violence and sexual powerplay. he fetishises power in a way rarely equated with gay men. flipping through lost boys, a book cataloguing much of his photo work, there are hundreds of images of men in military uniforms, coupled with images such as anton_helmet. a link is established between authority and gay eroticism.

even his most feminised subjects—like phiiliip (see phiiliip & grant, 2003)—are powerful. despite his waif build and his eye make up he is still violent, predatory. his stare is cold and unforgiving, even as he is 'caught' (by the viewer) strangling his boyfriend. as patrik, author of cobain in a coma says:

The models glare into the lens like you're staring at them in gym class and they're about to kick your ass but they're so hot you can't take your eyes away.

phiiliip & grant, 2003

see slava mogutin's blog
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on thursday the human rights and equal opportunity commission released its report into equal treatment of same-sex couples in australia. the report outlines changes in definitions describing de facto relationships in at least 58 federal laws. according to the commission, "changing the definitions describing de facto relationships in relevant federal laws could help end daily discrimination suffered by more than 20,000 same-sex couples in australia"

commissioner graeme innes said, “as one man told us during our Inquiry - same-sex couples are first class tax-payers but second class citizens - and we have certainly found this to be true.” and regardless of often being the most tax people in the country, they certainly don't receive any additional benefits for putting the most back into society. they cannot expect the same entitlements in employment, workers’ compensation, veterans’ entitlements, health care subsidies, family law, superannuation, aged care and immigration law. but of course we all know the howard government's approach to same-sex couples.

howard stays firm on no same-sex marriage. on sky news he said,"there's no possibility of our attitude in relation to gay marriage changing." "we are not in favour of discrimination but of course our views on the nature of marriage in our community are very well known and they won't be changing," he continued, "in relation to other issues we certainly aren't a government that supports discrimination."

aren't a government that supports discrimination? then why is there still discrimination in federal legislation? why did we NEED to pass a law to ensure that the dirty fags and lezzos can never get married? surely the vote tally isn't justification enough given last weeks results of getup's commissioned galaxy poll which shows 71% of australians believe same sex couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples in de facto relationships. that also included 63% of coalition voters!

“simple amendments to the definitions in a raft of federal laws would end this discrimination,” mr Innes said, but with a government with control of both houses of parliament which have openly pushed the equality movement back, i doubt this will happen. isn't it about time the federal government got serious about dealing with discrimination. how do we expect to get homophobia out of our workplaces, out of our school yards and off out streets when discrimination is enshrined in government legislation?

if this on going discrimination bothers you, i urge you to sign up to the getup equal before the law campaign, and tell the howard government to make these changes.

i wonder if the commissions concerns around family will have any better luck getting the issue heard in parliament? namely, that the discriminatory laws also have a negative impact on children.

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saw this little snippet this morning:

The YWCA is warning that many teenage girls are complacent about sex - with often severe effects on their health.

A Youth and Condoms survey reveals many young women are having multiple partners and are lax about using a condom.

This follows figures showing gonorrhoea in young people is up 52 percent, and chlamydia almost 28 percent.

YWCA executive director Alison Lewin says young women need to know more about the implications of sex, aside from pregnancy.

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