Is it good for the gays?

Did you know that the “Bruno” movie opens today? How could you not? But everyone’s asking the same question: is Bruno good for the gays or bad for the gays? I don’t know — how are you feeling about Kazakhstan these days? — but meanwhile, let’s see how some other items rank:

BAD FOR THE GAYS

Yoga! You thought all that stretching was toning your body but it was actually making you straight!

GOOD FOR THE GAYS

“Supermodel” John Micklow! So good, we’re gonna need a lot more pictures!

BAD FOR THE GAYS

Facebook! The Globe and Mail’s Russell Smith says it’s evil. He’s totally right, of course, but I’m sending him the “someone-needs-a-hug” application anyway.

GOOD FOR THE GAYS

ROCKSTAR Energy Drink! The company has disavowed any connection with the rantings of radio homophobe Michael Savage.

BAD FOR THE GAYS

ROCKSTAR Energy Drink! Does this mean I’ll have to drink that swill now?

GOOD FOR THE GAYS

Montreal! It’s always a great place to be and Daniel Baylis of Tourisme Montreal is doing his best to lure you there:

 

BAD FOR THE GAYS

Bullying! It’s what led 11-year-old Carl Walker-Hoover (among too many others) to kill himself and now his mother is out to put a end to it:

A woman like this isn’t good for the gays. She’s good for everybody.

Have a fantastic weekend!

A former editor of the late, lamented fab magazine, Scott has been writing for Xtra since 2007 on a variety of topics in news pieces, interviews, blogs, reviews and humour pieces. He lives on the Danforth with his boyfriend of 12 years, a manic Jack Russell Terrier, a well-stocked mini-bar and a shelf of toy Daleks.

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