Even Cher is sometimes flabbergasted by her own career.

Burlesque may not have done well in theaters on its opening weekend, but the delightfully divalicous romp through world of a fantasy burlesque theater is a hit with gay men and drag queens everywhere.

Comparisons between Burlesque and Paul Verhoeven’s camp catastrophe hit-film Showgirls are inevitable, but while Showgirls is a roller coaster of decadent madness, Burlesque is merry-go-round and your stuck on the pony that doesn’t go up or down- pleasant but not thrilling.

Sure the music is fun, and as Nomi Malone would say, “it doesn’t suck” but the film really seems like a long playing Christina Aguilera music video with Cher making a special appearance. Expect to see hoards of drag queens lip synching the movie to death in the bars for years to come.

Join us today as we talk about Cher, Christina, the new Hollywood hunk Cam Gigandet’s hot box of cookies that’ll turn anyone into a cookie monster and why Alan Cumming’s scenes in the film went straight to DVD.

We very happy that Cam Gigandet enjoys playing characters that wear very little clothing.

Anti-Gay Religious Group Watchdog Wayne Besen

Wayne gives us an update on George “Carry My Luggage” Rekers, Dr. Laura’s so called new talk show, the future of Anti-Gay iPhone apps and what was the top anti-gay news story of the year?

PLUS:

Gaga-flage: how to use a Lady Gaga CD to steal top government secrets.

Lady Gaga and Kim Kardashian will die for AIDS.

And surely you can’t be serious? Comedic legend Leslie Nielsen passed away from pneumonia, he was 84.

Don’t call me shirley.

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Wagon Wheel Watusi – Striptease: A Walk On the Burlesque Side: iTunes

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According to the contract, Lucien had to perform the following for Rekers on their trip to Europe-
1- Carry his bags
2- Massage him for an hour a day
3- Eat two meals a day with him
4- Share the same room

Wane Besen of Truth Wins Out, says of Rekers, who testified against gays adoption rights in Florida- “Rekers doesn’t think gay people should raise boys, but he should rent boys.”

How far have we come in creating laws to protect queer folks from violent crimes?

On today’s show we’ve got Wayne Besen- best known for Anything but Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth, a tell-all book about the deceptive practices behind ex-gay groups and Andy Thayer from the Gay Liberation Network.

Wayne will be speaking in Chicago this Saturday Sept 27th for the 10th annual Matthew Shepard March protesting the murder of Matthew Shepard and all victims of hate violence. The rally starts at 8pm on the corner of Roscoe and Halsted followed by a march through the neighborhood.

The controversial induction of Fundamentalist Radio personality James Dobson into the Museum of Broadcast Communication’s Hall of Fame has a lot of people up in arms. Why would they ask him of all people? Is this just a cry for help from antiquated institution that isn’t even relevant anymore to secure money or is something else going on here?

Check out Dump Dobson to learn how you can protest against Dobson’s inclusion into the Hall of Fame.

Is the Bush administration a shop-o-holic? The chilly reception to the 700 billion dollar bailout and a deficit out of control shows us a Republican party struggling to handle their obsession with spending. Will somebody please hire Washington a therapist or get them to find a hobby other than spending money.

Mama’s Milk Ice Cream? People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are putting pressure on the Vermont Ice Cream company Ben and Jerry’s to substitute human breast milk instead of cow milk in their ice cream.

The demand comes in the wake of news reports of a Swiss Restaurant which uses cows milk in three quarters of all the dairy products it serves. How about a Moma’s Mounds blizzard sundae?

Listen to today’s show as we talk about these topics and more. What’s the big deal over celebrities in glass closets and what happens if Obama wins the U.S. Presidenital Election. Will Obama solve all our problems?

Vote baby vote- Feast of Fools.

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Anything But Straight: Amazon

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