OUTscene: (PRIDE 2011) MK's Exclusive INTER-view with Writer and Grand Marshall, Armistead Maupin!

by MK Scott

OUTscene Editor

I was thrilled to learn that an old friend was selected to be a Grand Marshall for the Seattle Pride Parade. I met Armistead Maupin over 12 years ago when he was featured in a special concert with Seattle Men's Chorus and we have stayed in touch and saw him this Past Fall and we planned  an interview soon. Now the moment has arrived for the interview we have the video below:

OUTscene: (PRIDE 2011) MK Chats with Activist and Grand Marshall, Daniel Hernandez at Seattle Pridefest!

by MK Scott

OUTscene Editor

I ran into LGBT Rights Activist and 'Hero', Daniel Hernandez at Seattle Pridefest and asked about being asked as Grand Marshall for the Seattle Pride Parade and doesn't consider himself a Hero, even though he   saved Gabi Giffords Life!  

OUTscene: (PRIDE 2011) Parade and PrideFest 'Totally Awesome'!

Photo by Starr Quality

OUTview was a PROUD media sponsor of the pride parade as MK rode PROUDLY in the parade with Lincoln Rose and Ethan McMahon in a1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible. No Big stars this year but the real Star was the car (driven by Seattle attorney, Douglas Titus)!  

On the corner of 4th and Bell, our partners at ITV was capturing and streaming LIVE on Ustream and OUTview  (Look for Highlights coming soon).

 

In the The Seattle Times: Adam Rosencrantz, board president of parade sponsor Seattle Out and Proud said, estimated crowds at 400,000, in excess of last year's 250,000. "It's an exciting time," he said. "I think one message for us to remember is why we're doing it (Pride festivities). In this country, we can do this. But there are places around the world where if anybody finds out you're gay, it's punishable by death or life in prison."

Once we got to Seattle Center for Pridefest, we were amazed how crowded it was already. MK and the Team shared the booth with our Pridefest Sponsor, Blue Sky Cleaners. Many Thanks to Jessica and her team for their support.

One of the headliners was 2010 IDOL Runner up Crystal Bowersox singing her hit, 'Farmer's Daughter' and a special request for a Tracy Chapman Hit. 

Many Hot shirtless guys in underwear, buying underwear, T-Shirts, Lesbians Toppless and  running around nude in the international Fountain. It was an 'Totally Awesome' Day!

More Photos Below!

OUTscene: (PRIDE 2011) The Guys were Hotter than the Weather at the Capitol Hill Pride Block Party!

The 3rd Annual Capitol Hill Block party was Saturday and the weather went from warm to cold, sunny to cloudy. We were amazed that many more people were there than last year. 2 stages (One Latino, one acoustic) plus Julia's beer garden provided entertainment, food and non profits. The guys on the left were great eye candy! Later I walked past the Dyke March. 

More Photos Below!

OUTscene: (RE-view) Seattle Men's Chorus closes the season with 'FUN'!

by MK Scott

OUTscene Editor

What do you get when you combine the Seattle Men's Chorus' 60's, 70', 80's Tribute concerts with the crispness of the 2002's ABBA Tribute concert? You get Top Notch Entertainment with lots of Nostalgic FUN on the Friday Night of Pride Weekend!

OUTscene: (INTER-view) MK's Exclusive with Judy Rickard about her book, Torn Apart, United by Love, Divided by Law!

by MK Scott
OUTscene Editor


With all the talk about gay Marriage and Immigration I was thrilled to meet and chat with Judy Rickard the 60 yr who has experienced decreased time with her partner, Karin , who is a citizen of the UK. With her VISA ending soon their time together is getting far less sporadic. Rickard has wrote a book, 'Torn Apart, United by Love' chronicling her story but also 15 other couples going through same battle. We spoke by phone.

BREAKING NEWS: OUTview and ITVNW to Stream Seattle Pride Parade LIVE!

OUTview Online, the fastest growing National Gay, Lesbian and Trans multi-media Outlet in the Northwest Region, has teamed up with ITVNW to capture the Seattle Pride Parade Streamed LIVE on Ustream, OUTview, ITVNW, and More! 

The parade will take place this Sunday, June 26 at 11 a.m. in Downtown Seattle. 

"When OUTview signed up as a Media Sponsor of the Parade, we were only required to shoot the parade and broadcast it to monitors in the designated Beer Garden on the parade route," said MK Scott, Executive Producer, OUTview Online. 

OUTscene: Raja, Sammy Jo Join Terry Miller and Dan Savage at the Pre-Pride Bouncy Ball to Benefit 'It Gets Better' Project!

MK was Honored to be a Guest of OUTscene Regular and Stranger Columnist, Adrian Ryan at the Pre-Pride Bouncy Ball to Benefit, the 'It Gets Better Project'.

The event was Hosted by Terry Miller, Life partner of Dan Savage. Savage, himself was there to give Sex advice to attendees. The Headliners were Recent Drag Race winner, Raja Gemini and Scissor Sisters DJ, Sammy Jo and VOCKAH REDU

According to a statement from Miller, "What an incredible night! What an incredible crowd!"

OUTscene: (SIFF INTER-view): MK's Exclusive with Murray Bartlett and Eldar Rappaport from August!

by MK Scott

OUTscene Editor

The Day following the SIFF Gay-La premiere of 'August', I was thrilled to Interview the Director, Eldar Rappaport and the Star, Murray Bartlett. I was in awe of Bartlett who I know of his work from as Cyrus of Guiding Light!

OUTscene America: (SIFF INTER-view) Mike Mills and Ewan McGregor are Far from 'Beginners'!

By Sara Michelle Fetters 

MovieFreak.com

I found writer/director Mike Mills’ Beginners starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Mélanie Laurent to be nearly perfect. The story of a lonely artist, Oliver (McGregor), the movie weaves together disparate strands of narrative going from past to present. It follows our hero’s love affair with beguiling yet wounded French actress Anna (Laurent) while also showcasing his emotionally surreal relationship with his elderly father (Plummer), an esteemed art historian who has recently come out of the closet and is fighting cancer. 

I sat down Mills and McGregor to discuss the film while they were attending the Seattle International Film Festival. Our wide-ranging conversation touched upon a number of topics, spiraling from here to there with bravado, our time together much too short. 

OUTscene America: (INTER-view) Adrian Ryan 's Exclusive with "It Gets Better" Co-Creator, Terry Miller!

Photo/Kevin Kauer

by Adrian Ryan

OUTscene Special

Terry Miller is one of the most influential gay men in America—whether you recognize his name or not.

If you do, you probably know Terry as the long-silent, long-term HICBIA (Husband in Canada, Boyfriend in America) of Dan Savage, the famous Sex Advice columnist/cum powerhouse politico who has been recently described, quite aptly, as “Captain Gay.”

But the astonishing success of the It Get’s Better Project—which basically began with a video of Terry recounting his own High School horrors— has thrust Terry firmly into the spotlight…and the pages of gay history. Terry and Dan have not only set new standards of tolerance for gay and lesbian youth with the It Gets Better Project, they have incited a gay-rights revolution to perhaps rival the social effects of Stonewall –the full force of which will not be felt for years. Below, Terry and I discuss the genesis of It Gets Better Project, returning to his High School for the first time, and life on the road with Dan.

OUTscene: (SIFF INTER-view): Film Director Sabine Bernardi on “Romeos” a feature film about love, a transgendered man, and identity for all!

By Ethan L. McMahon 

OUTscene Special

Female-to-Male transgendered people have not been a widely discussed topic, historically focus has been on the Male-to-Female, but recently there has been a shift in attention. A good part of that shift has been due to the public announcement of Chaz Bono transitioning from daughter of the superstar Cher, to son, causing no small amount of debate inside and outside the LGBT community. 

Into this somewhat heated debate comes “Romeos”, a fun and powerful little film from Germany, with a straight forward and honest perspective on what is a very internal struggle for most. Centered on the lives of young adults in Cologne, this film is young and hip, vibrant and occasionally reckless, and funny while at the same time very serious. 

I had an opportunity to sit down for a chat with the Writer and Director, Sabine Bernardi, the day after its US debut. Bernardi is a self-avowed lesbian, petite and good-looking, with alert hazel eyes, a firm handshake, and a charming German accent. My first impression is that she is a person who knows what she is about, and loves what she does.

OUTscene: (SIFF INTER-view) What a Sissy....A Revealing Moment with Francois Sagat!

by Adrian Ryan
OUTscene Special

So I says to Francois Sagat, I says, “Francois! I understand that this is probably the most obvious question in the universe and that you’ve been asked it over and over and over again, but! Do you plan to embrace your porn career as you move forward into mainstream films, or play it down?”

And Francois Sagat says? “I don’t want to do mainstream films. I like porn.”

Well. Okeedokee then. (And with his deep French accent and his pouty French lips, the word "porn" sound like “prawn”. Adorable.)

OUTscene: (RE-view) Riverdance's FINAL Irish Variety show comes to Seattle one last time!

by MK Scott

OUTscene Editor

While Riverdance may be on its farewell tour of North America, the Irish dance craze is nowhere near tapped out.

The packed opening night of the Seattle run (June 3-5) of Riverdance proved the city still has a hearty appetite for Irish step-dancing — an athletic, energetic dance style that first captured global attention 17 years ago. I had always thought that Riverdance was about Irish Dance. It wasn't it was a whole lot more. This was an Irish-style variety show with Dance, song, story, and Music Jam session with plenty of instrumental solos.

OUTscene: SIFF Drama: Harvard Exit Cinema cleared after suspicious activity!

Some drama Wednesday night at the 7pm Seattle International Film Festival screening of If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front a documentary about the eco-terrorist Earth Liberation Front movement notorious for dramatic and violent demonstrations in support of their cause. Ten minutes into the screening, the film was stopped and the audience was abruptly evacuated from the theater with the explanation there were “technical difficulties”. Later, a SIFF staffer allegedly reported there was a 911 call made which resulted in a fire drill, but no fire trucks, police or emergency personnel ever arrived on the scene. Audience members were also told, the film would not be rescheduled but received vouchers to use for other films at the Festival. Get the FULL story at Seattle Gay Scene!

OUTscene: (PRE-view) Frameline Film Festival celebrates 35 years June 16-26!

Photo Credit: Frameline "Christopher and His Kind"
will close the 35th Annual... ( Steffan Hill )

Frameline, a showcase for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) films, will begin screening provocative and heartfelt independent films June 16 in San Francisco and Berkeley.


The 11-day event, which celebrates Frameline's 35th year of offering LGBT media and film, features more than 200 movies from more than 30 countries including South Africa, Iran, Belgium, Algeria and Thailand.

Frameline will also host several special programs including educational panels and live events to celebrate 35 years of bringing alternative films to the masses.

"What I always hope is that people will come to the festival and either see themselves on-screen or learn more about our community and leave more enlightened," says Jennifer Morris, Frameline's festival director.

OUTscene: (RE-view) Joan Jett Has a Rock Heart of Gold!

by Sarah Toce
The Seattle Lesbian/OUTscene

Then we arrived at Emerald Queen Casino on the evening of Saturday, May 21, we had no idea that we would be ushered backstage to meet the Queen of Rock ‘n' Roll – Runaway wild child Joan Jett. Our names were on the VIP ticket list and the “Meet and Greet” wrist-bands were gently placed in the fold of the white envelope. I looked down at my watch - it was 8:00pm. We were scheduled to meet Joan at 7:45pm. Running through the casino to get to the arena ensued…and we made it.

Read more here!

OUTscene: the 4th Annual Forbidden Fashion Show was FULL Speed ahead!

The MEN

by MK Scott
OUTscene Editor

The 4th Annual Forbidden Fashion Show kicked off this year with a James Bond themed event titled “Live Another Night” on Saturday, May 21 at the Seattle Art Museum. From sexy lingerie via France, UK and Italy to bikinis from local swimwear designers, this show went undercover exposing designs not normally featured on a runway. The show also featured men’s underwear and swimwear from well known designers such as Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein, Diesel as well as international favorites Bom-Bom, James Tuttor and Tribe from Australia.

Producer and director Eduardo Khawam said, “It’s sexy, beautiful and a little bit titillating – that’s why I call it forbidden fashion.”

Khawan and Heaton

Khawam has designed the runway as a roadway inspired from an Aston Martin racing scene from the movie Casino Royale. Set in the Brotman Forum inside SAM, the runway is situated beneath a display of suspended cars by artist Cai Guo-Qiang.

Participants included local swimwear designers Niveen Heaton of ADICORA Swimwear, Shannon Moe of ILHA Swimwear and Irina Sosa of AGUA Brava Swimwear. Local boutiques Bellefleur Lingerie and La-Bijou Lingerie will provide national and international lingerie. UnderU4Men features men’s underwear and swimwear from well known designers. Accessories from local designers include CINTLI jewelry by Beto Yarce and wedding veil designer Olga Earle of La Belle Reve. Official men’s accents provided by Built for Man. Hair & Makeup by Gene Juarez Salon & Spas Feature Stylist :Leonardo Coronado. Photographers Orhun Uygur of Turk Photos and Jorge Hernandez. OUTscene was once again (for the second straight year) the ONLY LGBT Outlet to attend this awesome tradition.

Over 500 attended and thousands of dollars were raised for Today's Hope, supporting families with Autism.

OUTscene: (INTER-view) MK's Exclusive with Queer Eye's Thom Filicia!

by MK Scott

OUTscene Editor

Interior Designer and Reality Star, Thom Filicia was in Seattle from May 19 to 21st for the DIFFA Glam show at Masons (May 19) and a Cocktail Party sponsored by Dot 429 was at the W Hotel (May 20th). I got the exclusive form Thom himself and if He still keep in touch with the rest of the FAB Five!

OUTscene celebrates ONE year of Celebrity Interviews, Event coverage from the NW to Beyond!

We started our 2nd web series, OUTscene, ONE Year Today as a part to showcase our commitment to Regional LGBTQ Arts and Culture and to also feature our celebrity interviews. So far, we have done Lots of Event coverage,  reviews, and  Celebrity interviews. Just wait to see what we have in stored in Year TWO! The following is broken by category; EVENTS COVERAGE, INTERVIEWS, etc. Thank You to our friends at The Seattle Lesbian, Nikki Lee Taylor, Adrian Ryan, Sara Michelle Fetters, EW's Dave Karger for contributing to the OUTscene Team!