Day: 2 March 2015
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Marks And Spencer Bans The Word Gay
The word gay has been banned when you try and buy a gift from the Marks And Spencer website.
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The Overtones Feared Heavily Pregnant Sam Bailey Would “Pop” Over High Notes
Gorgeous manband of the moment The Overtones have just released their 4th album and talk about the time they feared heavily pregnant XFACTOR winner Sam Bailey might pop, after hitting the high notes.
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Marks And Spencer Reverses Gay Ban On Website
One of Britain’s leading retailers Marks And Spencer has reversed its policy banning the word gay from its online store.
- Customers were banned from using words like “Gay” and “Christ” for personalising gifts.
- Marks And Spencer makes a U-Turn on its policy and apologises for “any offence”.
Previously customers were not able to enter the word “gay”, when writing a personal message for products they bought as gifts on the M&S website. Customers were however were able to use the words queer, lesbian and bisexual. Marks And Spencer have updated their policy this morning to allow the word gay.
A spokesperson for Marks & Spencer said: “We apologise for any offence caused, it was certainly never our intention. We have revised the words included on the automatic phrase checker which is in place to prevent the use and misuse of certain words.”
When the story surfaced, THEGAYUK checked with three other online retailers, Selfridges, Debenhams and John Lewis and none of those retailers had a similar policy in place.
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THEATRE REVIEW | Bathhouse, The Musical
★★★★ | Bathhouse, The Musical
For their second production of 2015, Above The Stag have chosen to revive their hugely successful production of Bathhouse The Musical.
It comes with a few changes of cast and new choreography by Carole Todd, a choreographer of some renown, who comes with an impressive list of credits which includes West End musicals as well as work at the Royal Opera House and Sadlers Wells.
What was always a hugely entertaining and hilarious show now emerges slicker, tighter and cleaner.
In case you missed it last time, the show is set for its entirety in a Bathhouse, with the cast wearing nothing but towels throughout. The story (such as it is) revolves around the adventures of young Billy, who starts out a bathhouse virgin, but finishes a lot more experienced. He is guided through his adventures by the disembodied voice of Giles Brandreth.
The score is a wonderfully witty amalgam of styles ranging from hoedown to full out Broadway ballads with quite a few other musical references between. With song titles like I’m a Bear Chaser, the hilarious Penises Are Like Snowflakes, Clickin’ for Dick and Seduction Tango, the jokes aren’t exactly subtle, but nor are they meant to be.
In a show that is such an ensemble piece, it would be invidious to single out any one individual. Each and every one gets their moment to shine and they are all excellent, so kudos to Will Ferris, Matthew Harper, John R Harrison, Ryan Lynch, Luke Webber and Tim McArthur, who also directs the fast-paced production, which doesn’t flag for one second.
Great entertainment, not so pure and simple.
Bathhouse the Musical runs at Above the Stag until 29 march 2015.
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What Do The Gays Think About Madonna?
It goes without saying that Madonna has a large gay following and sometimes as a gay man it’s expected that you have your membership card all paid-up and subscribed…
Madonna’s been entertaining the masses for decades, reinventing herself, releasing hit after hit and much of her success has been won by exciting one of music’s three big marketing “Gs” – The Gays. The others in case you’re wondering are: the Golden Oldies and the Girls. She’s been a strong ally in the fight for equal rights for the LGBT community and she’s been a leader in pushing gender boundaries for years. Leading US magazine Advocate claim that she is the greatest gay icon. But she has also been criticised by the gay community. Notably, she upset many when she called Kale, yes the green leafy veg, gay.
However, we asked our readers what they thought about the Vogue superstar now and the answers were slightly surprising.
The responses were 50/50 positive / negative. So has Madge lost her touch with the gay community? Or aren’t we the stereotypes that everyone expects us to be?
