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Loved the gay question and response from both of them! LOL

Pape Mbaye gets a lot of attention. Even in jaded New York, people watch the way he walks (his style defines the word sashay) and scrutinize his outfits, which on a recent afternoon featured white, low-slung capris, a black purse, eyeliner and diamond-studded jewelry. And he likes it. “I’m fabulous,” he said. “I feel good.” Mr. Mbaye, 24, is an entertainer from Dakar, Senegal, known there for his dancing, singing and storytelling. But while his flamboyance may be celebrated in New York, he attracted the wrong kind of attention in West Africa this year, and it nearly cost him his life. In February, a Senegalese magazine published photographs of what was reported to be an underground gay marriage and said that Mr. Mbaye, who appeared in the photos and is gay himself, had organized the event. In the ensuing six months, Mr. Mbaye said, he was harassed by the police, attacked by armed mobs, driven from his home, maligned in the national media and forced to live on the run across West Africa. In July, the United States government gave him refugee status, one of the rare instances when such protection has been granted to a foreigner facing persecution based on sexual orientation. A month later, Mr. Mbaye arrived in New York, eventually moving into a small furnished room in the Bronx that rents for $150 per week. It has a bed, air-conditioner, television, cat and pink walls. “There’s security, there’s independence, there’s peace,” he said of his new country. But even as he has begun looking for work, with the help of a few Senegalese immigrants he knows from Dakar, Mr. Mbaye is largely avoiding the mainstream Senegalese community, fearing that the same prejudices that drove him out of Africa may dog him here. One recent evening, while visiting close family friends from Dakar who live in Harlem, he recalled a shopping trip to 116th Street, where many Senegalese work and live. There, he said, he was harassed by a Senegalese man who ridiculed Mr. Mbaye’s outfit and threatened him. “He said, ‘If you were in Senegal, I would kill you,’ ” Mr. Mbaye said, gesturing with his arms, his voice rising. “I have my freedom now, and that man wanted to take it.” The United States does not track how often it grants refuge to people fleeing anti-gay persecution. But Christopher Nugent, an immigration lawyer with Holland & Knight, a Washington law firm where he is a senior pro bono counsel specializing in refugee and asylum cases, said that in the past decade he has heard of only a handful. The government also does not track the number of persecuted gay men and lesbians who are granted asylum, but experts in the field say the number is higher than those granted refugee status. (Asylum is granted to people already in the United States, while people outside the country must seek refugee status.) Mr. Mbaye’s case was exceptional because his fame made his situation particularly perilous, said Mr. Nugent, who represented Mr. Mbaye in his petition. “He was vilified in the Senegalese media as being the face of the sinful homosexual, and he had scars to show,” he said. For the past few years, anti-gay hysteria has been sweeping across swaths of Africa, fueled by sensationalist media reports of open homosexuality among public figures and sustained by deep and abiding taboos that have made even the most hateful speech about gays not just acceptable but almost required. Gay men and women have recently been arrested in Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda and Ghana, among other countries. “In most countries there is poverty and instability, and usually homosexuality is used as a way of shifting the attention from the actual problem to this thing that is not really the problem but can distract the public,” said Joel Nana, who is from Cameroon and who works for the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. Pape Mbaye (pronounced POP mm-BYE) had been living the Senegalese version of the high life for some time. He worked principally as a griot — a singer and storyteller invited to weddings, birthday parties and other events to perform traditional songs, dance and tell stories. See the rest of the article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/nyregion...amp;oref=slogin

the US, West Hollywood North America, Montreal Europe, Barcelona Latin America, Sao Paulo Asia, anywhere in Thailand the World. Hands down, Thailand

Yes, the 180 day limit is still in place. Long Term? I am looking for a year or two years at least.

How about: Dear YYY, We had 12 other customers write reviews of XXX on the same day in question. He was quite a busy boy that day. We are trying to stiffer through all the reviews to get them posted but we put them in order of his schedule. You were appointment number 10 for the day and the other 9 must come first. Please be patient, we will get to yours ASAP. Thanks. QQQ

I have lots of programs I use all the time. Itunes, Skype, Firefox are part of my daily routine. But, if I had to pick a favorite program that I really enjoy to use it would be Delicious Library. It allows me to hold a book, or anything with a bar code, to to my web cam and it scans the code in, analysis', it and then adds that to my library with a full photo cover, cost buy new and current retail value. It is a great way for me to keep up with the books I read, movies I buy and games I get the Boyfriend. What is your favorite program?

I still remember when the word AIDS was first mentioned on television and when Ronald Regan first uttered the words on tv. That was a long time ago and medicine to treat those with HIV have come a long way. Studies are being done all over the world to find the cause and to find a cure. The more we know the better grasp we will have to find a way to cure this disease. NEW YORK (AP) -- The AIDS virus has been circulating among people for about 100 years, decades longer than scientists had thought, a new study suggests. Genetic analysis pushes the estimated origin of HIV back to between 1884 and 1924, with a more focused estimate at 1908. Previously, scientists had estimated the origin at around 1930. AIDS wasn't recognized formally until 1981 when it got the attention of public health officials in the United States. The new result is "not a monumental shift, but it means the virus was circulating under our radar even longer than we knew," says Michael Worobey of the University of Arizona, an author of the new work. The results appear in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature. Researchers note that the newly calculated dates fall during the rise of cities in Africa, and they suggest urban development may have promoted HIV's initial establishment and early spread. Scientists say HIV descended from a chimpanzee virus that jumped to humans in Africa, probably when people butchered chimps. Many individuals were probably infected that way, but so few other people caught the virus that it failed to get a lasting foothold, researchers say. But the growth of African cities may have changed that by putting lots of people close together and promoting prostitution, Worobey suggested. "Cities are kind of ideal for a virus like HIV," providing more chances for infected people to pass the virus to others, he said. Perhaps a person infected with the AIDS virus in a rural area went to what is now Kinshasa, Congo, "and now you've got the spark arriving in the tinderbox," Worobey said. Key to the new work was the discovery of an HIV sample that had been taken from a woman in Kinshasa in 1960. It was only the second such sample to be found from before 1976; the other was from 1959, also from Kinshasa. Researchers took advantage of the fact that HIV mutates rapidly. So two strains from a common ancestor quickly become less and less alike in their genetic material over time. That allows scientists to "run the clock backward" by calculating how long it would take for various strains to become as different as they are observed to be. That would indicate when they both sprang from their most recent common ancestor. The new work used genetic data from the two old HIV samples plus more than 100 modern samples to create a family tree going back to these samples' last common ancestor. Researchers got various answers under various approaches for when that ancestor virus appeared, but the 1884-to-1924 bracket is probably the most reliable, Worobey said. The new work is "clearly an improvement" over the previous estimate of around 1930, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, Maryland. His institute helped pay for the work. Fauci described the advance as "a fine-tuning." Experts say it's no surprise that HIV circulated in humans for about 70 years before being recognized. An infection usually takes years to produce obvious symptoms, a lag that can mask the role of the virus, and it would have infected relatively few Africans early in its spread, they said. http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/01...n.ap/index.html

Rosie is doing a variety show on Nov. 26th on NBC. It is rumored that if successful, it may turn into a regular series. Having watched her over the years, I have always enjoyed her spirit. On her talk show, she was funny, witting and engaging. On The View, she kept the ratings up by always speaking her mind. Thanks to her and Ellen, daytime has many people not only listening to gays but adoring them. In my opinion, they have helped the cause of gays tremendously. I have heard that Rosie is a pain in the ass to work with, but hey, I guess you can't have all good things said all the time.

I want to rent a full time place in Sao Paulo. I have had great difficulty in finding anything online before my next trip. Craig's List sucks for Sao Paulo and very few places are offered. Does anyone know of any sites that have apartments for long term rental?

Patrick first came onto the scene in Miss Saigon in a tour group. I remember it as one of my favorite musicals ever. I saw it at least 20 times. Not quite as many times as Les Mis or Rent but close. I first remember him in The Full Monty and how sexy he was. I had an instant crush. I was lucky enough to score some 2nd row tickets to the Tony Awards when The Full Monty did a short song as part of the night. The last part of the song was when they all got naked and the lights go off. Well, sitting second row, I was able to have the back lights light up what we were not supposed to see. My friend and I both opened out mouths with awe. Linda Lavin turned to us and said, "my oh my." He has one long cock that was so obvious to all that could see. I was in love ever since. I loved his role in Angels in America and bought it on DVD. The movie was perhaps as powerful as they get but I loved seeing his career blossom. Lakeview Terrace is his new movie and while I can't readily recommend it as a great flick, I did enjoy watching him in it. This boy has really came a long way and I hope he continues to go up the ladder in Hollywood and on Broadway.

Just finished Season 2. Great show with so many twists and turns you can't think straight. I couldn't stop watching and had to see the next show each time. Thanks for the recommendation.

Thanks. We will take it into consideration. But, we are redoing the entire site for many reason and part is to make the code better and easier to handle and administer. We will be adding Ajax technology and faster searches and many more items to the site. In order to do all this, it will be a complete rebuild from top to bottom. We are just trying to get some input along the way to make it the way you guys want it. Colors are easy to change in the rebuild and I'll put in that request to the programmers.

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It was great to see the Queer as Folk actor in a role on the new season. Brian Kenny was always hot. There was one nice scene with him in his underwear. Perhaps not the chiseled body he had before but still hot as hell. The the gay son of the perfect housewife is still as cute as ever in his role. I hope they develop his character more this season.

I have sent e-mail after e-mail to try to work together on some joint ventures and none of my attempts get a response. I have sent the e-mails to both the corporate e-mail and the private ones and yet none are responded to. All I can do is try. Thanks for updating us on the events Townie. When business relationships that are long lasting are strained, often they are unrepairable but I hope this is not the case with these two.

You look very eloquent and sexy. If I had another sweet 16 party, you would be top on my list.

Some really hot guys this year. I like Marcus: http://www.omgblog.com/2008/09/omg_survivo..._marcu.php#more Hit tally wanker hanging out is adorable. I also like: Charlie - Adorable, cute and pretty. Matty is one hot MF. Dan is also hot. Ken as I like Asian boys but don't think he stands a chance. The first 2 are voted out and gone. Who will win? It is really way to early to tell, but I am hoping for Matty. Can he stay cool?

I got this letter from cyberpimp regarding the German event of Hustlaball. I have known Jeff for many years and hope that whatever disputes they are in with Tom are resolved to everyone's satisfaction. Tom threw many amazing parties before he retired and Jeff threw a fabulous event in Las Vegas last year and I am sure the one in NYC will be great as well. Lets come out and support him for these great events and hope that they are able to resolve their disputes amicably. Dear friend of the Hustlaball: You may have recently received a vaguely threatening and intimidating email from Mr. Tom Weise regarding “marketplace confusion” relating to certain upcoming Hustlaball events. I apologize in advance for the tenor of this message; however recent events have compelled me to respond and shed some light on certain misstatements made in Mr. Weise’s email. Hustlaball was originally envisioned as a promotional party for rentboy.com. It was intended to celebrate marginalized / alternative lifestyles and was produced by HB Events, Inc., together with its affiliate, Easy Rent Systems, Inc., owner of the rentboy.com trademark. These events were promoted by rentboy.com as early as 1998; though in 2002, we formed HB Events Inc. to more fully protect our intellectual property and not surprisingly “HB” stands for “Hustlaball”. Until recently, we were privileged to have Mr. Weise as a paid employee on our team. Upon his heralded “retirement” from the adult industry in September 2007, Tom left our employ (for which most would remember that we threw him a party in NYC, at our expense) and moved to Germany. He and his associate Stephan (Sascha) Muller-Bardone (SMB Berlin) thereafter informed us that they intended to produce Hustlaball events in Europe notwithstanding our ownership of the mark that is utilized in connection with the production of the events. After giving it some thought, we were initially delighted and we even offered a simple plan to license the name to SMB so that Tom and Sascha could continue producing this incredible event. We even offered to have our affiliate, rentboy.com, sponsor the German event. However after weeks of stonewalling we learned that regrettably Tom and Sascha did not intend to honor their longstanding agreements in regard to the Berlin 2007 event, nor did they wish to reach any reasonable settlement. We were left with no choice but to undertake legal action to protect ourselves. Needless to say, the claims that Tom makes in his email are utterly without merit and you have nothing to fear in terms of reprisals from him. Tom and Sascha have chosen the unfortunate path of proceeding in a divisive and destructive manner at the expense of the Hustlaball name to avoid the payment of what ultimately amounts to just a few thousand Euros. Doing the right thing would have paved the way to a strong positive cooperation between us, instead of this rancor. Tom does state one truth in his email; Tom Weise didn’t authorize our events. This is simply because he has no authority to do so. The Hustlaball mark is the rightful property of HB Events, Inc. despite Tom’s attempts to treat the mark as his own. In an effort to clear up any “market confusion” alleged by Tom, we wish to be clear. HB Events, Inc. owns the Hustlaball mark and continues to produce various parties under its umbrella in Las Vegas, New York, London and various other cities. The events produced by HB Events, Inc. have always had the full financial backing of HB Events, Inc. and our affiliate, rentboy.com; we have never failed to pay anyone any amounts agreed to be paid and we take our ethical and moral obligations incredibly seriously. We are saddened by the lack of foresight and maturity exhibited in recent emails emanating from our former colleagues in Germany. We apologize on Tom’s behalf for the compromising position into which he is trying to put you, for whatever it may be worth. We don’t think you should be forced to “choose sides” over what boils down to a private financial disagreement. HB Events, Inc. remains dedicated to producing these parties and bringing industry people together, not trying to separate people apart into fractious, muckraking and uncooperative camps. HB Events Inc., and all of our associates producing the events around the world will not attempt to intimidate or penalize anyone who participates in the German event, nor castigate them afterwards. We feel this is counterproductive for the industry and we just want people to have fun; after all these are parties we are talking about, no? We will leave it entirely up to you to decide if you want to be involved with Tom and Sascha in Germany. The German event does not have our backing in any way whatsoever, and we are not responsible for anything that occurs there. We hope you will continue to support the legal, authorized and original Hustlaball parties, especially the one on 12th of October in New York City, and wherever we produce them in the future. We also hope you have a great Hustlaball, whether you choose to attend in New York or Berlin this October. For more information about the Hustlaball, please visit the official event website at http://www.hustlaball.com/. If you agree with us, we ask for your full support. It’s not too late to get involved with us in NYC next month! We have sponsorship packages available, other ways to participate, and various VIP packages available if you plan to attend. If you are committed to promoting adult and alternative lifestyles around the globe and feel they are useful to our industry, please vote with your checkbook or talent. Contact Clint Calero at +1.212.376.5300 x162 or Brandon Baker x213 and sign up today as a collaborator and let’s have some fun together! Yours truly, Jeffrey Davids, as authorized spokesperson for HB Events Inc.

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Congrats on doing this again Steven. You are to be commended. Last year, I think you raised a great deal of money. What was your final total? What is your goal for this year?

Thanks. I was supposed to do a long run on Saturday in the USA but I was held hostage in Thailand. We were suppose to board a non stop plane to USA but they kept delaying and delaying and delaying and finally they cancelled it for the night and put us up in a hotel. They confiscated our passports and shuttled us to the hotel. We had to be back at airport by 6:00 AM the next morning and by the time the plane left, another day was wasted and my last long run before the long trek was not made. I did get into USA in order to have a last week before the run. I am now more worried than ever that I won't finish as I did a mountain run today for 8 miles and it was at a 16 min per mile pace. That is about 4 minutes off the needed time to finish in under 6 hours. So, I have some work to do. The run is not an uphill run so that will help shave off a few minutes but it is not going to be easy anyway. I have found my IPod is my new best friend. The GPS is great and I am using a program called runkeeper which records my time, distance, elevation, etc and then uploads it to their site for me to compare and learn. I have send the link to my family and they have been watching it as well. The time is ticking and I am working hard but not sure that the tired old body will be able to pump it out. Only time will tell.

Thank you to everyone I met and spent time with over the past many months. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time there. I had a great time every day and I do envy those that are able to afford to stay there year round and have the party day and night. I learned many things on this trip and tried many things I had never experienced. Still, the BF and I are going strong and I don't expect that to change any time in the near future. He is the main reason for my return to Pattaya each year. If not for him, I think Chiang Mai is more suited for me and I love the climate and the atmosphere there. When in Pattaya I often get sucked into the vacuum of go go go go go do do do do and little relaxation. I am back in the states for a bit and then to my beloved in Brazil. He is working hard for a trip to Thailand to meet the other BF and I have put it off as long as I can and I hope he doesn't use his persuasive techniques to get me to spring for a trip. Right now, I am relaxing in my new home town and just got back from eating dinner with some friends from years gone by. For those of you in LOS, have a blast and enjoy each day and for those of you with impending trips, don't forget to savor each moment. It passes by so quickly.

No, but when they visit me, they seem to go through white gloves as fast as I go through Viagra. My favorite Aunt refuses to let any of the family who have animals in their home cook for holidays. Since I am a dog man, I am allowed to bring soda and plastic containers only. I did cook some MJ Brownies one year and got a few high as a kite but that did not go over well and was chastised for it for many years. Now, I just sit back and relax and let them do all the work.