SGL Café

Football

This picture almost makes me like football. Almost. But sports were never my thing. I was the myopic, knobby-kneed little boy who always managed to lob the basketball completely over the backboard. My dribbling skills were good though I couldn't run while doing it; inadvertently I'd always kick the ball off court. And football, I never acheived that perfect spinning pass -- mine wobbled like a drunken parakeet. And after I got tackled by five slobbering baby-face neanderthals who squashed the little boy juice out of me, I decided football was a pretty stupid game. I guess I thought guys pilling on me was supposed to feel good. Ah, my childhood sports memories -- always involving some sort of bone and ligament trauma -- may they rest in peace. No wonder I became a writer.

Lee Daniels: Family Portrait

Precious director Lee Daniels with his twins, Clara and Liam, 14, who were born to his brother and his girlfriend and adopted by Daniels and his then partner, casting director Billy Hopkins, when they were three days old. In a W pictorial titled: Family Values - Today there are as many meanings of the word “family” as there are families. Welcome to the new normal.

Photo du jour: No. It isn't 1855.

Curious? Check out A Fetish for My Father's Curse

Why ESSENCE magazine got a new subscriber

The wedding of Aisha Mills and Danielle Moody was the first ever lesbian nuptials to be featured on Essence.com. Beautiful. Essence magazine is an equality supporter, and now graces the Siluwé coffee table. Race and Beyond: The Essence of Marriage “Just imagine how disheartening it is to never see an affirming reflection of yourself,” Danielle told me. “How challenging it must be to construct a healthy self-esteem without role models. This is the invisible reality that LGBT people face each day.” Amen, girl. It couldn't be said any better. I know Essense is geared toward women, yet I was compelled and inspired by their fearlessly celebrating the black same sex union of Aisha & Danielle. Our youth need to see more and more images such as these. We need to support those who support us ... and ONLY those. Let the haters starve...and good riddance. ~

50 Cent ... the Eddie Long of Hip-Hop?

"If he could wish to be any other artist, then it would be Soulja Boy."-50 Cent First off we have to say that Soulja Boy looks hot to death on this cover. A twinkish, recently legal neophyte looking for someone to uh ... 'mentor' his brains out. Enter the Eddie Long of Hip Hop. It's been long rumored that uber-phobic Loose Change is gay. In all honesty, uber-'phobes usually are, aren't they? It's the oldest story in the world and its tired. Soulja Boy also suffers from the same rumors, with some, uh, evidence (2nd vid below) that makes one wonder. Here's their love song someone put on Youtube ... And here, Soulja shows how you greet your Boy .... More of 50's praise for his boy, said he got all his "papers". Groomin' the youngin', Eddie Long style