Out For Democracy

Brooke Hogan Teams up with Gay-Hating Artist

Brooke Hogan, daughter of Hulk Hogan, has chosen an unlikely partner to help launch her pop career. The second song released from here debut album features the shockingly anti-gay recording artist, Beanie Man.

Jasmyne Cannick breaks down some of Beanie Man's lyrics:

"Beanie Man, as you may recall, in his song 'Han Up Deh,' he sings, 'Hang chi chi gal wid a long piece of rope.' The term 'chi chi' is a Jamaican reference to homosexuality. The term is often used to refer to 'chi chi men' but can also refer to lesbians (chi chi women or chi chi girls). Loosely translated, the lyrics mean, 'Hang lesbians with a long piece of rope.'"

Cannick and other online bloggers lead a campaign to prevent a Lifebeat concert featuring Beanie Man (and his partner TOK who advocates burning gay men alive in his lyrics). Thankfully they were successful. A Beanie Man concert in England was similarly cancelled because Police feared for the safety of gay men living nearby.

Special Ops Media, who is promoting the album, claimed they were unaware of Beanie Man's background. It's not clear whether or not Brooke Hogan was aware of the violent, anti-gay lyrics of Beanie Man. Regardless, I would never consider buying an album that financially benefits Beanie Man in any way.

Gay men have helped launch the careers of many pop-divas, but I suspect Brooke Hogan will not be one of them.

Robert Gant's New Movie Showing at Sundance

"Save Me", a new movie exploring the "ex-gay" movement, will be have it's first screening at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Robert Gant, (Queer as Folk) Chad Allen, (End of the Spear) Judith Light, (Law and Order SVU), and Stephen Lang, will have it's first screening at the 2007, Sundance Film Festival.

"Save Me" is the first project of Mythgarden, which was founded in 2003 by actors Robert Gant, and Chad Allen, and producer, Christopher Racster, (Say Uncle, April Showers). They have since added a fourth partner, Craig Dougherty (former CFO of Replay TV and EVP of Union Bank of California).

"Save Me," directed by Robert Cary ("Anything but Love") and written by Craig Chester, Alan Hines and Robert Desiderio, is a deft exploration of the controversial gay reform movement. It follows a sex and drug addicted young man who is forced into a Christian-run ministry in an attempt to cure him of his "gay affliction," where instead he is faced with the truth in his heart and spirit.

The film premieres at the Festival on Sunday, January 21st at 8:30pm, location to be announced shortly. The Sundance Film Festival runs January 18th - 28th in Park City, Utah. For more information and a screening schedule, please visit the Sundance website at: www.sundance.org.