outta control drag

Start your engines! We've been holding on to this spectacular video for awhile now. As many of you dedicated fans know Season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race has begun! And if you are a bad homo and missed it last week, you can check out the season premiere right here!

But that's not why we are here. Oh no sir. While you all were frolicking around this past summer, we at HOMOPOP were sniffing out where the fabulous gay celebrities are. And on such a sweltering weekend in August, Mike and I climbed into his un-airconditioned car and headed to Washington DC to spend 24 hours with the illustrious and beautiful ,Shannel and Jade from Season 1! I caught wind that they were going to be performing at one of the hottest gay hotspots in DC called EFN Lounge. (Good thing I know the owner.) We basically got to ride around DC with Jade and Shannel in a giant SUV and record their every move! Sounds creepy, huh? On the contrary. We had the loveliest time filled with touristy attractions, 5 Guys hamburgers and shopping for supplies. The day went by so fast because of our absolutely wonderful conversation filled topics like coming out, putting our HOMOPOP hunk in drag and political satire. Then later that night we were givent he exclusive privilege to film them performing our our site... but not without catching them out back in the porta-john. (I'll leave your minds run wild on this one.)

And on a final note... I know what you might be thinking because TV doesn't lie and we all remember how bitchy these ladies can be, but I want to say don't judge a book by the cover! Jade and Shannel, you are two very classy ladies and thank you so much for our fun little adventure!

Vapid I know, but we recently discovered a trailer for Gaze, which is this documentary being made right now! Ok we really didn't discover it but we feel its really worthy to post. Why? Here are 4 reasons:

1) It's GAY folks.
2) Rebel filmmaker Matt Riddlehover (Watch Out) sent it to us.
3) It features 20 of the hottest gay artists (photographers, fimmakers, etc...) who put their ass and work on the line for the sake of gay visibility.
4) Because it looks really fucking sexy and we want to help out our gay brethren.

Gaze profiles amazing artists like Adam Bouska (he is responsible for the photographs of the "No H8" campaign), decadent illustrator J. David McKenney and of our favorite fucked-up avant garde filmmakers Bruce La Bruce, (Otto; or, Up with Dead People, Hustler White) just to name a few.

I do think Matt is touching on something important here and that beauty is not only defined by washboard abs, even though we love our HOMOPOP boys Dwayne's and Mike's abs; rather it is define by what you think is beautiful. Hmm, insightful if I do say so myself.

This does lead me to this past weekend when Mike and I traveled to DC to hang out with Jade and Shannel from "RuPaul's Drag Race". Talk about two beautiful people - seriously. For those who thought these ladies were bitches, well there is more to them than what meets the eye. We had a blast following them around to the White House and then shopping for beauty supplies. I can't wait to get up the video of our trip. They really are two classy ladies even though later that evening we caught them hanging out in a back alley and then coming out of a port-a-john. Hey, to each there own, right?

Ok, someone needs to tell Miss Knowles to back up just a tad. Last night at the BET Awards, Destiny's firstborn Child put on an over-the-top performance like no other. The awards decided to turn last night's show into a tribute to Michael Jackson - 'cause he like, died 'n stuff - and Miss Honey thought it would be the perfect time to put the queens of Paris is Burning to shame.

The show was already weird enough: CNN's cutie-pie reporter (and former Philly broadcaster) Don Lemon was covering the red carpet arrivals and snagged an interview with MJ's abuser - uh... father - that was awkward and uncomfortable, to put it nicely.