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Marc Anthony Samuel Debuts as Gay Nurse on "General Hospital"

This should be interesting. Television/film and voice actor Marc Anthony Samuel has been signed as contract player for ABC's General Hospital in the role of Felix Dubois, an openly gay nursing student. Samuel's character debuted Tuesday and will "play an integral role in helping return the annual Nurse's Ball charity event to General Hospital."

Watch Tuesday's episode of GH at ABC.com. Samuel is first seen at about 5:00.

The handsome actor is a familiar face from roles on NCIS, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and other shows. Marc Anthony Samuel also frequently acts in commercials and does voice-over work. He provides the voice-over in a new national campaign that just debuted. "While I'm not onscreen, I am doing the voice-over announcer for this AT&T spot," he announced on his Facebook fan page.

Felix only debuted two days ago and soap fans are already weighing in. "Can we keep the black gay nurse PLEASE?"  begins one thread on SoapCentral.com. "I LOVE him and I think the show needs him!"

Others appreciated the new character ... but were upset that he was introduced by giving a (much-needed) makeover to Sabrina. "Every new character on the show start off as a big caricature, so that Felix guy isn't the only one," said another fan. "I'M not sure how he will bode on the show but its only been one show, we don't know yet the direction his storyline will take so I'M willing to be patient."

There is a different take at 'We Love Soaps". Several gay men took issue with what they perceived as "the sassy sidekick" characterization—"[T]he lipstick and insta-makeover was over-the-top in a character's first scene as way to establish he was gay. If those are the markers for gay, than that's lazy writing." But one fan perhaps hit the nail on the head:

"I know several guys just like Felix and many who are nothing like him. There's room on TV for all types of gay male characters. Daytime tends to play gay men as almost non sexual so I was happy on his first day Felix seemed to have a sex drive and noticed Patrick's hotness. We'll see where it goes from here and if there are plans for Felix beyond being Sabrina's friend. I hope so. ... I personally find it refreshing that a gay character could possibly be flamboyant and open and not a "macho" version of gay the writers think viewers will tolerate."

It's worth noting that Marc Anthony Samuel brings some much-needed diversity to GH. The soap historically had been ABC's powerhouse daytime serial but rarely featured Black faces in leading roles. There have also been very few positive Black openly gay characters on daytime. Some comments at messageboards acknowledged this."They need some flava," said one fan at SoapCentral. Another agreed: "He is black. And gay. And a nurse. ... We desperately need more AA characters on this show."

Marc Anthony Samuel is also the co-star of the upcoming Hot Guys with Guns, which is directed and written by Noah's Arc actor Doug Spearman. HGWG is described as a "gay action/comedy/thriller ... Boys Town meets Chinatown." The film also features R20 fave Darryl Stephens. The Indiegogo page is HERE. So far, about $30,000 has been raised.

Bravo to Marc Anthony Samuel. Here is hoping to seeing more of his character on GH ... as well as his upcoming films. Watch Marc Anthony Samuel's new AT&T spot and a rough cut of HGWG's trailer AFTER THE JUMP ..

NEWS: Syria, Doug Spearman, Celia Cruz, Cory Booker, Louis Smith

NATO to enforce no-fly zone over Libya. 

Lindsay Lohan becomes "Lindsay." 

Noah's Arc alum Doug Spearman lands role on All My Children.

Celiz Cruz and Tito Puente are honored with U.S. stamps.

  Sweden replaces stamps with text messages. "Users will send a text to the postal service, and receive a code. That code gets scribbled on a piece of snail mail and voilà! It's ready to be sent."

Syrian troops open fire on protesters. "Human rights groups said that since protests began seven days ago in the south, 38 people had been killed by government forces—and it appeared that many more were killed on Friday. Precise details were difficult to obtain Friday because the government sealed off the area to reporters and denied access to the country to foreign news media."

Boris Kodjoe cast in television pilot.

  Pommel horse hotness Louis Smith wins gold in Paris.

Michelle Obama to deliver commencement address at Spelman.

GOP recall drive ahead of schedule in Wisconsin: "Dems say they’ve gathered more than half the signatures they need to hold elections to recall GOP Senators and are now flatly predicting they’ll take back the state senate."

Attention size queens! World penis size chart.

A cautionary tale: Black, gay NYC escort shares story of "hustling, drug addiction, bareback sex, AIDS, depression."

Soulja Boy in grief over the death of his brother.

AT&T's $39 billion deal to acquire T-Mobile faces "steep climb" for approval.

NYT profiles Newark Mayor Cory Booker's constant use of Twitter: "Part of Mr. Booker’s success is his real-world networking with the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt, but a huge part is his social networking dexterity. He’s quick, for obvious reasons, to mention Facebook as well as Twitter. Still, the most striking part is his Twitter feed, with its crowdsourcing on local problems, motivational snippets, Dalai Lama-citing, Springsteen-quoting and general air of hyper-caffeinated hyper awareness.

"Noah's Arc" Doug Spearman on Gay Racism: "It's Worse Now Than When I Came Out in 1980"

Actor and gay activist Doug Spearman, the handsome openly gay co-star of Noah's Arc and the newish film Noah's Arc Jumping the Broom, writes an excellent essay for the Human Rights Campaign's HRC Backstory blog. Spearman argues that despite the rainbow flag of the gay community, racism in the community is "worse now than it was when I came out in l980."

People tend to believe that racism, on all sides of the color lines, is something that stops at the gates of the LGBT community. As though at the entrance to the various Boys Towns around the country you were required to check your ideas about Blacks, Asians, Jews, Arabs, etc. the way cowboys were required to turn over their guns when they walked into a salon in the Old West.  It just doesn’t happen that way.  In fact, I think it’s worse now than it was when I came out in l980. Back then the bars felt a lot more friendly, prejudice was a dirty word, and the kids of the l960’s and early 70’s—those that had created the gay movement—were still on the dance floors of America elbow to elbow with the people who’d marched in Vietnam protests and Black Power parades, and had been active participants in the original Civil Rights Movement.  Those were the grownups who were standing at the bar when I got there.  They welcomed me.  But they’re gone.  That spirit seems to have evaporated.

Race and race relations are a thick thread in the fabric of our country.  It was a factor in the last presidential election, and for a while it was the cause of a lot of finger pointing after the Proposition 8 decision here in California.  In the early days after the election, a lot of gay activists blamed black voters for not showing support for their plight for marriage equality.  First they got the numbers wrong. Black voters, especially in Los Angeles, were not the tipping point.  Second, they failed to understand what the issues of civil rights and equality mean to black people in this country.  They— meaning well-intentioned gay activists—assumed that since theirs was an issue of equality and civil rights, that they’d have natural allies among a people who’d spent centuries being discriminated against.  It’s a valid hope.  But then again, when did a group of gay activist ever show up to make sure that black and Latino/a neighborhoods had decent schools or safe streets, or march for union job protection? 

Spearman adds: "It’s a different world for white Americans than it is for black, brown, and yellow Americans. Especially if you have education, income, and available resources.  And we’re finally beginning to openly talk about the differences."

Spearman, who is on the board of Equality California and played a married gay man on Noah's Arc, was one of the most prominent black gay activists fighting Proposition 8 last fall. He taped a PSA against the ballot initiative and headlined a news conference featuring several pro-gay and pro-marriage equality black pastors. Props to Doug Spearman for pushing back against the "blame the blacks" meme that resulted after Prop 8, when national black leaders such as the NAACP's Benjamin Jealous have ... well, what are they saying about it?

Spearman's essay for the Human Rights Campaign is latest installment of Equality Forward, the group's new national and virtual dialogue on race, sexuality and gender.

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"Noah's Arc" Doug Spearman's PSA Against Prop 8 [R20]
Doug Spearman in "The Advocate"[R20]
"Noah's Arc" Cast Urges "No" on Proposition 8 [R20]
"Noah's Arc" Actor Doug Spearman, Black Ministers Urge "NO" on Prop 8 [R20]
SCLC Leader Criticizes Anti-Gay, Black Pastors [R20]
Darryl Stephens Talks Coming Out to "Instinct" [R20]
Rodney Chester of "Noah's Arc": I'm Still Not Gay! [R20]
Behind the Scenes Video from Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom [R20]
Noah's Arc Has Sailed [R20]
Deal or No Deal? [R20]
Rodney Chester: I'm STILL NOT Gay!" [R20]
Beyond the Sassy Sidekicks? [After Elton]
What Does the Future Hold for Noah's Arc? [After Elton]
TV's Most Influential Gay Sex Scenes [After Elton]

"Noah's Arc" Actor Doug Spearman's PSA Against Prop 8

Actor and activist Doug Spearman, the handsome openly gay co-star of Noah's Arc and the new feature film Noah's Arc Jumping the Broom, tapes a new public service announcement  for NoOnProp8.

"I play a gay married man on television and in the movie but in real life I am just a gay California man," Spearman says. "Now I have the right to get married in California .. and there are a group of people who want to take that away from me. They want to write inequality into the straight constitution and turn back the clock and take away my civil rights. I am fighting hard so that will not happen."

Spearman, who is on the board of Equality California and the No on Prop 8 campaign, recently headlined a news conference featuring several black pastors against the toxic ballot initiative. One on the ministers is California SCLC President Rev. Eric Lee, who blasted black mega-church pastors who are embracing the discriminatory, anti-gay measure.

In a previous post, one reader described Doug Spearman as the "quiet giant" of the Noah's Arc. We'd have to agree. Spearman isn't the star, isn't the sex symbol and doesn't have the most memorable lines. But he was the only principal cast member who was openly gay during the run of the show, and, off-screen has been extremely dedicated to gay rights and equality. Simple, powerful, effective.

Thanks KAREN OCAMB
Donate here and/or here to fight Proposition 8. 

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"Noah's Arc" Cast Urges "No" on Proposition 8 [R20]
"Noah's Arc" Actor Doug Spearman, Black Ministers Urge "NO" on Prop 8 [R20]
SCLC Leader Criticizes Anti-Gay, Black Pastors [R20]

Review and Giveaway: "Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom" Soundtrack

If you saw Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom over the weekend—and the chances are very good that many of you did, judging by its strong weekend box office—you were probably dancing in your seats to the energetic soundtrack. Here is very good news for fans of Noah, Ricky, Alex and Chance and their laugh out loud big screen, big wedding adventure: The original motion picture soundtrack is just as enjoyable as the film.

There are some major extras with the Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The packaging is superb. The CD cover includes fantastic original photography by the ridiculously talented photographer Duane Cramer. There is also an inside jacket that frames a spectacular cast photo. The disc tray is framed by a beautiful photo of Darryl Stephens. The back cover shows much more skin with Jensen Atwood, Darryl Stephens and Christian Vincent posing in underwear.

Most impressive, in addition to the eclectic musical selection, is the presence of liner notes. The real kind that many of us remember from LPs. The notes are written by director Patrik-Ian Polk, who is also the soundtrack executive producer and pulls triple duty as a vocalist on several tracks. The booklet photos and liner notes make this soundtrack a collector's album.

Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is an eclectic and infectious collection. The two lead tracks that get the most attention are, of course, Michelle Williams "We Break the Dawn" and Solange's "Sandcastle Disco." Those anchor the collection with an uptempo vibe but it doesn't stop there. Several tracks lend a retro aesthetic—maybe a tribute to late 80s, early 90s dance music—such as the anthemic"World, Hold On", which was used for that fabulous montage of Noah, Chance and Ricky voguing. There is much more of that vibe in tracks such as "Cable TV" and the Janet Jackson-inspired "Spies." These two are the best tracks of the collection and define the movie.

After the jump, more on the soundtrack and your chance to win a copy.

"Noah's Arc" Actor Doug Spearman, Black Ministers Urge "NO" on Prop 8

Doug Spearman, the handsome openly gay co-star of Noah's Arc and the upcoming feature film Noah's Arc Jumping the Broom, headlines a news conference with several Los Angeles ministers to urge the black community to vote NO on California's toxic Proposition 8. The newser was held at the Lucy Florence Cultural Center in Leimert Park. From left to right,  Spearman; Rev. Eric Lee, President, Southern Christian Leadership Council of LA; Rev. Vanessa Mackenzie; Rev. Arthur Lawrence Cribbs; and Willie Pelote with AFSCME.

Spearman, who is on the board of Equality California and the No on Prop 8 campaign says, "When the Supreme Court authored its opinion, it effectively wiped away not just discrimination against gays and lesbians. They wiped away discrimination in the state of California in a way that had never been addressed before. They did a brave and beautiful thing."

Earlier this month the cast of Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom headlined a fundraiser for No on Prop 8 in Oakland. Spearman, Darryl Stephens, Jensen Atwood and the still not gay Rodney Chester urged black voters and the black gay community to turn down the ballot measure. The film opens in limited release on October 24 and features a wedding-themed plot.

Black voters could play a crucial role in the fight over same-sex marriage. The Los Angeles Times reports "they make up only about 6% of the electorate in California [and] are expected to vote in record numbers this election because of Barack Obama's presence on the ballot."

Ron Buckmire, who heads the black gay rights group the Jordan/Rustin Coalition, says black voters could be more progressive. "People have this impression that black people in general are more homophobic than the population as a whole." Buckmire tells Rod 2.0 the Mormon Church's substantial donations to Prop 8 are troubling to many blacks because of the church's racist history. "African Americans are fully aware that before 1982 Mormons openly discriminated against Black people and will be unlikely to agree with them amending the state constitution to deny civil rights to a particular group of people."

While surveys show a majority of black voters support the measure, many black gay activists push back on some attempts—Andrew Sullivan et al—to blame Proposition 8's passage on the black community.  Blogger and journalist Darian Aaron criticizes the largely vanilla complexion of the gay community's opposition anti-Prop outreach. "There are thousands of black gay and lesbian couples throughout the state, supportive clergy, and straight allies that could have been included in this campaign," Darian writes. "African-Americans understand what it feels like to not have a place at the table, to jump the broom versus having legal recognition of their marriages, to enter through the back door versus the front."

Thanks RON AND KAREN OCAMB
Donate here and/or here to fight Proposition 8. 

Black Clergy For, Against Gay Marriage Speak Out [LAT]
AAs Speak Out Against Prop 8 [Mad Professah]
Placing The Blame On Black California Voters [LOLDarian]

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"Noah's Arc" Cast Urges "No" on Proposition 8 [R20]
Blige, Etheridge Raise $3.9M for No on Prop 8 [R20]
Doug Spearman in "The Advocate"[R20]
Darryl Stephens Talks Coming Out to "Instinct" [R20]
Rodney Chester of "Noah's Arc": I'm Still Not Gay! [R20]
Behind the Scenes Video from Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom [R20]
Noah's Arc Has Sailed [R20]
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Rodney Chester: I'm STILL NOT Gay!" [R20]
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What Does the Future Hold for Noah's Arc? [After Elton]
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Hamilton Cobb: Big Deal Playing Gay [R20]
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DVD Review: "Noah's Arc" [R20]
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"Noah's Arc" Cast Urges "No" on Proposition 8

Sorry for being a few days late on this one. The principal cast of Noah's Arc headlined a fundraiser for No on Prop 8 in Oakland. These are images are from Flickr user Jay Brahms' photostream and video of the event.

Doug Spearman, Darryl Stephens, Rodney Chester and Jensen Atwood also sat for a video interview with Clubrimshot's Joe Hawkins to discuss the importance of voter turnout to defeat the amendment that would overturn the right of same sex couples to marry in California. (Note: There are some problems viewing the video interview in Firefox and Safari.) Darryl Stephens, in particular, says he would like to use his official coming out as a platform to discuss important issues facing our community. Bravo.

Oh and a cookie for Rodney Chester who continues to encourage black gay men to become involved in issues affecting "our" community. Rodney probably meant to say "your" community, 'cuz, you know, he is still not gay.

Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom will be available in limited release on October 24. The proximity to the November election., plus the wedding-themed plot, makes this an excellent vehicle to combine promotion and activism on the marriage issue. Darryl Stephens graces the cover of the latest issue of Instinct and talks more about the movie and his decision to officially come out. Best of luck on the movie and thanks to the cast for bringing awareness to an important issue.

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Behind-the-Scenes Video from "Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom"

Jensen Atwood, Darryl Stephens and Christian Vincent show some skin in this video shot behind-the-scenes at the production of Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom.

Duane Cramer, the ridiculously talented photographer, lenses the still photos and the poster for the much-anticipated theatrical sequel to the cult series. "It's definitely an extraordinary shoot," Cramer says. "You have two black gay men getting married in a full length feature film that will be released nationally. The timing is right. It's all about love. It's all about showing the world ... black same gender loving people deserve to be married like anyone else."

Duane Cramer lensed the final covers of Clik, the new multimedia "Power of Us" public awareness campaign for the National Black Justice Coalition, and, the "Sex Issue" cover editorial of The Advocate that featured Rod 2.0 boyfriend-to-be Daniel Norell.

Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom is reportedly scheduled for an October release. There has been little press and no national distributor has been announced.

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"Noah's Arc" Movie in Production?

There may be good news for the many patient fans of Noah's Arc who have been awaiting details of a long-rumored movie. Executive producer Patrik-Ian Polk announces MTV Networks/LOGO has greenlighted production for Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom.

"It's been a little wait for the fans, but I promise they won't be disappointed," Polk says in a statement, promising the silver screen treatment "definitely takes this story to the next level." The script "will pick up where the series left off at the cliffhanger season finale" and reunites the principal cast, including newly-out lead  actor Darryl Stephens (Noah), Doug Spearman (Chance), Rodney Chester (Alex) and Christian Vincent (Ricky).

The subtitle refers to the old African marriage custom, and in a video message at After Elton, Polk and Stephens are tight-lipped on who "jumps" the broom. "I can't reveal those details, everyone has to wait"

There is already speculation Noah will get hitched to dreamy, on-again, off-again BF Wade  (Jensen Atwood). When we interviewed Jensen for the cover of the November CLIK, the soap opera hunk said "no one" from LOGO—including Polk—had "ever" contacted him about a third season or a movie. Assuming the film advances from pre-production into production, it is hopeful that Atwood would be cast. It's difficult to imagine Noah's Arc moving to the big screen without his character because the Noah and Wade love story—as unlikely as some of it was—was one of the highlights of the series. In addition to actor Gregory Kieth.

This news comes one year after the series was abruptly canceled on the eve of its third season via a virtual press release and MySpace announcements. Network officials refused to say if the series would return for another season, and, many, including yours truly, saw the proposed "film" as a trial balloon floated for the fanbase.

Many fans are excited over the news, but, some of the leading voices in the black gay virtual community still share our feelings. "I for one couldn’t be happier," says writer and activist Jasmyne Cannick, who was an associate producer on the first season of Noah's Arc. However, she remains "skeptical until it’s complete and ready to premiere.  Talk is cheap, show me action, lights, and camera!"  Washington Blade blogger J. Brotherlove says the "news of a feature is exciting [but] the overall the compromise is bittersweet" because "replacing the first and only television series featuring a gay, African American cast with a film is disappointing."

To be continued.

It's Official: Noah's Arc Movie on Its Way [After Elton]
Noah's Arc: The Movie Gets Greenlit [Jasmyne Cannick]
Noah's Arc Trades TV for Film [Wash Blade]

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Rodney Chester of "Noah's Arc": "I'm Still NOT Gay"

Rodney Chester, the talented actor who shot to fame as the wisecracking Alex on Noah's Arc, has been on the promotions tour for the second season DVD edition of the now-canceled television series. As  multi-talented as the actor-dancer-choreographer may be, one of his assets (along with several other cast members) has not been candor around his sexuality. Last week, Rodney again played coy, this time on Wendy Williams' syndicated radio show. Probably not the best venue for his "I'm not gay" routine.

Clay Cane gives the play-by-play to the melodrama:

Wendy made a comment about Rodney Chester being gay. Chester quickly responded with, "Who said I was gay?" Immediately, Wendy Williams was sent into a complete ball of confusion, stuttering and asking if he was joking. Chester went onto explain that he and the other cast members want to keep a level of mystery in regard to their sexuality.

In regard to Chester, Wendy yelled, "THERE IS NO MYSTERY!" She proceeded to jabber about his poppin' lip gloss, all of the gay-oriented roles he has played, being a choreographer—things she argued were stereotypically gay…this must be what Larry King felt in that scary interview with Clay Aiken in 2006. A bewildered Wendy surveyed the room and asked who thought Chester was gay—the entire room raised their hands.

Just as an FYI, only Noah's Arc actors Doug Spearman and Wilson Cruz have come out. At best, the sexually ambiguous branding helped attract female fans; at worst it, alienated gay male fans, especially after numerous cast members received recognition awards from black gay groups. More or less the same frustration mainstream gay groups expressed with Will & Grace's Sean Hayes. Here's the money quote from Clay Cane: "Some would argue the real mystery is not if they are gay or straight, but, why aren't the ones who are gay just admitting it?"

Good question. By the way, we're not sure why so many black gay men enjoy Wendy Williams. She's not laughing with us. As evidenced above, it seems more like she is laughing at us.

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