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JOHN WATERS - GAYS IN FEUD OVER TRAVOLTA'S HAIRSPRAY APPEARANCE
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GAYS IN FEUD OVER TRAVOLTA'S HAIRSPRAY APPEARANCE
John Waters, director of the original Hairspray movie and a producer of the upcoming remake, has come to the defense of John Travolta, who plays a woman, Edna Turnblad, in the new film. The decision to cast Travolta, a Scientologist, in the role was castigated last week by Kevin Naff, editor of the gay newspaper the Washington Blade, who claimed that Scientologists operate "reparative clinics to try to 'cure' gays." He demanded a gay boycott of the film. Responding to Naff's remarks in the New York Daily News's Rush and Molloy column, Waters said, "If [Travolta] was homophobic ... dancing in that fat suit with as many gay people as are working on this film, he would have had a heart attack and been dead." Other writers have noted that before he died, Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard appeared to disavow his earlier positions on homosexuality and that gay activists, including West Hollywood drug counselor Keith Relkin, are members. (Relkin once wrote that a Scientology chaplain "helped me deal with coming out as a gay man.")
18/06/2007
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my two cents 
( 538)
posted on 26/06/2007 03:39
Go to www.xenu.net to learn the
TRUTH.
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Pad and Pencil 
( 9)
posted on 26/06/2007 01:24
Kevin Naff of the Washington Blade is purposefully trying to stir up trouble
for his gay community -- and for Scientologists -- by pitting them *needlessly*
against each other.
The way you distinguish a reporter from a purposeful agitator is that when a
reporter receives information that his original facts were in error, s/he
either publishes a correction or, at the very least, changes future editions of
the story to fit reality.
Not Nasty McNaff, the bane of The Blade.
He has received letters and emails from several Scientologists telling him
clearly that his fantasies about Scientologists' offering "curative clinics" or
such for homosexuals is purest drivel. No such clinics. It's pure nonsense.
Maybe a Dianetics book fell on Naff's head when he was more infantile.
Naff has been challenged to produce one street address, one GLBT person so
treated (aside from one twit who sued Scientology for NOT curing him of his
gayness!), to deliver any other ounce of evidence.
Naff has not produced one jot of fact to support his hate-mongering between the
gay community and the well-meaning Scientolgy community.
Yet, instead of recanting his tired ol' theme, Naff repeats it in story after
story. AFTER being informed of the truth!
Next Naff goes on The O'Reilly Factor and gets slapped down (Well, duhh!) for
being prejudiced and illogical.
Naff also parrots old falsehoods about Scientologists being required to "tithe"
(BZZZZZT. I'm sorry, you have missed your final question!) when that too is
purest fabrication.
There are builders and there are destroyers. The gay community doesn't need
people like Naff stirring up trouble and upset within its ranks.
Yes, agitate for equal rights. Lobby for fair housing, no employment
discrimination, gay marriage if he wants. If he stays within the truth, those
are his God-given rights. YOU GO Kevin! Attack worthwhile causes where reform
is needed.
But why lie when you know better? Just to get more bylines?
The sad part is that Naff is now no friend of his own community.
The nice part is that any gay person can ALWAYS go into any Scientology mission
and take an introductory Communications Course and no one gives a toot about
his/her bedroom preferences.
