Follow ShowHype on Twitter
Rod 2.0:Beta Latest Blog Posts |
Add as Favorite
Claim Blog 
|
http://rodonline.typepad.com/rodonline/ - Rod 2.0 is a leading weblog for urban gay men. Pop culture, politics, black gay culture, fashion, books, activism, HIV, AIDS, sports, media, television ... and all things Tyson Beckford.
Click on the "hype it up" button to submit a story below to our homepage.
If you're the owner of Rod 2.0:Beta, claim your blog to unlock additional tools and reports.
The Republican National Committee is considering a "purity" resolution to threaten moderates who might support health care reform and marriage equality or repealing the Defense of Marriage Act. Adam Nagourney at The New York Times reports the resolution appeals to...
Celebrities
... Hard drive. What did you think we were talking about? Omar Epps is spotted looking quite fit in the new GQ in a full page advert for the Toshiba Satellite. I've had my ups and downs with that brand...
Celebrities
Omar Epps
The ladies of The View took on Adam Lambert's controversial pan-sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards, which attracted some 1,500 complaints. After Sherri Shepherd graphically described Lambert's performance—"He was sticking his finger between the legs of his dancers!...
Celebrities
Adam Lambert
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released the latest annual statistics on U.S. hate crimes reported in 2008. The 2008 numbers "are up slightly—7,783 incidents and 9,691 victims" were reported last year. Hate crimes based on sexual orientation have the...
Celebrities
An update to the horrific story of Jorge Steven López Mercado, the gay 19-year-old whose body was found dismembered, decapitated, and partially charred on the roadside near Cayey, Puerto Rico. Mercado was laid to rest today and close to 1,000...
Celebrities
Jennifer Lopez
Major Models' model-of-the-moment Nate Gill demonstrates his flexibility and versatility for fashion autuer Terry Richardson in the brand new VMAN. There's something about a man stretching while wearing a jockstrap that really makes you notice, right? The Nate Gill prettyboy...
Celebrities
While some economists have suggested the recession could be ending soon, that is certainly not the case in the inner cities. Via AMERICAblog: Latinos and African-Americans across the country are facing spiraling unemployment rates that "could spiral to levels not...
Celebrities
Barack Obama
Martha Stewart says the publicity machine surrounding GOPquitter Sarah Palin and her "memoir" is not a good thing. Says the domestic diva: "She's very boring. And a people listen to her ... she's a dangerous person." Stewart was asked if...
Celebrities
Sarah Palin
Martha Stewart
A straight black Baltimore public school teacher writes a poignant letter to the editor of the Baltimore Sun, speaking out against the horrific murder of 15-year-old Jason Mattison and the systemic homophobia that targeted Mattison and other black gay youth....
Celebrities
Twilight fangbangers aren't the only ones celebrating a "new moon". With less than a minute on the clock during the Chicago Bears' 24-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Jay Cutler threw an incomplete pass to Chicago wide receiver Devin Hester....
Celebrities
Moon
Across the country, thousands attended vigils last night to remember the late Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado who was horrifically murderedin Puerto Rico. Last weekend the dismembered, ecapitated, and partially burned body of the 19-year-old gay teen by the side of...
Celebrities
Jennifer Lopez
Project Runway
On last night's American Music Awards, Adam Lambert did his best to shock the audience with his pan-sexually charged performance of the title track from his debut album, For Your Entertainment. In his first public performance, the American Idol runner...
Celebrities
Adam Lambert
American Music Awards
American Idol
"When my son told me he was gay, I told him, 'Now, I love you more'. I want to tell the world that hatred is not born with human beings, it is a seed that is planted by adults and...
Celebrities
Jennifer Lopez
Annise Parker, the openly lesbian comptroller of Houston, has won the endorsement of the Houston Chronicle in the city’s runoff election for mayor. The editors of the Chronicle: "In the general election the Chronicle endorsed both Parker and former city...
Celebrities
Sarah Jessica Parker
And we don't mean model "girlfriend" Eva Pigford. Not sure do you recognize the babydaddylicious House of Payne actor after he recently shaved all of his facial hair. More of Lance Gross' new sexy WHEN YOU JUMP. Sexy Lingerie Plus...
Celebrities
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni ramps up the state-sanctioned, anti-gay hysteria and claims European gays are "recruiting" in Uganda and throughout Africa, reports the Monitor. He urged the youth to reject the advances. Expressing his homophobia, Mr Museveni said the youth...
Celebrities
The Senate Armed Services Committee has "postponed" indefinitely the scheduled hearing on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", the military ban that prevents gays and lesbians from serving openly, AFP reports. "We do not have a date" for the hearing, said the...
Celebrities
Don't Ask
Barack Obama
Today is the 11th Annual International Transgender Day of Remembrance, which hopes to raise awareness around the many who are killed in anti-transgender violence and hate crimes. Events marking TDOR are happening around the world today. Autumn Sandeen at Pam's...
Celebrities
House Blend
On Thursday, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Clifford Stanley, the retired Marine general who has been nominated as the Department of Defense's Undersecretary of Personnel and Readiness. That is the position that oversees the "Don’t...
Celebrities
John McCain
Roland Emmerich
Sixteen-year-old Jayron Martin, a student at Langham Creek High School outside Houston, was viciously attacked by a group of pipe-wielding students on November 12 because he is gay. The student says he learned the boys were planning to attack him...
