Lions and Tigers and Bears - Oh My!

Director Dan Hunt’s documentary on the gay bear community had its premiere this past Saturday on cable channel Logo.

Bear Run exposes the fabled urban polar bear, cub, otter, and wolf. All playful nicknames given to describe various body types found in the bear community.

“A bear run is a gathering of bears,” Hunt tells Joe Solmonese and Mary Breslauer on XM Radio’s The Agenda.

And by following three bears as they attend various bear runs, Bear Run gives the viewer an intriguing look into the community.

Mikhael, a former trucker, is a transgendered bear who is married to a woman. We get to know him and his wife, Sylvia, in the movie.

Read more on this at ontopmag.com, or for more information on the bear community, check out bearzone.com.

‘Sordid Lives’ Opens Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

“Sordid Lives: The Series” that premiers this Wednesday on MTV’s Logo Network, will open at the Cinema Diverse for The 2008 Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in Palm Springs, California.  The film festival runs July 22 through July 27 at the Camelot Theatres. At least 16 of the cast members will attend the opening, and of course the party to follow.

Read the full story at The Press Enterprise.

Rachel Maddow At Top Of TV Show List

MSNBC President Phil Griffin told the Times: “At some point, I don’t know when, she should have a show. She’s on the short list. It’s a very short list. She’s at the top.” Entertained by a lesbian during the day and informed by one at night — are Americans ready for that much lesbian sugar in their bowl? Maddow doesn’t think it’s a problem. “I think Ellen DeGeneres has shown people are ready for her,” Maddow told the Times, adding, “But I will not dance the way Ellen does.”

ABC - Easy As 123 & We Are So GLAAD

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) released its second annual GLAAD Network Responsibility Index earlier this week. The Index is a report that tracks the quantity, quality and diversity of images of GLBT people on television programming. Once again, prime time programming on the five broadcast networks was evaluated and, for the first time, original prime time programming on 10 of the highest-rated cable networks was examined as well. This year, ABC received the highest ranking. Find out who else ranks at innewsweekly.com.