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Jack Wrangler, a veteran of both gay and straight adult films, died last night at the age 62 from complications of lung disease. Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon… recently won a GayVN Award. Wrangler grew up in Beverly Hills, the son of a dancer and a TV producer. After a brief career as a child star, he unexpectedly graduated to the world of adult entertainment where his ruggedly handsome looks and cowboy-like persona turned him into an instant gay porn superstar…

UPDATE: Stephen Moller’s parole has been denied. Dan White served a notoriously light 5-year sentence for the premeditated murder of Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. He offed himself 23 years ago — less than two years after being set free. But his despicable legacy lives on. The reviled “Twinkie defense” that White’s defense team successfully exploited has morphed into the equally effective and doubly reprehensible “gay panic” defense… [More...]

It’s been 14 years since Joey Stefano’s unfortunate drug overdose. He would’ve been 40-years-old this year. His life and slow-motion suicide by drug addiction is chronicled in the biography Wonder Bread and Ecstasy by Charles Isherwood. A series of rare Joey interviews are available here and here… Born on January 1, 1968, Joey Stefano was one of the most popular gay porn stars of the late 80s and early 90s… [More...]

Paul Newman, the legendary film star and philanthropist, died of cancer at his home in Westport, CT at the age of 83 surrounded by friends, family and his wife of 50 years, actress Joanne Woodward… Newman and Woodward were outspoken supporters of gay rights even before being gay friendly was fashionable — or even acceptable — in Hollywood… [More...]

Another sad porn star death to report. Cole Ryder, the 36-year-old former Rascal Video exclusive, passed away yesterday morning. According to an early, now retracted post on Gay Porn Blog he died of a staph infection. The actual cause of death remains undisclosed pending an autopsy… [More...]

Homophobic, racist Republican Jesse Helms was buried today. The five-term North Carolina senator — whose entire career was devoted to oppressing women and minorities — did the nation a huge favor by dying on the Fourth of July… What better way to celebrate the death of such a petty, vindictive asshole than by remembering the day ACT UP put a giant condom on his house? … [More...]

Chi Chi LaRue discovery Mark West died of an accidental drowning earlier this month (May 1, ‘08) while on vacation with his partner in Hawaii. West — a construction worker turned gay porn actor — was active in the adult industry between 1992 and 1996, appearing in such popular titles as Jawbreaker, Saddle Tramps, and Roll in the Hay. [More...]

Deborah Jean Palfrey — better known as the DC Madam — hanged herself in a shed next to her mother’s home in Florida only weeks after being convicted of running a prostitution ring for Washington’s political elites. Palfrey was facing a 55-year prison term. [More...]