POLL :: Out with the old, in with the new? 2011 seemed to have contained it’s fair share of ups and downs for people in many ways. We want to know:

POLL :: Anxious retailers would have us believe it’s holy-joly bliss for all as the holidays envelop us. Snowflakes, candles, romance, and sleigh-rides, right? As most of us experience a mixed bag of ranging from obligatory gatherings with those we’d sooner not to the real personal joys this time of year can bring, we want to know:

POLL :: Animal rights group PETA has built a reputation for itself over the years for it’s over-the top ways of gaining exposure and attention, including naked celebrities (above). Their latest tactic is to recruit those who would rather go naked than wear fur – for a living. A porn star-driven site, PETA.xxx, is scheduled to launch next month. But questions remain:

VIDEO POLL :: Ish Furoz from MTV’s 1 Girl 5 Gays recently tweeted about the negative connotations he’s witnessed towards those who identify as bottoms. GGT asked him to elaborate:

And so the question remains:

RELATED :: Ish Furoz takes our Too Much Information questionnaire.

POLL :: Happy Fashion Week! This fall, a dominant trend is fur. Seen on the runways dyed technicolour for women and left au natural for men, products range from coats to scarves to bags and other accessories. But the question remains:

RELATED :: In 2005 the furry look for men was rugged city.

POLL :: While we’re a bit bored by the choice of Russell Brand as first guest, the much anticipated (or, as the OWN ads say, simply “anticipated”) return to daytime television of Rosie O’Donnell happens this Monday.  Much has happened since her Queen of Nice days - The View and the Trump feud and the divorce for starters – but Ro’s got The Power of O boosting her, complete with sharing the latest O magazine cover.  But the question remains:

Related – Audio :: GGT Publisher Shaun Proulx‘s candid 2008 conversation with Rosie O’Donnell:

POLL :: While nearly a third of all Major League baseball teams have made “It Gets Better” videos to stand up against anti-gay bullying, and basketball player Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 by the National Basketball Association after using the gay slur “f*ucking f*aggot”, last week during an exhibition game, Philadelphia Flyer Wayne Simmonds called New York Rangers forward Sean Avery (who famously joined the campaign to fight for same-sex marriage in New York this spring) the same slur – with no action taken thus far. NHL officials say they won’t fine due to conflicting accounts of what transpired on ice, despite the fact Simmonds was clearly seen mouthing the slur. But the question remains:

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POLL :: As The AIDS Committee of Toronto’s One Night Stand discussion series continues – this time with a focus on dating when one person is HIV-positive and the other is negative – it begs the question:

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POLL :: Here in Toronto our new grand poo-bah has declared war on – among many things – one of our favourite artforms: graffiti. À chacun son goût, we know, but as Jaba The Mayor (as our Richard Ryder calls him) sends bylaw enforcers out and operators stand by at the city’s confidential graffiti hotline (we are not kidding) it begs the question:

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SURVEY – Gay history is now a requirement in California public schools because of a new state law that says the contributions of gays and lesbians must be included in social studies instruction. As teachers figure out how to incorporate the new material into their classes, the question remains:

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