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White House Christmas Tree Goes All Gay


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A gay man has decorated the White House’s Blue Room Christmas tree with communists and a “legendary transvestite” named Hedda Lettuce, according to the conservative blog Big Government.

The blog post, which is headlined “EXCLUSIVE: Transvestites, Mao and Obama Decorate White House Tree,” takes to task gay designer Simon Doonan, creative director of Barneys, who oversaw the White House Christmas decorating this year.
It also includes close-ups of some of the Blue Room's Christmas bulbs, including one that features Mao Tse-tung, another with the president’s face near what appears to be Mount Rushmore, and a third featuring performer Hedda Lettuce.

But the bulbs weren’t part of Doonan’s gay agenda. As anyone who watched Oprah Winfrey’s Christmas at the White House special knows, the White House sent bulbs out to schools and community centers across the country for decoupaging. And as Hedda explains on her blog, one of the lucky community centers was a gay senior center where she volunteers. So as anyone would expect, Hedda decorated one of them with her own pictures. She writes: 

“I may never get equal rights, I may never be blond and pencil thin, I may never see Lady Gaga in concert at Madison Square Garden (I could not get a ticket) but one of my balls is hanging in the White House with my name for all to see.”

Read the full story at Gawker.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: Marcel
    Date posted: 12/24/2009 8:54:11 PM
    Hometown: Montreal, Quebec

    Comment:

    I can honestly say I've never heard of this ridiculous personality. And what does it do for anyone that some silly name is on a Christmas decoration?

  • Name: Destiny
    Date posted: 12/24/2009 7:33:27 PM
    Hometown: Atlantic City

    Comment:

    A friend of mine who has since died of Aids had attended one of Joan River's shows with a gay group of PWA's. When Joan Rivers heard they were there, she insisted they sit up front nearest to her and invited them all back to her dressing room. She is a beautiful and pro-gay person. I was dismayed when this birdbrain Hedda Lettuce thought it was funny when Joan (who is elderly) was physically attacked by some animal right to lifer. It is so stupid considering the attacks on gay people. No one has the right to become violent against another human being just because you dislike them or what they wear. I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers this (reading the posts here). Head of Lettuce, honey, payback is a mutha and we queens don't forget. Your act is stale and its time to pack it in, girlfriend. Dishing is fine, but assaults on people? NO And from what I've seen lettuce is the only thing you can give head to.

  • Name: Samuel
    Date posted: 12/24/2009 10:20:16 AM
    Hometown: New York

    Comment:

    Laurent's post is full of LIES. Get a life in the "world" .River's coat was given to her by her husband and was one of the few things she had from him. You are disgusting. May you reap the same thing you sow: narrow minded trampling on other people' s human rights. I don't like you, would it be OK for me to attack you? You wish you looked as good as Joan Rivers. You remind me of the anti- abortion turds: kill to stop someTHING being killed.

  • Name: Jake
    Date posted: 12/24/2009 10:10:55 AM
    Hometown: Boston

    Comment:

    Poster "Laurent" from the "World" is an internet troll seeking attention and provacation. Ignore it. Alone and mentally retarded.

  • Name: Elizabeth
    Date posted: 12/24/2009 8:16:23 AM
    Hometown: Harper's Ferry

    Comment:

    If Hedda Lettuce made fun of a woman being assaulted (Joan Rivers) because the attacker didn't like her clothes, then she/he is stupider than a head of lettuce. I risk assault everytime I go outside as a gay person. I find female impersonators to be clever when they portray Garland, Streisand and Bette Davis. Who does Hedda Lettuce portray? Or Lady (?) Bunny? A fool? I've just answered that question.

  • Name: Gilbert
    Date posted: 12/24/2009 7:45:38 AM
    Hometown: St. Petersburg

    Comment:

    (my finishing) people like Hedda Lettuce are demeaning to women. He is a man trying to make women appear stupid. Its not funny.

  • Name: Gilbert
    Date posted: 12/24/2009 7:39:46 AM
    Hometown: St Petersburg

    Comment:

    "Laurent from the crazy closeted world": No one cares what you think of anyone elses wardrobe. I love Joan River's clothes. She is elegant. What plastic surgery she may have had is only her concern, too. It's her body and she is pro-gay rights. We can only imagine what you look like. And what a hypocrite you are. Have your fried chicken dinner. How stupid for any gay guy to defend an attack on another person because of what they wear! Or how they look! Now as far as someone who calls herself "Hedda Lettuce", this party is saying "I am an a--hole, laugh at me" with that name. No one should take her seriously. And it is too bad some transvestites haven't reached the level of security that (as we see here) some can't deal with anyone saying ONE drag queen (with the name Hedda Lettuce, no less!!!!) is a jerk. She isn't funny but if you want to spend money to see her (she recently appeared in a trashy club here) that is your business. if you like her, fine. I feel people like that are

  • Name: Randy
    Date posted: 12/24/2009 3:49:27 AM
    Hometown: West Hollywood

    Comment:

    Surely the only way she would get a bulb on the White House Christmas tree. Funny story.

  • Name: Laurent
    Date posted: 12/23/2009 9:53:17 PM
    Hometown: World

    Comment:

    I like Joan Rivers, but her fur coat that was ruined, it wasn't a 10K-20K Ranch raised mink coat but a wild mink coat costing $100K and she made jokes about how she would only wear the real thing. And is Joan really a friend to gays, every time I've seen her discuss it there was a punch line involved. So yes I take offence at her wardrobe, the fact that she has made such light of cosmetic surgery her daughter thinks it naturalo to alter and enhance her face and body. There are different kinds of drag queens, some do it well and some don't but we have to remember that even though drag is not as popular as it once was, we owe our current progress to drag queens because it was drag queens who stood up to the cops at Stonewall. @Paul you say you don't like Lettuce head and that you do drag, but without a picture how do we know your statement is not jeaousy (you may be the dogs breakfast), I have seen a special with Lettuce Head here in Canada, and she is quite the comedian.

  • Name: Lotte
    Date posted: 12/23/2009 8:22:07 PM
    Hometown: Los Angeles

    Comment:

    This is a moron pictured above

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