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In a new video for James Duke Mason's 'Trailblazer' campaign, actor Chad Allen talks about being forced out of the closet as a young actor, the fear he experienced when his relationship was spread across the tabloids, and the plots that were hatched behind-the-scenes to hide it.

Allen ultimately decided to just come out. Now he's challenging other actors to do so as well.

Actor Chad Allen, best known as a series regular from CBS’ “Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman,” has signed on to play a small role in Season 5 of Showtime’s “Dexter,” Access Hollywood has learned.

Chad, who most recently starred in Here TV’s “Donald Strachey Mystery” series, and in the indie film, “Save Me,” will play a killer who is stalked by Dexter in at least one episode this coming season.

Chad recently executive produced the indie film “Spork,” which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival and was the closing night selection at LA’s Outfest Film Festival.

On November 4, 2008 Proposition 8 passed in California, amending the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The defeat provoked a groundswell of initiative within the GLBT community at a grassroots level, with many new political and protest organizations being formed in response.

The NOH8 Campaign is a photographic silent protest created by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska  and partner Jeff Parshley in direct response to the passage of Proposition 8. Photos feature subjects with duct tape over their mouths, symbolizing their voices being silenced by Prop 8 and similar legislation around the world, with "NOH8" painted on one cheek in protest.

Nearly one year since its inception, the NOH8 Campaign has grown to over 2,000 faces and continues to grow at an exponential rate. The campaign began with portraits of everyday Californians from all walks of life and soon rose to include politicians, military personnel, newlyweds, law enforcement, artists, celebrities, and many more.

The NOH8 Campaign has received overwhelming support from around the world, appearing on various local and national news programs and publications. The images are currently being used on various social networking sites to spread the message of equality, predominantly Facebook and Twitter. Eventually the images are expected to be compiled for a large-scale media campaign.

Funds raised by the NOH8 Campaign will be used to continue promoting and raising awareness for Marriage Equality and anti-discrimination on a global level through an educational and interactive media campaign.

The sad news is that the studios involved in making the Donald Strachey Mysteries are not planning on making the fifth and sixth movie, even though there were rumors about their filming. We hope we can change the studios' minds!

Below you will find mailing information. When you write to the email/contact addresses you can use one of the email version wonderful Candy supplied for us all. When posting to the Here/Regent Media regular mailing address in the US, feel free and invited to use Nyte's magic graphics she has given us, just print and send away! HELP US SAVE DON AND TIM!

IMPORTANT!!!! Direct your messages to the attention of PAUL COLICHMAN AND STEPHEN JARCHOW, or both at the same time or each one separately, this names are provided by Ron Oliver (Director of the Strachey movies), so they are legit and the best way to make ourselves heard.

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HERE TV : You can write here, just paste in your message: http://www.heretv.com/AContactPage.php

(remember to write TO THE ATTENTION OF the two men mentioned above!)

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From HollywoodPop.com - Score! We snagged the handsome devil and man-of-the-hour Chad Allen for a little one-on-one (NOT that kind folks, he has a boyfriend.) Mike asked him with some hard-hitting questions from you viewers (remember when we asked you)... plus a few of his own. The best is who was the worst actress to work with: Staci Keanan, Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster), or Shannen Doherty?

The 15th Annual QFEST opening ceremony with Mayor Nutter proclaiming the week of July 9 through July 20 QFEST Film Festival week in Philadelphia. The QFEST honors Chad Allen with the Artistic Achievement Award.

Fans of the ABC competition series “Dancing With the Stars” who need a fix between seasons will be able to satisfy their terpsichorean impulses in a new place: the Web site of Out magazine.

Beginning on Monday, out.com will present an original series, “Show and Tell,” featuring Bruno Tonioli, a judge on “Dancing With the Stars,” as the host. The series will be composed of weekly webisodes in which stars familiar to visitors to out.com and readers of Out learn dances like the waltz, rumba, cha cha and foxtrot.

The stars include the gay actors Chad Allen and Robert Gant, the drag performer Lady Bunny, the transgender actress Candis Cayne (“Dirty Sexy Money”) and the actress Marissa Jaret Winokur (“Hairspray”). Their dance lessons were filmed at Balliamos Dance Studio in West Hollywood, Calif., where same-sex couples dance along with mixed-sex couples.

The webisodes will appear on out.com/showandtell and abc.com, said Aaron Hicklin, editor of Out and editorial director of its parent, Here Media, and are scheduled to run through mid-September, when “Dancing With the Stars” returns to ABC for the fall season.

The genesis of the idea, Mr. Hicklin said, was a profile of Mr. Tonioli he wrote last year for Out, which led him to believe that online video clips on learning to dance would be “of editorial value for our audience” as part of a series that offers Out and out.com readers lifestyle tips in areas like fashion and martini-making.

The webisodes on the Out Web site will show Mr. Allen and Mr. Gant dancing with men, Mr. Hicklin said, while they will dance with women in the versions shown on abc.com. (“Dancing With the Stars” has no same-sex partners competing, only mixed-sex.)

Lady Bunny will be shown dancing with a man on both Web sites, he added, as will Ms. Cayne.

Mr. Hicklin, who is British, described himself as a fan of “Dancing With the Stars” as well as the British TV series that inspired it, “Strictly Come Dancing.” Mr. Tonioli, a choreographer, has been a judge on both series.

Chad Allen

Chad Allen has replaced the previously announced Tony winner Jarrod Emick in the upcoming pre-Broadway engagement of Matthew Lombardo's Looped at the Cuillo Centre in West Palm Beach, FL.

Allen had created the role of Danny Miller in the world-premiere production of Looped at the Pasadena Playhouse this past summer.

In a statement producer Tony Cacciotti said, "We are all extremely excited to have Chad return to the production. He and Valerie have such remarkable chemistry together and will once again have audiences roaring with laughter. We are so grateful Chad's schedule has allowed him to continue with this project."

As previously reported, four-time Emmy Award winner Valerie Harper will star as Tallulah Bankhead in Looped, which begins performances Dec. 31 at the Florida venue with an official opening Jan. 7, 2009. Performances will continue through Feb. 15, 2009. Rob Ruggiero directs.

Looped, according to press notes, "tells the story of actress Tallulah Bankhead, the original celebrity bad girl who enters a film studio session to re-record (or 'loop') one line of dialogue for her final film, 'Die, Die My Darling.' What ensues is a showdown between an uptight sound editor and the outrageous legend. Southern, but by no means a belle, Ms. Bankhead was known for her wild partying that rivaled even today's superstars, including innumerable affairs with both male and female celebrities and outlandish exploits that were too scandalous to mention. Relish in the outrageously naughty wit of this sultry-voiced stage and film star!"

The Cuillo Centre for the Arts is located at 201 Clematis in West Palm Beach, FL. For tickets call (561) 835-9226 or visit www.cuillocentre.org.

Chad Allen will star in the world premiere of Nick Salamone's Sea Change, to play the Davidson/Valentini Theatre, September 19-October 12. Jon Lawrence Rivera will direct.

The play takes place entirely on a small fishing vessel off the coast of Massachusetts, and chronicles the lives of five college friends -- three gay men and two lesbians -- who set sail on a whale-watching expedition in the summer of '74. The cast will also include Fran de Leon, Clay Storseth, Lisa Tharps, and Ryun Yu.

June 21, 2008 - Just confirmed that Save Me will be released early September in theaters around the country. For more details on the release and screening dates visit the movie's official web site - www.savememovie.com

June 10, 2008 - Looped is loosely based on the true story of Tallulah Bankhead (Valerie Harper), the original celebrity bad girl, who was called into a sound studio to re-record (“or loop”) one line from her final film Die, Die, My Darling.  The session was to have only taken 5 minutes, but instead lasted well over eight hours. Southern, but by no means a belle, Ms. Bankhead was known for her wild partying that outshined even today’s superstars, including innumerable affairs with male and female celebrities and outlandish exploits that were even investigated by the British secret service.  Relish in the promiscuity, scandal and outrageous wit of this sultry-voiced stage and film star.

Performances begin June 27 through August 3 at the Pasadena Playhouse, 39 South El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, CA. Performance schedule is Tuesday through Friday at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.  Schedule notes: There are no performances on Saturday, June 28 at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 1 at 8:00 p.m., Friday, July 4 at 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 16 at 8:00 p.m., and Wednesday, July 23 at 8:00 p.m.  There will be one Wednesday matinee performance on July 23 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets range from $32.00 - $65.00.  Tickets are available by calling the Pasadena Playhouse at 626-356-PLAY, by visiting the Pasadena Playhouse Box Office, open from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. daily excluding holidays and online at www.Pasadenaplayhouse.org.