October 27, 2009
Arlen Specter: A Tale of Two DOMAs
Filed by Bil Browning | October 27, 2009 | 7:30 PM |Interesting. Take a look at these two statements from Pennsylvania Republican-turned-Democrat Senator Arlen Specter. On September 2nd, Specter sent this in reply to a constituent who wrote about amending the constitution to ban same-sex marriage. In 1996, the Congress passed...Read More
Headed to DC
Filed by Sara Whitman | October 27, 2009 | 6:30 PM |I am honored, humbled, to have been invited to witness the President signing the Hate Crimes Bill. This is the first, the very first, piece of legislation to be signed into law that includes TRANSGENDER. Truly honored. My kids... well......Read More
If it's all about procreation, then why did I just marry an octogenarian?
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 27, 2009 | 5:30 PM |While there are still major issues with the Perry vs. Schwarzeneggar case to overturn Prop 8 at the federal level, at least the case it turning out gems like this: A federal judge said sponsors of California's ban on same-sex...Read More
Stephen Colbert Wants You to Approve Referendum 71
Filed by Waymon Hudson | October 27, 2009 | 4:30 PM |The Colbert Report took aim at Washington State's Referendum 71 on last night's episode. Colbert used his popular "The Word" segment to decimate the opposition to LGBT partnerships. The word was "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and looked at how the...Read More
We Had A Ball
Filed by Betty Greene Salwak | October 27, 2009 | 3:30 PM |Saturday night the Damien Center of Indianapolis held their 22nd annual Grande Masquerade, the premier fundraising event for the city's primary HIV/AIDS support center. I was privileged to be one of many volunteers to help this event run smoothly, and...Read More
Bend (Over) It Like Beckham
Filed by Prince Gomolvilas | October 27, 2009 | 3:30 PM |Anyone who knows me knows that I spend an inordinate amount of time cutting out pictures of male icons from magazines - Levi Johnston, Zac Efron, James McAvoy - and glue-sticking them to the outside of condom wrappers. I think...Read More
Ten biggest lesbian and bisexual pop icons!
Filed by Phil Reese | October 27, 2009 | 2:30 PM |Joan Jett, Le Tigre, Tegan & Sara, Leisha Hailey of the Murmurs. These are just a few of the outstanding women that didn't make this list of top living lesbian and bisexual women pop-stars. That should just tell you the...Read More
How to make your femmy son butch for Halloween
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 27, 2009 | 2:00 PM |Too... many... memories.... This is great advice for the Yes Campaign's folks in Maine, considering how much their strategy has depended on parents' fears that their kids will turn out gay....Read More
Olivia and 1200 Lesbians invade Key West
Filed by Father Tony | October 27, 2009 | 1:00 PM |Should anyone doubt my taking seriously my responsibilities to deliver the complete Key West picture, please know that I broke away from our poolside group here at the all-male clothing-optional Island House resort to greet the ladies of the Olivia...Read More
Drag memorabilia: vintage Finocchio's postcard
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | October 27, 2009 | 12:30 PM |Sweet! Found it on eBay. Wonder how many of these ladies are still around. Back of the postcard after the jump....Read More
ND's Senator Kent Conrad: Legislator of the Day
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | October 27, 2009 | 11:30 AM |North Dakota is a key state in the fight for ENDA. North Dakota's Senator Kent Conrad may be a supporter of ENDA, but his vote is unconfirmed. Please call him today to ask for his support of S.1584. Facts and...Read More
Atlanta Pride Committee Throws Eagle Raid Victims Under the Bus
Filed by Guest Blogger | October 27, 2009 | 10:30 AM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Mike Alvear is the author of Attract Hotter Guys with the Secrets & Science of Sexual Body Language, host of HBO's The Sex Inspectors and writes a sex advice column syndicated to the gay press. He...Read More
GLBT History Month Icons: Yves St. Laurent
Filed by Waymon Hudson | October 27, 2009 | 10:00 AM |The 31 GLBT History Month Icons, living or dead, are selected for their achievements in their field of endeavor, their status as a national hero, or their significant contribution to GLBT civil rights. Today's Icon is Yves St. Laurent. One...Read More
On A New System (Sort Of), Or, Referendum 71 And Mail-In Voting
Filed by Don Davis | October 27, 2009 | 9:30 AM |We are now about two weeks away from the November election in Washington State, and one item on the ballot that has national attention is Referendum 71, the so-called "everything but marriage" proposal that would give same-sex couples more rights...Read More
A Senior Moment in the Prop 8 Battle
Filed by Ed Team | October 27, 2009 | 7:30 AM |"The last marriage that I performed involved a groom who was 95, and the bride was 83. I did not demand that they prove that they intended to engage in procreative activity. Now, was I missing something?" --Judge Vaughn R....Read More
Barney Frank explains his comments on the National Equality March
Filed by Bil Browning | October 27, 2009 | 7:00 AM |Rep Barney Frank's controversial statements about the National Equality March created quite the stir. So much so, that when the Congressman sat down to answer the top 10 questions asked on social media giant Reddit.com, this question asked him...Read More
