May 24, 2011
Should We Boycott Straight Weddings?
Filed by Father Tony | May 24, 2011 | 8:00 PM |The LGBT community is divided over whether a boycott of heterosexual weddings is a worthwhile demonstration.Read More
New Poll Finds 70% of People Favor LGBT Antidiscrimination Laws
Filed by Alex Blaze | May 24, 2011 | 7:00 PM |It's the only national poll I know of (please let me know if there's another in the comments) on LGBT antidiscrimination legislation that I know of, and it shows broad support for it. 70% of Americans favor antidiscrimination legislation for LGBT people in housing, public accommodations, and employment.Read More
Squeeze Play: New Peer Pressure from Out Gay Athletes
Filed by Leslie Robinson | May 24, 2011 | 6:00 PM |Four male sports figures have come out in the last week. What's going through the minds of other gay men in the sports world now?Read More
Largest Trans Fundraiser. Ever.
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | May 24, 2011 | 5:00 PM |The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund raised over $100,000 in a single night. Read More
The Fight for Gay Marriage in New York is On
Filed by Leone Kraus | May 24, 2011 | 3:00 PM |The battle for gay marriage is on in New York. Yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo released a video urging New York residents to call their state senators to ask them to support marriage equality.Read More
Donor Duet, Part I
Filed by Paige Schilt | May 24, 2011 | 2:00 PM |Two days before our sperm donor was due to arrive in Texas, my wife walked in the door with a bulging sack of secondhand toys. "Waylon already has too many toys," I said, shaking my head.Read More
Christian Activist Asks If Rapture 'False Prophet' Should Be Executed
Filed by Mercedes Allen | May 24, 2011 | 1:00 PM |In light of Harold Camping's failed rapture prophecy, Christian Governance activist Timothy Bloedow appears to call for Camping's execution as a false prophet.Read More
Israeli PM Heckled Before Joint Session of Congress
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | May 24, 2011 | 12:15 PM |The AP is reporting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was heckled this morning during his speech to a joint session of Congress.Read More
Tennessee's Don't Say Gay Bill Passes Senate
Filed by Alex Blaze | May 24, 2011 | 11:30 AM |Either a school thinks that gay students and the kids of gay parents are welcome there or not. There is no middle ground, there is no neutrality. Read More
The MSNBC Anti-LGBT Hate Connection
Filed by Rebecca Juro | May 24, 2011 | 11:15 AM |Have you ever wondered why you never, ever see transgender-identified guests appear on supposedly liberal and progressive MSNBC? Don't you think it's kind of odd that even lesbian and gender-variant Rachel Maddow completely erases trans people from her coverage?Read More
Two SF Artists Tackle HIV/AIDS Un-Awareness
Filed by Toshio Meronek | May 24, 2011 | 10:00 AM |Two Bay Area artists, J. Fritz-Michael and Eric Stanley, have created a couple of socially relevant works to bring attention to the HIV/AIDS crisis. And yes, it's still a crisis, people!Read More
CONTEST: Win Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Special Edition CD & Poster
Filed by Ed Team | May 24, 2011 | 9:00 AM |To help us with the birth of our new design, the Atom Factory is giving Projectors a chance to win a copy of Lady Gaga's Born This Way special edition double CD and poster!Read More
No One Should Fear Being Jobless, Homeless & Hungry
Filed by Ed Team | May 24, 2011 | 7:30 AM |"No one should fear being jobless, homeless and going hungry because of discrimination. Without legal protections, transgender people are left particularly vulnerable to bias. We commend lawmakers for ensuring that all Nevadans, regardless of gender identity or expression, are protected...Read More
Former NY Gov Accepts Trans Rights Award
Filed by Ed Team | May 24, 2011 | 7:00 AM |Former New York Governor David Paterson accepted an award from the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund on Monday night. Michael Lavers brings us the entire acceptance speech....Read More
Welcome to the New Bilerico
Filed by Bil Browning | May 24, 2011 | 4:00 AM |Bilerico 2.0 has gone beta. What do you think of our new look? Would you buy this old girl a drink?Read More
