September 2, 2011
Weekly Reader: A Hung Jury, Joe Solmonese & Lap Dances
Filed by Bil Browning | September 02, 2011 | 4:15 PM |You weren't able to read every post on Bilerico Project last week? Don't worry! Every Friday I round up the best Bilerico posts from the past seven days to help you stay up to date on the latest queer news and analysis.Read More
31 Days: Meridian Hill Park
Filed by Bil Browning | September 02, 2011 | 3:00 PM |The history of the area surrounding Meridian Hill park is absolutely fascinating. The area was still rural when Mary Foote Henderson literally built a castle across the street and drew up plans to build a new Executive Mansion on the hill.Read More
EQCA's Video Response to StopSB48 Referendum Effort
Filed by Karen Ocamb | September 02, 2011 | 2:00 PM |Equality California has come out swinging against the Capitol Resource Institute-originated StopSB48 referendum effort with a video calling the opponents of the California FAIR Education Act liars, haters, and extremists. Read More
Kermit: Bert & Ernie Are Straight
Filed by Bil Browning | September 02, 2011 | 1:00 PM |TMZ caught up with Kermit the Frog outside of a marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles to ask him about the rumors about Bert and Ernie.Read More
NJ Anti-Bullying Law Goes Into Effect
Filed by Adam Polaski | September 02, 2011 | 12:00 PM |"The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights" went into effect this week in New Jersey. The comprehensive state-wide anti-bullying policy is one of the strictest anti-bullying measures in the country.Read More
Black Gay Men: Looking Forward & Backward
Filed by Antoine Craigwell | September 02, 2011 | 11:00 AM |While many black men are demonstrably strong against the usual suspects, which tend to want to oppress them and make them less than, they seem to be powerless against belonging to a gay community that is fragmented, divisive, unwelcoming, and untrustworthy.Read More
A Witch of a Man: Pulp Biography
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 02, 2011 | 10:00 AM |The cover is hilariously peculiar but I'm a little intrigued by the subject of this book.Read More
Feel Good: Chipotle Pulls a Fast (Food) One
Filed by Bil Browning | September 02, 2011 | 9:00 AM |A feel-good liberal ad touting the goodness of farm-fresh meat at Chipotle's. No factory pigs here, folks! Just worker exploitation, hypocrisy, and hidden meat ingredients...Read More
What The Hung Jury Means In The Larry King Murder Case
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | September 02, 2011 | 8:00 AM |The "gay panic" defense is alive and well and living in California. Read More
GLAAD Dings HuffPo For Anti-Gay Stereotypes
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | September 02, 2011 | 7:30 AM |"These are the false stereotypes put forth by the staunchest opponents of marriage equality...These are the false stereotypes that drive parents to send their children to so-called "conversion therapy" - So that their kids don't end up a part of...Read More
Into the Light: First 1000 Miles
Filed by Bil Browning | September 02, 2011 | 7:00 AM |Alan Bounville has been guest posting about some of his journey as he walks across the nation to end gender discrimination in all forms. Now he's made a video about his first 1000 miles and three people who've walked...Read More
