April 6, 2007
SJR 7 to anti-sex legislators: "Avenge my death"
Filed by Jen Jorczak | April 06, 2007 5:38 PM |As you all know, on Tuesday, SJR 7 failed to advance out of committee. What you may not know is how many legislators were supremely pissed off about it, and what they're trying to do in retaliation. Bil's already posted...Read More
Queer music Friday - Elton John
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 06, 2007 5:00 PM |Well, it was his birthday this past week. Here's Elton's performance of Rocket Man from his 60th birthday party:...Read More
Better late than never
Filed by Bil Browning | April 06, 2007 2:55 PM |The Corydon Democrat printed an editorial against SJR-7 this week, shortly after it died in committee. Ah, the joys of being a weekly publication, eh? The site is a little hard to navigate, but drop about most of the way...Read More
SJR-7: the week following
Filed by Don Sherfick | April 06, 2007 2:50 PM |After doing a number of pieces in the last few months about SJR-7, I've been quiet since its defeat in committee last Tuesday. Not because I am not exhilarated over what happened; I truly am. Maybe I'm a bit overly...Read More
Bush supports DADT
Filed by Bil Browning | April 06, 2007 12:15 PM |Big surprise here... President Bush supports discrimination against gays and lesbians. Shocker, no? Asked about recent comments from the military's top officer that homosexuality was "immoral," Bush said, "I will not be rendering judgment about individual orientation." But, he added,...Read More
Open Thread
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 06, 2007 8:40 AM |Big question for a Friday: What words are you OK with or not OK with being called in terms of your sexuality or gender identification? Gay? Lesbian? Gay woman? Queer? Genderqueer? Dyke? Faggot? Trannie? FTM? MTF? MTM? FTF? Trans? Homosexual?...Read More
Friday Update
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 06, 2007 7:30 AM |Here are some headlines that we didn't cover this week:Mary Cheney's having a boy. (The Washington Post) Just a pinch of prejudice... An upcoming biography shows Julia Child's changing attitudes towards gays and lesbians. (Boston Magazine) Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick...Read More
Quote of the day
Filed by Ed Team | April 06, 2007 6:24 AM |"A remedy [for masturbation] which is almost always successful in small boys is circumcision...The operation should be performed by a surgeon without administering an anesthetic, as the brief pain attending the operation will have a salutary effect upon the mind...In...Read More
Just change a letter
Filed by Bil Browning | April 06, 2007 6:18 AM |Copyright 2007 The Washington Post (Click to enlarge)...Read More
