May 10, 2007
Guest post by HRC President Joe Solmonese
Filed by Joe Solmonese | May 10, 2007 7:26 PM |[EDITOR'S NOTE] The following is a guest post by Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. HRC has been working for years on the federal hate crimes bill. Mr. Solmonese asked for the chance to respond to Congressmen Donnelly and Ellsworth's...Read More
Queer Canadians in India!
Filed by Alex Blaze | May 10, 2007 4:24 PM |A Canadian gay diplomat and a Canadian lesbian diplomat aren't able to get immunity from India's sodomy law. From CNN-IBN:Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which came into effect 145 years back in 1862, bars sexual intercourse between same-sex...Read More
I left my heart in Portland, Oregon
Filed by Alex Blaze | May 10, 2007 12:10 PM |Governor Ted Kulongoski of Oregon just signed into law two bills concerning LGBT people. One is a civil rights bill that adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected classes when it comes to public accomodation, housing,...Read More
Mike Gravel down with the same-sex love
Filed by Alex Blaze | May 10, 2007 11:43 AM |And who can blame him? It's effin' awesome. PageOneQ has video of a Q&A session with former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel who's running for the Democratic nomination. He's OK with marriage equality, civil unions, whatever because he thinks all love...Read More
Giuliani spins, but Romney sprints
Filed by Jen Jorczak | May 10, 2007 9:50 AM |To follow up on yesterday's post about Giuliani's past contributions to Planned Parenthood, it's now confirmed by the Romney campaign that Mitt's wife--not Mitt himself, mind you, but his wife Ann--made a $150 contribution to Planned Parenthood in 1994. Romney's...Read More
Question of the Thursday
Filed by Alex Blaze | May 10, 2007 9:06 AM |What's wrong with the government? Seriously, what's wrong?...Read More
Guest post by Congressman Brad Ellsworth
Filed by Guest Blogger | May 10, 2007 8:30 AM |[EDITOR'S NOTE:] The following is a guest post by Congressman Brad Ellsworth. Representative Ellsworth recently voted against the federal hate crimes bill that passed the House of Representatives. Only fourteen democratic legislators voted against the bill; two were from Indiana....Read More
John Edwards likes it rough
Filed by Bil Browning | May 10, 2007 7:57 AM |I was cleaning out some cobwebs around here and came across this video that I'd bookmarked to use on the blog months ago. It's from early February of this year, but it still made me laugh when I watched it...Read More
Coffee & Toast with Serena Turley
Filed by Ed Team | May 10, 2007 6:38 AM |Seriously? Psychological distress? About what? Two men kissing? I'm a confirmed lesbian, but I find the idea of two dudes kissing HAWT! And I could watch Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger get it on all day. I'm disappointed that there...Read More
Coffee & Toast with Chris Rico
Filed by Ed Team | May 10, 2007 6:09 AM |"I was choking on blood face down on the ground before I even realized what was happening to me. As I struggled to crawl to my feet, I was greeted by thunderous kicks to my ribs and my temple and...Read More
