August 29, 2007
NBJC Responds to Sen. Larry Craig Restroom Incident
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | August 29, 2007 5:38 PM |Sen. Larry Craig's recent sexual restroom exploits have given the American community an unexpected but valuable teachable moment that should be embraced and further understood. Instead of running from the tabloid fodder, late night talk show jokes, and Sunday morning...Read More
Two Years Later: A Front-Page Plea for Help in New Orleans
Filed by Steve Ralls | August 29, 2007 2:38 PM |In September 2005, just after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, I penned an op-ed in Gay City News about a close friend, Nicole Barbe, who is a New Orleans police officer. Nicole, who had been booted from the military...Read More
Tucker Carlson's Gay Panic
Filed by Terrance Heath | August 29, 2007 2:20 PM |Note to self: If I ever run into Tucker Carlson in a D.C. area men's room, do not say "hello," nod in recognition, or even so much as smile at the S.O.B. OK. First the mere thought of Hillary...Read More
Larry Craig Innocent?
Filed by Sean Kosofsky | August 29, 2007 1:06 PM |There has been a great deal of controversy recently around what the real issues are going on in the Larry Craig scandal. Hypocrisy. Is he really gay. Committing a crime while in office. Infidelity. And on and on. I just...Read More
Do We Talk About Ourselves Too Much?
Filed by Rebecca Juro | August 29, 2007 12:43 PM |I've been writing a book. Oh don't worry, I'm not going to bore you with the details of trying to create something readable out of a bunch of disjointed thoughts, ideas, and stuff I've already written. No, what I want...Read More
I know I said I wouldn't make fun of Miss Teen South Carolina....
Filed by Alex Blaze | August 29, 2007 12:31 PM |But this isn't really making fun of her. Laughing with her, maybe? More of making fun of Larry Craig? Oh, well, this is Mo Rocca on the whole situation in Minnesota:...Read More
Where's my Civil Defense Guide to Fallout?
Filed by Storm Bear | August 29, 2007 9:33 AM |click to enlarge From Satan's Temple of Deceit: And Iran's active pursuit of technology that could lead to nuclear weapons threatens to put a region already known for instability and violence under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust. One...Read More
Britney Spears New Song & Girlfriend!
Filed by Michael Buckley | August 29, 2007 8:34 AM |Britney Spears new song & girlfriend!...Read More
Where does Larry Craig go from here?
Filed by Alex Blaze | August 29, 2007 8:28 AM |Well, that's the $64,000 question. In his press conference yesterday he implies that he's going to try to fight it: "In June, I overreacted and made a poor decision. While I was not involved in any inappropriate conduct at the...Read More
Oh the Places You'll Go
Filed by Bil Browning | August 29, 2007 8:12 AM |We'll start this morning off with an open thread... Now that Alberto Gonzales has announced he's resigning, what do you think he'll do next? What job do you get when you leave the administration these days? Brownie went from the...Read More
You could be advertising on the Project
Filed by Bil Browning | August 29, 2007 7:48 AM |Did you know you could have over 80,000 ad impressions for a fraction of the cost of advertising in the traditional media? A recent survey of our readers shows that they have a median household income of $82,500, twice the...Read More
Larry Craig denies being gay in 1982
Filed by Bil Browning | August 29, 2007 7:34 AM |For those who don't remember history, this isn't the first gay sex scandal Larry Craig has had during his tenure in Washington. In 1982 he was under scrutiny for providing drugs and having sex with minor male pages. Congressman...Read More
Truths and Transformations: a conversation, a movie review, a relationship, a hooker, a marriage and more
Filed by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore | August 29, 2007 6:46 AM |About two years ago, I received an email from Caren Block that read as follows: "Hi Mattilda. I read your interview in Bitch magazine and experienced a political and filmic revelation that leads me to you now. My business partner,...Read More
Silly dichotomy of the day: Old gay culture vs. new gay culture
Filed by Alex Blaze | August 29, 2007 6:41 AM |Andrew Sullivan being away, James Kirchick has taken over for the Daily Dish and is filling in for the big guy himself quite nicely. He claims that "old" gay culture - anonymous sex and hook ups - is dying away,...Read More
Homotextual: Katie Halper
Filed by Ed Team | August 29, 2007 6:22 AM |And he's so not gay that when he was accused of being involved in a sex scandal involving male pages he said that made him "Mad as hell." Which sounds pretty macho to me. If he's gay, why did he...Read More
