September 27, 2007
Argentine teen's gender transition authorized
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 27, 2007 | 9:58 PM |The Bioethics Committee released a ruling today that Nati C. can undergo a gender transition after a three year legal battle. Nati is 17, the youngest person to undergo a surgical transition in Argentina. She said: I'm very relieved. I...Read More
The Folsom Street Fair poster, sexophobia, and cultural appropriation
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 27, 2007 | 8:25 PM |This Folsom Street Fair ad has been making its rounds, and the Religious Right, of course, is all up in arms about this one. If you haven't seen it, here it is: It's a re-enactment of Leonardo da Vinci's Last...Read More
Edwards on DenialOMA: Four Tiny Words = One HUGE Statement
Filed by Marla R. Stevens | September 27, 2007 | 5:13 PM |Presidential candidate John Edwards at last night's debate at Dartmouth said that he supports DenialOMA repeal. Read More
No Gays in Iran? Might be right!
Filed by Sean Kosofsky | September 27, 2007 | 1:55 PM |I have been very pleased to read about the national response to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments at Columbia University that there are no "homosexuals" in Iran. The crowd immediately burst into laughter and the comment has already made the...Read More
A non-transgender-inclusive ENDA? No way!
Filed by Matt Foreman | September 27, 2007 | 1:25 PM |IIf media reports from the last 24 hours are accurate, it is unconscionable that congressional leaders would rush to a decision to strip protections for transgender people at the same time as states across the nation are adding these protections...Read More
TWO GAY GUYS: Gay Men and Sports Edition
Filed by Brent Hartinger | September 27, 2007 | 1:15 PM |Ah, the relationship between gay men and sports! It's complicated...so complicated that it must be the subject of the latest edition of my video blog Two Gay Guys:...Read More
VIDEO: Richardson wouldn't lead Boy Scouts
Filed by Bil Browning | September 27, 2007 | 12:15 PM |Man, I can't help but really like Bill Richardson. He may screw up occasionally, but that makes him human. And now that he'll go further on the Boy Scouts than anyone else? Hell, yeah. I've always thought it was hypocritical...Read More
Hate crimes vote update
Filed by Bil Browning | September 27, 2007 | 11:55 AM |Trying to keep this as up-to-date as possible while I'm working... Help out in the comments section if I miss something... So far the Matthew Shepard Act has had it's cloture vote. It passed 60-39 and now goes to the...Read More
Hate crimes bill to be voted on soon
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 27, 2007 | 10:02 AM |The vote for cloture to vote to add new hate crimes law to a massive military appropriations bill will be coming up soon, possibly in the next hour. I'll keep you informed. Here's a reminder of what the bill does...Read More
Hillary, I am in no mood for 2013!
Filed by Storm Bear | September 27, 2007 | 8:34 AM |click to enlarge HRC can't make a commitment to bring the troops home before 2013? Well, I am terribly sorry, then it seems I can't make a commitment to vote for her. I am looking for a President, not...Read More
Meet My Twin & Watch Me Skate!!
Filed by Michael Buckley | September 27, 2007 | 8:32 AM |Hey everyone! I went skating so taped a little! Also, I ramble, show the dogs and explain why my last video looked so odd! PS - I AM NOT FAT! LOL Have a great week! All new shows start...Read More
Gay across the USA… Pt.2
Filed by Waymon Hudson | September 27, 2007 | 8:05 AM |A 7-hour cross-country family therapy session. That is what I have experienced today. For those of you who don’t know, I am on a road trip with my older sister across the country to help her and her family move....Read More
Judge will rule next week in Larry Craig motion
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 27, 2007 | 7:47 AM |I was gone yesterday, so I didn't get to post this. It sounds like he's staying in the Senate until his motion is granted or denied: "Today was a major step in the legal effort to clear my name," Craig...Read More
Craig Ferguson on gay cartoon characters
Filed by Bil Browning | September 27, 2007 | 7:35 AM |I love Craig Ferguson. He's one of the funniest guys on TV - and beats Letterman and Leno hands down as far as sheer entertainment. The photo of the gay Teletubbie cracks me up every time....Read More
Homotextual: Charles Haynes
Filed by Ed Team | September 27, 2007 | 7:10 AM |"But the larger message of the House vote is that a majority of representatives may now be ready to enact other laws protecting people from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. More than threats to free speech, it...Read More
It's Put Up Or Shut Up Time
Filed by Marti Abernathey | September 27, 2007 | 1:41 AM |According to the Washington Blade: "House Democratic leaders are strongly considering dropping anti-discrimination protections for transgender persons from the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, after an internal Democratic head count on Wednesday found that the bill would likely be defeated...Read More
