October 15, 2007

Social Security vs. Personal Retirement Accounts: Which Way for Gays?

Filed by Nina Smith | October 15, 2007 7:40 PM |

“They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it’s some kind of federal program.” – George W. Bush Recently, I heard from Lea Abdnor, the Executive Director at Women for a Social Security Choice in response to my post...Read More

We’re Here, We’re Queer, Get Used to It!

Filed by Sara Whitman | October 15, 2007 1:30 PM |

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I used to love that chant at Pride marches when I was a young, rebellious lesbian. Sauntering down the street, taking over for the day, you shouted at the top of your lungs, celebrating how queer you were. It filled...Read More

Splash Bar New York to Bash Victim: "Leave"

Filed by Eric Leven | October 15, 2007 1:23 PM |

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Ramone Johnson, gay lifestyle columnist for About.com and author of the column "What would you like to know about Gay Life" was gay bashed outside of the wildly famous and popular Splash Bar New York. Read Johnson's personal account of...Read More

Whodathunkit?

Filed by Bil Browning | October 15, 2007 11:15 AM |

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What?!? Another GOP repressed homosexual sex scandal? Whodathunkit? Let's do a quick recap before we get into the details of this particular scandal, shall we? Reverend Gary Aldridge, a Jerry Falwell flack, was found dead from autoerotic asphyxiation while wearing...Read More

Taking out the trash!

Filed by Michael Buckley | October 15, 2007 10:47 AM |

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It's the taking out the trash edition!...Read More

Bearly Understood: Clarifying Identity within the Bear Community

Filed by Eric Leven | October 15, 2007 9:30 AM |

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In 1996, I was fifteen years old and was just beginning to get the first pangs of the realization that I might be gay. I was having dreams in which naked men started to appear regularly. I began having unprovoked...Read More

Gore not compatible with Evangelicals?

Filed by Storm Bear | October 15, 2007 9:20 AM |

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click to enlarge When I was a teen, I got kicked out of Sunday School. I was not disruptive, drunk, high or violent, my crime for banishment was curiosity. Actually, I got suspended, then booted for good. Here is...Read More

Tech Gossip Magazine Tackles Trans-Issue

Filed by Waymon Hudson | October 15, 2007 8:30 AM |

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The technology gossip/information site ValleyWag had in interesting post about a Microsoft manager, Megan Wallent, who is transitioning from male to female, called "Microsoft's Sex Change." What I find most interesting about the article is that the trans-issue takes a...Read More

Blood Relatives

Filed by Sara Whitman | October 15, 2007 7:45 AM |

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Jeanine and I snuck off this morning for a little snuggle in bed. The beauty of your kids getting older is that they don’t notice when you take off for a while so you can have a some horizontal alone...Read More