October 29, 2007
Gay Cars: Not that there’s anything wrong with that
Filed by Nina Smith | October 29, 2007 7:43 PM |“The car has become… an article of dress without which we feel uncertain, unclad, and incomplete.” – Marshall McLuhan Several weekends ago as my partner and I picked up our rental car to drive out to the Berkshires, I laughed...Read More
Obama defends McClurkin inclusion
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 29, 2007 6:09 PM |Obama's defense of McClurkin's inclusion amounts to this, from an interview with the Advocate: Part of the reason that we have had a faith outreach in our campaigns is precisely because I don't think the LGBT community or the Democratic...Read More
Condom Use Amongst Young Gay Men
Filed by Eric Leven | October 29, 2007 5:23 PM |An article featured in Southern Voice Online, an Atlanta based online publication for local and national news, discusses the dwindling condom usage amongst young gay men. The article states possible factors such as: a change in attitude from HIV/AIDS going...Read More
The McClurkin/Obama concert
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 29, 2007 3:37 PM |The Obama gospel concert where Donnie McClurkin performed was last night. The NY Times reports: The whole controversy might have been forgotten in the swell of gospel sound except Mr. McClurkin turned the final half hour of the three-hour concert...Read More
Mass Equality Forgets To Come Back For Transgender People?
Filed by Marti Abernathey | October 29, 2007 3:33 PM |The Boston Globe is reporting that Mass Equality is debating whether or not to disband the organization, after winning marriage equality in Massachusetts. The debate is creating tensions among onetime allies. Some gay leaders believe MassEquality should broaden its mission...Read More
And just as I post about Giuliani....
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 29, 2007 11:55 AM |Just as I post about Giuliani being pro-choice, as he was when he was mayor of NYC, and semi-pro gay rights, I notice this story saying that Brownback is comfortable with Rudy on abortion: Standing just outside his Senate office...Read More
Giuliani and the Religious Right
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 29, 2007 11:25 AM |Yay for the demise of Times Select. Frank Rich's Sunday column in the NY Times asks why Giuliani is doing so well this late in the campaign season. He points out that the conventional wisdom at the beginning of this...Read More
Hillary “Supports” the Troops, Troops Support Ron Paul and Obama
Filed by Storm Bear | October 29, 2007 11:10 AM |click to enlarge I am truly sick and tired of this God-awful war. Maybe I am overly critical of the Bush Administration's policy of preemptive war - Roman Style, but since I have a brother in the service who...Read More
'Love Thursdays,' But 'Don't Ask' About U.S. Gays in the Military
Filed by Steve Ralls | October 29, 2007 11:10 AM |First it was slut day, and now it's 'Love Thursdays.' In an effort to show just how culturally sensitive it is, the United States military has placed one Montgomery McFate (her real name, I swear) on active duty in the...Read More
They're called "hate groups" for a reason
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 29, 2007 10:35 AM |Sure, they're completely out of touch not just with Americans in general or conservatives in general, but also Evangelicals. That doesn't stop Religious Right groups from holding some sway in these parts through well-funded lobbying and absolute control of a...Read More
People like everyone else
Filed by Bil Browning | October 29, 2007 9:15 AM |Several folks have asked me "Why are you running a Republican's re-election campaign? With all of the good Democrats out there, why did you choose a Republican?" My answer remains the same each time. Scott Keller is my City-County Councilor....Read More
Ann Coulter: On the Gay Circuit in West Hollywood
Filed by Guest Blogger | October 29, 2007 8:10 AM |[EDITOR'S NOTE:] This guest post comes to us from Rick Jacobs. Rick chaired Howard Dean's 2003 presidential campaign in California. He is currently Chair and Founder of the Courage Campaign, a progressive political organization in California. He is also the...Read More
Homotextual: Lillian Hellman
Filed by Ed Team | October 29, 2007 7:20 AM |"Nobody can argue any longer about the rights of women. It's like arguing about the rights of earthquakes." -- Lillian Hellman, American playwright (1905-1984)...Read More
YGST: The gift that keeps on giving
Filed by Bil Browning | October 29, 2007 7:10 AM |Can you ever have enough Larry Craig jokes now? I'd missed this one and thought I'd share it. (Hat tip to Suburban Lesbian Housewife.)...Read More
