August 14, 2008
Can you help us cover the convention?
Filed by Bil Browning | August 14, 2008 6:00 PM |Here at the Bilerico Project, we plan to cover the Denver Democratic convention thoroughly, but we need your help to get there. Can you spare a small contribution to help us cover the costs of attending the convention? Two of...Read More
Miley Cyrus marries Nick Jonas! Cooper Vs. Lohan!
Filed by Michael Buckley | August 14, 2008 5:00 PM |iPhone users: Click to watch Comment Questions of the Day! 1. Do you look at the Olympic results ahead of time or wait until it's on in Primetime- or are you not watching the Olympics at all? Discuss......Read More
Congressional Candidate Flip-Flops on Amendment 2
Filed by Waymon Hudson | August 14, 2008 5:00 PM |Call it a case of "Charlie Crist-itis"... Congressional Candidate for District 22 Paul Renneisen, who's challenging Democratic incumbent Ron Klein in the Aug. 26 Democratic primary, has confirmed that he did indeed sign the petition to put Amendment 2, the...Read More
Lesbian Fencer Speaks Out in Beijing
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | August 14, 2008 4:00 PM |German fencing champion Imke Duplitzer -- one of the 10 out athletes in Beijing -- may have missed a gold medal yesterday in women's individual épée, but she should get a diamond-studded platinum medal for speaking out on human rights....Read More
Black History: Montgomery Bus Boycott
Filed by Storm Bear | August 14, 2008 3:30 PM |click to enlarge From Wikipedia: The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign started in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system. The ensuing struggle...Read More
Take a Step to the Left: Is a Rocky Remake on the Horizon?
Filed by Serena Freewomyn | August 14, 2008 3:00 PM |If you're like me, one of your first introductions to the queer community was midnight showings of the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" at your local artsy movie theater. Standing in line with your fellow Rocky-goers, some of them in costume,...Read More
A Week In The Life
Filed by Abigail Hannon | August 14, 2008 2:30 PM |iPhone users: Click to watch another week in the life of young Abigail. check out all her episodes on her main website!...Read More
The messy lives of men in love.
Filed by Father Tony | August 14, 2008 2:00 PM |Dear Father Tony, I recently faced the end of a relationship I was in for most of my adult life. A relationship that I valued and worked hard at, with a man I still love and respect. We were...Read More
Manhunt screws the community
Filed by Bil Browning | August 14, 2008 1:00 PM |Log in. Get off. Get fucked by a Republican. No, not Larry Craig. Not Mark Foley. No, not Ted Haggard either. Millionaire Manhunt co-founder Jonathan Crutchley. Towleroad is reporting on a political donation Crutchley made to the McCain campaign -...Read More
Valparaiso? Seriously?
Filed by Bil Browning | August 14, 2008 12:30 PM |When this showed up in feeds, I clicked through to the Valparaiso Times - shocked that I hadn't heard more about this debate turned dangerous - and started to read the story. GAY RIGHTS GROUP OUTRAGED AT 'TRANSPHOBIC' COMMENTS Written...Read More
UN Chief Calls for the End of Bias Against Gays
Filed by Waymon Hudson | August 14, 2008 12:00 PM |The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with other international leaders, is calling for an end to homophobic bias and its effects on the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS around the world. In an address to the International AIDS Conference,...Read More
"Comprehensive"?
Filed by Rebecca Juro | August 14, 2008 11:00 AM |Recently I received an email from the Stonewall Democrats. This fundraising letter lauded the newly-released draft of the 2008 Democratic Party Platform, calling it "...the most pro-LGBT proposed platform in Democratic Party history." The list of relevant platform planks seems...Read More
Please Welcome to the Table...Generation Y
Filed by Guest Blogger | August 14, 2008 10:00 AM |Editors' note: Greg Varnum is the Acting Executive Director of the National Youth Advocacy Coalition. Brace yourselves, the largest living generation is lurking in our midst and they might not be who you think they are - let alone operate...Read More
How Obama can win Indiana
Filed by Bil Browning | August 14, 2008 9:00 AM |The Obama campaign released a new television ad yesterday that will be playing heavily in Indiana. In my opinion, this is the best ad yet. All of the internal polling that I've seen says that unlike the rest of the...Read More
Fun with useless statistics
Filed by Alex Blaze | August 14, 2008 9:00 AM |From 8/3 to 8/9, here are where TBP readers were coming from. The darker the green, the more hits we got. Lots more useless statistics about the site after the jump....Read More
The sweet simplicity of our lives
Filed by Ed Team | August 14, 2008 7:30 AM |Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event. -- Oscar Wilde (Hat tip to Mikerzz)...Read More
How to tell someone they sound racist
Filed by Bil Browning | August 14, 2008 7:00 AM |iPhone users: Click to watch This has to be one of the smartest videos I've seen on YouTube. Not only does he give good, practical advice, but it's entertaining too....Read More
