October 27, 2008
Indiana Democratic State Committee mails anti-gay flier
Filed by Bil Browning | October 27, 2008 | 8:41 PM |Since I started blogging, I've taken quite a few hits for being an equal opportunity critic. I've never hesitated to call out anti-gay politics - no matter what side of the aisle it originates. My standard answer to those who...Read More
HIV disclosure laws fail again
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 27, 2008 | 7:00 PM |The gay DJ I wrote about two months ago who was prosecuted for not disclosing his HIV status and having sex with men is back in trouble with the law: On Sept. 6, Q-Notes reported that Joshua Waldon Weaver, 23,...Read More
Important Parenting Legislation in Great Britain
Filed by Nancy Polikoff | October 27, 2008 | 6:30 PM |When a bill passed by Great Britain's House of Commons on October 22 becomes law, lesbians will have easier access to assisted reproduction. Current UK law requires fertility clinics to consider a child's "need for a father" before accepting a...Read More
Reg Riedel -- Pioneering Wildlife Worker
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | October 27, 2008 | 5:30 PM |Conservation work, especially with animals, may look glamorous in TV and movies, but it's hard on those who commit to it. There is the 24/7 grind of animal care, the struggle to find funding, and the terrible heartbreak when things...Read More
Temporary Change of Address
Filed by Sara Whitman | October 27, 2008 | 4:30 PM |I am leaving for San Francisco tomorrow morning. I will be working on the No on Prop. 8 campaign. I have no idea what I'll be doing until I get there. I'm excited, nervous, but I am ready to do...Read More
I'm fundraising for the Log Cabin Republicans
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 27, 2008 | 4:00 PM |The Log Cabin Republicans just sent out an email asking for money, and their pitch is interesting: gays really don't like them right now, so please donate. As evidence, they quote yours truly: Gay conservatives "support those who would throw...Read More
Next Tuesday: too good to be true?
Filed by Nan Hunter | October 27, 2008 | 3:00 PM |Answer - probably. Like progressives all over the web, I'm stopping myself from getting too happy. No one wants to jinx the overwhelming tide of good news for Obama by premature counting of chickens. Despite increasingly frequent use of words...Read More
The economic collapse is a feature, not a bug, in American democracy
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 27, 2008 | 1:30 PM |I'm writing this after just watching the blowhards on This Week discuss the Republican ticket and the economy, and Sam Donaldson actually showed some ability to hold a substantive policy position and started blustering in the general direction of George...Read More
Say NO to Amendment 2- Do your pART
Filed by Waymon Hudson | October 27, 2008 | 1:00 PM |The SayNo2 Campaign, the bi-partisan effort to defeat Florida's dangerous Amendment 2, is offering an exciting merger of art, activism and Amendment 2. Famed artist Xavier Cortada has created a custom work with the names of the first 1,000 donors...Read More
High School Musical 3: The Gayest of Them All
Filed by Prince Gomolvilas | October 27, 2008 | 12:30 PM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Prince Gomolvilas has been accused of narcissism, solipsism, and circumcision, and he is proud to admit that at least two of those accusations are true. He lives and writes in Los Angeles, with extended visits to...Read More
Transition Regret - Some Thoughts
Filed by Donna Rose | October 27, 2008 | 11:00 AM |Last week news became public that Christine Daniel's very public transition as a sportswriter at the Los Angeles Times had come to an end. She quietly returned to work as Michael Penner. The pressures and high visibility of her transition...Read More
A maverick and a mouse: A tale of two newspapers
Filed by Bil Browning | October 27, 2008 | 10:00 AM |Two large newspapers printed their presidential endorsements this weekend. The Indianapolis Star and The Anchorage Daily News are both the newspapers of record for their respective states and have the largest circulation numbers. That, however, is where the similarities end....Read More
Halloween: The Great Gay Holiday
Filed by Jesse Monteagudo | October 27, 2008 | 10:00 AM |October is an important month in our gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender calendar. October is GLBT History Month, a month devoted to dis-covering and celebrating our past. On October 11, we observe "Coming Out Day", a day in which we...Read More
Top Secret
Filed by Bil Browning | October 27, 2008 | 8:30 AM |A small teaser... Look up at the very tip-top of the page above the banner ad. See the new login link? If you already have an account with any of the Bilerico sites, you can login there now. You're also...Read More
Jonas Brothers - Lovebug! HSM3! Beyonce Is a Man!
Filed by Michael Buckley | October 27, 2008 | 8:00 AM |iPhone users: Click to watch Comment Questions of the Day! 1. Did you see High School Musical 3 yet? What did you think? Will you see it? 2. What did you think of Jonas video "Love Bug"? What did you...Read More
Countdown to Crawford becomes Deadline to Dallas
Filed by Ed Team | October 27, 2008 | 7:30 AM |"I like Crawford. Unfortunately, after eight years of asking her to sacrifice, I am no longer the decision maker. She'll be deciding, thanks for the suggestion. ... I did tell her, 'Honey, we've been on government pay now for 14...Read More
Were The World Mine
Filed by Bil Browning | October 27, 2008 | 7:00 AM |iPhone users: Click to watch A color drenched, winning musical film-fantasy of a struggling gay teen, Timothy (Tanner Cohen), whose spirit soars when his eccentric teacher casts him as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream. After magically discovering the play's...Read More
