November 19, 2008
California Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Prop 8
Filed by Nancy Polikoff | November 19, 2008 | 6:30 PM |The California Supreme Court has just ruled that it will hear the challenge to Prop filed by various groups, including the National Center for Lesbian Rights. While it doesn't mean we will win the case, had they refused to hear...Read More
A Gender Primer
Filed by Michele O'Mara | November 19, 2008 | 5:00 PM |Editors' Note: With Transgender Day of Remembrance coming up, it seemed appropriate to re-post Michele O'Mara's great primer on gender from last year. She works with transgender clients in her private practice. What is gender identity? Gender identity occurs from...Read More
Trans Day of Remembrance
Filed by Tobi Hill-Meyer | November 19, 2008 | 4:00 PM |Tomorrow is the Tenth International Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to memorialize the trans people who have been killed due to anti-trans hatred or prejudice. Events will be happening all over. Look around your local community listings to see...Read More
The Obama Resistance
Filed by Storm Bear | November 19, 2008 | 3:30 PM |click to enlarge It was less than 2 hours after Barack was declared President that the first "Join The Obama Resistance" shirts were available on Cafe Press. Since then, websites have been launched, conspiracies have been formulated. Hell, even...Read More
Be There
Filed by Kate Clinton | November 19, 2008 | 3:00 PM |It is two weeks since the election of Barack Obama. It is still true. It makes me smile every morning. Then I read the paper about the Armageddon that is our financial system and it harshes my mellow. But after...Read More
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Filed by Bil Browning | November 19, 2008 | 2:00 PM |The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize and honor those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off...Read More
Huckabee: Gays Haven't Suffered Enough for Civil Rights
Filed by Michael Crawford | November 19, 2008 | 2:00 PM |On The View yesterday former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee shows just how clueless Republican leaders are about all civil rights issues and not just LGBT civil rights. After a sickening acknowledgment of the historic election of Barack Obama as our...Read More
Five Stages of Grief in 14 Days
Filed by Kate Kendell | November 19, 2008 | 12:30 PM |Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance. In the past five years, I've become more familiar than I would have liked with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's five stages of grief. In that time, both of my parents and my baby brother died, all too...Read More
Road trip! caption this
Filed by Bil Browning | November 19, 2008 | 11:30 AM |I just can't stop staring at this animation from the primary and giggling. With all the rumors of Hillary as Secretary of State it seemed appropriate to give it a whirl today. What's your best caption?...Read More
One Man, One Clear Message
Filed by Waymon Hudson | November 19, 2008 | 11:00 AM |A special thanks to reader Betty who sent us this story from our friends over at Towleroad. While hundreds, sometimes thousands, were gathering across Florida and the nation, one solitary man showed up for the National Day of Protest in...Read More
Broad Outlines For Change Within the GLBT Movement
Filed by Guest Blogger | November 19, 2008 | 10:00 AM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Wayne Besen is an author, activist, columnist and public speaker. He currently serves as the Executive Director of Truth Wins OUT, an organization founded to combat the 'ex-gay' myth and right wing propaganda. As far as...Read More
I can't believe I'm giving Slash free publicity
Filed by Ed Team | November 19, 2008 | 7:30 AM |"I married my sweetheart, you should be able to marry yours too. Say no to hate and yes to equal rights. Keep up the fight." -- Perla Hudson, wife of former Guns N Roses guitarist Slash, in a short video...Read More
Barry Manilow kills Rick Astley
Filed by Bil Browning | November 19, 2008 | 7:00 AM |iPhone users: Click to watch Can Barry-rolling be far behind?...Read More
