February 10, 2009
Surrender Dorothy: the Clarke Wags a Broomstick at the Trans-Community
Filed by Kelley Winters | February 10, 2009 | 7:00 PM |I am saddened and frightened by news that Professor Lynn Conway, a dear friend and outspoken advocate for the trans-community, has been threatened with a lawsuit by attorneys on behalf of the University of Toronto Centre for Addiction and Mental...Read More
The Real American Family
Filed by Bil Browning | February 10, 2009 | 6:00 PM |Nikol Hasler, the brilliant creator of the Midwest Teen Sex Show, has a new series on the Public Internet Channel. Real American Family will also cover teen sexuality issues, but will also cover issues parents can relate to. Episode One...Read More
Let's Talk Stimulation: The Economy & the LGBTQ Community
Filed by Waymon Hudson | February 10, 2009 | 4:30 PM |We have lots of issues facing us as a community. They are all extremely important (I'm not one to make grand "this is the number one issue facing LGBTQ folks" statements). But one that seems to not get included in...Read More
K-Fed Concert
Filed by Abigail Hannon | February 10, 2009 | 4:15 PM |Uncle Agaton, me & Kfed. Ah yeah!...Read More
Marriage Equality and the Protection of Children
Filed by Dana Rudolph | February 10, 2009 | 3:30 PM |This seemed appropriate for Freedom to Marry Week. It first appeared in slightly modified form at 365gay.com. Denying marriage to same-sex couples harms our children. So said the New Jersey Civil Union Review Commission, which published its final report at...Read More
The Greatest Gay Lie Ever Told?
Filed by Guest Blogger | February 10, 2009 | 2:30 PM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Zack Rosen is a founder and first full-time employee of The New Gay, an alternative queer resource based in Washington, DC. Bilerico is happy to have him back again as a guest blogger. In a recent...Read More
Teenager Accused of Using Facebook to Blackmail Classmates
Filed by Jason Tseng | February 10, 2009 | 1:00 PM |Shocking news comes out of Wisconsin, where Anthony Stancl, 18, has been accused of using the wildly popular social networking site, Facebook, to coerce fellow male students into sex acts. Police discovered Stancl's actions after confiscating his computer after tracing...Read More
Sturm und Drang
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 10, 2009 | 12:00 PM |I posted, elsewhere, a couple months ago, and I mentioned without even thinking about it that there was no guarantee that the US was going to get more queer-accepting in the future, and, if it did, that it would remain...Read More
Exclusive interview with Toni Broaddus
Filed by Bil Browning | February 10, 2009 | 11:00 AM |I had an opportunity to sit down with Toni Broaddus, the Executive Director of the Equality Federation. The Federation is the umbrella organization for the various state equality groups (Indiana Equality, Equality Ohio, etc.). As a quiet force behind the...Read More
Get OUT and Vote!
Filed by Waymon Hudson | February 10, 2009 | 10:00 AM |It's Election Day in Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors, and Dania Beach. There are lots of openly LGBT candidates running, as well as many allies to our community, so get out and make your voice heard!!! For information on polling places,...Read More
Bending Valentine's Day Our Way
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | February 10, 2009 | 10:00 AM |One of the bonuses of being a writer is that you hear from readers, and find out how our people do things all over the world. Yesterday I got a neat Valentine email from Italy. Italian LGBT activist Mariagrazia Leone...Read More
I can die fulfilled
Filed by Ed Team | February 10, 2009 | 7:30 AM |"I hope that when I die, people say about me, 'Boy, that guy sure owed me a lot of money.'" -- Jack Handey (as found on Mikerzz)...Read More
Les Garçons dans les Vestiaires
Filed by Bil Browning | February 10, 2009 | 7:00 AM |[Video = NSFW] I picked this video just because Alex is back in France and I wanted to show solidarity. I don't speak French, so I hope this Clarika song is appropriate. (If it's not he'll send me a...Read More
