February 25, 2009
How Gay Marriage Put an End to Gay Sex
Filed by Yasmin Nair | February 25, 2009 6:30 PM |Years ago, I was at a queer political meeting on a Sunday afternoon. Some of us felt that our group lacked a broad enough representation of all demographics, particularly women. A man, at the time a dear friend of mine,...Read More
The Cost of War
Filed by Sara Whitman | February 25, 2009 5:30 PM |I'm still digesting the President's speech last night. Mostly, he did a good job being serious, focused and being honest about the problems we face. I found one part of what he said particularly interesting... "We will never again hide...Read More
Naked people
Filed by Bil Browning | February 25, 2009 4:30 PM |I stumbled across an interesting site today that I thought our readers would enjoy. "Naked People" is a German site (so unfortunately I can't read the small bit of info available) that seems to be an art project by designer...Read More
Why is Rachel Maddow sexy?
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 25, 2009 3:30 PM |To me (and, yes, I find her sexy), it's about the fact that she doesn't bark her opinion into a camera. Instead, she dissects issues carefully and is open to long discussions of policy matters. It's probably the same reason...Read More
Delonas Controversy Is A Symptom Of A Larger Problem At The Post
Filed by Guest Blogger | February 25, 2009 2:00 PM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Justin Cole is the Director of Digital and Online Media for GLAAD - The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Last week, the controversy surrounding a cartoon by Sean Delonas, the New York Post editorial cartoonist,...Read More
A real Savior-based economy
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 25, 2009 1:00 PM |South Carolina's governor, Mark Sanford (R), recently rejected stimulus money for his state's unemployment insurance fund. The funds are meant to alleviate the burden of state unemployment funds (since most states can't deficit spend), increase the amount of free money...Read More
I have doubts about Obama's stimulus package
Filed by Bil Browning | February 25, 2009 12:00 PM |I don't understand Obama's stimulus package. I'm not an economist - just an average working class American citizen. While everyone has been praising Obama's address to the joint session of Congress last night, I'm left with more questions than answers....Read More
Censorship Deprives Millions of Hearing Oscar Night Equality Messages
Filed by Waymon Hudson | February 25, 2009 11:00 AM |By now we've all heard the great pro-equality speeches by Sean Penn and Dustin Lance Black from the Oscar telecast. Sean Penn, not surprisingly, took on anti-gay political sentiment (and Westboro Baptist Church), while Black delivered a tear-jerking message to...Read More
Obama's going for an individual mandate in health care reform
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 25, 2009 10:00 AM |According to Ezra Klein, the Obama administration will be trying to include an individual mandate in health care reform. The White House wants Congress to write the bill, so it'll start there, but they're working on an outline of what...Read More
Take A Minute to Be A Voice for Equality
Filed by Nadine Smith | February 25, 2009 10:00 AM |We are looking to get folks to do 30, 60 or 90 second unscripted videos about why working for full equality matters to them. Your video will be posted on our website and included in education packets to lawmakers on...Read More
Bobby Jindal - Science Fail
Filed by Storm Bear | February 25, 2009 8:00 AM |click to enlarge Bobby Jindal, the GOP governor of Louisiana delivered the Republican response for Obama's Joint Session of Congress speech. You know it didn't go well when Fox talking heads calls it lackluster. You are certain it sucked...Read More
How they won Prop 8
Filed by Ed Team | February 25, 2009 7:30 AM |"The dynamics of the Proposition 8 campaign were unique. We were asking voters for a Yes vote to ban same-sex marriage and restore traditional marriage... We needed to convince voters that gay marriage was not simply "live and let live"--that...Read More
What do lesbians take on a second date?
Filed by Bil Browning | February 25, 2009 7:00 AM |What do lesbians take on a second date? A U-Haul. Beep! Beep! (And be sure to check out Lesbiatopia's interview with the video's creators!)...Read More
