April 10, 2009
Queer music Friday - Lee Waters (with Free mp3 Downloads!)
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 10, 2009 | 5:00 PM |Lee Waters just emailed me this week, and his music is pretty good! He's got a nice, mellow indie rock sound and is a great new voice on the scene. He's also offering up free mp3 downloads on his site,...Read More
Right or Happy?
Filed by Sara Whitman | April 10, 2009 | 4:00 PM |I've been in a mood lately. I don't know if this book I'm working on is a good idea. Writing it leaves me in a miserable place. It sends me back to old places. I don't want to feel that...Read More
Barney Frank statement on hate crimes bill
Filed by Bil Browning | April 10, 2009 | 3:30 PM |Representative Barney Frank's office sent out a statement the other day on the recently reintroduced hate crimes bill. It's after the jump for your reading pleasure and discussion. Personally, I find it interesting from an editor's point of view that...Read More
Fathers, sons and lies about marriage
Filed by Sean Bugg | April 10, 2009 | 3:30 PM |Two of the biggest catalysts for intra-familial bad behavior and hurt feelings are funerals and weddings. A grandparent dies and someone is always ready to lay claim to contested family heirlooms. When a niece marries the "wrong" man, an aunt...Read More
A Mother, Her Son and a Test of America's New Foreign Policy
Filed by Steve Ralls | April 10, 2009 | 2:30 PM |In recent months, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans have begun cautiously expressing hope that, in addition to recent, hard won victories here at home, we may be on the verge of a little bit of progress abroad, too. Our...Read More
A friendly reminder: Cut-a-thon this Wednesday, April 15
Filed by Austen Crowder | April 10, 2009 | 2:30 PM |Just a reminder to everyone looking to support a good cause: the cut-a-thon in support of Dr. Rodney Anderson's office will take place this next Wednesday, April 15. I'll be there from 2:00-3:00, if you're interested in meeting....Read More
Susan Stanton working again
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 10, 2009 | 2:00 PM |Congrats to Susan Stanton, the woman who lost her job as city manager two years ago because she began the process of transitioning. She's working again in her field of expertise. Susan Stanton, fired two years ago from her job...Read More
Maybe New York next?
Filed by Bo Shuff | April 10, 2009 | 1:00 PM |Gov. Patterson from New York said yesterday on an Ithaca, NY, radio station that he intends to introduce a same-sex marriage bill similar to the one previously introduced by former Gov. Spitzer. The only problem is, the Empire State isn't...Read More
Reflections on the Iowa Supreme Court Ruling
Filed by Michael Hamar | April 10, 2009 | 1:00 PM |In a perhaps surprising - but totally correct - ruling, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week that limiting civil marriage to one man and one woman to the exclusion of same sex couples violates the equal protection clause...Read More
A quick point from a "nut" about mental illness
Filed by Bil Browning | April 10, 2009 | 11:30 AM |Yesterday John Aravosis posted about a tragic murder/suicide in Florida. A mentally ill woman went with her 20 year old son to a shooting range, shot and killed him and then turned the gun on herself. The woman had a...Read More
Whether you like it or not, Gavin Newsom is awesome
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 10, 2009 | 10:30 AM |Jerame posted on Gavin Newsom being honored by the Task Force this week with a Leadership Award earlier this week. He also won an award, indirectly, at the Pollies two weeks ago. The Pollies are the awards political consultants give...Read More
Educating Young Women about Breast Cancer
Filed by Guest Blogger | April 10, 2009 | 10:00 AM |Editor's Note: Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz represents Florida's 20th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Breast cancer is a disease that knows no boundaries. It strikes women from all backgrounds, races, and ethnicities, the rich and the...Read More
Cool Your Jets
Filed by John Shields | April 10, 2009 | 9:30 AM |What a gay week! There was the unanimous ruling by the the Iowa Supreme Court, making same-sex marriage legal in the Hawkeye State. Just days later, Vermont legislators weighed in on the issue, overriding the Republican governor's bigoted veto of...Read More
Starbucks VIA ReadyBrew: Instant, just not that kind of Instant
Filed by Nathan Strang | April 10, 2009 | 9:30 AM |It was bound to happen.... Starbucks VIA Ready Brew is coffee on the run. Just add hot water for "rich, flavorful Starbucks® coffee in an instant." Maybe its just me, but I immediately wondered if VIA could be ingested like...Read More
Spotlight 2009 is coming
Filed by Bil Browning | April 10, 2009 | 8:30 AM |Be sure to get your tickets now! Spotlight 2009: One Night, One Stage, One Reason will be Monday, April 20, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at Clowes Hall, Indianapolis. An art exhibition about "Courage and Hope," as a part of the...Read More
My Twilight Dog - A Star Is Born! (George Glass 2.0)
Filed by Michael Buckley | April 10, 2009 | 8:00 AM |Comment Question of the Day: 1. Who is your favorite Buck dog? Buddy - excited yorkie terrior Colin - hot silky terrior Ellie - psychic poodle George Glass - fatty 2. After his makeover does George look more like...Read More
Bad precedent
Filed by Ed Team | April 10, 2009 | 7:30 AM |"People will not be disclosing their HIV status to their partners for fear of being charged. People are going to not be tested even if they suspect they may have the HIV virus in order to protect the knowledge that...Read More
This is how it's done
Filed by Bil Browning | April 10, 2009 | 7:00 AM |Yesterday I complained that too many bloggers were focusing too myopically on the fact that the National Organization for Marriage commercial used actors. This is how you work that tidbit into a much larger landscape like I was suggesting....Read More
