July 20, 2009
Gay is not the new black
Filed by Guest Blogger | July 20, 2009 6:00 PM |Editors' Note: LZ Granderson is a senior writer and columnist for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com, and has contributed to ESPN's Sports Center, Outside the Lines and First Take. He is the 2009 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)...Read More
Health care in the U.S. - stop bickering and fix it
Filed by Pam Spaulding | July 20, 2009 5:00 PM |Q of the day: do you have a health care horror story to share? Was it denial of service or meds by your insurance, or hospital bureaucracy, or something even more onerous, like poor quality care? I have to agree...Read More
Episcopal Church moves forward on same-sex unions
Filed by Alex Blaze | July 20, 2009 4:00 PM |Last week the Rev. Irene posted about the Episcopal Church's vote to lift the moratorium on gay clergy, and two pro-trans resolutions passed in this year's conference as well. This last Friday the leaders of the Episcopal Church voted to...Read More
SCLC/LA's Rev. Eric Lee Remains Firm in Gay Marriage Stance
Filed by Karen Ocamb | July 20, 2009 3:00 PM |A few hours after President Barack Obama included gays in his heartfelt speech celebrating the 100th anniversary of the in a grand ballroom in New York City Thursday night, Rev. Eric Lee, director of the Los Angeles chapter of the...Read More
Senator Sessions Looking to Add "Poison Pill" Amendments to Hate Crimes Legislation
Filed by Waymon Hudson | July 20, 2009 1:30 PM |Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is hoping to add three different amendments to the Matthew Shepard Act in an attempt to kill support for the expansion of hate crimes laws to protect the LGBT community. You may know Senator Sessions as...Read More
Transgender "comics" -- Zerophilia
Filed by Austen Crowder | July 20, 2009 1:00 PM |I have bad news: I spent my normal comic-review time reading Misfile. However, I have good news: I watched an indie movie with a transgender theme. Glorious! Without further ado: Zerophilia. Its a simple recipe for success. Take a good...Read More
Today's Legislator of the Day: Alan Mollohan
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | July 20, 2009 12:30 PM |Last week, we sent about 80 emails to Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart. And now... Today's LEGISLATOR OF THE DAY * * * drum roll * * * Rep. Alan Mollohan of West Virginia Please email him/her at CongressmanMollohan@mail.house.gov and tell him...Read More
Broward School Board Race Priority for the LGBT Community
Filed by Guest Blogger | July 20, 2009 12:00 PM |Editor's Note: Ryan Terrell is a Senior at Cypress Bay High School where he serves as the President of the Cypress Bay Gay/Straight Alliance. He is also the incoming President of the Broward County GSA Advisory Council. While still more...Read More
Shocker: Religious Right doesn't really want freedom of religion
Filed by Alex Blaze | July 20, 2009 11:30 AM |I know, I know, this is totally news to everyone here. In Connecticut, the Department of Children and Families has taken down LGBT information from their website designed to help foster parents and other care-givers handle LGBT youth. Part of...Read More
Your blog virginity
Filed by Bil Browning | July 20, 2009 10:30 AM |Open thread questions for the day. What was the first blog you started reading regularly? How did you find & start reading Bilerico Project? What's your favorite blog (non-LGBT is perfectly fine!) Answer all or some - or just blogwhore...Read More
Twibbon? What's a Twibbon?
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | July 20, 2009 9:30 AM |Techno-savvy queers, take note! Twibbon.com is the newest way to promote causes on Twitter. A "twibbon" is a way to promote your cause by adding a small graphic banner to the lower right hand corner of your twitter pic. Here's...Read More
Mormon Mysteries #549
Filed by Storm Bear | July 20, 2009 9:00 AM |click to enlarge The crazy sex issues of the Mormon church, such as the polygamy and the back lash against gays, are just a couple of things that make Mormonism so odd. And don't get me started on their...Read More
Gay Penguins Break Up Plus Emmy Nominations!
Filed by Michael Buckley | July 20, 2009 8:00 AM |Comment Questions of the Day: 1.Why are penguins so gay? 2.What Emmy nominations were you most psyched for? Who are you pissed was snubbed? List of nominees can be found here. 3.Who will win the Emmy: Hannah Montana, Wizards...Read More
Harry Potter Keeps Them Guessing
Filed by Ed Team | July 20, 2009 7:30 AM |"I grew up around gay people my entire life, basically, that's possibly why I'm quite camp, and some people think I'm gay when I meet them, which I think is awesome. It's always good to keep them guessing [laughs]. ....Read More
The Bear Forest (float)
Filed by Bil Browning | July 20, 2009 7:00 AM |This short video from Toronto's gay pride parade is too damned cute for words; everything is so "bubbly!" Some parts may not be safe for work if you have a particularly prudish office....Read More
