October 11, 2009
What's in a name? (In honor of National Coming Out Day)
Filed by Amy Hunter | October 11, 2009 6:30 PM |Those of you who speak to groups or do workshops know that there are certain questions you can almost count on. This is one of the more inevitable: "How did you pick your name?" I don't really want to answer....Read More
How I Never Came Out
Filed by David Badash | October 11, 2009 5:30 PM |I believe human sexuality can be a very fluid element of our being. If you believe in the Kinsey Scale, however, I'm definitely a six. But I remember well a conversation I had with my first real boyfriend, Tom. I...Read More
A coming out story: "Cis"
Filed by Austen Crowder | October 11, 2009 3:30 PM |Editors' note: We don't post works of fiction much, but we hope you'll enjoy this short story from Austen. Funny how the therapist drains the words right out of you. All the way here the words echoed in your head,...Read More
Interview: Dan Choi after Obama's HRC dinner speech
Filed by Bil Browning | October 11, 2009 2:30 PM |I had the opportunity to speak briefly with Lt. Dan Choi immediately after President Obama's speech at the HRC Dinner last night. As you can see, he wasn't impressed with the President's flowing words and was hoping for more specifics...Read More
What Barack Obama really said about transgender rights
Filed by Rebecca Juro | October 11, 2009 1:30 PM |It seems like each time I write something about Barack Obama some variant of the following sentence is included in the first paragraph: The man knows how to deliver a speech. Was there any real news to gleaned here? Well,...Read More
Live from Washington: Coverage of the National Equality March
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 11, 2009 11:30 AM |Throughout the day, I'll be posting video, pics, and messages from Bilerico contributors at the National Equality March. Follow them on Twitter: Bil (@bilerico), Michael Crawford (@dmcrawford), Phil Reese (@Ameriqueer), Waymon Hudson (@homopolitico), Dr. Jillian Weiss (@drjilliantweiss), and Travis Ballie...Read More
Is Obama a sissy?
Filed by Karen Ocamb | October 11, 2009 10:00 AM |When President Obama walked out onto the HRC stage tonight - I watched on C-SPAN - he received a thunderous reception and then hugged Joe Solomonese, I thought, "Well, there's a picture we're going to see forever." Yes, it's great...Read More
GLBT History Month Icons: Jasper Johns
Filed by Waymon Hudson | October 11, 2009 10:00 AM |The 31 GLBT History Month Icons, living or dead, are selected for their achievements in their field of endeavor, their status as a national hero, or their significant contribution to GLBT civil rights. Today's Icon is Jasper Johns. For more...Read More
Early morning in Washington
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 11, 2009 8:30 AM |Reader Colin Hammer sent in the view from his hotel in DC this morning....Read More
Opportunity Knocks
Filed by Ed Team | October 11, 2009 7:30 AM |"This is the best opportunity we will ever have as a community and shame on us if we don't succeed. . . . If we lose this, it could be years if not a decade before this opportunity comes around."...Read More
President Barack Obama's speech at the HRC dinner
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 11, 2009 7:00 AM |Here is part 1 of Barack Obama's speech at the HRC dinner last night. Parts 1, 2, and 3 are after the jump in larger format....Read More
