October 19, 2009
The APLA AIDS Walk, the Age of Aquarius, and people like me
Filed by Karen Ocamb | October 19, 2009 | 6:30 PM |Most of us take historic events in stride, rarely pausing to notice that once something momentous happened that day. Religious holidays, on the other hand, demand that attention be paid - if only in buying of gifts or breaking of...Read More
Rain: Mika's new video
Filed by Bil Browning | October 19, 2009 | 4:30 PM |Now that Mika's new album, "The Boy Who Knew Too Much," has been out for a bit, how many of you have bought it? His new video for "Rain" just came out. Come to think of it, Mika came out...Read More
Pride and Joy
Filed by Terrance Heath | October 19, 2009 | 3:30 PM |Parents talk a lot, amongst ourselves, about the unending work of … well … parenting, and less about the immense rewards of that work -- when being your kids’ mom or dad pays off with moments of incredible “pride and...Read More
Lots of Love... and Good Boundaries
Filed by Sara Whitman | October 19, 2009 | 2:30 PM |Thursday night was Ben's birthday. 14 years old. It's hard to imagine my little baby with curls and a big giant smile all the time is 14. Zachary called around 5pm- he and Walter had been in a car accident....Read More
This is all we're getting from Obama
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 19, 2009 | 1:30 PM |The White House released a statement about R-71 in Washington and Question 1 in Maine (FYI, they had to be nudged by the Advocate to do this. Yay for the new management over there, and yay for Kerry Eleveld): "The...Read More
Jesse's Journal: Halloween, the Great Gay Holiday
Filed by Jesse Monteagudo | October 19, 2009 | 1:30 PM |October is an important month in our gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender calendar. This is GLBT History Month (www.glbthistorymonth.com), dedicated to re-discovering our past and celebrating our community's icons October 11 was also "National Coming Out Day," which we observed...Read More
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol quote on tattoos & being transgender
Filed by Bil Browning | October 19, 2009 | 12:30 PM |I'm reading Dan Brown's new novel, The Lost Symbol, and came across this snippet at the beginning of the book. He's describing the book's villain, Mal'akh, who is heavily tattooed. (emphasis his) The goal of tattooing was never beauty. The...Read More
Brief Encounter With Porn Star Jeremy Bilding
Filed by Peter Monn and Alex Paredes | October 19, 2009 | 11:30 AM |The boys of raannt went behind the scenes with Porn Super Star Jeremy Bilding. 1. Are you gay or straight? Ah Ha! The question that everyone always wants to know. It always seems to arise everywhere that I show up....Read More
Need Insane Fundie GOP Congressmembers? There's an App for that!
Filed by Waymon Hudson | October 19, 2009 | 11:30 AM |This makes me me smile. And it also scares the crap out of me because it is all true. This brilliant video parody of an iPhone App commercial takes aim at the bigoted, homophobic, fear-mongering, racist, misogynistic nut-baggery coming out...Read More
Click Here To Email 36 U.S. Representatives Unconfirmed on ENDA
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | October 19, 2009 | 10:30 AM |The House is poised to take a vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) soon. While the real fight is going to be in the Senate, it is worthwhile to pause for a moment and take note of where we...Read More
GLBT History Month Icons: Pauli Murray
Filed by Waymon Hudson | October 19, 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 Pauli Murray. The Reverend...Read More
It is time for an Agenda to really exist
Filed by Guest Blogger | October 19, 2009 | 9:30 AM |Editors' note: Antonia "Toni" D'orsay is an advocate and sociologist based out of Phoenix Arizona working for several organizations in an advisory capacity, where she works on issues of empowerment, education, and language within and without the LGBT community under...Read More
Balloon Boy pukes on live TV
Filed by Michael Buckley | October 19, 2009 | 8:00 AM |Comment Questions of the Day: 1. What do you think of Balloon Boy? Was it a hoax? Were you watching live? Any thoughts on family, etc? 2. Any funny balloon stories? Stay tuned for George flying away!!!!!...Read More
Because of and Regardless
Filed by Ed Team | October 19, 2009 | 7:30 AM |"I absolutely believe that the citizens of Houston will vote for me knowing that I'm gay and knowing that it will mean a lot to my community -- but they'll elect me knowing that I am the best, most qualified...Read More
Are Mainers really this resentful towards Massachusetts?
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 19, 2009 | 7:00 AM |I know the strategy is technically "kids, kids, kids" for the Yes campaign in Maine, since Maine isn't that religious so talking about churches being shut down would probably just send people out to vote no. But do people...Read More
