October 30, 2009
Queer music Friday - Me'Shell NdegeOcello
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 30, 2009 5:00 PM |Since Phil mentioned Me'Shell NdegeOcello earlier this week, I wanted to highlight her in the last QMF before the election. Here's "If that's your boyfriend":...Read More
Most Maine Catholics - Gay Or Straight - Are Going To Hell
Filed by Father Tony | October 30, 2009 4:00 PM |Let the handful of Roman Catholics in Maine who are not divorced, not remarried or having sex with someone new, not having gay sex, not practicing some form of contraception or not cohabitating decide who among themselves should cast...Read More
Christianist Loons and Halloween
Filed by Michael Hamar | October 30, 2009 4:00 PM |Each year Halloween sends many far right Christians completely over the edge - not that many of them aren't already there - and they begin to spout all kinds of lunacy and seek to prevent their children from being exposed...Read More
When the Government does Right
Filed by Rebecca Juro | October 30, 2009 3:00 PM |Finally, we're in. The body of federal law of the United States of America now formally recognizes and protects its citizens from violence driven by hate based on sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time in American history....Read More
Obama Signs Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act and Announces End of HIV Travel Ban
Filed by Waymon Hudson | October 30, 2009 2:00 PM |President Obama announced an end to the HIV Travel and Immigration Ban during the signing ceremony for the vital Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act this afternoon. The travel ban, a legacy of Jesse Helms, has been in place since...Read More
Dragon Age: Origins and Buttsex
Filed by Jason Tseng | October 30, 2009 1:00 PM |I have always loved fantasy. Be it high fantasy a la Tolkien or Lewis, or B-list magic pony fantasy of the Tamora Pierce variety. I also love gaming... so, naturally wherever the two shall meet I'm so there. I was...Read More
Erotographica presents Pierre Klossowski
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | October 30, 2009 12:30 PM |Editors' Note: Video showing Klossowski's art is probably not safe for work. If you don't already know this artist, you really should. Really. Watch Erotographica Presents Pierre Klossowski on youtube.com...Read More
The unspoken violence in our relationships
Filed by Guest Blogger | October 30, 2009 11:30 AM |Editors' note: Greg Varnum is the acting Executive Director of the National Youth Advocacy Coalition. With all the talk of hate crimes happening in our community, and with October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I wanted to take an opportunity...Read More
South Dakota's Senator Tim Johnson: Legislator of the Day
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | October 30, 2009 10:30 AM |Will Senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota support S1584, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)? Though he might seem to be leaning yes, we don't know where he is on this important bill. Please call him and ask. I remind you...Read More
GLBT History Month Icons: Gus Van Sant
Filed by Waymon Hudson | October 30, 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 Gus Van Sant. Gus...Read More
On Being A Government DJ, Or, "Torture? You Call That Torture?"
Filed by Don Davis | October 30, 2009 9:30 AM |It's become more or less common knowledge that US forces have been using music as an operational tool for some time now, and I've begun seeing lists of the songs that are being used either to inflict pain, to demoralize,...Read More
Equality Is the Natural Thing to Do
Filed by Ed Team | October 30, 2009 7:30 AM |"It just really seemed like a natural thing that we would do. We believe as African Americans who have been discriminated against . . . we don't have the right to discriminate against anyone else." --Rev. Christine Y. Wiley, pastor...Read More
Girls: Lust for Life video (& NSFW directors cut)
Filed by Bil Browning | October 30, 2009 7:00 AM |The video for Girls' "Lust for Life" single is here and the band has provided a special treat for the LGBT fan base. They've also released a NSFW Director's Cut for the song that's got a blue boatload of...Read More
Gays, kids, and recruiting: It's ain't over yet
Filed by Alex Blaze | October 30, 2009 1:00 AM |Jonathan Zimmerman in the SF Chronicle asks the $64,000 question: Let's suppose, for a moment, that conservative critics are correct: Gay educators want to "promote homosexuality" in American schools. So what?[...] Jennings acknowledged the contradiction in a 1997 interview about...Read More
