February 1, 2010
Where were the villains in SiCKO?
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 01, 2010 6:00 PM |Crazy enough, I never saw SiCKO, Michael Moore's documentary on the American health care system from almost three years ago, until just this weekend. What a difference three years make. While fully acknowledging how easy it is to criticize the...Read More
This trans rapper is Heaven
Filed by Bil Browning | February 01, 2010 5:00 PM |No, seriously. This trans rapper is Heaven. While I'm not sure if she's a drag queen or a transwoman, she calls herself a Super Tranny. The song is rather annoying, but the story she tells is comic, disturbing and realistic....Read More
FYI, there's no such thing as winning
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 01, 2010 4:00 PM |Remember the Canadian trans man whose photos were pulled by Facebook because he was shirtless in them? They put them back up saying that they'd educate people in much the same way photos of the earthquake in Haiti did, and...Read More
Third gay adoption in Florida despite ban
Filed by Donna Pandori | February 01, 2010 3:00 PM |A gay adoption in Florida was granted to a lesbian couple by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Maria Sampedro-Iglesia. This makes three in Florida despite the state-wide ban gay men and lesbians adopting. The story behind this adoption is heartwarming and just....Read More
Oh No You Didn't
Filed by Terrance Heath | February 01, 2010 2:00 PM |*Sigh* Stuff like this gives me a headache Excedrin can't begin to cure. Oh no you didn't, Chris. You didn't forget he was black. Not for a second. That you felt the need to mention it at all shows that...Read More
Contest winners: Jeff Sheng photobook
Filed by Bil Browning | February 01, 2010 1:30 PM |Congratulations to our five lucky winners of Jeff Sheng's new photobook, Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Volume 1! They are: Kelly Walterscott Gus (who's e-mail notification bounced) Matt Ted Is this you? Check your inbox for instructions on how to claim...Read More
More on ManCrunch, the cruising site no one had heard of
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 01, 2010 12:30 PM |I posted the ManCrunch ad the other day was rejected by CBS for the Super Bowl. Interestingly enough, a few of you found it offensive, while I just thought it was tired (although something like that during the Super Bowl...Read More
Moving forward on employment, with or without ENDA
Filed by Nan Hunter | February 01, 2010 11:30 AM |One implicit message of President Obama's State of the Union address last week lies in what he did not say. He promised to move ahead with prioritizing a repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell; he did not mention ENDA. While...Read More
Baptist Press assistant editor clueless on DADT
Filed by Donna Pandori | February 01, 2010 10:30 AM |Having served in the United States Air Force 11 years gives me some credibility on the subject of Don't Ask Don't Tell. That said, I think "Close quarters make military policy opposing gay service necessary, experts say" written by the...Read More
Marriage equality takes a hit in Hawaii and Indiana
Filed by Bil Browning | February 01, 2010 9:30 AM |The concept of marriage equality has not had it easy in the past few months. Washington DC passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage and Washington kept their domestic partner registration, but other states haven't fared as well. Maine lost at the...Read More
Janet Jenkins on Nightline
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 01, 2010 7:30 AM |Janet Jenkins, whose ex-gay partner took off with their child, was profiled on Nightline....Read More
Amy Winehouse comes out as bi
Filed by Ed Team | February 01, 2010 7:00 AM |"So what? I like girls as well. I have had relationships with other women but that doesn't mean I don't still love Blake [Fielder-Civil]. There is something about being with a woman that is very satisfying. I don't care what...Read More
