March 16, 2010
Interview with Sigourney Weaver
Filed by Jason Tseng | March 16, 2010 7:00 PM |When I covered the red carpet at the 2010 GLAAD Media Awards, I got to chat with Sigourney Weaver, whose career has spanned three decades of tremendous work and most recently was honored with a GLAAD award for her work...Read More
Ken Cuccinelli - The Virginia GOP's Gift That Keeps on Giving
Filed by Michael Hamar | March 16, 2010 6:00 PM |In the lead up to last November's elections in Virginia, I warned people as to just how crazy Ken "Cooch" Cuccinelli is if one has followed his career in the Virginia General Assembly. Moreover, he provides a wonderful window into...Read More
She Left Me
Filed by Michele O'Mara | March 16, 2010 5:00 PM |My partner left me. My world feels like it's spinning out of control. She denies having an affair, but I have found evidence that she's texting another woman A LOT. We have two children. My world feels so out...Read More
The reality of a gay candidate
Filed by Alex Blaze | March 16, 2010 4:00 PM |We hear every now and then about what percentage of Americans are willing to vote, in the abstract, for a gay candidate for president. I always have to wonder how inflated those numbers are by people's unwillingness to confront their...Read More
Trust, part two
Filed by Antonia D'orsay | March 16, 2010 3:00 PM |Hi, and welcome back. For those just joining us, we are in the midst of a conversation on trust. Specifically, the issue of trust in the larger LGBT community. Earlier we talked about how many people mistake a deep mistrust...Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Florida House & Senate Set to Debate Adoption Ban
Filed by Nadine Smith | March 16, 2010 2:00 PM |For the first time in 33 years, the Florida Legislature is scheduled to debate whether people should be asked about their sexual orientation when applying to adopt. The bill would prevent people from being asked if they own guns. Our...Read More
Ask the APA to Remove "Transvestic Disorder" Diagnosis from the DSM-5
Filed by Kelley Winters | March 16, 2010 1:00 PM |The International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) has posted an online petition calling for removal of the Transvestic Disorder diagnosis (302.3) from the pending Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Please help put an...Read More
Blogswarming ENDA
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | March 16, 2010 12:00 PM |Today is ENDA lobby day in DC, where hundreds are converging on their legislators' offices. It's a beautiful Spring day in Washington DC, and the flowers are blooming and the bees are buzzing. (I wouldn't know, though, because I'm laid...Read More
Hate Crimes, Kabuki, and Oklahoma Politics
Filed by Guest Blogger | March 16, 2010 11:00 AM |Editors' note: Laura A. Belmonte, Ph.D., is the Vice President and Co-Founder of The Equality Network, an organization dedicated to LGBT equality in Oklahoma. In October 2007, Darrell Lynn Madden kidnapped, tortured, and murdered Steven Domer, a 62 year-old Oklahoma...Read More
Kiss of Androgyny: vintage poster
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | March 16, 2010 10:30 AM |A much-reproduced 1920's poster for Ramos-Pinto wines, titled "The Kiss." According to this article, the company continues to use this image on some of its wines today....Read More
Meet Will Phillips, new spokesman for Get Equal
Filed by Joe Mirabella | March 16, 2010 9:30 AM |Will Philips won a GLAAD Media award for taking a stand by sitting down. He refused to say the pledge of allegiance at his school, until all Americans are treated equally under the law. He was featured in this award...Read More
And in tonight's news!
Filed by Sean Martin | March 16, 2010 8:30 AM |Well, maybe it'll find its way to page twelve of section B, after the sports scores... Click here for a larger version....Read More
It's "equal marriage," not "equine marriage"
Filed by Ed Team | March 16, 2010 7:30 AM |"You see, the Massachusetts Supreme Court, when it started this move toward same-sex marriage, actually defined marriage -- now get this -- it defined marriage as simply, 'the establishment of intimacy.' Now how dangerous is that? I mean, I don't...Read More
Video of Will Phillips' Acceptance Speech at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards - New York
Filed by Joe Mirabella | March 16, 2010 7:00 AM |Will Phillips' Acceptance Speech at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards - New York (Via Glaad)...Read More
