June 29, 2010
On The U.S. Army's First Gay Discharge
Filed by Andrew Belonsky | June 29, 2010 | 8:00 PM |Well, Americans, it's been 234 years since our revered Founding Fathers declared this young nation independent. It has been a hard road, to be sure, and yet our democracy remains adolescent: rampant discrimination continues to plague our land, such as...Read More
Contest: You don't have to be single to win!
Filed by Bil Browning | June 29, 2010 | 7:30 PM |Today I've got one Blu-Ray copy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's film A Single Man to giveaway to a lucky Projector. A SINGLE MAN is based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. Set in Los Angeles...Read More
What is the state of gay online media?
Filed by Adam Bink | June 29, 2010 | 6:30 PM |In the last few years, there has been a lot of ink (some of it digital) spilled on the decline of print media as news and entertainment outlets, and the shifts to online. Last week's piece by Michael Lavers in...Read More
Intellectual size queens
Filed by Alex Blaze | June 29, 2010 | 5:30 PM |I posted last week about the weird masculinity issues surrounding former General McChrystal's interview with Rolling Stone, where he seemed to believe that masculinity was defined, partly, by drinking terrible beverages. I wondered what the right's reaction to this would...Read More
Poverty is a Queer Issue
Filed by Gloria Nieto | June 29, 2010 | 4:30 PM |Over the weekend, as there were Pride celebrations in many parts of the world, I visited with old friends. What was completely astonishing to me was the state of poverty that we find ourselves in right now. All of us...Read More
How to Be Popular
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | June 29, 2010 | 4:00 PM |Gee, wonder why we don't see these kinds of ads anymore. Hmmm... I know I should make some profound scholarly comment about how ideas of beauty have changed, but suffice it to say that any way you cut it, hatred...Read More
Cry Sissy Cry!: Gay shame hosts a goth cry-in to poo poo corporate pride
Filed by R Conrad | June 29, 2010 | 3:30 PM |It's that time of year... Feeling depressed this time of year? Can't shake the sadness of seeing those horrifying USA/rainbow flags everywhere you go? Having trouble even leaving your bedroom for fear that you will be confronted by yet another...Read More
Cuz We Gotta Have Faith!
Filed by Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz | June 29, 2010 | 2:30 PM |I am a secular Jew who was raised by a Jewish father and a Muslim Syrian, Lebanese mother. We were active in our temple and celebrated the high holidays. We were not the most religious family on the block, but...Read More
Montana's GOP joins Texas
Filed by Alex Blaze | June 29, 2010 | 1:30 PM |Montana's Republican Party platform has gone the same way as Texas: Homosexual Acts We support the clear will of the people of Montana expressed by legislation to keep homosexual acts illegal. I remember posting back in 2008 during the Obama/McCain...Read More
Best Headline Evah
Filed by Bil Browning | June 29, 2010 | 12:30 PM |I don't know that I really have anything to add to this. The headline speaks for itself. Anyone know where this comes from? I want to read the entire article now!...Read More
You Have The Right To Be Fired
Filed by Guest Blogger | June 29, 2010 | 11:30 AM |Editors' Note: Jude Stevens is a straight woman, a mom and has been married for 32 years to the same wonderful man.She is a molecular biologist, her best friend is a lesbian, and she believes that every human deserves equal...Read More
Seattle Pride: A Mix of Politics, Celebration, and Laundry
Filed by Joe Mirabella | June 29, 2010 | 10:30 AM |Seattle Pride was a huge success. Easily over 100,000 people participated in the Pride Festival and Parade. We made history by displaying the Pride Flag for the first time ever on top of the Space Needle. Politics were not shoved...Read More
My apologies!
Filed by Sean Martin | June 29, 2010 | 9:30 AM |When it's just not enough to say you're sorry......Read More
President's Advisory Council to discuss growing ADAP Crisis
Filed by Michael Emanuel Rajner | June 29, 2010 | 8:30 AM |On Tuesday, June 29, 2010, from 4:00PM to 5:00PM, the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS will be meeting via conference call to discuss the ongoing crisis with AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). This meeting will be open to the public....Read More
Rivers: Make your money first
Filed by Bil Browning | June 29, 2010 | 7:30 AM |"It's part of the game. If you're going to be a romantic idol and try to get every teenage girl to love you, then you'd be an ass to come out and say you're gay. That's why Ricky Martin was...Read More
Gay teen recounts police brutality at G20
Filed by Alex Blaze | June 29, 2010 | 7:00 AM |A gay teen who was arrested for no reason, was told his rights didn't apply, was told to "act straight," and then segregated for being gay, all at the G20. And, of course, he won't be charged with anything....Read More
