September 9, 2010
Queer gender boxed - One size does not fit all
Filed by Guest Blogger | September 09, 2010 | 7:00 PM |Editors' note: K. Flo Razowsky is an anti-Zionist ashkenazic Jew based in Minneapolis who combines grassroots organizing, documentary photography and writing with no-compromise activism to the international struggle for human rights, dignity, freedom, and respect for the Earth in face...Read More
Why I Didn't Attend the NLGJA Convention - They Failed Us on Prop
Filed by Karen Ocamb | September 09, 2010 | 6:00 PM |The National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association held its annual convention in San Francisco over Labor Day weekend. And even though I've been around for the 20 years since it was founded by Roy Aarons - I didn't go. I'm...Read More
Enthusiasm gap
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 09, 2010 | 5:00 PM |Nate Silver at the NY Times looked up what Democrats and Republicans are talking about in 29 competitive House races. Here's what he found: There's a lot that's interesting in that chart, but I'm just going to focus on the...Read More
Sex while HIV Positive: The New Criminals
Filed by Mark S. King | September 09, 2010 | 4:00 PM |Right now, an HIV positive man is in a Texas prison, serving a 35 year sentence for spitting on someone. In Michigan, an HIV positive man was charged for not disclosing his status under a bio-terrorism statute. And just weeks...Read More
Microsoft: It's Okay to be from Gay
Filed by Phil Reese | September 09, 2010 | 3:00 PM |Microsoft's XBox Live complaints team--which is obviously competing for some sort of epic fail trophy somewhere, especially when it comes to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues--suspended a user from West Virginia because of what he put in the location...Read More
Why Johnny can't think critically
Filed by Rev Irene Monroe | September 09, 2010 | 2:00 PM |School is now back in session, and our children's minds are impressionable vessels. We trust their teachers to take precious care of them. But can we? We have learned over the years "Why Johnny can't read," "Why Johnny can't write,"...Read More
Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Alex Sink commits to develop HIV/AIDS strategy
Filed by Michael Emanuel Rajner | September 09, 2010 | 1:00 PM |In Florida, statewide, the LGBT community is engaging more and more in the political process to ensure candidates for public office are held accountable to represent the unique needs of marginalized and underserved communities when elected. As a gay man...Read More
Private Pictures: Keeping your balls in the air
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 09, 2010 | 12:30 PM |Another of my private picture finds, this one looks to be from the 1970s-80s, and shows a trio of cut-ups who know how to throw a party at home. So cute!...Read More
Start calling! Phone swarm Chris Carney D-PA!
Filed by Phil Reese | September 09, 2010 | 11:30 AM |Get on the horn, people, and help GetEQUAL put pressure on an anti-gay Democrat from Pennsylvania. (Script after the jump.) Williamsport: 570-327-1902 Shamokin: 570-644-1682 Clarks Summit: 570-585-9988 Washington, DC: 202-225-3731 At 10:00 Eastern time this morning, GetEQUAL PA brought advocates...Read More
The Reconstruction of Rabbi Kitty
Filed by Father Tony | September 09, 2010 | 10:30 AM |Rabbi Noah Kitty, Executive Director of Congregation Etz Chaim in located in Wilton Manors, Florida, calmly and clearly explains away many erroneous suppositions about the Jewish faith that might make a person hesitant about joining this mostly LGBTQ synagogue. "When...Read More
Back to the Classroom: How I Stay Organized via Social Media
Filed by Leone Kraus | September 09, 2010 | 9:30 AM |In case you've never checked out my bio before, not only do I write social media posts for Bilerico and my own personal blog, but I also attend graduate school in the evening for my Master's in Public Relations and...Read More
On Living With Idiots, Or, An Open Letter To Islam
Filed by Don Davis | September 09, 2010 | 8:30 AM |Dear Islam, You know, it seems like every time I write a letter I have to begin by apologizing for not having written in so long, and that's the case again today. We only get a few days of real...Read More
DADT repeal time is dwindling
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 09, 2010 | 7:30 AM |"I'm a little anxious. The reality is the number of legislative days in this Congress are rapidly dwindling, and we need to see that the defense authorization bill up on the Senate floor in September." --SLDN executive director Aubrey Sarvis,...Read More
Burn a Gay Koran Day
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 09, 2010 | 7:00 AM |The first half is really funny, the second half is just weird. Anyway, here's a video about intersectional politics....Read More
