September 22, 2010
Dan Savage Tells Bullied Kids "It Gets Better"
Filed by Betty Greene Salwak | September 22, 2010 6:00 PM |When Dan Savage learned the story of Billy Lucas from a reader, he wished he'd had five minutes with Billy to tell him "it gets better." Dan went on: "But gay adults aren't allowed to talk to these kids. Schools...Read More
A Pox on Both Political Parties: So Where Do We Go From Here?
Filed by Michael Hamar | September 22, 2010 5:00 PM |In the wake of yesterday's debacle on the defense authorization bill which included DADT repeal and the DREAM Act as amendments, like many others, I felt like vomiting. The Democrats, naturally are saying it's all the GOP's fault. One Democratic...Read More
Rebound: Waiting to Date After a Break-Up
Filed by Michele O'Mara | September 22, 2010 4:00 PM |My ex and I were together 13 years and we just broke up last month. I have met someone new and while I'm not in love, I am enjoying the distraction and want to continue seeing her. My friends...Read More
Did Chambliss aide make anti-gay death threat?
Filed by Bil Browning | September 22, 2010 3:00 PM |Right after the cloture vote failed on the repeal of DADT yesterday, blogger Joe Jervis reported getting a comment that said, "All faggots must die" from an IP address traceable to Senator Saxby Chambliss' Atlanta office. Senator Chambliss confirmed to...Read More
Boys of Summer: Classical Fantasy Photos
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 22, 2010 2:30 PM |Two sweet and unusual photocards (probably from a larger set) from Italy depicting a group of young men re-enacting a classical idyll. Guessing these were shot between the 1940s - 1950s. They're after the jump. [Maybe NSFW]...Read More
Florida appeals court finds ban on gay and lesbian adoptions unconstitutional
Filed by Nancy Polikoff | September 22, 2010 1:30 PM |In a long-awaited ruling, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal, in In re Adoption of X.X.G. & N.R.G. (usually referred to as the Gill case), has declared the state's ban on adoption by gay men and lesbians unconsititutional. The...Read More
True Blood a Metaphor for Trans Folks?
Filed by Tobi Hill-Meyer | September 22, 2010 12:30 PM |Vampire-Human relationships in True Blood are set up as a metaphor for same-sex relationships. They are hated by the right wing Christians, legally persecuted, and at one point they sneak in a reference to vampire-human marriages being legalized in Vermont....Read More
Nonviolence: It's more than not hitting people
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 22, 2010 11:30 AM |I posted Monday and Tuesday on Martin Luther King's Stride Toward Freedom, one of the best nonfiction books I've ever read. Have you gotten a copy? Even if you think my posts on the subject have been garbage, King's book...Read More
A reader writes with concerns
Filed by Bil Browning | September 22, 2010 10:30 AM |Yesterday evening Projector Leigh wrote in with some concerns about our push to urge Senators to vote for cloture on the defense authorization bill. The repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell and the DREAM Act are both attached as amendments...Read More
Wanna Know Who Your Friends Are? Watch This
Filed by Don Davis | September 22, 2010 9:30 AM |I'm not even going to bother to add any editorial comment to this video, except to say that if you haven't yet seen it, you should, and if you want to know something about who your friends really are...one of...Read More
The X Factor
Filed by Guest Blogger | September 22, 2010 8:30 AM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Sara Beth Brooks recently completed the Leadership, Organizing, and Action: Leading Change program at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She is pursuing a degree in Peace and Conflict Studies and lives in Sacramento, CA. Sara...Read More
O'Donnell's Lesbian Sister: She's Not Homophobic
Filed by Bil Browning | September 22, 2010 7:30 AM |"to all my friends and family..thank you for your great wishes.. for the wisdom to see through the insane lies that were being tossed around, and still will be, i supose [sic]. i'm sure they will make up new ones;...Read More
McCain flips out on gay reporters
Filed by Bil Browning | September 22, 2010 7:00 AM |You have got to see this. Watch as Senator John McCain has a meltdown in front of the press when The Advocate's Kerry Eleveld and Metroweekly's Chris Geidner start asking him about Don't Ask Don't Tell. McCain literally starts...Read More
