November 2, 2010
Election Night Results thread
Filed by Bil Browning | November 02, 2010 6:45 PM |Okay, Projectors. The polls have closed in some states and results are starting to trickle in. I've already put out my predictions on how tonight will end. Do you agree? Disagree? Feel free to keep leaving results in the comments...Read More
Andy Shirvell on The Daily Show
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 02, 2010 5:00 PM |Andy Shirvell did The Daily Show. Is it just me, or does he sound pretty gay?...Read More
Affectionate Men: antique photos
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 02, 2010 4:30 PM |Readers rightly speculate about the meaning behind some of the photos I run. It's hard to know, for example, whether images of men hugging or dancing means there was some romance involved or whether it was just the custom back...Read More
Stay has been Extended on Injunction on DADT Discharges
Filed by Jarrod Chlapowski | November 02, 2010 3:30 PM |First, SU's statement: "It is really unfortunate that the government has tricked the Ninth Circuit into believing that 'enormous consequences,' 'immediate harm,' and 'irreparable injury' will result from a continuation of the injunction," said Alexander Nicholson, Executive Director of Servicemembers...Read More
Media still has a ways to go in reporting on transgender people
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 02, 2010 2:30 PM |Updated below the jump. I was just going to post on a case of police brutality against a transgender resident of Portland, Oregon, but once again the media is so not up to speed on these issues that it's hard...Read More
Apple: From one extreme to the other
Filed by Bil Browning | November 02, 2010 1:30 PM |Last week I took Apple to task for approving a PeekabooTranny app for their iPhone store. This week, a gay dating app was rejected for using the word "gay" in its description. Seriously. Look: This has gone from one extreme...Read More
The 2010 Gay HIV Cruise Retreat
Filed by Mark S. King | November 02, 2010 12:30 PM |If I clear my mind, I can transport myself back to so many fun moments during the 2010 Gay HIV Cruise Retreat. Maybe I'm zip-lining through the rain forest of Costa Rica, or I'm gorging myself at the dessert buffet....Read More
Is the economy doing badly?
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 02, 2010 11:30 AM |Buried in a Reuters article about the gay enthusiasm gap in today's elections is this interesting tidbit: Donations to federal candidates from gay interest groups have taken a hit this year, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Gay groups...Read More
Election Day Predictions & Open Thread
Filed by Bil Browning | November 02, 2010 10:30 AM |It's that time again. Get out and vote people. Every time a teabagger wins, God kills a kitten! All you have to do is remember, it may not be perfect yet but no one ever promised you "perfect." As with...Read More
Frustrated with the pace of change? Go vote
Filed by Guest Blogger | November 02, 2010 9:30 AM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Michael Mitchell is the Executive Director of National Stonewall Democrats. By the time you read this, many of you will have already voted, either by mail, at special in-person voting locations or because you made it...Read More
This Is Not Your Country
Filed by Terrance Heath | November 02, 2010 8:30 AM |This is not your country. Nor is it mine. That we were born here, along with our forebears hardly matters. This has been the message of the Tea Party since its incorporation -- and of conservatism itself for more than...Read More
Jesus was HIV-positive
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 02, 2010 7:30 AM |"Of course, there's no scientific evidence that Jesus had the HI virus in his bloodstream. The best gift we can give to people who are HIV-positive is to help de-stigmatise Aids and create an environment where they know God is...Read More
Portia talks coming out
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 02, 2010 7:00 AM |Portia di Rossi was on Oprah and talked about coming out....Read More
