November 17, 2010
Deck chairs on the Titanic
Filed by Bil Browning | November 17, 2010 6:00 PM |Pardon me for being a little bit maudlin today, but three CNN Breaking News! alerts have come in to tell me that: John Boehner is the new Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is the new minority leader Senator Lisa...Read More
In the Beginning there was Sam Elliott
Filed by Mark S. King | November 17, 2010 5:00 PM |A moment of reverence, please. In 1975, I went to the movies and discovered everything I needed to know about men, sexual allure, chest hair and the masculine ideal that would fuel my fantasies for the rest of my natural...Read More
Palestinian statehood vs the LGBT movement
Filed by Bil Browning | November 17, 2010 4:00 PM |Check out this interesting article today from the NY Time about Hillary Clinton's emerging role in the push for Palestinian statehood. While the original subject is fascinating, there's one point that can be expanded to also reference the LGBT movement...Read More
Building Our Movement with Heart and Chutzpah
Filed by Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz | November 17, 2010 3:00 PM |Movements are supposed to move. They are supposed to be nimble enough to respond to what is happening at the grassroots level. After all, it's been proven that change historically takes place from the bottom up not from the top...Read More
The Three Mysterious Misses: antique theatre photo
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 17, 2010 2:30 PM |One of the great frustrations of sex research is finding wonderful estate pictures like this and not having any idea who the people are or the story behind their poses. Were they transgenderists away from the cameras or actors who...Read More
Everyone Talks About the Weather
Filed by Kate Clinton | November 17, 2010 1:30 PM |The mid-term auction kicked my ass. The gushers of money, the belly-up Dems, the betadyned Reps, the gloating media, my bummin' friends. At first I tried to be cheery but the jowly seditious Mitch McConnell, Sarah Palin's Alaska, Michele Bachman's...Read More
Every Girl in the UK is Singing This Song!
Filed by Mark S. King | November 17, 2010 12:30 PM |They don't make them like Alice Ghostly and Kaye Ballard anymore. If you are unfamiliar with their (gay, snarky, hilarious) magic, treat yourself to these glorious 90 seconds. This song is being sung, whistled and whimpered through bitter tears across...Read More
An Online College Course in Gender and the Law
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | November 17, 2010 11:30 AM |I'm offering an elective course on gender and the law this Spring at Ramapo College. It's nice when your job and your interests coincide, so it's especially sweet to be teaching this course. The course will examine the law's role...Read More
Obama's Presidential Library
Filed by Bil Browning | November 17, 2010 10:30 AM |Contributor Andrew Belonsky has an interesting post up at Death and Taxes that looks at two colleges that want to be the future site of Barack Obama's presidential library. He gives a quick rundown on the history of the libraries...Read More
Is William the Next King of England?
Filed by Mark S. King | November 17, 2010 9:30 AM |Well, I do love a wedding, and those royals know how to throw out a spread. I sat glued to Diana's wedding to what's-his-name, and that was before Diana was "the people's princess," or simply "Di" to all her gay...Read More
Upcoming Senate TSA Oversight Hearing
Filed by Tobi Hill-Meyer | November 17, 2010 8:30 AM |News about the TSA "grope" policy have been spreading like wildfire and many hope that they will be the subject of a Senate TSA Oversight Hearing today. In case you haven't heard, they've implemented bodyscanners that take naked pictures of...Read More
How To Prepare For Your First Kiss
Filed by Michael Buckley | November 17, 2010 8:00 AM |Take it all with a grain of gay salt. I ain't no expert! Just what I think and having fun! This time I take on how to prepare for your first kiss and how to deal with violent thoughts....Read More
Mormons: Same-sex attraction is normal
Filed by Bil Browning | November 17, 2010 7:30 AM |"We continue to disagree with the Mormon Church about fundamentally important issues like full respect for the marriages of same-sex couples, but we are encouraged that our advocacy has paid off with real movement that will help save young lives."...Read More
NSFW: Now this is soccer
Filed by Bil Browning | November 17, 2010 7:00 AM |I'm not sure what country this is from, but I can say I gained a new respect for soccer. Any sport that has so much spontaneous nudity is a damn fine sport in my opinion. I love it how...Read More
