February 20, 2011
Comment of the Week: CassandraToday
Filed by Bil Browning | February 20, 2011 7:00 PM |From Karen Ocamb's post "CBS News' Lara Logan Sexually Assaulted in Egypt, Stirs Internet 'Debate'" comes this insightful comment from CassandraToday: The fact that Logan is pretty is a meaningless detail. Of course she is; like it or not, being...Read More
A Vet and An Activist Walk Into the VA
Filed by Jarrod Chlapowski | February 20, 2011 5:30 PM |I feel sheepish walking into a VA hospital for an appointment. I feel especially guilty taking the elevator to my appointment. It's on the fourth floor, but when I'm surrounded by three folks in wheelchairs and another struggling to hold...Read More
San Francisco Neighborhood Associationists Prefer Revisionist Art
Filed by Toshio Meronek | February 20, 2011 4:00 PM |The Bay Area Reporter has the story of a piece of LGBT art that may never see the light of day thanks to a few neighborhood associationists in the Lower Polk area of San Francisco. Last fall, local artists Helen...Read More
Florida Congressmembers Advance AIDS Drugs Funding
Filed by Michael Emanuel Rajner | February 20, 2011 2:30 PM |AIDS advocates woke Friday morning to a bittersweet victory and discovered the US House of Representatives agreed to an amendment, as part of a continuing resolution for federal spending, providing for an additional $42 million for our nation's crippled AIDS...Read More
Why We Should Cancel Pride Celebrations
Filed by Anthony Carter | February 20, 2011 1:00 PM |Pride festivals for all of 2011 and beyond should be canceled. More important than hunky guys, displays of camp, and the all consuming focus on gay marriage, our young people need all of our time and access to resources. It...Read More
Blog Hearts, Flowers & Handcuffs: Sitting-Down For Equality on Valentine's Day
Filed by Davina Kotulski | February 20, 2011 11:30 AM |On Valentine's Day we went to San Francisco City Hall and asked for a marriage license. Well, more like we said, "We want you to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples again." It was the 10th time since 2001 that...Read More
On Changing My Facebook Relationship Status
Filed by Joe Mirabella | February 20, 2011 10:00 AM |I'm an early adopter of everything social media related. Partly because it is my job, but mostly because I love it. After I received the press release from GLAAD announcing their win with Facebook to add the additional relationship statuses...Read More
Screen Test
Filed by Kate Clinton | February 20, 2011 8:30 AM |Silence can speak volumes....Read More
How To Make A Heart With Your Hands
Filed by Michael Buckley | February 20, 2011 8:00 AM |How to make a heart with your hands! I love you for watching!!...Read More
The 'I' States
Filed by Bil Browning | February 20, 2011 7:30 AM |"In case you get your I-states mixed up, Iowa has same-sex marriage, Illinois just got civil unions, and Indiana has nothing of the sort." -- Blogger Zack Ford in a post that eviscerates the Indiana Family Institute's Ryan McCann's recent...Read More
The Rope Line: Same-Sex Marriage
Filed by Bil Browning | February 20, 2011 7:00 AM |The Associated Press asked various celebrities about their opinion on same-sex marriage. Jason Mraz, Jane Lynch, and Adam Lambert compose the expert panel of outstanding lovers....Read More
