March 17, 2011
The Rainbow Connection: Richard Hunt, Gay Muppeteer
Filed by Jessica Max Stein | March 17, 2011 7:00 PM |"Great to see that Muppet video this morning," I wrote to Bil. "You know I wrote the biography of Richard Hunt, the guy who played Beaker? He was gay and only 40 when he died from AIDS-related complications in 1992."...Read More
Irish Foreign Minister Supports Gays at St. Patrick's Day Parades
Filed by Alex Blaze | March 17, 2011 6:00 PM |The process to ban gay and lesbian people from marching under their own banners at St. Patrick's Day parades back in the mid-90's is my first memory of gay news ever being discussed on TV in my house growing up....Read More
400 (And Counting) Faith Leaders for UAFA
Filed by Steve Ralls | March 17, 2011 5:00 PM |In an overwhelming show of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans with partners from abroad, a coalition of more than 400 faith leaders have called on Congress to pass the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). The letter, first...Read More
SquEEing for Glee: Gay Kiss
Filed by Jake Weinraub | March 17, 2011 4:00 PM |On Tuesday evening GLEEks around the world squealed in ecstasy (or squEEed: a Glee-induced squeal, as coined by my friend Caity) when two of the show's queer characters, Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson, finally kissed. The tension had been brewing...Read More
Who Destroyed the Economy, Teachers or Bankers?
Filed by Alex Blaze | March 17, 2011 3:00 PM |I would hardly call Jon Stewart a liberal, much less a leftist, and I don't remember him ever calling himself either of those terms either. He's a centrist with some fairly rightwing positions (like continued support for the occupation of...Read More
Oh, Danny Boy: St Patrick's Day
Filed by Bil Browning | March 17, 2011 2:00 PM |Happy St. Patrick's Day! Since I'm not Irish, I'll let the Muppets take it from here... So go kiss a leprechaun, pick a four-leaf clover, or lift a green beer in honor of Bilerico tonight. We may not be Irish,...Read More
No Gays in the Crystal Cathedral Choir?
Filed by Karen Ocamb | March 17, 2011 1:00 PM |There is trouble at the famed Crystal Cathedral mega-church in California's Orange County - and it's not just that they've filed for bankruptcy. The church now appears to be vetting its leadership by making them sign a "covenant" promising that...Read More
In Another Time, He Would Have Been Honored, But Instead He Was Murdered
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | March 17, 2011 12:00 PM |The murder of Fred Martinez, Jr., shocked all of us back in 2001. A 16 year old Navajo living near racist Cortez, Colorado, Fred left to go to see the rodeo, and never came back. Fred was "nadleehi," a Navajo...Read More
1972 Philly Pride: Historic Photo
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | March 17, 2011 11:30 AM |Awesome private photo of a contingent Gay Pride Parade in Philadelphia 39 years ago - a touching reminder of the passion and bravery of the people who fought for rights at a time when Gay Rights seemed like an impossible...Read More
Kansas Keeps Unconstitutional Sodomy Law
Filed by Bil Browning | March 17, 2011 10:30 AM |It must be time to give out the douchebag of the week award. This time the winners are Kansas state legislators Jan Paul and Lance Kinzer. The duo removed an amendment to legislation meant to clean up Kansas' outdated criminal...Read More
What if the Right Threw a Gay Pride? The Long East End Pride Story, Short
Filed by Alex Blaze | March 17, 2011 9:30 AM |East End is a neighborhood in London described by Wikipedia as "synonymous with poverty, overcrowding, disease and criminality." It has a large immigrant population, which, today in London, means lots of Muslims. Earlier this year stickers (right) started appearing all...Read More
'Respect for Marriage Act' Is the Best Name Ever
Filed by Joe Mirabella | March 17, 2011 8:30 AM |On Wednesday the House and Senate versions of the repeal of DOMA were introduced under the name the "Respect for Marriage Act." This is the best messaging on LGBT rights at the federal level ever. Who ever came up with...Read More
Obstinance Only
Filed by Kate Clinton | March 17, 2011 8:00 AM |We won't let Women's History Month become Women ARE History month!...Read More
No More a Sex Offender than Mother Teresa
Filed by Alex Blaze | March 17, 2011 7:30 AM |"It was a screwed up deal from the start ... I'm no more a sex offender than Mother Teresa. But I don't want to go through this any longer." --A man arrested in a gay cruising sting last year in...Read More
Sassy Gay Friend - MacBeth
Filed by Alex Blaze | March 17, 2011 7:00 AM |Another Sassy Gay Friend. Here's Lady MacBeth sassy gay friend....Read More
