April 10, 2011
Comment of the Week: Yasmin Nair
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | April 10, 2011 7:00 PM |On Bil's post The End of the LGBT Blogosphere As We Know It?, in which he muses on the viability of the queer blogsphere. He notes Mike Rogers' cessation of BlogActive and Pam Spaulding's comments about considering closing shop. He...Read More
Her Own Payette Idaho Revisited
Filed by Mercedes Allen | April 10, 2011 5:30 PM |On Tuesday, Catherine Carlson's trial begins. She could potentially receive a life sentence for first degree arson, unlawful possession of a bomb or destructive device, using a hoax destructive device, and indecent exposure. She could receive up to 35 years...Read More
Target's Silly Diversity Video
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 10, 2011 4:00 PM |I don't know if this diversity video from Target is actually supposed to be a response to the bad press they've been getting around LGBT issues lately, but it sure seems like it: It's weird how much of this they...Read More
How to Create a Drama-Free Zone
Filed by Anthony Carter | April 10, 2011 2:30 PM |I woke up this morning now I understand what it means to give your life to just one man. Afraid of feeling nothing. No bees and butterflies. My head is full of voices and my house is full of lies....Read More
Before Craigslist in Indiana
Filed by Bil Browning | April 10, 2011 1:00 PM |A lesson for the younguns: before the internet came along, people would put advertisements in gay newspapers and magazines. They were just as bad (although not as graphic usually) as the current crop you find on Craigslist now. But it...Read More
Provincetown Icon Ellie Castillo Passes Away
Filed by Drew Cordes | April 10, 2011 11:30 AM |Anyone who has ever been to Provincetown has seen and heard Ellie Castillo on the streets and in the clubs. Sadly, Ellie passed away from cancer April 7. The Provincetown Magazine obituary is here. A site called Lady Bunny Blog...Read More
#SSS NOM Bus Tour Organizer Defects, Queer the Taxes
Filed by Phil Reese | April 10, 2011 10:00 AM |Tech problems couldn't get us down this week at SameSexSunday. We just had too much to talk about to give up, so even when we lost almost all of our round table participants, we knew "the show must go on."...Read More
Nature, Experience
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 10, 2011 7:30 AM |"Nature speaks; experience translates." --Chef Michel Bras...Read More
Cocktails For Two
Filed by Jake Weinraub | April 10, 2011 7:00 AM |Spike Jones & City Slickers, ca. 1945. It is interesting to see how the "cross-dressing for laughs" gag still shows up today....Read More
