July 5, 2011
Win 2 Free Tickets For Ptown Blowoff!
Filed by Father Tony | July 05, 2011 7:00 PM |Check out this great contest for tickets to the hottest bear dance party in Provincetown! Read More
The High Cost of Fear
Filed by Anthony Carter | July 05, 2011 6:00 PM |As an out, proud black gay man, I am often asked to be less than my marvelous self. This can be addressed with a hearty fuck you.Read More
NOM's Pakistani Chapter?
Filed by Bil Browning | July 05, 2011 5:00 PM |Oh, wait. That photo's not from Pakistan! It's from the Indianapolis anti-gay NOM rally. It's so hard to distinguish one rightwing nutjob group that wants to kill queers from another one anymore...Read More
Application Process Opens for NY Same-Sex Nuptials
Filed by Adam Polaski | July 05, 2011 4:00 PM |Later today the updated forms will be available for the marriage pre-application process for same-sex couples in New York state.Read More
Best. Facebook. Ad. Ever.
Filed by Bil Browning | July 05, 2011 3:00 PM |Now this is a hilarious Facebook ad for a trans blog. I love it.Read More
Some Thoughts on the New York Gay Marriage Victory
Filed by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer | July 05, 2011 2:00 PM |My friend insists marriage may not be perfect, but it is a step toward basic respect in our society for gay people, so even if marriage is flawed it is worth obtaining access to. Get marriage first, then tear it down. Your thoughts?Read More
Anti-Gay Censorship Kills New Opera
Filed by Adam Polaski | July 05, 2011 1:30 PM |An opera company in England has asked Lee Hall, the writer behind Billy Elliot, to remove gay references in his new production. He's refused, and the production has subsequently been canceled. Read More
'Hung': Is The New Trans Role A Good Thing?
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | July 05, 2011 1:00 PM |TV Guide's description suggests trans identity remains misunderstood, but I congratulate Ms. Clayton on her new role.Read More
Bradley Manning's Role in the LGBT Community
Filed by Adam Polaski | July 05, 2011 12:00 PM |New information about WikiLeaker Bradley Manning - including a history of gender questioning and harassment from fellow U.S. military personnel - calls for an examination of whether he holds specific significance for the LGBT community.Read More
Let's Have Another Roundup
Filed by Don Davis | July 05, 2011 11:00 AM |Taking a look at campaign finance reform, Stephen Colbert's SuperPAC, Viagra's new commercial, and Monaco's Royal Wedding.Read More
First Few Steps & Many More to Go
Filed by Sara Whitman | July 05, 2011 10:00 AM |Last week? I dove in. It was hard, but I found myself in a surprising calm. I don't know what is coming next, and for once that's okay. Struggling with it only keeps me from the moment.Read More
'Gayest Ads Ever' Still Cast Gayness as a Punchline
Filed by Adam Polaski | July 05, 2011 9:00 AM |A new feature in AdWeek this week showcases the "50 Gayest Ads Ever," but troublingly, they fall into a small number of categories that cast the gayness as the commercials' key punchline. Read More
Marriage as an Equal-Opportunity Institution
Filed by Ed Team | July 05, 2011 8:00 AM |"Marriage never has been or will be an equal-opportunity institution. As the United States gradually makes the membership rules to marriage gender-inclusive, it risks deepening our sharp class and race disparities in marriage and family life. If we wish to...Read More
Your Favorite Same-Sex Glee Couples Kiss
Filed by Ed Team | July 05, 2011 8:00 AM |On the last leg of their stage show in Dublin, the cast of Glee pulled out all of the stops. Heather Morris and Naya Rivera, who play Brittany and Santana (a bisexual and lesbian girl) share a kiss, as...Read More
The False Claim of a Clash Between Civil and Religious Liberties
Filed by Michael Hamar | July 05, 2011 8:00 AM |It's an inability to make others live in accordance with the beliefs of these self-centered and intolerant individuals and churches that is being decried as an assault on religious liberty. Read More
