September 12, 2011
31 Days: Thirteen Years to Mt. Vernon
Filed by Bil Browning | September 12, 2011 7:00 PM |The fact that Jerame and I ever went on a first date is practically miraculous. I spent months trying to shake him and his advances; I actively discouraged him, in fact. I wanted nothing to do with him.Read More
A Thrower, Not a Catcher: Vintage Muscle Hunk
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 12, 2011 6:00 PM |From the 1950s, and I'm guessing one of a series of studio shots placing handsome young bodybuilders in heroic poses.Read More
Barney Frank: It Gets Better
Filed by Karen Ocamb | September 12, 2011 5:00 PM |Representative Barney Frank has made an It Gets Better video.Read More
First Gay Irish President (Redux)?
Filed by Bil Browning | September 12, 2011 4:00 PM |Earlier this year Irish Senator David Norris seemed almost certain to be Ireland's first gay President, but a scandal forced him to withdraw his candidacy. Now he might be back in the game.Read More
The GOP Neither Puts Up Nor Shuts Up
Filed by Terrance Heath | September 12, 2011 3:00 PM |Well, he did it. President Obama went big. Big for him, anyway. While the presidents plan isn’t bold enough to satisfy many progressives, he accomplished something that may cause Republicans some regret if the president presses his advantage.Read More
DNC Elevates Transgender Member
Filed by Mike Rogers | September 12, 2011 2:00 PM |The Democratic National Committee has broken new ground. This weekend the DNC elected Babs Caspar Siperstein to its Executive Committee - a groundbreaking election as Babs is the first out transgender member of the committee.Read More
31 Days: Is that a Hamster in Your Hat?
Filed by Bil Browning | September 12, 2011 1:00 PM |My parents got divorced when I was young; Dad walked out on Mom on my tenth birthday. Walter was an older man who lived across the country lane on land that used to be a soybean field.Read More
WeHo Remembers 9/11 Pop Luck Club Co-Founders
Filed by Karen Ocamb | September 12, 2011 12:00 PM |On the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, West Hollywood hosted a special remembrance for Daniel Brandhorst, Ronald Gamboa and their son, who died when United Flight 175 from Boston to Los Angeles flew into the second tower of the World Trade Center.Read More
LGBT Issues In Policing
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | September 12, 2011 11:00 AM |How do we introduce our aspiring young law enforcement officers to important issues of 21st century diversity, when all they know is CSI and Ghost in the Machine?Read More
Milquetoast Unite: Pawlenty Endorses Romney
Filed by Bil Browning | September 12, 2011 9:30 AM |Former GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty formally endorsed Mitt Romney this morning. You could hear America yawning from outer space.Read More
OK Go: Muppet Theme
Filed by Bil Browning | September 12, 2011 8:45 AM |OK Go sings the Muppet Show song with the help of some felt friends. One of the two (OK Go or the Muppets) has a new record called "The Green Album" coming out. Your pick which one....Read More
Another DC Trans Shooting
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | September 12, 2011 8:30 AM |Another assault on a trans person in DC, and questions about reportingRead More
FIFA Investigates Homophobia in Women's Soccer
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | September 12, 2011 7:30 AM |"By launching an immediate probe into Coach Uche's homophobic statements, the international governing body of soccer is sending a clear and important message: homophobia has no place in football, on or off the field." --Andre Banks, All Out co-founder, applauding...Read More
