September 23, 2011
Weekly Reader: Pat Robertson, Redheads, & Marriage Equality in Iowa
Filed by Bil Browning | September 23, 2011 6:00 PM |You weren't able to read every post on Bilerico Project last week? Don't worry! Every Friday I round up the best Bilerico posts from the past seven days to help you stay up to date on the latest queer news and analysis.Read More
New PSAs: Anti-Violence Project Responds
Filed by Bil Browning | September 23, 2011 4:00 PM |Sharon Stapel, the Executive Director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project, shot me over an e-mail this afternoon about my criticism of their new PSA series "Bullying Is Violence."Read More
Is There a Death Penalty Compromise?
Filed by Don Davis | September 23, 2011 3:00 PM |If all the states want to limit the imposition of the death penalty to just the guilty, one way you could do it would be to make it a lot harder to prove guilt; that's what we have in mind for today's proposal.Read More
No 'Gay' in Google Word Cloud When People Think of Rick Perry
Filed by Karen Ocamb | September 23, 2011 2:00 PM |Interesting that LGBTs just don't seem to be on the radar of people who think about Rick Perry - while we're kind of obsessed.Read More
One Year Anniversary of Asher Brown's Suicide
Filed by Bil Browning | September 23, 2011 1:00 PM |His parents are asking people to please take a moment to recognize Asher and the other victims of bullying at today at 9pm Eastern/8 Central.Read More
OutServe Founder J.D. Smith Reveals True Identity
Filed by Karen Ocamb | September 23, 2011 12:00 PM |The active duty servicemember who founded OutServe but was known in the shadows as "JD Smith" because of Don't Ask, Don't Tell - came out as Air Force First Lt. Joshua David Seefried on the Rachel Maddow Show Tuesday night.Read More
Melissa Etheridge & Tammy Lynn Michaels Divorce Drama
Filed by Bil Browning | September 23, 2011 11:00 AM |Looks like lesbian celebrity couple Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels break-up isn't going so well.Read More
Personae: Gender Fluid Gem
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 23, 2011 10:00 AM |I've had this in my files for a while and keep returning to it trying to puzzle it out. Read More
Does Bullying Rhetoric Miss The Mark?
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | September 23, 2011 9:00 AM |This research suggests that the "bullying" narrative may be counterproductive for young adults caught up in the drama. Read More
One Year Ago: The End of Florida's Anti-Gay Adoption Ban
Filed by Nadine Smith | September 23, 2011 8:00 AM |September 22nd marked the one-year anniversary of the fall of Florida's anti-gay adoption ban.Read More
GOP Debate Crowd Boos Gay Soldier
Filed by Ed Team | September 23, 2011 7:45 AM |Watch in disbelief as the audience at last night's GOP debate boo a gay soldier who asks a question about Don't Ask Don't Tell. The soldier, currently stationed in Afghanistan, had originally submitted a question before the policy was...Read More
First Republican Co-Sponsor of DOMA
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | September 23, 2011 7:30 AM |"I voted against the constitutional amendment defining marriage [in 2006] so I'm pleased to cosponsor the repeal of DOMA and work with my colleagues on marriage equality." Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who represents Florida's 18th district, which includes South Beach, most...Read More
