September 30, 2011
Weekly Reader: Birthday Wishes, Gay History, & Disappearing Ink
Filed by Bil Browning | September 30, 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
Falsification or Embellishment? Anti-Gay NC Lawmaker Lied
Filed by Matt Comer | September 30, 2011 5:00 PM |"People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." It's a great lesson for children; one that should be applied practically as an adult. It's a lesson anti-LGBT North Carolina state Sen. James Forrester never really took to heart.Read More
Make Marriage Work Like Disappearing Ink
Filed by Yasmin Nair | September 30, 2011 4:00 PM |Mexico City lawmakers are contemplating issuing temporary marriage licenses. This is a perfect solution: Make marriage work like disappearing ink.Read More
Military Chaplains Can Marry Gay Soldiers
Filed by Bil Browning | September 30, 2011 3:00 PM |The Department of Defense issued two memos today clarifying that military chaplains can marry gay and lesbian soldiers and the couples can get married on base if the state allows same-sex marriage.Read More
Will Unheard Voices Be Heard in Schools?
Filed by Dana Rudolph | September 30, 2011 2:00 PM |There's a great new resource for teaching LGBT history in middle and high schools - and it might even teach us adults something.Read More
Cartoon: A Trans Chess Joke
Filed by Bil Browning | September 30, 2011 1:30 PM |This made me actually laugh out loud. Thought y'all would enjoy it too.Read More
No Such Thing as a Thousand Free Friends
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 30, 2011 12:30 PM |If you're not paying for it, you're not the customer. You're the product being sold.Read More
Not-So-Heartwarming Video: Gay Soldier Comes Out to Mom
Filed by Bil Browning | September 30, 2011 11:30 AM |Remember the young soldier who came out to his father on a video from the war zone? A half hour later, the soldier came out to his mother and filmed it too. It didn't go as well.Read More
Federal Bureau of Prisons Updates Trans Policies
Filed by Ed Team | September 30, 2011 11:04 AM |"In summary, inmates in the custody of the Bureau with a possible diagnosis of GID will receive a current individualized assessment and evaluation. Treatment options will not be precluded solely due to level of services received, or lack of services,...Read More
A Good Laugh: Vintage Photo
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | September 30, 2011 10:30 AM |A feel-good find from 1955, this vintage home photo is so human and real it feels completely alive to me.Read More
NY Medicaid May Cover Gender Reassignment Surgery
Filed by Bil Browning | September 30, 2011 9:30 AM |Encouraging news out of New York State this morning. The state is considering covering gender reassignment surgery under Medicaid.Read More
Free Flexor Makes Shake Weight Look Perfectly Innocent
Filed by Ed Kennedy | September 30, 2011 8:00 AM |The motion is certainly familiar, as is the need to change arms.Read More
Getting Naked for Cancer Awareness
Filed by Bil Browning | September 30, 2011 7:45 AM |Five of England's top rowers agreed to strip naked for Blue September, a national cancer awareness campaign. This behind the scenes video might be not safe for work since there's butt cheeks galore and the hint of a winkie....Read More
