October 14, 2011
Weekly Reader: Ben & Jerry's, Walt Whitman & a Muscle Hunk
Filed by Bil Browning | October 14, 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
The White Republican Mind of Herman Cain
Filed by Terrance Heath | October 14, 2011 5:00 PM |There are several reasons for Cain's rise. But I'll focus on just two: (1) Herman Cain understands how white conservatives think, and (2) knows just what they want to hear from someone like him.Read More
Same-Sex Couples Fight for Marriage Licenses in NC
Filed by Adam Polaski | October 14, 2011 4:00 PM |In the past few weeks, the new "We Do" campaign has been seeking to make its mark on North Carolina by having gay and lesbian couples request marriage licenses and have their requests publicly denied. Read More
Radical Hug: Extreme Ink Photo
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | October 14, 2011 3:00 PM |Their two bodies clasped in embrace make a really fascinating, primal picture, with interesting contrasts. The gender ambiguity also adds to it. Wish I knew the photographer!Read More
Why We Confuse Love With Care
Filed by Anthony Carter | October 14, 2011 2:00 PM |This is and continues to be the absolute core issue in all of my immediate and familial relationships. The question is and remains: If I say I love you and you say you love me, what exactly does this mean? Read More
HUD Explores the Reality of Trans Housing Discrimination
Filed by Adam Polaski | October 14, 2011 1:00 PM |The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development published a release yesterday that detailed the government's plans to eliminate anti-LGBT housing discrimination and enact policies that assure proper investigation of these complaints.Read More
Tributes Honoring LGBT Hero Frank Kameny Continue
Filed by Karen Ocamb | October 14, 2011 12:00 PM |One indication of how Frank Kameny secured his own legacy, and therefore the early milestones of the LGBT movement, was by having his memorabilia donated to and curated by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.Read More
Hate Speech on Trial in Canada
Filed by Mercedes Allen | October 14, 2011 11:00 AM |The Supreme Court of Canada heard the case of Bill Whatcott this week, including testimony from what is believed to be the largest number of legal intervenors in any court case in Canadian history.Read More
Choosing This Year's LGBT 'Game-Changers'
Filed by Adam Polaski | October 14, 2011 10:00 AM |This week The Huffington Post has been selecting its "Game-Changers" of 2011 - the most influential leaders in a variety of categories - and several members of the LGBT community are represented. Who's missing?Read More
Momentary Pain at a Straight Friend's Wedding
Filed by Guest Blogger | October 14, 2011 9:00 AM |So there I was, standing on the altar swaying back and fourth anxiously as the clergy read the passage: "Christian marriage is between a man and a woman."Read More
The AIDS Drug Assistance Programs Wait List
Filed by Ed Team | October 14, 2011 8:30 AM |"The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) has released a new video highlighting the crisis facing our nation's AIDS Drug Assistance Programs. Currently, more than 7,400 individuals in 10 states who have been placed on ADAP wait lists, while another 17...Read More
Gay Soldiers Don't Bother This Action Figure
Filed by Ed Team | October 14, 2011 8:15 AM |A group called Action Figure Therapy has revealed in this new video what everyone's been dying to know: what action figure soldiers think about the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Looks like this toy, Snow, is pretty clear:...Read More
