August 1, 2012
Defending Lana Wachowski
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | August 01, 2012 | 5:30 PM |Lana Wachowski's transition was news five years ago. Now, it is not news, but something else entirely. It is prurient, zoo-specimen gawking of the worst type, something that trans people must endure all the time. Read More
Voter Suppression, the Latino Vote, & Why It Matters to All of Us
Filed by James Holmes | August 01, 2012 | 4:30 PM |Last night Rachel Maddow sat down with Lou Dubose, editor of "The Spectator" to discuss the possibility that the Lone Star State may soon develop into a purple battleground, the cause, and why the GOP is fighting it. Read More
Bell Ringers & Chicken Slingers: When 'Christian' Companies Go Too Far
Filed by Patrick J Hamilton | August 01, 2012 | 3:30 PM |Chick-fil-A and the Salvation Army have finally and fully dragged their crosses too far across the line, each in their own way, but both changing the game and ending my patience. Time to say Hell No. Read More
More Voters Care About the Economy Than Gay Marriage
Filed by Karen Ocamb | August 01, 2012 | 2:30 PM |News Monday night of the Democratic Party Platform committee's decision to include a plank supporting marriage equality was historic. But for gays interview in West Hollywood: the announcement was welcomed but unexciting. Read More
Letting Us Die: GOP Governors Are the New 'Death Panel'
Filed by Terrance Heath | August 01, 2012 | 1:30 PM |As the White House works to make African American and Latino voters aware of preventative care benefits and how to access them, the newest "Death Panel" to enter the seemingly interminable health care reform debate is out to stop them. Read More
Out & Back: Top Two (Sort of Gay) Olympic & Sports Highlights
Filed by Patrick J Hamilton | August 01, 2012 | 12:30 PM |One, a crack athlete going public with her orientation. The other, a crack athlete of another, racier sort.Read More
Out & Outspoken: German Fencer Imke Duplitzer
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | August 01, 2012 | 12:00 PM |My ongoing blog on the London Olympics.Read More
'Sup Ain't Sexy
Filed by Bil Browning | August 01, 2012 | 11:00 AM |Lookin'? Hawt. There's nothing like a hookup app to spawn fascinating conversations.Read More
Fencing Injustice Edition [What You Need to Know]
Filed by Rodrigo Ugarte | August 01, 2012 | 10:00 AM |Is there any justice left in sports? For a South Korean Olympic fencer there certainly wasn't any. This and other surprising tidbits you need to know!Read More
Clinton Lauds Republicans Who Defended Abedin
Filed by Rodrigo Ugarte | August 01, 2012 | 8:30 AM |Decorum slowly reemerges within the GOP, causing a rift of opinions between those who denounce baseless attacks against a civil servant and those making said attacks. Read More
All Out Celebrates One Million Members
Filed by Rodrigo Ugarte | August 01, 2012 | 8:00 AM |One million people have made a difference globally in the quest for equality, unlike that other one million. Yes, I'm looking at you OMM. Check out the video and join the movement All Out. Read More
