August 12, 2012
Telling the Whole Story [Comment of the Week]
Filed by Bil Browning | August 12, 2012 6:30 PM |A commenter stopped by my post, "Best Chick-fil-A Infographic Yet," that highlighted the states where it would be legal for the homophobic chicken chain to fire gay or lesbian employees for their sexual orientation. He points out one glaring omission: right to work states.Read More
Readin', Writin' & Runnin' Into Trouble
Filed by Joseph Gentile | August 12, 2012 5:00 PM |Mainstream media are hyping bullying by giving it the "Shark Week" treatment - but LGBT students are still at-risk. Virtual schools see the latent talent beneath their tears though. They're from the Internet, and they're here to help, or are they?Read More
Black Pastors Bought by Anti-Gay Groups
Filed by Viktor Kerney | August 12, 2012 3:30 PM |It's been very interesting to watch these so-called godly men interact with these type of organizations. It's also interesting to see how easily they can be bought and sold into a hate-filled game.Read More
Is It Ever Okay to Call Someone a Pansy?
Filed by Kergan Edwards-Stout | August 12, 2012 2:00 PM |Last night found my son's team on the field, in the middle of a drill, when one of the assistant coaches yelled, "What are you? A bunch of pansies?"Read More
Why Gay History Should be Passed Down
Filed by Rodrigo Ugarte | August 12, 2012 12:30 PM |How did you learn about gay history, literature, film, art? Did someone teach you or were you on your own? Maybe we should start handing down our histories and teaching the new generations why our lives are so comfortable now. Read More
Transgender People Ejected in Jacksonville
Filed by Mercedes Allen | August 12, 2012 11:30 AM |A nondiscrimination ordinance in Jacksonville, Florida, is expected to be voted on in the coming week. As some have expected, transsexual and transgender people were bartered away when "gender identity or expression" was dropped from the bill.Read More
Gay Rider Carl Hester Responsible for Big British Win
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | August 12, 2012 11:00 AM |Top rider Carl Hester, who is openly gay, is also a trainer and riding coach. He put together the combination of a talented green horse and young girl rider that took Great Britain to the gold-medal finals in London.Read More
Baby Beluga Edition [What You Need to Know]
Filed by Joseph Gentile | August 12, 2012 10:00 AM |Hold the bananaphone! Global troubadour Raffi Cavoukian, or simply Raffi to us Millennials, isn't about to let the Twitterverse besmirch the reputation of his beloved "Baby Beluga." Call me Ishmael. It's what you need to know!Read More
EmbryOHNOSHEDIDN'T!
Filed by Joseph Gentile | August 12, 2012 9:30 AM |Novelist Ayn Rand, the object of presumptive Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryans's impure affections, speaks freely about reproductive rights. Read More
I'm Mitt Romney, Let's Go Party
Filed by Joseph Gentile | August 12, 2012 9:00 AM |Mitt Romney might be plastic, but he's still fantastic to one enthusiastic supporter. Listen as Miss Swiss satirically sings the Republican's praises to the tune of the late 90's hit single "Barbie Girl" by Aqua!Read More
