August 29, 2012
Why I'm Not Excited About Going to the Dem Convention
Filed by Bil Browning | August 29, 2012 5:30 PM |Back in 2008 I was so incredibly excited to go to Denver to cover the Democrat convention it was ridiculous. Now it's 2012 and I'm just not excited at all about this year's convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.Read More
Please Come Out to the Ball Game
Filed by James Holmes | August 29, 2012 4:30 PM |In this video parody of Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero," the film maker, Sean Chapin, calls for a Major League baseball player to come out in an effort to help LGBT youth. Read More
Third Annual Trans Law Institute, and the Fifty Top Trans Law Developments
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | August 29, 2012 3:30 PM |The third annual Trans Law Institute was held last week at Lavender Law, and I presented my annual "Fifty Top Developments In Trans Law" Read More
Is Geoff Kors' New Job at NCLR a Movement Game-Changer?
Filed by Karen Ocamb | August 29, 2012 2:30 PM |The National Center for Lesbian Rights may be one of the most effective national LGBT movement organizations few people have heard of.Read More
Zenker's Extraordinary TransMontana [Review]
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | August 29, 2012 1:45 PM |The book cover says it all. It portrays the author standing on a granite boulder, against a background of alpine meadow and Montana timber, with her hair blowing in the wind and her arms raised in victory. Read More
GOP Convention Shows the Danger of a Weak Romney
Filed by Waymon Hudson | August 29, 2012 12:30 PM |Elevating once fringe figures with extreme views highlights what the Republican Party of 2012 has truly become - a party taken over by far-right zealots who distract with tax and deficit talk as they seek to legislate their own narrow definition of "morality."Read More
UPDATED: GOP Convention Attendees Ejected for Racist Attack
Filed by Bil Browning | August 29, 2012 11:30 AM |Here's your WTF moment of the day - although I'm sure it's not going to come as a big surprise.Read More
Treason Edition [What You Need to Know]
Filed by Rodrigo Ugarte | August 29, 2012 10:00 AM |A group of soldiers plot to commit treason and it's barely covered. And, when it is mentioned, treason is overlooked. Why are we not paying closer attention to this issue? This and more news you need to know! Read More
Maddow Rips Into Christie's Speech
Filed by Rodrigo Ugarte | August 29, 2012 9:30 AM |Chris Christie would much rather talk about himself than Mitt Romney even though it's Mitt's night. Rachel Maddow highlights how flawed Christie's speech was. Read More
Speaking Truth About Hipster Racism
Filed by Rodrigo Ugarte | August 29, 2012 9:00 AM |Hipster racism exists but it's never called out. Now two young women of color speak the truth of hipster racism and how it affects them and their community. Read More
