Media: January 2008
Help Amnesty Fight Anti-Gay Executions in Iran
Filed by Steve Ralls | January 31, 2008 9:00 PM |Amnesty International is asking the public to speak out on behalf of two men convicted on charges related to sexual orientation. The sentence was condemned by the Centre for Human Rights Defenders, a Tehran-based human rights NGO whose members include...Read More
Tonight On The Rebecca Juro Show: Monica Helms
Filed by Rebecca Juro | January 31, 2008 5:01 PM |Tonight it's activist, writer, and Transgender American Veterans Association President Monica Helms. We'll be talking politics, issues, and getting some insight on the issues faced by Transgender-Americans who have served this country. Also, Marti Abernathey joins us for her segment!...Read More
Pass the smelling salts, GayWired endorsed Clinton and Paul
Filed by Alex Blaze | January 31, 2008 1:31 PM |You all may already know how I feel about candidate endorsements, especially those from media outlets, especially those from community media outlets: we need them about as much as a slug needs a pretzel. Stop telling us how to vote...Read More
TWO GAY GUYS: Early 80s Music Video Edition
Filed by Brent Hartinger | January 31, 2008 2:39 AM |Another day, another vlog, this one on homoeroticism in early 80s music videos. Sounds like a masters thesis, doesn't it? Get Embed Code...Read More
10 Films Every Gay Boy Should See
Filed by Michael Crawford | January 30, 2008 10:45 AM |I admit upfront that I am being a total blog whore with this post (and Bil may kick my butt for it), but I want to call your attention to 10 Films Every Gay Boy Should See. It is my...Read More
Living A Second Life: Dating, Sex, Work, And Looking Good While Doing It
Filed by Rebecca Juro | January 30, 2008 1:24 AM |[Some of the terms used here which are specific to Second Life are defined in Getting A Second (Or Maybe A Third) Life.] As I entered Second Life for the first time in earnest, I still thought of it in...Read More
The Color Line Is a GLBT Issue, Too
Filed by Monica Roberts | January 28, 2008 3:50 PM |A century ago W.E.B. Du Bois once stated 'that the problem of the twentieth century will be the problem of the color line'. He was not only dead on target with his assessment, but eight years into the twenty-first century...Read More
Identity Pluralism, Pt. 2
Filed by Terrance Heath | January 28, 2008 3:11 PM |When I started writing this series, I knew that some time would pass between posts and that—given the nature of the blogosphere—what I'm writing about here might not be news anymore and that people would have moved on. Especially after...Read More
The Oscar Question: To Be or Not to Be
Filed by Serena Freewomyn | January 27, 2008 9:58 AM |With the Writers' Guild strike stretching into its third month, the state of this year's Oscars is highly debated. Officially, the Academy is saying that "the show will go on," but if the writers' strike doesn't end by Oscar time,...Read More
The Other Side: A Queer History
Filed by Michael Crawford | January 26, 2008 1:30 PM |We don't know enough about our history as LGBT people. In a lot of ways that's because we have been straight-washed out history books, schools and libraries. But, we have also not done enough to seek out, collect and share...Read More
Identity Pluralism, Pt. 1
Filed by Terrance Heath | January 26, 2008 11:43 AM |I suppose it was inevitable. The race for the White House is about to go full tilt boogie, and of the candidates vying for the Democratic party's nomination one is an African American man and the other is a white...Read More
Heath Ledger, John Gibson, and the Westboro Baptist Church
Filed by Alex Blaze | January 26, 2008 6:25 AM |Dan Abrams took a look at some of the homophobia following Heath Ledger's death: iPhone users: Click to watch video in YouTube App That the Westboro Baptist Church is protesting his death isn't surprising - they use any tired link...Read More
My Sistahs Can Do More Than Just Shows
Filed by Monica Roberts | January 25, 2008 7:23 PM |One of the things that irritates me when I'm out and about in the world is when some white GLBT (or non-GLBT) person either mistakes me for an illusionist they're acquainted with or asks me if I know ___________. (Fill...Read More
No Show Tonight :(
Filed by Rebecca Juro | January 24, 2008 5:13 PM |A double-whammy...I've got a cold kicking my butt and my Internet is wonky, so no show tonight, gang, but check in at our regular time for a rerun. Sorry, but be sure to tune in next week!...Read More
When did sweet and dirty become opposites?
Filed by Gina de Vries | January 23, 2008 7:39 PM |I went to see uber-adorable indie queer recording artist Mirah in concert last night. I have an even softer soft spot for her music after seeing her live. She's indie rock without being tragically, oh-so-cool-hipster. She talked about feeling awkward...Read More
35 years after Roe, the right tries a new tactic: exploiting men
Filed by Jen Jorczak | January 22, 2008 8:30 AM |Today is the 35th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. You probably already know that Roe struck down state laws outlawing abortion, but unless it's part of your job description (as it is mine) to keep...Read More
Dream big
Filed by Alex Blaze | January 21, 2008 9:01 AM |It's interesting that Obama's praise of Ronald Reagan came several days before a holiday honoring a man whose vision for America truly transcended politics, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reagan didn't support such a holiday - his famous "states' rights"...Read More
Wonkette, Over and Out
Filed by Steve Ralls | January 20, 2008 7:45 PM |For the Washington politico scene, the online blog Wonkette can sometimes make even the most mundane and tedious days a little more fun. The blog, which began as the brainchild of Ana Marie Cox, shows the side of politics that...Read More
Election Perceptions
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | January 20, 2008 5:41 PM |There's an old saying that "politics is perception." News is about perception, too. Never is this more obvious than when the media are reporting on election results. Anything goes, apparently, in some publications' frenzy to give some push to their...Read More
Making History Sexy
Filed by Serena Freewomyn | January 20, 2008 12:12 PM |Are you the kind of person who falls asleep as soon as someone starts talking about history? If this describes you, perhaps you haven't discovered historical novelist Philippa Gregory. I found her books in an airport bookstore. But my interest...Read More
Mitt Romney vs. Hillary Clinton
Filed by Alex Blaze | January 19, 2008 10:59 AM |I agree with Ezra Klein - if that were John McCain making the same statements Romney did above about not having lobbyist run his campaign, no one would have cared. In fact, the Chicago Tribune says pretty much that...Read More
Marriage as Perks
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | January 18, 2008 5:27 PM |Ten years ago, I published a long essay about how marriage can equal perks. With the discussion raging on, the issues haven't really changed. I'd like to make some of these points again: When the American Revolution separated church and...Read More
Pat Buchanan, white supremacist
Filed by Alex Blaze | January 18, 2008 2:16 PM |Bill Press, Tucker Carlson, and Pat Buchanan on MSNBC: Someone finally called Pat Buchanan a white supremacist to his face. Well, I'm sure someone else has before, but when was the last time another pundit did? If it's any amount...Read More
Tonight On The Rebecca Juro Show: Steven Goldstein
Filed by Rebecca Juro | January 17, 2008 4:44 PM |Tonight, Steven Goldstein, Chair of Garden State Equality, joins us to talk to the passage of the new hate crimes and anti-bullying bills in the New Jersey legislature. GSE, along with the Gender Rights Advocacy Association of New Jersey and...Read More
Planet Out of Business?
Filed by Bil Browning | January 17, 2008 6:36 AM |I remember back when I signed up for AOL yea those many years ago... The gay and lesbian section (no trans or bi back then!) was called PlanetOut. I rarely visited for more than the occasional chat room. The content...Read More
Sodomy, the Final Frontier
Filed by Alex Blaze | January 16, 2008 7:51 PM |A New York construction worker is suing a hospital for performing a rectal exam to check for spinal injury after a wooden beam hit his forehead. I'm not going to get into the specifics of the case because the...Read More
Who's Your Favorite Lesbian?
Filed by Serena Freewomyn | January 16, 2008 2:50 PM |Are you a big fan of lesbian bloggers? The Lesbian Lifestyle has announced that it's accepting nominations for the best lesbian blog awards. Managing editor of TLL Kelly Leszczynski explains that, "the contest began last year and became a great...Read More
PlanetOut and the Pink Peril
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | January 16, 2008 2:20 PM |It's a sad end for a big corporate dream. According to BMO Capital Markets, "Struggling gay and lesbian media and entertainment company PlanetOut Inc. [LGBT] late Monday said it has retained Allen & Company LLC to assist it in evaluating...Read More
No, David Brooks, you're absurd
Filed by Alex Blaze | January 15, 2008 2:59 PM |In case equality-minded people aren't annoyed enough with the media reducing the Obama and Clinton campaigns down to race and gender, David Brooks has to take it one step further and declare himself a the victor in the war between...Read More
Rise and Fall of the Electoral College
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | January 14, 2008 12:47 PM |The 1/11 Chicago Tribune tells us that Illinois' general assembly just passed HB 1685, the National Popular Vote Act. If signed into law, this bill would direct the 21 Illinois electors to cast their electoral-college votes for whatever candidate wins...Read More
Filth & Wisdom
Filed by Steve Ralls | January 13, 2008 4:15 PM |Ask almost anyone you know what they think about the world's most famous pop star, and you're likely to get a response that will fall into one of two categories: filth, or wisdom. For those of us who worship at...Read More
Fence sitting on America's favorite issue
Filed by Alex Blaze | January 13, 2008 3:24 PM |What does it mean to "support" a candidate? Recently, while calling into the Rebecca Juro Show, Rebecca asked if I was supporting anyone for president. I've pretty much posted something negative about every candidate here at Bilerico except Duncan...Read More
Change? What Change?
Filed by Karen Ocamb | January 11, 2008 5:47 PM |Updated at the bottom of the post. Change? Bah, humbug. When I watched John Kerry endorse Barack Obama, I couldn’t help but think: “Here we go, again.” Kerry, in case you forgot, was the Vietnam war hero turned anti-war hero...Read More
TWO GAY GUYS: Passing Judgment Review Vlog
Filed by Brent Hartinger | January 10, 2008 6:14 PM |We're back with another "review" edition of our vlog. This week, we give a gay look at the FX series Nip/Tuck, the new FOX series The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and the Bob Smith novel Selfish & Perverted. Online Videos by...Read More
Tonight On The Rebecca Juro Show: Open Phones!
Filed by Rebecca Juro | January 10, 2008 5:33 PM |Tonight on the Rebecca Juro Show: Open Phones! We'll be taking your calls at 928-257-3171. You set the agenda, you choose the topics! Two primaries happened this week, who are you supporting? I endorsed a candidate this week...I'll read...Read More
Tonight On The Rebecca Juro Show: Open Phones!
Filed by Rebecca Juro | January 10, 2008 5:33 PM |Tonight on the Rebecca Juro Show: Open Phones! We'll be taking your calls at 928-257-3171. You set the agenda, you choose the topics! Two primaries happened this week, who are you supporting? I endorsed a candidate this week...I'll read...Read More
Gus Van Sant and the politics of gentrification, Harvey Milk style
Filed by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore | January 10, 2008 9:00 AM |Long ago I actually liked Gus Van Sant’s movies. In high school, I got all excited about Drugstore Cowboy -- Kelly Lynch's swagger and Matt Dillon's eyebrows, sure -- but mostly that counterculture allure that'll never again be so tantalizing....Read More
Size Matters
Filed by Serena Freewomyn | January 09, 2008 11:15 AM |2007 was the year of the big girl. Jennifer Hudson received a Golden Globe and an Oscar for her portrayal of Effie in "Dream Girls." She was also on the March cover of Vogue. (I don't really think Jennifer counts...Read More
Who needs straight homophobes when we have The Advocate?
Filed by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore | January 09, 2008 8:41 AM |When I saw that the January 15, 2008 issue of The Advocate had an article at the end called “The Sissy Awards,” forgive me for thinking for just one moment that the gay newsmagazine of record might have briefly come...Read More
What if you had an awards ceremony and no one showed up?
Filed by Bil Browning | January 08, 2008 12:45 PM |It's official. The Golden Globes have been canceled. In solidarity with the striking Writer's Guild, the actors refused to show up and accept their awards. The Academy Awards are looking iffy now as well. In the back of my mind,...Read More
Chris Crocker's comeback!
Filed by Alex Blaze | January 07, 2008 5:54 PM |Chris Crocker ("Leave Britney Alone" kid), is back on YouTube after a long hiatus. Here's hir cover of Britney Spears's "Piece of Me" (possibly NSFW): I think it's great that ze's back! This video's too funny! 1/8 update: The video...Read More
Rank idiocy in American (meta)politics
Filed by Alex Blaze | January 07, 2008 7:36 AM |It seems like when I try to post about national politics here, the words are squeezed out of me as I'm pressed down by the massive ennui I carry daily on my shoulders. I'm really not all that depressing in...Read More
Resolve to be suspicious and read the fine print
Filed by Jen Jorczak | January 05, 2008 11:50 AM |So, it's a new year, and like many people, I've been thinking about things I could be doing better in my life--I won't go as far as to say I've made resolutions because mine always seem doomed to fail, but...Read More
This Week's Rebecca Juro Show With Guest Marti Abernathey Now Available For Download!
Filed by Rebecca Juro | January 04, 2008 9:57 PM |Hey everyone, this week's Rebecca Juro Show with guest Marti Abernathey is now available for download here. Be sure to tune in to next week's show for a very special announcement!...Read More
Susan Stanton Responds
Filed by Rebecca Juro | January 04, 2008 7:10 PM |On a page on her personal website titled "Message to TS Community", Susan Stanton, the transwoman who came under fire from the transgender community for comments that were published in a story on her in the St. Petersburg Times that...Read More
Lifelong Companion
Filed by Eric Leven | January 04, 2008 3:23 PM |Dear Virus, I was born on June 24th 1981- the same year you would be discovered. 18 years later, sitting on the living room floor of my suburban New Jersey home, a stream of tears running down my face I...Read More
Not Buying It: Alternatives to Hyperconsumption in 2008
Filed by Jessica Hoffmann | January 04, 2008 2:47 PM |I kept being "too busy" to watch The Story of Stuff (full video after the jump) when it came out in December, but I finally pushed the deadlines aside for 20 minutes this morning to check it out. This engaging...Read More
Sexy French PSA controversy
Filed by Alex Blaze | January 04, 2008 8:17 AM |The National Health Education and Prevention Institute (Inpes), the advertising arm of the French Ministry of Health, Youth, and Sports, has put out the ad on the left. I got it on the back of the most recent Tetu, France's...Read More
The founders got it right
Filed by Mike Rogers | January 04, 2008 6:00 AM |Some Americans get it that religion has no place in politics....Read More
WTF Iowa chose Huck!
Filed by Bruce Parker | January 03, 2008 10:08 PM |Since I don't have a television, I followed the Iowa Caucus results on the Iowa Democratic Party homepage and The Huffington Post. For the first time in my memory my mother and I support the same candidate (Hillary Clinton) and...Read More
Tonight On The Rebecca Juro Show: Marti Abernathey
Filed by Rebecca Juro | January 03, 2008 4:38 PM |Yes, she's back again! Marti Abernathey, Webmistress of Transadvocate.com, Bilerico Project contributor, podcaster, and all-around radical transactivist and mediamaker joins us tonight! Barney Frank says no trans-inclusive ENDA in '09, no matter what happens! Is it already a done deal?...Read More
New Year's with Kathy Griffin
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | January 01, 2008 7:36 PM |For those who didn't catch the politically incorrect moment on CNN last night -- here's what happened. CNN had to know they were bringing a loose cannon on board when they invited Griffin to be a special guest with Anderson...Read More
