Media: February 2008
Breaking up is hard to do
Filed by Jen Jorczak | February 29, 2008 3:45 PM |ABC news reported Tuesday that though New York state does not allow same-sex marriages, the courts are allowing the first gay divorce to proceed. (Technically, is this the first? Anybody know about the Massachusetts couple?) In what appears to be...Read More
Psychiatrist: 'liberals clinically nuts'
Filed by Pam Spaulding | February 28, 2008 5:30 PM |Where does the right dig up these asshats? Dr. Lyle Rossiter is cited by WingNutDaily as a "top psychiatrist" who is a board-certified forensic psychiatrist with medical and psychiatric training at the University of Chicago. He makes a diagnosis of...Read More
Tribeca's crossdressing lawyer/hooker
Filed by Bil Browning | February 28, 2008 3:00 PM |Discuss. It's a busy day, but I didn't want to leave you hanging. iPhone users: Click to watch...Read More
Bad Trans News Coverage in MI
Filed by Sean Kosofsky | February 27, 2008 10:34 PM |One of the more prominent GLBT reporters in Michigan, Todd Heywood, has posted a good piece about recent insensitive news coverage in Michigan on transgender issues. Most of which we have worked on at Triangle Foundation. Here is the link...Read More
No Sex, Please. We're Parents.
Filed by Terrance Heath | February 27, 2008 4:01 PM |First of all, this post is not what you think it's about. (Though I could write style-crampin' aspects of having an infant who doesn't sleep through the night yet. Suffice it to say that the spirit is willing but the...Read More
No more eye candy for me, I'm full!
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 27, 2008 10:35 AM |I don't think I've talked much about my bizarre relationship with food here, but I think that I'm not alone on this one. Language is itself a system of symbols used to signify concrete objects and actions, but in the...Read More
My Apology to Black Women for Gay America and Charles Knipp
Filed by Guest Blogger | February 27, 2008 8:00 AM |[Editor's note:] This guest post is from Jasmyne Cannick. At 30, Jasmyne Cannick is a critic and commentator based in Los Angeles who writes about the worlds of pop culture, race, class, sexuality, and politics as it relates to the...Read More
Queering time
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 26, 2008 12:44 PM |I lived alone So I took him home He doesn't love me But he keeps me company Everything's alright -Kimya Dawson You know those criticisms of gay male culture that chide gay men to see the big picture, think about...Read More
Gay Producer Craig Zadan on "A Raisin in the Sun"
Filed by Karen Ocamb | February 25, 2008 5:53 PM |Let's be honest: most people will probably tune into ABC's drama "A Raisin in the Sun" tonight to see if Sean "P Diddy" Combs can act. He can. In fact, the entire cast is achingly brilliant. Check out the excellent...Read More
$2 for the bus and he never came back
Filed by Bil Browning | February 25, 2008 10:10 AM |Another sad case of a gay youth gunned down in public. What's the headline? "Gay teen shot dead while dressed as woman in Fort Lauderdale". "I gave him $2 for the bus and he never came back," said Denise King,...Read More
Freeheld
Filed by Terrance Heath | February 25, 2008 12:54 AM |I can count on one hand the times that an Oscar win caused me to jump up and down in the middle of my living room, out of excitement. And there are even fewer that have brought a tear to...Read More
¿Quién es más sexist - Chris Matthews or Maureen Dowd?
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 24, 2008 6:57 AM |From Maureen Dowd today: And when historians trace how her inevitability dissolved, they will surely note this paradox: The first serious female candidate for president was rejected by voters drawn to the more feminine management style of her male rival....Read More
Let's talk about sex, baby. Let's talk about you and me.
Filed by Bil Browning | February 22, 2008 3:15 PM |I've pissed off several contributors and readers in the past week. Several of you have written in about my Big Brother butt post and yesterday's Big Brother porn entry. No one, however, wrote in about Abigail's "Lindsay Lohan Naked Photo...Read More
Richard Kim in The Advocate
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 22, 2008 2:11 PM |Associate editor at The Nation and homo Richard Kim wasn't all to pleased with Jamie Kirchick's criticism of anyone who's queer who disagrees with him Matt Foreman a couple of weeks ago so he wrote a letter to The Advocate:...Read More
In other Big Brother/pornography news
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 22, 2008 10:16 AM |A former Big Brother contestant is suing a porn company for sending him some unsolicited porn: Kent Blackwelder, who appeared in Big Brother 2 in 2001 and now runs a sandwich shop, has filed a federal lawsuit against Delaware-based Specialty...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 22: Barbara Jordan
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 22, 2008 9:01 AM |Barbara Jordan (1936-1996) gained national attention for her intelligence, acumen, and oratorical skill as a member of the United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee during hearings on the articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon over the Watergate scandal. In...Read More
Tonight On The Rebecca Juro Show: Open Phones!
Filed by Rebecca Juro | February 21, 2008 5:47 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! Obama's surging...he's now won ten in a row! Is Hillary finished? We'll get into that and...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 21: Billy Strayhorn
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 21, 2008 8:47 AM |Despite his indisputable musical genius, prolific composer, arranger, and performing musician Billy Strayhorn spent much of his life in near-anonymity. Best known for his collaborations with Duke Ellington over a span of nearly thirty years, Strayhorn was the writer and...Read More
Nancy boys who live in glass houses...
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 21, 2008 8:32 AM |Tim Gunn thinks Hillary Clinton is suffering from gender confusion (about 5:50 in): iPhone users: Click to watch What's also interesting is that of the three politicians whose fashion he and Conan commented on, two were women. That makes sense...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 20: Jay Morrow
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 20, 2008 2:25 PM |"I most graciously received, I will graciously give" Jay Morrow, founder of Jamorr Entertainment was born in Durham, NC. She received her degree from North Carolina Central University. She began her work in the African American community with Delta Sigma...Read More
The legitimate votes
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 20, 2008 2:03 PM |Apparently, it's not just white women and black men who are dealing with identity politics in this presidential race: Working-class white men make up nearly one-quarter of the electorate, outnumbering African-American and Hispanic voters combined. As the Democratic primary race...Read More
Angry Brown Butch: "Hate Crimes Legislation Won't Help"
Filed by Jessica Hoffmann | February 20, 2008 1:25 PM |Over at Angry Brown Butch (a blog well worth checking out, if you haven't already), Jack offers a queer, prison-abolitionist take on responses to the murders of Sanesha Stewart and Lawrence King. Jack writes, I cannot see how hate crimes...Read More
Child with Gay Dads Featured on Today Show
Filed by Dustin Kight | February 20, 2008 11:52 AM |Henry, a young child with gay dads, talked about his life and his family on the Today Show recently. It's a great, honest piece. Check it out after the jump!...Read More
Two Gay Guys: A Kiss Is Just A Kiss
Filed by Brent Hartinger | February 19, 2008 10:38 PM |What's in a kiss? A lot, at least if it's between two guys. Get Embed Code...Read More
High Ranking Black Politician Comes Out As Gay
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 19, 2008 7:35 PM |[Editor's Note:] The following is an interview granted today by State Representative Jason Bartlett to the National Black Justice Coalition - the first LGBT organization to interview Rep. Bartlett on his historic coming out. History was made earlier today as...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 19: Craig Washington
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 19, 2008 12:20 PM |Craig Washington is a writer and community organizer lovingly raised by Anna and Leon Washington in Queens, New York. He has been living in Atlanta since 1992. Currently, he serves as the Training Coordinator at Positive Impact, an agency which...Read More
Alternative Divas, reclaiming diva love
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 18, 2008 5:19 PM |It's no secret that the idea of diva love usually bothers me, but I think I'm going to have to examine that a bit further. I think it stems from the fact that I don't like being told what to...Read More
Stop asking for it…
Filed by Waymon Hudson | February 18, 2008 2:00 PM |Look at the recent coverage of hate crimes against the LGBT community (when there is any coverage) and one theme is clear: We are asking for it. With the senseless death of 15 year-old Lawrence King, the phrase “a personality...Read More
More L Word Drama
Filed by Serena Freewomyn | February 18, 2008 12:43 PM |Last night's episode of "The L Word" may have been sparse on the sex scenes, but there was no shortage of drama. Alice is up for a role on a daytime talk show called "The Look." The producer and hosts...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 18: Dr. Kofi Adoma
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 18, 2008 11:06 AM |Dr. Kofi Adoma (pronounced doe-MAH) is also known by her childhood name, Amorie Robinson. Professionally, she serves as a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in and around Detroit, the city where she was born and raised. She received her B.A. in...Read More
Howie mulls a retirement fund
Filed by Mike Rogers | February 18, 2008 6:58 AM |Howie Klein, the blogger at Down With Tyranny mulls the creation of a retirement fund for sex workers who come forward with information about the anti-gay closet cases. I don't have enough to set that up, but I do have...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 17: Gil Gerald
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 17, 2008 10:39 AM |www.gilgerald.org www.lgbt-tristar.com Gil Gerald graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1974, following attendance at the School of Architecture at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. After ten years working as a professional in the field of architecture, Mr. Gerald...Read More
A sex writer’s open letter to her audience
Filed by Gina de Vries | February 16, 2008 6:45 PM |Lest you have any doubts about why I’m up on this stage tonight, I’ll make my intentions abundantly clear: I am here to cruise every single last one of you. Perhaps stumblingly, perhaps juggling my heart around in my nervous...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 16: Shonia Brown
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 16, 2008 11:04 AM |Shonia Brown lives in Atlanta, Georgia, one of the few remaining Atlanta natives. She is an entrepreneur who founded and maintains an arts and entertainment technology company designed to market and promote independent artists. Through the original development of Nghosi...Read More
The next hot ass that comes along
Filed by Michael Crawford | February 16, 2008 8:22 AM |In his fantastic post Where's the Outrage??, Waymon Hudson assails the traditional media for failing to more widely cover the murder of 15 year old Lawrence King who was shot in the head by another student likely for being gay....Read More
LGBT Media Matters...Or Not
Filed by Rebecca Juro | February 15, 2008 9:38 PM |Back when I first came out transsexual and began getting involved and familiar with community-relevant media in the mid-90’s, there really wasn’t a heck of a lot of out there for transgender and gender-variant people. With the exception of the...Read More
The Way We Raise Our Gays
Filed by Eric Leven | February 15, 2008 3:36 PM |Here in America we accept that homosexuality exists but nobody wants to talk about it. If you're gay, it's a "figure it out for yourself" type of thing because there still, even in 2008, seems to be a fear that...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 15: Dr. Ron Simmons
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 15, 2008 1:17 PM |Since his college days when he wrote Faggotales, a weekly column about the black gay experience for his campus newspaper and where he served as the Editor-In-Chief of the university's yearbook, Torch 1972, Ron Simmons has published numerous literary works...Read More
Where's the Outrage??
Filed by Waymon Hudson | February 15, 2008 12:56 PM |With the announcement of the shooting death of Lawrence King, just 15, one has to wonder-- where is the outrage and outcry from the public and media? King was, by all accounts, a young man who was teased at school...Read More
Baseball? Seriously?!
Filed by Bil Browning | February 15, 2008 8:20 AM |As I flipped on the TV this morning, once again the topic was the Congressional hearings into steroid use in professional baseball. Seriously. The war in Iraq, domestic spying, gay rights, and war crimes by the President be damned, there's...Read More
Friendship in the Time of Love
Filed by Yasmin Nair | February 14, 2008 6:48 PM |We know by now that Valentine's day, like the concept of romantic love as the highest form of affection, is a modern invention. The language of romantic love is all around us, even after the 14th of February, and it...Read More
Tonight On The Rebecca Juro Show: Vanessa Edwards-Foster
Filed by Rebecca Juro | February 14, 2008 6:03 PM |Tonight, my guest will be activist, blogger, and former Chair of the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition, Vanessa Edwards Foster. Vanessa's been a respected leader in the LGBT and transgender rights movement for many years, and since leaving the reins of...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 14: Ifalade Ta' Shia Asanti
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 14, 2008 11:00 AM |Writer/journalist Ta'Shia is the author of two books, her best-selling non-fiction book, The Sacred Door: A Spiritual Guide to Power Living and a debut novel, The Seer: Legacy of Stone & Spirit. Ta'Shia is a widely published poet, essayist, journalist...Read More
Happy Valentine's Day--the safe sex way!
Filed by Jen Jorczak | February 14, 2008 9:55 AM |Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Whether you're boycotting V Day or impatiently whiling away your work day so you can get home to your red hot sweetheart, enjoy this safe sex primer courtesy Ricky Gervais: iPhone users: Click to watch Consider...Read More
A Call to "Universal Marriage"
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | February 13, 2008 5:27 PM |As I said in my recent post "Gender, Gay Marriage and Galileo" -- we have to get past the mental obstacle that marriage is for specifed categories of people. We have to stop tying it to notions of gender or...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 13: Marcellas Reynolds
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 13, 2008 8:42 AM |TV host and celebrity fashion stylist Marcellas Reynolds first appeared on TV screens as the quick-witted, hilariously outspoken house guest on CBS' summer sensation, Big Brother. Marcellas' one-liners and surprising comments won the hearts of millions of viewers. Marcellas has...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 11: Dr. Ian C. Barrett
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 11, 2008 2:39 PM |Dr. Ian C. Barrett is Associate Vice President of Human Resources for Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He provides leadership to Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Employee Health, Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, Protective Services, Parking, Transportation, and Grounds. These departments...Read More
The Advocate's Homophobosphere
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 10, 2008 4:35 PM |Here's Chris Crocker on homophobia on YouTube (NSFW): iPhone users: Click to watch This month's Advocate has an article about homophobia on web 2.0 outlets. It specifically talks about Chris Crocker's "Leave Britney Alone" video and the amount of homophobia...Read More
Living A Second Life: Rising To The Top
Filed by Rebecca Juro | February 10, 2008 4:25 PM |(The first two parts of this series can be found here and here) I’d finally reached the point in my experience with Second Life when I felt comfortable enough within it as an individual to really start exploring the outer...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 10: Nadine Smith
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 10, 2008 2:24 PM |Nadine Smith has been executive director of Equality Florida since its inception in 1997, and was executive director of its predecessor, the Human Rights Task Force of Florida. She joined the organization in 1993 after serving as one of four...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 9: Elder Joseph W. Tolton
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 09, 2008 12:31 PM |Elder Tolton enjoys a three-faceted career serving the gay and lesbian community as a voice for spiritual freedom, social justice and economic empowerment. As a professional man of faith, Tolton is the founder and pastor of Rehoboth Temple Christ...Read More
TWO GAY GUYS: Why Are So Many Gay Guys so Mean?
Filed by Brent Hartinger | February 09, 2008 2:55 AM |This week, Michael and I ask: what the hell makes so many gay men so damn bitchy? Online Videos by Veoh.com...Read More
Ledger's death: the real message
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | February 08, 2008 11:21 PM |Heath Ledger's death is already fading from the headlines, but its real message is going to haunt us all. Many Americans need to take it as a somber reminder about the safety issues around prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs. Many...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 8: Rev. Irene Monroe
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 08, 2008 12:20 PM |A native of Brooklyn, Rev. Irene Monroe is a graduate of Wellesley College and Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University. She served as a pastor at an African-American church before a Ford Fellowship took her to Harvard Divinity School for...Read More
The Military's Big Gay Patch?
Filed by Steve Ralls | February 08, 2008 10:09 AM |"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" indeed! From Flickr: This patch is from the 22nd Military Airlift Squadron, who flew C-5 cargo aircraft out of Travis Air Force Base in Northern California. Part of the 22nd MAS’ mission was to conduct late...Read More
Me on Jamie Kirchick on Matt Foreman
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 07, 2008 10:14 PM |One can only imagine the conversation that took place between The Advocate and America's third-favorite gay conservative, Jamie Kirchick, when he was asked to write an opinion piece on Matt Foreman's resignation.... The Advocate: Jamie, you're gay and, like, into...Read More
Three Shelves
Filed by Eric Leven | February 07, 2008 4:17 PM |I got out of work earlier than expected and Wayne wasn't available for another hour and a half. I headed out of my office, got on the subway and eventually jumped off at West 4th St. figuring I'll slum around...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 7: Kai Wright
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 07, 2008 11:43 AM |Kai Wright of Brooklyn, NY is a writer and editor whose work explores the politics of sex, race and health. Kai has reported from all over the world for independent and community-based media, ranging from Mother Jones to Essence magazines....Read More
Black LGBT History Day 6: Donna Payne
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 06, 2008 5:50 PM |Donna R. Payne is Associate Director of Diversity, Human Rights Campaign (HRC). This year she celebrates 10 years of service working for the organization. Payne, originally from Memphis, Tenn. works closely with a number of civil rights organizations and leaders...Read More
Ted Haggard is NOT completely heterosexual after all
Filed by Bil Browning | February 06, 2008 9:05 AM |No matter what the catchy little ditty we posted months ago says, Ted Haggard is finding the road to straightdom a little bumpy apparently. What was in my inbox this morning? A quick note from my friend Joe about his...Read More
Black LGBT History Day 5: Morris Price
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 05, 2008 7:18 PM |Morris W. Price, Jr. is the National Program Officer of the Gill Foundation's movement building center, which makes grants to national nonprofits and those in 49 states (excluding Colorado) that serve the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Morris...Read More
James Dobson's John McCain hissy fit
Filed by Alex Blaze | February 05, 2008 6:33 PM |The good Doctor took a moment away from berating dads into showing their penises off to their boys to complain about McCain: "I am deeply disappointed the Republican Party seems poised to select a nominee who did not support a...Read More
Abstaining from the Reality of Gay Familes
Filed by Terrance Heath | February 04, 2008 2:20 PM |This Friday, I had something anyone who's ever lived through the first few months of parenting a newborn will understand is something to be treasured: a day off. The rest of the family left the house in the morning, and...Read More
Black History LGBT Profiles: Pam Spaulding
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 04, 2008 2:00 PM |Pam Spaulding is the editor and publisher of Pam's House Blend, honored as "Best LGBT Blog" in the 2005 and 2006 Weblog Awards and ranked in the top 50 progressive political blogs. "The Blend," which averages 110,000 visitors a month,...Read More
Finnie's Ball
Filed by Monica Roberts | February 04, 2008 11:43 AM |New York wasn't the only place having drag balls. When the Great Migration began out of the rural Deep South, African-Americans congregated in large northern cities such as New York, Detroit and Chicago. That migration also included Afican-American SGL peeps...Read More
Black LGBT History Profiles: Dr. Horace Griffin
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 03, 2008 10:05 AM |Horace L. Griffin teaches pastoral theology and is Director of Field Education at the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church. An ordained priest in the Episcopal Church, USA, Griffin also serves as an associate at All Saints' Episcopal Church...Read More
Yes We Can!
Filed by Bruce Parker | February 02, 2008 8:20 PM |When I was watching the speeches after the New Hampshire primary, I admit that even though I am a Clinton supporter, I teared up when Obama gave his "Yes We Can!" speech. Even after not winning there he gave a...Read More
Hillary Dodges The Trans-Inclusive ENDA Question Again
Filed by Rebecca Juro | February 02, 2008 1:33 PM |Check this video out. Kudos to Jason Bellini for at least asking the question. A pity he didn't bother to follow-up and press for an actual answer when Clinton completely ignored the actual question and went off about hate crimes....Read More
Black History LGBT Profiles: Mandy Carter
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | February 02, 2008 11:27 AM |Mandy Carter is a self-described "out, southern, black, lesbian, social justice activist." 2008 marks her 40th year of working in multi-issue and multi-racial grassroots organizing. Although she was first introduced to social justice activism in 1965 when the Quaker-based American...Read More
