Media: November 2010
The story behind the gay rally photo
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 30, 2010 1:30 PM |I posted back in October about this photo that ran with an Indianapolis Star story about a gay protest (on Cupcakegate) with an antigay counterprotest (on sodomy): The interpretation was supposed to be "Look at those angry gays and how...Read More
FRC vs SPLC on Hardball
Filed by Bil Browning | November 30, 2010 9:30 AM |The Family Research Council's Tony Perkins made an appearance on Chris Matthew's Hardball on MSNBC last night to debate the Southern Poverty Law Center's Mark Potok. The SPLC recently designated the FRC as an anti-gay hate group; SPLC is known...Read More
Math really is hard
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 30, 2010 8:30 AM |It's interesting to see this from the Washington Post ombudsman considering I criticized two Post writers in the past few months for their inability to question the value of statistics in even the most basic ways (like reading the warnings...Read More
Dr. Laura is staying on the radio
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 29, 2010 12:00 PM |Dr. Laura, who promised America she'd quit radio back in August, is getting a satellite radio show that'll start right after her talk radio show ends: In the wake of her N-word rant earlier this year, Schlessinger announced she would...Read More
Magistrate: Rape is good for lesbians, bad for military
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 27, 2010 12:00 PM |The Daily Caller published an article by a part-time magistrate, Joe Rehyansky, on Don't Ask Don't Tell. He's against repealing it for gay men but thinks that lesbian women should be allowed to join the military openly. His real reason...Read More
Holiday Shopping: Creepy underwear ad
Filed by Bil Browning | November 26, 2010 12:00 PM |Is it just me or is this D'uomo ad sending a completely different message than the one intended? At least he's not wearing a priest's collar with those striped trunks! I'm sure it's just cultural differences, but this creepy Brazilian...Read More
I've got a lot to be thankful for this year
Filed by Bil Browning | November 25, 2010 10:00 AM |I'm fortunate enough to have several things to be thankful for this year. I wanted to publicly share the things that make me grateful and I'd encourage you to do the same in the comments section. You might be surprised...Read More
Amtrak: Our WiFi doesn't discriminate
Filed by Bil Browning | November 24, 2010 11:30 AM |When Zack Rosen from The New Gay rode the Amtrak Acela train from New York to DC after Halloween, he logged online and tried to access his blog only to be greeted by a popup window that said the site...Read More
Shifting the ritual of Thanksgiving, one child at a time
Filed by Susan Raffo | November 24, 2010 9:30 AM |Growing up, it was one of the holidays where we gathered together at my great-grandmother's house. Piles of aunts and uncles, cousins and people whose names I could never remember showed up with plates piled high with food. Turkey and...Read More
Reichen Lehmkuhl Sings to End DADT
Filed by Toshio Meronek | November 24, 2010 8:30 AM |Art can change the world, but I'm not prepared to put Reichen Lehmkuhl's new Don't Ask, Don't Tell protest song, "Up to the Sky," in the "world-changing" category. Or the "art" one. The former Air Force officer, Lance Bass-dater, and...Read More
Kate and Allie had it right & we've been going backwards ever since
Filed by Yasmin Nair | November 23, 2010 7:00 PM |Ryan Conrad was in Washington, DC, on November 16, as part of the Against Equality tour. As some of you know, the Against Equality collective recently published our first book, Against Equality: Queer Critiques of Gay Marriage, an anthology of...Read More
Tweet of the Day
Filed by Bil Browning | November 23, 2010 3:30 PM |From user mijru, whom I've followed since joining Twitter and enjoyed doing so immensely. Mike is a fellow Hoosier who mixes up his tweets between the personal and political, so I'm sure you'll want to follow him too. You can...Read More
In Search of Butch Men
Filed by Guest Blogger | November 23, 2010 9:30 AM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Sinclair Sexsmith writes Sugarbutch Chronicles: The Gender, and Relationship Adventures of a Kinky Queer Butch Top at sugarbutch.net. With work published in various anthologies and websites, Mr. Sexsmith facilitates workshops on sex, gender, and relationships; more...Read More
Anything For Comedy! (Well... Almost)
Filed by Guest Blogger | November 22, 2010 11:00 AM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Jim Swimm is a "tall drink of water...with a kick!" A Texan transplant in NYC, Jim's thirty-something, Gay, HIV+, and simply trying to make the world a better place. There are few issues about which I...Read More
Scarlet Betch Episode 31
Filed by Jason Tseng | November 22, 2010 8:30 AM |Hey betches! We're back! In this week's issue Jason and Anthony review the latest in queer comic book news, namely Daken Dark Wolverine (with a Mystique feature) and X-Factor. We get a double serving of Marvel's most famous bisexuals and...Read More
Queer Music Friday: Justin Utley
Filed by Leone Kraus | November 19, 2010 5:00 PM |I've been toying with the idea about writing a post about my friend and former PR client Justin Utley for quite some time. So when I awoke this morning, I was jazzed to see a note from Bil requesting for...Read More
The Week I Dragged Bilerico to My Level
Filed by Mark S. King | November 19, 2010 4:00 PM |This week has been a blast for me. Thanks for allowing me to be "the new Alex" during his absence, and to bombard you with my pop culture lunacy! It taught me something, too. We all live in our comfort...Read More
Ryan Reynolds is Hot, but Going Gay for Him?
Filed by Mark S. King | November 19, 2010 9:30 AM |Ever since Ryan Reynolds stripped off his shirt in the otherwise forgettable remake of The Amityville Horror, I have been patiently waiting for People Magazine to name him The Sexiest Man Alive. And apparently I wasn't the only one. Or...Read More
The Great Chinese State Circus
Filed by Mark S. King | November 18, 2010 12:00 PM |The closest I've come to appreciating ballet or Swan Lake is my excitement over the soon-to-be-released The Black Swan, featuring a total freakout performance by Natalie Portman. Director Darren Aronofsky hasn't been this twisted since Requiem for a Dream. That...Read More
Jon Stewart: It Gets Worse
Filed by Bil Browning | November 16, 2010 3:30 PM |Last night's Daily Show episode had a segment on John McCain and the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell. He brings in the public service announcement that showed Cindy McCain saying she supported repeal, Senator McCain's flip-flop on repeal, and...Read More
Rachel Maddow on Two-Faced John McCain
Filed by Karen Ocamb | November 16, 2010 11:30 AM |During Andrea Mitchell's morning show on MSNBC Monday morning, the veteran journalist told her guest Sen. Joe Lieberman that she was "stunned" watching Lieberman's friend Sen. John McCain on Meet the Press where he said he would only follow the...Read More
Dancing Away the Sins of the Mother
Filed by Mark S. King | November 16, 2010 8:30 AM |In the end, it doesn't matter if Bristol Palin is eliminated tonight on Dancing with the Stars or if she goes on to win the mirrored ball trophy. She has already done something amazing: she made me forget who her...Read More
CNN: Jeff Sheng on DADT photos
Filed by Bil Browning | November 15, 2010 2:00 PM |Contributor Jeff Sheng's photography exhibit for his "Don't Ask Don't Tell" series not only opened in Washington DC last week, but it also landed him a plum interview with CNN: You've seen many of Jeff's photos on the site -...Read More
Scarlet Betch Episode 30
Filed by Jason Tseng | November 13, 2010 12:00 PM |Hey betches! We're back! And only after a week this time, hooray for us! We're so regular now, we should be spokespeople for metamusil! In this week's issue Jason and Anthony review what's on everyone's minds and pull lists: Avengers:...Read More
Interview with Allison Palmer, Director of Digital Initiatives at GLAAD
Filed by Leone Kraus | November 13, 2010 10:00 AM |Like most, I was saddened by the recent LGBT suicides that made headlines. The suicides have served as a call to action for our community. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), became involved when they were contacted by...Read More
GLAAD Glams It Up In NYC For Their 2nd Annual Ad Awards
Filed by Father Tony | November 11, 2010 5:00 PM |In this town of red carpeting, you can always trust that GLAAD's Director of PR, Rich Ferraro, will make you glad you showed up, and with extra batteries for your camera. "Tonight's honorees, nominees and award recipients have set new...Read More
"In Anita's Wake: The Irrational War on Florida's Gay Families" Updated.
Filed by Father Tony | November 11, 2010 10:30 AM |Now that Florida's hateful prohibition of gay adoption has been defeated, Vicki Nantz has updated her extremely fine documentary "In Anita's Wake: The Irrational War on Gay Families," originally released earlier this year. This accurate and well-balanced documentary is a...Read More
The Gender Play's the Thing: 1905 theatre stills
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 09, 2010 4:30 PM |Stumbled across one of the images below, which led me to google the names of the actors. I learned about the tragic life of Gabrielle Ray on Wiki, and wondered if there is more of a secret history to her...Read More
Follow Up: Signorile & Rosie on gay Republicans
Filed by Bil Browning | November 09, 2010 1:30 PM |The day after Michelangelo Signorile took phone calls on his radio show from gays who voted Republican in the recent election, he opened up his lines to people who wanted to comment on those calls. One listener tells Mike how...Read More
Video: Telling the stories of DADT
Filed by Bil Browning | November 09, 2010 10:30 AM |Contributor Jeff Sheng's Don't Ask Don't Tell photography has been making waves all over the nation lately - from a special ABC News report to regular coverage in the blogosphere and sneak peeks of new photos here on Bilerico Project....Read More
Ivan Coyote's "Femme Piece"
Filed by Drew Cordes | November 08, 2010 5:00 PM |A while back, this video circulated among my friends. Performer/author/filmmaker Ivan Coyote calls it "The Femme Piece." What touched us is how even though its subject is the butch-femme dynamic between women, so many other queer issues shine through. Invisibility,...Read More
Gays: Voting 'Straight' Republican
Filed by Bil Browning | November 08, 2010 10:00 AM |Michelangelo Signorile had an interesting show last week. He asked his listeners who voted for Republicans to call in to his show and explain why they voted that way. The responses were fascinating for their leaps of logic and incredible...Read More
My Top 5 LGBT Videos
Filed by Leone Kraus | November 07, 2010 2:30 PM |YouTube is one of my favorite social media platforms. Its ability to allow users to create and upload any video they want, create and manage their own YouTube channels, and share their favorite clips with their friends is the perfect...Read More
Scarlet Betch Episode 29
Filed by Jason Tseng | November 06, 2010 12:00 PM |Hey betches! Scarlet Betch is back at it again, keeping you updated on the latest in comic book news and reviews. Thankfully we dodged any technical difficulties and we're slowly getting a handle on this whole vlogging bit. Jason and...Read More
The LGBT Hate Crimes Project: Bullied to Death - Asher Brown
Filed by Terrance Heath | November 04, 2010 1:00 PM |When I began hearing a few months ago about the rash gay youth driven to suicide by bullying, I immediately wanted to write about it. But when I sat down and started taking in the stories, I found I couldn’t....Read More
The LGBT Hate Crimes Project Returns
Filed by Terrance Heath | November 03, 2010 12:30 PM |The LGBT Hate Crimes Project is back. After a period of inactivity, plus some hosting problems, the site is back up. It disappeared after my initial hosting account expired. After a brief, and unfortunate, switch to what turned out to...Read More
Media still has a ways to go in reporting on transgender people
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 02, 2010 2:30 PM |Updated below the jump. I was just going to post on a case of police brutality against a transgender resident of Portland, Oregon, but once again the media is so not up to speed on these issues that it's hard...Read More
Bad Advertising: Suit Supply
Filed by Bil Browning | November 01, 2010 5:00 PM |Why am I surprised so often when advertising agencies or companies decide to "push the boundaries" and end up with egg on their faces? This is no exception. While Jezebel reports that the Dutch company, Suit Supply, has removed the...Read More
Halloween: The Transgender Christmas
Filed by Drew Cordes | November 01, 2010 4:00 PM |I half-jokingly refer to Halloween as "The Transgender Christmas." I consider it our biggest holiday. It's the one time of year mainstream society gives a free pass to gender-benders. Open and closeted crossdressers, trans and genderqueer people can express themselves...Read More
