Media: May 2012
Creating Community: Western PA LGBTQA Social Media Advocates
Filed by Sue Kerr | May 30, 2012 3:00 PM |I recently blogged about an initiative to build a network among LGBTQA Social Media users in Western PA with a shared goal of promoting equality. The response has been quiet but reflects interest in building a network. Read More
Bi Cities in the Twin Cities: Bisexuals on TV
Filed by Amy Andre | May 29, 2012 2:00 PM |"A young transgender man said our show had saved his life. He happened to be watching television, and our show came on. It featured a trans activist. He said when heard that person's story, he knew he wasn't alone, and opted not to kill himself." - Dr. Charmoli Read More
NY Times Op-Ed on Marriage Equality: Save Us, Obi Wan Kennedy
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | May 29, 2012 1:00 PM |Will Justice Kennedy ring liberty throughout the land, allowing same gender loving couples the freedom to marry in Mississippi and West Virgina? No, Virginia, there is no Justice Santa Claus, even if the Sun says it's so.Read More
Evita, Baptists, & the Queen of Disco [Weekly Reader]
Filed by Bil Browning | May 25, 2012 4:40 PM |You weren't able to read every post on Bilerico Project last week? Don't worry! Every Friday I round up the best Bilerico posts from the past seven days to help you stay up to date on the latest queer news and analysis.Read More
CNN Host Calls Bullshit During Tony Perkins Interview
Filed by Bil Browning | May 25, 2012 11:20 AM |Watch as CNN's Brooke Baldwin interviews hate group leader Tony Perkins and doesn't allow him to spew his lies and insinuations as most "newscasters" do.Read More
Western Pennsylvania LGBTQ Bloggers Team Up
Filed by Sue Kerr | May 24, 2012 4:30 PM |I have my own ideas where I would like to start but I'm also very open to hearing what others have to say and determining how I can fit in to support their work. Read More
Summer Bilerico Internships Available
Filed by Bil Browning | May 23, 2012 2:30 PM |We're currently accepting applications for interns to assist with running the site and learn the ropes of online publishing and marketing. We're seeking a couple of brave souls who'd like to learn about communications and marketing.Read More
NAACP's Ben Jealous Talks About Org's Marriage Equality Vote
Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 23, 2012 11:15 AM |NAACP President Ben Jealous was on Rachel Maddow's show Monday night talking about the historic vote the full NAACP board took over the weekend endorsing marriage rights for same sex couples. For him, it's personal.Read More
The Plight of Gay Republicans in 2012
Filed by Bil Browning | May 22, 2012 5:00 PM |Yesterday, Bilerico co-founder and National Stonewall Democrats Executive Director, Jerame Davis, appeared on the Thom Hartmann Program to talk about the plight of gay Republicans in the 2012 presidential election cycle.Read More
How Will Obama's Marriage Stance Affect Florida Voters?
Filed by Nadine Smith | May 22, 2012 12:00 PM |Check out this debate featuring political strategist Steve Schale, infamous homophobe John Stemberg, and me on Orlando's CBS station.Read More
Mainstreamed in the Press
Filed by Leslie Robinson | May 22, 2012 10:00 AM |Being the old-fashioned type, I have a newspaper delivered to my door every morning. Being part of modern American society, I rarely have time to read it.Read More
Republican 'Poling,' Hoosier Hysteria, & Manny Pacquiao [Weekly Reader]
Filed by Bil Browning | May 18, 2012 5:00 PM |You weren't able to read every post on Bilerico Project last week? Don't worry! Every Friday I round up the best Bilerico posts from the past seven days to help you stay up to date on the latest queer news and analysis.Read More
Boxer Manny Pacquiao to Gays: 'I Apologize'
Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 18, 2012 11:00 AM |A firestorm erupted Wednesday over an "exclusive" interview in the National Conservative Examiner with professional boxer Manny Pacquiao in which the boxer cited the Old Testament. The reporter has now admitted that he - not Pacquiao - quoted the horrid death-to-gays Biblical passage.Read More
That Human Journalistic Flaw
Filed by Mark Segal | May 17, 2012 3:30 PM |I had two interesting conversations at the 2008 Democratic convention. One of them I reported on, but this is the first time I'm reporting on the second. They show how far the issue of marriage equality has changed for Americans.Read More
NY Times to LGBT Community: 'That Will Be All There Is From Us'
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | May 16, 2012 10:30 AM |"For a man, he was gorgeous." That's the quote the New York Times chose to go with when Lorena Escalera, a transgender woman, died in a suspicious late night fire. How about "She was gorgeous for a lesbian" in reference to a fire victim? Or "she was gorgeous for a Jew"? Would those simply be problems with word choice?Read More
Pittsburgh Pirates Released 'It Gets Better' Video: Now What?
Filed by Sue Kerr | May 14, 2012 12:30 PM |I must admit I was disappointed that the local media ignored the Pittsburgh Pirates "It Gets Better" video. It would appear that no one really cares. Read More
Reince Priebus: Marriage Is Not a Civil Rights Issue
Filed by Bil Browning | May 14, 2012 11:45 AM |The Republicans continue to show why they are so out of step with the average American on civil rights and progressive issues.Read More
Father Tony Will Talk About His Play on 'Stonewall Live!'
Filed by Father Tony | May 13, 2012 5:30 PM |Father Tony talks about his new play on BlogTalkRadio. Listen to It live. Sunday 9PM ESTRead More
A New Writer on Gaygamer.net
Filed by Austen Crowder | May 11, 2012 2:30 PM |I want to tell you a story about boys, girls, and macho bros raging at fighting game tournaments.Read More
NSD's Jerame Davis vs NOM's Brian Brown on UK Television
Filed by Bil Browning | May 10, 2012 5:00 PM |While I'm used to going on the various news shows as a pro-LGBT pundit, now that Jerame is the executive director of National Stonewall Democrats, he's had to take up the mantle of our family's talking head. Read More
Maddow on Politicians' Personal Feelings on LGBT Rights
Filed by Bil Browning | May 10, 2012 11:30 AM |I'll admit, I cheered when Rachel Maddow got to the part where she talks about politicians' personal views on marriage equality and the political cowardice that seems to overtake them as soon as they move from "citizen" to "candidate."Read More
Did Biden Just Come Out for Marriage Equality? Not Really
Filed by Bil Browning | May 06, 2012 12:00 PM |Over at Think Progress, Igor Volsky has put up a post entitled, "BREAKING: Joe Biden Endorses Same-Sex Marriage" after the Vice President appeared on Meet The Press and made a vague statement of support for same-sex relationships, but is it true?Read More
Maddow: Democrats Discover Women for 2012 Elections
Filed by Bil Browning | May 04, 2012 1:00 PM |Normally the Republicans embrace their anti-choice positions while Democrats whimper that they are anti-abortion too while simultaneously trying to convince women that they're still a better option than Republicans.Read More
Dim Prospects for Progressive Media?
Filed by Terrance Heath | May 04, 2012 11:30 AM |The American Prospect magazine is in trouble. Real trouble. Unless a lot more progressives invest in keeping it around, one of the best sources of progressive journalism and commentary may well go under.Read More
Politics Is Weird & Creepy
Filed by Bil Browning | May 03, 2012 11:00 AM |This may be the best thing you'll see today. Watch as FOX's Sheppard Smith lets loose with a wee bit of candor after reading Mitt Romney's statement reacting to Newt Gingrich's decision to drop out of the presidential race.Read More
Iowa: Remaining Vigilant
Filed by Guest Blogger | May 02, 2012 4:00 PM |Guest blogger Calla Rongerude points out that One Iowa was founded seven years ago and in those seven years, we have seen Iowa transform from a state with no LGBT protections to one of only six states that recognizes the freedom to marry for same-sex couples.Read More
Jon Stewart Eviscerates Obama & Perkins on LGBT Issues
Filed by Bil Browning | May 01, 2012 11:00 AM |Last night on the Daily Show, Jon Stewart tackled the Obama administration's announcement the President wouldn't sign an executive order to ban federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT people. Also in the spotlight: North Carolina's proposed constitutional amendment and Tony Perkins.Read More
