August 28, 2007
Larry Craig's public statement
Filed by Alex Blaze | August 28, 2007 | 7:43 PM |First it's "I'm a powerful man, so I can't be arrested." Then it's "In contradiction to everything I built my career on, I'll accuse the police of forcing me to confess. Don't ever expect me to stand up for people...Read More
Senatorial Procedures at the Minneapolis Airport
Filed by Don Sherfick | August 28, 2007 | 7:23 PM |To all of those reacting with unbridled vindication over the hypocrisy related to Idaho Senator Larry Craig's Minneapolis Airport stopover: Ethics Committee, don't waste your time. The embattled Senator was simply exercising his right to an old Senatorial prerogative: THE...Read More
Senator Craig: Guilty of Act? Guilty of Denial? Or Just Plain Guilty?
Filed by Sara Whitman | August 28, 2007 | 6:08 PM |Someone better hire this guy a new political consultant because after he pled guilty to charges stemming from a game of footsies with an undercover officer, he pretty much sealed his own deal. I mean, what do you expect Senator?...Read More
Is it possible to be in love this quickly?
Filed by Michele O'Mara | August 28, 2007 | 2:47 PM |Q: My partner and I have only known each other for 2 weeks and we have already said "I love you." Is it possible to be in love this quickly? ~~ Curious in Indy...Read More
'Don't Tell' Larry Craig, But He'd Have a Hard Time Serving Now
Filed by Steve Ralls | August 28, 2007 | 1:06 PM |Shortly after pleading guilty to lewd conduct in an airport restroom, Senator Larry Craig sat down to pen a letter to a constituent about his ardent support for "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the federal law that prevents LGBT Americans from...Read More
NBJC responds to Rush Limbaugh's racist remarks about Darfur
Filed by H. Alexander Robinson | August 28, 2007 | 12:16 PM |On the August 21, 2007 broadcast of the nationally syndicated Rush Limbaugh Show, Limbaugh responded to a caller who asked why Democrats wanted to provide support and assistance in the African country of Darfur. Limbaugh responded: "There are two reasons....Read More
Indiana Republicans Duped on SJR7? Maybe We Owe Them An Apology
Filed by Don Sherfick | August 28, 2007 | 12:01 PM |The Indiana Equality corner of September's WORD (for Indiana), out today, carries a piece I authored concerning the possibility that Eric Miller and other proponents of SJR7, the proposed "marriage amendment" to the Indiana constitution, may have put one over...Read More
What else is there to say?
Filed by Bil Browning | August 28, 2007 | 10:47 AM |I didn't cover the news of Alberto Gonzales's resignation yesterday since it wasn't specifically LGBT related (although, as Alex would remind us, just about anything is a queer issue!). We cover national politics quite a bit though, so today I...Read More
Gonzales and the Democratic Fear of Flying Monkeys
Filed by Storm Bear | August 28, 2007 | 10:03 AM |click to enlarge When I was three years old, my parents let me watch the Wizard of Oz. A wholesome movie, right? Holy crap did it terrify me. I made my parents inspect the closet every night before bed...Read More
What we won't hear about Larry Craig
Filed by Alex Blaze | August 28, 2007 | 7:26 AM |We're going to be hearing a lot about this situation for the next few days. It's interesting to think about this as a racial issue, since Larry has a race, he's white, and how it's probably going to be covered...Read More
Miss Teen South Carolina Is My Hero!
Filed by Michael Buckley | August 28, 2007 | 7:11 AM |Why do these MISS USA girls always have trouble? Oh yeah - Donald Trump!...Read More
Tokyo Pride festival
Filed by Bil Browning | August 28, 2007 | 7:05 AM |A clip from Tokyo Pride. World meet Pumpkin Cameltoe. Pumpkin, World....Read More
Homotextual: Jeffrey Weiss
Filed by Ed Team | August 28, 2007 | 6:59 AM |"No kidding. No matter what you or I think about the morality of homosexuality versus heterosexuality. When was the last time you heard of an activist for the other side being accused of the mirror image of what is now...Read More
