September 28, 2007
Guest post on ENDA from Congressman Barney Frank
Filed by Guest Blogger | September 28, 2007 | 5:45 PM |This guest post comes to us from Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA). Congressman Frank is one of two openly gay House members, is the Chair of the Financial Services Committee, and has been a leader in the development of the Employment...Read More
Recent ENDA developments
Filed by Joe Solmonese | September 28, 2007 | 5:30 PM |We know that everyone has been waiting to hear from HRC about the status of ENDA. A lot has changed since Wednesday. Besides trying to ensure that the Senate beat the filibuster on Hate Crimes—an achievement which can not get...Read More
Queer music Friday - Mary Gauthier
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 28, 2007 | 5:00 PM |Here's a totally awesome folk song, Mary Gauthier's "Mercy Now": And here's Mary, in her own words for AfterEllen.com, on why some queer celebs don't talk about their personal lives in interviews: I think it's internalized homophobia, though I don't...Read More
Update:ENDA
Filed by Marti Abernathey | September 28, 2007 | 4:44 PM |This just in from the San Francisco Chronicle: The move has generated outrage in the gay rights community -- with the notable exception of HRC, which so far remains silent, refusing to return repeated phone calls. Sources say HRC has...Read More
Police Brutality at SRLP Anniversary Party: Hold the Cops Accountable
Filed by Jessica Hoffmann | September 28, 2007 | 2:46 PM |On Wednesday night, NYPD officers attacked without provocation members of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, an organization that works on behalf of low-income people of color who are transgender, gender non-conforming, or intersex. The SRLP's press release reported, "two of...Read More
A Frank Coming of Age Story
Filed by Marti Abernathey | September 28, 2007 | 1:49 PM |I guess being screwed over is a rite of passage as a transgender activist/advocate. Becky Juro's written an excellent summary of the history of dangled carrots and broken promises. Vanessa Edwards Foster explains how we've been suckered like this in...Read More
The big breaking news about ENDA
Filed by Alex Blaze | September 28, 2007 | 12:38 PM |Is that they're splitting it into two bills, one for sexual orientation, one for gender identity. From the SF Chronicle: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco and Reps. George Miller, D-Martinez, Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., believe...Read More
Telephones, Puberty and Penis Facts
Filed by Sara Whitman | September 28, 2007 | 11:15 AM |My son has become completely obsessed with the telephone. He calls people all the time. Mom, can I use your cell phone? Ben, the regular phone is right over there. Yeah, but a cell phone is so… cool. He just...Read More
Maryland Marriage and its Discontents
Filed by Fannie Fierce | September 28, 2007 | 10:33 AM |Dear Fannie, I’m a 35 year old lesbian, happily partnered living in a DC suburb in Maryland. I just heard about the recent court ruling in Maryland. My partner and I have been thinking about having children, and with...Read More
Why do Barney Frank & Tammy Baldwin, HRC, Nancy Pelosi & the Dems, and the Civil Rights Powers That Be Hate Gays?
Filed by Marla R. Stevens | September 28, 2007 | 10:30 AM |... smart people don't compromise themselves out of the picture and, even if you could pass for straight enough to get on the HRC Board of Directors, taking gender inclusion out of ENDA is going to leave a bill that could well end up not protecting you.Read More
A little bit here, a little bit there
Filed by Bil Browning | September 28, 2007 | 10:20 AM |Today is a big work day for me, so I'm putting up this round up to give you some things to check out while I'm away. I'm sure the other contributors will keep you up to date on any big...Read More
Marcia and Jan Brady: Scissor Sisters?!
Filed by Michael Buckley | September 28, 2007 | 9:38 AM |Marcia and Jan Brady: who cares if its not true! It's awesome!...Read More
Why Gays In Iran Don’t Wear Burqas.
Filed by Storm Bear | September 28, 2007 | 9:14 AM |click to enlarge...Read More
Sexual Addiction
Filed by Michele O'Mara | September 28, 2007 | 9:00 AM |What is Sexual Addiction? Sexual addiction manifests in many different forms. There is no single type of behavior or even amount of behavior that will indicate you are a sexual addict. Three basic things to consider when you define sexual...Read More
Being Prepared for Unexpected Expenses
Filed by Nina Smith | September 28, 2007 | 7:20 AM |According to a study released by the Consumer Federation of America, the typical person has around $2,000 of unexpected expenses in an average year. Here’s more: “The ability of Americans to cover unexpected expenses, such as a car repair or...Read More
Homotextual: Thomas Jackson
Filed by Ed Team | September 28, 2007 | 7:15 AM |"We're disappointed the bishops made more explicit their intention to refuse to approve any 'non-celibate gay and lesbian persons' who are selected by a diocese to become a bishop. It is ironic for bishops to adopt this form of discrimination...Read More
TGIF eye candy
Filed by Bil Browning | September 28, 2007 | 7:05 AM |Finding a new video every single day is hard! Be sure to send in your tips if you have something you think should be here! Since I didn't have anything today, I thought we'd go for some male eye...Read More
Here We Go Again...
Filed by Rebecca Juro | September 28, 2007 | 3:52 AM |...and it's just oh-so-familiar, isn't it? Of course, by now you've heard that House Democrats are expected to strip protections for Transgender-American citizens from ENDA. You've probably also heard that the Human Rights Campaign and the Leadership Council on Civil...Read More
ENDA Three Card Draw
Filed by Marti Abernathey | September 28, 2007 | 1:57 AM |With passage of The Matthew Shepard Act in the Senate on Thursday, it should have been a time for celebration. But on the heels of the victory came the news that gender identity could possibly be stripped of from the...Read More
