January 15, 2009
George Will: Lying, snooty homophobe
Filed by Alex Blaze | January 15, 2009 | 6:00 PM |Long-time readers of this blog know that I plain don't like George Will. There isn't much space between him and the farthest right on substance, but he's usually held up as a "true conservative," a "respectable conservative," or an "intellectual...Read More
Maybe We Can
Filed by Kate Clinton | January 15, 2009 | 5:00 PM |On Monday I thought I had completed one of my last official duties as Designated Bush Watcher, a public service I have provided the last eight years for friends and family who were constitutionally incapable of watching or listening to...Read More
It's like living in an alternate dimension
Filed by Bil Browning | January 15, 2009 | 4:30 PM |Maybe it's because they spend all their time fantasizing about heaven, but the religious nutjobs pushing this session's proposed amendment to outlaw same-sex marriage and civil unions clearly don't a grasp on reality. After businesses and universities both cited domestic...Read More
Durex: Get it On
Filed by Nathan Strang | January 15, 2009 | 4:00 PM |Most commercials about safe sex are corny and quite often miss the point. And often times they either target straight folk or some media portrayed idea of the "gay hunt." Superfad, the incredibly talented ad agency behind those quick turnaround...Read More
The Trials of Sharon Gless
Filed by Steve Ralls | January 15, 2009 | 3:00 PM |No one can play strong women quite like Sharon Gless. From television's original strong woman on Cagney & Lacey to a tough-as-nails attorney on The Trials of Rosie O'Neill - and even a defiant PFLAG mom on the Showtime series...Read More
Rev. Al Sharpton on Marriage, Mormons and Prop. 8
Filed by Michael Crawford | January 15, 2009 | 2:00 PM |Rev. Al Sharpton left no doubt on where he stands on marriage equality and the passage of Prop. 8 in his speech at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Atlanta: It amazes me when I looked at California and saw churches that...Read More
Never sit on your laurels
Filed by Bil Browning | January 15, 2009 | 1:00 PM |The Editorial Team is meeting tonight to discuss where we want the blog to go over the next year and agree to some basic blueprints to get there. This seems like the perfect time to get Projectors involved too. First,...Read More
The "New" Indiana "Marriage Amendment": The Hypocrisy of "Substantially Similar"
Filed by Don Sherfick | January 15, 2009 | 1:00 PM |Last Monday afternoon the Indiana Family Institute, flanked by its usual ideological colleagues including Tony Perkins, national president of the Family Research Council, ended the suspense over their perennial offering, the so-called "Marriage Protection Amendment" to the Indiana Constitution. The...Read More
His Closet is a Duplex!
Filed by Father Tony | January 15, 2009 | 11:30 AM |Message: I am a happy self-identified gay man living in San Francisco who has had a number of successful long-term relationships with men. But for the last couple of years, I been having sexual dreams and fantasies about making...Read More
Come See About the Supremes?
Filed by Terrance Heath | January 15, 2009 | 11:00 AM |Maybe they're just dropping by to say "Hi," before the Obama administration officially starts. But Obama and Biden's pre-inaugural visit to the Supreme Court seems a little odd. They aren't just going to see who looks healthy and who looks...Read More
How Prop 8 Hurts Families
Filed by Dana Rudolph | January 15, 2009 | 10:00 AM |"My six-year old, the day after we lost Prop 8, asked me, with tears running down his face, if we were still a family." —Contra Costa County Another Contra Costa parent explained, "My eight year old daughter heard many...Read More
Reach a queer audience
Filed by Bil Browning | January 15, 2009 | 8:30 AM |Looking to reach a decidedly queer audience? Advertise with Bilerico Project! E-mail us for a rate card today! Don't forget to support the site by visiting our advertisers. In the tight economy, internet advertising has been hit hard. Help make...Read More
Gene Robinson on fighting aggressive Christianity
Filed by Ed Team | January 15, 2009 | 7:30 AM |"I am very clear that this will not be a Christian prayer, and I won't be quoting Scripture or anything like that. The texts that I hold as sacred are not sacred texts for all Americans, and I want all...Read More
Nancy Pelosi rickrolls America
Filed by Bil Browning | January 15, 2009 | 7:00 AM |The whole "Rickrolling" joke is now officially dead. Rickrolling the Macy's Day parade was bad enough, but once you involve Nancy Pelosi's Capital Cat Cam, all bets are off. Bury the damn thing....Read More
