April 24, 2009
Queer music Friday - Lindsay Lohan
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 24, 2009 | 5:00 PM |Queer music Friday is my little corner here at TBP to showcase LGBTQ musicians. Let's file this one under "Who the hell am I to decide for everyone else what a 'musician' is?"...Read More
Westboro "church" members to commit mass suicide?
Filed by Bil Browning | April 24, 2009 | 4:00 PM |Gossip has spread like wildfire today that rabidly anti-gay Westboro Baptist church members may be planning a mass suicide after Gossip Boy found a cryptic blog entry on the hate group's website. Across the liberal blogosphere, both readers and writers...Read More
Marriage in Iowa: Three items
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 24, 2009 | 3:00 PM |1. Iowa marriage licenses will now be semi-gender neutral: The old forms had spaces for the "Groom" and "Bride" to fill in. The new forms refer only to "Party A" and Party B". But the forms will also provide an...Read More
Geocities to shut down
Filed by Bil Browning | April 24, 2009 | 2:30 PM |It's a sad day in Bilerico history; Yahoo announced today that one of the original free site hosting services, Geocities, will shut down later this year. I was one of the original users to sign up for a Geocities account...Read More
Stonewall Library and Archives - a Must-See for all Fort Lauderdale visitors
Filed by Father Tony | April 24, 2009 | 2:00 PM |On Thursday, April 22, 2009, at the invitation of its Board of Directors, I attended the Donors' Reception celebrating the grand reopening of the Stonewall Library and Archives in their beautifully renovated digs at 1300 East Sunrise Blvd in Fort...Read More
The Storm Gathers in Washington State
Filed by Guest Blogger | April 24, 2009 | 1:00 PM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Josh Cohen has been doing various types of LGBT activism for roughly 15 years. Originally from New Jersey (Exit 9), he began his activism at college, staging somewhat militant events on campus. Josh is a technology...Read More
Openly gay man takes over federal Office of Personnel Management
Filed by Bil Browning | April 24, 2009 | 12:00 PM |Openly gay John Berry was sworn in yesterday as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). First Lady Michelle Obama attended the ceremony and made some brief remarks. Also in attendance was Frank Kameny, who led the original...Read More
What does GOProud stand for?
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 24, 2009 | 11:00 AM |GOProud, the new gay Republican organization, has responded to hate crimes legislation passing the House Judiciary Committee. If you had any question about what sort of org GOProud is going to be, this should answer it. (Washington, D.C.) - "In...Read More
To the Paris Projectors
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 24, 2009 | 10:30 AM |Like I mentioned yesterday, I'll be down at the Théâtre Côté Cour to see Quand mon coeur bat, je veux que tu l'entendes tonight and hang out at the cafe attached to the theater afterwards. If you're not doing anything...Read More
Coffee talk... for the better
Filed by Matt Comer | April 24, 2009 | 9:30 AM |Over at my recently renovated and reformated pad, InterstateQ.com, we've started publishing our first in-depth commentary series. The five-week series will be the first in a regular run of insightful commentary for and about the LGBT community. The first series,...Read More
Opposite Marriage
Filed by Kate Clinton | April 24, 2009 | 8:00 AM |What is "opposite marriage" exactly?...Read More
On the Shoulders of Giants
Filed by Ed Team | April 24, 2009 | 7:30 AM |"In no small part, Dr. Kameny's work, and other leaders like him, made it possible for me to stand here today." --John Berry, the new director of the Office of Personnel Management and the highest ranking openly gay official in...Read More
Zapata Family Statement
Filed by Dana Rudolph | April 24, 2009 | 7:00 AM |The family of Angie Zapata makes a statement after the conviction of her murderer. Have tissues handy....Read More
