July 23, 2009
Pumping Parties in the Heartland
Filed by Austen Crowder | July 23, 2009 | 6:00 PM |Let's talk about pumping for a moment, shall we? Imagine it this way: your neighbor Ted buys a tube of silicone caulk, squeezes it into a dirty coffee cup, pulls a smidge of it into a dirty needle, and jabs...Read More
Trans hate crimes up in 2009
Filed by Alex Blaze | July 23, 2009 | 5:00 PM |The German sex and gender journal Liminalis published this map as part of their project to follow transgender murders throughout the world in 2009. More information behind the numbers and the journal's methodology can be found in their report (pdf)....Read More
NYU Human Right's Professor Dr. Thio is a No-Go
Filed by Waymon Hudson | July 23, 2009 | 4:00 PM |Dr. Li-ann "Anal sex is like shoving a straw up your nose to drink" Thio, a professor at the National University of Singapore and Global Visiting Professor of Law set to teach human rights at NYU, according to the administration,...Read More
Indiana State Senate goes further right
Filed by Bil Browning | July 23, 2009 | 3:30 PM |I was going to write a thorough analysis of the Republican caucus to choose a successor to former State Senator Teresa Lubbers. I intended to bring up occasional contributor Chris Douglas's campaign for the seat (he dropped out early on...Read More
Register to comment on the Bilerico Project
Filed by Alex Blaze | July 23, 2009 | 3:30 PM |For a variety of reasons, there are lots of new readers on the Bilerico Project this month. Welcome! Here's some information about commenting on the Bilerico Project. If you're unregistered and try to leave a comment, it will have to...Read More
U.S. Legislator of the Day: David Dreier
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | July 23, 2009 | 2:30 PM |Today's LEGISLATOR OF THE DAY * * * drum roll * * * Rep. David Dreier of California. Rep. Dreier, a Republican, voted for ENDA in 07. According to Wikipedia, there has been some controversy about his sexual orientation, particularly...Read More
Can exclusion be good?
Filed by Alex Blaze | July 23, 2009 | 1:30 PM |Should gay bars ban women? Should lesbian bars ban men? Two cases this week raise those questions. First, in the UK, a gay bar refused service to and asked a lesbian woman and her partner to drink in a different...Read More
Anita Bryant 2.0: Carrie Prejean Brings "Opposite Marriage" Platform to Florida
Filed by Waymon Hudson | July 23, 2009 | 1:30 PM |Disgraced, nationally lampooned former Miss California Carrie Prejean, who became the bumbling spokesmodel for the National Organization for Marriage, is bringing the sideshow to Florida. She is coming as part of the GOP "Drive the Discussion Exchange '09" event designed...Read More
Barbara Walters on "Bruno": "I Don't Like Seeing Closeups of Anal Sex"
Filed by Prince Gomolvilas | July 23, 2009 | 12:30 PM |In the comments section of my hotly debated post on Bruno and Sacha Baron Cohen, I briefly touched on a couple things that I didn't expand on because I didn't have any anecdotal evidence to back them up. I mentioned...Read More
Another LGBT Community Center in Distress: Arizona's Wingspan
Filed by Waymon Hudson | July 23, 2009 | 11:30 AM |The economic crisis is hitting everyone hard. Especially under stress are the charities and other organizations that run off grants and donations. One of these groups in dire straights is the LGBT Community Center of Tucson and Southern Arizona, Wingspan....Read More
Figleafing
Filed by Father Tony | July 23, 2009 | 10:30 AM |Dear Father T, My partner runs around the house taking all our "gay" artwork off the walls when his parents, brothers or sisters (all of whom are over 30) come to visit and he does the same when my...Read More
South Bend Councilman Oliver Davis Responds to Bilerico-Indiana
Filed by Donna Pandori | July 23, 2009 | 10:00 AM |South Bend Councilman Oliver Davis recently contacted me about a Bilerico post in which I questioned his support of equal rights for the GLBT community. My post was in reflection to a WSBT story, Council members divided over Luecke's first...Read More
Landmark D.C. law grants parental status to two mothers
Filed by Nancy Polikoff | July 23, 2009 | 9:30 AM |In the first law of its kind in the country, the District of Columbia confers the status of legal parent on both lesbian mothers who plan a child using donor insemination. The law states that a person who consents to...Read More
Ethel Mermaid
Filed by Kate Clinton | July 23, 2009 | 8:00 AM |You guessed it! It's Girl Splash Week in Provincetown! Which, of course, leads me to health care......Read More
Homophobia Is Killing Our Youth
Filed by Ed Team | July 23, 2009 | 7:30 AM |"We in the black community have a long tradition of treating others with generosity, kindness, love, and compassion. Surely we can find better ways to deal with issues of sexuality than attempting to "exorcise" someone of his or her identity....Read More
Hate crimes legislation & prosecuting terrorists
Filed by Bil Browning | July 23, 2009 | 7:00 AM |When a Republican wants to complain about "teh gays," where should he go to spout lies? Why, FOX news, of course. Here's John McCain claiming hate crimes legislation will make it more difficult to prosecute terrorists and that the...Read More
