August 13, 2009
Weird Science: A Laughable New "Scientific" Study on Ex-Gay Conversion
Filed by Waymon Hudson | August 13, 2009 | 7:00 PM |Sometime you just have to shake your head when right-wing fundamentalists claim to use science... A new "study" has been released, conveniently on the heels of the American Psychological Association adopting a resolution calling on mental health professionals to stop...Read More
HOLD THE PHONE: Chicago HIV/AIDS Budget Still Being Reviewed
Filed by Phil Reese | August 13, 2009 | 6:00 PM |UPDATE: THE REPORTS HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIATED BY THE IDPH, ACCORDING TO REP. GREG HARRIS. PLEASE CALL THE GOVERNOR AND DR. ARNOLD AT ONCE! Yesterday I posted that intense lobbying by advocates like Rep. Greg Harris, Sara Feigenholtz, Heather Steans and...Read More
Reconsidering the Merits of an Army of Lovers
Filed by Father Tony | August 13, 2009 | 5:00 PM |While touring the decommissioned military installation on Governor's Island (in the East River, New York) last weekend, I kept seeing the ghosts of the soldiers who once lived and worked there. I found myself thinking about our nieces and nephews...Read More
The IT Crowd: 6 awesome items
Filed by Nathan Strang | August 13, 2009 | 4:00 PM |Just started watching this show from BBC called "The IT Crowd." Netflix recommended it, and I'm always for up for a tragically geeky comedy. Fricken awesome. If you often get stuck fixing your friends computers, have a hot shop job...Read More
Hot Tips: avoiding discrimination in an at-will employment state
Filed by Austen Crowder | August 13, 2009 | 3:14 PM |Indianapolis is, oddly enough, one of the easiest places to live as a trans person. Our Gender ID laws are humane, the people generally accepting, and the human rights ordinance acts as a nice security blanket for trans people in...Read More
Important elder law publication...with a caveat
Filed by Nancy Polikoff | August 13, 2009 | 2:00 PM |I was so excited to see the National Center for Lesbian Rights' new publication, Planning with Purpose: Legal Basics for LGBT Elders, available on line here. Basically, I love any publication that explains the law to people in a clear...Read More
Google made me do it: playing the SM card in court
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 13, 2009 | 1:30 PM |In a trial that has nothing to do with sadomasochism, the prosecution nonetheless thought it relevant to include the information that the alleged murderer joined an SM site. The reporter then thought it relevant to include that morsel when covering...Read More
Urge Florida Democratic Members of Congress to Support LGBT-Inclusive Legislation
Filed by Waymon Hudson | August 13, 2009 | 1:00 PM |The Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus is calling on its supporters to schedule in-district visits with Senator Bill Nelson and Members of Congress during their summer recess to urge them to support LGBT-supportive legislation and ask them to become a co-sponsor....Read More
HRC: Trying to figure out what the grassroots wants from us since 1980
Filed by Alex Blaze | August 13, 2009 | 12:30 PM |HRC released that statement promised a week ago saying that they're going to help out with Cleve Jones' National Equality March. It's nice of them to join in less than two months before it happens. It's been interesting to watch...Read More
Sonia Sotomayor es boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas
Filed by Pedro Julio Serrano | August 13, 2009 | 11:30 AM |Hay momentos que tocan la fibra más profunda de nuestro ser y la llegada de Sonia Sotomayor al Tribunal Supremo de los Estados Unidos es uno de esos momentos que se adentran en el corazón de un@. Como puertorriqueño, me...Read More
Unplugging and Rebooting Your Partner
Filed by Father Tony | August 13, 2009 | 10:30 AM |Dear Father Tony, Got any tricks to turn an old dog into a young pup again? (I'm not talking about sex. We are great with that.) But he seems to have lost interest in other stuff. He wants to...Read More
A Golden Opportunity
Filed by Guest Blogger | August 13, 2009 | 9:30 AM |Editor's Note: Guest blogger Adam Williams is a public relations professional who lives in Washington, DC, and has been active in Democratic politics since the age of 16, helping elect progressives from the Midwest to the Atlantic seaboard. Seldom in...Read More
Legislators of the Day: Arkansas' Pryor, Snyder, and Lincoln
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | August 13, 2009 | 9:30 AM |Arkansas is another key state in the fight for ENDA. There are three votes in play here. Please call them today to ask for their support. Facts and contact info after the jump....Read More
And the winner is...
Filed by Bil Browning | August 13, 2009 | 8:30 AM |This weeks' contest centered around guest bloggers Cheryl Klein and Terry Wolverton's new feminist novels - Lilac Mines and The Labrys Reunion respectively. Out of all the entries received, the prize goes to... Kim Hunter Congratulations on your win! Be...Read More
Summer of Love
Filed by Kate Clinton | August 13, 2009 | 8:00 AM |I've got headphones on to drown out the sounds of those crazy people attending the town hall meetings. Plus, there's the birthers - the same people who believe in a virgin birth think that Obama's lack of a birth...Read More
Milk Is Good for You
Filed by Ed Team | August 13, 2009 | 7:30 AM |"Let's hope Barack does more than award Milk: Let's hope he takes the spirit and lessons Milk taught and actually begins changing things for members of his country still oppressed by institutionalized bigotry and religious dogma." --Charles Karel Bouley at...Read More
A Chance for Love with Lilpito
Filed by Bil Browning | August 13, 2009 | 7:00 AM |Looking to score an easy date in New York City? Here's your chance. This cute young thang is starting an internet dating reality show. If any of our readers actually does it, be sure to send me an e-mail...Read More
