November 4, 2010
Waiting for Rights Never Works
Filed by Waymon Hudson | November 04, 2010 | 6:00 PM |It's been a common mantra coming from the Democratic Party, the Obama Administration, large beltway equality groups like the Human Rights Campaign, and many others for years: just be patient and wait. We'll get to you and your basic civil...Read More
In Virginia the enthusiasm gap was very real
Filed by Michael Hamar | November 04, 2010 | 5:00 PM |In 2008, Virginia trended blue on the promise of hope and systemic change, which was the hallmark of Barack Obama's in retrospect completely disingenuous campaign. A number of Republican seats in Congress went Democrat and there was much talk that...Read More
Prop 8's author defeated at the polls
Filed by Karen Ocamb | November 04, 2010 | 4:00 PM |Though AP declared Democrat Richard Pan the winner Wednesday with 49 % to 46% and a 3,000-vote lead over antigay Prop 8 author Andy Pugno (pictured), the Republican still has not conceded the race in the traditional GOP 5th Assembly...Read More
Arizona: Fighting back against Mormon hate
Filed by Bobby Parker | November 04, 2010 | 3:00 PM |I answered the phone a few weeks ago and my friend was sobbing on the other end. He was calling in outrage and grief at the suicide of a young man in Houston whose photo became one of the faces...Read More
No gender policing without ninja policing
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 04, 2010 | 2:00 PM |Here's a great story on gender policing from a mom who took her son to preschool in a costume of Daphne from Scooby Doo: Two mothers went wide-eyed and made faces as if they smelled decomp. And I realize that...Read More
The LGBT Hate Crimes Project: Bullied to Death - Asher Brown
Filed by Terrance Heath | November 04, 2010 | 1:00 PM |When I began hearing a few months ago about the rash gay youth driven to suicide by bullying, I immediately wanted to write about it. But when I sat down and started taking in the stories, I found I couldn’t....Read More
Indy appoints LGBT police & fire liaisons
Filed by Bil Browning | November 04, 2010 | 12:00 PM |Kudos to GetEqual organizers for working with the Indianapolis Mayor's office to establish official police and fire liaisons for the LGBT community. While I brought you the juicy details and behind-closed-doors drama of the meeting last week, the city put...Read More
Florida starts waiting list for HIV/AIDS meds
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 04, 2010 | 11:00 AM |Florida is cutting people off from HIV/AIDS medication, citing budget concerns: The number of HIV-positive patients applying to the $93 million AIDS Drugs Assistance Program (ADAP) has jumped as people lost jobs and health insurance, but squeezed state and federal...Read More
Beautiful Lucie: Vintage trans actor
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 04, 2010 | 10:30 AM |Another wonderful and mysterious find, this beautiful late 19th century Dutch cabinet photo of a biological male who performed under the name Lucie. I'm hoping one of the scholars out there has seen or heard of this gorgeous person and...Read More
Marriage equality in the Ozarks
Filed by Davina Kotulski | November 04, 2010 | 9:30 AM |Molly and I just got back from our Southern Fried vacation in Northwest Arkansas. We started in Bentonville, home of Wal-Mart, and drove down to Fayetteville home of the U of A Razorbacks and the Northwest Arkansas Center for Equality....Read More
What Democrats Can Learn from Indiana's Election Results
Filed by Bil Browning | November 04, 2010 | 8:30 AM |The midterm election provides Democrats with plenty of lessons they can learn. Gullible pundits and conservative politicians will be throwing out advice like chickenfeed in hopes that media hens and party leader fowls will come peck in the dust at...Read More
No more chocolate cake
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 04, 2010 | 7:30 AM |"It was more psychological than physical. Like, oh god, I might never have a bite of chocolate cake again." --Alan Bounville on his hunger strike for Kirsten Gillibrand to introduce a bill repealing DADT in the Senate...Read More
George Takei responds to Clint McCance
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 04, 2010 | 7:00 AM |TV's Sulu responds to Arkansas's biggest douchebag. Thanks to reader Woody who sent this in....Read More
