July 1, 2011
Weekly Reader: AT&T, Ken Mehlman, & the HRC Store
Filed by Bil Browning | July 01, 2011 | 6:00 PM |You weren't able to read every post on Bilerico Project last week? Don't worry! Every Friday I round up the best Bilerico posts from the past seven days to help you stay up to date on the latest queer news and analysis.Read More
NC Ballot Initiative to Ban Marriage Equality Likely
Filed by Adam Polaski | July 01, 2011 | 5:00 PM |A 2012 ballot initiative proposing an amendment banning same-sex marriage is looking more and more likely in North Carolina, as the state's Speaker of the House spoke up todayRead More
Rep Vicky Hartzler: Don't Feel Bad Because I Hate You
Filed by Bil Browning | July 01, 2011 | 4:00 PM |Watch as Missouri Republican Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler tries to explain to a college student why he shouldn't feel bad that she wants to discriminate against him. Obviously, she doesn't do a very good job.Read More
This Snail Is Coming Out of More Than His Shell
Filed by Ed Kennedy | July 01, 2011 | 3:30 PM |This neurotic snail just needs someone to love.Read More
Atheists in the Pride Parade: Thoughts on Churlishness & Integrity
Filed by Guest Blogger | July 01, 2011 | 3:00 PM |How can atheists be civil and friendly with religious believers - particularly believers who are actively representing their beliefs - while maintaining our integrity about our atheism?Read More
Victory for Binational Couple Henry Velandia & Josh Vandiver
Filed by Karen Ocamb | July 01, 2011 | 2:00 PM |Federal immigration officials have cancelled the deportation of Henry Velandia of Venezuela, who is legally married to Josh Vandiver. According to their lawyer, Lavi Soloway, the action comes after more flexible immigrations guidelines were put into effect for immigrants with no serious criminal records.Read More
Pride Notes to Self
Filed by Leslie Robinson | July 01, 2011 | 1:00 PM |After participating in this year's Seattle Pride parade with members of my Unitarian Universalist church in Seattle, it behooves me to make a few notes about the experience so I can ensure next year that things go downright flawlessly.Read More
Congrats to Bil & Other 2011 NLGJA Award Winners
Filed by Adam Polaski | July 01, 2011 | 12:00 PM |Bil Browning is a recipient of the National Gay & Lesbian Journalists' Association's 2011 Excellence in Online Journalism Award for his dogged coverage of Betsie Gallardo's story from this December. Congratulations, Bil.Read More
Cindy Chang Has Talent
Filed by Bil Browning | July 01, 2011 | 11:30 AM |Cindy Chang blew the socks off the judges and audience of America's Got Talent this week with her stunning performance. I love it how these nobodies show up and prove that everyone is special and extraordinary.Read More
The Awakening: Suffrage Memorabilia
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | July 01, 2011 | 11:00 AM |From 1915, an emotional appeal to grant women the right to vote across the United States. Simple and direct, the image speaks to the universal craving for equality. Read More
Florida DMV Officials Ignore Law, Refuse Trans ID Change
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | July 01, 2011 | 10:00 AM |Florida DMV officials put this woman through the wringer. Law? What law?Read More
New Zealand Church Asks for Greater LGBT Acceptance
Filed by Adam Polaski | July 01, 2011 | 9:00 AM |A progressive New Zealand church is sponsoring a new billboard to highlight discrimination in other Anglican churches in the country, where gay men cannot serve as priests.Read More
Decolonizing Trans As Allies
Filed by Mercedes Allen | July 01, 2011 | 8:00 AM |How do we do activism if not as a single umbrella community? Why do transsexual and gender diverse peoples ally, and how do we ally? Should we ally at all?Read More

Gay Groups Want Civil Unions Law Vetoed
Filed by Ed Team | July 01, 2011 | 7:30 AM |"The bill put forth by the legislature would create onerous and discriminatory hurdles for same-sex couples that no other state has ever put in place. As a result, we ask you to veto the bill should it come to your...Read More
Tim Robbins Reads Duberman's 'Stonewall'
Filed by Ed Team | July 01, 2011 | 7:00 AM |Tim Robbins reads Martin Duberman, "Stonewall" from Voices of a People's History on Vimeo....Read More