August 12, 2011
Weekly Reader: Obama's Alternative, UK Riots, & $80 for Sex
Filed by Bil Browning | August 12, 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
Bert & Ernie's Big Love
Filed by Jessica Max Stein | August 12, 2011 | 5:00 PM |Why do we speculate on the love lives of puppets? Because it tells us so much about ourselves. Read More
Surprise! Republican Candidates Oppose Marriage Equality
Filed by Adam Polaski | August 12, 2011 | 4:00 PM |Last night, the politicians vying for the Republican presidential nomination participated in a debate in Ames, Iowa where, obviously, the marriage equality issue came up. All of the candidates voiced their opposition to marriage equality. Read More
MassResistence: Mitt Romney Is Really Pro-Gay Rights
Filed by Karen Ocamb | August 12, 2011 | 3:00 PM |I get the feeling those Religious Right Christians just can't stand Mormon Mitt Romney.Read More
Economy of Desperation: The 'Sugar Daddy' Solution
Filed by Terrance Heath | August 12, 2011 | 2:00 PM |In the new economy, we may all need a "sugar daddy."Read More
Rick Santorum: Gay Champion?
Filed by Bil Browning | August 12, 2011 | 1:00 PM |How in the fuck can dipshit politician Rick Santorum - best known for his attacks on LGBT people - condemn the Iranian government for their treatment of gays and lesbians when, if given his druthers, he'd treat us the same way?Read More
Gay Bar Seeking New Location Faces Opposition
Filed by Adam Polaski | August 12, 2011 | 12:00 PM |Eric Einstein, the owner of Pieces, a Greenwich Village gay bar, had no idea that moving to a different location would be so challenging. He's been struggling for the past seven weeks to galvanize community support for his liquor license, and he's hit a wall.Read More
Jennifer Boylan on Trans Rights in the NY Times
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | August 12, 2011 | 11:00 AM |Jennifer Boylan's NYT op ed this morning on trans rights uses the metaphor of a ventriloquist's dummy. How apt.Read More
Indiana Anti-Gay Lawmaker Offers Teen Boy $80 for Sex
Filed by Bil Browning | August 12, 2011 | 9:30 AM |When I keep telling readers the Indiana's largest problem with their lack of LGBT right legislation is the large percentage of conservatives who are hiding their own sexual peccadilloes by using our community as a scapegoat for their own religious shame, I know what I'm talking about.Read More

Fried Butter on a Stick
Filed by Ed Team | August 12, 2011 | 7:30 AM |"I'm also excited to try some of that famous fried butter-on-a-stick, fried cheesecake-on-a-stick, fried Twinkies, etc. I'll enjoy them in honor of those who'd rather make us just 'eat our peas'!" -- Sarah Palin in an e-mail to her supporters...Read More
A Full House Fantasy
Filed by Ed Team | August 12, 2011 | 7:00 AM |Funnyman John Stamos shows us how to cuddle using Full House co-star Bob Saget as his demonstration dummy. At least someone finally put Saget to good use....Read More