August 15, 2011
Fall Bilerico Internships Available
Filed by Bil Browning | August 15, 2011 | 7:00 PM |If you know you can handle the pressure of working with the crazy Bilerico team, you've got an itch to learn how to use the web for blogging and online activism, and you're a reliable self-starter, shoot me an email with your resume.Read More
GLAAD Condemns Adam Carolla's Anti-LGBT Podcast
Filed by Adam Polaski | August 15, 2011 | 5:45 PM |Last week, Adam Carolla blasted the LGBT community in his podcast, saying "please shut up - you're ruining my life" and taking particular issue with the existence of transgender people. Today, GLAAD spoke out about his offensive comments.Read More
A Crash Course in Gay History
Filed by Bil Browning | August 15, 2011 | 5:00 PM |After California passed the FAIR Education Act mandating that LGBT history be taught in schools, the religious right erupted into spasms of batshittery. Stephen Colbert teaches us everything we need to know about our tribe's past.Read More
NYT: Darrell Issa Rakes in the Bucks While in Congress
Filed by Karen Ocamb | August 15, 2011 | 4:00 PM |According to a new, explosive report in The New York Times, anti-gay California Rep. Darrell Issa has been profiting immensely from his position in Congress. The Times reports that Issa has assets totaling as much as $725 million.Read More
Hunks in Trunks: Vintage Bodybuilders
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 15, 2011 | 3:00 PM |I wanted to call them "hulks" but "hulks in trulks" didn't quite work. Fabulous vintage photo of three beautiful big men, probably ca. 1960s.Read More
Oregon May Aim for 2012 Marriage Equality Ballot Measure
Filed by Adam Polaski | August 15, 2011 | 2:00 PM |This weekend, representatives from Basic Rights Oregon announced their intention to start collecting signatures to request a 2012 election ballot initiative that they hope will win marriage equality in the state. But they won't be campaigning without opposition. Read More
31 Days: Chasing the White Rabbit
Filed by Bil Browning | August 15, 2011 | 1:00 PM |I'm going to start a new series today that will run for the next 31 days. Each day I'll post a photo from my collections of snapshots and include a small story about it.Read More
Political Pledges Left & Right
Filed by Jesse Monteagudo | August 15, 2011 | 12:00 PM |To combat conservative pledges to "protect marriage and family," some political progressives have developed new political pledges. I don't expect too many politicians to sign, but their goals are worth fighting for. Read More
Ricky Martin Gets 'Behind the Music' Treatment
Filed by Adam Polaski | August 15, 2011 | 11:00 AM |VH1's Behind the Music takes a look at Ricky Martin and how, in the past year since he's come out, he's been using his fame as a platform to speak out about equality and LGBT rights. Read More
Bachmann Goes on Meet the Press
Filed by Bil Browning | August 15, 2011 | 10:00 AM |Watch as David Gregory pointedly asks Michelle Bachmann about her views on the LGBT community; he rips her to pieces as she tries to dodge and weave and avoid answering any of his questions.Read More
Could More 'Made In USA' Mean More Jobs?
Filed by Don Davis | August 15, 2011 | 9:15 AM |Government buys a whole lot of stuff. We could be buying more of it in the USA, and if we did, it could translate into more jobs in more places. Read More
Cameroon: Violating International Treaties
Filed by Ed Team | August 15, 2011 | 8:45 AM |"Given the high level of officially sanctioned homophobia in Cameroon, those arrested under this law are at risk of attack or other forms of ill-treatment by fellow prisoners, or by prison authorities, because of their alleged sexual orientation." "Cameroon should...Read More
What Are They Advertising Again?
Filed by Bil Browning | August 15, 2011 | 8:30 AM |Can you figure out what they're advertising in this commercial? If it hadn't been for the title of the video showing before it started, I'd have assumed it was for gay house paint. What about you? What else could...Read More
