Archive for the ‘LGBT’ Category
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
The 30-year-old owner of Boy Butter Lubricants (haha) swam a solo marathon across the St. Lawrence River at Cape Vincent, NY to Wolf Island in Canada and back, a round-trip distance of almost 6 miles, in order to raise money for SAGE, or Seniors Active in a Gay Environment. SAGE ...
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
A young conservative slightly associated with the SPLC-listed hate group Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) gave a radio interview for The Young Turks at the Republican National Convention. What was up for debate? Well, none other than a good ole helpin' of sodomy and a fine, fine conversation about Barack ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Democratic Party, LGBT, Politics, Religion, Republican Party, Sexuality, United States | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Gay writer James Kirchick, the assistant editor of The New Republic, eloquently outlined the many ways in which the GOP might be pulling back from its open and unregretable gay bashing. In his latest piece for The Wall Street Journal, Kirchick compared this year's Republican National Convention to past events ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Dont Ask Dont Tell, LGBT, LGBT Adoption, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Politics, Republican Party, United States | 5 Comments »
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
In response to a question asked during his brief visit with the Pennsyvania delegation to the Democratic Convention, Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden said that he would vote "yes" if he had to break a tie on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) while serving as President of the Senate.
In 1996, ...
Posted in Civil Rights, Democratic Party, Employment Discrimination, LGBT, Politics, United States | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Brian Fitzpatrick of the anti-gay Culture and Media Institute (home of the rabidly anti-gay Robert Knight) isn't too pleased with the recent National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association annual convention in Washington, D.C. (which I attended Aug. 21-24).
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, LGBT, Media, Politics, Religion, Sexuality, United States | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) mourns the passing of civil rights hero, Del Martin. Phyllis Lyon, Del's wife, was by her side when she died.
"Del and Phyllis reflect everything that marriage represents – lifelong commitment and everlasting love," said Molly McKay, MEUSA Media Director. "Our hearts go out to Phyllis ...
Posted in Civil Rights, LGBT, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Politics, United States | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Ummm... not really. At least not this time. But I thought all the headlines around the nation announcing Obama's Biden pick for the VP candidacy were a little hilarious.
On my last day at the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association annual convention in Washington, D.C., a couple of new friends ...
Posted in Democratic Party, LGBT, Politics, United States | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
With Obama's VP pick announcement rumored to be coming right around the corner, LGBT stalwart activists have taken to the netroots to raise Obama's profile among the LGBT community.
Through LGBTforObama.com, a team of top-notch LGBT advocates and politicos will raise money for the "Yes We Can!" Democratic candidate and highlight ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Seems as though John McCain isn't as radical as his evangelical followers.
We know the Religious Right would like nothing more than to strip away any kind of legal recognition or protection for LGBT people and same-sex couples. That's why we're seeing anti-LGBT, anti-family marriage amendments that have the possibility of ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Democratic Party, LGBT, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Politics, Religion, Republican Party, United States | 3 Comments »
Monday, August 18th, 2008
Remember when Britney Spears was 16, totally hot and topping the charts? Remember her skimpy, Catholic school girl uniform?
People went crazy. Men from 8 to 80 took notice. Older guys, they were called "dirty."
Take good-looking young men, put them in the same Hollywood, music and media spotlight and, duh, there ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, LGBT, Media, Sexuality, United States | 9 Comments »
