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John McCain
John McCain:Target Too Easy
Posted to Republican Talk

John McCain is the flip-flopping champion of American politics, and he has become such an easy target for satire that it is ridiculous, because Mr. McCain has made himself...Read More
Bradlee Dean - Antigay
You Can Run But You Cannot Hide
Posted to Christian Music Talk

The band, You Can Run But You Cannot Hide, is a "Christian" punk/rock band that has been stirring up some inadvertent controversy recently for its stance on Gay and Lesbian people...Read More
Republican Conservative Gay Marriage Unicorn
Conservative FOX News Writer "Understanding" Gay Rights?
Posted to Republican Talk

Are Gay Unicorns Next?So... I was just browsing the right wing propaganda machine (FOX "News") earlier to see what fear tactics they have up now when I stumbled upon this story...Read More
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Mon Oncle: Modernity is a Mess (Part Two)
Posted to Movie Center

As up tight as Hulot’s nephew’s parents appear in Mon Oncle, the home that they’ve made for the boy is even more sterile and dead. An gate attached to a buzzer is the only form...Read More
Major conflict: One Gay Man's
Major conflict: One Gay Man's Life in the Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell Military.
Posted to Military Book Club

Jeffrey McGowans book is about his experience in the military for over a decade. While this in itself is not that impressive - many people serve their whole lives - the book...Read More
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Let's Get Serious: Ground Zero Mosque, Lohan in Jail and McMillen's Victory
Posted to The Ticking Tabloid

say what you will, she kinda makes the look work for herI joke around on this site a lot. I poke fun at celebrities when they're being stupid (which accounts for roughly 8 hours...Read More
Argentina gay rights
Argentina: It's the 21st century
Posted to Sputterpop

Argentina early this morning, Thursday, became the first Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriage. What this means is that in the eleventh year of the 21st century we...Read More
Protests Demand it, and now the courts may say it has to be.
Is the Federal Ban on Gay Marriage Unconstitutional?
Posted to Politics Report

In 1996 the Federal government passed something called the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which, depending on where your views on the issue fall, is either one of the most...Read More
Jon Stewart
Thanks For Nothing, Jezebel
Posted to Female Talk

About two weeks ago, Jezebel writer Irin Carmon called The Daily Show - and Jon Stewart in particular - sexist.  I happened to read the article when it was posted.  At...Read More
drag
Drag Haiku
Posted to Zen Ramblings

                    wearing skirts is fun but convincing squares to stare is why it's worth it Read More
David Bowie and Marc Bolan
Queer Acceptance in Pop Music
Posted to Pop Music Club

David Bowie and Marc BolanThere are two sides to the art of pop music. One side is concerned with upholding the status quo while the other busies itself with all the ways to tear...Read More
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Robert B. Parker (September 17, 1932-January 18, 2010)
Posted to Mystery Book Club

Parker died last week at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was 77. His wife stepped out for a class, and he was at his desk, writing. When she came back, she found him...Read More
Fox
Fox To US-ify Torchwood?
Posted to Strange Somethings

Sly Like A...Rumor Has It that Fox is considering picking up and developing its own version of Torchwood for the US audience.  Why, that sounds like nearly as good an idea as...Read More
Same sex marriage has long been a contentious topic
Same Sex Marriage Again on Trial in California
Posted to Politics Report

Same sex marriage has long been a contentious topicGay marriage is continuing to be a hot button issue with lawmakers, and continuing to be a contentious issue even in California...Read More
Marcus Making Gay History
Eric Marcus Making Gay History: The Half-Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights
Posted to Gay Book Club

Marcus' Making Gay History:   Eric Marcus. Making Gay History: The Half-Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights. HarperPerrenial, 2002. ISBN: 978-0060933913. The...Read More
gay
Gay Haiku
Posted to Zen Ramblings

        I just don't get guys they never understand me it's hard to be gay Read More
coming out
Mixed Tracks: Coming Out Songs
Posted to Pop Music Club

There's a huge disconnect between the pop ephemera of gay culture and how the straight majority tends to perceive it. Where kitsch, camp and overall theatricality are hallmarks...Read More
On the set of The French Chef in 1963
Julia!
Posted to Female Talk

On the set of The French Chef in 1963 With Julie and Julia coming out this weekend, there's a fresh surge of interest in Julia Child, the French Chef. Part of that interest...Read More
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New Queer Cinema: My Own Private Idaho
Posted to Movie Center

Whenever themes relevant to a particular minority group are explored in art, there's the danger of that art being labeled a "For Us, By Us" endeavor. Such is the issue...Read More
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Gay Bishop Ban Removed?
Posted to God Report

Yesterday the Episcopal Church voted to open up “any ordained ministry to gays and lesbians—a giant step forward in lifting the moratorium on ordaining gay bishops that’s been in...Read More