Tag Archives: straight allies

Via Towleroad, soldiers in Iraq show support for gays in the military with a silly and sexy routine set to Ke$ha. From the clip description: “Created by Codey Wilson and his elite step team of volunteers. Don’t give us a hard time for this, please? We’re just a few good men trying to enjoy ourselves and get this deployment over …

“Civil rights are civil rights. There are no persons who are not entitled to their civil rights. We have to recognize that we have a long way to go, but we have to go that way together.” – Civil rights pioneer Dorothy Height, speaking to the Human Rights Campaign in 1997. Height died today at the age of 98. I …

“There has been so much controversy sometimes about what I’ve said or done because I believe there are no mistakes because God is the only one who can judge us. That’s the reason I deleted my Twitter account because I said on there that I believed in gay marriage because everyone should have the right to love each other, and …

GLAAD is trickling out the video clips from Saturday’s Media Awards in NYC. This one is pretty good for Joy Behar’s digs at Barbara Walters, Eric Massa, Sarah Palin, and John McCain. Joy also gives credit for her success to the gay clubs in the West Village. NSFW for Joy’s potty mouth.

“I grew up knowing a lot of gay men and it was never something that I even thought twice about — that some men were gay and some weren’t. And then I went to school and (for) the first time … I came across homophobia. I had never encountered it before. It shocked me. I have always hated anybody who …

Nationally ranked college wrestler Hudson Taylor is a passionate advocate for LGBT rights, to the point where he even competed with the HRC logo on his headgear. Via Outsports: When Hudson Taylor proposed to Lia Alexandra Mandaglio, it was fitting that it was the same night they saw the movie “Milk.” The story about a pioneering gay rights advocate meant …

We already know who he picked, but here’s a clip of the women who showed up at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando on Monday to apply to randomly marry performance artist Brian Feldman.

If you’ve got no other reason to care about who wins this weekend’s Super Bowl, here’s a pretty good one. On Sunday, Scott Fujita will reach the pinnacle of his football career, playing linebacker for the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl. Fujita describes it as “this small moment in time where you have a platform to do some …

Director Rob Reiner, the mastermind behind Perry v. Schwarzenegger and the man who recruited Ted Olson to the case, appeared at the federal courthouse in San Francisco today to view a portion of the trial. Reiner is paying a significant portion of the pro-gay side’s costs. The below clip is by openly gay SF-based CBS reporter Hank Plante. Meathead will …

“As a straight man I really have nothing to gain by standing up for equal rights for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexual, and/or my Transgender friends. Except for the fact that I have many friends who are still subjected to hurtful comments by a society that hasn’t yet embraced fully the nature of… nature. Supporting a limiting system of rules for specific …

This morning NY Gov. David Paterson appeared at the NYC LGBT Community Center to sign an executive order banning discrimination against transgender citizens in all state agencies. This order affects public employees only as New York is not one of the 12 states with full transgender protections. The NGLTF thanks our always supportive governor: “New York and the rest of …

Congress will lose one of its most ardent progressives this month when ten-term Rep. Neil Abercrombie resigns to run for governor of Hawaii. His unexpected announcement has raised the ire of fellow Democrats. Leaving his office of nearly 20 years gives him more time to campaign but immediately opens the door for criticism. U.S. Sen. Dan Inouye was first to …

The man who many believe to be the greatest rock star in American history has endorsed marriage equality for his home state of New Jersey. From Bruce Springsteen’s website: A BRIEF STATEMENT FROM BRUCELike many of you who live in New Jersey, I’ve been following the progress of the marriage-equality legislation currently being considered in Trenton. I’ve long believed in …

I just came across this clip of Gov. Paterson’s great speech at the Union Square post-vote rally/protest on Thursday, in which he vowed to bring the NY Senate back for another vote “if I think the votes are there.” Paterson is probably the single greatest LGBT ally of any state governor – we owe him our vigorous support in his …

JMG reader Scott tips us to this eBay auction: I’m an unmarried heterosexual woman, and since I probably won’t be using my right to get married, I would like to give it away. I would like to sell it to the highest bidder and donate the proceeds to an organization that supports LGBT rights since the government designed to protect …

It’s too perfect to excerpt here, but please check out this Daily Kos diary entry titled, I’m Heterosexual And It’s Just Freakin’ Fantastic!

Ellen DeGeneres, Kevin Bacon, Sally Field and other stars encourage our straight allies to stand up for their LGBT friends. (Via – Bilerico)

I’m kinda heavy on the videos today, but I cannot resist sharing last night’s Daily Show take on last week’s Visible Vote ’08 forum. Remember last year when I asked who was gay America’s best straight ally? Yup, still Jon Stewart.