Monthly Archives: July 2009

NY. Sen. Tom Duane Rages On HIV Bill

Openly gay and openly HIV positive New York Senator Tom Duane delivered one of the most blistering, heartfelt, and painful speeches I think I may have ever heard yesterday. The NY Daily News: Sen. Tom Duane gave an eyebrow-raising performance on the Senate floor early this morning in hopes of moving his colleagues to support a bill that prevents people …

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And That’s The Way It Is,
Walter Cronkite Dies At Age 92

Walter Cronkite, “the most trusted man” in the history of television news, has died in New York City at the age of 92. Walter Cronkite, who personified television journalism for more than a generation as anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News,” has died. CBS vice president Linda Mason says Cronkite died at 7:42 p.m. Friday with his …

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Vatican Praises…..Oscar Wilde?

OK, this one gets the WTF of the week. The Vatican has praised the work of bisexual playwright Oscar Wilde, despite previously regarding him as an immoral degenerate. The newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, which is seen as the official mouthpiece of Pope Benedict XVI, described him as “always looking for the beautiful and the good, but also for a God”. The …

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Special Swag Friday

Courtesy of the Karpel Group, we have a Special Swag Friday prize today of two tickets to see the fabulous and legendary Justin Bond at Manhattan’s Highline Ballroom on Wednesday, July 22nd, where Bond will debut songs from his new EP Pink Slip. You may know Bond from his eternal lounge combo Kiki & Herb, which longtime readers will know …

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Scandal: Wingnut Group Associated With Limbaugh & Coulter Selling Their Endorsements For Millions

The American Conservative Union, who bills themselves as “the nation’s oldest and largest conservative lobbying group,” has been busted by Politico for offering to sell their endorsement to FedEx for $2M – $3M. At the moment, FedEx is fighting Congress about changes that increase the power of their employees union. The American Conservative Union asked FedEx for a check for …

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HomoQuotable – LZ Granderson

“While those who were at Stonewall talk about the fear of being arrested by police, 40 years ago, blacks talked about the fear of dying at the hands of police and not having their bodies found or murder investigated. The 13th Amendment was signed in 1865, and it wasn’t until 1948 that President Harry S Truman desegregated the military. That’s …

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Shopping Monsters Only, Please

Chelsea’s notorious Limelight, the nightspot that gave us club kids, Amanda Lepore, and a murdered drug dealer or two, is finally about to reopen as a sort of mall. PageSix reports that the venue will be called Limelight Marketplace. Jack Menashe, who owned nightclub Lounge in SoHo, is turning the long-vacant, 1849 Gothic Revival church into Limelight Marketplace with the …

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Hate Crime Verdict In Lateisha Green Trial

Despite a tumultuous trial that included threatened witnesses and recanted testimonies, the killer of New York transwoman Lateisha Green has been found guilty of manslaughter as a hate crime. The Task Force reacts: “This verdict sends a strong message that hate violence will not be condoned. How many more like Lateisha Green must spill blood before our society says no …

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Abstinence Fail: Drinking Bleach Kills HIV

Horrified by bizarre myths about HIV and pregnancy that are apparently believed by some Florida teenagers, lawmakers are moving to ditch their “abstinence only” program and overhaul sex education in the state’s public schools. Florida teens who believe drinking a cap of bleach will prevent HIV and a shot of Mountain Dew will stop pregnancy have prompted lawmakers to push …

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Circumcision Study Cut Short

Researchers have determined that circumcising a man already infected with HIV does not protect his female partner from the virus. Early results prompted the scientists to cut short a study for the safety of the female subjects. Circumcision is known to protect men from acquiring HIV. But the research, from the Lancet, showed no benefit in those who already had …

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Dating In The Dark (Room)

ABC is launching a new show called Dating In The Dark, in which “six strangers meet in a light-sealed room.” And feel each other up to see if they want to “kiss.” Tagline: “When the lights come on, will the truth come out?” Oh, hmm. Where have we seen THIS concept before? Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.

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Context Karma

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Hunting The Homo

France has banned a video game in which the goal is to shoot naked homosexuals. The game is owned by a company based in Georgia (the country.) A video game hosted by a Georgian website is causing outrage in the gay rights community. The idea of the online game – to shoot nudists, before they b**ger you, was created by …

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The Best Little Whorehouse On C Street

Yet another affair among the GOP reps that have lived in the cult-like Christian “C Street House” in DC. This time, the wife is suing. The estranged wife of former Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.), who served 12 years in Congress before retiring in January, has filed a lawsuit against his alleged mistress, claiming their adulterous relationship ruined the Pickerings’ marriage …

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You Will Move Towards The Can Opener……

Animal researchers set up an experiment to find out if cats are controlling their owner’s behaviors with their cries. I think you know how this turns out. While the felines used purr-cries around their familiar owners, they were not eager to make the same cries in front of strangers. So McComb and her team trained cat owners to record their …

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This Weekend: San Diego Pride

The last really big Pride event of the season is this weekend in San Diego, although a few major cities have moved their celebrations into the fall. Here’s a little promo clip San Diego Pride made for local tv. CORRECTION: I should have said: “The last really big Pride event in the U.S. is this weekend.” Montreal’s event is at …

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NGLTF Joins “Wait Until 2012” Crowd

The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force has signed on to the “Prepare To Prevail” document, a letter from a large coalition of LGBT and progressive groups stating a plan to wait until 2012 before challenging Proposition 8 at the ballot. Task Force head Rea Carey: “As a state that has often served as a political and cultural trendsetter for …

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BAM! Rachel Maddow Slams Pat Buchanan

Pat Buchanan on why 108 of 110 SCOTUS justices have been white: Pat Buchanan: “White men were 100% of the people that wrote the Constitution, 100% of the people that signed the Declaration of Independence, 100% of the people who died at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, probably close to 100% of the people who died at Normandy. This has been a …

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GOP Rep. Todd Tiahrt: Would Obama’s Mother Have Had An Abortion?

Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) wonders if President Obama’s mother would have had an abortion if there had been federal funding to pay for it.

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TABC Chief: We Messed Up

The head of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission yesterday admitted that his agents violated their own procedures in their raid of the Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth. The Dallas Voice has an exclusive interview: The administrator of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said this week that two TABC agents involved in a raid of the Rainbow Lounge on June 28 …

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