Monthly Archives: September 2009

Photo Of The Day

(Via- Dan Savage)

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National Equality March Travel Deals

Equality Across America has posted a lengthy list of ways to get to Washington DC for the National Equality March, including discounted air, rail, and bus deals, couch surfing and free housing info, and rideshare programs. There’s even a list of RV parks nearby in Maryland and Virginia, for you Winnebagoans.

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The LGBT Youth Homelessness Epidemic

Today the Indypendent published a heartbreaking story about the epidemic of LGBT homeless youth on the streets of NYC, where every night hundreds of gay children hustle for money, drugs, or just a warm place to sleep. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 575,000 to 1.6 million homeless and runaway youth are living on the streets …

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Nancy Pelosi Recalls Harvey Milk, Warns Current Climate Could Lead To Repeat

On San Francisco’s Treasure Island for an event dedicating a building to Harvey Milk, yesterday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi choked up while recalling Milk’s assassination. Pelosi referred to today’s political climate, warning that government protesters had to “take responsibility” for their actions. Earlier this week Pelosi had expressed concern for the safety of President Obama. Pelosi, responding to a question …

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Tenthers: Throw Off The Shackles Of The Federal Goverment

Some outfit called the Tenth Amendment Center used the occasion of Constitution Day yesterday to urge Americans to encourage their states to “opt-out of the shackles of the federal government.” They demand that candidates in the 2010 election sign on to their “10-4 pledge to return sovereignty to the states.” The last line of this clip: “The federal government is …

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NYC Fox Host Apologizes For F-Bomb

NYC Fox News anchor Ernie Anastos apologized last night for his Wednesday night gaffe, in which he told weatherman Nick Gregory “keep on fucking that chicken.” Fox 5’s general manager issued a statement expressing disappointment with Anastos, but did not mention firing or disciplining him. The NY Daily News polled its readers online, asking what, if anything, should be done …

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Tomorrow: Rally At Atlanta City Hall To Protest Police Harassment At Eagle Raid

At noon tomorrow, Saturday, a massive rally is planned for Atlanta’s City Hall in protest of police actions during the raid of the Atlanta Eagle last week. From GLBT/ATL: GLBTATL, made up of members of Atlanta’s LGBT community, and our allies are highly concerned with the Atlanta Police Department in their handling of the police action against the Atlanta Eagle …

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Is Your Hair Gay?

The Guardian UK has picked up on a 2004 study into how hair whorls on men may predict sexual orientation. Old news, to be sure, but still fascinating. It seems that about four times as many gay men have a counter-clockwise whorl as the general public. (I’m sure a lot of British moms ran to check their boys’ heads after …

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EU Condemns Lithuania’s Anti-Gay Law

Yesterday the European Union approved a resolution condemning Lithuania’s new outlawing of any mention of homosexuality in public schools or media “accessible by young people.” The law, titled ‘Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information’, includes “the propaganda of homosexuality [or] bisexuality” as a detrimental factor on young people. It has been compared to …

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DKos Poll: Maine Poised To Lose Marriage Equality 48-46

The highly awaited Maine marriage poll conducted by Daily Kos/Research 2000 has just been released and it is ominous. Results show that if the voting were done today, Maine would lose marriage equality 48-46.There is a bit of confusion in the poll’s wording, as is so often the case. A “no” vote meant you DO want gays to be able …

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Out Lesbian Becomes Tampa’s Top Cop

Out lesbian Jane Castor has become the chief of police in Tampa, Florida. There are nine female police chiefs in Florida, including Pinellas Park Chief Dorene Thomas, according to the Florida Police Chiefs Association. Nationwide, about 300 out of 18,000 police chiefs are women, according to women-in-policing expert Dorothy Schulz of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New …

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Rep. Tammy Baldwin’s Message To Gays On Health Care Reform

Openly lesbian Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) urges LGBT Americans to support President Obama’s health care reform bill, speaking about the fact that gays tend to be less insured than the general public, often because they cannot get spousal or family insurance through their employers.

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$10M Judgment For Teen Who Lost Insurance After He Tested HIV+

A 17 year-old South Carolina boy has been awarded $10M after his insurance company dropped him because he tested HIV positive. South Carolina’s supreme court has ordered Fortis Insurance to cough up $10 million for wrongly revoking coverage of a 17-year-old college student after he tested positive for HIV. It is the most an insurance company has ever been ordered …

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Bloomberg & Matt Damon

I was half-expecting something like this.

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Quote Of The Day – Michele Bachmann

“President Obama said we can’t eat as much food as we want and think the rest of the world will be okay about that — as if that matters to freedom-loving Americans. Well, we just heard last week that the Federal Government now under the Obama administration is calling for a re-ordering of America’s food supply. What’s that going to …

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O’Reilly: Christian Children Should Be Allowed To Bully Gay Kids

Bill O’Reilly: “If you are a religious person, you don’t want someone telling your child it’s OK to be gay.” O’Reilly and his co-host object to a one-day anti-bullying class being taught in Oakland, California schools. Parents are not allowed to have their children opt-out of the class and even though the class is only conducted once a year, Christians …

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Yard Signs

(Via – Slog)

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Maine: Take A Volunteer Vacation To Protect Marriage Equality

No On 1/Protect Maine Marriage invites you take a volunteer vacation. How It WorksDuring the month leading up to the election, the campaign will be hosting a team of highly motivated volunteers to serve as full-time, volunteer campaign staff. In Maine voters begin casting their ballots in October, so we’re planning the Volunteer Vacation to run during the entire month …

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Caption This

(Via – Twitter user Luc Latulippe)

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80’s Flashback

Baltimora, Tarzan Boy, 1985. Baltimora was a six-man band from Italy fronted by Irish citizen Jimmy McShane, whom many wrongly believed was the entire act. McShane was not a musician or singer and was selected for band based on his flamboyant appearance and dancing abilities. In the video for Tarzan Boy, McShane is lip-syncing the vocals of Baltimora’s Maurizio Bassi. …

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