Monthly Archives: May 2010

Rapper Cancels DC Show: I Didn’t Know Black Pride Was A Gay Event

Popular rapper Wale has canceled his scheduled headlining appearance DC’s Black Pride. Because he didn’t know it was a gay event. Via the Washington Blade: Black Pride organizers were startled this week when they received two e-mails from Wale’s agent, one saying the rapper had to cancel due to “family obligations,” and the second saying he didn’t know Black Pride …

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Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) Introduces The “War Is Making You Poor Act”

Rep. Alan Grayson proposes a bill that: * Limits the amount of funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan * Eliminates the federal income tax on the first $35,000 of every American’s income ($70,000 for married couples) * Cuts the Federal deficit by $15.9 billion The bill requires the president to fund the wars from the $549 billion budget …

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BAY AREA: Christianists Force End To School District’s Anti-Bullying Program

As you can see by the above headline from World Net Daily, Christianists are celebrating their successful campaign to force the Alameda Unified School District to drop their planned anti-bullying campaign. WND exults: A lawsuit that demanded a right for parents to opt their young children out of a “gay” indoctrination program in a California school district was dropped after …

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Robyn – Dancing On My Own

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Quote Of The Day – Dan Savage

“Malawi is dependent on foreign aid—most of it from Britain and the US—and that aid should be withdrawn. The government of Malawi should be told that it can have its rabid anti-gay bigotry or it can it can have foreign aid. But it can’t have both.” – Dan Savage, responding to the 14 year sentence of a gay couple in …

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Newt Gingrich: Left Wingers Are Racist To Criticize Arizona’s Immigration Law

Another WTF moment from America’s great moral voice.

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Photo Of The Day

(Via Queerty and Giopet’s)

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We Were Long Overdue…..

…for another gay blog impostor. Anybody remember the gay firefighter dad of two adopted sons who turned out to be a Canadian grandmother? UPDATE: Michael Triplett at Mediaite recaps the story nicely.

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ABC’s What Would You Do? On Gay Families In Restaurants

ABC’s hidden camera show What Would You Do? took actors playing gay families to a restaurant, where the proprietor (also an actor) pretended to refuse to serve them. Watch how patrons react. Or don’t.(Via – Towleroad)

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Police Arrest Four Men In Bizarre Hate Crime Assault On 14 Year-Old Boy

Police in Concord, New Hampshire have arrested four men for assaulting a mentally challenged 14 year-old boy and tattooing male genitalia and the words “poop dick” on his buttocks. Police say a 15 year-old high school student will also be charged. Two of the men arrested yesterday have connections to white supremacy, prosecutors said. One of them also threatened to …

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Chely Wright Talks Gay With Oprah

On Wednesday newly out country music singer Chely Wright told Oprah that only two of her industry colleagues have reached out to her since her revelation. “And they all have my email.” She also expressed shame for having once told a young gay friend to “get his sin out of my face.” Wright said she had to come out because …

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Barney Frank: This Time I’m Not Stripping Trans Protections Out Of ENDA

Rep. Barney Frank is vowing that unlike in 2007, this time he will not allow transgender and gender identity protections to be stripped from ENDA. On the last go-round, Frank endured blistering criticism from many quarters (including this blog) when he reluctantly removed transgender protections from the bill to ensure its passage. And that did work last time, although the …

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HomoQuotable – Jessica Lee

“‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is the most dramatic and disappointing example of the Democrats’ failure. Despite overwhelming public support for repeal, Congress is at an impasse on the issue and the administration of our ‘fierce advocate,’ despite his promise to repeal, is now urging Congress not to vote for repeal this year. “It is clear the gay community is taken …

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This Rand Is Your Rand

Rachel Maddow continues her takedown of Rand Paul.

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PhoboQuotable – Matt Barber

“Whereas every liberal hack on the planet tripped over one another to demand Mark Foley, Larry Craig, Ted Haggard and, most recently, George Rekers divulge the most intimate details of their own bizarre (allegedly) sexual appetites, with Kagan, they’ve suddenly lost interest. Although the mainstream media refuse to do their job, some in the homosexual-activist press are stepping-up to fill …

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Rep. Alan Grayson On Financial Reform: Too Big To Fail Means Too Big To Exist

Grayson thinks the Senate finance reform bill is too weak.

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Morning View – Christopher & Bleecker

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Senate Passes Financial Reform Bill

By a partisan vote of 59-39, the Senate has passed its sweeping financial reform bill. The legislation aims to prevent a recurrence of the near-meltdown of big Wall Street investment banks and the resulting costly bailouts. It calls for new ways to watch for risks in the financial system and makes it easier to liquidate large failing financial firms. It …

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Broadway Friday

-I know you are but what am I? The Pee-wee Herman Show will transfer from its wildy successful Los Angeles revival to Broadway for a six week run to start on October 26th. The show debuted in 1980 as a for-adults act before morphing into the kids friendly TV show that ran from 1986-1990. – Beefcake-O-Rama! Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS …

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White House (And Madonna) Denounce Prison Sentence Of Gay Malawi Couple

Today the White House strongly denounced the sentencing of a gay Malawi couple to 14 years of hard labor merely for holding an engagement ceremony. “The United States strongly condemns the conviction and harsh sentencing of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga in Malawi. The criminalization of sexual orientation and gender identity is unconscionable, and this case mars the human rights …

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