Monthly Archives: April 2011

Marriage Protest At Buckingham Palace

Yesterday noted British activist Peter Tatchell led a marriage equality protest in the middle of the royal wedding media storm outside of Buckingham Palace. Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell delivered a gigantic wedding card to Buckingham Palace which, according to the website of Chicago Gay Pride, read: “Congratulations William and Kate on your Wedding Day. We wish you a happy …

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Brooklyn Maternity Shop Offer Discounts For Lesbians Moms Only

A lesbian-owned maternity shop in Brooklyn’s Park Slope is offering a discount to lesbian moms only, although the owner doesn’t ask patrons to “prove” that they are gay. While a few people have looked “questioningly” at the placard advertising the unique discount, Paperno says the overall response to the lesbians-only promo is positive. “People are tickled by it,” Paperno says, …

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Punk Singer Poly Styrene Dies At 53

Poly Styrene, lead singer of the seminal 70’s British punk band X-Ray Specs, has died of breast cancer at the age of 53. The band was best known for their hit single Oh Bondage, Up Yours, but I always liked the below track, which I believe was one of the first import 45s I ever bought. Only two months ago …

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Levi Johnston Readies Palin Tell-All

This fall Levi Johnston will release Deer in the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin’s Crosshairs, a tell-all book of his time with Mama Grizzly. “I want to tell the truth about my close relationship with the Palins,” Johnston, 20, says in a statement released by his publisher. “My sense of Sarah and my perplexing fall from grace – how …

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Demon Pig Spirit Exorcism!

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It’s OK To Be Takei

(Via – Buzzfeed)

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Gingrich: U.S. Could Become Secular Atheist Nation Dominated By Islamists

In his warning to an approving church audience, Gingrich doesn’t explain how a country can be both atheist and Islamist dominated.

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Tony Perkins On King & Spalding

“Looking for attorneys that won’t buckle under pressure? Don’t bother contacting King & Spalding. In a stunning announcement, the Atlanta-based firm just dropped the most high-profile client on its books: the U.S. House of Representatives. Barely a week ago, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) hired King & Spalding to go to bat for the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) when the …

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RuPaul’s Drag Race Finale Spoiler

This afternoon my loyal photographer Dr. Jeff and I attended a press event for tonight’s finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race, where the contestants posed for photos and sat down for brief one-on-one chats. Check this post shortly for many more photos and some video shoutouts. In the meantime, stay out of the comments if you’re not watching tonight’s show. VIDEO: …

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Prop 8 Proponents Move To Vacate Judge Vaughn Walker’s Ruling Because He’s Gay

They’ve been talking about it for weeks and today Prop 8’s backers officially filed to vacate Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling overturning the ban of same-sex marriage in California. Because a gay judge cannot possibly be impartial about gay issues. The sponsors of California’s same-sex marriage ban said Monday that the recent disclosure by the federal judge who struck down Proposition …

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GOP Praises Paul Clement, Disses King & Spalding Over DOMA Withdrawal

“I want to express my gratitude to former Solicitor General Clement. I admire his unwavering commitment to his clients and his dedication to uphold the law – qualities that appear to be inconsequential at King and Spalding where politics and profit now appear to come first. King and Spalding’s cut and run approach is inexcusable and an insult to the …

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Maddow: Gay Anchors Should Come Out

“I’m sure other people in the business have considered reasons why they’re doing what they’re doing, but I do think that if you’re gay you have a responsibility to come out.” – Rachel Maddow, in a profile by the UK’s Guardian. Whoever could she be talking about?

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Fake Adele – Angry Birds

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Quote Of The Day – Bryan Fischer

“A self-identified lesbian by the name of Keori confessed to [Pam’s House Blend] readers on Friday that she is now in love with a male Marine. This relationship came right on the heels of a three-year love affair with another woman. She sheepishly admits that ‘I didn’t intend to love this Marine,’ and then ruefully acknowledges that ‘bisexuality happens, ok?’ …

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Tony Perkins Defends Arizona’s New Anti-Gay Adoption Regulations

But the good guy in Fox’s debate does quite well.

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Ruben Diaz Rides The Waambulance

“One of the things that I thought makes the United States special is that we can disagree and still get along. Unfortunately, the growing hatred of many people in New York’s homosexual community toward me does not demonstrate that. It makes no sense to me as a minister and as a Senator because I have never preached hatred toward anyone, …

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Afternoon View – Hell’s Kitchen

The wall of skyscrapers across the top of this photo sort of define the eastern boundary of Hell’s Kitchen, which is mostly low-rise. For now.

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Hunky Jesus 2011

Totally NSFW.

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HomoQuotable – Larry Kramer

“I am a gay person before I’m anything else. I’m a gay person before I’m a white person, before I’m a Jew, before I’m a writer, before I’m American, anything. That is my most identifying characteristic and I don’t find many people who would say that. The polls say the same thing: People do not identify themselves as gay. And …

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NBC Universal – It Gets Better

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