Monthly Archives: November 2011

Focus On The Family’s Application

If you want to be selected for Focus On The Family’s Leadership Institute, you must sign a pledge which includes the below policy statement. Homosexuals are entitled to the same basic rights as other citizens. Focus on the Family stands against any movement to rob them of those rights, persecute them, deprive them of employment or housing, or harass them …

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Didn’t We Have A Blizzard Last Month?

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From Barney Frank’s Press Conference

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Barney Frank Retirement Reactions

President Barack Obama “This country has never had a Congressman like Barney Frank, and the House of Representatives will not be the same without him. For over 30 years, Barney has been a fierce advocate for the people of Massachusetts and Americans everywhere who needed a voice. He has worked tirelessly on behalf of families and businesses and helped make …

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TODAY: SiriusXM At 4:30pm

Today at 4:30pm I’ll be on Michelangelo Signorile’s SiriusXM show to talk about some of the latest LGBT-related news items. The gays are on channel 108 and you can listen live online if you sign up for a freebie account. What would be your top five gay news stories this week?

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Urban Dictionary’s Word Of The Day

Over at Urban Dictionary, today’s word of the day is “Jeebus.” According to some of the posts there, Jeebus predates its current Simpsons-inspired usage. Some say Frank Zappa used it on one of his records and Zappa fan Matt Groening got it there. Others say the term dates back centuries as just one of many words people used to avoid …

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How To Get Arrested In Britain

A British woman riding public transit has been charged with inciting racial hatred after her vicious rant was posted to YouTube. Police were told about the YouTube video called My Tram Experience, in which a woman with a child on her knee launches a foul-mouthed tirade against her fellow travellers. Swearing repeatedly in the two-and-a-half minute video, she accuses others …

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God Says You Don’t Get Saturday Off

“We used to have what was called the Puritan Hard Work Ethic, which – it’s really not Puritan – it’s a Biblical hard work ethic. The Bible doesn’t tell us anything about working five days a week, eight hours a day or less – it says ‘six days shalt thou work.’ You rest on the seventh, but the command is …

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Why Aliens Never Contact The Earth

(Source)

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New Hampshire Newspaper Endorses Gingrich Because “Romney Is The 1%”

And they said Occupy Wall Street would have little political impact. And by “they” I include myself. D’oh!

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Afternoon View – Feelin’ Groovy

A few of you should get the headline.

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MOVING IT: Check Your Junk

Here’s how to do it.(Via – Feast Of Fun)

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Miley Cyrus For OWS

Posted to her official YouTube channel.

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December 1st At Zuccotti Park

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GOProud On Barney Frank’s Retirement

You may recall that GOProud supported Frank’s 2010 opponent Sean Bielat, who opposed the repeal of DADT, opposed ENDA, and opposed just about every other aspect of civil equality for “average gay people.” GOProud also paid for homophobic ads that characterized Barney Frank as “catty” and compared him to one of the Real Housewives.

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Mittens Brochure: I Hate Gay Marriage

A just-published brochure from the Romney campaign emphasizes his support for a federal ban on marriage equality. In late summer Romney signed NOM’s hate pledge to campaign vigorously against the civil rights guaranteed to to all Americans by the Constitution which he and NOM want to destroy. Over at Think Progress, Igor Volsky details Romney’s flip-flops on LGBT rights. While …

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BREAKING: Barney Frank To Retire

Rep. Barney Frank will announce his decision not to seek reelection at a press conference later today. More on this shortly…

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DC DMV Offers HIV Tests

Washington DC’s Department of Motor Vehicles recently launched a test program offering free in-house HIV tests. The response has been so good, the city has expanded the program to other agencies. In a city with one of the highest percentages of residents living with HIV or AIDS, health officials have now test-driven the in-DMV testing and are finding that it …

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INDIA: Gay Pride In New Delhi

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Web Sales Soar Over Holiday

The holiday weekend was a big winner for online retailers, who broke previous records by double digits. Online sales rose faster than expected in the US on Black Friday, according to surveys. Internet sales totaled $816M, a 26% gain on last year, said Comscore. IBM Coremetrics put the rise at 24%. Around 50 million Americans visited online retail sites on …

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