Monthly Archives: March 2013

20% Of Americans Have “No Religion”

According to a just-released biannual survey, the number of Americans who say they have “no religion” has almost quadrupled to 20% in the last 40 years. On American attitudes toward religion, UC Berkeley researchers found that 20 percent of a nationally representative group reported no religious preference. That’s a jump from 1990 when all but 8 percent of Americans polled …

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It’s International Pi Day

Make mine Boston Creme.

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Chris Hayes Replaces Ed Schultz At MSNBC

Next month Chris Hayes will take over the 8PM weekday slot at MSNBC as the network moves Ed Schultz to the weekends.  The New York Times reports: Mr. Hayes, a liberal intellectual who has hosted a well-regarded weekend morning program on MSNBC for the past 18 months, is a protege of Rachel Maddow, the highest-rated host on the channel. He …

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Another Violent Mugging In The Castro

The Castro continues to be plagued by a string of violent muggings, many of which involve the theft of personal electronics. Castro Biscuit reports on the latest: Around 9PM, Dalton Huckaby, popular personal trainer and 2013 Bare Chest Calendar participant, was on his way home from work walking down 17th Street near Noe St speaking to a friend on his …

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Inside The Chrysler Building Spire

To get to the very top of the Chrysler Building’s spire, you must climb over 100 feet of ladders after reaching the top floor.

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GLAAD Bans NY Post From Event

The 2013 GLAAD Media Awards take place in Manhattan on Saturday, where Madonna will present Anderson Cooper with the Vito Russo Award.  Not in attendance will be the New York Post, whose press pass request has been denied due to the paper’s history of nasty references to transgender people. GLAAD writes: GLAAD was founded in 1985 to challenge The New …

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Eurovision: Israel’s Moran Mazor

Reality show winner Moran Mazor will compete for Israel in Hebrew with Rak Bishvilo, which translates as Only For Him. The last non-English entry to win Eurovision was in 2007 when Serbia made its contest debut as an independent nation. Israel last won Eurovision in 1998 when transgender pop star Dana International broke a long string of English-language winners with …

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The Next Issue Of TIME

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VENEZUELA: Opposition Candidate Slams Homophobia As “Absolute Fascism”

As the contest to succeed late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez heats up, leading opposition candidate and Miranda state Gov. Henrique Capriles (left) is firing back at interim president Nicolas Maduro, who has has publicly hinted that Capriles is gay.  Andres Duque has a translation of Capriles’ statement at Blabbeando: I’d like to send a respectful and considerate message in rejection …

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Pam Geller’s Latest SF Muni Campaign

“Americans need to understand the threat they’re facing. That is the point of our ads. The slaughter of Christians in Nigeria, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Algeria et al — that doesn’t warrant a statement, let alone a press conference from San Francisco authorities, but my ads do. Think about that. Hundreds of thousands dead, but it would be blasphemy to talk …

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46 Years

Visit the pro-gay March 4 Marriage page on Facebook for information about rallies and events near you.

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Open Thread Thursday

Tell us about your nationality.

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But Is He Pro-Kidnapping?

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Google Reader To Shut Down

Since it launched eight years ago, almost every time I’ve quoted or cited or credited another LGBT site, their news came to me through Google Reader. This sucks. Details.

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Tony Perkins Has The Sadz Over Colorado

“After an emotional–and at times heated–debate, the Colorado legislature managed to do something that the past two statehouses could not: legalize civil unions. With Democrats in control of the Colorado House and Senate, they made counterfeiting marriage their top priority. By a 39-26 vote, the House sent the bill to Governor John Hickenlooper–a Democrat–who is celebrating the bill even before …

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Gay Sex Will Explode Your Televison

“Exploding into smithereens” sounds like an awesome orgasm.

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VIDEO: The Big Reveal

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NOM Cheers Their New Leader

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HomoQuotable – Herndon Graddick

“For decades the Catholic hierarchy has been in need of desperate reform. In his life, Jesus condemned gays zero times. In Pope Benedict’s short time in the papacy, he made a priority of condemning gay people routinely. This, in spite of the fact that the Catholic hierarchy had been in collusion to cover up the widespread abuse of children within …

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Argentina Wins Vatican Idol!

The new pope is Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina.  From Wikipedia: He strongly opposed legislation introduced in 2010 by the Argentine Government to allow same-sex marriage. In a letter to the monasteries of Buenos Aires, he wrote: “Let’s not be naive, we’re not talking about a simple political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the plan …

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