Wayne Besen of Truth Wins Out was on the Bill O’Reilly show last night to take about Jay Leno and homophobic jokes. O’Reilly claims that he would “never” make jokes about a minority group for fear of being branded a homophobe or racist. Truth Wins Out is an “ex-gay” watchdog group, so I’m not sure why Besen is tackling this …

“All forms of oppression depend on two factors for their continued maintenance. First, on specific economic, political and ideological structures. Second, on a significant proportion of the population being socialised into the acceptance of harsh masculine values which involve the legitimisation of aggression and the suppression of gentleness and emotion. “The embracing of these culturally-conditioned macho values is what makes …

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I’ve updated my Black Party 2008 review to add that promoters have informed me that the unannounced 7:30am performer was Katreese Barnes, the musical director of Saturday Night Live, who sang her new single Alright, Alright to general acclaim from party attendees. And that’s a tough crowd right there, people. Barnes is the co-writer of SNL’s smash viral video Dick …

More than 1000 homophobes packed Oklahoma’s Capitol today to rally in support of their Hater In Chief, Sally Kern. From a blog called Destiny Christian: The event was tastefully and lovingly approached with Sally and her husband offering forgiveness to all who have been so cruel. A former homosexual shared his testimony and thanked everybody for their assistance in helping …

Sorry for two Letterman clips in one day, but I missed last night’s Top 10 and it was just pointed out to me that his writers call Thomas Beatie, the now world famous pregnant transsexual man, “an androgynous freak show.” Let’s see what GLAAD does with this.

Arizona is set to approve health benefits for the partners of state employees. The domestic partners of state employees, gay or straight, will be eligible for health coverage and other benefits under a plan approved Tuesday by a state oversight panel. The Governor’s Regulatory Review Council, with three members missing or abstaining, voted 4-0 to approve the benefits expansion. It …

No, really. Apparently the business has been around for awhile, but I just learned about Rent-A-Dildo.com from an ad in this week’s HX Magazine. Described by some as a “Netflix for sex toys”, the site promises: We’ve developed a patent-pending process for thoroughly cleaning each toy before it is sent out to a customer. Our extensive research and testing indicate …

Watching him lob zingers at David Letterman last night, it was a little distressing to see how charming John McCain can be. Also distressing: McCain’s warm reception from Letterman’s normally leftish audience. Note that for McCain’s entrance music, the band plays the Shirelles’ Soldier Boy.

Greece is considering a law that will allow gay couples to solemnize their relationships in a civil ceremony, causing outrage within the Greek Orthodox Church. Bishop Anthimos of Thessaloniki charged that the new law would erode human dignity and “make them equal to animals.” Gays in Greece are banned from military service and only 16% of the nation says they …

As he promised last year, Sen. Ted Kennedy will introduce the trans-exclusive version of ENDA to the Senate. Despite an uproar that ripped the gay activism community apart, the weakened version of the bill passed in the House last year. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is jumping into the middle of an uproar within the gay community whose causes he has …

The petition drive to get an anti-gay marriage amendment on California’s November ballot is getting close to the number of signatures needed to succeed. The organization collecting signatures for a proposed amendment banning same-sex marriage in California says it is close to meeting the requirement. Protect Marriage says it has collected 881,000 of the 1.1 million signatures needed. The deadline …

As an April Fool’s joke, yesterday Hillary challenged Barack Obama to a “bowl-off”, making fun of the 37 score Obama received while bowling the day before at a Pennsylvania campaign stop. Warning: lame puns.

John McCain will not retreat from his party’s strong anti-gay marriage and anti-abortion platform. Advisers to Sen. John McCain’s presidential bid say he will not try to “soften” the Republican party’s platform on abortion and same-sex marriage to appeal to more voters. McCain associates told The Washington Times that his operatives are not going to work behind the scenes to …

“Let’s be clear that the profoundly humanistic position of this government is to respect the intrinsic dignity of everyone, of every human being, independently of their creed, race, sexual preference. We will give certain guarantees to stable gay couples but matrimony will continue being reserved for a man, a woman and the family. Every person has dignity, that’s to say, …

After his interview with actor Ryan Phillipe caused outrage from gay activists and spawned a entire website populated by people flipping Tonight Show host Jay Leno their middle fingers, GLAAD is reporting that the comedian has apologized. “In talking about Ryan’s first role, I realize that what I said came out wrong,” the host said in a statement. “I certainly …

On Monday, April 7th, the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force presents the 2008 New York Leadership Awards at the New York Times Center. Hosted by comedian Sabrina Matthews and a featuring special performances by Debbie Harry and Miss Guy, this year’s awards will honor filmmaker John Waters, New York Governor David Paterson, and the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber …

Alphonso Jackson, Bush’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development has resigned amid allegations he funneled housing contracts to Republican insiders. HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson, his tenure tarnished by allegations of political favoritism and a criminal investigation, announced his resignation amid the wreckage of the national housing crisis. He leaves behind a trail of unanswered questions about whether he tilted the …

On Friday my super finally fixed my front door so it doesn’t slam shut when you let it go, after three years of my occasionally annoying the neighbors by letting it slip. Last night I noticed that my house guest had left it slightly open when he left to go out bar hopping. I “tsk tsked” him in my head …

As Congress considers repealing the ban on foreign travelers with HIV from entering the United States, a Canadian man reports an encounter with border agents last November. The U.S. Senate is expected to vote next month on a bill proposed by Massachusetts Senator John Kerry that would lift what he calls a Draconian travel ban that has caused thousands of …