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Kevin Bacon’s charity website, Six Degrees, has named Family Pride as one of its six charities to win a matching grant, after the gay families group raised over $30,000 from 1138 donors. Bacon had pledged $10,000 to each of the top six groups with the most unique donors. Family Pride placed third, winning the additional money and a mention from …

Bono and The Edge are penning a Broadway musical version of Spider-Man, and auditions are already underway for a first reading, with Julie “Lion King” Taymor set to direct. That this news comes just as April 30-May 6 has been named “Spider-Man 3 Week In NYC” is pure coincidence of course. Producers are said to be looking for an actor …

This morning a bomb exploded near Jerusalem and investigating police found leaflets protesting the upcoming Jerusalem gay pride parade. Ultra-orthodox Jews are suspected to have planted the bomb, which slightly injured a farmer when his tractor rode over the device. Noah Sattah, executive director of Jerusalem Open House issued this statement: “Jerusalem Open House could not more strongly condemn this …

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg will unveil a massive list of capital improvement projects for the city at an Earth Day ceremony this Sunday, including a new midtown trans-Hudson tunnel and a plan to begin “congestion pricing” for drivers entering crowded midtown and downtown areas during peak hours. London has had success with a similar plan, which has not only raised …

There seems to be an strange and bright glowing light in the sky. Odd. Tomorrow feels like a good day for Central Park.

“Thirty-three people were killed. Some were queer, and others were straight allies. The GLBT community at Tech grieves in the same way as others — deeply and as part of a greater whole.” – Virginia Tech GLBT Student Alliance president Curtis Dahn, reporting that gay students are among those killed in Monday’s massacre. Dahn declined to name or number the …

In a survey of 24 nations conducted between 1999 and 2002, homophobia was shown to be the most prevalent form of bigotry in the western world, compared to bigotry based on race, religion and national origin. Titled Human Beliefs And Values, the survey was conducted by a international group of social scientists, who asked Europeans and Australians the question “Would …

Wearing a t-shirt that said “Life Is Beautiful”, Sanjaya was voted off of American Idol last night, ending a national obsession. After the result was announced, fellow contestant Lakisha gave Sanjaya an extremely long embrace as the audience gave him a standing ovation. And then, as is tradition, Sanjaya was given to mic to perform a final number, in which …

Watson Pharmaceuticals has discontinued production of its AIDS-related wasting drug, the anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate (brand name Deca-Durabolin), citing diminished availability of the medication’s active ingredient. Some AIDS activists are protesting the move, claiming that Watson has discontinued Deca in order to focus on their recently acquired license to manufacture a generic version of Oxandrin, another anti-wasting drug. In some …

The current issue of The New Yorker features an article about the Ansonia Hotel, former home of the legendary Continental Baths: What is it about the Ansonia Hotel, at Broadway and Seventy-third Street, that makes people want to take off their clothes? In the nineteen-sixties and seventies, naked men, sometimes ten thousand of them a week, used to hang out …

New Hampshire Governor Bill Lynch said today that he will sign the civil unions bill which is expected to pass the NH Senate next week. When that happens, New Hampshire will join Vermont, Connecticut and New Jersey as the fourth state to offer civil unions to same-sex partners. Gov. Lynch has said that he still opposes marriage for gay partners, …

Congratulations to Jake, who authors the Chicago-based blog, NoFo, the winner of Tuesday’s Dreamgirls contest. Jake was our 46th commenter on my sister’s 46th birthday, hence his selection. And by an odd coincidence, yesterday was also Jake’s birthday! Jake says: “This makes me a bigger Dreamgirls winner than Eddie Murphy! This DVD is much more exciting than the new bathroom …

Do you try to become friends with hook-ups/tricks/one night stands? Or are you happy if you never run into them again?.

By a 5-4 vote, today the Supreme Court gave the anti-abortion movement its hugest victory in many years, upholding the federal ban on “partial-birth” or late-term abortions. Predictably, dissenting justices were Ginsberg, Souter, Stevens, and Breyer. Justice Ginsberg objected so strenuously, she took the unusual step of reading her dissent from the bench, noting that this ruling will disadvantage adolescents …

Following along on the Queer Justice League’s listserv, it’s impossible not to be reminded of Monty Python’s Life Of Brian. REG: Listen. If you really wanted to join the Peoples Front of Judea, you’d have to really hate the Romans.BRIAN: I do!REG: Oh, yeah? How much?BRIAN: A lot!REG: Right. You’re in. Listen. The only people we hate more than the …

Upper East Side, 1st & 71st, 8:30amA woman is walking her dog in front of an under-construction high-rise. A cement truck is waiting to back into the site. Construction Guy: Excuse me, miss! Can you please use the other sidewalk? Woman (pointing at dog): When he is done making HIS shit, you can go back to making YOURS. I was …

“I cannot in good conscience take office without noting my strong opposition to the recent amendment that so blatantly discriminates against my fellow Wisconsinites who are gay or lesbian.” – Madison, Wisconsin’s newly elected Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, during yesterday’s swearing-in ceremony. Half of Madison’s city council joined Cieslewicz in altering their oaths of office, earning the wrath of conservatives. Fantastic.

Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has announced that this week he plans on filing articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney. Beltway insiders are claiming this move is merely a publicity ploy by Kucinich, who is trailing far behind in the polls. One quote: “We’ll see a Kucinich administration before we’ll see a Cheney impeachment.” Yeah, I’m …

The internet radio industry was dealt a sharp blow yesterday when the Copyright Royalty Board refused to reconsider a ruling that sharply raised the royalties internet stations must pay to artists and record companies. Most internet stations such as 365Live.com now say they will not be able to go on under the new rules. Some of my personal favorite stations …

Today is the 11th annual National Day Of Silence, in which students around the country will remain silent during their school day to draw awareness to homophobia on campus The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network has distributed stickers and cards for students to pay out. The material reads: “Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating …