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Rodney King, the nation’s most famous victim of police brutality, has been found dead at the age of 47. Police in Rialto, California, received a 911 call from King’s fiancee, Cynthia Kelly, about 5:25 a.m., said Capt. Randy DeAnda. Responding officers found King at the bottom of the pool, removed him and attempted to revive him. He was pronounced dead …

Transgender activist April Ashley, 77, has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire). According to some accounts, Ashley was the first Briton to undergo sexual reassignment surgery. The recognition in the Queen’s Birthday Honours has thrilled the 77-year-old. “It’s unbelievable and wonderful and especially fantastic to receive it in the year of Her …

Filmed at Right Online, the wingnut version of Netroots.

The New York Times has published a Father’s Day essay by Dominick Zarrillo, the dad of one the men challenging Prop 8 in Perry v Brown. None of us could believe something like that would pass in California. When it did, I wondered if Jeff and Paul would move from the place they loved and had called home for so …

That’s how the Christian News Service sees it.

Literally! (Tipped by JMG reader Rian)

If you can bear it…

Gentle readers, I’m rerunning my annual Pride rant for the eighth year. I wrote this post in 2005 a couple of days after attending Pride here in NYC. In the following years I’ve reposted it in advance of the day in the hope of encouraging you to attend. My apologies to those that have read it before. Have a wonderful …