Catholic Families For America (whoever THEY are) has issued a nasty press release denouncing the president for selecting Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court. “By nominating Miss Kagan to the Supreme Court, the president continues to demonstrate a brass-knuckles, Chicago-mobster mentality toward unifying our nation,” said Dr. Kevin Roberts, executive director of CFA. “Naming someone who has been so actively …
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Howard Dean Sends Open Letter To Obama Demanding Repeal Of DADT
Former DNC Chairman Howard Dean has written an open letter to the president demanding that a repeal of DADT be attached to a Department of Defense funding bill. An excerpt: While I understand the need to research how repealing DADT will affect members of the military, the law can still be repealed with an implementation timeline this year. The time …
Read More »Obama To Tap Elena Kagan For SCOTUS
By now you should have heard that the president will be nominating U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. President Barack Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, positioning the court to have three female justices for the first time, NBC News reported late Sunday. Kagan served as the Dean of Harvard Law School …
Read More »J.R. – Will U Marry Me Boy?
Gay hip-hop/R&B from J.R., about whom I know nothing. But I think I recognize the boy he’s chasing from the “movies.”
Read More »Feds Defund Pride Toronto
Pride Toronto, already in a pitched battle with the city over the inclusion of an anti-Israel group, has lost its federal funding for this year’s event. The announcement came Friday when Industry Minister Tony Clement released the government’s list of events that will receive federal funding under the Marquee Tourism Events Program, a temporary two-year stimulus measure to support tourism …
Read More »Lena Horne Dies At Age 92
If, wherever you were last night, you felt a sudden and distinct shudder in the gay universe, it’s because the legendary, the incomparable, the beyond fabulous four-time Grammy winner Lena Horne passed away in Manhattan at the age of 92. Here’s just the first couple of paragraphs of the New York Times’ obituary. Lena Horne, who was the first black …
Read More »National And State LGBT Organizations Step Up To Protect Rekers’ Rentboy
An impressive group of state and national LGBT organizations have expressed their support for Jo-Vanni Roman, the Miami rentboy caught in the middle of the best/worst scandal to hit the anti-gay political machine in years. The above listed organizations and other skilled Florida-based professionals have all indicated their willingness to step in with their widely varied areas of expertise, should …
Read More »Betty White’s Dusty Muffin
Too much? UPDATE: I’ve replaced the “Dusty Muffin” clip with this Hulu edit which contains all of Betty’s bits from last night’s show.
Read More »Christian Group Claims They Prayed Away The Times Square Car Bomb
Remember that hilarious FAIL of an anti-gay Christianist rally that took place on May Day in Washington, DC? Today Right Wing Watch tips us that rally organizer Janet Porter is now saying that they prayed them some prayers that were SO good, that as a thank you bonus, God decided to make sure that there Times Square car bomb would …
Read More »Pogo – Gardyn
Pogo, the 21 year-old musical genius from Perth, Australia, whose trippily gorgeous compositions using vocal samples from classic movies have captivated us for the last couple of years, has done it again. Using the sounds of his mother’s garden and samples of her voice, here is his Mother’s Day tribute, Gardyn. RELATED: While his YouTube channel continues to carry his …
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