Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Once or twice I’ve made mocking posts about all the Lt. Uhurus running around with those ridiculous blinking Bluetooth earpieces, but this new “invisible” in-ear receiver seems a slight improvement. According to the linked Gizmodo article, this radio frequency receiver is “capable of receiving transmissions from mobile phones, walkie-talkies and specialized transmitters, with a range of 250 meters.” I suppose …

Courtesy of Showtime, this week’s Swag Tuesday haul is the 4-disc box set of the first season of Dexter, their critically raved and deeply strange series about a police detective who moonlights as a serial killer.Dexter is based on the compelling novel “Darkly Dreaming Dexter” by Jeff Lindsay. Orphaned at the age of four and harboring a traumatic secret, Dexter …

Popular Manhattan gay nightclub Mr. Black was raided and temporarily closed early yesterday morning. Police arrested three patrons for sales and 12 for use and possession of marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy. Swooping in at 4:35am, vice cops described the scene as an “open-air drugs market.” Also busted: 17 nightclub staffers were arrested under a charge of “criminal nuisance”, meaning that …

Lakeside brunch at Central Park’s Boathouse is a little pricey, but it’s a classic Manhattan experience.

“My gut wrenched when I read of Sen. Larry Craig‘s bathroom arrest. I remembered my own late-night encounter with the law at a Garden State Parkway rest stop following a political dinner in north Jersey. I pulled into the rest stop, parked my car, flashed my headlights, which was “the signal,” and waited. Glancing in my rearview mirror, I saw …

As expected, Sen. Larry Craig resigned today, saying, “The people of Idaho deserve a senator who can devote 100 percent of his time and effort to the critical issues of our state and of our nation. Therefore it is with sadness and deep regret that I announce that it is my intent to resign from the Senate, effective September 30th.” …

“When you look at this recent photo of Britney Spears, are you thinking what I’m thinking? I mean, that’s an awesome handbag, am I right?” – Leigh Ann Wilson on Lock The Bedroom Door. I don’t usually make these kind of posts, but Wilson’s quote was irresistible.

Forbes has published their annual list of the most powerful women in the world. German Chancellor Angela Merkel tops the list for the second year in a row, but Condoleeza Rice falls to #4. Oprah’s at #21, Hillary at #25, Nancy Pelosi at #26. Rankings are calculated based on a composite of visibility (based on press mentions) and economic impact …

“Most cruisers don’t want to engage in sex in public. They want to meet someone in a public space and then try to be discreet—maybe in a stall or a cubicle or maybe behind a bush. The most important thing to note about Senator Craig is that there was no sex involved. I keep waiting for the news media to …

As mentioned several posts down, yesterday an Iowa judge struck down that state’s Defense of Marriage Act. Wasting no time, two Iowa men were married on their front lawn this morning. But at 11am, after 20 gay couples had filed for marriage licenses, the same judge issued a verbal stay of his order, pending the appeal of his decision to …