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Speed Dialing

Tom Brokaw interviewed Ted Haggard in 2005: Ted Haggard: I’m not a power broker. I don’t call presidents. I don’t harangue the White House. Tom Brokaw: You don’t have to call him. He calls you. Haggard: I’ll be talking to the White House in another three and a half hours. Brokaw: About what today? Haggard: I don’t know the subject …

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HomoQuotable – Ted Haggard

“Hi Mike, this is Art. Hey, I was just calling to see if we could get any more. Either $100 or $200 supply. And I could pick it up really anytime I could get it tomorrow or we could wait till next week sometime and so I also wanted to get your address.” – Disgraced right-wing evangelical Ted Arthur Haggard, …

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Epiphany

You know that your sack action has seriously declined when you find yourself standing in the local gay sundries retailer, staring at a giant display, and realizing that you no longer know which brand of lube you usually buy. Tragic. At least I still know which beer I drink.

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Speaking In Tina Tongues

Ted Haggard, the virulently anti-gay head of the National Association of Evangelicals was outed today by a Denver television station after it aired an interview with a male prostitute who claims that Haggard has been patronizing him for three years and had used crystal meth during their sessions. Watch the interview here. (via – AmericaBlog.) Haggard, married with five kids, …

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Marlin Beach Hotel

Today’s gay history lesson: Fort Lauderdale’s Marlin Beach Hotel, the place that caused so many men to move to Fort Lauderdale in the 70’s and 80’s. Busy in the winter, but not so much in the summer, the Marlin’s famous t-dances on its Poop Deck packed the boys in every day during the 6 weeks of spring break. It’s where …

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Where’s The Beef?

The beef, gentle readers, will be hoofing down Avenue A to Big Lug tonight for DJs Paul & Damian’s 80’s & electro party. See y’all there. And please folks, ease off on the promo requests. I usually only mention events here if a) I am going to be there, and/or b) it’s being run by meatspace friends. Tonight, I’m requesting …

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The Gays Always Know

Cafe Metro, Madison & 42nd, 8:45am (In line in front of me at the omelet station.) Girl 1: I never know what to wear out anymore. Everything changes so fast. I’m so behind on what’s cool.Girl 2: I know, right? I totally almost put on a poncho the other day. It’s like you can’t even trust what they wear on …

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blogACTIVE Ken Mehlman Parody Ad

Mike Rogers of blogACTIVE and Proud Of Who We Are has released an ad parodying the race-baiting ad used by the Republican National Committee in Tennessee’s senatorial race, in which racist miscegenation messages were played up when a white woman blows a kiss into the camera and suggest that the black Democratic candidate “call me.” In this blogACTIVE spot, Rogers …

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Seven Shot In Castro

Seven people were shot during last night’s annual massive Halloween celebration in San Francisco’s Castro district. Police also reported a stabbing and a sexual assault. For years, local gay activists and merchants have been complaining about the “unofficial” event in the Castro, as it brings up to 500,000 mostly-straight people into the gayborhood, some of whom are aggressive and violent. …

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