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There are only 11,000 payphones left scattered across the five boroughs and New York City has launched a contest for their reinvention. We know that with the rise of mobile phones and digital media, the way that New Yorkers share information is changing rapidly. In order to modernize our powerful communications infrastructure, the City of New York is hosting Reinvent …

As the right wing continues to eat each other alive over the 2012 elections, Dick Armey has bailed out on FreedomWorks, the Koch Brothers’ astroturfing outfit that booted the Tea Party into national prominence three years ago. And what a payout he’s getting to go away. A confidential contract obtained by The Associated Press shows that Armey agreed in September …

One of the few Xmas tunes I can tolerate, done up with toy instruments and surprise back-up singers. (Via Towleroad)

Carlos Maza reports at Equality Matters: He has ties to a white supremacist organization, a history of anti-gay extremism, and zero credibility as a political commentator, but Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony Perkins managed to use the GOP presidential primary to become a star on cable news networks. Perkins is no stranger to the mainstream media. Though his organization …

Uruguay’s Chamber of Deputies, that nation’s lower legislative body, will vote on same-sex marriage on December 11th. Five months ago, the government approved the recognition of same sex marriage legalized in other countries. The law was supported by the Constitution Committee and the Codes of the House including two opposition legislators.  Frente Amplio legislator Julio Bango, a supporter of the …

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According to an unnamed source, openly gay Export-Import Bank head Fred Hochberg is under consideration to join President Obama’s cabinet as Secretary of Commerce. If chosen, Hochberg would be the first openly gay cabinet member in history. Chris Johnson reports at Washington Blade: The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Washington Blade that Hochberg is under consideration …