Tag Archives: celibacy

Judge Rejects “Provoking Smile” Defense In Murder Of Denver Transwoman

Yesterday a Denver judge rejected a request to lower the charge in the case of murdered transwoman Angie Zapata, after her killer’s lawyer said that Allen Andrade was “provoked” into killing Zapata when she smiled at him after he demanded to know if she was male. Only when Andrade grabbed at Zapata’s crotch did he discover the truth. But when …

Read More »

Gay Marriage = Train Disasters

As predicted here a couple of days ago, check out the top story at the site of anti-gay marriage Christianist group Campaign for Children and Families. Because if we allow gay marriage, we will have a deadly train collision EVERY FUCKING DAY. (Image via – Good As You)

Read More »

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
Launches Anti-Gay Campaign

You may remember that during the 2006 Federal Marriage Amendment debate, Inhofe brought a giant photo of his family onto the Senate floor and crowed, “As you see here, and I think this is maybe the most important prop we’ll have during the entire debate, my wife and I have been married 47 years. We have 20 kids and grandkids. …

Read More »

What’s A Pirate’s Favorite Kind Of Music?

Answer: Arrrrr & B. You’re. Welcome. International Talk A Pirate Day is upon us again. Let the bad jokes commence.

Read More »

Morning View – East 42nd Street

Looking east on 42nd Street from Park Avenue. The next intersection is Lexington.

Read More »

Obama Surges In Latest Gallup Poll

Perhaps driven by this week’s horrific financial news, Barack Obama’s polling numbers have him back in the lead (according to Gallup, at least) for the first time in two weeks. Separate Gallup tracking shows that consumer confidence has become significantly more negative as this week progressed, signifying that Americans are clearly paying attention to the major problems facing Wall Street …

Read More »

Wesson Scalper Palin….

….is my Sarah Palin baby name. Name generator here. What’s yours? I haven’t done one of those name generator thingies since I found out my Wu Tang Clan name was Dubious Mastabatah X.

Read More »

Wayne Besen Takes The Fight To Alaska

The Anchorage Press covers Wayne Besen’s protest at the “ex-gay” conference endorsed by Sarah Palin’s church: [T]he culture wars are raging in Anchorage, too, with Love Won Out descending on the town and the opposition it sparked evident both outside on the sidewalk and in a gay-friendly church that last week hosted speakers who were outraged by this promotion of …

Read More »

Prop 8 Support Wanes In Polls, Others Warn That Battle Remains Close

California Attorney General Jerry Brown’s rewording of Proposition 8 may be having an effect; a new poll shows that support for the marriage ban is down by 4%. The poll found that just 38 percent of likely voters support the measure, while 55 percent intend to vote no. That compares with 42 percent in support and 51 percent opposed in …

Read More »

The Rain In Spain Falls Mainly On McCain

Hilarious or terrifying? Yesterday John McCain was interviewed on the Florida affiliate of Spanish radio network Union Radio. And in the interview McCain appeared not to know who the Prime Minister of Spain was and assumed he was some anti-American leftist leader from South America. After the interviewer presses him a couple times on the point and tries to focus …

Read More »

Sarah Palin On Sean Hannity

Real Clear Politics has the complete transcript. Here’s what David Zurawik of the Baltimore Sun had to say: Talk show host Sean Hannity and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin came together for what Fox News Channel promoted as an exclusive interview. But, in truth, what viewers saw was a carefully staged display of partisan political theater — from the executive-office …

Read More »

Ralph Nader Makes Florida Ballot

Via the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel: Ralph Nader is back. The perennial presidential candidate will be on the Florida ballot in November. Nader’s name is anathema to many Democrats in Florida becuase they blame him for President Bush’s 2000 election. They argue that the votes he siphoned from Gore made Bush the winner in the state. With Florida’s electoral votes, Bush …

Read More »

Charlie’s McCaingels

Three hot detectives go undercover at Obama headquarters….

Read More »

Major Hillary Supporter Endorses McCain

Former Clinton supporter and major Democratic party figure Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild has defected to the McCain camp. In July she called Obama “elitist”, which is totally laughable for somebody with “Lady” in her title. Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild is an ardent Hillary Rodham Clinton supporter who raised scads of money for the New York senator’s failed presidential …

Read More »

Google Phone On Sale Sept. 23

The Google phone comes out Sept. 23rd. Putting it firmly in a price point to compete with the iPhone, the Android-running HTC Dream will cost $199, according to the Wall Street Journal. The smartphone will also get an “aggressively priced” data plan from T-Mobile and receive some heavy Google branding. Some of the readers at Gizmodo find the Android “fugly” …

Read More »

Mormons Taking Over Arizona’s Anti-Gay Marriage Fight

Via Jim Burroway of Box Turtle Bulletin comes word that the Mormon Church, already leading the fight against marriage equality in California, is now taking aim at Arizona: The campaign over whether marriage should be defined — and limited — in the state constitution could soon start to look like a fight between two politically polarizing groups: gays and Mormons. …

Read More »

Today: LGBT Career Fair

Out To Work, the LGBT Career Fair, takes place today at the LGBT Community Center in the West Village. Exhibitors include the NYPD, the NYFD, UPS, Commerce Bank, five agencies of the MTA, ConEd, and many others. Admission is free with your resume.

Read More »

Brad Pitt Gives $100K To Fight Prop 8

Actor Brad Pitt will be donating $100,000 to fight California’s Proposition 8. Brad Pitt announced Wednesday that he’s donating $100,000 to fight California’s Proposition 8, a November ballot initiative that would eliminate same-sex couples’ right to marry. “Because no one has the right to deny another their life, even though they disagree with it, because everyone has the right to …

Read More »

Open Thread Thursday

Did you play any team sports in high school?

Read More »

Morning View – Mercury

I’ve posted a pic or two of Mercury atop Grand Central in the past, but yesterday’s bright skies made this one irresistible. It’s hard to tell from the ground, but Mercury is almost 30 feet tall. The clock alone is 13 feet across. Embiggens nicely.

Read More »