News + Politics
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White House nominates Chai Feldblum, long-time GLBT rights advocate, to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
” the most important effect of this will be when ENDA passes. The EEOC will be the agency responsible for issuing regulations for its enforcement....
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La Vida Boheme: Patrick Swayze, star of drag classic “Too Wong Foo” dies at 57
”Oh, sweet pea. Now, you listen to your Auntie Vida. I want you to believe in yourself, imagine good things and moisturize, I cannot stress...
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Details emerge over Atlanta Eagle raid: Complaint of drugs, sexual activity led to fruitless 2-hour search of 62 patrons
”What happened to the customers was an assault. They were not free to go. There was no suspicion any of them had committed a crime....
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For the drag queens: MTV Awards feature Janet, Madonna, Beyonce, Pink, Gaga — oh, but that Kanye! [video]
”I love you guys. This is for my * fans. You’re the best fans in the world and I love you. And it’s for God...
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Elton John, 62, wants to adopt Ukranian toddler, Lev [video]
”Because of the traveling that I do, and the life I have, maybe it wouldn’t be the fair thing for a child. But after seeing...
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Interpret this: Need for Census data on gay couples needs defending
”Why does the census ask if people are young or old, black or white, married or single? It’s because we want to understand if the...
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Unspeakable horror: Islamic extremists using chat rooms to target gays for torture & murder
”It is the easiest way to find those people who are destroying Islam and who want to dirty the reputation we took centuries to build...
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Eagle bar in Atlanta raided by police for having dancers & “underwear night”
”No patron was arrested. I was under the impression the only time you needed a license… is if they’re strippers. These dancers were in their...
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Catania says enough sponsors to pass “Civil Marriage Act” allowing gay marriage in Washington, DC
”For me, I have to be honest, it’s a particularly satisfying point in time to have a community and the council that is so committed...
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Alan Turing, gay computer scientist, receives apology from UK Prime Minister 55 years after suicide
”Turing was a quite brilliant mathematician, most famous for his work on breaking the German Enigma codes. It is no exaggeration to say that, without...
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Women’s track star, Semenya, receives feminizing makeover; Tests reveal her to have both male and female sex traits
”There certainly is evidence Semenya is a hermaphrodite. But the trouble is the IAAF now have the whole ANC and the whole of South Africa...
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Gays in Washington state give up petition battle; Judge will not release names of signers
”Washington Families Standing Together announced Wednesday night that the group won’t appeal Tuesday’s ruling on Referendum 71 by Thurston County Superior Court Judge Thomas McPhee…....
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Washington CityPaper tries to bring “Ex-Gays” out of the closet
”My move to the suburbs was strictly the spirit of the Lord operating in my life. Even though I was a heathen then, I know...
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Anti-gay California lawmaker resigns; caught boasting about cheating on wife with lobbyist [video]
“Even as he resigns in shame, former California Assemblymember Michael Duvall is wallowing in hypocrisy. While engaging in extra-marital affairs, he used ‘family values’ as...
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Lies! South Carolina’s Republican Senator Joe Wilson has history of anti-gay votes
Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 13, 2007) Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Nov 13, 2007) Voted...
