Never again?

Today we hear another case of random yet targeted violence in the shooting at the Holocaust Museum in D.C. Random, because the perpetrator didn’t know the museum security guard who he killed. But targeted, because the perpetrator, a white supremacist, chose to kill someone at a museum which documents the genocide of millions of Jews [...]

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Stephen Colbert debates DADT

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High Fructose Corn Syrup Spoof

I just found this great spoof on the high fructose corn syrup commericals starring Jackie Beat. The original commercial is first for those of you who haven’t seen it.

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Glad I didn’t program that

As a computer programmer, I occasionally make mistakes that get noticed. Those mistakes are bad as opposed to the ones I figure out before anyone knows about it. I hate to be this guy at Amazon who caused a Twitter fiasco by un-rating all Amazon products that had gay/lesbian themes. In the comments to my [...]

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International Adoption

I’ve never been wowed by an editorial by Roland Smith on CNN, but this one about international adoption has a lot of interesting points. He starts out by asking why are celebrities adopting foreign children instead of choosing from the many American children that need homes. He then goes on to say: According to various [...]

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Headlines for the day

It’s pretty obvious that America has some serious problems. None of which have to do with gay marriage or abortion or name your own wedge issue. Alabama, Los Angeles. These daily massacres are starting to become commonplace.

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Another photo from the inauguration

Via SeattlePI:

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Was Eckern treated unfairly?

Scott Eckern’s dramatic (no pun intended) exit from California Musical Theater for supporting Prop 8 has opened up a lot of heated dialogue about the so-called “hypocrisy” of the gay community who are “intolerant.” My friend R.J. commented on my previous post saying: I think the donation was very very wrong but frankly it was [...]

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More on Eckern’s resignation

The New York Times has an article up that describes some of the fallout from musical theatre producers, writers, composers and actors after the discovery that Eckern donated to Yes on Prop 8. The sense of disappointment over the vote extended to Broadway. Jeffrey Seller, a producer of the show “Avenue Q,” which is scheduled [...]

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California Musical Theatre Artistic Director Resigns

When I first heard the story about how the Artistic Director of California Musical Theatre in Sacramento had given $1,000 in support of Yes on Proposition 8, I wondered what is California Musical Theatre. Proposition 8 in California would prevent same-sex marriage at the same time as revoking same-sex marriages already granted. I thought to [...]

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Manly Love via the BBC

My husband’s sense of humor makes a little more sense to me after reading this. Check out these excerpts from the BBC about the joint meeting yesterday between Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. As they were walked towards the lecturn there was a lot of touching, as is common in a new relationship. All evening [...]

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Mormons surprise me

Here’s an article from the Salt Lake City Tribune about how the LDS is fighting to get gay marriage banned in California. The LDS Church’s campaign to pass Proposition 8 represents its most vigorous and widespread political involvement since the late 1970s, when it helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment. It even departs from earlier [...]

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I Kissed a Girl church sign

Via Matt Yglesias. I’m not sure I understand what the purpose of this sign is. Do they think they are going to bring parishioners to the pews with that kind of sign? Most people go to church because they find it uplifting.

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Travel guides with gay/lesbian sections

This is absolutely hilarious. A campaign official for the Virginia Lieutenant Governor cancelled an order for 150 guidebooks to entertainment in Minneapolis-St. Paul after discovering they included a 6-8 page section for gay and lesbian nightclubs. “Having a section dedicated solely to GLBT will be a BIG problem for many of our folks. We simply [...]

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Boystown Chicago

At heart I must be a bit of a fag hag, because when I came to Chicago I looked up the nearest gay bar to hang out in. I like the sense of community that you find in gay bars and how usually everyone knows everyone else. It’s definitely a nice atmosphere if you don’t [...]

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Groups predict prostitution spike at RNC

Advocacy groups that fight prostitution in the Twin Cities are gearing up for what they believe will be a surge in activity during the Republican National Convention—even though police say they aren’t expecting it to be a problem. The Twin Cities will see an influx of 35,000 visitors during the Republican convention from Sep. 1-4. [...]

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Asian-American self-loathing and tennis

What is it about Asian Americans that makes some of them be ashamed of being Asian? I’ve noticed this phenomenon in the past on a NPR cartoon where Adrian Tomine talks about how the character Long Duk Dong in Sixteen Candles ruined his life. Now I read a very interestingly titled article “Dear Michael Chang. [...]

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South Carolina is So Gay!

Or not. In late June, travel agent Matthew DeGuire got a call from a customer about an ad in London’s subway. “South Carolina is so gay” read the ad, alongside others touting Las Vegas, New Orleans, Boston and Atlanta as also being “so gay.” The ads were timed with London’s annual gay pride festival. “He [...]

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Trivia Night at Purr

A friend knowing that I play pub trivia not once but two times a week asked me if I wanted to go to Purr to play trivia. Purr is a very trendy gay/lesbian bar with very good music. For those interested, Purr’s quiz takes place on Sundays at 8:00. There is no charge to play. [...]

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You’re Not a Lesbian!

A Greek court has been asked to draw the line between the natives of the Aegean Sea island of Lesbos and the world’s gay women. Three islanders from Lesbos – home of the ancient poet Sappho, who praised love between women – have taken a gay rights group to court for using the word lesbian [...]

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Sex Offenders, Gun Owners Stand in the Same Line

I personally believe in gun control, but let’s be honest should a gun owner be lumped together with a sex offender? Pasquotank County officials have decided to change this sign in the Public Safety Building, shown here June 27, 2007, following complaints from gun-permit seekers who said it made them feel embarrassed to stand in [...]

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If You’re a Cyclist, French, and Gay You’re Expendable

Earlier I made case against the leniency of vehicular assaults that do not involve alcohol. Here is a tragic case of one that does. As an occasional bicycle commuter, I’m pleased to see this woman got what she deserved. A judge sentenced a woman to nearly the maximum prison term for negligent homicide after hearing [...]

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Not So Subtle Gay Advertising

I’ve always loved subliminal advertising as well as liminal (you know, it’s what’s above the subliminal.) Via the Slog

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