Monthly Archives: November 2011
Toby Keith’s ‘Red Solo Cup’; Cheap and Plastic or Fills You Up with Laughs
I’m not sure if I find this disgusting and offensive or brilliant and hillarious. After two watchings I’m leaning more toward the latter. I can say I expect this to be played frequently at backyard cookouts, frat parties and happy … Continue reading
New London, Conn. elects openly gay attorney as first mayor in nine decades
The election news for GLBT candidates just keeps getting better. From LGBTQ Nation: NEW LONDON, Conn. — In an historic contest, voters in New London, Conn., chose a political newcomer, openly gay attorney Daryl Justin Finizio as the city’s first … Continue reading
Va. elects first openly gay senator
From the Washington Blade: Democrat Adam Ebbin, a gay man who has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2004, won election on Tuesday to the Virginia Senate, becoming the state’s first openly gay senator. [snip] Ebbin emerged as … Continue reading
One Year Later Family Reflects on Zack Harrington’s Suicide In Norman, Oklahoma
Zach Harrington was a 19 year old Norman, Oklahoma youth who took his own life in October of 2010 a week after a City Council meeting where anti-gay rehtoric was expressed in a discussion of a proposal to proclaim October Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual … Continue reading
Follow Up from Sierra College’s (Rocklin, Ca) Pride Days: Oct. 25 – 27
From an article by Rick Andreoli (Editor in Chief of gay.net) based on his Sierra College Pride Days talk: When we look at gay representation in media today, it looks as though LGBT equality is in our midst. We’ve got Kurt and Blaine … Continue reading
LGBT Community Pays Final Respects to Frank Kameny
From an email by The Advocate: Dr. Franklin E. Kameny, the LGBT rights pioneer whose activism began when he took on the federal government in the 1950s after he was fired for being gay, was honored Thursday with a farewell … Continue reading
Today In NEGATIVE News for GLBT High Schoolers
Earlier, I posted about Rebeca Arellano, a senior at Patrick Henry High School, was made the school’s first female homecoming king and her girlfriend, Haileigh Adams, who won homecoming queen. A great, uplifting story, role model type story for GLBTs. Unfortunately, with … Continue reading
Proud to Be Here 
Real homophobes don’t Google (commentary from Mark Morford)
While I normally don’t like snarky commentary, this article from Mark Morford in the San Francisco Chronicle really tickled me for its over-the-top, yet spot-on, nod to how support; even self-serving support, for gays is inescapable: Behold, dear homophobe, the upwards … Continue reading →