10/03/2005
NYDN Widdicombe: Days numbered for FDNY beefcake calendar. "Its official name is the 'Calendar of Heroes,' and the thinking is that these shirtless calendars aren't an appropriate way to present heroes."
Former Texas inmate convicted on petty theft details prison abuse and rape at hands of other inmates. "Johnson told the court that the gang forced him to wear women's makeup. He said on one occasion when he appeared before a prison official the man made a gay slur because of the makeup. Another official said that the lipstick and eyeliner was a sign of promiscuity and said that Johnson had brought the rapes on himself. In yet another example an official told him to get a boyfriend for protection."
Paddy Nhlapo and Richard Yell, two South African gay men with HIV, have reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and may be qualified to enter Guinness Book of World Records as the first inidividuals living with AIDS to make the ascent.
UK report: Same-sex home-buying soars. "Gay couples will definitely become more identifiable with the added protection the Civil Partnerships Act is likely to engender. It’s not that they didn’t buy houses together before, but that they won’t be so reluctant to reveal to their lawyer that they’re a couple."
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"...aren't an appropriate way to present heroes." are you kidding me? first of all, if this were the female fire brigade of santa clara or whatever, the outcome would be totally different, no doubt. secondly, how are heroes supposed to be presented? torturing prisoners? thumbs-up, grinning over charred bodies? standing in front of the ladder truck with the dalmation and a stoic face? gag me. america really needs to loosen the fuck up.
Posted by: CriticalRN | Oct 3, 2005 1:07:48 PM
I so totally agree with you, RN. Let's play doctor.
Posted by: Tipsy McStaggers | Oct 3, 2005 1:58:01 PM
Oh god I'm getting so sick of the FDNY's sanctimonious post-9/11 attitude... to say nothing of their endless piss contest with the city's cops. Isn't refraining from calling yourself a "hero" in public the most heroic behavior of all?
Posted by: jaykayess | Oct 3, 2005 2:07:41 PM
Yet another case of Puritanical self-righteousness boiling to the surface of a somewhat worthless daily.
If only our country were more relaxed about sex, we might get free porn after 1 AM, like Europeans do. That alone is almost worth the move there.
Fucking fundie wingnuts, always spoiling the fun.
Posted by: Tread | Oct 3, 2005 2:37:45 PM
"...In yet another example an official told him to get a boyfriend for protection."
Do I smell a book deal? Could make a hell of a movie too. Porno Prison Princess?
Texas has been known for worse things.
Posted by: Jay Croce | Oct 3, 2005 5:33:31 PM
Fundamentalism is the nagging suspicion that someone, somewhere, might be happy.
(I don't know who wrote that, but I thought that might be particlarly apropos given the firemen story.)
Posted by: Brian | Oct 4, 2005 9:26:12 AM