05/31/2006
New York State same-sex marriage appeals to be webcast live here today beginning at 2pm EST.
Qantas Airways, which employees over 30,000 people, finally recognizes gay marriage after one of its employees forwards an email from Judge Alastair Nicholson stating that it would be the right thing to do. Nicholson: "There is nothing to stop a private employer permitting your husband to be described as your spouse on its documentation and I can see no legal impediment to it doing so. Indeed it would, in my view, be an appropriate step for it to take."
Ten years in the making: Berlin opens $950 million dollar railway station.
UNAids: HIV infection rate stable for first time in 25 years.
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who yesterday restated his support for gay marriage, says he expects city attorneys to fight it with gusto: "I would never want to hire lawyers that tried to lose - they will try to win."
X-Men or X-Gays?: "The ONLY thing I left the theater certain about was the explicit overarching social commentary throughout the film. I mean, within the first few minutes of the film ,we see a small child sawing off his wings, embarrassed because he knew his father would be so disappointed to have a mutant [fag] for a son."
TAB: New witnesses and new forensic evidence in Diana case.
They can care for them but not keep them: Indiana's double standard on adoption and foster care in the spotlight.
Associated Press deletes line in news story to make it more biased against Senator Harry Reid and his acceptance of boxing tickets from the Nevada state government: "Today, Josh Marshall discovered that AP appears to have edited its story and deleted the sentence that makes clear that Harry Reid was pushing legislation the Nevada boxing folks didn't like. I.e., AP just happened to delete the key line of their story that proves that Harry Reid isn't dishonest. And AP happens to delete this line from their story right after we all criticize them, using the line as proof that AP's story doesn't hold water."
Big Brother Australia accused of fabricating gay kiss. Contestant: "I never kissed David and I am not gay. It was the camera angles, it never happened!...There was no kiss . . . I think he is a good looking guy. I can see if a guy's attractive or not, but I am not sexually attracted to him."
New musical to open in L.A. set in the Hollywood jazz clubs of the 50's: "Inspired by 1950s film noir, the musical looks at the laws governing gay and lesbian clubs of the time; when women weren't allowed to bartend and men couldn't dance with other men; when every glance had a double meaning and every word was an innuendo and everything had to be done to strict code. Play It Cool is set against a sexy 1950s Hollywood backdrop and celebrates the gay men and lesbian women of that time who had the guts to break the rule."
Gay men are outperforming their straight counterparts as business leaders throughout corporate America: "So what does being gay or male have to do with successful business leadership? The reason gay men are outperforming the good-old-boys in business is due to a new paradigm for effective leadership that is proving to meet the needs and values of today's empowered workforce. Identified as the G Quotient, it is seven leadership principles rooted in the professional worldview of gay men that develops through learned skills such as adaptability, intuitive communication and creative problem solving. In the workplace, these principles are responsible for generating unprecedented levels of professional commitment among their employees. In fact, it's why 84 percent of more than one thousand employees reporting to gay men across four major economic sectors report high morale within their working environments -- compared to 40 percent nationally."
Posted 10:10 AM EST by Andy Towle in Australia, Elsewhere, Film, Germany, Royalty, Television | Permalink
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Hi Andy. It's a very important day today. The NYS Court of Appeals is hearing the marriage argument at 2:00. The argument will be live to view on the court website which is:
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/ctapps/
Posted by: tommy | May 31, 2006 10:18:05 AM
On the Berlin train station: I was there just one month ago, and took some photos of the final stages of construction:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbrome/tags/hauptbahnhof/
As for gay executives, isn't the "G Quotient" really just "fewer of us are distracted by raising kids"? Of course having kids isn't merely a "distraction" - it's wonderful - but it does change your priorities 100%.
Posted by: Rich | May 31, 2006 11:26:21 AM
I think it's because we love getting our asses kissed! that we gay men are such good workplace superiors.
Posted by: Bill | May 31, 2006 11:43:14 AM
Hello Andy! During the Opening Ceremony of the "Lehrter Bahnhof" railway station in Berlin a 16 year old went berserk and attacked 40 with a knife, 33 got injured and most of them are receiving a HIV treatment know - one of the first attacked and wounded is HIV positive. The suspect claimed to have no memories of the incident due to alcohol.
Posted by: Rene | May 31, 2006 11:45:54 AM
A tale of two cities' mayors. Both cities are envied around the world, and have high proportions of LGBT residents. New York's Bloomberg says he supports gay marriage but orders his attorneys to attack a court decision in favor of gay marriage. Yet, many gays applaud his "support." San Francisco's Gavin Newsom orders his attorneys to defend his unprecedented order to the City Clerk that she issue marriage licenses to any same sex couple requesting one. He is publicly condemned by many liberal Democrats, including gay Barney Fat Ass Fat Head Frank, and receives over 1400 death threats.
Fuck Bloomberg—and not in the good way.
Posted by: Leland | May 31, 2006 11:57:58 AM
to read here: http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,418481,00.html
Posted by: Rene | May 31, 2006 11:59:24 AM
The X-Men has been around for over 40 years. Anyone who is part of an oppressed group can find some reflection of him or herself in the story.
In the early 20th century, an African-American author (whose name I forget) wrote a satire on American racism. In his novel, a machine is built that "cures" blacks, turning them into whites. However, whites develop a new form of prejudice. Since they can't tell who is truly white, it's decided that there is a correlation between being too white-skinned and being violent, ignorant, and all the other stereotypes formerly associated with blacks.
Posted by: noah | May 31, 2006 2:59:41 PM
There is no single gay adult who didn't read the X comics and feel that they represented his 'differences'. And they made 'different' more fabulous than any pop star could.
Posted by: Jacko | May 31, 2006 6:51:08 PM
I like the findings in the workplace article...now if these gay folks in power will use their money outside the company to support those who support equal rights...we may have a chance...I am pretty sure I read or heard somewhere not too long ago (and please do not take offense to the rest of this statement folks)...that the Jewish Community found out a long time ago that to get what they wanted out of the United States in the Middle East, they had to financially support the efforts of those in power (Congressmen/women and other politicians who had a lot of clout. Imagine if we took the Pink dollar and started supporting some politicians...it happened here in Richmond...it makes a difference...politician with the backing of local gay businessman beat out and incumbant in the last election...hmmm...the dollars do speake...I digress...HAPPY PRIDE MONTH
Posted by: Kelly | May 31, 2006 11:47:06 PM