08/28/2008
News: Workplace Equality, GOP VP, Lesbian T, Phelps on TV
Split Decision: A majority of California voters oppose a ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, though they are evenly split on the practice itself, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Recognized: Gay rights activist Del Martin receives a New York Times obituary.
Jonathan Moscone, the gay son of former Mayor George Moscone, has no plans to see the new biopic "Milk" set for release this fall. Seeing his father’s assassination recreated on film is still too much for the 43-year-old Moscone to bear.
John McCain will announce his vice presidential running mate at event in Ohio late on Friday morning. But those who want to know first can sign up to receive the information early via telegram.
Lesbian.com: A woman wearing a T-shirt promoting lesbianism said she was forced the leave a federal building Monday by a security guard who didn't approve of her attire.
Trouble in Andyland? Andy Roddick had no problem with his first-round U.S. Open opponent, Fabrice Santoro of France. But word did leak out that his brother John is no longer coaching him, news that comes about six months after parting ways with Jimmy Connors, too.
A new study finds that the virus that causes AIDS is spreading in New York City at three times the national rate -- an incidence of 72 new infections for every 100,000 people, compared with 23 per 100,000 nationally.
New research from a lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans civil rights group has revealed that 94 percent of Fortune 500 companies include sexual orientation in their employment nondiscrimination policies.
Murder, He Wrote: Peter Manso is writing a book about the high-profile murder of fashion writer Christa Worthington on Cape Cod. And now he’s run afoul of the same justice system his book promises to expose as corrupt. Last week a Barnstable County grand jury indicted him on 12 charges, including felony counts, the most serious of which -- possession of an assault weapon -- carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.
FourFour interviews Margaret Cho about her new reality sitcom, "The Cho Show," and learns about her hilariously unpleasant run-in with Sharon Stone back in the "Basic Instinct" days.
Dedication: A team of six gay and lesbian young adults trekked across Phoenix through blazing heat to raise awareness about Arizona's upcoming ballot initiative to constitutionally define marriage as between a man and a woman, aimed at banning same-sex marriage in the state. Temperatures during the week-long, 96-mile pilgrimage averaged 105 degrees.
Logo Transylvania? Homosexuals in Romania are to get their own online TV channel, dedicated to "the life and problems of the gay community," starting Oct. 1, its creators said Monday.
Express Gay News, the South Florida GLBT newspaper edited by Dan Renzi, has just gotten a makeover and relaunched as the South Florida Blade.
Barack Obama lands the highly coveted Cyndi Lauper endorsement. (Sigh of relief!)
A gay rights group in Alabama is filing a lawsuit against the mayor of Birmingham for not allowing city workers to hang banners supporting Gay Pride Week.
A trial began Tuesday in Washington in a lawsuit charging the Library of Congress with engaging in sex discrimination by refusing to hire a transgender woman as an anti-terrorism expert.
Hosting Duties: Live from New York, it's Michael Phelps!
Costly Post: A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the long-overdue Guns N’ Roses album “Chinese Democracy” on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000.
Michael Jackson turns 50 on Friday. Here's a celebration of his life before he was bad.
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"I'm not sure why everyone feels the need to respond to JASON and entice him to make further points. Everyone knows that HIV causes AIDS, and that the behavior he mentions does in fact, often (not always) cause HIV.
Like when you were in kindergarten, the problem goes away if you ignore it, the reaction is exactly what he is looking for." Right on the mark DAN B. Thanks for being the voice of reason.
STEVEN, you're right, where IS Madonna on Prop 8? She has made her fortune by marketing to the LGBT community and she's being uncharacteristically mum on the California Gay Marriage Ban. Why? Where's our material girl when we need her most?
Posted by: JerzeeMike | Aug 28, 2008 2:12:08 PM
Cyndi Lauper deserves much more success.
The True Colors Tour was conceived by Cyndi Lauper stemming from her desire to give back to the community for the love and support they have given her throughout her career. The True Colors Tour is a celebration of the basic values and freedoms that should be shared by all Americans. My Hat goes off to Ms. Lauper for always working so hard for Equality for all. She really WALKS THE TALK...
Posted by: Martin | Aug 28, 2008 2:19:22 PM
here's a personal tribute to del:
http://www.pushback.org/2008/08/28/del-martin-lgbt-rights-activist-dies/
Posted by: misspronouced | Aug 28, 2008 3:26:20 PM
I think we can break down the logic this way:
Everyone with AIDS is infected with HIV.
Not everyone infected with HIV has AIDS.
No one not infected with HIV has come down with AIDS (this is a rewording of the first point).
We can therefore state that HIV is a necessary component of AIDS, if not also sufficient. However, to avoid tautology, we'd need a definition of AIDS that does not presume HIV infection. We'd also need to distinguish between AIDS and other immune disorders.
To be flip, a low-calorie diet and lots of exercise will also compromise the immune system, so it's not just "bad" things that hurt the immune system.
Posted by: anon | Aug 28, 2008 3:31:11 PM
Kabbalah considers homosexuality a sin. Causing a male homosexual to reincarnate into a female body in the next life
http://www.kabbalaonline.org/Safedteachings/
gor/Cross-Gender_Soul_Migration_92.asp
Per the same site it turns out that female souls can not reincarnate (sounds misogynistic)
I'm not saying madonna has begun to consider us sinners, but..............
A quick search turned up that madonna's particular kabbalah cult did have official posts on its website (during boy george's calling her out on it)saying stuff like not condeming but also not condoning homosexuality.
Maybe this might explain why she has not been vocal about prop 8.
Not condeming us so as to still get our money, but not condoning our love
Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Aug 28, 2008 4:37:14 PM
PS
Found this over at wikipedia so it might be total crap
"Accepting Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, as normative, it believes that heterosexual intercourse is a holy act, because it has the potential to lead to new life, and because heterosexual sex mimics the mechanism through which God created the universe."
Logicaly homosexual sex then would be considered a holy act per Kabbalah
Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Aug 28, 2008 4:48:23 PM
should read "...would NOT be considered...."
Turns out
Israeli leaders of kabbalah have been vocal in their opposition to homosexuality and given madonna heat about it.
http://www.propeller.com/story/2007/09/14/
madonna-criticized-by-gay-groups-for-
attending-kabbalah-conference-in-jerusalem/
Maybe she doesn't want to upset the believers of her preffered fairytale anymore than she has to and thus why she isn't vocal about prop 8
Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Aug 28, 2008 4:53:50 PM
Why isn't Madonna speaking up about Proposition 3, which funds new grants for Children's Hospitals in California??? Think of the children, Madonna!
Posted by: crispy | Aug 28, 2008 5:07:43 PM
McCain notifying VP choice via telegram-
When did he do the upgrade from Pony Express?
Posted by: rattylotus | Aug 28, 2008 5:39:50 PM
RIP, Del Martin. A truly amazing woman...
Yes, I'm sure that it would be difficult for Jonathan Moscone to watch "Milk." 'Tis Sad.
McCain is an old fool. Who is he declaring for his running mate, Alexander Graham Bell?
Lesbian-hating Feds suck!
Margaret Cho still can make me laugh.
Cyndi Lauper is awesome!
I hope Dan Renzi from Real World: Miami has matured since then.
Michael Phelps on SNL? That should be interesting, in an awkward kind of way.
Michael Jackson is going to be 50? Wow, I'm getting old!
Aussie Jason is a troll who needs not be constantly fed.
So many posts on one page!!!
Posted by: JohnOB | Aug 29, 2008 12:46:18 AM
McCain is an old fool. Who is he declaring for his running mate, Alexander Graham Bell?
Now who is the fool there Johnob?
Posted by: Anon | Aug 29, 2008 1:43:31 PM
Yeah, it was a stupid attempt at late night humor. I blundered. Sue me.
Posted by: JohnOB | Aug 29, 2008 5:18:55 PM