"212" rapper Azealia Banks, a 20-year-old from Harlem, comes out as bisexual in the NYT: The aggression in “212” is palpable, not just in the beat but also in the crass lyrics, in which she asserts her dominance over a male opponent. Ms. Ba…
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Archives for February 2, 2012
Posts from February 2, 2012
Kansas Lawmakers Prepare to Symbolically Condemn Gays By Leaving Sodomy Law in Place: VIDEO
Kansas lawmakers are prepared to ignore once again a bill repealing state law that criminalizes sodomy even though it's moot, because the topic is just too "sensitive" to address, according to one state senator. Writes Igor Volsky:…
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Daniel Radcliffe Lets His Bush Grow Wild
Daniel Radcliffe says he won't have to alter his grooming habits much for his new role as gay beat poet Allen Ginsberg in the upcoming film Kill Your Darlings: "I've just been having a discussion with the guy who's directing my new p…
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House Speaker John Boehner Agrees to Meet with Lesbian Over Request to Stop Defending DOMA
John Boehner's office today said that the House Speaker would be willing to meet with a lesbian Army National Guard member facing Stage IV breast cancer who wants to ask the Speaker to end the House's defense of DOMA over fears she will die a…
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Lesbian Iraq War Veteran Files Suit Challenging DOMA: VIDEO
Tracey Cooper-Harris and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed suit yesterday against the Department of Veterans Affairs. Cooper-Harris is a decorated Iraq War Veteran who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and was diagnosed with Multiple Sc…
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Imperial Teen Switches Places in ‘Runaway’: VIDEO
The San Francisco-based indie pop band Imperial Teen (which has an out gay band member, Roddy Bottum, who is also in Faith No More) is out with their latest video "Runaway", which is all about pastels and place-switching. Check it out, AFTE…
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New ‘Hunger Games’ Scenes Previewed: VIDEOS
Those of you anticipating March's release of The Hunger Games will be interested to see this new preview featured on ET with some new scenes that weren't in the first trailer. Check it out, AFTER THE JUMP… There is also a big cover story in…
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Scott Lively Says Gay Rainbow Flag a Sign of the End Times: VIDEO
Pastor Scott Lively delivered a sermon called "The Global Threat of Homosexuality" at Resurrection Life of Jesus church in Sacramento recently that warned that the Gay Pride flag is a sign that society is on the verge of collapse, Right Win…
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Making Some Rainbow Noise: VIDEO
Queer rappers Cee Smith, Stud Phamous, Kickz, and Jay Squared push back on homophobia in hip-hop with their no apologies track "The Motto (Homo)". Watch (warning: language), AFTER THE JUMP… Put out by the Rainbow Noise label. They write:…
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Romney Glitter-bombed Twice by Gay Activists: VIDEO
Yesterday I posted a couple clips of the aftermath of Mitt Romney's glitter-bombing incident in Minnesota. Now the activists' own video is online: Nick Espinosa and Sam Richards yelled "Feel the rainbow" and "the 1% pays for ha…
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