The days of silent film stars (Jean Dujardin & Missi Pyle) are numbered in "The Artist" BY NATHANIEL ROGERS It's Oscar Weekend! I apologize for my radio silence but I was sucked into a vortex of tears and trembling and I don…
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Archives for February 24, 2012
Posts from February 24, 2012
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1070
TOM LEPPERT: Senate candidate's rivals attack former Dallas mayor for appearing in Gay Pride parade. Ugly stuff. Lots of background at the Dallas Voice. KENYA: Mob storms safe-sex seminar for gay men. THE SIMPSONS: The 500th episode's genius…
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News: Bill Maher, Taste Buds, Downton Abbey, Gerard Butler, Russia
Bill Maher gives $1 million check to Obama Super PAC. San Francisco LGBT Center celebrates 10th anniversary in March. Gerard Butler goes to rehab after developing pill problem over pain from 300. Wingnut Elaine Donnelly still campaigning against…
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Opponents File Paperwork for Voter Referendum on Marriage Equality in Maryland
Same-sex marriage opponents filed paperwork for a voter referendum petition with the state Board of Elections today to undo marriage equality legislation passed this week, the AP reports: Delegate Neil Parrott said he filed draft language for a refer…
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Conservative Party Dumps NY Senator Mark Grisanti for Democrat Over Marriage Equality Vote
New York state Senator Mark Grisanti, one of four GOP senators to vote for marriage equality last June, has lost the support of the Erie County Republican Party over his vote, the NYT reports: Ralph C. Lorigo, the chairman of the Erie County conserva…
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Leaf from ‘Tree of Life’ is Frontrunner for Best Actor Oscar: VIDEO
An Academy Awards report from the Onion News Network. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Indiana Lawmaker Apologizes for Homophobic Attack on ‘Radicalized’ Girl Scouts Because He’s Getting Bad Publicity
Indiana Rep. Bob Morris (R – Fort Wayne) did not realize that his homophobic, transphobic, anti-feminist letter to fellow lawmakers attacking the "radicalized pro-abortion" Girl Scouts might draw attention beyong the Hoosier legislati…
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Christianist Group Opposing Same-Sex Marriage Launches in UK: VIDEO
Coalition for Marriage, the UK's version of NOM, is ramping up a campaign to oppose efforts to achieve marriage equality there. Here's their debut video featuring a whole line-up of Christianist bigots. Check it out, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Boehner, House GOP Appeal Ruling That Struck Down DOMA
House Republicans today appealed a ruling by federal Judge Jeffrey White striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, the San Jose Mercury News reports: In court papers, a group of congressional Republicans defending the federal gay marriage ban reveal…
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Gay Dallas Judge Won’t Perform Marriages for Straight Couples Until She Can Get Married as Well: VIDEO
Dallas County Judge Tonya Parker, the first LGBT person elected judge in Dallas County and believed to be the first openly LGBT African-American elected official in Texas history according to the Dallas Voice, refuses to perform marriage ceremonies f…
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