A new adorably-animated series from TED. TED Curator Chris Anderson shares his boyhood obsession with quirky questions that seem to have no answers. I agree with the YouTube commenter, who says, "I want this guy to sit next to my bed and…
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Archives for March 19, 2012
Posts from March 19, 2012
Clementi Parents Discuss Dharun Ravi Trial: VIDEO
I missed this clip on Friday of Tyler Clementi's parents' statement on the Dharun Ravi verdict. Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP… In related news, Michelangelo Signorile writes at HuffPo about why the verdict was just: The jury did exactly as it wa…
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Ellen Returns to Her First Job: VIDEO
Ellen DeGeneres returned to her first job at the JC Penney in Metairie, Louisiana to see if she still had what it takes, and the supervisor wasn't happy with her method for folding customer purchases. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Pro-Equality Coalition Speaks Out Against Repeal of New Hampshire’s Marriage Equality Law: VIDEO
Pro-equality group Standing Up for New Hampshire Families held a press conference today to speak out against Rep. David Bates' HB 437 which would roll back the state's marriage equality law, replace it with civil unions, and place a non-bindi…
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Jimmy Carter: ‘Jesus Never Said a Word About Homosexuality’
Jimmy Carter talks about homosexuality, the Bible, and gay marriage in his new book, NIV Lessons from Life Bible: Personal Reflections with Jimmy Carter: Homosexuality was well known in the ancient world, well before Christ was born and Jesus never s…
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1086
CINNAMON CHALLENGE: YouTuber Gay God takes on the latest internet meme. BORN THIS WAY: Sydney Mardi Gras celebrants go Gaga. GIRL'S FIRST SKI JUMP: "Here…goes…something, I guess." ANOKA-HENNEPIN PLAINTIFFS: It gets better. F…
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News: Dame Edna, Rhinos, Justin Bieber, Nepal, Reza Farahan
GLAAD NYC Media Awards this Saturday with special presentation by Zach Wahls. Bieber gets bruised for Complex magazine. On his feminine V magazine photos: "Every guy has feminine qualities.You’re raised by your mother and father, and I was raise…
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Tony Blair Won’t Comment as Liberian President Says She Prefers a Society That Throws Gays in Jail: VIDEO
Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf tells The Guardian she won't sign any law decriminalizing homosexuality. "We like ourselves just the way we are…We've got certain traditional values in our society we'd like to preserve.…
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Supreme Court Denies Christian Challenge to School Anti-Discrimination Policy
The Supreme Court today said it would not hear an appeal brought by a Christian fraternity and sorority at San Diego State University denied official recognition by the school because they want to limit membership to those who affirm their religious…
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Drag Queens ‘Chow Down’ at Chick-Fil-A in Wilson Phillips Spoof: VIDEO
"We just want a little meat without your Bible." Write the video's creators: "If drag queens endorse Christian-right owned Chick-fil-A, is it still an endorsement? NOPE." Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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