Former Polish President Lech Walesa won't be charged with a hate crime for saying gay lawmakers have no right to sit on the front benches in Parliament, calling them a minority who should be "behind a wall." The AP reports: [Walesa'…
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Archives for March 13, 2013
Posts from March 13, 2013
SpaceX Rocket Grasshopper Takes a Big Leap: VIDEO
SpaceX's experimental rocket Grasshopper, which can take off, hover, and land, reached a milestone this week, doubling its highest leap to date (24 stories or 80.1 meters (262.8 feet), hovering for approximately 34 seconds and landing safely). An…
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Interview with an Underwear Model: VIDEO
The Underwear Expert has begun a series of interviews with underwear models, because they're not just pretty bodies, they're pretty bodies with opinions! In this segment, Mark MacKillop addresses a series of queries while ably displaying Hugo…
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‘Hit The Wall’ a New Play About the Stonewall Riots, Opens Off-Broadway: REVIEW
BY NAVEEN KUMAR How do you go about staging landmark riots considered the birth of the LGBT civil rights movement? Landing your play a stone’s throw from Stonewall Inn, at an Off-Broadway theatre known for its spare, intimate and emotionally raw prod…
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Beau Biden Speaks Out for Marriage Equality: VIDEO
Beau Biden, Delaware Attorney General and son of VP Joe Biden, speaks out for marriage equality in a new video: "All Delawareans should be able to marry the person they love, the person who they want to spend their life with. The freedom to marr…
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SF Supervisor Wants to Rename City’s ‘Lech Walesa Street’ After Founder of the Gay Games Tom Waddell
A San Francisco Supervisor angry at Nobel Prize Winner Lech Walesa's homophobic remarks earlier this month says she wants to rename the street that bears his name, the Mercury News reports: Supervisor Jane Kim said she is seeking to rename Lech W…
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Obama: I Cannot Imagine That Laws Banning Gays from Marrying Will Pass Constitutional Muster – VIDEO
In a wide-ranging interview with George Stephanopoulos to air on Nightline tonight , President Obama talks about marriage equality and the cases ahead at the Supreme Court. Asks Stephanopoulos: "Do you still believe that, or do you now believe t…
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Emotional Parents and Their Gay Son Give Powerful Testimony at Minnesota Marriage Equality Hearing: VIDEO
Jacob Reitan, an activist who helped found the Soulforce Equality Ride back in 2006, and his parents Randi and Philip, offered testimony at the Minnesota marriage equality hearings yesterday, after which both the Senate and House bills advanced to th…
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St. Patrick’s Day (Through Google Glass): VIDEO
A high-tech take on beer goggles, and a pretty accurate take on the day for some. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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No Pope Yet After Second Blast of Black Smoke: VIDEO
No Pope yet. From the Guardian's live blog: Father Federico Lombardi, the head of the Vatican press office, is giving a press conference about the papal conclave now. Lombardi says he was surprised at how many people turned out in St Peter's…
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