Air Force Secretary Michael Donley retired as Air Force Secretary on Friday, and because Obama has not yet named a replacement, Under Secretary Eric Fanning, a gay man, is currently in charge, the Air Force Times reports: Fanning previously served as…
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Archives for June 22, 2013
Posts from June 22, 2013
This Week In Unnecessary Censorship: VIDEO
Among this week's subjects in Jimmy Kimmel's weekly tribute to the FCC: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's new baby, Sen. Rand Paul, the San Antonio Spurs, and Sarah Palin. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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New York Senate Ends Session, Fails to Take Up Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA)
New York's Senate ended its session last night without taking a vote on the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) despite pressure from advocates and major newspapers across the state. In April, the Democratic-led Assembly passed the b…
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Wausau, WI Gay Pride Parade Cancelled After City Backlash
It appears Wausau, Wisconsin will not be getting its first ever gay pride parade today as previously planned. Organizers for the parade have now canceled the event after what they say has been a backlash of bigotry from the Wausau community. Green Ba…
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Obama Nominates Gay Man as Ambassador to Dominican Republic
Obama has nominated James "Wally Brewster" as ambassador to the Dominican Republic. On background from the White House: James “Wally” Brewster, Jr. is the Senior Managing Partner for SB&K Global, a brand strategy and consumer dynamics c…
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Madonna Debuts #Secretproject Trailer: VIDEO
Madonna has released a brief and very violent trailer for her #secretproject collaboration with Steven Klein that combines gun violence, police brutality, and classical dance. Also appearing in the clip is Madonna's current boyfriend Brahim Zaiba…
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Anthony Weiner Phoned Christine Quinn About the ‘Dyke’ Remark
Former Rep. and mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner called his opponent, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, about the controversy that erupted this week after Weiner failed to properly admonish a voter at a campaign event who referred to Quinn as a…
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About: Garth Greenwell
Garth Greenwell is a books columnist for Towleroad. He is the author of Mitko, which won the 2010 Miami University Press Novella Prize and was a finalist for the Edmund White Debut Fiction Award and a Lambda Award. A native of Louisvil…
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Weekend Movies: ‘Monsters University’ and ‘World War Z’
You in Danger, Brad! BY NATHANIEL ROGERS If the world can be powered by screams, as Monsters, Inc and its new prequel MONSTERS UNIVERSITY claim, then we've surely got a surplus to run on for decades to come. The horror genre in all…
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Justice Antonin Scalia Says Judges Shouldn’t Decide if Being Gay is Morally Acceptable
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told the North Carolina Bar Association in a speech on Friday that constitutional law is increasingly threatened by a belief in the "judge moralist" and that it is society's, and not the court's…
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