It's too bad this is news, and not standard policy everywhere: The Dutch government, recognizing that to be an out gay person in Iraq is to abide … [Read more...] about The Netherlands Halts Deportation Of Illegal LGBT Iraqi Immigrants
Archives for July 2012
New Sketch Of Texas Gunman Released
On Saturday, June 22nd, young lesbian couple Mollie Judith Olgin (19) and Mary Christine Chapa (18) were shot by an unknown gunman in a park near … [Read more...] about New Sketch Of Texas Gunman Released
Noise Nannies Pull Plug On Springsteen And McCartney
(Apologies for occupying your attention with this news, which is neither gay-related nor Earth-shattering. But the gall! The gall of it!) Bruce … [Read more...] about Noise Nannies Pull Plug On Springsteen And McCartney
Movies: Happy Bastille Day! Eat Cake, Watch Movies.
Hollywood Queens: Norma Shearer and Kiki Dunst as Marie AntoinetteBY NATHANIEL ROGERSYOUR FEATURE PRESENTATIONHappy Bastille Day! If you didn't … [Read more...] about Movies: Happy Bastille Day! Eat Cake, Watch Movies.
NEWS: A Vicious Ad, A Vacant Panel, And Viruses (VIDEO)
Yikes. Have you seen Obama's newest campaign ad? Simple and brutal. Watch it AFTER THE JUMP ... Michele Bachmann goes Muslim … [Read more...] about NEWS: A Vicious Ad, A Vacant Panel, And Viruses (VIDEO)
Indian Village Council Issues ‘Diktat’ For Women: No Cell Phones, Love Marriages, Or Uncovered Heads
No one, to my knowledge, has polled the inhabitants of the village of Asara, in the Uttar Pradesh state of the world's largest democracy, for … [Read more...] about Indian Village Council Issues ‘Diktat’ For Women: No Cell Phones, Love Marriages, Or Uncovered Heads
When Dean Ostrum’s Family Gently Led Him From The Closet: VIDEO
"I'm From Driftwood," the archivist project devoted to collecting the stories of LGBT folk from absolutely everywhere (and spearheaded … [Read more...] about When Dean Ostrum’s Family Gently Led Him From The Closet: VIDEO
Gary Bauer: Gays Cause Murder
Omnipresent anti-gay noisemaker Gary Bauer explained this week on his podcast exactly why there's so much violent crime in Chicago's poorer … [Read more...] about Gary Bauer: Gays Cause Murder
Brandon White’s Attackers Sentenced To Five Years, Plus Probation
Yesterday, Andy reported on the testimony of Dorian Moragne, one of the three young men accused of beating up 20-year-old gay man Brandon White last … [Read more...] about Brandon White’s Attackers Sentenced To Five Years, Plus Probation
The Allegedly Amusing Misadventures Of Two Fictional Closet Cases: VIDEO
This video, which seeks to be (and, some say, succeeds in being) hilarious, is from Jermaine Fowler, star of the soon-to-be resurrected In Living … [Read more...] about The Allegedly Amusing Misadventures Of Two Fictional Closet Cases: VIDEO