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Miss Botswana Gets Same-Sex Marriage Question at Pageant

Andy Towle May 8, 2009

Sumaiyah Marope, a competitor for Miss Botswana, received a similar question to the one Perez Hilton directed at Miss California Carrie Prejean. Judge … [Read more...] about Miss Botswana Gets Same-Sex Marriage Question at Pageant

Topics: History, News More Posts About: Botswana, Carrie Prejean, gay marriage, News, Pageants, Russell Simmons, Russell Simmons

Dutch Queen Beatrix Targeted in Car Attack

Andy Towle May 1, 2009

Six people including the driver of a car targeting the Dutch royal family were killed as the car swerved through a crowd of people striking a monument … [Read more...] about Dutch Queen Beatrix Targeted in Car Attack

Topics: History, News More Posts About: crime, News, Royalty, the Netherlands

New York’s Natural History in Mannahatta

Andy Towle April 28, 2009

I've posted about the Mannahatta Project before, back in March of 2008.Now, a book is to be released to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the … [Read more...] about New York’s Natural History in Mannahatta

Topics: History, News More Posts About: Books, New York, New York, News

Two Straight Dudes Attempt Gay Porn in Humpday

Andy Towle April 28, 2009

Yesterday, a one-sheet appeared for the 'mumblecore' film Humpday (directed by Lynn Shelton and starring Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard), … [Read more...] about Two Straight Dudes Attempt Gay Porn in Humpday

Topics: Film/TV/Stream, History, News More Posts About: Film, News

News: Clueless, Bea Arthur, Minnesota, Gavin Newsom, Bullycide

Andy Towle April 27, 2009

Founder of Provincetown AIDS Support Group and early care provider Alice Foley dies: "In her isolated little town at the Cape's end, Foley, … [Read more...] about News: Clueless, Bea Arthur, Minnesota, Gavin Newsom, Bullycide

Topics: Film/TV/Stream, Health, History, News More Posts About: AIDS, AIDS/HIV, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Burundi, Connecticut, Deaths, Film, Gavin Newsom, gay marriage, Georgia, Georgia, Jake Gyllenhaal, Minnesota, Minnesota, Models, News, san francisco, Tom Cruise, Tom Cruise, Tony Kushner

Westboro Baptist Church Planning Suicidal Exodus?

Andy Towle April 24, 2009

Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church recently left a blog post that has some wondering if the extremist group is planning a mass suicide (a la … [Read more...] about Westboro Baptist Church Planning Suicidal Exodus?

Topics: History, News, World More Posts About: Fred Phelps, Fred Phelps, News, Shirley Phelps-Roper, Shirley Phelps-Roper

Michael Urie in New Play About Formation of Mattachine Society

Andy Towle April 24, 2009

Michael Urie plays Rudi Gernriech and Thomas Jay Ryan plays Harry Hay in The Temperamentals, which begins previews on April 30 and a limited run on … [Read more...] about Michael Urie in New Play About Formation of Mattachine Society

Topics: History, News, Society, Theater More Posts About: gay rights, Michael Urie, Michael Urie, New York, New York, News

New Poll Says Majority of New Yorkers Support Marriage Equality

Andy Towle April 20, 2009

A new poll by the Siena Research Institute says that 53% of New Yorkers support the state senate's passage of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. … [Read more...] about New Poll Says Majority of New Yorkers Support Marriage Equality

Topics: History, News More Posts About: gay marriage, New York, New York, News

20,000 Attend Miami Beach’s First-Ever Gay Pride Festival

Andy Towle April 20, 2009

Miami Beach held its first Gay Pride over the weekend, which drew a crowd estimated at approximately 20,000 people, the Miami Herald reports. Among … [Read more...] about 20,000 Attend Miami Beach’s First-Ever Gay Pride Festival

Topics: History, News, Pride More Posts About: florida, Miami beach, News

Steve Schmidt to Log Cabin: GOP Must Embrace Gay Marriage

Andy Towle April 17, 2009

CNN talked to campaign advisor Steve Schmidt, who spoke to the Log Cabin Republicans today and stated his support for marriage equality, saying the … [Read more...] about Steve Schmidt to Log Cabin: GOP Must Embrace Gay Marriage

Topics: History, News, Society More Posts About: Log Cabin Republicans, Log Cabin Republicans, News, Republican Party, Republican Party, Steve Schmidt

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