The Boy Scouts have removed from their site the letter from Douglas Smith, Jr., the National Director of Programs for the Boy Scouts of America … [Read more...] about Boy Scouts Remove Letter
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Cultures of Fear and Censorship
This one's a bit less shrill than the last Gore Vidal interview I read in the L.A. Weekly, but no less interesting. Vidal talks to Minneapolis/St. … [Read more...] about Cultures of Fear and Censorship
Exposing Hypocrisy: Do Politicians Deserve Privacy?
To out or not to out, and why not? Raw Story asks tough questions about Chris Crain as staffers charge that the chief editor for five of the largest … [Read more...] about Exposing Hypocrisy: Do Politicians Deserve Privacy?
New Attack in the Bronx
A 35-year-old gay man was attacked in the Bronx over the weekend by a gang of men shouting anti-gay slurs. Police have labeled it a hate crime and … [Read more...] about New Attack in the Bronx
Gannon Gets Some Softballs
"At some point in the future, everyone is going to have a picture on the Internet that they are unhappy about." Deborah Solomon lobs a softball … [Read more...] about Gannon Gets Some Softballs
GQ on Outing Gay Republicans
The April issue of GQ features a major piece by Jake Tapper on Mike Rogers, the writer behind BlogActive, the blog responsible for outing gay … [Read more...] about GQ on Outing Gay Republicans
Michael Jackson’s Bedside Reading
Today in the Michael Jackson trial items were presented that were found in a box at the foot of Michael Jackson's bed: "Santa Barbara County … [Read more...] about Michael Jackson’s Bedside Reading
Indiana Refuses to Go Silently
House Judiciary Committee members in Indiana voted 9-3 Monday to send the constitutional amendment banning gay marriage to the full house. After being … [Read more...] about Indiana Refuses to Go Silently
Invisible Crimes
I'm sorry I've missed the story of Rashawn Brazell, a 19-year-old aspiring fashion designer who was murdered, dismembered, and dumped in a subway … [Read more...] about Invisible Crimes
Dead Duck Fuck
A Dutch researcher whose documentation of the necrophiliac habits of homosexual mallard ducks won him the Ig Nobel prize ("Every Ig Nobel Prize winner … [Read more...] about Dead Duck Fuck