Deaths

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Andy Towle September 10, 2008

Bush renews hunt to capture Bin Laden before November election. Matt Damon: Sarah Palin pick is "like a really bad Disney movie." Man claims … [Read more...] about News: Al Franken, Basketball, Ralph Lauren, Big Macs, Maryland

Andy Towle August 21, 2008

Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones died at 6:12 last night after suffering a brain aneurysm late Tuesday while driving her car. The Cleveland Clinic where … [Read more...] about Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones Dies Following Aneurysm

Andy Towle August 20, 2008

Can orange juice counteract prescription medications? Here we go: the marketing onslaught begins. LeRoi Moore, Saxaphonist for Dave Matthews … [Read more...] about News: Leo Abse, Gorilla, Daniel Radcliffe, Semi-Colons, Hazing

Andy Towle August 11, 2008

Seattle filmmaker and former city council candidate injured in anti-gay assault: "Cogswell and his friend were taken to the hospital, where Cogswell … [Read more...] about News: Invisibility, Isaac Hayes, Georgia, Bill Maher, Chelsea

Andy Towle July 31, 2008

Gay Porn Blog (site NSFW) reports that actor Cole Ryder has died: "Although details are sketchy at this point, former Rascal Exclusive Cole Ryder died … [Read more...] about Gay Adult Film Actor Cole Ryder Dies

Andy Towle July 30, 2008

Blue Cross of Western New York says they'll offer spousal health care benefits to validly married gay and lesbian couples: "The news comes less than … [Read more...] about News: Dan Quayle, Arctic, Hunter Parrish, Booker Prize, Alzheimer’s

Andy Towle July 29, 2008

The Lambda Literary Awards celebrated its 20th anniversary in June, and screened a clip acknowledging the LGBT writers and literary figures who have … [Read more...] about Lambda Literary Awards: 20 Year Memorial

Andy Towle July 22, 2008

Estelle Getty, source of many a laugh over the years as Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls died early this morning at the age of 84 at her home in … [Read more...] about Thank You for Being a Friend, Estelle Getty

Andy Towle July 9, 2008

Yesterday I posted a flashback to a 1991 action by ACT UP in which seven members of the activist group fitted Jesse Helms' Arlington, Virginia home … [Read more...] about A Bit More on the Jesse Helms Condom Story

Andy Towle July 8, 2008

Thomas Disch, a poet, critic, and author of science fiction, died at his apartment in New York on Friday, July 4th, of an apparent suicide. He was … [Read more...] about Thomas Disch, Writer of Science Fiction, Dies of Apparent Suicide